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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12

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The several township caucuses for the selec-
tion OF these delegates will be held ON Monday
evening, June 23, at p. m. at the usual place
Of voting unless another time or place is ordered
by the township committee. Each township
should at its caucus select u member of the
county central committee.
Audubon, Iowa, May 81, 1902.
ID. @. MORT
Chm. Co. Cent. Com.
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They say that Nate Kendall wants
to be speaker OF the next house and
then governor.-Fontanelle Observer.
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Republicans see nothing discourage
ing in the way the congressional
elections went in Oregon last week.
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Auditor
Clerk
Recorder
County Attorney
Supervisor

To select 9delegates to attend the Republican
state convention called to meet at Des Moines
ON July 30, to select . delegates to attend the
RepublicanNinth District Congressional Con-
Vention which is not yet called, to select del
Judicial District Convention not yet called and
for any other business that may properly come
before 1t.
The basis OF representation in said conyen-
ton will be one delegate for each voting pre-
cinct and in addition thereto, one delegate for
each fifteen votes or fraction OF eight or over
cast for A. b. Cummins for governor ut the gen
eral election of 1901. Townships will be entitled
to the following delegated.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12

r. II. SPENCE, Chairman
c. W. PHILLIPS. Secretary
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The Newtown bee., 1902-03-14

There seems to be difference of opin-
ion as to why St Valentines day is
celebrated On February IA. One is
that st Valentine was born on that
day, another is that it is because he
was beheaded on that day. 1 don't
know as it makes any difference wheth-
er we celebrate one end or the other of
his existence, if we only do it thorough
ly. The time is thought by some to
have descended from the Romans in
connection with the feast of Luper-
Gala, which was held February Is. At
this feast among other practices was
that of putting the names of young
women into box from which they
were drawn by the young men by lot.
The young man was expected to obey
every wish and command of the young
woman whose name he drew till he
purchased his freedom by presenting
the young woman with present.
The more probable reason is that it
is relic of the primative religi Gus
religions of northern Europe, known s
nature religion, and sprung from the
recognition of the particular time of
year. The belief was common in Eng
land, even before tho time of Chaucer
that the mating time of the birds be-
gan the 14th of February. So you will
see the appropriateness of the attempts
of the ''featherless bipeds' at finding
mates on the same date
The Newtown bee., 1902-03-14

more elaborate one, which. joined
with the proper sentiment. is capable
suppose, of becoming "a thing of beau
ty and JOY forever" a valentine,
according to Webster, sis either d let
ter or some other expressive token
containing sentiments of affection,
sent often anonymously on St Nalen-
tines day, to persons of opposite sexes
or a sweetheart or choice made on st
Valentines day"
If one INDUCES in the use of comic
valentines. he should take care not to
do anything to make what may al
ready be a "thOrn in the fiesh' more
troublesome. l have no sympathy
with the idea that st Valentines day
licenses one to hold up the 1efOrmity,
intirmity, or secret trouble of another
to public ridicule, or even to increase
the uncOmfOrtableness of it. The salts
faction in so doing is not worth the
effort it costs. He forgets to put him.
self in the other fellows place. ecu
pid's own day" suggests love and friend
| ship, and the day cannot be kept III
the spirit in which it was intended I'M
less the spirit of charity prevails.
In England, st Valentines day is
kept in peculiar way. The young
maids and bachelors meet together in
the evening, write their names upon
slips of paper. put them into some re-
cepticle, and then draw them out by
chance, taking care that each one gets
one of the opposite sex. The person
thus drawn becomes ones valentine.
These imaginary engagements often
become real ones, for the reason that
for whole year the bachelor is bound
to the service of his valentine some
thing after the fashion of knights in
Medieval times to his lady love.
The Newtown bee., 1902-03-14

Bethel Leave IO.:,0n IN. sos p m. sunday tx
Il IN. Arrive - Il III, 100 p sunday. L. |,
D N.
Hawleyville-North. Hos ii M ., p H. sun
day, 500 II m. Leave for tIcl ~. d IN. j: 1.
p m. Sunday, 80, p m.
Shepaug-NOrth. +lll1 Il m, "3.5i p IN. Sunday
-. Is a m. South 1913 "A IN. 3:s;E} p IN. sun
day, $50 p m.
Roxbury Falls North. HIS a nj. 81: H.
Sunday, - a IN. South. $50 i; y p m
Sunday. +3.26 pm.
RoNbury- *; :, IN. 80 p III. sunday.
s.;t3 a m. South. >.;,,; Il IN. 3l6 p Sunday.
Judds Bridgc-North. +l1.29 Il H. +55i D H.
Sanday, =. II III. South. $50 III. -. 10 d H.
Sunday. +5.Ei m.
Wnshington-Nor,h. ll.3o Il m. so. m. SUN
day. SO, a m. South. SIS IN. Us D H. sun
day. 4.3l IN.
New Preston North, lbs Il m GIL pm. sun
day. 9.0S a IN. south, s.34 M, Ia y H. sun
day. 4.5>
Ro,nforti North. AZ Oh M. +0aopm. Sundav
?.l9 M. South. 4>..5a IN. rs p IN. sunday
Morris North, Ices a m. ,46.5 IN. Sunday
9..1 Il IN. South, $50 m. > 40 D m. Sun,iny
AIS m.
Bantam North. Ell pm. ga d N. SUNDAY
80 a H. South, S.l2 Il m. -. D m SUNDAY
400 pm.
Lake North. +ls;so p m. 6.37 p IN. Sunday.
1913 a m. South. 1s.iu IL IN. "a p IN. sun
day, 3.,i
Litchfieid- Arriye T. y p m Of, p H. Sunday.
80, :. M South. 5 b Il IN. = - p Ia. Sunday.
$50 p m.
The Newtown bee., 1902-03-14
ST VALENTINE.
A PAPER READ BEFORE BRIDGEW ATER
GRANGE.

In attempting to write about St
Valentine, the first thing to do is to
settle the old childish question, "Who
is St Valentine?" and next his other
question, "What for?''
In order to answer these questions,
consult our old friend, Webster, and
some other authorities. I find that
valentine" is corruption of galan-
tia-a lover, dangler, a gallant. l
find saint is a holy person, that a
sainted personals one 'gOne to heaven
So, if you have sufficient faith, we
come to the fact that St Valentine
was chosen the sweethearts' saint on
account of his name.
We are told he was a good bishop
who, two or three hundred years after
Christ lived in Palestine, went to the
heather and told them about the
Saviour. 1--WE are not told whether he
went to the Philippines or elSewhere).
He found human nature much as it is
now. 1t made the people very angry
to be told that they did not know all
there was to know. However, many
liked his teachings about Jesus and
thought they would rather be like
Him than like their teachers. They
believed God cruel like themselves.
out St Valentine taught them that
God was love. l do not know much
more about St Valentine except tina,
he was beheaded by the Romans under
Claudius.
It is not known just how or when S
| Valentines day began to be kept. W.
| find a record of the use of valentine!
at Rome at the yearly feast of Luper
Gala, 'The feast of wolves in honor
of Lupercus or Pan, who was the GOO
of shepherds. This is the Oldest recort
of valentines that we have.
| All through the middle ages the Gus
tom of selecting valentines was observ
ed and was very popular.
Presents of gloves, feathers and jew
elry were often used as valentines. S
Valentines day was very commonl.
celebrated in England, Scotland ant
different parts of Europe, at one tim
being very popular among the highe
classes, and even in many of the Euro
pean courts. The custom has now fal
len much into disfavor. The mai
servants and their young men still fin
the custom very amusing. l preSum
the mail carriers fail to see the funn
side of it. At one time there wa
much sentiment expressed in the va
entines used, but these have been S
burlesqued by the comic valentines a
to greatly lessen the respect for tn
day,in spite of its antiquity and charm
There seems to be no limit to tn
amount of sentiment'which a valentin
may contain. 1t ranges all the wa
from the schoOlboy's couplet to hi
sweetheart.
Il love candy and love pie
But love you best. Oh my"
to the most etfuSive productions of lat
ter years which [ won't attemp
to give you sample.
Valentines may be found in all stage
from the penny comic style to tn
The Newtown bee., 1902-03-14
The Travellers Guide.

Monroe-North, -lo.s6 a m, Asp IN; South
+l0.0l M. $50 p M.
Botsford-SouIh for New Haven. a5s a m.
6.52 See Botsford below.
Newtown-North. III, 1916 a m, Is. 4.52, Sol.
7Ol D m; Sunday. IA m; South. 65a.
$40, 9.46. ll.s7 m; Los. eco GA m; Sun
wleyvilie-North, $50 loss m. 11.5o sol.
500. 40 p m: Sunday. Isl a m: South, as.
S.3. 9.3.. u.19 a M, $50. GO. 6-36 p m. SUM-
day. $50 pm.
Bro0kfield North. 6.2. sOR u-Is.
Il m. Pa. 81. I'D. 7.l9 p m. sunday. sos a
m; south. 6.:S. I'll. S.25. so ll-c. a IN. Sc,
5.oo. 6.21 p m; Sunday. 81. pm
BrOokfield-North, 6.S. SOS. u.l7 am. 80, SD.
PA p IN; Sunday. s.0S; South. 6.3s. 7.0s. $50.
lie a IN. 4.5g. 81 p m; Sunday. 543 p m.
Lanesville and Still River-North ass. Is m.
m; sunday. north. s.lS m. south. $50 p m.
LILO. So. 5.A. -. m: Sunday. SO m:
South. 90. 6-aS. Sos. ais les Ssa. 40.
Clio p m: Sunday. IS, pm
Observation-Disclosures. SSS. ll.&l n. la SIS
pm: Sunday. SIS. M: South. less N. 4.l0.
5.51 p m: Sunday, sis p m.
kent-Norih. $40. LISA m. s1S 6oS p m;
Sunday. $40 a m: South. los m. S4, as,
So D. m Sunday. S-Gs m.
Cornwall Bridge-North. 90. lS.N M. s-Ss.
6.!3 p m: Sunday. pes m; South. lO-1l a m.
3.:.S. so M sunday. ~? p m
Yves: COrnwall-NorIh. BIS u m. 1s-1s. Sd. 6-;S
pm: Sunday, 9.+ IN: South. lO.0S a m. BIG.
so p m; sunday. AL p m.
Lime ROck-North s.c3 a m. 1s.e0. 3.41. GIL p
p m; Sunday, 4.SS pm.
The Newtown bee., 1902-03-14

What farce then to insist upon the
beatitudes of the Gospel! But what
sort of Father have we in heaven if
He consents to our sins just because
He is so good, and omits the penalties
of our evil-doing because He loves us,
and we pretend to love him. Shall we
listen to such false and shallow teach
ings?
We tempt God when we depend up
on Him to do for us that which in the
nature of the case we should do for
ourselves. We must use the means
that are given us or we cannot secure
the end we seek. The same principles
apply to our religious life as to our
physical, social and intellectual life.
We are co-WOrkers with God in all
good. But we must work, not only in
must also use the right means to the
proper end. God will not, and in fact
cannot do everything for us. We are
not machines. He helps us to help
ourselves: but we must work out our
own salvation to a certain extent, or
we shall never be saved 1t is but
folly to pray and then neglect or rcfus.
to labor for that for which we ask
Faith is a grand thing, but the Lord
has given us muscles and brain to go
with it. Prayer is great, etfectual
power with God. and with men; but
prayer alone will not pillow, nor SOW, nor
reap the harvest. Both. our faith and
our works must be in accord with the
Word of God and the science of nature
that we may win the highest success.
Fanaticism is a vain and foolish
abuse of religion. Faith does not dis
pense with law, nor ignore common
sense. We are governed by eternal
principles, in spiritual things as in all
the affairs Of this present life. We
must do right even in matters of faith.
70. O.. Wright.
The Newtown bee., 1902-03-14
DANBURY DIVISION.

Danbury-North Main st. station) 6I5 7.3s
..'5;. m. SIS p m. South. 600. $50. Il. IS a m.
sunday 6l0 M. Sunday, North. $50.
White St. North. as, SIS, loss, a m,
80 So, :,@ p m Sunday pm
South IA. SI3. ass. ll.37 a m. LOO, 6.ss p
Ia.
Bcthel-North. us. I04s a M. s.oa. 5.oo. $40.
6.5l.7 5? m. Sunday ,l0.O9 m. SIG p m South
6.o6. 80. $50. as. lla2 a IN, 406 Gas p m.
Redding- North 7.OS. "a IN, s.Gs. e.Ia7.sspm.
Sunday Iatsi a M S.13 m. South. 619, 9.Cs
Ills a moss D IN Sunday. Sis a m. 6.sS p m.
Sanford- North. ..GS. m. i.5a. s6sa ..4s m
$unday.a.oaa m. 500 m. south. clio: ao6 q
Hranrhville-North. 6.5.. 1884 m. l-53
5.i,. 6.:si ..43 p m. Sunday. a.53 In. s03
D m. South.62l. IA. Gil. le.lV m. .tSs 40.
..o5 p. IN. Sunday, SIS a m. 6.j3 m.
Georgc,owr,North. 6.5a m, Lag. 6:a 8
y M Sunday. a4g a IN, s.5a p m South. as,
i.i5 IN. ELL. 10 M. Sunday. s.sl a M. q. -
p IN.
The Newtown bee., 1902-03-14
THE BEE-HUMS IN THE MEADOWS

I'm gittin' weary, Molly, of our visit here in
town,
though daughters done her very best to
Keep inconsistencies down,
with sixty years spent on the farm, the town
don't seem to be.
Fer all its gayety an SIGH, the fittest place fer
me.
It's true the guirls is married an the bows is
gone away,
An home is sorter like ourselves-a bit run
down an gray,
But still want to git back there VIVA r, life
flows slow an sweet
with bee-hums in the meadows an the
partridge in the wheat
I've read the volumes, Molly, my daughters
had me read;
I've gone about the city twice an all its
sights I've seed;
But-wil you b'lieve it!-lookin' down there
on the cold and slush.
There comes flood O. memories an sort o.
solemn hush.
see the children rompin' round the premises
once more,
An sproutin' jonquils in the yard an roses
by the door
An then somehow hear 'twixt me an noises
Inc oee-hums in the meadows an the pat
fridge in the wheat.
Twill T. Hale in New York Times.
The Newtown bee., 1902-03-14
TEMPTING GOD.

we have no right or reason to ex-
pect that our Father in heaven will
respond to false, presumptuous, or
merely foolish trust which in effect dis
honors His righteousness and holy love.
NO matter how sincere we may be if
we are mistaken. God cannot be false
TO Himself; He will not lie; He is ever
faithful.
we must not separate the promises
OF His word from the moral and spirit
ual conditions upon which they are
made. The blessings of obedience are
no more certain than the curses of our
transgressions. ''Trust in the Lord,
and be doing good" says the Psalmist;
''dwell in the land, and verify thou shalt
| be fed" The promise and the condi-
| tlon must be consistent with each
other. Our faith and our conduct
must match. We are not to trust in
the Lord and do nothing; we cannot
trust the Lord and do nothing evil, for
that is confusion to begin with. We
must trust in the Lord and do good at
the same time, always; or we have no
just claim to the promise, Faith which
does nothing is dead. Trust which is
inconsistent with the divine goodness
is ignorant, presumptuous, or may be
wicked.
We tempt God when we presume up
on his goodness, and expect that be-
cause He loves us He will let us have
our own Way whether it is right or
wrong. 1t is false, heather idea that
the Almighty can be won over our way
OF thinking, f1attered perhaps by our
prayers, offerings, and praises. But
the truth is that because He is holy
we must be holy, too, or we cannot re-
ceive the'blessing of holiness. Because
He is good, therefore He hates evil.
Because of His love for us He chaStens
us, and will surely visit upon us the
the penalties of our sins, Therefore
we have no right to pray for anything
except as we can truly say: "Thy will
be done.' There is no sin more pre-
sumptusus than that of imputing evil
to God, by trying to make our faith in
Him serve some sinful purpose or our
own choosing. God is not Knocked. AS
St John says: eff we say that we have
no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the
truth is not in u.s." We must needs
beware of every phase of religion which
makes light of sin and evil That man
who believes himself so good that he
cannot sin has reached a perilous con-
dition of the moral life. The man who
has been persuaded that there is no
such thing as sin makes God a liar, and
our religion mere scarecrow. If sin
is only delusion, then it is not sinful
to lie, steal. and violate every precept
: of the decalogue. If there is no evil
except in our morbid imagination why
is not one manner of life just as good
as any other so long as we think so?
The Newtown bee., 1902-03-14
THE HOME CIRCLE.
NO SECTS IN HEAVEN.

These lines first appeared in the Berkshire
Courier August, 1860. under the writer's
name. They were also sent in manuscript TO
the CongregatiOnalist, and were published in
the paper with her signature, but not without
several alterations The piece, since then, has
been extensively circulated in many religious
and secular papers, and lastly as tract. With
few exceptions. however. IT has been either so
altered, or added to--so garbled Or mutilated,
us to suggest the propriety of the present re-
print in justice to the writer. whose author
ship of the original is acknowledged in none
of the late versions.
Talking of sects quite late one eve,
What one and another of saints believe,
That night l stood in a troubled dream
By the side Of a darkly-f1owing stream.
And "churchman" down to the river came,
When heard strange voice call his name,
Good father, stop; when you cross this tide
You must leave your robes on the other side.'
But the aged father did not mind
And his long gown floated out behind
| AS down to the stream his way he took,
| His hands firm hold of a gilt-edged book.
| Pm bound for heaven, and when 1 m there
| shall want my book OF Common Prayer,
And though put on a starry crown,
| should feel quite lost without my gown
| Then he fixed his eye the shining track.
But his gown was heavy and held him back,
And the poor old father tried in vain
A single step in the flood to gain
| saw him again on the other side
| But the silk gown fioated on the tide,
And no one asked, in that blissful spot,
| If he belonged to the church" or not.
Then down to the river Il Quaker strayed,
| His dress Of a sober hue was made
| My hat and coat must be all of grey.
/ ! cannot go any other way"
| Then he buttoned his coat straight up to his
| chin
| And staidly. sOlcmnly. waded in
| And his brOad-brmmed hat he pulled down
tight
Over his forehead, so cold and white.
But Il strong wind carried away his hat,
And he sighed IL few moments over that.
| And then as he gaZed to the farther shore
Fhe coat slipped off and was seen no more.
Poor. dying Quaker thy suit Of grey
| Is quietly >ailing-away-away
But thou'lt go to heaven, straight as az
arrow.
| Whether thy brim be broad or narrow.
Mex, came DR. Watts with bundle of psalms
Tied nicely up in his aged arms.
| Ana hymns as many-a very wise thing,
That the people in heaven, all round" might
sing.
But thought that he heaved an anxious sigh,
AS he saw that the river ran broad and high
And looked rather surprised, as one by one,
The Psalms and Hymns in the wave went
down.
And af, err him. wit his Mss,
Came Wesley, the pattern OF goodness
But he cried. Dear me. what shall do?
The has soaked them through and
through"
And there on the river. far and wide
Away they went on the swollen tide
And the saint. aStonished. passed through
alone,
Without his manuscripts, up to the throne.
: Then gravely walking two saints by name,
The Newtown bee., 1902-03-14
The OUTLOOK.

The The Constitutional
Constitutional Convention has sue
Convention. ceeded in passing a
vote appointing committee Of nine to
draft the results of the work Of the
committee of the whole, into which
the convention resolved itself while
discussing the question of representa-
tion and they have reported along the
lines adopted by the committee Of the
whole. These measures were a
house based on equality Of representa-
ton and one representative to a town
and a senate based on the population
and sixty in number. During the lat
ter part Of the discussion there have
been many visitors in the lobby and
former legislators in the convention
twink the other eye," when they talk
about the presence of these gentlemen.
They are not slow to say that these
same visitors have been very much in
evidence in the "Third House" when
the Legislature was in session in days
gone by. There have been many
changes in views on the part of some
of the delegates. Some who were
most Jealous in the early days of the
convention in advocating town equal
ity are now quite as Jealous in urging
the claims OF the cities to large repre-
sentation in the house. On WedneS-
day, March II, it was expected that
the convention would reach decisive
vote ON the question and perhaps set
tie the matter for the state. 1t looks
as though there was considerable sell
hsl interest in some quarters and t.lat
certain towns sought to be cared for
without any high Iegard 10 a n"ll
patl iotism. The rallying Cry ought t.
be Connect icut first and my town
afterward."
n
The Senators Tillman
The Newtown bee., 1902-03-14
THE COUNTRY PAPER.

Amid the pile of papers,
That swamp my desk each day
And drive me weak wit clipping
And filing stuff away,
Comes once week-on Thursday
The quaint old four-page sheet
That's printed up in Pelham,
A drOwsy county seat.
You see, twas up in Pelham
That first saw the light,
And-well my heart grows softer
And feel my eyes shine bright!
Right reverent my touch,
1t spreads the columns wide,
The locals what I'm seeking
The patented inside.
All, here it is: 1.-The County,"
And "Jottings," Local News
You learn who's traded horses
And who have rented pews;
1t tells about the schoolhouse.
Where we used to sit and dream,
A-watching dust specks dancing
In the sunlight's shifty beam.
The sturdy names Of boyhood
Come tumbling through our thought.
OF Tom and Brick and Patsy
How we loved and how we fought!
The friends when years grew graver,
Called now beyond our ken,
In the type-lines OF the paper
They live and speak again.
Oh, toilers in life's workshops,
Are not those dream-mists sweet,
Which memory casts about us
When past and present meet?
And so. love that paper
From the village in the hills
For the old life that it wakens
For the WEAKNESS it stills
-LNathaniel S. Odds in Rochester Pc