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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
THE LEADING ARTICLE.
Advent and Development of the Edi-
torial In Newspapers.


tOrial In Newspapers.
81 know what leaders are, for have
written them," said Benjamin Disraeli
in the course Of speech in the house
of commons, and, though all Of us may
not have written leaders" for The
Morning Post and other newspapers,
like Disraeli, we all at least know the
meaning of the term leaders"
For more than 100 years after the
publication of the first daily newspa-
per The Daily Courant, which consist
ed of a small sheet printed on one side
only and made it's appearance in Lon
don in March, 1902, the "dailies" con-
fined themselves to what Is perhaps
the proper business Of a newspaper,
the publication of the largest possible
amount of news, and made no attempt
whatever to mold or direct public opin-
lon.
At the opening Of the nineteenth GEN.
fury "the leading article" first appear
ed in the morning papers. 1t was orig
inally. called the Headed article" be-
cause of the "leads" or spaces intro
duced between the lines to spread out
the article and give it an imposing APP
pearance in order that it might at once
attract the eye of even the most casual
reader. After a time it was called
leading article" or "leader" or "edi-
torial," names by which 1t is now uni
versally known in newspaper offices.
At the beginning leaders" were pub
lished only tentatively. Their publica-
ton was irregular. In form they were
brief-we should call them editorial
paragraphs" now-and they were prin-
cipally used to direct special attention
to some important event recorded in the
news columns. But IS years ago they
became a settled and regular feature
of the daily newspaper and n potent
agency for promoting opinions, politi-
cal, religious and social.-Cornhill Mag
aZine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
Open Air Meeting.

Next Sunday, il suitable weather, the
Christian church rally will be in the
park, but should the weather be unfav-
orable for open air meeting it will be
held in the court house. b. S. Denny,
corresponding secretary of the Iowa
Christian Missionary Society of Des
Moines, will preach at IL a. m. There
will be an old fashion basket dinner at
II. L. FL. Humphreys, Of Atlantic, will
preach at 3 p. m. and b. S. Denny again
in the evening. Everyone in the county
who can is urged to come, enjoy once
more a good old fashion basket meeting
and have reunion of Christian fellow
ship. j. III. MCSPARRAN. Pastor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
kissing a Civilized Custom.

Among the aboriginal tribes of
America and Central Africa kissing
was unknown, though from the most
remote times it mas been familiar to
Europeans and Asiatics. The Latins
made three distinctions in kissing
the osculum being the kiss of friend
ship ano respect, the baslum that OF
ceremony, and the suaviolum that Of
love. The Semitic races used to kiss,
and We find that the kiss of peace"
formed a part of the sacred rites OF
the early Christians, as it does of the
Greek church at the present day The
Monaghan kiss differs from ou"s, and
the lips OF the kissers do not come into
contact with one another. In kissing
a person it brings the nose irto light
contact with the hand, cheek or fore
head; the breath is drawn in through
the nostrils, and the act terminates
with a slight smacking OF the lips.
The Chinese regard our mode of kiss
ing as quite horrible, while We are
SO we'll satisfied with it that We have
no desire to take lessons in the art
from them. ... .... ....
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
The Height of Storms.

Professor +. II. Bigelow furnishes
The American Journal Of Science with
some of the results of the international
cloud work for the United States. The
penetration Of ordinary cyclones into
the higher regions Of the atmosphere
is slight. They are only two or three
miles deep. Hurricanes are five or six
miles deep. The anticyclonic and cy-
clonic areas are hardly to be consider
ed as centers of motion except in the
very lowest strata, since currents of
air blow directly over them from west
to east, even in the cumulus region of
the Rocky mountain districts. The or
binary circulation theory does not hold
good. In each stratum from the sur
face to the cirrus level about as much
air moves north as south, for there are
enormous counter currents passing by
each other at the same level and not
over one another at different eleva-
tons. This puts a new aspect upon
the entire problem of the general cir
culation.-Nature.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
The Amount Required to Feed the
World for a Year.

The Amount Required to Feed the
World for a Year.
While the world-thanks to the
fields Of North America-has probably
grown in 1899 the greatest crop Of
wheat ever harvested as one result of
the depletion Of American herds and
the devotion of an otherwise impossi-
BILE ten million acres to wheat pro,
duction, says Self-Culture, yet we mus
not lose sight of the fact that, while
the years harvest probably exceeds the
great world crop of 1894 by some 15,-
100000 bushels, requirements have in
creased by more than 100,0000,000 bush
els, and that the product of the har-
vest OF 1883 was drawn :ipcn a month
earlier than usual, in orde: to exc GU.
defective supplies from the harvest OF
lS97-S-that is, while the world harvest
of 1883 appears to be some 10000, COO
bushels greater than the greatest pre-
ceding one, yet it is defective by rea-
son OF great increase in require
ments since 1894, as we'll as BY the
fact that 1t must meet the needs of
Basing an estimate of requirements ior
the 1889 harvest upon the known in
crease of population and the consump-
ton OF recent years, as indicated by
estimates, mostly official of production
in such years, the "bread-eating" pop
ulations of European lineage inhabit-
ing Europe, the United States, Canada,
Australasia, Argentina, Uruguay. Chill.
South Africa, Siberia, and the whites
Of the island and tropical colonies Of
Europe will need some 1850, GOOO 900
bushels of wheat, plus the 100, 600 900
or more bushels required to cover the
thirteenth month. Accepting the high
est reputable estimate of the outturn of
the 1885 harvest in the regions
named and adding 100000 900 bushels
Of possible imports from southern Asia
and northern Africa, the available sup
ply aggregates 1855, OOO,O 900 bushels.
Granting that these estimates are az
proXimately correct, it will lie neces-
sary to make anticipatory drafts upon
the harvest of 1899 for about 140, OG0,-
900 bushels, showing that even with
the largest outtqrns the accumulation
OF reserves to tide over such defective
| harvests as that of 1897 is no longer
| possible, the power to make such &C
cumulations having disappeared in the
| absence of acreage increases propor-
| toned to the increase of the consum,
ing populations.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
A Truthful Nomenclature

In certain household the true and
only Vermont maple strip has never
lost it's sweetness, and several times
week from the head Of the table pater-
famillas pours out judiciously meas
ured quantities of it on the plates of
his children. TO give piquancy to the
ceremony he always explains that this
time he Is going to give Bob an ostrich
and Maize an antelope, with something
else from the nursery books for Teddy.
One day the latter small philosopher
was seen to regard the various plates
for a considerable space of time in ST.
lence. what is it, Edward" his
mother asked.
Muffin" replied the hopeful. Il was
just finkin that me an Bob an Maize
allus seems to get birds an snakes an
fings wiz skinny legs, but pop, general
ly gets a ELEPHANT or hipperpotamus."
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
THE BOOK COLLECTOR.
He Made . Swap Which Satisfied the
Secondhand Dealer.

SecOnunuu0 DehAcEs
Its astonishing how book collecting
will blunt a mans conception Of the
rights Of meum ct tuum," said the pro-
prietor of q delightful old secondhand
store on the south side Of the town. 81
wouldn't trust confirmed collector as
far as ! could throw Jackson square by
the monument. They all consider them
selves licensed privateers, and when
one of them wants any particular vol
ume and can't buy it the chances are
it will mysteriously disappear the first
time he pays you a visit. / am on to
most of the tricks Of the fraternity,
however, and it takes a pretty smooth
individual to secure any plumber in this
shop.
"Only recently circumvented an old
gentleman In a manner that Is apt to
adhere to his memory for some time.
He is a passionate admirer of Dickens
and has a fine collection of early edi-
the great novelist. One Of his sets,
very handsome print with the original
Cruikshank plates, is short one volume,
the eighth. I have a copy Of the same
edition, and he has tried repeatedly to
get me to break 1t so as to complete his
own, but have of course refused.
"Then I noticed that he began to
drop in of afternoons with a book IN
der his arm, looking up and down the
shelves. The volume he carried bore a
close external resemblance to the copy
of Dickens he wanted, and suspected
at once that I would some day find
them exchanged. Consequently lock-
ed up the coveted volume s and substi-
tuted a worthless treatise on mathe-
mates bound in the same manner. My
visitor knew the exact location of the
book on the shelf, and the other day I
purposely gave him an opportunity to
make the shift. 1t was done In twin
king, and presently he strolled out. /
haven't seen him since. The book he
left was very pretty copy of Keats.
l am well satisfied with the swap
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
Viola Center.

Mr.. Nice is visiting the Coffield fam
lily this week.
Oda Bonwell closed her school in
district No. 2 Friday.
William Booten went to Sac City
last week on business.
George Texter spent the Fourth at
the home of Marshall Beatty.
A number of relatives and friends
ate ice cream at the Chas. Hoffman
home Sunday.
August Oelke and little daughter, OF
Audubon was at j. G. Bonwelrs Tues
day of last week.
G. C. Browning, Reynolds Maurer
and DR.. Jewell returned from their
western trip Tuesday.
Martin Olsen and wife who have
been visiting relatives in these parts
started for their home Sunday.
w. P. Farguson and family, of Au
dubon, passed through the Center on
their way to Grand Junction Tuesday.
The ball game between the Greeley
and Viola boys to be played on the
Viola diamond Saturday was postponed
indefinitely. ..,......-
Miss Lou Coffield who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Patty, of Carroll,
returned home Thursday. Mrs. Patty
accompanied her and remained until
Friday. 'u.
The missionary talk at the Mt. Zion
church Sunday evening given by Mrs.
Charles Garst was well attended and
everyone went home well pleased with
the lecture. The collection was SO. 45.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA.
His Indignation at Being spied Upon
by His Keepers.

His Indignation at Being spied Upon
by His Keepers.
One Of the talks With Napoleon
quoted from DR.. O'Meara's diary in
The Century records Napoleon's indig.
nation at being, as he considered it,
spied upon while living at st. Helena.
II understand" said he, that an
officer is placed here to report about
me and to see me two or three times
In the "a hours and that they are talk
Ing Of making him go into my chamber
to see me If did not come out. Any
person." said he then, with considera-
BILE agitation, who endeavors to force
his way into my apartment will be a
corpse the moment he enters 1t. If he
ever eats bread or meat afterward, l
am not Napoleon. This I am deter
mined on.
II know that 1 will be killed after
ward, as what can one do against a
camp? But what Of that? / have
faced death many time. Besides
am convinced that this governor, this
chief Of jailers, has been sent out on
purpose to poison me or put me to
death some way or another or under
some pretext by Lord Castlereagh.
II have SEEM" continued he, RUS
slams, Prussians, Arabs, Cossacks,
Tartars, Spaniards, Persians, Turks"
(here he enumerated a great many
more), "and never in my life before
did 1 behold so i'll favored and forbid
ding a countenance or so down and
horrid a look. He carries crime i'm
printed on his countenance. Oh porte
lie crime empreint sur son visage.) He
Is a man, to judge from his physiogno-
my, that one would select for the
committal Of any atrocious crime and
as such has been selected out by your
ministers, ] suppose, on purpose to
make away with me-"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
THE WIND AT THE DOOR.
often to my door

Often to my door
Comes a twilight visitor.
When the mountain summer day
From our valley takes his way,
And the journeying shadows stride
Over the green mountain side,
Down the Glove among the trees
Moves the ghostly wandering brsezs.
With the first stars on the crest
And the pale light in the west
He comes up the dark ravine
Where no traveller is seen.
Yet his coming makes a stir
In the house Of Ash and FIR.
Master, is't in our abode
You will tarry on the roadH"
may, like your roof tree well,
But with you may not dwell"
Birches whisper at their sill
As he passes up the hill,
stranger, underneath our boughs
There is ample room to house."
Friends, have another quest
Than your cool abiding rest"
And the fiuttering Aspen knows
Whose step by her doorway goes
Honor, lord, thy silver tree
And the chamber laid for thee"
''Nay, / must be faring on,
For tonight seek my own.
Breath Of the red dust is he
And a wayfarer like me;
Here a moment and then lost
On trail confused and crossed.
And gently would surprise
Recognition in his eyes;
Touch his hand and talk with him
When the forest light is dim,
Taking counsel with the lord
OF the utterable word"
Hark, did you hear some one try
The west window furtively
And then move among the leaves
In the shadow Of the eavesH
The reed curtain at the door
Rustled; there's my visitor
Who comes searching for his kin.
''Enter, brother, Pm within"
Bliss Carman in Scribner's
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
Bethel.
Frank KILLER and family celebrated
in GRAY.

Frank Kibler and family celebrated
in Gray.
Giant loads of hay are to be seen
driving in the direction of Dan Samp,
sons barn. Hay crop is immense this
year.
John Rusch has again become much
worse. Since our last writing his
friends have become anxious over his
long illness.
Mrs. Garst, lately from Japan, lee
tured at Mt. Zion church Sunday even
ing. No services were held at Bethel
so all could hear the lecture on Japan
csc manners and customs.
George Neff, of Bayard, writes to
Bethel friends from Kansas. He says
it is the garden spot of the world-no
drinking, fine crops, Intellectual peo-
pie, the ladies do the voting and the
children go to school.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
A Monster Devil Fish

Destroying its victim, is a type of
constipation. The power of this
murderous malady is felt on organs
and nerves and muscles and brain.
There's no health till it's overcome.
But DR.. Kings New Life Pills are a
safe and certain cure. Best i'm the
world for stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels. Only % cents at A. ii. Roberts
drug store.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
WON HIM A BRIDE.
The Ruse by Which One Young Mans
Credit Was EstabIished.

.
Credit Was Established.
Major ]. NJ. Burke told a good story
of his experience in helping a friend to
get the girl of his choice.
''He was a good fellow" said he,
"but young and without much capital.
The girl was beauty and loved the
boy, but the father the same old irate
father objected and demanded that
the boy show that he was capable of
supporting a wife. This was in st.
Louis about ten years ago, and the boy
came to me with his troubles.
"'Never mind said 1. I'll fix it up
all right BY the way, how much will
you take for your right leg?
''He looked at me as though were
crazy, but made no answer.
"I'll give you $4,000 for it, 1 said.
"Will you take itY
"'No, I won't he said. What do
you take me for|
"Well, l knew the girls father; he
was merchant, and 1 called to see
him. We finally drifted around to
talking about this young fellow, and
the old man flared little, stating that
he wanted some one VINO could support
a wife to have his daughter.
Support wife! said I, in surprise.
why, he certainly can do all that.
Only a few days ago he refused $1O,-
600 for a piece Of property
Ellis own property? asked the IA
Their. Certainly said I.
"'Who offered him the money! ask,
ed he.
"I did, and he refused it, answer
ed. He claimed it was worth more
"Well, this made hit, and no more
questions were asked. The boy Is do.
ing well now and has good family,
l haven't spoken to the father since"
Washington Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
THE CITY OF HONGKONG.
1t Is One of the Most Unhealthy
Spots ON the Globe.

Spots on the Globe.
In spite Of all the precautions that
have been taken, the perfect sanitation
Of the city, the fine natural drainage,
the cleanliness of the streets, Hong
kong is one Of the most unhealthful
spots on the globe. With its tropical
heat the lofty peaks that half encircle
it catch the clouds that the rapid
evaporation create, and they are
squeezed like a sponge, the floods Of
rain pouring down In streaming tor
rents.
The houses lack light, although they
are built as well as they could be, with
perforated ceilings, through which the
air circulates, admitted from openings
pierced by the outer walls. The floors
are brilliantly waxed, carpets, owing
to the great dampness, being dispens-
ed with. The great difficulty is to Sc
cure light and proper ventilation. The
streets are very narrow, and the tower
ing walls Of buildings opposite OBJ
struct the light in front, while at the
rear the courts of terraces crowded
with foliage cast heavy shade from
that direction. In the gardens, while
plants flourish luxuriantly, there is no
grass, but the ground is green with
moss, just as it grows In damp, shady
places in cooler climates. The heat
and the great humidity are destructive
to health, and it is doubtful If there Is
a single normal liver in the whole OF
Hongkong.
English women who come out with
compilations of cream and roses grow
thin and sallow. The Hongkong com.
plexion Is a startling grayish green
and the old resident has with this pal.
ior dark blush circles under the eyes.
The least exertion includes exhaust.
Ing persplration. and people become
gaunt and thin.-Boston Transcript.
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05

"Have l not always been generous
with you in the matter Of household
expensesW he demanded.
"Yes," she replied bitterly. 81 ask
ed for a stone and We gave me bread"
Then he realized that he would hav"
to get her the diamond she desired be-
fore there would be peace in the fami-
ly.-Chicago Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
Auction of Horses.

l will sell at public auction at Audu
bon, Aundubon county Iowa, on Satur-
day, July 7, at 10 o'clock a. m. sharp, 53
head of horses ranging in age from one
to six years. These horses are from So
Dakota and are we'll bred stock A
part of them are broke to harness. Sale
positive. j. A. SARGENT.
II. n, CAREER AnctiOneer,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
Cold Comfort,

Mr.. Penn-Sir william Thompson
says that the end of the world will not
be brought about by fire, but by frost,
and that the finality will come in TO-
100000 years.
Mr.. Pitt-If there is any comfort in
that, 1t is cold comfort.-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05

Nations and women are good deal
alike"
'In what way"
"Well. when one woman gets a new
hat her neighbor wants to go right
away and get a better one. and when
one nation builds new warship all
the others start right out to get bigger
Ones."-Chicago Times Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
Obituary.

Sarah E. Austin was born May 8, 1921
near Siberian, ADDISON county, VT, and
died at her home in Melville township
June q, 1900, aged 70 years, l month
and II days. On February 26, 1874, she
was united in holy matrimony to Mar,
shall Coleman. This happy union was
blessed with seven children, one son hav.
ing preceded her to the spirit world in
his infancy. She leaves to mourn
her loss an aged and sorrowing hus.
band, four sons and two daughters, one
brother and one sister. There were
present at the funeral two sons, John
and George, one daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Nc Coy, the rest of the children were
not able to be present at the sad occa-
sion.
For the past three years she has been
constant sufferer, not being able to
walk, being confined to her bed or chair,
yet in all this she never complained at
her lot, but sought to make life bright
to all she came in contact with. In her
younger days she was member of the
Congregational church. She still chung
to her faith in the Crucfed Redeemer.
She leaves many warm friends and
neighbors who speak of her life of kind
ness and devotion to. those in need.
The funeral services took place at the
home on Thursday afternoon at o'clock
conducted by M. j. Conner, of Audubon.
A large procession of friends and neigh
bors followed the remains to our beauti.
full Maple Grove cemetery where inter
ment was made to await the summons
Of the king Of kings.
Another life is spent
Another race is run,
Another's pains and tears have ceased.
Another crown ia won. ~
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
CarinE for His Morals.

Mrs. Prys-"Then you are not going
to move into another fiat, after all"
Mrs. Wise-'No; my husband, who al
ways puts down the carpets, was con-
verted lately, and don't want to see
the good man backslide. Judge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
Must Charge Full Rates.

A radical enactment by the Texas
legislature makes 1t a felony for rail-
road officials to give freight rebates,
and authorizes the forfeiture of the
charter Of any railroad apprehended
In giving rebates.-Ex.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05

In a map of China recently published
by the China Inland mission it is point
ed out that it Is wrong to speak of the
"Yang-tse Kiang river" as kiang
means river.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05

1t has been demonstrated by exper-
fence that consumption can be prevent
ed by the early use of One Minute
Cough Cure. This is the favorite
remedy for coughs, colds, croupe, as
thama, grippe and all throat and lung
lung trouble. Cures quickly. E. Frick
& Son.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05

Mrs. Styles-"Do you read much fic-
tom" Mrs. Myles-"Well, yes;
get letter nearly every day from my
husband when he's on the road
Yonkers Statesman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05

Some husbands suggest nothing so
much as that more or less backbone
came away with the rib that woman
was made of.-Detroit Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
r. L. ROBBIE

OF the s. 8. Still College of OsteOpathy, Des
Nones, Iowa. Acute and chrome diseases sue
cesslully treated. Rooms at Park Hotel. Audu-
bon, Iowa. Office hours, 0 to IL a. IN. and
80 to p. m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05

For burns, injuries piles and skin
diseases use DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. Tt is the original. Counterfeits
may be offered. Use only DeWitt's.
Il. Frick & Son.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05

Miss Mary. are you sorry that your
sister Evelyn is married ?" mo; 1t ad-
vances me one number"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05

See j. Il. Carmichael for pianos, or
gaDs and Singer sewing machines at
Rasmussen & Jensens store. II
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
s.ooo.ooo,ooo BUSHELS WHEAT

r. N. CAREER, Auctioneer.