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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-19
To Increase Capitol Stock.

Spokane. Wash. Sept, 1.-THE stock
holders OF the Washington Water Pow
er company have voted 70 increase their
capital stock from 81 100000 to 81, 900 0J0.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-19
Marcus DAILY Considerably Improved.

New York, Sept l9,-It was said at
the Netherlands hotel today that Mar
Gus Daily, who has been III al that place
for some days, was considerably i'm
nroNed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-19

viewed by the News" and ln answer
% questions said No; / DO not see
how the strike in the East can affect the
coal situation here in any way either
as 10 price 0r output IL should be
borne In mind that the men who have
struck In the Pennsylvania districts are
hard coal mlncrs-that Is. miners Of
anthracite coal. while in Utah our
mines produce soft coal only
Continuing MI sharp said: I'VE
might ship some coal as far east as
western Colorado. but as long as the
soft coal miners Of the East and South
remain out Of the strike troubles there
can be no demand for our coal In the
FAR East. At present we (the Pleasant
Valley company are turning out from
thirty-hve 20 f0riy-th0usani tons a day
and are furnishing large quantities TO
the Southern Pacific and other western
railroads which. with other big con-
sumers. are using more coal this year
than ever before The demand iu Cali
fornlu for Utah coal Is something I'M
precedented Do
COAL on HAND.
II was further asccrtained that salt
Lake dealers have probably coal enough
on hand TO supply AN demands for thir-
~ days. In ease OF a very cold spell II
would not last that long one dealer
was asked. why in view OF the extra
ordinary demand Tor coal at this time
Of the year. the capacity of the mines
was not Increased His answer made
the reason very plain. Said he. "The
mines are now working as many men as
they can They are taking out as much
coal as they can. They ate supplying
an the demands they can To increase
their capacity means nothing more nor
less than the opening Of new mines To
open new mine 90 the point where II
VIII produce coal In large quantities viii
take the expenditure of % vast amount
OF money and full years time. So you
see there Is little prospect FOR relief In
that direction. Sun / see no reason for
great fear that there viii not De- enough
coal In Salt Lake 10 supply an ordinary
demands OF course, n long. hard Win
ter and deep SHOWS might aggravate
conditions and make a coal famine one
OF the possibilities.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-19
MoREA COLLIERY SHUT UP.

Potsvllle. Pa, Sept, l9.-Morea coll
liery is still shut up as tight as a drum
The other collieries IN the Mahoney
City districts are al work today. des-
pte reports last night that some OF
them might be tied up The precautlon
has been taken TO swear IN forty-dve
special policemen 20 give protection to
the non-strikers In that district.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-19
sUPT. sHARP's VIEWS.

Superintendent Sharp, OF the Pleasant
Valley Coal company, was next inter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05

Astrology, chiromancy and kindred
sciences survived the middle ages, and
for aught we can tell many an anxious
inquirer today is busily engaged, with
the aid of retort and crucible, in quest
Of the philosophers stone, or in seek
ing to fix the site of buried treasure
by means of simple suffumigation.
People pay money to have their char
acters told from their handwriting. No
fancy bazaar is complete without its
soothsayer or spaewife. This adept is,
as rule, more polite and discreet than
Cadwallader in "Peregrine Pickle
But for an adequate fee he or she is
quite prepared to brighten nervous
clients into fits by predicting evils i'm
minent or remote. In private life
many ladies may be found to read your
hand with the perspicacity Of Hey
raddln Maugrabin, or to construct your
ephemerIs with The judgment OF a
Galeotti They will discourse to you
fiuently of lines of life and health, OF
Jupiter. of Mercury. and, above all. Of
Venus. II Saturn to appear combust,
they will pull long face, and their
alarm for your future will know no
bounds II Mars have more dignity than
is rightly his in the cusp of the twelfth
house. AS for "scrying" in a crystal
glove, do we not all know that Mr.
Lang finds therein his chief diversion
after golf and fishing ?-Blackwoo 3
Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
Hamlin Items.

Seth Hartzell is talking of going to
North Dakota soon.
Mrs. Esbeck, of Audubon gave us a
call Monday afternoon.
The corn blowers and hay makers
are all rushing in this corner of the
township.
John White, a son-in-law of Clark
Wilson lost his best horse by lightning
last Monday.
A lady from Atlantic arrived here
Monday evening for visit with John
Lewis and family.
Lon Wards father is here on visit
from Cedar county. They spent Sun
day at Clark Wilson's.
George Scott, our census man, was
surprised at the number. 1t went
away ahead of what he expected.
Uncle Coonrod received letter this
week from his son in Nebraska. He
reports the crops good out there.
The last quarterly meeting for the
year was held at the Old Hamlin
church last Sunday Those of the
class that We're not present missed an
excellent sermon delivered by the
elder, Rev. DIR. Allen.
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 1t mas been familiar to
Europeans and Asiatlcs. The Latins
made three distinctions in kissing
the osculum being the kiss of friend
ship ana respect. the basium that OF
ceremony, and the suayiolum 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 1t does of the
Greek church at the present day The
Monaghan kiss differs from ouss. and
the lips OF the kissers do not come into
contact with one another. In kissing
a person 1t 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 well 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
0ray.

Mrs. G. E. Mertz drove to Audubon
Friday.
Prof. Cunningham was in the city
one day last week.
Mr.. Lancelot and Jay spent Sunday
at their home here.
Anna French is visiting with friends
at Halbur this week.
Lizzie Williamson is staying at
Creveling's this week.
Nellie Crow, of Dedham, visited
with Edna Beers over Sunday.
Mrs. O'Leary has gone to Extra to
visit her parents and celebrate.
Mollie Barger and Estella Hepp
drove to Manning Saturday afternoon.
G. Z. Mertz and wife attended the
circus at Audubon Wednesday of last
week.
Miss Laura McMurray, of Manning,
came down Friday to stay till after the
Fourth.
Il. b. Creveling moved Saturday into
his new store building in the Odd Eel
lows hall.
Minnie Bamsey, of Dedham, arrived
here Monday to remain till after the
celebration.
DIR. Beers, Fred Hepp, Nels Chris
Jensen and Gus Forsbeck went to Chi
cago with stock Saturday.
The Gray and Botna boys played
ball at this place last Saturday. At
end of the game the score stood IL to
IA in favor of Botna.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
Weather and Crop Report.
r. b. WATSON, Mgr M. @. g

Des Moines, Iowa, July 2. 1900
The average temperature the past
week was a little above normal, the high.
est record being from the northern half
Of the state. The extreme heat OF the
first two days eliminated in severe local
storms on the night OF the 18th and ear
ly morning Of the 9th. Some damage
was caused by wind squalls and heavy
local showers in the central district, aud
hail in narrow belts. but unreasonable
benefit resulted from the copious rainfall
and refreshing GOODNESS that followed
the storm. Except in very small areas
there is now ample moisture for present
needs of all crops.
Corn fields are now unusually clean,
and the bulk Of the crop has been laid by
in excellent condition. Good progress
has been made in haying; rye, barley and
winter wheat are being harvested; early
sown oats and spring wheat are nearing
maturity In southern counties oats on
rich land suffered some damage by lodg-
ing and rust.
Though meadows have been thicken-
ed up at bottom by recent rains the to-
tai forage crop will be less than usual
Potatoes have made fine growth
but the bugs in some sections are more
destructive than in recent years.
The apple crop is quite variabl 9 ia
all sections, but the general condition
indicates less than the normal yield.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
His Hint For n Rniae.

"There is in the employ Of our house."
said the hardware drummer, "a young
man who is assistant bookkeeper. He's
steady chap, minds his own business
and is as shrewd as they make them.
The other day the senior partner of the
firm, who seldom comes around, made
tour Of inspection, and as he ap-
preached the assistant bookkeeper he
noticed the solemn expression on his
face. Desiring to be genial, he said:
allow are you. young man? l see
you are at your work. That is good.
Close attention to business will always
bring its own reward. Tell me. what
are you earning now per weekp
1.-THE young man, without moments
hesitation, answered, Twenty dollars.
sir, but only get half of that "-Phil-
adelphia Call.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
OLD TIMES, OLD FRIENDS, OLD LOVE.

There are no days like the good old days
The days when we we're youthful;
When humankind were pure Of mind
And speech and deeds were truthful;
Before love for sordid gold
Became mans ruling passion
And before each dame and maid became
Slaves to the tyrant fashion.
There are no girls like the good old girls
Against the world I'd stake 'em-
As buxom and smart and clean OF heart
As the Lord knew how to make 'em.
They were rich in spirit and common sense,
A piety all supportin;
They could bake and brew and had taught
school, too,
And they made the hkeliest courtin.
There are no boys like the good old boys
When we were boys together,
When the grass was sweet to the brown bare feet
That dimpled the laughing heather,
When the pewee sung to the summer dawn
OF the bee in the billowy clover,
Or down by the mill the whippoorwill
Echoed his night song over.
There is no love like the good old love
The love that mother gave US
We are old, old men, yet we pine again
For that precious grace-God save us.
30 we dream and dream Of the good old times,
And our hearts grow tenderer, fonder,
As those dar old dreams bring soothing CLEANS
OF heaven away of yonder.
Eugene Field
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
A Truthful Nomenclature.

In a certain household the true and
only Vermont maple sirup has never
lost its sweetness, and several times a
week from the head Of the table pater-
familias pours out judiciously meas
ured quantities Of 1t 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, Edwardr' 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
Open Air Meeting.

Next Sunday, if 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.. 81. 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 good old fashion basket meeting
and have reunion Of Christian fellow
ship. j. H. MCSPARRAN, Pastor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
The Height of storms.

Professor L. 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
Cameron Township.

Joseph johnson was an Audubon
visitor last Monday.
DIR. Brooks was called into this vi
cinity one day last week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs John Lovelace,
last Thursday, baby girl.
John H. Mosier was up this way last
Thursday talking to our people.
School at the Sands closed last Fri
day. Anna French was the teacher.
Mrs. Milton Grow was quite sick one
day last week. DIR. Brooks was in at
tendance.
Mr.. Coglan, father of Timothy Cog
Ian, was in town few days ago look
ing at farm which he contemplates
buying.
Mollie Bridenstine who has been in
Nebraska for several months past is
expected home shortly after the Fourth
to stay with her parents.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
Bethel.

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 Busch 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
ese 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
s.ooo.ooo.ooo BUSHELS WHEAT
The Amount Required to Feed the
World for a Year.

The Amount Required to Feed the
World for u 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 To-.
C00,000 bushels, requirements have in
creased by more than 100. 0000, 900 BUSH
els, and that the product of the har-
vest Of 1889 was drawn Upon a month
earlier than usual, in order TO exc GU.
defective supplies from the harvest OF
lS97-S-that is, while the world harvest
OF 1888 appears to be some 10000. Coz
bushels greater than the greatest pre-
ceding one, yet 1t is defective by rea-
son of great increase in require
ments since 1894. as well as by the
fact that 1t must meet the needs of
thirteen instead of twelve months.
Basing an estimate of requirements Tor
the 1889 harvest upon the known in
crease of population and the consump-
tion 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, Chilli.
South Africa, Siberia, and the whites
OF the island and tropical colonies Of
Europe will need some 1850, G0OO 900
bushels Of wheat, plus the 100, 0OG, 900
or more bushels required to cover the
thirteenth month. Accepting the high
est reputable estimate of the outturn OF
the 1888 harvest In the regions
named and adding 100000 bushels
of possible imports from southern Asia
and northern Africa, the available sup
ply aggregates 2,3S0,000,O00 bushels.
Granting that these estimates are az.
proximately correct, 1t will lie neces-
sary to make anticipatory drafts upon
the harvest of 1899 for about 14O ,OGO,-
600 bushels, showing that even with
the largest outturns the accumulation
OF reserves to tide over such defective
harvests as that of 1897 is no longer
possible, the power to make such ac-
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
NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA.
His Indignation at Being Spied Upou
nv His Keepera


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 1t,
spied upon while living at St Helena.
Il 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 so 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 II. II he
ever eats bread or meat afterward, I
am not Napoleon. This I am deter
mined on.
II know that / will be killed after
ward, as what can one do against a
camp? But what Of that? / have
faced death many a time. Besides I
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), land never in my life before
did I behold so Ill favored and forbid
ding a countenance or so down and
horrid a look. He carries crime i'm
printed on his countenance. III porte
lie crime empreint sur son visage) He
is 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 LEADING ARTICLE.

Advent and Development of the Edi-
torfal In Newspapers.
81 know what leaders are, for l have
written Them" said Benjamin Disraell
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 small sheet printed on one side
only and made its 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-
ion.
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 1t an imposing ap-
pearance In order that it might at once
attract the eye of even the most casual
reader. After a time 1t was called
leading article or "leader" or "edi-
torial," names by which it is now uni
versally known in newspaper offices.
At the beginning leaders" were pub
lshed 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 rs years ago they
became a settled and regular feature
| Of the daily newspaper and potent
agency for promoting opinions, politi-
cal, religious and social.-Cornhill Mag
aZine
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-05
THE BOOK COLLECTOR.
He Made . Swap whichtSatished the
Secondhand Dealer.

Secondhand Dealer.
Its astonishing how book collecting
will blunt a mans conception of the
rights Of meum ct tuum," said the pro-
prietor of 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
1t will mysteriously disappear the first
time he pays you visit. l am on to
most of the tricks Of the fraternity,
however, and 1t 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 n passionate admirer of Dickens
and has a fine collection of early edi-
tons and books in general relating to
the great novelist. One Of his sets, n
very handsome print with the original
Cruikshank plates, Is short one volume,
the eighth. I have 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 l noticed that he began to
drop in of afternoons with book I'M
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 8 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
killing, and presently he strolled out. I
haven't seen him since. The book he
left was very pretty copy of Keats.
I 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. Bonwell's Tues
day of last week.
G. C. Browning, Reynolds Maurer
and DIR. 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 son
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 Cofiield who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Patty, of Carroll,
returned home Thursday. Mrs. Patty
accompanied her and remained until
Friday.
The missionary talk at the Mt. Zion
church Sunday evening given by Mrs.
Charles Garst was we'll attended and
everyone went home well pleased with
the lecture. The collection was $40. As.