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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
WHILE WE SLEEP,
The Nsescles and Organs Of the Body
Are Still Working.


If the organs of the body cannot be
said to sleep. neither can the voluntary
muscles. Witness the phenomena of
sleepwalking, the positions in stage
coach days who slept in their saddles
and cavalrymen who do it today, in
fantry who have been known to sleep
on forced marches, sentinels who walk
their beats carrying their guns in a
fixed position while they sleep. For
ali we know policemen may do it too.
People who talk in their sleep are ia
millar to all of us. Experiments made
by Speir, Armstrong and Child on 200
college students of both sexes showed
that AZ per cent of the men and 81
per cent of the women talked in their
sleep. A number of things might be
proved by these statistics. OF these
sleep takers one-half of the women
and one-third of the men are able to
answer questions while asleep. More
women than men could answer ques-
lions on any subject, not alone that Of
which they had been talking. 1t has
also been found that most sleep talE-
ers are under twenty-five years Of age.
Evidently, then, with the muscles
and organs Of the body all working, it
is the brain only that sleeps. and by
no means all Of the brain. The senses
Of sight, hearing, touch, smell and
taste may be very much awake while
the subject sleeps. A sleeping person
hears and answers questions, rear
ranges his bedclothing, covers his eyes
to keep out the light, draws away his
hand when the experimenter tickles 1t.
A child Is broken Of the habit of suck
ing his thumb while asleep by putting
aloes on it. He is conscious of the BIT
ter taste and dreams of NORWOOD.
The nerves, then, and the brain CEN
tiers corresponding to them are awake.
A busy lawyer, exhausted by over
work, one night went out to supper
with some friends, ate, talked and
walked with them, and the next day
remembered absolutely nothing of the
occurrence. He had not been drinking.
The man was simply asleep during the
whole evening. His conscious men,
ory-that is. consciousness itself-slept.
-Ainslee's Magazine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
HARDY suWA.RoFF.
feculiarities of One of Russia's
Great Military Commanders.

Great Military Commanders.
Snwaroff, Russia's great military
commander, was little man, insignif-
cant in everything but that intangible
power of mind and character with
which physical strength is never to be
compared. He had been sickly in his
youth, but became hardy under the
stimulus of cold bathing and the bene-
fits of plain diet Buckets of cold
water We're thrown over him in the
morning, and his table was served with
fare which guests would fain have re-
fused, but dared not lest he should
think them etfeminate He despised
dress and delighted in drilling his men
in shirt sleeves, sometimes with his
stockings literally down at the heel"
But his hardihood of life and action
had Its effect on the men he command
ed. He was often up and about by
midnight and would salute the first
soldier whom he saw moving with a
piercing cockcrow in commentator of
his early rising. During the first Po-
fish war he had given orders for an
attack at cockcrow, and spy in the
camp carried the news to the enemy.
The attack, however, really took place
at 8 o'clock in the evening, when the
arrangement had been made, for
Suwaroff, suspecting treachery, had
then turned out his troops ~ his we'll
known growing. The enemy, expect
ing the event in the morning, We're en-
t'"ely unprepared and fell easy victims
to his forethought.
Tomorrow morning." said he to his
troops on the evening before the storm
ing of Ismail, IAN hour before day
break mean to get up. shall wash
and dress myself say my prayers, give
one good cockcrow and then capture
Ismail.'
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
A Queer Library.

A curious collection Of books is con-
tanned in the library of Warstentein,
near Cassel in Germany. The books
appear at first sight to be logs of wood,
but each volume is really a complete
history Of the tree it represents. The
back shows the bark, in which small
place is cut to write the scientific and
common name as title. One side
shows the tree trunk in its natural
state, and the other is polished and
vanished. Inside are shown the leaves,
fruit fiber and insect parasites, to
which is added full description of the
tree and its products.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
The European Plan.

Some queer customers are seen at
Knew York hotels An old farmer from
the country tells how he got ahead of
/ one of the clerks Il walked in," he
aisays, asked the young man at the
,Ildesk, What are your prices? 'Ameri-
can or European?' he asked me. Now
n wasn't going to tell where was from
until had seen the lay of the land.
| What difference does that maker says
I. If American he answered, it's 81
per day; if European, S1.5O.' l thought
a moment, and then an idea struck me
, how to get ahead of him. walked up
boldly and registered from London"-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
Iowa Central Suffers.

Marshalltown, Ia, July 15.-Im-
mense property damage has been
done the Iowa Central railroad by
high water in the Skunk river. Sew
eral hundred feet of track has been
washed away, and approaches to the
Skunk river bridge undermined, rem
derfng it unsafe for use. There has
been much damage between HUI
guenot and Ollie, culverts being wash
ed out. Passenger trains are running
ten and twelve hours late, and mum.
Der have been annuled altogether.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
cIoudburst at What Cheer.

oskaloosa. July 15.-A terrible
storm of wind, rain and hail visited
this part of Iowa early yesterday
morning. At What Cheer cloud.
burst occurred at the head of dry
run which trends directly through the
city. The water came down in tor
rent four feet deep and swept through
the heart of the city, taking every
thing before it. Nine buildings were
moved from their foundations, includ-
ing the Methodist church. One large
building, the Palace livery barn, was
carried mile down the stream and
lodged in the trees. The people bare
ly had time to get out of their houses
and escape without making any effort
to save their property. The loss 10
conservatiyely estimated at $4,000.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
Increase of the Insane.

Des Moines, July 12.-Figures were
given out by the state board of con-
troll yesterday, showing the total num-
Der of insane persons in the state
June 80 to be 1926, an increase of 1856
over the previous year. The average
increase for the past three years has
been about 1875 and at this rate it will
be necessary for the state to build
another hospital, accommodating 1000
patients every eight years. The new
hospital at Cherokee is just being
completed and is badly needed, as the
others are overcrowded.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
Zeal and Kno1yledre.

The Outlook crowds an unusual
amount of practical wisdom and good
sense into the following paragraph:
Zeal without knowledge often con-
demned, is more valuable than knowl-
edge without zeal, often commended,
for zeal without knowledge inspires
life. and life acquires knowledge; but
knowledge without zeal sits in its
study, plays with its books and does
nothing. All the greatest things in life
have been accomplished by enthusi-
asts whose zeal was greater than their
knowledge"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
,Tls Exerrhns.
He carefully laid aside his paper

He carefully laid aside his paper
and put up all the awnings.
There's going to be a windstorm
tonight" he explained. The weather
man says so.'
In the morning. as he led theawnings
down again, his only comment was:
THE weather man lied"
1t was evening again.
He laid his paper aside and laughed.
fhe weather man says there's going
10 be windstorm tonight" he re-
marked, but he can't fool me-"
In the morning, as he cut away what
was left of the awnings, his only COM
ment was: THE weather man whip
sawed me. Chicago Post.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
A Matter Of Fact.

do you see the horizon yonder,
where the sky seems to meet the
earth?'
Eyes, uncle"
boy, ! have journeyed SO near there
that couldn't put sixpence between
my head and the skyw
why. uncle. what a whopperw
It's fact, my lad. l hadn't one to
put. "-London Tit-Bits.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
shopmen Return to Work.

Marshalltown, Ia, July 15.-The
Iowa Central shopmen, who struck
two weeks ago. resumed work today,
having effected an amicable settle
ment at conference with General
Superintendent Sweeney and Master
Mechanic Brooke. The railroad
makes concession to first class ma
chinists. The men demanded soc and
were offered 90 before the strike. Sew.
eral points, including nine hour day,
were waived by the strikers commit
tee.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
A precocious Diplomatist.

Boy-Oh, mamma, | upset the salt
cellar over my clean clothes.
Mamma-That was careless. Go and
brush the salt off. and see you don't
soil the clothes.
"But, mamma, when any one spills,
salt they have quarrel. don't they?"
80 they say"
well. then. if they don't spill the,
salt they don't have quarrel. Isn't
that 500"
YES, that is SO. But why do you
ask?'
"Well, because, mamma, it wasn't
the salt split; it was the ink"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
Dr.. Reardshear seriousIv m,

Des Moines. July 13.-Dr. Henry
sabin returned from Minneapolis and
was able to give an entirely accurate
account of President w. M. Beard
shears illness. DIR. Beardshear was
taken to hospital and with the ex.
ception Of Secretary James Wilson,
an intimate friend, no one was admit.
ted to his room. Secretary Wilson
found him suffering from nervous
prostration, complicated with some
bronchial affection. He says that
nothing but complete rest will restore
him and it will take some time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
Woman and Son Released.

Fort Dodge, July 12.-Mrs. Henry
Pike and son, Henry Gruber, charged
with shooting William Pike, Fonda
farmer, while asleep in bed last week,
were discharged after hearing at
Rockwell City. The story of the state
was that the shooting was done with
a rifle found between the springs and
mattress of the boys bed. The evil
dence was adjudged insufficient to
hold the defendants to the grand jury.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
Druggists to Combine.

Sioux City, July 12.-The first steps
in druggists combine or trust were
taken here yesterday by the Iowa
Pharmaceutical association. The &C.
ton was taken upon the advice of the
outgoing president, E. B. fainter OF
Carroll. The convention decided to
adopt a uniform scale of prices and
appointed E. B. fainter committee
to bring about such an organization.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
ROSS

Chas. and Eva Taylor spent Sunday
at Roses folks.
John Rutherford visited the home
1 OF Mr.. Mcdonald Sunday.
Mrs. Hart was up to Carroll Sun
day visiting with relatives.
Mrs. Callow's mother left for her
home in Nebraska, Tuesday.
Robert Rable ard his brother visit
ed at the w. Diest place Sunday.
The dance at George Northup's on
Saturday night was well attended.
John Ruhs has bought the old Ken
nedy farm down in Melville township.
Walter Lee is the proud father of a
little boy which came to them Sun
nsy.
Cameron Ross and Nettie Pearson
attended church in Ross Sunday even
ing.
The Grove boys intend to cross
bats with the Pleasant Hill boys, on
Sunday.
Minnie E ckles, from Audubon, is
visiting at the Charlie Wilde home
this week.
Mr.. Walters, of Manning, who is in
2 the real estate business was here last
Thursday.
John Makes bought one hundred
and sixty acres of land in South Da-
kota last week.
Mr.. Holster was one of the lucky
men to get Keystone hay loader of
Bates & Wilde, Tuesday.
Mr.. Reinemund, of Audubon, is
putting new spoutiDg in the Trans
Mississippi elevator this week.
Mr.. Potter, from Carroll, was here
the last of last week Strengthening up
some land deals for the Lund people,
Milt Fiscus was busy the first of
the week putting up new fence
around Thee. Martins new farm here
in Ross.
Glenn McCuen and Allie Quinby
were down to the grove the first of
the week and put fine coat of paint
on Mike Carroll's house.
Lue Beers and his men went to Au-
dubon, Monday, to commence Chris
Hohn's new house which is to be one
of the finest in that city.
The boys of Ross were busy lately
damming up the creek SO they would
have a place to battle and now have
i, one of the incest places in the county.
I G.. H. Stemm's new house is com.
1,pleted and they will give an ice
cream sociable there Wednesday night
for the benefit of the church, and you
-are all invited.
Fred Seavers met with seri-
GUS accident Sunday. He was carry
ing a grain sickle and leading a horse
when the hoase jerked causing him to
step on the sickle and make bad
hurt.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
A Business Head.

"You lent him the money to buy that
mule from you?"
"Yassir," answered Mr.. Erastus Pink
ley. ut doesn't look like business, but
it We're sech good chance to get de
bes' Of de trade dat couldn' hep adj
vancin' de cash" -Washington Star.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
Excellent Explanation.

why is a woman-honest, now
why is wife CROSSE"
Before marriage she was an i,
After marriage she leaned on another
l, and they formed an X. OF course
she's cross, and so are you, I'll bet."-
New York Times.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
Jealous Woman,s Aim Poor.

Atlantic. July 12.-In a fit of jeal-
ousy Mrs. Mollie Hunt, widow, shot
five times at A. H. Goodspeed, a
prominent business man of this city,
but such was her aim that only one
shot took effect and even this
caused but slight scalp wound. The
shooting occurred in Goodspeed's
room. After being placed under ar
rest the woman expressed sorrow that
she had not killed her victim.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
Fifteen Injured in Wreck.

Des Moines, July pa northbound
Chicago and Northwestern railroad
train ran into freight train on an
open switch at Ankeny, last evening.
Fifteen persons were more or less in
jured, those most severely hurt being
Mrs. w. NJ. Rich of Ames, right hip
and back bruised and strained; her
daughter Bernita, aged two and half
years, head and face bruised, and w.
S. Archer of Des Moines injured about
head and back.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
Death in the Boone River.

Webster City, Ia, July 12.-David
Defrance, SON of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. i.
Defrance, was drowned in the Boone
river, six miles south of this city, last
night. He was swimming in the swol-
len waters. He dived from high bank
and never came up. A large search.
ing party is dragging and dynamiting
the river in an effort to locate the
body.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17

Gambler? Well, rather! Why, he's
SO crazy over games Of chance that he
patronizes a restaurant where they
print the bill Of fare in French, and he
doesn't know word of the language"
Chicago Post.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
low A HAPPENINGS.
PuaiIist Drowned in Flood,

Des Moines, Ia, July 12.-Tommy
Crooks, we'll known as boxer and
athletic manager in the middle west,
was drowned in the flooded district
last evening. He was driving in a
buggy through the flooded section and
drove off the roadway into twenty-five
feet of water.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17

The greatest rest comes from free
dom of mind. We can keep our minds
free if we will but learn how. Let
them take up one thing at time and
be content.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17

Benefit your friends, that they may
love you more dearly still. Benefit
your enemies, that they may at last be-
come your friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17

A boy is usually ready to eat every
time he stops playing. Globe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-20
Plea OF a Duchess.

The Duchess of Sutherland has written
to THE Saturday Review" a vigorous
plea in behalf OF uianliness in girls and
women. The talented young peeress
was drawn into print by a letter dis
tinsuishinE boys and girls books. 1t
puzzles me- the duchess wrote. .thas
any one can be found who doubts the
essential oneness of boy and girl nature.
Why should courage, resource, and fair
play be attributes held up for the admira-
lion OF the male sex alone? spent my
pocket money on boys paper from the
lge OF sin. still distrust tho future OF
the little girl who prefers the sentimental
.Bcssie's Red Sash to the hairbrea 9TH
escapes OF Tom Tiddlcr's Leap. Tho
mother OF males. in her purchases. would
GO well to avoid the volume, however.
bright Its boards, that bears the sub
titls OF "A Tale for Girls My own
<riEion Is that a Noman. though shs
never rides to the hounds or handles u
gun. II she be not at heart sportsman.
stunts sympatlIies and loses half the
Joy OF life. Tha battle. after all. is not
emily to tho strurg, and the sooner we
discourage our girls from adopting con-
Sentionai kinks warp their opinions. ard
help them to be true to themEelres and
10 what they really care Cor, the bett :.
On the other hand. Mrs. Alec Tweedje,
The well known writer. derinres tie mas
culsaA tendencies In the modern girl. Il,
the course of a long articir in .e.rhe
Tally Mail Mrs. INeedie declares too
.nuci, exercise IL responsible to a great
extent for the .la.,ky. weedy Rtris I'd
often seen In England. = American
wornen. Mrs. Tveedie says. take fnncl,
Jess exercise than Brftishsrs, and the
EverErown girl IS not 80 often seen Ii.
America al In England. Hockey. Mr.,
4Nsedle ehayAStstisea % sh4eh To- rciikh
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-20
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rate and fully three. hfns g an ne:
in width. 80, ~f,fss
admiration ana Iou8in0 g tho - nas..sn. :.
-. :. : choose rxandy. null bas1sts
IN. IKE exclusively ard have them nla.4s
noost rfrIssfly. A charming modei !. %
v,nost Persian lawn and includes = ss ll =
t,,cs.;I 10 form q hip yoke and hnisheo
Nth = sraduatad tucked hounoe 49, -.
headed by two entrc-deux % $780, &c.,
vaisncIenles lace. The aceornpaay.n1.
t1a,,s. includes q yoke OF Lace tnssfuo0E
snf stuckinS, full portion tucksd =
srn,,ns and q most becoming esrtna.
p.rthas make featine OF the 08esseD
| for no Younger girls ana arc neco111au1
70 almost all Uniformed S1r1tsn An !sa.sss
r.nuire breadth and fu.ness and : 49, - =
uretty additions 10 the blousss are Aounc 8
70 rive n most satisfactory eject =
rs,t1,r fascinatinr frock OF fine sheees
batiste is absolutely without appnen
| trimming and finds It's charm q nen.
| stitchfr1s and fire tuckS. The skn1 y IN.
ished With a hem and three tucks, Al
lhenstitched. and IS tucked az 1no s Dsll.
The yoke is circular and con s1s X. s. e
strips of the material featner.s s.Nas,s
land hold by hem-stitching. BeioW " ~
| falls a llem-stieched fri11 and tho soIs
] FIJI sleeves are made with 6esp SUITS thar
match the yoke. AT the lsft, where ens
hodice closes. are soft full bows OF nar g
i row ribbon and the SASH ties 1t tn0 i ~
/ side In line Favorite sleeves are
/ bishop. the Hungarian and the fun ones
/ with deep cuffs. these last often oeane
i shirred midway between tho shou dssO
! and the elbows to give a Hungarian az
/ feet. Tucking. hemstitching. laee etitcneo
/ fagsotting. feather stitchfn9-al tna1
/ goes to make dainty exquisite enecss
is In style and viii be seen when ehe u an.
49, Nt1Y
/ KEYNOTE Of all, but Is often OF costly
nature. Yards Of Taco can be served ga
| In a few hours. but hand work means
time. patience, skill and can be the re-
suit only Of generous outlay In money Oh
- hor expended in behalf OF t11a object OF
IT'S iose- May sfANToN-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-20

what people think Of her is flattering.
So If she were criticisins a counterpart
Of herself at home she would tall INTO
slang again, and say, ..Ier head was get
ting too big for her bonnet.
She does not attempt to conceal her
belief, born Of long reading OF the news
napers Of her native town. that "An1lr-
RIGA is the greatest place on earth, and
that other countries are to be visited,
as is the Sahara Desert. just for Curl
osity's sake. She will admit that Eng
Iisllmen are bctter-looking men than the
men where she came from, but then she
will say that good looks don't cut much
ice' with a. sensible woman like her
self. Generally speaking, she sails back
home more than ever convinced OF the
superiority of the great United states
London Mail.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-20
Beautiful Wndozu-G ards<n.
Authoritative Advice on the Sunjece
By an Expert.

( "a "
Most persons who attempt windows
gardens in boxes fail with them. tners.s
fore the impression prevails that It is MOI
an easy phase of gardening. But the
reason OF failure, nine times out OF ten
=. that not enough water Is given to SUD
ply the needs OF the plants. A little =
applied in the morning and more iases
In the day. and because the surface 81
the soil looks moist. the owner taxes y
for granted that it must be damp
through. An examination WOULD con-
vince her that a few inches below TUG
surface the soil is almost. II not QUITS
dust dry The fact is, evaporation taAsS5
place so rapidly from box exposed 4eo
the action OF air and wind and sunsnlHes
as most window boxes are. that smah
amounts of water do but little towards
supplying the plants with the moisture
| needed at their roots. To keep 1t ~
proper condition at least a patlful OF
water. should be applied every day. ana
in very hot weather even that may nov
| be enough. Make it a rule to use SO nuen
wafer that some will run away through
the cracks and crerices of the box. When
this takes place you may be quite sure
that all the soil in the box is saturated
with it. And If you keep 1t saturated
throughout the season you can grow good
| plants in any window box. This is the
secret of success, provided. or course,
you have chosen plants adapted to VIM
| dow-boS culture Do not make use OF
delicate varieties. but use gerantHns
| both towering and fraErant-leaved sorts.
coleus. heliotrope, fuchsia, lantanas,
| petunias. phIox. nasturtiums. mlgno-
nette,. sweet-alyssunl, and such vines as
/ Y,nnevwort tradescantia syinca. othonna,
| Iobelia and saxifraga. Plant these at
the sides of the box. to droop over and
hide it.
A morning glory at each end can bs
| trained UP and over the window and will
provide you with a floral awning IL you
| give it something to Chamber over In the
| shape Of framework projecting from
| the top of the window.-Eben e. Rex.
| ford in Lippincott's Magazine.