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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11
The LONG, HARD nILL

They were standing in the sunlight
OF the summer time of life.
She was still without husband,
He was waiting eor wife.
And her cheeks We're rich and rosy,
And her lips Wee luscious red,
So he pressed her dirpled fingers
AS he looked at her and said,
As they stood there in the heather
Where the road had crossed the rill
"May we not fare together
Up this long, hard hillp"
Now her hand began to tremble
And her eyes We're full of tears
As she trained them on the road that
Wound away among the years,
But she had no voice to answer
Him; she could not understand,
For the future lay before her
Like faroff fairyland.
There was sunlight CT the heather,
There was music in rle rill,
As they lent away together
Up the long, hard hill.
Oftentimes the way was sunny,
Other times twas full Of lures,
But the love that had come to them
Was the true love that endures
Though the bonny brow is wrinkled,
Though the raven lock be gray,
Yet the road might have been rougher
Had she gone the other way.
Now the frost is on the heather
And the snow is on the rill,
And they're coasting down the short sid
OF the long, hard hill.
-Cy Warman in New York Sun
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11
The Value of water.

One of the greatest essentials to
health is undoubtedly an abundant
and free use of pure water. Water
is the only fluid capable of circulat-
ing in all the tissues of the body and
penetrating its finer vessels without
irritation or injury. No other liquid
than water can dissolve the various
articles of food taken into the stom-
ach. It is water only which forms
the fluid portions of the blood, and
thus serves to convey its nutriment
to all parts of the body for it's
growth and replenishment. 1t is
water, again, which takes up the
decaying particles and conveys them
by most complicated and wonder
full system of drainage from the
body. In the morning the stomach
contains considerable quantity of
mucus, spread over and adherent to
its walls. If food enters at this
time, the mucus will interfere to
some extent with the direct contact
between the food and the stomach
necessary to provoke the secretion
of the gastric juices. A glass of
water taken before breakfast passes
through the stomach and gives it a
thorough exercise and washing. In
local troubles, like chronic gastric
catarrh, it is best to take hot water.
Such time honored custom as
taking soup at the beginning of din
ner could only have been so persis-
tently adhered to because of it hav-
ing been found by experience to be
the most appropriate time. It does
what warm or hot water, with the
addition of salt, does, in that it is
nutritive and excites the flow of
gastric juice.-New York Ledger.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11

An Eskimo youth is qualified to
marry when he has succeeded in
killing a polar bear unaided, this
feat being regarded as proof that he
is capable of providing for the wants
of family. He starts forth at night
to secure a wife, which he does by
Selling the first girl he can surprise
unawares.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11
He Saved Himself.

Hold Up Man-Your money or
your life
Book Agent have no money,
but here is a copy of the Life of a
Millionaire" that l am Offering at
the low price of SIS, payable in week
ly installments Of SO cents. May
have the pleasure of adding your
name to my lists-Chicaeo News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11
.ENTREE TO ENGLAND's 4uu
How Millionaires Achieve the Pleasures
of Aristocratic Company.

How Millionaires Achieve the Pleasures
of Aristocratic Company.
''How do they do it2' l asked a
lady last week whom / thought like
ly to know how money is got out of
an African millionaire bitten with
a desire to become a man of fashion.
She said: "Well, of course, when
they take a fine house, guests have
to be found. Then there is COM
petition to run them. ;" eyes"
said, "hut supposing that ! were a
fine lady, poor, but greedy, and did
not aspire to more than few hun
dredsi' "You would have to be
one of the right set you know"
she explained. Eyes" l continued,
II will suppose myself a bright par
ticular star of the right set and
both nice looking and influential. :"
"You need not be the first; the sec
ond would be enough. You first
have to make the acquaintance of
your intended victim, but this is
easy. Then you find yourself talk
ing to him at party or somewhere.
You say to him, with a simple, in
nocent look, that you have little
money that you would like to in
vest, and you ask him to invest it
for you. He probably will agree to
do this. Then he invests it and soon
returns you 1900 OF $780," "But
supposing that the e1o0 is losti" I
asked. ooh, but you don't really
give him the e1OO; you only say
that you want to invest it. He I'M
derstands what is meant, and Just
buys whatever society influence he
thinks that you may have" and
do many ladies try this game ons"
l asked. Plenty" she answered,
''and do not blame them. They
have to live, and if they have some
thing to sell and millionaire
thinks it will do him good to buy
it, why nots After all, you don t
suppose that people of this sort are
received and made much of for any
other reason than for getting what
they can out of them2 All the talk
about investing is only a delicate
way of letting the man know that if
he wants social currency he must
pay his footing" ooh, said.
And yet what possible pleasure
can these millionaires find in being
admitted into the outer courts of a
society that laughs at them and
that only toierates them in order to
plumber them-a society to whose
ways they are strange and in which
they are as much fish out of water
as would be fine lady in Johan-
nesburg barrooma Some of these
millionaires have the good sense to
perceive this. They enjoy life with
their own friends and in their own
way. These I respect. But for those
who are buying their way into po-
sition that is contemplate feel
the utmost contempt. I never knew
the late Barney Barnato-indeed to
my knowledge I never saw him
but I once heard that a number OF
fine ladies and gentlemen had been
invited to meet him. Each went to
the dinner in the hope of getting
something out of him, and their
hopes rose when, after the dinner
was over, he thanked them for the
pleasure of finding himself anon
them, and said that he was anxious
to do something to show his appre-
citation of their kindness. Then he
recited to them the soliloquy OF
Hamlet and wished them goo,
evening. I always had a sneaking
admiration for the departed Barney
after ! heard this story.-London
Truth.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11
Audubon Co. journal,
Extra, IOWA.
G.. w. GUERNSEY. MANAGER.
August III, 1903.
OUR NOTICE.

All business locals inserted in the news col.
umns will be charged for at the rate of Ten
FIVE GENTS for each subsequent insertion.
Locals set in heavy face type FIFTEEN
CENTS per line for first insertion, and Ten
CENTS per line for each subsequent insertion.
Az notices will be kept in until ordered out,
All accounts must be settled monthly. Politi-
cal correspondence TWENTY FIVE CENTS per
line, each communication to be accompanied
by the cash.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11
POOR JIM's JOKE.
It Was to Have Hit Red WHISPERED Man,
but Didn't.

It Was to Have Hit Red whiskered Man,
but Didn't.
Just as the stage road over the
mountain made sharp turn to the
right I caught sight of a grave and
a rude headboard, and when the
driver was asked about it he re-
piled:
That's the grave of Jim Burns,
an old friend of mine who was kill
ed thar two " ars ago."
KILLED by Indians?" I asked.
''No. sir. No Injuns around yere
to kill anybody
GA bear, perhapsa"
'No, sir. Pore old Jim was killed
fur a joke, and I'm not feelin easy
about it yit. I was comm over this
trail with five passengers, and when
we stopped down at Murphy's fur
dinner, same as today, one of the
passengers came to me and seq:
Tom, mebbe you hev noticed
that Teller among us with the red
whiskers and loud voice. He's
sassy, and he's full O. brag, and we
want to humble him into the dust.
How you going to do its' SEE I.
We'll put up job on him., seq
he. He's BLOWN around that this
stage can't be robbed while he's
along. If you'll git somebody to
hold us up and humble old red whis-
kers, we'll make up a purse O. $50. -"
cit was to be a joke2" 1 queried.
Eyes, joke on the old red whis-
kered man" replied the driver.
"Jim Burns happened to be thar
that day, and as he was a great hand
fur joke l put up the job with
him. l gin him half an hour the
start and then follered on, and as
soon as we started the passengers
began to work up the man. He had
couple O. guns with him, and
could h'ar him BLOWN and bluffin
as to what he would do if the stage
was stopped. 1t jest tickled me, fur
Jim was an ugly looking kuss and
had voice on him like the growl O.
bar. l cakerlated he'd make red
whiskers go down in his butes at the
fust yell.
"Well, the stage reached the
turn, ! said.
1T natcherally did, sab. When
we reached the turn, l slowed up a
leetle, and Jim jumped out and yell
ed fur hands up. l pulled up the
horses, and he hollered f,'~ the pas
sengers to git down. Lord, how jim
hollered You could hev heard him
two miles away. Every body got
down, and the passengers in the
joke purtended to be half skeert to
death"
"But how about red whiskersf"
Eur about a mint or two he
'peared to be ready to collapse, but
then he pulled himself together, and
it was bad for pore Jim Burns. He
had gun in both hands, an he
opened fire and shot to kill. I don 7
know how many bullets he fred
into Jim, but it wasn't less'n six,
and then he put in half an hour
scoutin around to see if any more
robbers was at hand.
"Then the joke was not a sue
cessl'
Not skassly, sah-not skassly,
l got my $50, but Jim Burns is lyin
back thar, while the red whiskered
man was so mad about the put up
job that he driv' all the other pas
sengers out of the stage and made
'em walk Is miles. I'm great
hand fur joke, sab, but I ain t
jokin no more-not with red whis-
kered men. They may be great
hands to brag, but they is also load
ed fur bar. Atlanta Constitution.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11
He Wilted.

Mr.. Dolley-Do you suppose that
there is such thing as woman
hater?
Miss Flypp-Yes. l am woman
and hate you.-.Harlem Life
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11

An authority states that the gold
in the shape of coin and ornaments
boarded by the natives of India
amounts to the enormous sum of
$3.50, 900, 900.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11

In Fiji the coinage chiefly consists
of whales teeth, those of greater
value being dyed red. The natives
exchange 20 white teeth for one red
one, as the British exchange shil-
ings for sovereign.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11

All the inhabitants of the deep
devour each other, and not one Of
them lives on vegetation.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11

1t is said that in some parts of ia
pan robbers are convicted on ma
jority vote of the community.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11
Boys.

Give the average boy a doughnut
to divide with another boy, and the
other boy will get the hole. Give
him dose of corrective medicine to
divide with another boy, and the
other boy will get the whole
The boy who sings II want to be
an angel louder than anybody else
in Sunday school is just as likely as
not to clip the superintendent tall
hat off with a SNOWFALL as soon as
he gets outside.-Somerville Jour
nal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11
Very Mild Indulgence.

"Do you-ah-ever have recourse
to narcotics?" asked the new physi-
clan.
"Only once week" said the pa
tient, IL go to church with my wife
every Sunday" = Cincinnati En-
quirer
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-11

DR.. Miles Remedies"
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases of the heart and
nerves free. Address,
DIR. MILES MEDICA.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
LETTERS TO SPAIN.
How Commun icatio Must BE sent
These WRr-Tinse Days--CEn-
not Be Sent Direct.

"Of course all communication with
cerned, Las been suspended" explained
post Office Official TO Washington
Star reporter, "but that does not mean
mail from other countries is cut off.
For Instance, our post offices return all
letters addressed TO epain or Cuba with
u stamp thereon to the writers, inform
ing them of suspended mail arrange
ments. A letter, however, can be got to
Spain or any of its possessions except
Cuba. which is bIackaded' against all
comers, by a little diplomacy and tact.
If a letter is sent TO Canada or London,
or indeed any British possession and
mailed there, IT. will be sent TO
any Spanish possession, for there
is NO interruption with the mail
arrangements, except directly between
this country and Spain. By the same
arrangement any ttter can be sent TO
this country from any Spanish posses
sion If the precantion is taken to have IT
sent to London and rennailed there, un-
der British stamp. With Cuba. how
ever, mail communication is cut off as
clean as whistle, and the world has
been officially informed by the regular
formal proclamation that there is a
blockade in existence there, and that
no vessel win be allowed TO land there,
Notwithstanding the terms of the In
ternational Postal union, a proviso to
which arranges for just such condi-
tion of things, war, as now exist The
Cuban is not ready letter writer, and
he can stand any deprivation as re-
CARDS his mail. Indeed. he is just about
as happy whether he gets II or not.
There has been Int very little mail COM
mnnication between Cuba and Spain
nntil during the past couple of years,
during which there has been very
large force of Spanish soldiery there.
This has perceptibly increased the
mail"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

WIN. King was In st. Marys last
week. on business trip.
Phil Peters came home Saturday
from st. Marys to spend the Fourth. +.
Mrs. A. N. Hill, who has been Wis
ting D. A. Dye and family, of Greene
street, returned to her nome in Co
lumbus Saturday.
Mr.. T. D. Dale and daughter, Miss
Florence, left last week for New York
City. They expect to sail this week
on an extended visit to European
cities
IT. ]. Lockwood returned home
Saturday.
The races on the 4th and 9Th of
July, in the afternoon. can not fail
to interest you. There will be a num-
Der of good events.
Bart v. Hovey and Luther Clarke
left Sunday night to spend the Fourth
in Caldwell.
Mrs. ]. G. Hardy and Mrs. Jacob
Wagner have returned home from
pleasant visit to Adam Knox, Lower
Salem.
Ed. Erdman is spending the
Fourth at his old home in Chillicothe.
Mrs. Geo. NJ Woodbridge, Mrs.
Samuel Konwles, Mrs. Sarah Lowell
and Miss Clara Knowles left Saturday
on the steamer Sonoma to spend the
Fourth at the Dana farm.
"A. L. Rider stopped off on his way
from Cincinnati to New York City to
spend the Fourth at his old home in
Willianstown.
Geo. E. Berry, engineer on the
Cummins, is taking short vacation
at his home in Williamstown.
Don't forget the big races at the
Fair Grounds July 4th and 5th.
III. Hall, of Louisville. KY, was a
business caller in the city Saturday
Ani' dhu nls. dShtT bOSWOTtu
have returned home from Gambrier,
Ohio, where they have be en- in at
tendance of the Kenyon College COM
mencement.
Mr.. VIM. Meister, Jr., East Greene
street, has returned from a tour of the
eastern cities.
Miss Caroline Francis, of st.
Louis, Mo-, is the guest of Mrs. R. E.
Race, Greene street.
Mr.. Jamie Hovey has taken po-
sition on the Leader, and will do rep
otorial work. We trust, if you have
an item of news, that you will hand il
to Mr.. Hovey.
Mr.. Donald P. Hart came down
from Cleveland Saturday, to spend a
few days at his old home.
B F. Atkinson, merchant of Cald-
well, spent Saturday visiting his faith
er, Isaac Atkinson, corner Second and
Sacra Via streets.
Interest is increasing in the races
to be held at the Fair Grounds on the
afternoons Of July 4th and 5th and in.
dications are favorable for a large at.
tendance. The races will be unusual
ygood.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
MONDAY, JULY 4, 1893
THE GUN WENT OFF.
A Frightful Accident at the Ice Plant
Saturday Night.

A Frightful Accident at the Ice Plant
Saturday Night.
Saturday night about two o'clock
Gerry Dye, about l5 years of age, son
OF D. A. Dye, Greene street, accident
ally shot Robt. Noll, the engineer at
the Ice Plant in the right leg above
the knee and badly injured the two
middle fingers Of his own hand,
Young Dye broke the barrel Of the
revolver down, and pointed it at Noll,
swapping the trigger and saying 'look
out Bob, it's Ss caliber and it's load
ed" Noll told him to put it up and in
doing SO 1t was discharged. The ball,
Ss caliber, passed through the two
middle fingers OF Dyes left hand and
lodged in the right leg CT NolL
Mr.. Dyes hand is badly lacersted,
but, it is thought, the fingers can be
saved. Mr.. Noll's wound is very
painful, though not serious one, as
the bullet did rot penetrate far into
the flesh,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
A JOLLY CAMPING CROWD.

The Ceramic City Camping and Cy-
Gle Club, the Give C's," OF East Liv-
erpool, O., passed up on the Lorena
Sunday afternoon for Maple Glen,
near Beverly. where they expect to go
into camp for the next four weeks.
There are IL in the party, all in cos
tunes of pure white. From the
amount of baggage they have with
them, one would think they had come
for a good time. The beautiful Mus
kingum valley is fast becoming re-
sort for the campers along the Ohio.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04

and indicate this pathway to her daughters
There are too many unhappy-too many un.
healthy women in the world. At eyerv
gathering where women meet alone. the
story is heard Of sickness and nervousness
and despondency.
The woman who suffers IN this way makes
a mistake to consult the average obscure
physician. If she does SO, the chances are
that she is told that her trouble is nervous.
ness or insomnia or indigestion or heart
trouble. 1t does not happen very often that
this diagnosis is correct. When by some
fortunate chance she is told the truth, that
she Is suffering from weakness and disease
of the distinctly feminine organism, she Is
told at the same time that she must submit
to the obnoxious examinations and local
treatment SO embarrassing to q sensitive
woman. All this is unnecessary.
The wise woman will seek the advice Of
some specialist of world wide reputation.
DR.. X. V. Pierce Is such man. For thirty
years he has been chief consulting physi
clan to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute, at Buffalo, NJ Y. During that
time, with the assistance of staff Of emf.
nent physicians, he has treated thousands
OF ailing women. He is the inventor of
that wonderful medicine for women known
as Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. This
medicine acts directly on the delicate and
important organs that make maternity nos.
sible. 1t cures all weakness, disease. in
ternal liberation and Inflammation and de-
bilitating drains. II has transformed thou
sands of weak, suffering women into
healthy, happy, robust wives. 1t is for sale
by all good medicine dealers
never tail to cure constipation - Dr.,
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
RIVER NEWS.

The river at the foot of Second
street showed last night six feet and
one-tenth.
The Lorena passed up for Zanes-
vile at 4:3O with big load of freight
and large list Of passengers among
them party Of 10 campers bound for
Beverly.
The Virginia went down at five
o'clock, heavily loaded with freight
and an extra large number of passen-
gers.
The Queen City will be down today
at noon for Cincinnati.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
A BAD ACCIDENT.

John Schramm, Jr., while at work
in his greenhouse Sunday morning,
had the misfortune to burn his right
foot in frightful manner. He was
working on a small pump, used on a
plumbers gasoline furnace, when a
small valve bursted and the gasoline
took fire and exploded. Mr.. Schramm's s
injuries, although not serious, are
quite painful and will keep him at
home for several days.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
pANLEY is HAPPY.

Capt. ]. W. Danley is happy again
He on wager made two of his board
ers ride on street car yesterday 5h
hours continuously. The young men
did 1t successfully, and won out, but
it was hard task.
This ride outdoes the five-hour ride
successfully accomplished about a
year ago by DR.. Jim Immel.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY.

Mr. John Morris, Of Williamstown.
injured in the accident on June 25th
at the Inirmary, is getting along as
well as could be expected. The ex-
treme warm weather seems to be a
detriment to the proper knitting Of
the bones. 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. Morris. during the storm of
June 25th, jumped from the second
story of barn, breaking both legs.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
ICE PLANT IMPROVEMENT.

Mr.. G. W. Good. Of Waynesburg
Ind, who has been in the city the
past three weeks, putting in the new
addition in the ice factory, has COM
pleted his work. The new system is
known as the Frick Compression Sys-
TEN, with daily capacity of is tons.
This, with their original output Of 16
tons. will place them in position to
supply the decreasing demand for ice
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
FIRE.

Sunday afternoon about O'Clock
fire was discovered in a pile of rub
bish near the barn belonging to Henry
Albreicht the Third street grocer. An
alarm was telephoned in and the de-
partment responded quickly. No
damage was done. The blaze was
caused by some children playing with
mathces.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04

The Parkersburg police telephoned
Marshal Dye late Saturday night, in
forming him that Crescent bicycle.
number Sg6.2oS. had been stolen and
asking him to be on the lookout for
the thief.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
POLICE COURT.

The scene at the Mayors Office Sat-
urday was a quiet one, Jack Nc
Nulty, arrested Friday, charged with
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
was fined IS and costs. which he paid
and was released. %N
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
THE TINE Is AT HAND

To send your faded and dirty cloth
ing to the State Dye Works and have
them done up before the rush of the
busy season and get the benefit Of the
summer prices. Best material used and
latest methods.
BoURQUARD & POTTER,
400 Third Street.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
FROM PARKERsBuRG.

A party of young people from Park
ersburg came up on the steam launch
Pirate Queen Saturday night and en-
joyed sightseeing in the city. After
discussing refreshments they returned
home. The affair was in honor of
Miss Edith SInoot's guests, the Misses
Hedgers and Harold. of Athens.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
HORSE THEFT.
A Valuable Pair of Horses Stolen
From New Martinsville.

Earl Reed, about two months ago,
stole from Mr.. o. r. Taylor, of New
Martinsville, w. Va, valuable pair
of horses. The thief was traced to
Little Hooking, this county, and about
two weeks ago the horses were found
in Dunham township, where he had
sold them to Jas. Hinton. The har-
ness he had sold to Sandy Blue.
Reed is still at large, but the officers
are hot on his trail. Underwood &
Ludey have entered suit of replevin
before Squire Phillips for the recov-
eryof the horses and the hearing is
set for Wednesday.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-04
WAGES RESTORED.

Saturday night. when the employees
at the chair factory were handed their
envelopes. they we're surprised to find
that the 10 per cent cut had been re-
stored and the envelopes contained
their full pay.