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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
why the Negro Is Called .coon..


Many years ago, when superstition
held greater sway than now and the
influences of the occult and weird
were most potent, a cunning negro
slave had acquired the reputation Of
possessing familiar spirit and of
being able to perform many uncanny
mysteries. His fellow slaves held
him in great awe, and even his mas
ter grew to belief in his powers
This finally led to wager, in which
the greater part of the masters for
tune was staked on the negro's di-
vining ability. A barrel was placed
on the lawn and live coon placed
under the barrel. Then the negro
soothsayer was sent for and told to
inform the crowd what was under
the barrel. He tried in various ways
to escape the exposure, but without
success. Realizing that he was cor
nered, he leaned on the barrel de-
jectedly and remarked, "Well,
you've got this old coon at last, :"
whereupon great shout applauded
what was considered Sambo's re-
markable astuteness, and his repu-
rtation was forever firmly establish
ed.-Mary Spears in Baltimore Sun.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
Observation-Disclosures
NELSON.

Dave Teagarden marketed load of
hogs Wednesday.
Charlie Colee will market rs head
of hogs Thursday.
Miss Spangler has been visiting in
Adair the past few days
Clyde Stevens brother is hauling
grain for him this week.
Miss Laughery, of Bear Grove, was
in Nelson one day this week.
Paul Thompson and Charlie Fest
are getting over the measles.
Sam Gardner has lost over 100
head of hogs via the cholera route.
Cyrus Cope took several loads of
hogs to Guthrie Center Wednesday.
Guy Brown attended the foot ball
game between Ames and Panora last
Wednesday.
Sam Gardner was out to the con-
vention at Council Bluffs from Tues
day to Saturday of last week.
Bessie Bradley and Bonnie Bryan
and brother of Old Hamlin, attended
the sociable at H. Teagarden's.
Mrs. A. Nj. Hough and daughter,
of Newton, Iowa, are here visiting
with her parents r. L. Anderson and
wife.
The young folks enjoyed chicken
pie sociable at Dave Teagarden's
Tuesday night. The following is the
program:
Song by quartette.
Solo by Miss Anna Teagarden with
guitar accompaniment, by Miss Bryan,
entitled, My Sweetheart went down
with the Maine.
Duet, entitled, "The Swell and
the Tramp"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
Observation-Disclosures
ROSS

Fred Tessman is going to dig a els
tern.
jim Rice is building new coal
house.
John Quimby is building new
granary.
Ed. Bates and wife are visiting his
parent at Sabula.
John Wagner shipped a carload of
hogs last Saturday.
Chas. Smith, of Viola, gave lee
ture in Ross, last Sunday.
ST. Luse has shipped thirty car
loads OF grain so far this month.
John Wagner's father and mother,
from Knoxville, Iowa, are here visit
ing.
Ed. Finch sold ten heifers to Har-
~ Bovaird and two carloads to Nels
Olsen.
Mrs. John Wagner returned from
ColfaX, Thursday, and reports her
son better.
Albert Fest is having his house
neatly painted and trimmed in the
latest styles.
Buy your shoes at the Farmers
Store and get a photo of Dewey,
Sampson and Schley.
S. M. Luse and wife and three
daughters and Miss Mary Ford went
out to the exposition Wednesday.
There will be festival at the c.
81. Sampson residence next Monday
night for the benefit of Bethel church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Finch attended
the Exposition, Thursday. and while
there they will visit Mr.. Finch's par
ents, in Council Bluffs.
There will be a dance in Fern An
derson's new implement house, Sat
urday night, under the management
of Juston Quimby and John Jay.
Somebody dropped shovel in the
wheat bin at the Right Place elevator
Thursday. The shovel held open the
slide and the wheat went through so
fast that the elevator could not carry
it up. Mr.. Quimby and Dave Hart
got the shovel out after good deal
of hot work.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
A PIANO ATA NOMINAL PRICE.

Chicago.s largest music house, Lyon & Healys
has Just bought for fraction of its cost, the en-
tire stock of Lyon, Potter & Co, These SPLEEN
pianos are offered without reserve until all are
sold. In this stock are about 100 new Steinway
pianos, and hundreds of new and second hand
pianos including instrument of the following
yell known makes: Sterling Huntington, A. B.
Chase, Vose, Fischer, Weber, Chickering, G. w.
Lyon, etc., etc In square pianos there are fine
toned instruments at $25, $40, $50, and upwards.
IN Upright pianos neat instruments at 500,
$40, sl4o $50, si65, $3.50 $500, and upwards In
Baby Grands some nice specimens at $3.50, and
upwards. Nearly all pianos were intended to
sell for double these clearing sale prices This
is an opportunity that will not occur again, as
the firm of Lyon. Potter g. Co. carried one of
the finest piano stocks in the country. 1mmed-
late attention is therefore necessary. good
plan is to order piano, leaving the selection
of it to Lyon Healy, However they will send
list and full particulars upon application.
Any piano not proving entirely satisfactory may
be returned at their expense. Address simply
Lyon & Healy Chicago. Distance is no obstacle
in taking advantage of this remarkable chance
TO obtain piano for in proportion to the saving
to be made freight charges are insignificant.
If you do not already know Lyon and Healy by
reputation any banker will assure you of their
entire responsibility and record of over a
third of a century for honorable dealing.
Write today so as to avoid disappointment.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
~,cas N MEXICO.

A correspondent of the Chicago
Times-Herald says that the price Of
a room in the hotels of the City Of
Mexico is So day. singularly
enough, the location of the room
does not affect its price. 1t may be
on the first or fourth floor, front or
back; it will be 50 just the same.
This equals 81 in American mon
ey. In the restaurants one gets an
elaborate course dinner, from soup
and fish to cheese and dessert, with
bottle of excellent wine thrown in,
for rs cents, or 37]a cents in our
coin. Pretty nearly everything else
is on the same basis.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
Proved True.

A lawyer whose Office was on one
of the upper floors of a tall building
was about to enter the elevator one
morning, but stepped back in order
to let lady who seemed to be in a
hurry precede him.
The conductor, it appeared, had
been waiting for just one more pas
senger to complete his load, and
when the lady stepped inside he
shut the door, and the elevator shot
upward.
"Politeness,' muttered the law
yer, sis not always it's own reward"
A few minutes later, however, as
cending by another "lift, he passed
that load of passengers, stuck half
way between floors, where they re-
manned half an hour, by some acct
dent to the machinery.
II take it back" he muttered in
the same tone as before. polite
ness is its own reward Youth
Companion.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
1t Will Stand By You.

Active men, strong men, full of vigor
and nervous energy, find in the out
ings of summer the relaxations which
they most need. They find also the
best tonic in building up the system
in open air exercise, which in Sum-
mer only can be enjoyed, but there
may happen at any time, an accident
badly bruised and perchance the face
is disftgured. That simply reminds
us that there is one thing which in
Summer outings we ought always to
Oil. the promptest and best cure for
bruises that is known to sportsmen,
athletes and seekers of outdoor pleas
ures. Have it handy and it will stand
by you for good cure.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
An Enterprising Druggist.

There are few men more wide-awake
and enterprising than Chas. w. Hous-
ton who spare no pains to secure the
best of everything in their line for
their customers. They now have the
valuable agency for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption, coughs
and colds. This is the wonderful rem
edy that is producing such Juror all
over the country by its many startling
cures. 1t ABSOLUTELY cures asthma,
bronchitis, hoarsness and all affections
of the throat, chest and lungs. Call
at above drug store and get trial bot
tie free. or regular size for so cents
and 81. 90.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
Ora Y

DR.. Beebe was in Audubon Thurs
day.
VIM. Mogg drove to Audubon
Thursday.
Walter Audas' house has received a
new coat of paint.
Nels Henriksen has quit working
at the Gray ranch.
Frank Stowe went to Perry Mon
day to visit his sister.
Louis Groteluschen returned home
from the fair last week.
Forsbeck & Groteluschen shipped
carload of hogs Wednesday.
Geo. Gray was out to the conven-
ton at Council Bluffs last week.
VIM. Mogg and Freeman Gwin
were Manning visitors Wednesday.
Chas. McLachlin and AL. Ayers
drove down to Oakfield last Thurs
day.
Mahlon Hepp was up at Dedham
Tuesday watching the clean up of the
wreck.
Chris Henriksen, of Audubon, was
up looking over his store Thursday
morning.
Elmer Ellis, c. E. Mertz and wife
and Miss Crow attended the Carroll
county tair.
George Gray has his pacing stall
lion, Alec Gray, over at the Harlan
fair this week.
Nels Christensen is building brick
cellar and repairing his house on the
Cameron ranch.
Mrs. Mohr's sister who has been
visiting the past three weeks, return
ed home Wednesday.
Frank Buckner bought new wind
mill and pump of Greenwaldt &
Groteluschen Thursday.
The Gray depot is being repaired
and a new cement platform is being
put in instead Of the plank one.
Miss Herig, of Wall Lake. and
Miss Wedding, of Topeka, Kansas,
are visiting at the Fl. D. Mohr home.
James Crow went down to Walnut
Monday to look after his farm. His
daughter Myra will look after the
store while he is gone.
Mrs. Matson is having new gran
airy erected by Jim luton and Tom
Dewitt. Tom and jim are kept
very busy this season.
Nels Christensen, Dave Reid, Geo.
Ross and Sam Handles attended the
Shelby county fair at Harlan We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Mr.. Fisher and family will start
Thursday to drive through to their
new home in Kansas. They will
ship their goods OH the train next
week.
The Green Bay Lumber Co., recei-
we'd carload of shingles at this place
Tuesday. Mr.. Mohr claims this yard
carries more lumber than any yard of
it's size in the state.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
LARLAND.
Nora Hunt has a new bicycle.

Nora Hunt has new bicycle.
Arthur Farquhar and wife are back
from the Omaha Fair.
John Bakers brother, of Shelby
county, is here visiting.
Robert Lieb and wife are the proud
parents of a fine baby girl.
Chris Hayter has rented his farm
and will move to Audubon.
The Larland school begins next
Monday with Miss Bridenstine as
teacher.
Charley johnson started his thresh-
ing machine, for the season, last
Wednesday.
Rev. Shipman, of Audubon, will
preach in the Melville Center church,
next Sunday.
w. L. Browning received three
carloads of cattle and expects two
cars more, Thursday.
Pard Miller, who has been visiting
his brother the past two mouths, will
go to Jones county, Thursday.
The best yield of oats in this vicin-
ity were John Pheney's and Carson
Ohm's, about forty bushels to the
acre.
Arthur Farquhar lost two fine
hogs, weighing over five hundred
pounds each, caused by being over
heated.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
Indian Antiou ities.

The Smithsonian institution owns
the Hallett Phillips collection of In
dian implements and antiquities
from the Potomac valley. 1t is re-
puted the largest single collection of
its class in the world, and its value
is greatly enhanced by the careful
arrangement and record of individ-
ual specimens. The collection con-
sists of over 10000 pieces, principal
~ spear and arrow heads, stone
knives, hammers and scrapers, frag-
ments of pottery and soapstone uten-
sils.
Mr.. Phillips had made lifelong
study of prehistoric man in the At
lantic tidewater region. In his opin-
ion, which is accepted as authority
by the Smithsonian scientists, Wash
ington was not the first capital on
the banks of the Potomac. The site,
owing to the great advantage in con-
nection with stone quarries and the
river fisheries, was the headquarters
of the great Algonquin confederacy,
the most powerful of the Indian ma
tons on the Atlantic coast. It was
with these Indians that Captain John
Smith first came in contact on his
initial voyage up the Potomac, and
his memoirs contain an account of a
fight with the Indians in their prin-
cipal village on the site Of what is
now Anacostia, a suburb Of Washing
ton.-New York Tribune.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
A Wonderful Map.

The ordnance survey map of England,
which contains over l08, 900 sheets, and
which has cost $1,000 900 a year for
30 years to keep up to date, is said to
be the largest map in the world The
scale varies from ten feet to one-eighth
of an inch to the mile. The details are
SO minute that sheets having a scale of
% inches show every hedge fence,
wall, building and even every isolated
tree in the country
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25

A physician writes to the London
Lancet that one reason why boys are
more liable to typhoid fever than
girls is that boys are more apt to
play games in dirty streets and thus
get disease germs on their hands and
into their stOmachs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
A CURE FOR THE BLUES.
There's little window over the way,
Where the sun is shining all the day
On the yellow head of baby at play
Not little one understand


Where the sun is shining all the day
On the yellow head Of baby at play
Not little one, understand
For this baby is just turned two," and 90
Can toddle little to and fro;
Can talk little, and, don't you know,
She's the brightest in the landl
No wonder the sun smiles broadly down,
For there's never scowl and never frowu
From the sweetest baby in the town.
She is never sullky or sad,
For ism t her GLADLY" always nigh,
With two strong arms to toss her high
Till she almost reaches the sunny skya
II suppose he Is her ''dad.';)
And when am feeling sad or blue
go to my window, and, looking through,
Iwave my hand, and she waves hers, too,
While the kisses fly on wings.
Then she shows me her ragged dolly dear,
And her woolly dog, without an ear,
And all the rest Of her very queer
And very precious things.
Then she sets them up in her baby style,
And her smile is so sweet that must smile
And forget my worries for awhile.
So here is my recipe:
IT'S very good cure for feeling blue,
And I wish with all my heart that you
Could stand at my window and try it, too
For it's never failed with me!
Baltimore American.
Had Attained Its Majority.
"That piece" said the young man
who plays the piano by ear, is a
minor"
us it possible2" exclaimed his ac-
luaintance.
Couldn't you recognize it2''
"Oh, yes, l recognized it'll My i'm
preston was that it was of age long
ago. Washington Star.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
The Most Fatal Disease.

1t is not generally known that more
adults die of Kidney trouble than any
other disease. When the first symp-
toms of this disease appears no time
should be lost in taking Foley's Kid
ney Cure, which is guaranteed or your
money refunded. w. A.Hamler
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
When You Take Your Vacation

The most necessary article to have with
you (after your pocket book is bottle
of Foley's Collie Cure. 1t is an abso-
Lutte prevention or cure of all derange-
ments ofthe bowels caused by change
OF water. You are likely to need it.
w. A. Hamler.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
Expecting 1mpos.ibilities.

BILLY, keep your eye on this
small boy of mine while l run over
to the postotfice a minute"
Keep my eye on him! Graciousl
I'm no revolving telescope!'- De
troit Free Press.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25

One large agency in London en-
ploys women for bailiffs, putting
them in charge where the victim of
distraint is woman or an elderly
person who is not likely to make
trouble for the custodian.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
Low RATES AND SPECIAL GRAND ARMY
TRAIN TO CINCINNATI OVER THE
GREAT ROCK ISLANC ROUTE

g. A. R. Comrades and their friends in Iowa
can go by special train provided by the Chr
through to Cincinnati without change of cars.
:, All interested in going to Cincinnati when
G; A; R. National Encampment meets, and
who desire to make quick trip in through
cars at cheap rate, should at once ask ticket
agent of the Rock ISLAND ROUTE" or ad-
dress letter promptly for rates and date of
train to JAMES A. STEWART Dist Pass. Agent.
al Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa
JOHN SEBASTIAN,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25

Greek architecture was based on
the bower of trees, which formed
the original shelter of that people.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
A Domestic symptom.

domestic symptom.
A mother begins to realize that her
boy has become young man when he
begins to wipe his feet on entering the
house. -Somerville Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
Omaha
Trans Mississippi
Exposition.

Are you going to attend the Omaha
Exposition? If so, perhaps you will
want new suit of clothes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25

The Partisan sets the divisor in a
loop to the right of the dividend,
the Londoner to the left.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25

Life is not so short but that there
is always time enough for courtesy.
Emerson.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-01-28
rLAYED rrlE DEVIL.

l,cy Mr. Akin, pastor VI the flock
NJ Bethel church, Bourbon Ind sun
day night took for his theme. ellis
satanic Malcsty." lie is an eloquent
man and he painted the arch.acnd in
vivid colors, At the climax Ofthc
description n being, Crossed to repre-
sent the dcvil, with large head and
switching tail, amblcd up the aisle,
blowing smoke from his nostrils and
believing, II am the devil and | want
all OF YOU" The audience became
panic-strickcn. Men, women and
children were hurled 10 the floor and
trampled upon in the mad rush for
the door. In the confusion the stove
was upturncd and the building caught
fire. Before the Mortified members
rcgalncd their senses the fire made
such headway that all attempts To
save the church were in VAIN. This
morning George Akin, son OF the pas.
tor, confessed that he, with the help
OF other boys, rugged up a devil suit,
Knowing the subject Of his fathers
sermon, concealed himself behind q
chair and awaited the arrival OF the
congregation.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-01-28
THE BISHOP IS o

vlcksburg Dispatch.
Bishop Galloway recently reflected
severely on the cit liens Of the State In
an interview which was autographed
abroad. Ills subject was l%ynching,
but he did not c0ntine himself To dc.
ploring this severe remedy the people
some times apply in attempting to
prevent terrible crimes, and to protect
their families. lie made charges
against citizens Of the State, which
We do not think he ear sustain.
1t is easy enough for him in his lux
urious home, seated In his easy chair.
with feet in velvet plush slippers, and
the foundation fnr "A good dinner laid
with blue pnints or Ray0n Cook oys.
tiers, to rail at the plain people. who
take the most effective measures To
protect their wives and children from
human demons, and themselves from
assassination, hut we dnubt that he
has ever looked at hut one side Of the
matter. With his own family in \
city where they are in no danger Of
this sort. he is possibly unable to bear
in mind the lonely homestcads miles
apart IN the rural districts. where the
families Of those less fortunate than
him self reside. Ho thinks, or pre-
tends he thinks, that the law Is ample
protection for women and children,
thus exposed. The law, indeed with
its paraphcrnalia OF pr0crastination,
and the jury system, which requires
the unanimous verdict, after a trial
shall be secured. II he docs entertain
this opinion, we beg to inform him.
that he differs from about nine-tenthS
OF the best citizens OF the State, white
and colored. They think that swift
and sure punishment must follow GER
tain terrible crimes, and they are
right. II it was not for this custom,
the country people could hardly leave
their homes to attend to business Of
any kind.
But whether he is right or wrong on
this point, We feel sure he is wrong In
saying that innocent people ''arc fire.
quently lynched," and that there arc
clans with agreements to lynch On the
slightest provOcati0n. We do not
think he can show Il single instance
where an innocent person has been
lynchcd in this State, Or polnt out a
single combination Of citizens, 0rgan-
lied for the purpose Of lynching. He
should not make such charges, unless
lie Il prove them, simply to gain =
little cheap applause from persons
who know nothing Of the conditions
existing in portions OF tho Southern
States, and who care less.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-01-28

Keep your eye on the newspaper an'
see which OF the merchants want you
custom and are sufficiently courteoA
to invite you to call. There Is nlml
more in advertising than you think
IL is not only to tell Of his gOods tina
a man advertises, but II IL to invlt.
the people who rcad-thc thinking
the intelligent-to pay him u visit apn
Judge for themselves as to quality and
price OF what he offers for sale. PEG
pie read the advertisements; dom
make any mistake about that. The
are just as much interested In know
ing where to buy to advantage us thu
advertiser Is in selling his gO0d.-MaI
settles Register.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-01-28

The "R" that appears on all ply.
sici'hs prescription forms, is Of an.
clent origin and was once Intended as
a prayer to Jupiter for the restoration
of health.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-01-28

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Ghelrmorrat-S Star
BOOK investigates

SCHOOL BOOK INVESTIGATION
Canton Times.
81 tar ~ definite results l,aye hoo,
reached by tie committee having ma
matter ~ charge Hon. W. y. McAlus.
Ter has claimed from the bcpiuniny
that " was MT ihe kind " tribunal
before wliicI, the investigation TOO.
demanded and he expected to apneor
and that the committee is comnosed
Of men whose judgement might no
table to bias by past relations. Va
nave appeared before this committcc
because IN our position IL was our
duty to do so, aud we perform il NJ
all hazards. Mr.. McAllistcr has do.
tcrmincd b. appear before this com.
mittcc on next Wednesday and mas 81
notified them, and as the entire mat.
Ter hinged at first, and does nov. unon
him, his appearance and action viii
settle the results. We are SOLELY ro.
sponsib'c for the initial steps inaup,.
rating this charge aud invcs,jvation
and have been actuated nv the nurest
motives, expecting no personal ben
ehts whatever. The public good and
publication Of the public service no.
Ing the controlling and sole MOTIVE
Our charge related to the body as n
public tribunal and mt to auy iva,
vidual. Ii no charges were made no
lawbreakers would be detected and
punished, and failure to incriminatc
should work no dctrimcnt to any one.
We have no desire to bcsmirch any
one or any tribunal or to be unfair to
even our bittcrcst enemy. and are free
to say that II the ilal arbitrament OF
this whole affair proves there is moth.
ing wrong anywhere, we will accept
the verdict with the prO'drst salts.
faction and will gladly withdraw every
charge and apologize for having made
them, II necessary. We feel. however,
that as there has been muttcrings
in the air" aside from what W. had
the courage to charge, that the LrgIS.
lature ought tn be GLAD OF an oppor.
tunity To vindicate itself II innocent,
and that IL any arc guilty to let them
be exposed and punished IN rider that
the good may be separated from the
bad.