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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-25

A little daughter came to the home
of Rasmus Hansen in Elkhorn last
week.
There was general meeting of the
church in Elkhorn Monday to attend
to business.
Mrs. Hans C.. Madsen has been laid
up this week with bronchitis and is
unable to do her work.
Aegte Racine Juliol en- god Dirk
for Danske Mand og Kvinder at the
Elkhorn barber shop.
Johanas Hjortenberg of Harlan,
was visiting the first of the week
with Jens Hansen in Elkhorn.
J. A. Petersen the jeweler, in Elk
horn, was out on the ridge Sunday
visiting at the John Faaborg home.
Louie Shack and wife of Prairie
Rose were visitors last week with Mr..
aud Mrs, IL. G. Madsen in Kimball-
ton.
Hanna johnson of Extra, visited
last week at the r. j. Hansen home
in Elkhorn, so as to have some dental
work done.
P. M. Mortesen one of the hustling
young farmers west of Kimballton
expects to build a house on his faith
er's farm in the future.
S. c. Petersen of Elkhorn, was
attending the creamery meeting in
Kimballton Monday to try and get
them interested in the bank.
FL. P. Peterson got home last Sat-
urday from school at Lincoln, Ne
braska, and will spend his vacation
visiting friends and home folks.
Mrs. Lars Mortesen living up near
Kimballton and who has been in At
lantic for some time taking treat
ment is now at home much improved.
Henry Iversen who is studying at
Blair, Nebraska, is home this week,
near Elkhorn, enjoying visit with
his boyhood friends and with his
parents.
Nels Olsen, one of the hustlers up
around Elkhorn, was on the Audubon
markets last week with thirty good
hogs that brought him six dollars per
hundred.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-25
A Lesson with His Autograph.

An admirer once wrote to Lowell de-
scribing his autograph collection and
concluding with the remark, II would
be much obliged for your autograph"
The reply came, bearing with it IL les
son on the correct use of the words
"would" and Should" which deeply
impressed itself on the mind of the re-
cipient. The response read:
Pray do not say hereafter, 1T would be
obliged" If you would be obliged, be-
obliged and be done with 1t. Say, "I
should be obliged" and oblige yours
truly, JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-25
An Infa1lible Result.

Briggs-My wife has had a wonder
full cure. She has recovered her voice
after being unable to utter word for
nearly six months.
Griggs-You don't mean it! How did
1t come about?
Briggs-In the most unexpected way.
We happened to call at neighbours
where they were playing cards. We
thought we might as well take hand.
What was the result? In less than FIVE
minutes my wife was asking in q
strong, clear voice, whats rumpsY
Boston Transcript.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-25
Saved at Graves Brink.

IT know would have long ago been
in my grave" writes Mrs. s. II. New
som, of Decatur, Ala, "if it had not
been for Electric Bitters. For three
years / suffered untold agony in the
worst forms of indigestion, Waterbrash
and Stomach Dyspepsia. But this ex-
cellent medicine did me world of
good. Since using it / can eat heartily
and have gained IS pounds" For in
digestion, Loss of Appetite, Stomach,
Liver and Kidney troubles Electric
Bitters are positive, guaranteed cure
Only SOC at Nick Doffing & Co.'s drug
store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-25
The Pride of Heroes.

Many soldiers in the last war wrote
to say that for Scratches. Bruises Cuts.
Wounds, Corns, Sore Feet and Stiff
Joints, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the
best in the world. Same for Burns,
Scalds, Boils, Ulcers, Skin Eruptions
and Piles. 1t cures or no pay. Only
25c at Nick Doffing & Co.'s drug store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-25
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.

Digests all classes of food, tones and
strengthens the stomach and digestive organs.
les and makes rich red blood, health and
strength. Kodol rebuilds wornout tissues
purities, strengthens and sweetens the stom.
ach. Gov. o. W. Atkinson, of W. Va, says:
have used number of bottles of Kodol and
have found it to be very effective and, in
ments, l recommend it to my friends Nick
Dofing & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-25
HANS MADSEN
kimbaIIton, Iowa

contented and satisfied with her
surroundings, she will lend charm
to her personality and will make her
home one sought by all.
They will soon be at home in
Nebraska where they will remember
with kindness all their friends who
have been good to them here.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-25
No Cause For worry.

Elderly Fiance-I hope you are not
impressed by the silly sentimentalists
who hold that because you've married
once you ought not to marry again!
Pretty Widow-Don't let that worry
you, dear; I've no such prejudice. NV
own dear mother was married three.
times, and I only hope that in als
things I may follow her example.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-25
His Many Thoughts.

"Don't you sometimes have
thoughts" asked the soulful young
thing, that are absolutely unutter-
ableY
II do, MISS" answered the old poet.
"And sometimes when I am digging
for a rhyme that won't come have
thoughts that are absolutely imprint
e."-Chicago Tribune.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-25
Please Notice.

AS l am going to leave Kimballton
about Jan. LIST, l will close out my
entire stock Of general merchandise at
cost. Here is chance for you to buy
goods cheap as long as it lasts. Sale
will begin Monday, Nov. 10th. Please
remember this sale is for cash and
produce only.
Very truly,
4w j. F. JENSEN.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-25
Choked Him or.

Kraft-The boss has promised to give.
me rise In my salary next week.
Newitt-Sorry, old man, but can't
lend you anything.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-25

Belief that there are as good fish in,
the sea as ever were caught is poor
consolation to the man whose bait is,
gone.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-20
Lootipe the Summer Palace.

While China is occupying SO much
attention. 1t seems opportune to repub
lish an incident of the first looting of
the great Summer Palace and the treas
ureS it contained.
|, The writer of the volume from which
the extract is made was a French Off
Ger:
"One of our spies," he says, my or
derly, Mohammed, was extremely at
tacbed to me, both through affection
and by interest.
"'Are you the friend of the Cen
eral" he often said to me. You put
words into his mouth; you mus: get
ME medal
when he returned from the Summer
Palace he brought a double handful of
pearls.
"'These are for you,' he said to me
simply.
And thus it happened that I, to
please the General and secure the
Cross of Honor, had seized nothing,
while my spy. to give me pleasure and
to secure a medal. had plundered on
my behalf-the same motive had i'll
spired both of us to quite contrary
acts.
Thanks, my lad l said to him.
Keep all that yourself; it is probably
worth great deal
"'Whar will you take for your
pearls?' said one of my comrades who
stood by.
"'Giye me a bottle of brandy
'Agreed'-and Monammed gave him
his pearls.
"A bottle of brandy in the camp at
Yuen- Ming Yuen was sold to us by the
cutters for one hundred francs. After
the expedition to China was over the
pearls were sold for thirty-fve thou
sand francs"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-20

other Derbies, but they lose in compari-
son with the great June event in Chi
cago, which rises far above the every
day possibilities of the ordinary horse
race to the dignity of the. two great
events abroad-the Grand Prix of
Paris and the English Derby of EPSON
Downs, which it so closely resembles
The American Derby is race for
glory. The course at Washington Park,
made famous by the speed contests Of
American and imported thoroughbreds,
is that upon which resound the hoof-
beats of the very best from noted
sires and dams. Here the horses that
may have run and won elsewhere come
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-20
Got a Stylish Hat Chean.

A Philadelphia woman moving In
good society has been cured Of a mania
for attending rummage sales, but it
took a heroic treatment to effect the
cure. The other day she went to a sale
of the description named in aid of
worthy charity in which she is inter
eSted. and came away minus $25 hat
1t happened this way: A feature Of
the sale was counter filed with I'M
trimmed hats, advertised Your choice
for 80 cents" Now the North Thirty
third street woman didn't really want
an untrimmed hat at so cents, but there
was one that caught her fancy by rea-
son Of its odd shape, and she simply
couldn't resist the temptation to try
it on. SO she took off the handsome hat
she was wearing. placed it on the coun-
ter and picked up the untrimmed one
Then she looked around for mirror.
There was only one. and that was away
at the other end of the long ROOM She
pushed her way through the crowd, and
in the meantime a fat colored woman's
eyes We're glued to the hat she had left
behind, on the pile marked: Your
choice for 80 cents.' 1t was a golden
opportunity not to be missed. Counting
out so cents in dimes, nickels nd pen
MES, she showed them at the innocent
young attendant, and made good her
escape with the fashionable woman's
hot
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-20
SPOKEN IN rae eHILIPPINEs,
Many Different Languages in Us
Among the Islands.

Many Different Languages in Use
Among the Islands.
Here are the languages they speak in
the Philippines: uocano. Igorote, Pam
eastman, Pampangan, Tagal. Biscoi,
Bicol, Visayan, while in the northern
part OF Luzon there is still another
tongue, and the Iolo tribes speak still
another, making ten languages for the
100000 people. The dialects and Ian
guages Of the '.non-Christian tribes. y
as Governor Taft designates large
proportion of this 100000, are be-
yond comprehension. In answer to a
question when he was before the
House Committee on Insular Affairs a
few weeks ago. Governor Taft gave
the following idea of the linguistic
qualities of the Inhabitants of the
Philippine archipelago:
beginning at the north of Luzon
there is language in Cagayan and
Isabala that is different from any
other in the island. On the west side
Of the northern end of the island Of
Luzon is the Ilocano. In Bengeut
also Ilocano, to some extent. Coming
down the map there are the Pangasin-
anian and the Ilocano. In Pangasinan
both are spoken. Pampangan is spo-
ken in Tarlac, in the southern part,
and Pangasinanian is spoken in the
northern part. In Bulacan. Cavite,
Batangas and Tayabas Tagal is spo-
ken, and in the northern part of Am
bos Camerines. In Albay and Sorso-
gon and the southern part of Ambos
Camerines the Bicol is spoken. In
Masbate, where the three tribes meet,
the Bicol, the Visayan and the Tagal
are all spoken. In Samar Leyte, Cebu,
Bohol and Negros Visayan is spoken,
and also Romblon. In Mindoro the
Tagal is spoken. Where the Visayan
language is spoken they have two dia
lects, the northern and Cebuyan. The
Jolo tribes speak language of their
own."-Washingto Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-20
REvERE'S HOUSE FALLING INTO DECAY.

Paul Revere'S house in Boston, Mass.
is sadly in ned of repair. The ravages
OF time are visible to even the most
casual observer. and unless something
Is done speedily to preserve it those
who value II as relic Of Revolution
airy times will soon see the last of 1t.
The house was probably 100 years
old when Revere purchased it, some
years prior to the Revolution. and was
in its palmy days one of the very best
OF Its class.
Just now the ancient house Is unoc
cupied. save for a store upon the
ground floor, but its interior has re-
Gently undergone quite a remarkable
transformation with view to render
ing it attractive for light housekeeping
among the Italians, who are most like
ly to reoccupy 1t. The little stuffy store
in which Paul Revere could never rec
ognize to-day his once cozy parlor is
now devoted to the sale Of Itlain gro
cerieS stock Of edibles, strange to
the eye Of an American. occupying
about all the space save what would
around in. One might visit the place
every day for a month and never hear
a word of English spoken, either by the
proprietor or his patrons.
The ancient kitchen in the rear of the
store was long since subdivided into
various apartments, one OF which is &
bedroom; another containing the old
fireplace. being now merely a deposi-
tory for barrels OF rubbish. Nobody
now knows anything about it. but it is
probable that the second and third
floors bear little resemblance to-day to
what they did in Revere's time. for he
moved away about 1895, and since then
the house has been devoted to variety
OF uses.
The earliest changes were probably
made half a century ago. when e
house was aspopular boarding place fo.
Cape Cod sea captains. and no doubt
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-20


hau a good. substantial, if plain, table,
in order to satisfy the appetites of such
respectable and healthy set of pa
irons.
On the second floor front are two
rooms, evidently once the best cham
bers. In the rear are three more rooms,
one of which contained a small closed
fireplace. Unless the house originally
had more chimneys than at present the
front chambers must have been without
means of heating.
Opening into the best front chamber
is quite remarkable old-fashioned
door, apparently the only one in the
house that has survived from Revere 5
day. 1t is nearly two inches in thickness
and is heavily paneled with quite elab'
crate molding. Although broken. tn :
original old wrought iron hinges still
remain.
There was one occasion when Re
vere'S house was the sensation Of the
town. and that was on the night of
March ). 1771, the first anniversary OF
the Boston massacre, when Revere
gave a sort of memorial illumination
quite characteristic of him. The i'm
portance with which it was regarded
by the public is shown by the publica-
ton of detailed description of it in
the local papers, an extraordinary thing
in those days of provincial journalism.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-20

candlestfckmaker, all get their share
of the ha1f-million of dollars which
Derby day puts into circulation. The
head Of one large house recently stated
that the profits of his firm from the
sale Of fans alone was over $1,000. Ac-
cording to Secretary Howard, the
crowd at the last two Derbies exceeded
O,OOO.
1t is the kaleidoscope vision of fash
ing colors that makes Derby day sue
cess. The bright and fashionabl
eQuipages drawn by prancing horses,
whose coats are groomed to silken
sheen, and with gold and silver trap
pings flashing in the sun; the coach
men and footmen in bright blue coats,
white doeskins. and patent feathers
with tan tops; the autos, which now
play very important part; the color
effects Of the stylish dresses, sunshades
and millinery, all combine to make it
seem as though the boulevard had
caught the end of a rainbow and rolled
it out along the road; and as this SYM
phony of colors is carried through the
track gates and onto the infield, as
carefully kept as any lawn, the scene
from the clubhouse and the double
decked grand stand, seating $4,000 peo
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-20
Chinese Fables.

Chinese literature, almost unknown
to Western peoples, is rich in parabies
and fables. DR.. w. A. 2. Martin. in
his book, The Lore Of Cathay," gives
several which may not be as good as
Aesop's, but are greatly superior to
those Of some of his modern imita-
tors. Here are two examples:
A tiger captured a monkey. The
monkey begged to be released on the
score Of his insignificance and promis-
ed to show the tiger where he might
find a more valuable prey. The tiger
complied, and the monkey conducted
him to a hillside where an ass was
feeding-an animal which the tiger mad
never before seen.
MY good brother" said the ass to
the monkey. hitherto you have always
brought me two tigers. How is it that
you have brought me only one to-day:'
The tiger fed for his life. Thus a
ready wit wards off danger.
The principle of the next fable the
Chinese always apply to their Euro
pean instructors in the art of war.
A tiger, finding cat very prolific in
devices for catching game, placed him
self under her instruction. At length
he was told there was nothing more
to be learned.
Have you taught me all your
tricks?"
Yes" replied the cat.
Then" said the tiger, you are of
no further use, and so l shall eat you"
The cat, however. sprang lightly in
to the branches of tree and smiled at
the tigers disappointment. She had
not taught the tiger all her tricks.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-20
pie, makes Derby day just different
from the ordinary hosS-race.

PIE, makes DefDy Qay just Qluerent
from the ordinary hoss-race.
The races lose nothing of sportive
,, interest by the social features. Pater-
familias, who could not afford a pri-
vate box in the grand stand, has ar
rived early with his family and watch
ing, being provided against hunger
and thirst by the big pItiiic basket fill
ed with good things. Scattered over
the lnclosure are State, county and city
officials, men prominent in all walks Of
life, actors, and even clergymen, lead
ing horseowIlers from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, from Canada and Mime
sofa to the blue grass country.
Two preliminary races give the
crowd an opportunity to size itself up
and whets the appetite for the real
thing. The crowd watches the warm
ing up" of the Derby horses. sees the
starter cross the field to the half-mile
post. and finally hears the bug.e call
fer saddling. Then comes the parade
past the grand stand and the canter to
the starting post. Every vantage spo;
is now taken. There are the usual false
breaks, the recalls and the ScoldinT
and pleading by the starter with tricky
and overanXious jockeys for a fair
start.
Finally there is n swish of the flag
and the great crowd takes up the cry.
They're off" The horses come thun-
dering down the stretch OH the frs;
turn past the grand stand, horses and
jockeys seemingly equally intent to
win the check for $2O.OOO which the
presiding judge will place in trembling
hands within the fractional part of
three minutes.
Cheered by frantic cries from $4,000
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-20

A Plea for GOOD Work.
What the average amateur phOtogra-
pher needs is a higher aim. the deter
NINA ton to do, not good work but the
best work of which he is capable with
the materials at his command. In this
as in other walks of life, the old saying
is true: IF thing Is worth doing al
all it Is worth doing WE'LL" and, again,
Whatsoever thy hand fndeth to do, do
1t with thy might" No happy-go-
lucky, hit-Or-miss man will succeed in
photography, and if the reader does not
want to be one of that kind he should
never be satisfied even with his best
work; and should never rest if he
makes failure, till he finds out the
cause. In word, he should be his own
has done what others think excellent
work, but who says he never made a
picture yet that lie did not think might
have been better. This the first hint
for doing really good work. Here are
some more
Never take many plates with you
when going out for a stroll with your
camera. Two or three pictures are full
occupation for an afternoons jaunt.
Sometimes one will be ample, or even
too much.
In landscape work never make an ex-
posture on view unless you have made
up your mind that 1t is presented under
the best possible conditions. Perhaps
1t would look better by morning light.
or the sunshine may be too strong. to
give a correct lighting of the shodaws.
Again. the distance is too clear, or the
wind is moving the trees too much.
Whatever may be the matter with an
otherwise perfect picture, make an en-
try In your note book rather than ex
pose a plate. Put down the locality.
the time of day when it should be ia
ken. and other memoranda that may be
useful, and then you will have treat
in store. But perhaps you will not be
able to go there again. Never mind. a
pleasant memory Is better than a make
shift picture any day.
When you have made your exposure,
landscape, portrait, or what not, make
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-20

this event, have seen their favorites
beaten by horses of owners who need
ed the stake money to pay feed bills.
Derby day has greater significance
to Western people than mere horse
racing. 1t is the Vanity Fair of the
summer season, for the wealth and
fashion of the great Western metropo-
lis would have it so; and it is thorough
ly democratic as well, for the thousands
from the great middle classes are inter-
ested.
Michigan avenue, the fashiona BILE
Chicago boulevard, with all its tribu-
tary resident streets of the aristocracy,
aled in America. Like gorgeous braid
of color, the vehicles loaded with those
who have all that money can buy and
art bestow, move out over these
streets to join the boulevard process
sion, as the pageant, with music of
horn and bugle, moves on to the racing
scene at the course. Then the boule-
ward closely resembles Rotten Row or
the Champs Elysees when royalty is
abroad for the day. All is bright and
beautiful, and the spirit Of the occa-
sion is as thoroughly enjoyed by those
in chaises as the others who tread mid
the daisies.
Merchants and trades people Of Chi.
cago have also fostered the spirit Of the
day, for to them 1t means a stimulus
in all lines of business. Thousands in
new gowns and all that goes to adorn
man and womankind, new equipages,
bought or hired for the day; dinners
and luncheons at fashionable resorts
and taken to the course; theater parties
and evening entertainments; the great
influx at the hotels of country visitors,
and their later purchases; track sup
plies; in fact the butcher, baker and
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-20

enough to be her father, he should be-
come what Mrs. Estart called 'unde-
sirably fwriendly" with Marcella.
And then one day, when things came
to point, when Penderton proposed
for a fourth time and was refused, and
Mrs. Estart emptied the vials of her
wrath and disappointment on her
daughters head, Roger asked Marcella
to marry him.
Il know I'm not as rich as that old
fellow" he said, but I've enough for
two people, and l love you, Marcella.
I'm almost afraid to tell you, for Eve
never forgotten. when we were chill
dren and played in the wood. how you
snubbed ME one day and said you
wouldn't marry any one who cOuldn' t
whistle better than Dicky Blair. l can
fulfill that condition. l think. but not
the other Of being 'awfully rich.'"
Marcella smiled.
What a horribly avaricious child
must have been!" she said. But the
little girl in the wood had yet a third
condition. Don't you remember? She
said she would only marry some one
She"
The man looked at her eagerly.
Roger knew that Mr.. Penderton would
never have another chance.-Chicago
Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-20
A CONDITION..
400 HEN I'm a grown-up man, as
w big as father, 1 shall marry

WM big as father, 1 shall marry
0S YOU" announced Roger, with
all the assurance of II years.
Perhaps l shan't want to marry
you" said Marcella, who, although TWO
years younger than her wOuld-be hus-
band, saw no reason why she should
not have some choice in the matter.
Perhaps | shall marry Dicky Blair.
she added.
20, Ella, you promised me"
Il can change my mind if like re-
torted this true daughter of Eve; and
you must learn to do lots of things
that Dicky can do if you want me to
choose you instead Of him"
What sort of things?" asked Roger,
an1iously.
We'll, whistle tunes. for one thing,
for dolly and me to dance to. and cut
faces out Of corks, and-and-O. heaps
OF things"
Il can whistle" said the boy Lis
ten" and faint piping came from his
lips.
POOH snubbed Marcella. that's
nothing. Whistle proer tunes loudly,