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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-06
ORIGINAL JUDGE LYNCH.
He Was a Brave and Useful Member
of Our EARLY Society.

Tradition sometimes plays strange
pranls with dead mems regulations.
1t would make an interesting half hour
for the eavesdropper beyond the Styx
If he could hear the exchange of amen
tiles between buns Scotus and Judge
Lynch, the one shrewd, clear reason
er, whose name now signifies a fool;
the other a simple Quaker gentleman,
whose name has come to stand for or
ganized sayagery.
Charles Lynch was man whose
services to his country as brave pion-
eer and righteous judge, as soldier
and statesman, are by no means de-
serving of oblivion, Still less Of oblo-
guy. 1t seems indeed one of the in
EQUITIES of fate that his name should
now be universally applied to proceed
ings that no one would condemn more
heartily than he. The records of the
court of Bedford county, in Virginia,
and those Of various Quaker meetings,
the journals of the Virginia house of
burgesses and of the first constitu-
tional convention, taken together with
family documents and traditions, show
him to have been an upright and useful
| member of society and wise and ell
ergetic leader at the most important
crisis of American history. -Atlantic.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-06
yo,un,ee., I'm south America.


There is a gentleman in Boston who
spent number of years among the
various little South American repub-
lies and who gives an interesting ac-
count of the methods of one Of these
small states when it comes to ques-
tion of making war. The navy" of
the particular power referred to con-
sists of a single old fashioned side
wheel steamer, armed with one gun.
In time of peace she is engaged in haul
ing freight up and down the river
which runs close to the capital.
AT the outbreak Of one of the peri
odical wars not SO very long ago the
president of the republic took charge
Of the steamer and started up stream
OIL recruiting expedition, leaving his
senior general in charge of the military
preparations at the capital. A couple
Of days later the steamer returned,
and some seventy miserable looking
natives, each firmly bound with a
strong rope, were marched off and
turned over to the general, with note
from the president which read:
Dear General-I send you herewith sew
enty volunteers. Please return the ropes
at once.
LIZ Boston Herald.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-06
A sERPENl'S APPETITE.
His Meal of Rubber Boot Was a
/ Disastrous One.

From gentleman who was at one
time a resident of Brazil comes re-
markable story about snake that he
encountered in the woods one day
which followed him with much persist
ence.
Sitting on q stump, l became aware
of tile approach Of u huge snake"
writes this gentleman. HE must have
been fifteen feet in length There was
no doubt the snake was about to at
tack me.
without hesitating fora moment
discharged my two barrels. For short
time the reptile ragged furiously, aud
climbed 4 nearby tree. | had hardly
reached the first boughs when saw
the snake approaching the tree, and it
climbed up behind ME.
Higher and higher went Higher
and higher came the serpent. My heavy
rubber boots We're a great drawback to
my climbing, SO | tried to get rid Of
them. took one off and dropped it,,
and just as | had the second in my
hand the snake reached me. and l, in
my desperation, tried to shield myself
| with the rubber boot.
"Thcn the snake made dash and,
getting hold Of the boot. turned and de.
scended the tree. l was saved, but l
had not the courage to leave the tree
before my friends arrived. told them
| of the adventure had and rode home
minus one rubber boot. OF his snake,
| shin nothing could he seen
"a few weeks later on another hunt
ing trip we found In the road big
dead snake, terribly swollen. We cut 1t
open and found, to our establishment,
my rubber boot not in the least In.
| iured.'-New York Times
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-06

Jocum Jensen, one of Kimballton's
merchants, transacted business in At
lantic the first of the week.
Joe James of Elkhorn finished in
voicing the first of the week and can
now tell the assessor how much he is
worth.
j. Fl. Miller had the painter fix.
ing up The interior Of his new gallery
this week and will soon be able to
open for work.
Hans Madsen has completed the
invoice of his large store in Kimball-
ton and can now strike a balance to
see if be made or lost.
Miss Martha Steffesen, who teaches
the public school at Elkhorn was on
the sick list Monday and unable to
attend to her duties at school.
Jeter Jensen whose building burn
ed in the Elkhorn fire is having it re-
built and expects to put stock OF
clothing in it about the first OF
March.
Chris j. Hansen has just returned
from the East, where he visited dit.
ferent factories and bought a very
heavy stock of implements so he car
meet all competition.
Hans Hogansen, from over by Cop
enhagen, was over to Elkhorn last
week and purchased a large bill OF
furniture for his daughter who is to
be married this week.
A surprise party was had on Mr..
and Mrs. Lars Jensen in Elkhorn, last
Sunday, and those who went took
many nice gifts, among which was a
nice rocking chair for him.
S. G. Petersen s. Company have
let their hauling for the coming year
to Gus Groat, of Marine, and expect
to haul from that point which they
think will be more convenient.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-06
Narcolepsy.

Narcolepsy is curious and some
what rare disease, whose most promi-
nent symptom is Irresistible attacks OF
sleep. These may come on suddenly at
any time and place, and the patient is
absolutely unable to stay awake. The
sleep, however, Is usually of short du-
ration, from ten to thirty minutes.
The disease was described and nam
ed by Gelineau, a French physician, in
1880. 1t is thought by some specialists
to be closely allied to epilepsy. But as
the attacks resemble healthy sleep
the muscles are relaxed, the heart and
respiration are slowed down, the pa
tient on awakening is refreshed as aft
err an ordinary nap, and there Is none
of the lassitude and sense of exhaus-
ton which follows the epileptic TT
1t is certainly very different in origin
from the latter. Robin and Paul Sam
ton have recorded cases which show a
close association between obesity and
the tendency to narcolepsy.
1t seems probable. however, as Dutil
thinks, that its closest ally is simple
hysteria.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-06
Didn't Recogntze IT.

A distinguished member Of the Unit
ed States judiciary has discovered that
he still has something to learn in the
direction of agriculture.
He bought farm as summer home
for his family and finds especial de-
light in walking about the place, com
mentlng ON the condition of the crops
and in many ways showing his inter,
est in his new possessions.
One evening during the summer he
was strolling over the farm. The hired
man had cut the grass during the day
very thin crop, and had left it lying
on the ground to dry. The judge saw
it, and, calling his man, he said:
SIT seems to me you are very care.
less. W.T. haven't you been more par
tlcular in raliing up this hay? Don't
you see that you have left little drib.
blings all around?"
For a minute the hired man stared
wondering if the judge was quizzng
him. Then he replied:
little dribblings! Why, man, that's
the croD!"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-06
Sailors, Rntions.

A aecent writer has this to sayT
sailors rations: "a sailor has dish&
and loves them, that are little apprecFl
ated ashore. He likes Fanny Adams
and has a great fancy for plum duff
which consists of suet pudding with
raisins in it. Vegetables, though they
are in the official harbor menu, are not
served out to the messes every day, but
OH certain days some groups of men
get all and the others none, on sys-
TEN of which Jack quite approves.
'The messes whose turn it is to have
vegetables indulge in a pot mess as
it Is styled, perhaps not inappropriate.
ly. The messes in their turn receive
the shins, scrag ends, neck pieces and
other odds and ends of the meat ration
some sailors aver that every animal
has at least six shins-and this miscel-
laneous assortment of remnants is
thrown into pot with as many vege-
tables as can be got. The result is a
pot mess
"Any landlubber who desires to try.
a real naval dish will have no difficulty
in getting the dish prepared, and if he
eats it on d table with uneven legs
which lunges up and down he can inn
agine he is at sea-"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-06

4 pearance Saturday night and they
count now akead to when she will be
around the house asking questions
and gladdenipg their hearts with her
prattle.
Last Wednesday night the pleas
ant home of VIM. Vigers, out east of
Elkhorn, was the scene OF a party,
that for good time few have excelled.
He and his wife are two of the best
entertainers in the country round and
when they do go in for time they
make all near them enjoy themselves.
We now have the largest line of
lumber ever put in the yard. We
have reorganlzed the policy of the
yard and intend to sell so as to save
money to both the yard and the Gus
toners. Our new manager, N. B.
Andersen will figure with you and
help you. KIMBALLToN LUMBER Co.
The Theatrical troupe OF Kimba;l-
ton gave their last performance last
Saturday night They have had
good seasonaDd received most liberal
patronage from the people for which
they are truly grateful. The public
too feel their obligations to the troupe
for some good times and all glad of
the winter entertainment.
Paul Nielsen and wife, who recent
ly sold their farm to S. G. Petersen
were in Elkhon last week and pur-
chased tickets of postmaster Bergreen
for Denmark, where they expect to
go to live. They have made money
here and now expect to enjoy the
fruit of their labor by spending the
rest of their days among their rela-
tives.
Peter Heigaard of the we'll known
firm of Faaborg & Heigaard at Kim
ballton departed for Audubon Mon
day where be will remain for some
time and then go to Hartford Conn
to visit sister who lives at that
place. From there he expects to go
to Denmark to visit relatives and
friends, whom he has not seen in
many years.
Last Friday hight the members OF
the X. of P. Lodge met IN their
castle hall in Kimballton for an even
iDgs banquet and entertainment This
great fraternal order have had many
social times together. Have dined be-
meath the spreading branches of elders
in the heat of summer where the
woods were musical with song, but
their banquet this time was midst
| no1ar climate (lld Roroae caamod
turned loose and though they had fun
they, too, were cold.
AT meeting of the shareholders of
the Kimballton Lumber Company in
their office, last Saturday, N. B. An
derson was hired as manager. Mr..
| Anderson is we'll known in this COM
munity as being one of the best car
penters in the country. He has con-
structed and built some of the best
jobs in the country. AS such he was
wont to purchase the lumber wherev-
er he could get it the cheapest and
some were unjust enough to think he
worked against the home company.
He was doing what anyone would do,
get it the cheapest he could
so as to make as much out of it
as possible. In accepting this work he
goes into it with the intention of
making it a paying investment to the
company and backs protestations with
ST., 100000 of his own money. He has a
reputation for honesty and straight
forwardness that no one can question
and will make them a good manager.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-06
RAsMrs HANSEN, President,
Elk Horn, Iowa.
HANS PETERSEN, Secretary,
Elk Horn, Iowa.
Annual Statement

OF the condition of the Farmers
Mutual Hail Insurance Association, a
mutual assessment insurance associa-
ton, organized and operating under
Chapter Five, Title TX, of the Code,
located al Elk Horn, Iowa, and doing
business in Shelby, Audubon and Cass
counties, State of Iowa. Began busl-
ness May |, 1898.
Amount of risks in force at begin.
ming of year $l2S s29 65
Amount of risks written during year 80 $50 90
Amount of risks expired and Cancelled
during the year 10 1874 90
Amount of risks in force at the end of
the year 142 675 65
Cash on hand at beginning of year 493 81
The amount of receipts from assess
ments 7-,-----------.- 1 SAG IS
Receipts from all other sources 81 so
Total 81 518 &c
Amount OF losses paid during the year los so
Amount received by officers and en-
ployes during the year 10 90
Amount of other expenses --. 43 %
Total expenses for all purposes during
the year 221 rs
Balance cash on hand December 81,
1901 .--. 2 100 80
Cost per thousand during year. 55
john LEIsTAD, President,
Elk Horn, Iowa.
HANS PETERSEN, Secretary,
Elk Horn, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-06

stop coughing, as it irritates the lungs, and
gives them no chance to heal. FOLEY'S HON
Ely AND TAR cures without causing strain
in throwing off the phlegm like common cough
expectorants. Nick Dofing & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-06
Annual Statement

Of the condition of the Danish Mutu-
al Fire Insurance Company, mutual
assessment insurance association, or
ganized and operated under Chapter
Five, Title TX, of the Code, located at
Elk Horn and doing business in Shell.
by and Audubon counties, State OF
Iowa. Date Of commencing business,
March L, 1885.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-04
WINDSOR COUNTY EVENTS,
CHESTER.

The schools in the outlying districts
will commence Monday.
Schools began in the village Monday
with a larger number of pupils than
last term.
Farmers are gathering in their sugar
tools as the buds have started and the
sugar time is over.
The Pollard Manufacturing company
has closed its plant at Bellows Falls
and is increasing Its force here.
The "poverty' ball was we'll at
tended Wednesday evening and a we'll
deserved assistance was thus given the
orchestra.
The young men 5 club have invited
the Review club to assist them in dis
posing of ''waxed sugar On snow this
evening. Sweets to the sweet.
Settled roads for April LIST are so I'M
common that everyone shakes his head
in knowing way and says, "Nou
wait. Well catch it in April to make
up" Let's be thankful for what we
have.
Ethel Wheeler of Bellows Falls is
back to school. e. NJ. Peabody was
in Rutland and Fairhaven Tuesday. -
Herbert Chandler and Miss Wilder
spent Easter at A. n Chambers. -
James Ainsley is improving and we
hope to see him out again soon.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-04
LOCAL NEWS.

The reason Smiths Green
Mountain RenOvatOr is now
sold by one agent in each city
and town is because the pro-
prietOrs wish the public to get
Smiths Green Mountain Rem
OvatOr when they ask for it, and
not have some other medicine
=" just as good" substituted in
its place. We sell it in our
town and guarantee every
bottle to benefit, or money re-
funded. If you are all run
down; if you have Rheu-
matism, Bad Blood, or poor
digestion : fyOu are depressed,
discouraged and miserable,
call and let us sell you bottle
of Smiths Green Mountain
Renovation. 1t will not cost you
a cent if it does not do you good.
For sale at BROOKS HOUSE PHARMACY.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-04

Consumption--the most dreaded of all
diseases of today-is durable. For cent
! uries this fearful malady has stared the
people in the face, with no hope, nc
! haven of refuge, no relief to turn to, but
now-science has made sufficient strides
! to be able to cope intelligently with all
the various forms of pulmonary atfec-
tions.
Few people realize what anatomical
wonders the lungs are. just imagine two
great sacks, one consisting of two and the
other of three lobes or compartments
each made Of delicate membranous SUBJ
stance as light and thin as piece of silk,
expanding and contracting as we inhale
and exhale the air that supplies life.
No one approaching the work expected
of them would abuse his lungs if he
could look at them and see with his
own eyes the effect produced The lungs
are almost like paper-mere tissues-that
are susceptible to the least aggravation.
A cold, though ever SO slight if on the
lungs, weakens them. 4 cough, though
only occasional, means rasping at these
precious organs, sore (result of colds
and coughs means an irritation that is
hard to heal. When aggravated and it
reaches an advanced stage, the lungs
shrivel up and wither away. Consump-
ton invariably begins in the upper part
of the right lung
Coughing does not always accompany
diseases of this character, and consump-
tiyes sometimes goto theirgrave with little
annoyance in this direction and little ex-
pectoration. Their lungs, like an apple in
the sun, simply waste away and fall
to pieces. If a flower becomes lifeless
and droops it's head, you give it nourish-
ment, water and sunlight. Your lungs
are just like plant, they need nourish-
ment continually. Your blood flows
through every part of them and gives
them life. 1t SootheS and heals them,
keeps them fresh and healthy. If your
blood possesses the right nourshment, it
makes your lungs so strong that germs
can't live in them, for germs only live
where there is weakness. You must
have proper medical assistance and you
must also have sunlight, plenty of rest,
plenty of outdoor air and good food.
The first has always been hard to get but
the other requirements are within the
reach of anyone. There is medicine,
a famous French compound, remedy
experimental with and agreed
upon by celebrated chemists from all
over the world, who met in Paris few
years ago to determine the most speedy,
sure and lasting way of wipng out of the
world consumption and its allied diseases.
This medicine is knownas "Blood Wine,"
and it is acknowledged by physicians in
New York and Bostonto bethe most salts !
factory treatment yet devised for these
troubles 'Blood Wine will do its part
=. L.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-04

"Hou much is it, WclplyG asked.
edo you really mean that there is nc
Charge demanded Madge incredulous-
ly, with her purse i'll her hand,
THAT'S the size of it,, said the oper-
ator
"I'm not going to believe that,
cried Mad2e. Il know you are only de-
ceiving me, and I really want to pay"
laughed and said, Sometimes rail-
road superintendents can send messages
free, Miss Cullen"
"How silly of mer' exclaimed Madge
Then she said: How nice it is to be a
railroad superintendent. Mr.. Gordon! l
should like to be one myself. "
That speech really lifted me off my
feet, but while was thinking what re-
Spouse to make 1 came down to earth
with bounce.
"Since the kilograms DONE" said
Lord Rallies to Miss Cullen in cool,
almost commanding, tone, suppose we
take walk.
II don't think I care to this morn.
ing" answered Madge.
Il think you mad better, said MS
lordship, with such manner that I felt
inclined to knock him down.
To my surprise Madge seemed to
hesitate and finally said, "I'n walk up
and down the platform if you wish"
Lord Rallies nodded, and they went
out, leaving me in a state Of mingled
amazement and rage at the way he had
cut me out. Try as would wasn't
able to hit upon any theory that sup
piled solution to the conduct of either
Lord Rallies or Miss Cullen, unless they
were engaged and Miss Cullen displeased
him by her behavior to me. But Madge
seemed such IN honest, frank girl that
I'd have believed anything sooner than
that she was only playing with me.
XIV perpleHed wasn't going te
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-04
Gaysville,

Harris Waters has bought Arthur
Bullock's house in the village.
Parker Babcock has bought of A. J.
Gould the Chamberlain farm on Mount
Hunger.
The International Paper Co.'S logs
are nearly all down. The broken apron
to the dam causing less trouble than
was anticipated.
Now the logs are down there begin
to be signs of activity on the railroad
repairs. Eighteen cars have been
stalled on the line since the bridge
went down the river.
Henry Brooks of Newton, Mass. has
been in town looking after his real es-
tate interests. Daisy Dean is attend
ing Burr academy. Mrs. Gertie Cam
eron has been appointed administrator
of her mothers estate.
The W. r. Valley r. r. was disabled
in the worst time of the year. Teams
have had hard task freighting goods
to Rochester and parties having much
freight to haul realize to the full ex-
tent the benefits of railroad communi-
cation.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-04
5 X LANSDALE.

Any one can be an enemy. but it
takes a strong man to be true friend
The Daughters of the Confederacy
collected money for monument to the
memory of Jefferson Davis, but finally
decided to build a memorial arch at
the intersection of Broad and Twelfth
streets. Richmond. The widow of the
Confederate president has written a
letter to the Daughters, however,
which should stop the project "A tri
umphal arch, " she says, "to the mem
DRY of man whose cause failed. 4
is an Inappropriate expression of re
spect for his memory and certainly
would excite 'ridicule in many quar-
ters.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-04

Colonel Fred E. Smith. president o
the Vermont Mutual Fire insuranc,
company has created fund of So, 00t
for the benefit of Christ church o
Montpelier, the annual income from
which is to he paid to the wardens ane
vestrymen for the support of the church
Workmen employed by five firms o.
Montpelier together with the entire
force of city employees. began work
Tuesday on nine-hour schedule witt
10 hours pay. The granting of shorter
hours was entirely voluntary on the
part of the employers, and several hun
bred men benefit by the change.
Orley Granger of Bennington. Is
years of age, was Saturday accidental
ly killed by his father. They were in
a boat near Dresden hunting muskrats.
The father had shot one and was tax
ing it from the water when the second
barrel of his gun was discharged. The
full charge of the shot took effect in
the boys neck.
The will of the late A. p. Stafford
of Wallingford grants that town a con
ditional legacy of S12,0 to build "A
town hall. The interest on the money
goes to the wife and daughter as long
as they live. 1t then all goes to the
town unless the daughter leaves chill
dren, when one-half the sum, $4,000.
goes to them. The town has not ac
cepted the gift.
The two r-old child of W. f.
Ducharme of Barre has been suffering
from the pr essence of worm y inches
loug, under the skin. 1t was discov
81 C,+,,J,, ~
threw her into commissions. Sunday
morning it had worked around on the
abdomen. Three physicians performed
successful operation, Sunday, remov-
ing the worm, and the child is improv
ing.
A motion for new trial lhas been
made in the case of the state against
the Franklin Savings Bank and Trust
company, which involves the question
of whether the tax of 10 of per cent.
on commercial deposits subject to
check held by trust companies and saw
ings banks shall be paid by the
bank or whether the whole amount
shall be returned by the individual de
positor for taxation. By a recent de-
cision of the Supreme court the conten-
ton of State Tax Commissioner J. +.
Cushman that the banks should pay
the tax was upheld, and an amount of
S2S46. 81 was involved in the six banks
that refused to pay.
The hearing in the case of Joseph
Mears of Sandgate, charged with put
ting corrosive sublimate into whiskey
drunk by Philander Motfatt of the
same town, was held at Bennington
Motfatt testified that he had
luarrelled with Mears on account of
the latter's intimacy with his wife and
that he afterward drank some whiskey
that made him seriously sick. DR.. NJ.
]. Wiltse of the state laboratory at 4
testified to finding sulphide
Of mercury in the whiskey examined. |
The storekeeper in Sandgate testified |
% selling Mears some sublimate to kill /
bed bugs Several witnesses told of |
he intimacy of Mrs. Mears and Moi
att. Mears made no defense and was |
leld in $1,000 for the grand jury.