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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-25
Pope Leo's Frugality.

1t seems that his holiness Leo XIII
in the matter Of eating and drinking
is most frugal. A correspondent at
the vatican states that the pope's
breakfast consists Of cup of goats
milk with dash of coffee in it. At
his dinner he consumes a basin of
broth and one plate of roast or boiled
meat. followed by an orange-the lat
ter at all seasons of the year. For
supper he takes a second basin of
broth and boiled egg.
A Michigan paper tells of the ex-
plosion of hot-water bag. A doctor
says: 81 have often wondered that
there have been so few accidents of
this kind People sometimes fill them
with water hot enough to scald a per-
son to death. More care should be taken
and many accidents would beaverted."
Portable houses are made in Con-
necticut for shipment to Venezuela.
-Four skillful men can in three hours
build one of them.
Khartum may now be reached from
Cairo by boat and rail, and a hotel,
with room for sixty guests has just
been completed at Nhartum.
Americans prefer electricity for run
ming automobiles, the French petrole-
um, and the Russians wood alcohol,
costing in that country cents a gallon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-25
Does This Strike You?

Muddy Complexion. Naseating breath come
from chronic constipation Karl's Glover Root
Tea is an absolute cure and has been sold on
an absolute guarantee for over fifty years. The
price is 25c and SOC. G. W. Houston, 2
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-25
M EN-
AN D
WON EN-

soon disappear when the kidneys are out Of
order or diseased. For pleasing results use
Dr.. Kilmers Swamp Root, the great kidney
remedy At druggists. Sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphlet Address, DR.. Kilmer d
Co, Bipghampton, New York,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-25

ute through their systems. GRAIN-O is
made of pure grains, and when properly prel
pared tastes like the choice grains of coffel
but costs about a as much. All grocers see
it. 15c and 25c 8
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-25

Before placing yOsss. orders
fOs. monumental aCOrZc glCe as
u cali. Only the best grades Of
fureiya and domestic marble
and granite ,ssed. !SatistNc-
ton guaranteed in material,
workmanship md price.
GRANTS ATLANTIC
MARBLE and
GRANITE WORKS.
Atlantic. EOsC0.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-25

Kidney trouble preys
upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons
ambition: beauty Wig
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-01-05
BossH
aIs 10 have emerged

Bosch arr 10 have emerged
from his wrestle with the rheumatism
and his eheck-boek, which is credited
witb.such prominent part in the Ohio
campaign, as cross as aedppledbear. He
was hobbling out Of tie White House,
where be had been holding conference
with Mr.. Mckinley and Mr.. Henry G..
Payne, Of Vice., who has been msniior-
ed, as Hanna's successor at the head of
the Republican National Committee,
when he Was asked If it we're true that he
intended to retire from the Chairman-
ship Of the Committee. He glared angri-
ly at the newspaper man who asked the
question, before answering and then
snapped out as he turned away: "No
one is authorized to cay what will do"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-01-05
Those Cold Feet.

HALsEY, Ore, Dec. 20, 1899
We notice short squib In Tuesdays
Daily In which some ehedd gentleman
puiis up on the above beading. For the
past few days our good people have been
fearful Of cold fnAp owing 10 the pre-.
vsilIpg winds blowing from the north.
Bnt VIC have since learned the origin.
IL 10 natural that such winds blowing
from the summit Of those shedd Ice
burgs would In measure produce cold
feet.
When You get Corvallis moved inside
Of Shedds and your babies reach their
majority come up and rub up against
our school boys, Our boys .challe ed
yonr big men 10 play this week.
You said play ball. Nit When I o
frost goes out OF your whiskers neat
spring.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-01-05

When the EngIistl get all their soldisrs
into South Africa there will be about l50,.
600 against lees than half that nun Der Of
Beers. The Boers will have their hand
iull, but it locke very much az il God wa
really on their side, and it is 10 be hoped
they prevail against the hordes of Eng
lish butchers who are seeking to take
away their liberty.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-01-05
yhe le,lIoErat.
The Bravest Act.

'.Tt wac at the battle OF Malabcn th
ching occurred which refer TO-" said
second Oregon officer recently to tn
lcast Orsgoniau.
The officer was visiting Pendleton to-
Few dsys aud wss a. the Hotel Peudle-
ton.
..Tn THE particular instance" contin-
ned the officer, "the Second Oregon reg
iment was the one which deserved gold
en- encom,ums, but was denied its need
of praise through the rigid and myster-
ioua censorship Of all dispatches by Gem
erai Otis.
"At the hattie of MalaboD, General
Macarthur being ia command OF the
American Iorcee, It was desired TO carry
the works Of the Filipinos, on their left,
60 as to stop the enfilading fire which
was being poured into the troops from
the left, and which rendered doubly
perilous any advance our men might
make.
s'You will understand, the Filipinos
we're IN front Of Us, and we're alec to our
left, leaving ths apex Of the angle al
most in front Of, hut llttls to the left
Of the position held by cur forces.
"If detachment advanced to carry
the position OF the Filipinos, 1t was nee
essary to face the fire Of the forces OF the
enemy which were in the trenches di-
rectly ahead. aud at the same time re-
ceiye the Withering ERE which would be
poured into the advancing column from
that left.
IA hasty council was called. and it
was given as the opinion OF every otfcer
of the line that it was absolutely impcs-
sible 10 carry those trenches
.General Funston, Of the Kansas reGi'
ment Of volunteers. was asked II he
and his Kansans could do the work.
General Funston replied that he would
refuse to order his men into sach hel
hole as that.
aThere was ons exception, however,
General Wheaton. In whose brigade were
the Second oregon volunteers, said be
hsd regiment that could and would
carry those trencnes. 1t was the Second
Oregon regiment, under Colonel Sum
mers. When the proposition passed
down the line. the men Of the regiment
heard 1t and understood iust what Il
meant. 1t meant that il the trenches
were not carried with Tush, and the (
Filipinos stood their ground. the regi-
ment would be cut TO pieces.
.swell, az one Of those Oregon men, ]
never expected tl come Dack. II ma1e fr
not one whit Of difference. They went O
over the breastworks like demons, and Ii
rushed towards the line Of Filipinos as .,
though possessed of all the fury Of seven I,
lewis. They reached the trenches al. /
most before they knew the oregons were {
oUring, and when the Americans hurled -
WITT glanees over the top OF the trenches
vheu they arrived on the run the Fill.
limo soldiers were in manv places taken =,
by surprise. The Oregops =,
,illed very many Of the enemy that time =,
nd swept the Filipinos back like wisps y
straw. te
Now, representatives Of the German, ab
.nglish and other foreign governments
eclared it to be the bravest act Of che
hole war egainst the insurgents % to
hat time, and il has not beer surpassed
nee. &c
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-01-05

The Salem Independent predicts that
Tongue will be no where IN tie next con-
gressionaI republican convention. that it
will be either Catch or Brownell. II
ought to be somebody elseiust for .
change. But the DEMocRAT continues it's
prediction that Tongue will be nominal
al
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-01-05

Ihs Independent says Salem has one
or tw3 McDAniels in that city which it
has its eyes on. Better Kill them of at
once. They are blot on any commun-
ity.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-01-05
From the MiIraukee Sentinel !:

From the Milwaukee Sentinel:
II the senate shall teat Mr.. Quay and
the governor Ci Utah thereafter will sp-
point Mr.. Roberts to fill the vacancy
from that state the dignity and cou urtesy
Of the senate viii have problem in con-
stitutional morality worth the consider
ations
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-01-05
The rwentleth Century
EprroR DEMocRAT:

EDITOR DEMOCRAT:
Some time ago, "Another Mistake
. Man" was your headline over q com
4 municat!on by Caelebs, who still think
4 that the headline was misft, Abou
week ago the following editorial ap
peared In the DRMocRAr; "Had Chris
lived phyaicAlly until next January q
time is counted, he would have cons
p.esed nineteen centuries Of life, and ht
would begin next century at that time
and not when he was year old. That
is all there 10 to the question. aud the
Oregonian and others whose vision IL
obstructed should do some figuring"
This, too, 10 mistit, in my opinion
II is an ipse dixit, petitio principil, a
begging of the question, an assumption
for which there is no proof Caslebs
positively denies that his vision is OBJ.
structed, !" on the subject in hand The
"DEMocRAr man" has made an assump-
tion which he does not prove; and With
out proof, ipse dixit proves nothing. l
do not need. therefore, to do any fiGcrlnG
As he asserts. He is the ose who needs
to do the figuring. THAT is all there is
to the question" Mr.. Editor.
1t has occurred TO me, however, that
the Socratic or catechltical method Of set-
Ting difference of opinion might be ad-
vantageously employed in this case. both
parties having taken catechitical
course in the shorter cSsechism. So
here it goes.
How many niautes are l ere
in an hour? Sixty. The hour does
not end. then, until at the end OF
the fifty ninth minuter No, sir How
many days are there in yearf Three
and sixty Eve. Does the year
close at the beginning OF the 365,h day
or at the end Of 1t? At the end.
How many years are there iu cent
ury? One hundred. Can the century
End ct the close If the Goth year? No.
sir. Why? Because it must contain
oue hundred full years. When, then,
lid the second century besin2 Just as
,oon as the inmate hand OF the chro-
,ometer left figure IL, January lss, l0l
When did the third century begin
With the fret minute Of January lst.
'0l. ID
When, then, will the twentieth cent
Try, begini January lat. 1901. It will !
lot begin next Monday, will it7 Whose Il
turing then is correct2 The DExocRAr's y
II that Of
CEIEBs. I
(Prof. John Richie In the Ladies Home n
ournaI. Just ont, also takes the same \
osftfon, stating positively the counting 2
the time begins at !, and then discount IN
,g Caelebs in minute figuring, pesides n
citing the date of the beginning Of the y
Tentteth century as January !, 1901 giv- =
q the exact place in the Pacific ocean, n. n
mewhere near the Friendly islands
here the century will FIST strike the g
orld. TIE q s. government in its p e. In
ninary census instructions starts the e =
'ntuiy on January l, 1901. So what are a
. going to do but submit and take the 81
injury whenever It really does come, SSs
hich after all is not very serious mat /
r. Itall depends on the beginning Il, Ii
OFT which people differ.) OF
IA "a
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-01-05

The most popular lady and gentleman
and the handsomest lady and gentleman
gets present tonight.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-01
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
TO BE HELD TODAY AT NOON Al
RUGERS' HALL
TO Elect Delegates to the state and
other Convcntions-Not Expected
to Nominate "a County Ticket.

The Harris county republican conven-
tion will meet at noon today at Ringers
hall The county executive committee.
however, will meet two hours earlier TO
prepare a temporary roll for the con-
vention.
This convention is called for the pur-
pose of nominating delegates to the state.
congressional and senatorial conventions
and It is not thought that any attempt
Will be made to nominate county ticket.
While delegates were regularly elected
to this convention last Saturday night
some dissenuons have arisen and there
will be at least two contesting delega-
tons, one from the Second, the other
from seS Third ward. elected last night as
follows:
Second ward r. Richardson, c. II.
Smith, l.. w. Woods. S. 7. Williams.
r. Sims. II. Porter william Ross, o..
Johnson II. Rates, W Davis. c. Il. Vison,
e. Lemonds. IL Miligans w. Andrew.
A. p Thomas. l.. Wallace, L. Leroy. j.
Thutley. William Mays. l.. Thomas,
Spence Moore. /. Green, NJ. +. Kennedy.
S. Wallace, j. johnson, j. w. Brown,
N. f. Terry. w. s. Jnkius A. Tickter.
S. Lawson. W. Taylor, W. Ridley, w.
Jackson, $. Cleveland W. Lemond, John
/ Nelson. Wyatt Dupree. D. Earl, Fred
Hunter.
J Third warJ-w. F. Gavin, Charles
/ Wilson, A. Richards. Ed Harris, c. II.
Gavin, Joe Edmons, VIII Burues. j d..
Morris. c. II. Horlen John Briscoe. A.
Burnley John Mace Simon Scott. Chas.
Bevns, Wesley Hall Car Lawson Wan.
Calico. c. Fl. Hawkins. S, D. Gordon,
! II. Freeman b. sporks. Nath Shrubs,
Dick Lowell Horny Queen. John Ecklcs
Bailey Sparks was elected chairmau l..
Parks. secretary.
+. II. Williams claims that there we're
but fourteen participating az the Third
ward meeting that elected these delegates
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-01
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
Reports from Leading Western Cenlers
More Favorable.
A GAIN IS NOTED IN Iron AND STEEL
Primary Textile Markets of the east
Reflect Backward state of Next
Springs Business.

New York August Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say: Destructive trade. that
from iobbers particularly increases as the
vacation season wales. Repor.s from lead
inS Western centels are more favoiabie aud
a large aggregate OF buslness IN div goods,
clothing, shoes. hats and hardware are feat
ures noted this week. nc iron ami $ eel
tEIue, tuo. NOES decided gan IN tore anu
yoiune Of sales. though N cas eNcep In l
few instances haraen but $40 Wy. Oh arngs
rthecting past business ana duim-n speed
lauon. are very small, but raj road earnings
rejecting the really heavy actual movement
iDto consumpuoA. MAINTAIN their old gains
Relatively the most quiet ana ieast satislac-
markets OF the East rejecting the backward
sac VI next springs business. Corn crop
adyees are viewed as rather better BECAUSE
Of the ending OF the late Gry hot spell at
the West Cotton crop con II ioas are stun,
however, only partially defined, and leading
State authorities are quoted as predicting a
short crop. Tho steadiness OF staple pr,ces Is
& feature III the present Iuiethess Of trade.
.Anieng he metals copper is firm on The
co 1tinued eUcc export demand: lead mas been
maikoG higher by the combination, while n
Is lower after iitle squirt.
To disapponting foreign advices and the
backward state of spring demand for cottons
are TO be attributed the shading in raw cot
ton this week. The spring season in men S
wea1 woolens has been rather slppointing
goods Is quite favorable. Manufacturers are
blSing only enough raw wool to cove, odds
for goods. and prices are weak at the low
est point reported.
Wheat Guciuding dourl shipments for the
week aggregate 3,2iS3l3 bushels, against
2 b95, i6S bushels last week
Com experts for the week aggregate 3.7l7,-
400 bushels, against Sab, 290 last week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-01
CITY BREvITIEs.

The street and bridge department Is
pacing some very serviceable cast iron cross
ings throughout the business portion of the
city. " ''
There are undelivened kilograms at the
ounce OF the Postal Telegraph company. lts
Murray -
Tho Elks will initiate o class of fnwns To-
night, after which the herd will iudulpe I'm
music and refreshments. All visiting BROTH
ers will be welcome
II. S. Little, n D.. of DonIson. will oc.
cupy the pulpit morning and evening sun
gay at Westminster Presbyterian church Or.
Little has many friends in tho city who
VIII thus have opportunity to welcome him.
There will DO an interesting game of ball
at Forest park Sunday between the Wares
and Brunners. Hardy will pitch for Wares
and Broker for Drummer. The Wares hive
played twenty games this season and lost
Eve,
Car No. 90 OF the Houston Electric Street
Railway company running on the Houston
Heights line, yesterday caught fire from it's
motor and was slightly damaged. Tho car
was on trip when the fire was discovered.
ana the conductor and motorman ran Il 10
The engine house OF fire company No 6, on
Washington avenue, where the fire was
easily distinguished.
Mrs. r, L. Amer gave a very pleasant
and enjoyable party last night in honor OF
her cousin Miss Desdemonia Wheelock al
her home 1910 Preston avenue After par
ucipaung IN dancing, games, etc. as well
as ali the other luNuries of good things "a
eat, ice cream, cakes and fruits, ali OK
pressed themselves as having had good
old time and wished Miss Wheelock many
happy returns OF the day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-01
SOUR LAKE, CURED HIM.

Sour Lake, Texas, August IA. 1900.
To Whom 1t May Concern.
My knowledge of Sour Lake is li.nil ed.
just heard OF it five weeks ago, | have
doctored with some OF the best dogt2rs
in Houston for enlargement of spleen,
torpid liver and malaria, a case that 1t
seemed impossible for doctors to cure. /
went 10 another well known resort in
Texas, stayed there two weeks and re-
ceved no benefit. ! came to Houston and
from there here. Have been here two
weeks and four days, and am as we'll
today as a man of As summers could ex-
pect. ! feel no effects OF malaria or ca
largement OF spleen, my skin is as clear as
1t ever was. l would recommend any one
suffering with the same would give Sour
Lake the first trial. The mud and ac d
baths have strong tonic effects and arc
very beneficial, Yours very truly,
(Sgned) j. II. Wollery
Houston, Texas. Care General Offices
Houston and Texas Central Railroad.
was well acquainted with the facts In
the above stated case. know them 10 be
true and was at Sour Lake at that time
(signed) j. Tom Garrett,
Calvert Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-01
BOARD OF LIQUIDATION.
How The New Board Has Been Recently
Created.
THE LAW PROVIDING FOR ITS APPOINTMENT
Contention between the Mayor and
the Council over an Appointment.
The Depository Changed.

The terms OF the old board OF liqulda-
tion. holding four years, having expired. a
new board has recently been created.
The law providing for the creation OF
this board was passed by the legislature
ON March 20. 1857.
Section of that law provides that the
board OF liquidation to look after the pay
ment of the interest and sinking fund of
the bonded Indebtedness of towns, cities.
etc. shall be appointed as follows: One
member by the mayor of said town or
city. one by the governor of the State, one
by the district judge of the district in
which said town or city shall be located.
one by the city council of said town or
city and one by the bondholders of said
town or city or by the majority of said
bondholders.
This board SO created shall serve four
years and without compensation. They
shall select depository for the funds
and shall see that one half OF all city
taxes are set aside for the payment OF
said obligations
The terms OF the -cc1 board having ex-
pired. al the meeting of the city council
name OF f. W. Heitmana TO serve on
said board and named two aldermen to
act as tellers. The nomination OF Mr..
Heitnann was confirmed by vote OF s
TO 4.
In the meantime the attention or some
of the aldermen was called TO the provl-
sion of the law which says that the mayor
shall have one appointment and the 2ouu
Gil one, acting upon which, at the next
meeting OF the council, Alderman Sonneu
read the law. claimed that the mayor had
exercised mis- prerogative in the naming
OF MIR. Heitmann and upon the assump-
tion that under the law the council had
the right to name one member Of th'
board. he nominated Captain +. A
Reichardt.
The mayor ruled this nomination our
of order on the ground that Mr.. Eeitmanr
was the councils nominee. they haying
voted for him and that under the laW hC
reserved the right personally TO make
the other nomination.
An appeal was taken from this decision
OF the chair and sustained by a vote o
Z to s. The mayor vetoed this action ant
the veto was sustained. it requiring e!gh
votes 10 override It,
The matter having thus been settled he
tweer--~@- b--~Ssx' 49, 1h9 council 10 tbs
satisfaction AT least OF the mayor. h,
named Mr.. w, II. Bailey OF the Houston
H5rald as his sppointee GU the board
In the meantime the governor uamet
MI e. W. Sewan, the bondholders II. w
Garrow AMI Judge Wilson OF the Fifty
firth district court named Mr.. ]. p. Nc
Asian. Thus was named the Ave mem
bsrs OF The board.
Under the old board the First Nationa
bank was the depository OF the fund 70
liquidating the bonded Indebtedness TIL
FIST act OF the new board vas to chang
the depository from the First Nations
to the South Texas National bank and t
give part of the deposit to the CONNER
cial National.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-01
Cured of Chrouic Diarrhoea After
Thirty Years OF Suffering.

Il suffered for thirty years with diar>
rhoea and thought was past being
cured" says John S. Halloway of French
Camp, Miss. Il had spent so much time
aud money and suffered so much that |
had given up all hopes Of recovery. \
was so feeble from the effects of the diar-
rhoea that l could do no kind of labor,
could not even travel, but by accident |
was permitted to find bottle of Cham
berlaln's Collie, Cholera and Dlarrhoea
Remedy. and after taking several bottles
am 90 pleased with the result that | am
anxious that it be in reach of all who
suffer as l have" For sale by all drug
gists
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-01
MONEY FOR CANDIDATES.
Treasurer of the County Democratic
Committee Paying Rebates.

Treasurer of the County Democratic
Committee Paying Rebates.
All persons VINO submitted or allowed
their !anes to be submitted to the people
as candidates before the recent county
primaries, doubtless remember that prior
to the election they were assessed certain
sums or money TO detray the cxpenses
OF the primarics After Ihese exp nses
had been paid the und remailn in the
hands OF the treasurer OF tte executive
committee was prorated among the reyo raj
candidates, but some OF these candidate,
have not made application fof the rehate
they are entitled 20, Chief o. Folio 6
Blackburn is the treasucer who mas CHARGE
of the fund, and IS anxious to ray all
those who have not already applied 10.
their rebate,
Those persons who ara now outI.. eI tc
this money are: Rock veil HoShins J.
II. Crawford, K. r.. Dunks, E. n. Haadon
]. W. Itrey II. McLeon, j. X. McDougaI
William Schultz, r. j. Thompson. NJ. n
Bell, r. A. Milan. William Gibson. Tom
Williams. John J. Blaskse.