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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04
NO LACK OF GOLD.
The Production Has More Than Doubled
In the Last Four Years.

IN She Last -Four Years.
The production Of gold during the
year 1899 was phenOmenally large.
For the first time In history the worlds
output of this metal exceeded $500, OOO.-
600. This represents an increase Of
nearly 300 per cent during the last
decade. The production for the last
four years has been as follows:
ITnitad States Tho World
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04

Roy Hibbs came home yesterday from
Ames where he has been working at his
trade,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04

Eugene Talbot was visitor in Extra
Saturday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04

Give us chance to please you by SELL
ing you an Anchor buggy. q. W..
Hoover.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04

john Mosier returned from Carroll
Monday where he had been on legal
business.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04

Mrs. ]. Frederickson and son, OF Gil.
roy, California, were visiting with friends
in this city over Sunday.
Do not get scarf if your heart trou-
bles you. Most likely you suffer from
indigestion. Kodol dyspepsia digests
what you eat and gives the worn out
stomach perfect rest. 1t Is the only
preparation known that completely di
gests all classes of foods; that is why il
cures the worst cases of indigestion
and stomach trouble after everything
else has failed. 1t may be taken in all
conditions and cannot help but do you
good. Frick & Son.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04

Thomas Boylan war in Des Moines
the latter part Of last week on legal
business.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04
School Notes.

The sixth room pupils are the proud
possessors of picture OF the presidents
which adorns their walls and which WAS
purchased by their own contributions
and that Of their teacher, Miss Davis,
Miss Stearns is giving the Sth room
pupils a course in nature study.
The following officers were elected by
the Longtellow literary society last Fri
day: Frank Mott, president; Ray Dry
den, vice-president; Gladys Wilson,
secretary; Matt Rippey, treasurer;
Myrtle Ross, librarian; Elmer McKara-
han, editor; Edith Townsend, list critic;
Harry Martin, 2nd critic. Earl Maharg
presided and Frank Mott acted as tenn
porary secretary. There were % voters
and a plurality elected. The rivalry
between the A and b classes ran high
during the election. With the aid OF the
Cs and DIS and much hard work, the Bs
carried the election A program will be
rendered on October 10Th. 1t will be
published in the issue for that week.
The enrolment OF the school is on the
increase. Following are the new pupils;
Gertrude Rogers and will Green, high
school; Ora Booth, Sth; Nettie krause,
9th; Bonnie Granbury, 9th; Elowene
Phelps, Francis Matthias and Amanda
Kruse, 4th; Anna Kruse, 3rd; Edith
Phelps, 2nd.
The C's are taking civil service ex'
animation in arithmetic.
Mrs. Barker, representing d. O. Heath
l. Co, New York, Chicago and Boston
presented the matter OF introducing
drawing into the public schools OF Au'
dubon, to the teachers and Board OF
Education yesterday evening. She in
PRODUCES the new short course in draw
ing. IL adopted, it will be taught twenty
minutes every other day in all rooms ex
cept the high school. Mrs. Barker ap'
pears to be a very efficient teacher un
derstsnding her branch Of art thoroughly
No cutting or FASTING work is done, but
some coloring. 1t is not art, but drawing
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-04
Club Notes.

Miss Farquhar, Miss Lucy Friedrich
son, Mrs. DIR. Fulton, Mrs. Green and
Mrs. Hanna entertained the l,dies OF
the Columbian club last Tuesday night
at the hume of Miss Farquhnr. Delight
full refreshments were served aud the
evening passed pleasantly.
The Columbian club will hold It's first
meeting in its new Library home one
week from next Tuesday. October 10th.
1t is good to have home once more.
Mr.. Anderson. the artist who has been
for some time among us, left valuable
specimen Of his work for the library. 1t
is an elegant portrait Of the poet, Viii
liam Cullen Bryant, done in oil, and
valued at fifty dollars The club up.
prcciates this gift and desires to call the
attention. Of those frequentiug our read
ing rooms 10 the merit OF the work and
the study OF the fine face represented.
Miss StearHs, Mrs. Ed Bilharz and
Mrs. Ed Van Gorder are a committee to
investigate and decide upon the advisa.
bility OF having an art exhibit here.
Miss Bilharz, Mrs. Nash and Mrs.
Mott constitute the lecture course CON-
mittee for the year. They report the
dates fixed about one month apart, the
first to occur in November These ladies
having had experience in this line are
well qualified to select from the various
courses submitted to their inspection
and we are assured the winter holds a
rare treat for us all in the Columbian
Lecture course.
The Columbian club being now an in
corporated body, is getting new set of
its constitution and by laws printed.
Mrs, Townsend was received into the
memberhip this week
By kindness Of Smith Mcpherson the
Congressional Record may be found at
the library.
Miss Ethel Kuhn, youngest daughter
Of Hon. j. Kuhn, OF Audubon, arrived
The age-herald., 1900-11-02
aiabama's New Delegation.

It is very desirable that the next House of Representatives should be controlled by ths Democrats, and the Age-Herald is glad to say that Alabama will contribute member from her Fourth District toward the dozen needed in order to change the dominant party of the House. It will send. for that purpose. MT. Bowie, who has no opponent and who will prove himself Nery abe-bodied member.
 The Democrats would feel lonesome without MT. Underwood, who is a member of the Ways and Means Committe, and the Democratic whip. All in all he is, perhaps, the most popular man on the Democratic side of the chamber. He will be returned without opposition.
 And so will John H. Bankhead, who will be chairman of the Rivers and Harbors Committee, if the Democrats control the new house. MT. Blankhead is also a na- tional figure, and Alabama cannot spare him while the Warrior is blocked with shoals, for upon him and Mr. Underwood rest the great responsibility.
 There Is a warm fight in the Seventh District. hut there is more smoke than fire up there. MT. Burnett will be returned by d handsome majority.
 In the tumultuous Fifth District all is now peace and harmony. Charles w Thompson is the candidate of the united and invncible Democracy, and his majority HIl be up in the thousands
 The opposition to Judge Richardson, in the Eighth District, is not potential. MT. Richardson will be seated in the short ses- sion and in the new Congress also.
 In the First District George W. Taylor will be his own successor, as will Henry D. Clayton in the Third District. In the Sec ond District A. A. Wiley will succeed Jesse S.allngs.
 The delegation will consist of four new m embers and five old members. The new members will be A. A. Wiley, S. J. Bowie, C. W. Thompson and William Richardson. These changes came about under varying circumstances, but we hazard nothing in saying that the standard of the delegation will not be lowered by the newcomers
The age-herald., 1900-11-02
DARK DAYS FOR BANK CLERKS

New York Letter in the Pitsburg Dispatch.
 Not satisfied with mere surveillance of their clerks, many banks in New York have taken to discharging those of convi- vial habits. Every employe given 10 gamb- ling is to be dropped. In proof of it's sin cerity the German Savings Bank discharged three clerks merely because detectives who were hired to watch them discovered they were laying bets on races in certain pool rooms. Officials of the bank hasten to add that no money is missing. The honesty of their ex-employes were not questioned. Horse races put them under the ban how ever. Every financial institution is getting on the safe side these days Even the news of Alvord's capture has not allayed uneasiness among many directors
The age-herald., 1900-11-02
THE HORSE SURVIVES

From the St. Louis Post-Distpatch
 First the bicycle was to supplant the horse; then the automobile was to supplaut the bicycle and both were to place the no- ble animal so far back on the shelf that he would be forgotten.
 But the horse still works in harness and saddle and lives In the affection of the peo- pie. The bicycle runs side by side with the automobile. There is robin for all three.
 We have bicycle shows and races, auto. mobile shows and races and horse shows and races. Just now the horse show is the thing, and If anyone imagines that the horse is not popular let him drop into the Coliseum this week and discover his error The horse is supreme there and even the aggregated beauty of st. Louis cannot shake his supremacy; it merely adorns his triumph.
 The horse gives the horse laugh to the inventor of locomotors. The latter enrich man with new means of locomotion, but they are not beautiful with the perfect beauty of life and form; they cannot trot, pace rack or gallop and they do not repay care and kindness with affection. The truth is that the invention of new locomotors only promotes the horse.
The age-herald., 1900-11-02
"0n to Birmingham. y

Such is the title of full Illustrated page in the Brunswick Ga, Picket The page presents an airline railroad running from Brunswick on the Atlantic to smoky Bir- mingham in Jones Valley. Here is what it says:
 At last the long talked of, hoped for and worked for railroad to Birmingham has assumed the proportions of such actual et- fort that the Picket is justified in stating that those who are on the inside of the preliminary organization are accomplish ing feasible results For many months this preliminary work has been working slowly and surely into shape, until few days ago the public were notified that the promoters had called Col. E. c. Machen of New York to Brunsw wick to assume charge of the en- terprise Colonel Machen, a capitalist him. self and strongly backed in this matter, made several trips to Brunswick and finally took hold with his whole heart and purpose to build and complete this road. There is no doubt whatever of the success of the enterprise. We know whereof we write, that the Brunswick and Blrming- ham Railroad will certainly be built and work will commence now in a short time.
 Brunswick must stand as unit to the promoters of this road; must join hand in hand with Colonel Machen. Her citizens must recognize the great importance and necessity of this road. Day by day the interest of all southern railway lines are directing the bulk of their tide water busi- ness to Norfolk to get the long haulage. We must fight the fight of our liberty as We have never fought before.
 Here's to On to Birmingham
 Editor Irvine of the Picket is very much in earnest, and so are the rest of the peo- pie of Brunswick, which is the best deep- water port in the South Atlantic States. The proposed route goes southward from Atlanta to Calera, thence it diyerges east ward straight to Americus, Ga, and from there to Brunswick It parallels other lines, but keeps as a rule goodly distance from them, thus securing local business all tue way. Birmingham would welcome the new road. The more the merrier, is Birmingham's rule It cannot have too many. There are many gaps in Red Noun tain, and there is much ore in the noun tain, too, and every railroad that laps this town is sure Of receiving a good ton nage. Let the Brunswick and Birmingham be built
The age-herald., 1900-11-02

for good and usefulness, from that cause, almost if not totally destroyed! There can be but little doubt that large percentage of that particular class of agent subjected to adverse criticism go forth branded like unfortunate Cain with every mans hand against him, and his hand against every man were goaded and ushered into the moral 'Potter's Field through the gate of unfair and unjust treatment from others" Headline reference in a local newspaper 10 United States Senator Pettus as MT" Pettus suggests the probability that this IS the first instance in which General Pettus was ever referred to in an Alabama news paper as plain mister. When he was ad- mitted to the bar ffty-eight years ago the newspapers then in existence in Alabama never printed "personals," and that was true when, ffty-six years ago, he was elected circuit solicitor. Fifty-four years ago he was an officer in the Mexican war; fifty-one years ago he went to California and staid several years; returning to Ala bama. he was elected a circuit judge forty five years ago; called judge until 1S61, he became a major and very soon a colonel; and just thirty-seven years ago last month he was made brigadier-general and ever since then he has been called General Pet tus. Mir" Pettus! Why, that man has always had an honored title
 
 Secretary of State Robert Patton Me David has come from Montgomery to Bfr- mingham to enjoy the State Fair, and will remain here for two or three days.
 
 MT. Richmond P, Wetmore has returned from New York. He speaks with enthusi- asm regarding the enormous number of voters who gathered about Madison Square to greet Mr. Bryan, and expresses himself as being confident that the Democratic nominee for President will carry New York. MT. Wetmore spent two or three weeks in New York, and. basing his estimates upon what he saw and heard he. believes MT. Bryan will be elected President.
The age-herald., 1900-11-02
HIGHLAND MARY
By Robert Burns.


 Ye banks, and braes, and streams around The castle O Montgomery Green be your woods, and fair your flowers, Your waters never drumliel There simmer first unfaulds her robes, And there the largest tarry; For there I took the last farewell
 O my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk How rich the hawthorns blossom! AS underneath their fragrant shade,
 I clasped her to my bosom. The golden hours on angel wings,
 Flow OCT me and my dearie; For dear to me as light and life,
 Was my sweet Highland Mary! Wi mony vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was flu tender;
 And, pledging aft to meet again, We tore ourSels asunder; But, oh fell Deaths untimely frost, That nipt my flower sac early! Now green's the sod and cauld's the clay. That wraps my Highland Mary! Oh, pale, pale now, those rosy lips,
 l aft hae kiss'd sac fondly! And closed for aye the sparkling glance That dwelt an me sac kindlyl And moldering now in silent dust
 That heart that lo'ed me dearly But still within my bosom'S core
 Shall live my Highland Mary!
The age-herald., 1900-11-02
1ht oEtY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Cost of Campaigns.

Expensive national campaigns were un- known before the war In 1860 the expenses ot the convention that nominated Lincoln were but $7Oo. In 1884, when Lincoln ran agaln, all the election expenses were within sl,ag0 From that time onward expenses. were increased, but not rapidly or heavily, for in lo76 the campaign managers of the two parties spent but $500 OO0. In the Blaine Cleveland race $l5OO,000 was spent; four years later the expenses were $l,So0,00O, and in 'iSs2 they had reached $2,000000. At this point Mark Hanna appears on the scene, and it is all open question as to how much he secured and spent in 1896. The figures were at any rate enormous. Some say as high as $2O O00,000 were disbursed. Senator Lodge says six million dollars covers all election expenses of that demorahzing year. That year set the pace, and hereafter money rules the Republic. No one knows how much Hanna has extorted from the trusts this year, but 1t is believed to exceed largely the expenses of 1896. This money comes from organized wealth, commonly known as trusts; and when money is se- cured in that way for campaign purposes, 1t follows that the administration thus elected is mortgaged to the money power that made it possible. This renders this country an oligarchy. To this complexion have Hanna and Scott brought us at last
The age-herald., 1900-11-02
COTTON GOODS
War in China Has Caused Heavy Re-
 selling

New York November 1.-The Journal of Commerce prints the following:
 Reports have recently been current that there has been a considerable amount of reseling in this market of cotton goods purchased for China in the spring and early summer. the delivery of which was prevent ed by the war-like disturbance in that country.
 While there has undoubtedly been some basis for these reports, it cannot be diseoY- cred that the movement in the direction of reselling has assumed any prominent proportions, and conservative persons esti- mate 2500 bales as the extreme limit of such resales.
 Tt is also estimated that 34,000 bales of cotton goods represent the sum total of all contracts that are held here awaiting change of affairs in China that shall jus tify shipments It was in July, last, that the banks notified their clients that they could no longer finance shipments of cot ton goods to Shanghai, where the ware houses were so overcrowded that there was no room for additional imports.
 stocks are very heavy at Shanghai, and had it not been for the sharp advance in the price of raw cotton the troubles In China would undoubtedly have caused a ruinous condition of affairs in all branches of the cotton goods export trade in China As matters have turned out, however, ex- porterS m this country and buyers in China find themselves with stocks of goods on hand which could not be duplicated at the purchase prices Some small resales have indeed been made at a profit, even after counting the interest charges that exporters have had to pay manufacturers as an offset to the latter for delaying de- liveries beyond contract date"
The age-herald., 1900-11-02
IRON MARKET
Improvement in Conditions Noted-De-
 mand is Heavy

New York, November 1.-The Iron Age today says:
 "Conditions in the iron and steel trades are improving. Increased demand for steel billets has resulted in an advance of s1 peZ ton at Pttsburg.
 Prom all quarters some the reports of active buying of foundry irons the een- mage already placed having been large, while there are still very important re- quirements unsatisfied. Some of the sales were affected at low prices and while no advance has yet taken place, it is fact that a number of sellers have withdrawn being well filled for some time to come. There has been some movement, too, in Bessemer pig in Pittsburg and in basic pig in eastern Pennsylvania.
 'This activity In pig iron has caused a better feeeling in all markets, and 1t is all the more a trustworthy indication of im- provement since it is free from the sus- piclon of any rigging by any combination, association or consolida ton.
 The demand from Europe has fallen off considerably, and few additional sales for export are recorded. Even if the outlet in the iron should be slightly choked, a mod crate revival in the home requirements would offset the loss many times over."
The age-herald., 1900-11-02
FAST FLYING CASTELLANE
He Has Been Spending His wife's Money
 Too LavIshIy

Paris, November 1.-The civil tribune has appointed George J. Gould trustee for the Countess of Castellane, his sister Ac- cording to the pleadings in the case her husband, Count Boni de Castellane, spent 23,000 GOO francs in four years, whereas his income from his wifes fortune is only B. 000O00 francs.
 The action in the case was the result of a suit brought by Mr. Gould against his sister The court granted his request and appointed him trustee. The proceedings were conducted in secret session, only the bare decision being announced.
 The CastelIenes are now stopping in the country together.
 Maitre Bonnet, when applying for the trusteeship informed the president of the court that the countess herself recognized that the expenditure had been too lavish and that it was necessary for some per son of experience and authority to man. age her affairs. He went on to say that, although the countess was a consenting party to the trusteeship, it was desirable that he should furnish precise details.
 The income of the countess, he set forth, was 3,0o00O0 francs Since the marriage
 
 debts now amounted to 22O00,00O francs. The Gould family had met in consultation and unanimously decided to authorize George Gould to make the present app1ica ton. The debts, Maitre Bonnet said, were the following: 702, 900 francs in connection with the charity bazaar building and the hotel in the Rue Malakoff, etc; CESS, ,260 francs on martgage payable from 1900 to 1909; 4,293, 155 francs on bills, money loaned; 9,100,0 600 francs owing to curio dealers.
 Maitre Bonnet went on to assert that the creditors distrained on the Seine ct Disc property and that the family had to fn- tervene to prevent the sale.
 With regard to the fitness of George Gould to be trustee, Maitre Bonnet pointed out that his fortune was larger than that of the countess, that authority based on affection would be great and that no one was better qualified it was Geoge Gould who was appointed executor of his fathers will. Another consideration was that the cleaning away of the debts would take number of years and that therefore 1t would be wise to economize and not to go to the expense of a paid trustee.
 The tribunal, taking this view, declared the plaintiff, possessed better than any other of the necessary position and author ity to assist the defendress.'
 It appears that the countess, who was not present in court today, was questioned by President Baadouin last Friday.
The age-herald., 1900-11-02
CONTRIBUTED TopRosPERIrY
Letter Tells the Republicans His Son Gave
 S7,OOO,o00 to 1t

Chicago, November 1.--When approached some days ago for a contribution to the Republican national campaign fund, Levi z. Letter of this city after tartly declining to part with single dollar of his millions, added by way of explanation of his refusal:
 Prosperity is the Republican party's winning card this year, and I'd like to know who has done more to bring about the existing state of affairs than I have. Prosperity begins with the farmers, and as that wheat deal of my sons cost me $l,OOO,- 0OO I think I have done all that can be reasonably expected of me toward the present campaign.
 This Is the first time MT Letter has given the public an idea of the actual cost of Joe" Letters sensational attempt to cor ner the wheat market two years ago.
The age-herald., 1900-11-02
Senator Scott in Hot Water.

Senator Scott is multi-millionare and a heavy holder of Standard Oil trust cer- tincates He is in charge of the Eastern headquarters of the Republican National Committee, and at a private dinner he made speech before the leading Repubn- can politicians, in the course of which be said:
 Right here I want to say that believe 1n trusts; they are good thing. The Standard Oil Company put in It's pipe lines to all the small towns where oil is pro- dUced, and if it was not for the Standard oil Company this prosperity that we have would not be there today.
 He lives in West Virginia and his re- marks as to Standard Oil refer to the towns of the State he sometimes stays in The trust he refers to is the most gigantic con- cern In the country. IL taxes every oil- consuming lamp up to the point of paying 50 per cent year on its capitalization which is s1Oo,OoO,OOO,
 This stock Is now quoted above 600. IL Is in few hands, and if its robbery of the people go on unchecked it will not be long before its leading stockholders will own controlling interests in nearly every lm- portant industrial combination. Leaving out" says the Baltimore Sun, "the rail- roads and the mines, the total value of all the stocks quoted at the New York Ex- change is great deal less than two billion dollars, sum which, under the present conditions. will be paid In dividends to Standard oil stockholders within the next forty years. So that it Is entirely within