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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
A Nice Little Hint For George.

A business man has daughter and
also confidential clerk. and the conf
Dental clerk has for some time been at
tentive to the daughter, but he has not
or had not month ago-sufficient
courage to come to the point though
the young woman. goodness knows. has
never done anything to scare him off.
for he is first class fellow in every re-
spect The other evening he was max
ing call and about 8 o'clock her IA
ther came i'll
"Ah. George. he said, 'how about
that deal we We're talking about this
afternoon? Did you see the party?''
eyes, sir. replied George, land
expected to see you this evening and
tell you about it.
MY dear 4" said the father. turning
to his daughter, Twill you retire for a
few minutes? George wants to speak
business for awhile. F"
The daughter rose up, but hesitated
tWhy do I have to go2" she asked
doubtfully
Because. dear, smiled the father
'you are not interested Why do you
want to stay
She blushed and started out
Because papa, she twittered, ''I'd
rather like to hear George talk business
just once
Then George got red and the father
looked at them both significantly, and
the girl fed. London Answers
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
Successive Step. In Success.

The ambitious amateur went to see
the experienced theatrical manager
II want to be a star actress, she
said "What do you advise me to do7'
"H'm-have you ever had an affair
Of the hearth" he asked.
"Well, she simpered, 1.-TWO or three
young fellows are breaking their hearts
about me.
''That won't quite do Go and get
your own heart broken. he said. land
then come again.
She had heard something like this
before. and she went away with her
chin in the air
A year later. however, she returned
'Well. she said. choking down q
sob, II have come back to you-heart-
broken. | married one of those young
men. He treated me shamefully and
has deserted mel
"Ah. that is something like, SAID
the manager. rubbing his hands togeth.
Ell. 1--WE are getting on. Only one thing
more is necessary, my dear young wo
man-get your divorce. and then we
shall want you. Chicago Tribune
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
Posing as a Hercules.

II could tell you story about strong
men photography. Some of the minor
limbs of the fraternity depend on the
cunning of the camera for advertise
ment. So said photographer
Zone fellow. who visits country fairs
and casual shows, goes through tricks
of a kind wonderful to the unscientifc
mind They are merely tricks after all,
and his strength is catch. He depends
on his photos for advertisement In pos
ing he folds his arms tightly, dilates
the muscles of his neck and lines his
veins with prussian blue. His picture
gives you Hercules in his power of maj
esty In private he is a well developed
man, without any swagger of sinew or
strength.
Professional strong men are as clev-
er at make up as society actress. The
latter lavishes attention on face and
neck, while breast and ribs, muscles
and throat occupy the former for hours
ere the camera confronts them. A few
lines about the body add pounds to the
weight of a strong man Gin the pic
ture); a studied pose imparts addi
tional formidability
1.-THE veins of certain professional
Hercules protrude like whipcord in the
Photographic cabinet He dusts them
with powdered ultramarine and treats
the high parts of the muscles with in
dian red Otherwise his picture would
appear quite ordinary Cincinnati
ENQUIRER
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
@4ElI5lElD & B%4YTVN

Big dance at the Oaktield hall Fri
day night.
Sam Scharff was business visitor
at Audubon Friday.
Little Hazel Hardman is down
with the measly measles.
Supervisor Nels P. Hoegh was
shaking hands with his Extra friends,
last Saturday, whom he numbers by
the score.
j. D. McDermott will have pub
lie sale of thoroughbred stock at his
farm four miles west of Anita on
Wednesday, February sth.
The Troublesome Valley Creamery
will hold their regular monthly
meeting, on January %. Several va
cant milk routes will be supplied at
that meeting.
Jens G. Hansen, the big feeder of
Oaktield township, shipped carload
of choice fat cattle to Chicago Mon
day evening, accompanying the stock
to the Windy City himself. Mr..
Hansen understands the stock bust
ness and knows how to make it pay.
Miss Anna Hoegh, her two BROTH
ers, George and Willie, children of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels P. Hoegh, Miss
Margaret Dougaard and Christ Chris
Jensen and Peter Hoegh visited, last
week in in the Rasmus Hagersen
settlement, in the edge of Shelby
county.
Hon. T. L. Kelly was at Atlantic
on real estate business Tuesday. We
understand that Mr.. Kelly will soon
move his family and belongings to
Harrisonville, Missouri, where he
owns considerable prope rty which he
recently traded for. We are sorry to
lose so prominent a citizen as Mr..
Kelly from Audubon county and
Brayton people are especially sorry
to lose him and his estimable family
from our midst.
j. P. Bendixen and family visited
at the home Of Hans Hansen at Extra
last Sunday. While going home the
buggy slid around on oneof the horses,
causing the buggy to upset and break
and the horses to run away. No one
was seriously hurt. On Wednesday
Mr.. Bendixen drove the team to Au-
dubon with the intention of buying a
new buggy and harness. Instead he
sold the team and returned home in
the evening on the train.
Married.-At the home of the
BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs S. d.
Hockenberry, Miss Ida Hockenberry
was joined in holy wedlock to Mr.
Ellis w. Cannon, Rev. Nichols, per-
forming the ceremony. The wedding
was quiet one, only the relatives
and few of their intimate friends
being present. The bride is a sweet
lovely girl who has grown to woman.
hood in our midst. The groom is
young man Of sterling worth and hi
large circle of friends congratulate
him for having secured life partner
who is so worthy of his care and pro
lection. The Journals best wishes
go with these young people, as they
sail quietly, lovingly, peacably dow
the stream of life.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
Landnarkn.

Every town has liar or two. a smart
Aleck, some pretty girls more loafers
than it needs. woman or two that
tattles. an old fogy that the town
would be better off without. men who
stand on the street corners and make
remarks about the women. man who
laughs an idiotic laugh every time he
says anything, scores of men with the
caboose Of their trousers worn smooth
as glass and men who can tell you
about the weather and how to run other
peoples business, but who have made
a dismal failure of their own. North
port News
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
Ancient Glassmnking.

When the council of ten ruled Venice.
they issued decree rega1 ding the art
of glassmaking 1t runs ''If work
man carry his art beyond the limits OF
his country to the detriment of the re
public, he shall be desired to return II
he disobey, his nearest relatives shall
be imprisoned. If, in spite of their i'm
prisonment. he remain obstinate in his
wish to live abroad an emissary shall
be told off to kill him
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
spanish rroops al Cieufueros.

CIENFUEGos, Jan. 16.-The entire
military department of Santa Clara,
Major General J. @. Bates command
ing, is quiet. Twenty-seven thousand
Spaniards still remain in the vicinity of
Cienfuegos, but one transport is now
loading and ~ others are expected to
arrive at an early date. 1t is inn oba-
BILE, however, that the evacuation will
be completed much before the middle of
February. The Spanish troops, who
are thielxly quartered in the warehouses
and along the wharves, swarm through
the CITY day and night.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19

Whatever may have been the defen-
sive value Of martello towers century
ago it has entirely evaporated now
There are good many of them on the
coasts Of Essex. Suffolk. Kent and Sus-
sex. These massive round towers, some
40 feet high. were regarded as and very
likely were splendid defenses at the
time they were erected. but they have
long been used only for coastguaid pur-
poses. Their anne is derived from the
italian coast towers which were erected
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19

as proreculon against pirates. Warn
ing that q suspicious craft was in sight
was given by striking a bell with a
martello or hammer It was the power
full defense made in 1894 by LIE Teller
at the tower of Mortella with only 80
men against simultaneous sea and
land attack, led by Lord Hood and Ma
jor General Dundas. which brought
them into favor in this country 1t was
thought that they would be a splendid
defense against "Boney = London
Chronicle
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
Spain to Sell Islands.

MADRID. Jan. l6.-The governm ent
on the reassembling Of the cortes will
Immediately ask, says La Reforma,
authority to sell the Ladrone, Caroline
and the Pelew islands, since Spain
is powerless to maintain a suffi-
Gent force to defend them. Ell Impair.
cial says: 1.-The government has no
fresh news from the Philippines, but
private advices prove tat the position
of the Americans is very grave. More
over, there are many sick among the
American troops
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
wanted Something Quicker.

Some few years ago issued policy
on the life of a man who was far from
being model husband l called for the
premium every week and rarely got ii
without a grumble from the wife The
last time I called she said
II amt going to pay you any more
There's Mrs. Smith only had her old
man in M g society three months. and
he's dead and she's got the money I'm
going to put my old man in that. &C
you needn't call again Liverpool
Merc,-..-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
Lingering La Grippe Cough Cured,

MI. G. Vacher, 157 Osgood-st., Chicago.
My wife had a severe case of Ia grippe
three years ago and it left her with
very bad cough. She tried a bottle of
Foley's Honey and Tar and it gave
immediate relief. One bottle cured
her cough entirely. Now we are never
without bottle of this wonderful
Cough Medicine in the house. 25 and
50c
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19

The little Japs are about as free from
the vice Of drunkenness as any people
in the world. In fact. it is the rarest
thing in the world to see an inebriated
subject Of the mikado The native
drink. "saki. is used about as tea in
This country. and it is but little more
Intoxicating
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
Linseed on Plant Change. Hands.

Dies MONIES, Jan. 13.-The General
Linseed Oil company's plant in this
city, valued at $4,000, was Thursday
transferred to the American Linseed
Oil company and will be operated prac-
tically as heretofore
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
smallpo. Tn WAYNE County.

Dies MONIES, Jan. 13.-Smallpox has
broken out in Wayne county, Iowa. At
Seymour there is one case reported and
five cases about six miles from the town.
It is thought the disease was brought
there from Omaha.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
French HunOr.

Madame Ito her chambermaid) -Jus-
tine, the doorbell rang
sis madame sure it wasn't the
clock"
Couldn't bet is only quarter OF
TO-"
Eyes, but madame knows the clock
is fast Echo de Paris
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund money
if it fails to cure; 25c. The genuine
has b. L. Q. on each tablet.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
j. A. SLENDER

WANTED- TRUSTWORTHY PER
" SONS in this State to manage our bur
sinesS in their own and nearby counties.
1t is mainly office work, conducted at
home. Salary straight $4,000 year and
expenses-definite. bonatide, no more no
less salary. Monthly $500. References.
Enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope
Herbert E. Hess, President Department
NJ. Chicago.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19
Take Notice

From January IA until fur
Their notice | will sell my
whole stock of goods strictly
at cost and for
cash only....
consisting of Dry Goods,
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps,
Ready-Made Clothing, No.
lions, Rubber Goods-in fact
everything in my line except
Groceries, which | will sell
with 10 per cent profit. l need
money and will sacrifice
goods to get it. | will also
say to those who owe me &C
counts to call and settle up,
either by cash or note, and
save extra cost. This is nc
fraud, but strictly honest
business.
j. A. SLENDER
Butter and Eggs BRAYTOr
Same as Cash IOWA.....
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19

Your friends may smile
But that tired feeling
Means danger. It
Indicates impoverished
And impure blood.
This condition may
Lead to serious illness.
1t should be promptly
Overcome by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Which purifes and
Enriches the blood,
Strengthens the nerves,
Tones the stomach,
Creates an appetite,
And builds up,
Energies and vitalizes
The whole system. 81
Be sure to get
Only Hoods
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19

Headache stopped in 20 minutes by Dr.,
Niles Nm PILLS. "One cent dose."
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-18
DEATHS.

GILMAN-In Cambridge, 10th, Eliza M.
Gilman widow of Leander p. Gilman
n yrs. 6 mos.
Funeral at her late residence on Tues
day at II 80 a. m. Burial at Worcester.
GRTFFIN-In Princeton. 18th, Mary A.,
wife of John D. Griffin, 7S yrs.
Funeral from her late home Thursday
at o'clock.
NOONAN-In Gardner. 10Th Mrs. Richard
Noonan, 81 yrs
CARTER-In Gardner. 18th, Earl Nathan.
son of Charles Fred and Nellie f. Car
ter, mos. 16 days.
TENNEY-In this city. 18th, Frank Fl.
Tenney, so yrs. mos. % days,
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend funeral services at his late resi-
dence, IN Austin street, Tuesday, at IL
a. m.
COLEMAN-In this city nth, Susan NJ.
widow of Charles c. Coleman. 70 yrs.
mos. 6 days.
Relatives and friends are invited to att
tend funeral services at her late resi-
dence, 10 oxford street, Wednesday, az
2.30 p. m.
DORAY-In this city, nth Onesiphore p.
Doray, 50 yrs. mos. III days. -.
Prayers at his late residence, No. il
Shelby street, this (Tuesday( afternoon
at o'clock. Friends invited.
NEEFTTs--In this city, 18th, William Nee
fus GO yrs 3 mos. IS days.
THAYER-In this city, 18th, Ell Thayer.
79 yrs. 10 mos. days.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend funeral services at. Dread Castle
Tuesday at 2.S0 D. m.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-18
rELEPHoNEs IN HAWAII.
Islands Kept in Touch With the World
by Lookout Station.
Chicago EIerald.N

Nowhere in the world, perhaps, is tho
telephone q greater factor in life than
in Hawaii. In the islands there are
about 1000 telephones to population of
900. or one telephone to every fifty
two inhabitants. On the Island of Oahu,
on which Honolulu is situated, there are
1890 telephones to population of about
$4,000, or about one to each forty-one
of the population.
The telephone was introduced here in
the later part of 1880, and soon became
an established part of the business, So
cial and political life of the country. 1t
may sound strange to use the word
political in this connection, but it is
true in a sober and literal sense, for in
every revolution that has been planned
or attempted the seizure and control
of the central telephone office has al
ways been one of the first strategical
moves thought Of
The telephone is much more of pub
| lie institution here than ii is in most
places. Isolated as the islands are, the
arrival of a steamship from a foreign
land is of personal interest to almost
every individual The government
maintains a lookout station on Diamond
Head, from which approaching vessels
in any direction can be sighted while
still from twenty to forty miles distant,
depending on the state of the atmos-
phere. AS soon as a steamer is sighted
Central Is notified" Central" then
notifies the pilot office, the port physi-
clan, the board of health. the custom
house, the postoffice, the newspaper
offices and a few other persons who
have a particular interest in having
early information of this character.
Then the electric light company is
notified. and it gives two long whis-
| ties if the steamer is from America and
| three if it is from any other part of the
world. For two minutes after these
whistles are blown no telephone con-
nections are made, but the force at
central keeps repeating the name of
the steam and its location, as Austria
| liza off Koko Head" or China off Wal
amaze" so that all any individual needs
to do is to go to the nearest telephone
| put the receiver to his ear and listen,
| and he will know what steamer it is
where it is, and if he has lived here
any length of time he can form an ac-
curate judgment as to how long it will
| be before the steamer will be at the
wharf
If the steamer brings any striking
| piece of news of general interest, Cen
trail gives it to everybody who calls up
for a connection. In this way the de-
struction of the Maine was known all
over this island within ten minutes
after the Zealandia which brought the
news was at the wharf
If an important parsonage dies the
news is distributed in the same way,
and central" can always be depended
on to give the hour and place Of a flu
neral as soon as the hour has been
| fixed. In New York and Chicago, if
you want to make an inquiry, you ask a
| policeman. In Honolulu you ask
central"
The meat markets have a list of their
regular customers at Central" and at
about o'clock each evening Central
calls them all up In order and takes
| their orders for the next morning s
breakfast
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-18
TELEeRAPHIc BREWTlEs.
Short Bits of News Gathered in Many
Diffnrent Lands.

London April 1S.-IIerr Pollock, the well
known engineer and electrician, has dis
covered, says the Vienna correspondent of
the Daily Chronicle, a means of telegraph
ing 10000 words per hour over a single
wire.
Halifax. n. s., April 1.-THE provincial
legislature of Prince Edward Island
opened today. The governors speech con-
tanned nothing extraordinary.
Newport, April lin the probate court
this morning the administrators of the
William II. King estate were authorized
to make a second distribution of the es-
tate among the heirs The amount is
about S640. 600. which is all that remains of
the estate except $4,000 reserved for ex-
penses.
Boston. April lit was learned by the
police today that Rodney p. Woodman. a
prominent business man of this city. COM
mitted suicide by hanging Saturday eve
ming at his apartments IN the Hotel Glad
stone. Roxbury.
Boston. April II. - Thomas Mooney. an
American sailor who risked his life to res
cue the crew from the British schooner
Granville in 1885, received silver watch
today as a reward from the Canadian
government.
New Haven. April 17-Ray Morris, 1901
was tonight elected sophomore fence ora
tor, in which capacity he Will oifciate at
the giving over of the old fence to the
freshmen at the close of their eXamina-
tons in June.
Woods Hon. Mass, April 17.-An I'M
identified seaman was lost from the light
house tender Mayfiower today in Vineyard
sound.
Northampton. April 1.-THE Rev. Thos.
S. Bunnell is dead after a prOtracted ill
ness. He was for many years mission
airy of the American board in India. He
was born in Chesterfield. Mass, Feb. 3,
1929.
Philadelphia. April 1T.-Whitaker & De
lancy's glue works at Tacony were burned
today. Loss 100000
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-18

street at Vernon street; Gold street at
Sargent .stEeets~Grove street -at.-North
street. Also several distributing pole
locations.
It was voted to instruct the city
solicitor or his assistant and John w.
Howell of the city engineers depart
ment, to attend the hearing before the
harbor and land commissioners in BoS-
ten today, on the petition of Henry w.
Goodnow of this city for license TO
build a wharf at Lake Quinsigamond.
The representatives Of the city We're
instructed not to oppose the petition IL
the object is for the best interests OF
the city. A general expression Of the
board was that the petition should be
granted, as with two lines of steam
boats having landing places at the lake
better service is assured.
A communication was read from the
clerk of the board of fire department
engineers giving notice of the appoint
ment of T. f. O'Gara as hoseman on
Engine company No. 3, and Frank j.
Moynihan as a permanent man in the
fire alarm department The appoint
ments We're confirmed.
The appointment of A. F. Cannon as
a special policeman for Providence
street and vicinity was confirmed.
The petition of Justin A. Ware FOR
the making public of Beacon street
from Hammond to Rirsey street, was
referred to the committee on streets.
The board voted to concur with the
common council on the order introduce
ed by John H. Meagher authorizing the
committee on charities to consider the
advisability of the establishment and
maintenance by the city of a public
lodging house for the relief of INDECENT
persons.
The order of Alderman O'Connell for
the appointment of a joint special com
mittee to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of
purchasing a street watering plant was
laid over until the next meeting of the
board.
The following orders We're adopted:
That the committee on streets be in
structed to consider the advisability of
matchmaking Providence and Vernon
streets and report. Introduced by AL
derman OConnen.
BY Alderman Barrett-That the COM
mittee on fire department inquire into
the number of persons, firms and cor
porations that are using the fire depart
ment building to locate gongs or fire de-
partment appliances of any kind for
private use and the committee is fur
Their ordered to report such rules and
regulations as will meet with the ap-
prevail of the board of engineers.
Adjourned for one week at 7,30 o'clock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-18


Children deprived of fats
and mineral foods have
weak bones, flabby flesh and
thin watery blood.
The milk of nursing
mothers, enfeebled by chron-
ic diseases, or long contin-
ued nursing, produces the
same results.
SCOTS Emulsion is cod
liver oil partly dige8ted and
with the hypophOsPhites,
forms a fat food which acts
on the infant through the
mothers milk, giving rich
blood, strong nerves and
sound flesh and bones to both.
soc. and sr.oo. all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists. New York.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-18
CONFESSIONS 70 HIS PIPE,

How hate the mellow luster
of one waxen, polished floor,
Where l founder, limp and helpless,
Lose my balance o er and Ger.
How / dread to move across II,
Feeling very sad and sure
I'll go slipping,
laundering, tripping
On that waxen, polished floor.
When I'm asked to pass the teacups
Nervous chills attack my spine,
And the Turkish rugs seem shying
From those wabbly feet of mine.
How / yearn for sturdy life-lines
While that hardwood undertow
Sends me slipping,
Stumbling, tripping,
Worse than any surf ! know.
] might walk with bold assurance
Down a steep toboggan slide;
Even do a graceful two-step
On a glaciered mountain-side;
But Just let me cross that hoodoo
When a certain girls around
And I'll waver,
Slide and quaver
TIL that floor has brought me down.
Yet one pleasure, one dear pleasure,
Holds that tricky floor for me;
In its mirrored boards picture
I've a fancy ! can see.
Some day she'll miss her footing,
French heels click sweet alarm
She'll come slipping,
Swaying, tripping,
Straight into my outstretched arm.
Philadelphia Inquirer.