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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-03

The Maeldoft Imperial Orchestra
of Chicago will give grand con-
cert in the Methodist Church at Ex-
ira on Nov. II.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-03

Mack Thomas has had the appear
ance of his store building greatly
improved by coat of white paint
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-03

Sunshine and Shadow of the
Cold Water Campaign" is the sub
!ect for next Sunday evening at the
Methodist church. A special fea-
ture of the service will be solo by
Miss Bessie Witthauer and song
by the Ladies' Quartette.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-03

William Wahe and wife entertain
ed large company of friends last
Sunday. at their Audubon township
home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-03

There will be a sociable at the
Riley school house on Friday even
ing, November 18th, for the benefit
OF the Hope Congregational Society.
Everybody invited to be present
and good time assured
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-03

Martin Esbeck was circulating
among his Audubon township
friends, last Friday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-03
ELK IRA Il[s[Zl lin [l
Insure with the Continental Insur-
ance Company, Theo. Patty Agent IA.

Hans Hansen has the agency for all
kinds ofSteam Ship Tickets, at Gaults.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-03

Mrs. Mary Todd is here from
Custer, South Dakota, to visit with
her relatives, the Thomas Dustin
family, of this city, and the John
Cameron family, in Liucoln town
ship, until next spring. Mrs. Todd
has host of friends in this vicinity
who warmly welcomed her.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-03

Frank Kreamer has been muster
ed out, has DOTTED his soldiers suit
of blue and is once more resident
of Fyira
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-03
Get Plymouth Rock Cockerels of
Eugene Wilson, who raises only

Get Plymouth Rock Cockerels of
Eugene Wilson, who raises only
the best.
Hon. Frank Andrews and William
Fulton were Audubon visitors last
Tuesday.
George Willcutt is constructing a
good sized cistern at the Anton
Spoo residence.
Mr.. John Storatter, of Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, paid flying visit to our
city, last Friday.
John w. Dawson has Just finished
laying four hundred rods of thing
on his Greeley farm.
President Mckinley has designat-
ed Thursday, the Oath of November
os Thanksgiving Day this year.
Wyman Harvey, clerk at the Stu
art Bank Of Extra, is the father of
new ten-pound boy baby.
William Van Aernam, of Audu-
bon township, were out at the clos
ing days of the Omaha fair.
Mrs. Charley Sears and her son,
Clifford, are at Fontanelle, Iowa,
passing week with her people.
Plymouth Rock Cockerels-Fine,
heavyweight birds. Eugene Will
son, near the depot, Extra, Iowa.
Ten Poland-China boars for sale.
]. c. HARDMAN,
Brayton, Iowa.
Stotts & McAninch have sold the
Jerry Wood eighty-acre farm, up in
Greeley, to John O'Neil, of Avoca.
Mack Thomas has had the appear
ance of his store building greatly
improved by coat of white paint.
Joe Gearheart has finished a deep
and wide cistern for Doctor Riley,
on his Greeley farm, last Saturday,.
Chas. Palm. of Audubon town.
ship, is busy these autumn days
hauling grain from his farm over
to Adair.
Ollie BRENNAN has gone to Pana-
ma. Shelby county, to take charge
of the Fullerton Lumber Yard, for
two weeks.
Mrs. Georgia Basham and Mrs.
George Milliman visited with their
friends, in Audubon, last Tuesday
afternoon.
Frank Stotts has gone up into the
Red River Valley, of Minnesota, to
show some parties from this coun-
ty the fine land
Tune Thomas went out to Omaha
last Saturday night to witness the
closing days of the great Trans
Mississippi Exposition.
Uncle S. d. Coonrod, of Hamlin,
will have nice Fresh Fish for sale,
on the ]. F. McAninch, corner, in
Extra, every Thursday.
Miss Beth Henry has finished her
term of school, in the 1. V. D. Lewis
neighborhood. south of town, and
is at her home in this city.
Mrs. W. II. Bowman and Mrs.
Smith will entertain the Methodist
Ladies' Aid Society, at the home of
Mrs. Smith, next Wednesday.
Mrs. N. p. Christensen is passing
a part OF this week at Council Bluffs
and is the guest of her relatives,
the Hon. Frank Bradley family.
William Wahe, ofAudubon town
ship, is suffering a good deal of
inconvenience these days on ac-
count of badly sprained wrist.
James Henry started, on Tuesday
noon for Oklahoma to have good
VISIT with +. A. Shaw and family,
and may pass the winter in that
salubrious cline.
I. H. Rogers, who resides in Sec
ton 81, Audubon township, and
whose postoffice is Anita, Iowa, has
male Poland China Pigs for sale at
$1,000 and $500 each.
You will never know how quickly
you can be cured of constipation
dyspepsia or liver complaint, until
you hove tried DR.. Sawyer's Little
Wide Awake Pills. w. A. Hamler
Doctor N. p. Lauritzen went to
Chicago, Wednesday evening, to
pass six weeks at the College for
PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS where he
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-03

Professor G. 1. Miller, OF Boone,
Iowa, was here last Saturday for
short visit with his sister, Mrs. c. d.
West. south of town, and his other
relatives. Mr.. Miller has been APP
pointed administrator of the estate
of his father the late D. W. Miller.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
At Sea on AIaskat.

A funny scene occurred many years ago in congress. A present of Arabian horses, a sword, etc., arrived from the imam of Maskat for President Adams. A western member with some heat moved that the gift should be sent back, with a letter from congress, in- forming the ruler of Maskat that the president of the United States was no king, but the servant of the people, and was not permitted to give or receive presents.
 Another member rose. "Such let ter, Mr. Speaker, he said, "can easily be written. But where is it to be sent? Where is Mashat?''
 There was no response. Apparently not a member of the house was prepared to answer, nor could Maskat then be found in any atlas published in this country. It was found at last on Ger man map. A civil answer was returned, and the geographers made haste to in- sert Maskat in the next edition of their maps.-Exchange
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

ly craZed she was after she read that letter. Then came others, saying he was better, and then day after day without a word save once, when a short not, scraWled on bit of wrap ping paper, came to her with the news that his regiment was again in the Uni ted States and encamped somewhere on the Eastern coast And at last the dispatch of that Coming home"-and sleep closed her eyes.
 At 4 o'clock Matilda Springer awoke. She hurriedly dressed and called Budd. He went out and hitched up the two horses to the old democrat wagon and removed the back seat.
 He led the horses up to the back porch ana called 10 his mother. She came out dressed in Q brown poplin, and on her wavy gray hair rested her best bonnet, a little affair of jet, with violets or one side and strings to tie under the chin. Around her shoulders she had wrapped 8 shawl.
 "I-I-cant hardly wait" she said, half to herself.
 Budd helped her into the wagon and climbed in after her. He drove over the dusty country road and across the old wooden bridge with one hand hold ing the reins, for she clasped the other. She did not speak often during that drive. There are times when the heart is too full to allow of the forming of words. This was one of those times. The mothers heart was filled to over flowing with love for that boy whose face she had not seen for so many, many weary weeks, whose brown eyes had not looked down tt her for oh, so long.
 The wagon rolled down the last hill in the road and around the curve at the bottom. Budd drew ID the horses at the depot platform. Few stay here an hold lem" said his mother. "I'll go over there an sit on that truck til tn train comes"
 She got out Of the conveyance and walked around the station house to the other side. Unobserved by Budd she wiped her eyes and then she sat down on the truck.
 By and by the young agent came and unlocked the door Of the building and went inside Out upon the cool morn ing air was waited the "click, click" of the telegraph instrument.
 Mrs. Springer rose from her seat and, entering the building, walked over to the ticker window.
 "Is tn train from tn north on time% she asked.
 Three minutes late at Silver Lake," was the answer
 "Heow long afore it's due?" There was a little tremor in the voice.
 "It'n be here in eighteen minutes" the operator replied.
 By and by from away up the track came the rumble of m approaching train. Nearer and nearer, and then
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
PRIVATE UM'S RETURN.
sssssssssssssssss seeseeeeseeeeeeseeesees

away the moisture that had gathered in them.
 A little smile of happiness, too great even to give itself full expression, curved her trembling lips and as she climbed the front stairs and went along the hall to the door on the right, at the end, she murmured to herself so softly that the words were lost in the noise of her footfalls -Jim'u De here to-mor- Ter. Jim'n be here to-morrer. Heow I wish Ezry had a-Iived till meow, to see his boy a-comin home from tn war t me like he come t me more'n thirty year ago."
 That night when the rest of the fam fly and all the help were asleep Matilda Springer lay in her bed and dreamed awake.
 In her mind the years unrolled before her like panorama, She thought of the day Ezra Springer had asked her to be his wife, of her acceptance. It was under the big shag hickory tree down by the spring lot, ond they had gone a-nutting together. And then the war and his return. ADG then their mar riage. and their long happy life there after. And Jim-the boy who twenty two years ago had come to them. Then Ezra's death less than a year after Budd's birth. How he had left her with the two children and farm, and an honest disposition to make the most of everything That was fourteen years ago. And as Matilda lay there by the open window listening to the rustling leaves outside she marveled on the bird-like flight of tine
 And then the War-she thought long est of that Four months before Jim had come 10 her, infiamed with enthu- siasm. Al the boys in the Thompson vile company had signified their will ingness to go to the front at the call of the President. There were ten vacan- cies in the company, and, could he go? It would all be over in a month, and then he could come back. Yes, he could If his country needed him. She remem- bered how she went down to Thomp- sonville one summer morning with Budd to See Jim off to camp with his company. He wrote her the night be- fore the regiment left for Cuba. Let ters came to her regularly for awhile and then, of a sudden, they ceased. She thought of those endless days of wait ing for jus a word from him, her boy, her Jim. And then at last, after cen turies 1t seemed to her, came the letter saying he had been in the hospital with the fever. She remembered how near
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
Amazing Clsrsrn... or Birds.

There is something very remarkable in the almost reasoning powers mani tested occasionally by birds in eluding pursuit or in turning attention from their nests and young, but in few is this more noticeable than in the duck tribes. In Captain Black narrative of his arctic land expedition the following instance of this is given:
 One of his companions, MT. King, having shot female duck, fired again and, as he thought, disabled it's male companion. Accordingly, leaving the dead bird, which he had the mortifica- ton of seeing shortly afterward carried off by one of the white headed eagles, he waded into the water after the drake, which, far from being fluttered or alarmed, remained motionless, as il waiting to be taken up. Still, as he neared it, it glided easily away through innumerable little hooks and windings. Several times he reached out his hand to seize it, and, having at last with great patience managed to coop 1t uI in a corner, from which there appeared to be no escape, he was tIiumphantly bending down to take it when, to his utter astonishment. it looked around al him, cried "Quackr and then flew away so strongly that he was convinced he had never hit it at all. The birds objecs clearly was to draw the gunner away from it's companion.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

The brilliant charge of the Twenty first Lancers at the great battle of Om- durman has given that regiment place in history scarcely inferior to that of the light brigade at Balaklava, and En- glish papers are full of accounts of its history in connection with its newly won honors. Though on its present footing it is the youngest of the cavalry regiments of the British army, the first to bear the name was organized in 17S4, and after serving through the great wars of the Napoleonic era and in al- most every quarter of the globe was diSbanded in 1920. Its fame as a regi- ment in history is marred only by the memory of Lieut.. Gen Whitelock, who was court-martialed for his blunder- ings in the Buenos Ayres campaign of 1897 and declared ito be totally unfit and unworthy to serve his Majesty in any military capacity whatever" From 1920 to 1861 the Twenty-first disap- peared from the roster of British regi- ments, but since the latter date 1t has had It's share of the various wars in India and Africa in which England has been engaged A detachment of the
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
Winning a Prize,

An odd example of the caprice of for tune came to light at the last great Spanish lottery, says Tit-Bits. A grocer in Lyons thought he would give some of his customers chance, and also par tially secure his own outlay in ticket, so he offered all the servant girls who traded at his shop two-shilling share in ticket he held. If 1t won anything, the prize was to Se equally divided be- tween himself and the girls who took a share. Some one hundred of them paid him their two shillings, and, strange to relate, that ticket won the second prize of fifty thousand pounds, so that there came a nice little sum of nearly five hundred pounds each to deal out to these lucky servant girls! It need not be told how delighted they were with the result.
 Some years ago, in large English town, a young man who had some lit tie capital heard two experienced build CTS talking about shop that was to be let in one of the chief streets of that town. "Yes," said one of them, cit will be valuable some day; for when the railway company brings their station approach out into this street-and they will do it, within ten yearsLthat shop will be right in the middle of their pro- jected front, you'll seep' The young man heard the remark. He went away and thought. AS the shop had never prospered, he took 1t on a long lease at a very low rental comparatively to its position. He worked hard, and by strictly attending to business got up a good connection. Six years later his re- ward came. The railway people want ed his shop. They were surprised at the sum he asked as compensation for being driven out, but after much hag- gling they gave 1t to him, and the young man cleared out" with a for tune of five thousand pounds.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
parodas a. Sin on.rire..

Just as brewers and other evil men in England conciliate heaven by erect ing churches so the bold, bad, bloody handed Burman makes 1t all right for the next existence by erecting pagodas. In proportion to the height of the pa- goda his heap of sin disappears. And as the Burman, like the rest of us, looks after his own wants rather than those of his ancestors, he builds pagoda all to himself, and allows his grandfather s to topple over. An uncle of the deposed king must have been round shouldered with the weight of his wrongdoings.
 Anyway, at the foot of Mandalay hill-a nice, breezy eminence, admi- rable to give you an appetite and pain In the back-he built 729 pagodas, though the guides count wrong and say there are only 450. But perhaps they mention the smaller number out of regard for their monarch's uncle, not wishing to expose the real magnitude of his sinfulness. The pagodas are all white and set out in rows, and under each were what we pronounced to be tombstones. We were wrong, for the inscriptions were not to the dear de. parted, but constituted complete copy of the law in the Pai tongue.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
aronnd the curve above the station the

around the curve above the station the engine swerved.
 The bell changed and the train stopped. Mrs. Springer ran back to the passenger coaches. One or two sleepy heads were poked out of the windows, but no one got of. The woman's jaws fell. No, there was no one in the rear ears for Evans Crossing, the brakeman told her.
 "Ain't they some soldiers" she cried, her face all white.
 "Oh, soldiers" he said, "they's some up in the baggage car.
 The woman turned and ran down the platform. AS she reached the forward end of the first passenger coach two soldiers lifted long pine box from the car ahead and laid it on the platform.
 The woman cried out to them, seWhere's Jim, my boy Jim? He was comin' on this train! Where Is heY"
 "Who?" asked one of the men in uni form quietly.
 My boy, Jim Springer"
 The soldier did not answer. He stopped and glanced down at the little white card tackled on the lid of the long pine box.
 'I can't tell her, Bill," he whispered to his companion.
 The engine bell rang. scHE :
 The train was moving.
 "Why-why-why don't you tell me?' cried the woman.
 She rushed toward the two men. She glanced down at the box. The card caught her eye. She leaned over and read the words written there. Then she stood up straight, her face white, her mouth open, her eyes staring at nothing.
 A cry cut the air-a keen, piercing, gashing cry-and the woman fell upon her knees beside that box and, throw ing her arms over the top, sobbed and beat her head against the lid and scratched the rough boards with her nailS
 And just then the sun broke through the clouds and the dewdrops on the grass, the leaves, the trees and every where sparkled like diamonds. All na- ture seemed to mock a mothers agony. Detroit Free Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
Idnnid Air Versus Ice.

At last I can see the finish of the treacherous iceman. A liquid air fac tory is in construction, and presently we will be able to buy frigidity in pints, quarts and gallons. It will be delivered in quantities to suit at price far be- low the cost of Ice, and in condition that absolutely precludes the possibili- ty of waste or short measure. It Is clean and pure. It Is made without the use of chemicals. One gallon of liquid air, reduced to its lowest temperature (47O degrees below zero), is equivalent for refrigerating purposes to a ton of ice. One small tumblerful, dipped out and placed in the ice chest, will main tain temperature of zero for twenty four hours. Hail, boonl Hail, deliv- erer!-New York Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

Uncle Sam will more cash in his treasury at the end of this fiscal year than he did before the war began, as the cost of the fight with Spain will be far below the most conservative esti- mates, and legislation will be needed to prevent a congestion of money in the national treasury. The cost of the war, including the maintenance of gar risons in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil ippines, until June 30 next, seems like ly to drop below $235, 100000. To offset these estimated expenditures there are two large items of revenue, the sale of $200, 100000 in per cent. bonds and the collections under the new internal revenue law. The latter were about $13,000,000 in July and $12,000,000 in August. If they continue to average $12,000,000 a month, the total collec- tions at the end of the fiscal year would be about $140,0O0,000. These two sources of income therefore will afford an excess over probable disbursements for the year of $105, 100000. The treas urY balance on March 31- when the -ex= penditures for the war began to assume serious importance, was $226, 166, ,944. The surplus from the bonds and the revenue will swell this balance at the close of the fiscal year to about $331,- 100000. The current monthly receipts from the new revenue law will more than pay for the maintenance of gar risons in all the former Spanish pos sessions, and the treasury will still have on hand the largest balance of many years, consisting of more than two-thirds in gold. Gen. Shafter has informed the War Department that he collected $104,000 at Santiago in GUS toms, duties and navigation charges during a part of August and that the local expenses for the custom house and the municipality were only about $12,- GOO. If the handsome net revenue thus indicated for Santiago should be dupli- cated at Havana, San Juan de Porto Rico and Manila, the treasury might be relieved of the expenditure of $10,- 100000 per month set down for garri- sons from November till June, and an other sum of $S0,OOO,O00 added to the available surplus. A great congestion of money in the treasury like this would call for legislation to reduce the amount. restore the currency to the channels of circulation and guard against congestion in the future.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
PHYSICAL TRAINING.
Its Value as a Preventive and Cure
 of Pulmonary Diseases.

of Pulmonary Diseases.
 Dr. E. Fletcher Ingals of Chicago, in a paper with this title, said that the absence of systematic study by physi- clans and the very meager literature compelled him to be somewhat dogmatio in his paper. One of the most common observations made by medical men, he said, was that the long, narrow, fl chested individual was the one liable the development of tuberculosis al that in patients presenting this form chest the chances for recovery were re duced to minimum.
 This observation he considered sufh cient to suggest that systematic physical training in aiding the development of the respiratory muscles, thoracio walls and pulmonary capacity would be of great service in preventing tuberculosis and in curing its early stages. Collapsed air cells, he said, furnished most fa-- vorable indus for the development of tuberculosis. Therefore for the proven tion of the disease measures should be adopted to expand the lungs and bring the air cells into the best possible work ing condition.
 He thought it probable that in most cases there was an early tubercuIOus localized anamia, diminishing the nutri- tion of the parts and making them more susceptible to the tubercle bacilli and their toxins. Of the large percentage of the human family said to be affected by tuberculosis (80 per cent), the majority recovered, even when the disease affect ed the lungs, it not proving fatal in more than 12 per cent.
 He stated that in most of those who recovered the disease had made but lit tie progress, and that it was only at autopsy after death from other causes that its presence was detected, in view of which it was the physician's duty to recommend measures likely to strength en the resisting power of the lungs. The beneficial influence of high alti- tude he considered probably due to the increased distension of the air vessels, and that as means of prophylaxis the first measure should be to teach the pa- tient to breathe deeply.
 Careful physical training, he said, was of the greatest importance, it being possible for the long, narrow, flat chest ed to increase the expansion of the chest two or three inches, improve the form and increase the circumference. He be- lieved it possible by physical develop ment to check the process of tuberculosis when it had become established in the chest and to promote recovery.-Med- l ical Record.