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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

A Kirkville, Mo-. farmer owns
q mule that is "a years old. How did
he happen to let the British remount
agents get past?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

In New Zealand, where all women
over twenty-one can vote. the father
of big family of spinster daughters
is a power in the land at election time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

The cable reports that the sultan
has resolved to reduce his harem ex-
penses. Suppose the inmates form
union and strike?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

AS betwixt a blushing bride chew
tng spruce gum and a blushing bride
groom chewing tobacco, give us the
sweet boon of single blessedness.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

The proposed United States of Eu-
rope might be the means of driving
William Waldorf Astor into exile
again.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13
by ID. c. MOTH

ApStRSr Cgs has been put out by a
golf ball. To golf players: Mind your
eye.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

A volcano has broken out in the
Mexican state of Tabasco. A hot
time is anticipated.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

Nearly every country town now has
its carnival queen, and she is gener-
ally all right If her picture tells the
truth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

The scent of the moth ball betrays
the man who pretends his fall over
coat is just from the tailor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

There are any number of young men
who start out to get rich by Luying
lottery tickets.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

The sultan Of Turkey has written a
book, they say, on hypocrisy. Expert
testimony.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

A lady of 40 HIS asked $4,000 for
damaged affections. What would she
have demanded at 90?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

He Ito himself)-'-There! All on
account of my beastly temper, ! sup.
pose I've gone and said too much"
She Ito herself)-"Oh, dear! II I
hadn't lost my temper, might have
said ever so much more"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

Inc per capita allowance Tor eacn
inmate of these institutions is lowest
at the penitentiaries, Anamosa receiv.
ing $3.50 per month for each prison
School for the Blind at Vinton and
the school for the Deaf at Council
Bluffs receive the highest amount of
support. s22 per month for each in.
mate. The other per capita tax varies
from $40 to SIS. and will average
about SIS or less. The total amount
of support for the month of October
as shown by the report of the board
of control is 91.230.19. Last month
1t was only trifie more than 1000.
The total cost of the state institutions
each year is considerably over mil.
lion dollars
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13

Avoid a slanderer as you would a
scorpion; both sting for the more
pleasure OF doing II,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-13
Railway Accident Ends Fatally.

Ottumwa, Nov. 5.-W. NJ. Wilson,
of Centeryille, music teacher, died
at Ash Grove. He was injured in a
runaway accident. a rib in the buggy
top having punctured the abdomen.
Wilson suffered intense pain from the
time the injuries were received until
he died.
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a MARVELLOUS ROOSTER IS DOCTOR"

The amusing story has Just been pub
1ished concerning the wealthy woman Of
Lisbon who by her last will and testa-
ment left her entire estate to a pet
rooster by reason of her belief that the
soul of her deceased husband had
through the process of transmigration
entered in and taken possession OF the
fine game cack. The ready wit of the
next heir at law happily solved the
tangled problem through the simple
process OF wringing the cocks neck
and so coming at once into possession of
the money.
Undoubtedly the Lady Sylvia's rooster
was an accomplished fellow, but it is to
be doubted if he could disport himself
with credit in quite the same lines Of
irnperscnation as can Doctor" the
pride of Langdon, D. C. This latter, a
particularly fine specimen of the Cochin
China breed, is owned by Miss Hattie
Grimes, who is we'll known in Washing
ton.
ANY rooster can crow, but the one that
can dispc-t himself as tramp or strut
coyly about in the ha5iliments of
French maid. impersonating to the life
the dianetrically opposite characters. is
the achievement indeed of a rara avis.
These two achievements by no means
exhaust the curriculum Of Doctors"
accomplishments. Not the least in the
latter line is that of having had rest
upon his ample shoulders the burden of
successfully raising a large brood OF
chickens that would otherwise have been
left to scratch for themselves by the
tragic and untimely death OF hen.
Domesticity of the most pronounced
tyne is another of Doctors" attributes,
and for days at time he will forswear
the delights of the barnyard to follow
members of the house about like tame
cat.
His greatest delight is 10 pose for snap
shots. as shown in the accompanying
pictures. On such occasions he ev-
hibits remarkable degree OF intellI-
gence. and will invariably remain in
any desired pose until assured by his
mistress voice that everything is 'all
into the normal rooster.
But underneath all his docility he is
made OF sterner stuff than that necessi-
tated to keep downy chicks warm at
night. scratch for them during the day,
or assume Turing poses for the camera.
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next FIVE succeeding newly admitted
States shall be placed in the positions
vacated by the last two admitted States
CWyoming and Utah and the first three
the stars in the arms of the interior
star.
THAT should more than eight addi-
tional States be admitted into the Un-
| ion their representative stars shall be
placed, the ninth in the center of the
interior star: the tenth with the ninth.
two In straight line. one on each side
of the center of the interior star: the
eleventh with the ninth and tenth. three
In an equilateral triangle. with the GEN.
ter of the interior star as the center of
the triangle; the twelfth with the ninth,
| tenth, and eleventh, four In a square.
with the center of the interior star as
the center OF the square; the thirteenth
with the ninth, tenth, eleventh. and
twelfth. five In circle. with the center
of the interior star as the center Of the
circle; the, fourteenth. one star in the
center of the interior star"
The measure also stipulates how these
stars shall be identified as representing
the newly admitted States.
Mr.. Shafroth believes that inasmuch
as we owe our existence as nation to
the valor. the achievements, the states
manship Of the men OF the original
States, that in recognition of this obliga-
tion the stars representing the original
States should be one-eighth larger than
the remainder and that the other meas
urements of the official flag should be
as follows:
Based on flag whose total
length is sixty-three inches. the
field shall be twenty-one inches
square; the diameter of the circle
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of the Union. they are grouped together
in meaningless shape, without regard to
any political astronomy. Mr.. Shafroth
would place them so that each one may
be designated and known and recognized
as representing its individual State, SO
that when one speaks of the State OF
North Carolina it may be easy to point
10 certain star and say that that
twinkler is symbolic of the Tar Heel
State. So with regard to California.
Kentucky. New York, and every other
commonwealth.
To work out this scheme the Colorado
statesman has given the subject consid-
erable thought and study. His plan Is
that the field of the official flag Of the
United States. retaining, OF course. the
stars and stripes and the colors red.
white. and blue, shall be one-third the
total fly length of the banner. In this
field of blue he would place In the form
of a circle thirteen stars, representing
the thirteen original States OF the
Union. Within this circle he proposes
to place thirty stars In the form of an
interior star with four stars to each
arm. and representing in order the first
thirty States admitted to the Union.
There would then be two States remain
ing of the forty-five now in the Unicn,
and these he proposes shall be placed
temporarily on a straight line. enc on
each side of the center of the interior
star. to represent Wyoming and Utah,
the two States last admitted to the
Union.
Mr.. Shafroth's design contemplates
that the representative stars of the or
iginal thirteen States shall be identified
by presunilng the first star in the circle
to the right of the apex OF the interior
star to designate the State of Delaware.
which was the first to ratifv the Con-
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The much discussed question IL the
place to be given to photography In the
coming Worlds Fair at ST. Louis In
1904 has been most happily solved, and
in manner at which the most critical
will have no opportunity for fault-hnd-
ing At the commencement of the con-
troversy 1t was hoped that separate
art building would be constructed for
the use of Photographic exhibits Of an
artistic character, but after mature de-
liberation Of this plan 1t was decided
by the management to be impracticable
At this juncture a committee compos-
ed of leading professional photographers
called upon the officials and attempted
TO secure promise that such examples
Of photography as fairly belonged to the
art class of work should be given n
place in the Fine Arts Building. and not
be assigned to the Liberal Arts Build
Ing. In this matter 1t is due to the pro-
fessional photographers to say that they
treated the matter in a broad. liberal
spirit and did not let the old question
of professional or amateur bias their
efforts in trying to secure for photogra-
ply suitable recognition. AS an in
stance. one OF the committee stated
that II the request should be granted
that he expected that fully 80 per cent of
the work which would be selected would
come from the progressive amateurs of
the country.
AS a result OF this effort on the part
of our professional brothers. ample
space Will be given to photography In
the Worlds Fair of 1904. and the art
side as we'll Gs the scientific side OF
photography will be given suitable rec
ognition. Such photography as is illus
trative of the development OF photogra-
ply in a technical direction will be CIV
en- space in the Liberal Arts Building.
and such samples of photography as il
lustrate the progress of photography as
a fine art will be hung in the Fine Arts
Building and will be admitted under the
same rules as paintings and other ex
amples OF fine art production.
And this Is not all: the same jury that
selects the paintings which are to be
exhibited in the Fine Arts Building will
also select the photographs which are
to be admitted TO the same building. ana
the artist who can create credible art
work with his camera will not be dis
criminated against because he uses a
camera. 1t will be the result and not
the medium which will be considered.
John A. Ockerson. chief of the Depart
ment of Liberal Arts. Colonel ockerson
writes:
The national jury of selection of the
Department of Art will be composed OF
artists selected for the purpose of pass
ing on paintings and fine arts to be ad-
mitted to the art section. and photo
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and that the last two to be admitted
Wyoming and Utah shall be identified
by proceeding from left to right
Mr. Shafroths bill makes provision as
follows for stars designating new States:
That upon the admission of an ad-
ditional State the three stars In the
center OF the interior star shall form an
equilateral triangle, with the center OF
the interior star as the center OF said
triangle.
That upon the admission of two ad-
dltional States the four stars In the cen
ter Of the interior star shall form a
square. with the center OF the interior
star as the center of said square.
THAT upon the admission of three ad-
ditional States five stars in the center
OF the interior star shall be moved to a
position on line with the stars In the
arms of the Interior Gar.
That should more than three addi-
tional States be admitted into the Union
their representative stars shall be
placed. the fourth In the center of the
interior star; the fifth, with the fourth.
two in straight line. one on each side
of the center CT the interior star; the
sixth. with the fourth and fifth, three
in an equilateral triangle, with the cen
ter of the interior star as the center of
said Triangle the seventh. with the
fourth. fifth. and sixth. four in a
square, with the center of the interior
star as the center of said square. Should
eight additional States be admitted into
the Union, the stars representing the
last two admitted States (Wyoming and
Utah) and the first three newly admit
ted States shall be moved to points
within the interior star. between the
third stars on the arms of said interior
star, and the. stars representing the
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ly connected with the New York
Times under the able. yet difficult
suzerainty Of Eldridge Gerry DunneII
In the first Bryan campaign Mr.. Ran
dolph dritted Westward and undertook
the publication OF Republican daily
paper in Arizona. II there was any area
in the Far West that went Republican
in 1896 1t was not In Arizona, and this
fact made an effort to conduct a Nc
Kinley gold organ in Arizona appear
somewhat remarkable. However. Mr..
Randolph persevered with much in
dustry In the publication of ARIZONA
Phoenix) Republican" Think of the
Montpelier Democrat" or Worcester
Bourbon!' Would not those Jar you?
MIR. Randolph. with typical Washington
newspaper nerve, conducted his Ari-
zoDa Republican organ for four years.
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~ REPRESENTATIVE SHAFROTH of
- Colorado has conceived new
i Y design FOR the American flag.
He does not propose to alter its
bright folds or to add new and gaudy
colors to the national banner, but what
he does suggest is Encouragement of
the stars in the field of the emblem so
that each State shall be represented by
q certain star in the great constellation
which now studs the azure blue. His
idea has been embodied in bill which
was introduced in Congress at the last
session, and is now in the hands of the
judiciary Committee.
The sentiment which attaches to
Freedoms flag is preserved. and to it is
added a significance which does not now
attach to the emblem. While there is in
the field of blue a star for each State
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and then sold out to some other fellow
at Large and juicy Profit. Then he
returned to the Effete. yet Easy. East.
and has opened Offices along Fourteenth
northwest, aforetime known as News
paper Row. He is the sales agent at
the Capital for the bonds OF the Tomb
stone Consolidated Mines Company
uimited). Would not that Jar you
again? But Tombstone. Notwithstanding
its funereal name. is a Golconda Redi-
v!vus. 1t had ten thousand people ten
years ago; ten hundred five years ago:
ten one year ago-and will have ten
million tomorrow. While Mr.. Randolph
is now meandering the sunllt SUBMITS
of success he retains his deep interest;
in. and close relations to the newspa-
per craft. And he illustrates 1t by hav-
ing his offices as the Eastern agent OF his
Far Western enterpriAe Just next door
to where he labored for many long
years with the Washington bureau OF the
New York Times
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an Industrious worker who does not OBJ
serve the eight-hopr law is said to be
able to make about $3.50 a week.
The most difficult part of the busl-
ness. said one of the capitalists. is
to find persons who will crack the nuts
properly. As an experiment | sent a
quantity of nuts to various city mis-
sions. which always have a lot OF idle
persons hanging around The scheme
was failure. for the meat came back
full of shells and utterly unfit for use
The persons who did the work were not
getting any direct pay for it, ard they
took care to do it in so slovenly i man.
ner that they would never have any
more such work set before them. The
best workers l have are poor widows
who have house full of children to
help them -
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NuT-CPACkING AS x PROFESSION.

Nut-cracking is one OF the many odd
occupations pursued by Industrious pco
pie in every large city. The tough old
hickory nut furnishes one OF the most
fourishing branches Of this peculiar
trade, as the confectioners use so much
OF the product that the business in IL
is kept thriving all the year around. The
capitalists in the business are the men
who travel about the country locating
hickory trees and buying the crop. There
is keen rivalry among them, and the
farmer with coed crop of nuts can get
n fair price by the bushel IL he only
knows how to drove bargain. These
nuts are delivered in bags TO the nut
crackers. who are paid eight cents Il
pound for the meat. A bushel of nuts
yields about five pounds Of meat. and
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passing through the centers of the stars
representing the original States shall
be sixteen inches; the diameter OF the
circle which incloses the. interior star
shall be thirteen and twenty fve-hun-
dreths inches; the diameter Of the circle
inclosinS the stars representing the or
iginal States shall be nine hundred and
fifteen-thousandths OF an inch; the dia-
meter of the circle inclosing the stars
representing the admitted States shall
be eight-tenths OF an inch.
The fields for flags of all other
lengths shall be computed from the
above designated measurements for .
sixty-t -three-inch flag The design as a
whole shall be construed to express ths
symbolism: From thirteen common
wealths. one nation"
The Washington times., 1902-07-13

Senators and Cabinet ministers at a Clio
yer Club banquet or delighting a parlor
full OF notable women and girls in
Washington. or presiding over a consul
lar court in foreign lands. or charming
the children OF charity school he Is
always and everywhere the same inim-
liable. dazzling. and delightful combina
honey. of pungency, jollity. charity. and
tenderness. ever ready to divide his last
dollar with the victim of adversely or
run his feet off to serve one to whom he
has plighted his faith and regard"
The late Major Moses p Handy. tf
blessed and beloved memory in Wash
ington, once related story concerning
DR.. Bedloe's career in China. He said:
Visitors to his consulate were con-
fronted with the inscription: 'Headquar-
ters OF the Seventy-six Million Club On
inquiry It was learned that the member
ship of the Seventy-six Million Club
consisted of the entire population Of the
United States, and that it was the in
tention OF the consul to extend hospi-
tality to all travelling members. How
very extraordinary, invariably exclaim-
ed the English visitor And what are
the rules CT the club oh here they
are" replied the genial doctor. handing
out a card: Rule l. This club consists
of all American citizens. wheresoever
dispersed. Rule 2. The objects OF the
club are the promotion of good-fellow-
ship. patriotism. and temperance. Rule
3. No member OF the club shall take
drink, alcoholic. vinous or malt. except
in the presence of quorum of the mem
bership. Rule 4. A quorum shall con-
sist of not less than two members. Rule
5. No quorum shall be established by
the aid of mirror or other mechanical
device"
Charles C. Randolph is among us once
more. For some fifteen years he was
n. -
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This he has now proved to the com
plete satisfaction of all concerned
One of the family. rather dubious of
Doctors" abilities in the fighting line,
borrowed for experimental purposes
noted fighting cock from one Of the
neighbors. AS the feathered stranger
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crossed the threshold Doctor" raised
himself to his full height and stood
alert for the instant when the game
cock should be deposited upon the floor.
There was no deliberation whatever in
the matter. no skirmishing nor even
briefest wait for the signal to begin
With one long downward swoop of his
head Doctor" met his opponent in mid
The Washington times., 1902-07-13

air and would have fought him to the
finish upon the first round had 1t not
been for hurried Intervention on the part
Of the family.
Since then Doctors mistress has
been utilizing all her spare time reading
up on modern surgery and medicine as
The Washington times., 1902-07-13

stitution of the United States, and pro-
the remaining stars to represent the
other original States in the order in
which they respectively ratified the Con-
The Washington times., 1902-07-13

out. DR.. Maddox. although not pho
tographer in the sense of professional
had been interested in photography since
1888, and to those who have ever had
wet plate process, when the photogra-
pher was obliged to carry with him
complete Photographic laboratory and
sensitise and develop his plates on the
The Washington times., 1902-07-13

The representative stars of the first
thirty States admitted to the Union are
to be designated by presumiag the star
forming the apex of the interior star to
stand for the State of Vermont. which
The Washington times., 1902-07-13

applied to roosters sufficiently to nurse
the stranger within the gates back to
state of convalescence sufficient 10
justify a return to it's owner.
And between whiles she is endeavoring
to evolve in ner mind some suitable
costume In which Doctor" can be pho
tographed in the dual capacity OF Fitz-
simmons and Corbett.
The Washington times., 1902-07-13

stitution as follows: Pennsylvania. New
Jersey. Georgia, Connecticut. Massa-
chusetts. Maryland South Carolina, New
Hampshire. Virginia, New York, North
Carolina. and Rhode Island.
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was the first TO te added to the original
thirteen. and then proceeding to the
right down the arms the succeeding
stars representing the various States in
order Of their admission to the JJnio, =.
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Photography Granted De-
sired Privileges in Exhlb-
ling at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition =
Displays TO Be Admitted
10 Both the LlberuI Art
BuildingOnd the Fine Arts
Building. = .s y
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Proposed Rcurrungement
by Which Each State
Would Be Represented
in the Blue Field bY q
particular Star = The
original Thirteen States
TO Be Signifled BY Thir-
teen Stars in a Circle
InCIOSing All the Addi
tiOndl StOrS. :: :.
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The StOrS Within the Circle
of Thirteen Are 10 Num-
Der Thirty and TO Be in
the Form of a Star-
Within This St0r Are to
Be Two More, MuRing
Forty five, the TOtuI
Number of STATES in the
Union = Provisions for
the New StOteS. :. ::
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many have chosen the same subjects for
photographic work. The most notable
slide of the last slides exhibited was an
evening effect at sea. from the collec-
tion of the San Diego Club. which was
almost Turner-like In its feeling of
color, obtained through a double toning
process.