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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

BY the triumphant republicans Of Iowa. a
citizenship the most Intelligent the most
patriotic Of any between Cape Cod bay and
and the cotton fields of the sunny south.
(Appiause.) You have convened to dis
charge the most important of duties, and
enter upon another campaign under the
stars and stripes of the great republic and
the unsullied banner of the old republican
party We go with unwavering Confidence
In the Righteousness of our cause and uafal-
tering determination to return ma jority
Of one hundred thousand for the old repub-
lican ticket at the election next November.
Gentlemen of the convention. Ii has al
ways been a favorite theory of mine that
the provisions of the atonement are not
generous enough to contemplate the regen-
Grafton or permanent chairman who de-
tains political convention with an extend
ed address. ! therefore call for the report
plause.) SB
The report of the committee on res.
olutions not being prepared as yet a
motion was made to proceed to the
nomination of candidates. Governor
Cummins and Lieutenant Governor
Herriott were renominated by accla.
nation. In the contest for state SUI.
perintendent three ballots were nee.
essary, the last ballot being 693 for
Riggs, 54S for Adams and 5 for Bar
rett.
At this stage of the proceedings,
the resolutions committee appeared
1t was announced the committee was
ready to report and the resolutions
as agreed on by the committee were
read by the chairman, ]. W. Blythe
The reading was listened to attentive,
ly and there was frequent applause.
In the briefest possible manner, the
platform was disposed of and was
adopted by unanimous vote. The
platform follows:
republicans of Iowa, In convention as
sembled, congratulate the people of state
and nation on the results Of republican adj
illustrations which has promoted the well
fare of the entire country in all of its ma
terial interests, and has brought to them
prosperity, contentment and happiness.
acknowledged leadership u iowa in m the the
councils of the republican party and it's
influence In the shaping of politics. We
rejoice In the material prosperity Of the
have been by the legislation in the interests
OF the entire body of the people
we commeHd entirely and without reser-
walton the administration of President
Roosevelt. Called as he was to the office
of chief executive under the most trying
circumstances, his fidelity to the public wei
fare the wisdom and moderation of his ut
terances and counsel, and the performance
of all his duties command our respect and
admiration.
Iowa republicans. in common with the
republicans of the entire nation, expect and
desire his unanimous nomination as his
own successor.
We congratulate the people of the state
that In his cabinet and among his advisers,
Iowa has such wise, able and judicious
statesmen as Secretaries Shaw and Wilson.
We also congratulate the people of the
state that In the senate of the United
States our representatives hold positions
of the highest character and influence
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
SMALLPOX AFELIcTs A GROOM
Panic Among Guests Follows An
nouncement of Husbands Illness.

Rochester, N. Y, special: The vii
lage Of Scottsburg in Livingston coun-
ty is under strict quarantine, as small
pox has broken out there and the en-
tire community has been exposed
Shepard G.. Trexler, a bridegroom, was
feeling Ill, but as the guests and
clergyman had attended, the marriage
took place. When DR.. Johnson said
Trexler had smallpox a panic ensued.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
ExEMPTs ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Minnesota Supreme Court Holds Epls
copal Institution Nonassessable.

st. Paul, Mimi, dispatch: The SUI
preme court declares that the Bishop
Seabury mission endowment fund Is
exempt from taxation. Tho decision
affects other educational institutions
in the state. Rice county sought to
collect taxes to the amount of $4,000,
an amount sufficient to have forced the
Seabury divinity school, an Episcopal
institution, out of existence.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
Sues for $4,000.

Fort Wayne, Ind. dispatch: Mrs.
Mary Pattee, who was severely In
jured in tN sea wave merry-go-round
at the Eagles carnival has brought
suit for $4,000 damages against the
Ferari Brothers Carnival company.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
Alleaa AasauIt on Girl.

Springfield. H., dispatch: William
Wallace has been arrested at Taylor
Vile and is now in jail unable to give
bond Of 81 500. He Is accused of an
assault on Mabel Solomon. half-wit-
ted girl, twenty years old.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
car OF powder ExpIodes.

Parkersburg, w. Va, dispatch: A
carload Of giant powder on the Ohio
River division of the Baltimore & Ohio
exploded while the train was running
at full speed, The explosion was heard
for q distance Of ten miles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
Library Is Dedicated.

Oconto, Wis, special: Farnsworth
library. which cost $4,000, was dedi-
Gated with imposing ceremonies. Mr..
Farnsworth stated that his fortune
was made in Ocpnto and that he gave
the library to show his appreciation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
Soldiers Protect Cars.

Richmond, Va, special: The strik-
ers are quiet. There has been no dis
turbance and none is expected. Cars
have been run on all lines under mil.
itary protection az usual.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
Boy pleads Guilty.

Marion, H., special: Silas Jones Of
Herrin, lad Is years old, appeared
before Judge Duncan in court on q
charge of attempted murder. The boy
entered a plea of guilty and received
a reform schol sentence.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
Prison Warden STAYS n Illinois.

Joliet, H.. special e. J. Murphy,
warden of the Illinois state peniten-
tiary. has refused an appointment as
warden of the new federal prison at
Atlanta, Ga. Murphy declines to leave
Illinois, where he was born and reared.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
klno Invites AmerIcans.

London cablegram: King Edward.
through Foreign Minister Lansdowne.
has invited the visiting American rife
team to attend the military review at
Aldershot July s.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
WarshIps Go to Maneuxer,

New York special: The battleships
Alabama, Illinois and Massachusetts,
and the cruiser Brooklyn, accompanied
by the Mayfiower as a tender, have
sailed for the Azores Islands for the
summer maneuvers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
Payne Is to Rest.

Washington dispatch: Postmaster
General Payne has decided to take
rest until after the Fourth of July. 1t
is supposed he will go to Atlantic City
or some other seashore resort.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
Oxerdue Shin Arrives.

San Francisco, Cal, special: The
overdue steamer Minnetonka, on
which reinsurance was quoted at IS
per cent. arrived from New York by
way of Coronel. 1t took eighty-eight
days to come from New York.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
VIII Study salt Lake.

Salt Lake City, Utah. dispatch:
Section Director Hiatt. government
geological expert, has been ordered
to begin a thorough investigation Of
Great Salt Lake and ascertain, IL pos.
sible, why the lake is falling.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09


Even solemn man will try to be
jolly when he passes his plate the Sec
ond time.
Not many men think Of themselves
when they are looking for a place to
lay blame.
Inspirationy perspiration and despair
alton are IA rations which make
achievement fat.
Fashionable ladies in Berlin are
delighted with new fad-air baths
They array themselves in pajamas
and slipperN and then indulge in ath-
letic exerci'kos in garden inclosed by
high wall. After spending two hours
in this way, they return indoors, drink
warm chocolate and enjoy nap.
Unless a man has good backing he
is seldom able to put on bold front.
It's all right to earn our daily bread
by the sweat of our brow, but most
of US kick IL it isn't pie.
Beware Of the dead beat. He usu-
ally comes to life.
True greatness is ability to serve
coupled with meek and quiet spirit.
Justice is so busy holding her
scales that she hasn't time to give
some people what Is coming to them.
In the streets of Berlin doctors
carriages have the right of way.
Even the emperor's carriage must
pause When a doctors vehicle is about
to cut across his nath.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09
y. r. Riggs, of Sigourney, Named for
State Superintendent on the Third
Ballot--All Other Nominations We're
Unanimous and by Acclamation.

For governor-A. 3. cummins, OF
Des Moines.
For lieutenant sovernor-John Her.
riott, Of Stuart.
For state Observation-Disclosures F.
Riggs, of Sigourney. .....
For judge of supreme court-chas.
A. Bishop, of Des Moines.
For railroad commissioner-ColoneI
David j. Palmer, of Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07
Speaker Joe.

Speaker Cannon is the David
Harum' of the American House of
representatives, says a writer in
Review of Reviews. HE knows the
foibles and the weakness of human
nature. He is up to- the tricks of all
the legislative traders and ap-
preparation log-rollers. He watches
everybody else and is thorough master
of himself. All that goes on about
him is a game which he very we'll un-
derstands at every turn and play, but
he doesn't preach or moralize about
it or imagine himself so much better
than any one else. 1t amuses him and
he likes to see the wheels go around.
but you may be sure he takes good
care they do not go too fast or too
slow. To act as sort of governor
upon the big, unwieldy machine of
the House of Representatives is moth
ing new for Uncle Joe.' This has
been his role for 10! these many
years.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07
Healthfaa Discipline.


Moro youth may be led, within a
generation, into a broader. conception
of life than the Arabian prophet ever
gained or revealed" Manual train
ing schools, experimental farms, the
making of highways and railroads, the
Introduction of agricultural imple-
ments which can cope with the cogan
grass, the reclamation of vast tracts
for the cultivation of hemp, coffee
and sugar and the establishment of
mills and factories-these will work
wonders.
1t was said last year that Moros
would not work. More than 1000 of
them have been employed in Minda-
mao alone during the year 1908. It
cannot, of course, be maintained that
these men are efficient laborers. Eff
cheney comes by training. Real labor
is something unauthorized by tradi-
ton or custom for any but slaves.
Every Moro who has welded a pick
and shovel this year has done what
his ancestors never did. This depart
ure from time-honored example
means much to an Oriental. But the
love of money is inherent, and the
Moros have made a great deal of
it out Of the American occupation. A
mounted Moro police will, in my
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07
Il Judicial Horse Trade.

The following is told on the late
Judge Campbell when he was Police
Judge Of this city. A prisoner was be-
fore him for some petty crime, but had
no attorney. The prosecution, not
wishing to take undue advantage Of the
prisoner, moved a postponement till he
could get a lawyer. Judge Campbell
said, ooh. that's all right. This is a
small case. Let it go and I'll see that
the mans interests are protected" {"
During the trial the court undertook
to examine the defendant as follows:
The Court-What is your business? :
Defendant-Horse trading, your
Honor.
The Court-Ahl Have you any horses
at present?
Defendant-Yes, your Honor; two.
The Court-Well, say, I have pretty
good horse myself: how'd you like TO
trade?
But before the defendant could an
swer the prosecuting attorney inter
vened: Just a moment, If your Honor
please AS I said, do not wish to see
any advantage taken of this man and
1 insist on postponement until he can
secure counsel TO protect him."
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07
TALK. OF THE TOWN
AND 19R4Gs& OF RHE
TIMEG ~
Making Grounds.

The title Of official peacemaker given
to Judge Graham because of his habit
of refusing to divorce couples with a
large family, unless 1t Is shown that it
is absolutely impossible for them to get
along in peace, usually rests lightly
upon the Judge. There are times.
however, when he does not think so
much Of it.
A few days ago he was Just about to
leave his chambers, when big, Wild
eyed German rushed in. His head was
swathed with yard after yard of band
age stuff, and his face was almost COW
cred with plasters of every size. Point
ing a shaking and badly scratched
finger at the Judge, he shouted: You
did i'd, Chudge, you did i'd"
Did what?" said the Judge, stepping
behind his desk and touching button
that summoned his baliff from the
courtroom.
"Ach," almost yelled the excited Ger
man, coming closer to the Judge and
shaking his dilapidated finger and head,
'I am broke all over. 1t fss your
fauld. My wife to-day vas mat because
she did not vas get a divorce by your
court. She came by the house back,
and she say to me: I bet I get dot
separations tomorrow. make der
grounds
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07
Drain on Charity.

Managers Of the New York charita-
BILE institutions are expecting to be
called upon to meet greatly increased
demands for help this winter. 1t can
scarcely be otherwise, owing to the
fact that at least $4,000 men Of the
building trades were idle during most
of the summer, that probably 100000
more were out for a long period be-
cause of lockouts or strikes. and that
some 5000 are still without work.
Thus the workers were obliged TO
draw on their savings. or run up bills.
because any allowances from the
unions were wholly inadequate. Pres
ent earnings must go TO meet current
bills, and very many viii have nothing
to fall back upon when snow comes.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07
Improbable Sympathy.

William Mckenzie, superintendent of
the ferry and river boat service of the
Southern Pacific Company. tells a good
story of the way he outwitted some of
the West Oakland strike sympathizers
during the great American Railway
Union strike in "a.
At that tine Mckenzie was master
mechanic of the western division of
the Southern Pacific Company, withal
one of the railroads most popular Off
cials. But the strike fever was at high
pitch and Oakland as the terminus Of
the largest division on the system felt
the brunt of it, One day when the
battle was at it's height Mckenzie
sauntered into a big restaurant at the
Point" where many of the striking
railroad men had boarded. Stepping
to a place Mt the long counter, McKen-
zie called for his meal.
You can't eat here" blandly an
nounced the proprietor, pointing to a
large sign that hung in the window.
mo scabs fed here" was the legend
that greeted the astonished McKenzie's
eyes.
Out Of the place he stormed. In five
minutes Mckenzie was in communica-
tion with the general office. Ten min
utes later Division Superintendent
Wilder had received orders. BY the
following noon Mckenzie had a res
taurant outfit in full commission oper-
ating down in the railroad yards, and
500 men a day were eating there at fig
ures so far below the rates charged
along Seventh street that the "scab
signs disappeared like magic.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07
FancifnI Artist.

A well known art critic in the East
has written the following trite review
of the work Of famous painter Of the
impressiOnistic school:
Camille Pissarro. the French painter.
who died recently in Paris at the age Of
73. was a native of the French Antilles.
but went to France at an early age He
was a favorfte pupil of Corot, but about
thirty years ago he became one OF the
leaders of the impressiOnistic school
Pissarro's early work was idealistic.
as was natural to one who learned of
Corot, but his later development would
have much amazed that soul OF sim
plicity and poetic vision. With Monet
and Sisley he led the vagary OF rest
lessness and discomfort, with nature
in theatrical poses. trees as tremu-
Ious as reeds, water on the verge OF
catching fire, buildings as fragile as
dreams, and the earth a hysterical
phantasmagoria. Pissarro was neither
so able as Monet nor so incOherent as
Sisley. but he made one note in the
cacophony of so-called impressiOnism."
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07

that the potential strength of trade IS where
should ben the soil. With financial prosperity
buIded upon this rock have naught to fear from the
combinations of trade which may be made against US
by any of our commercial rivals the
The complaint has been long and persistent that our
agrarian interests being swamped in these days
of steel kings and oil trusts. Figures have been adj
vanced to show that whereas forty years ago the agrcu
turists possessed S. per of the wealth of this
try, they may lay claim only to per cent. But
does this prove anything? The foremost interests of
any country the simplest agriculture. Then
when men commence to devote the money they have
earned from the ground the building of ships the
laying of railroads. the digging of ines does it not fol-
low that though the percentage of agricultural wealth
all other wealth will decline the actual amount of
such wealth must increase with the increasing market
due to the development of every branch of Industry 1t
not the question then of what proportion of the wealth
of the country is held by the farmers but whether
their wealth increasing at appropriate ratio in
spect to that of the shpbuilder the mine owner.
No interest in the country has brighter outlook than
that of agriculture 1t only within the last twenty
that farming has been conducted upon anything
like scientific basis Formerly the squatter the
plains worked his land with conception of the proper
rotation of crops of the repenshment of the hidden
springs of production; by the aid of agricultural col
leges in nearly every State in t Union by the coopera
ton of the efficient Department of Agriculture Wash
ington and the application of modern farm machinery
the farmer is enabled double his gains from the soil
What with the methods of farming and the miles
upon miles of land in great West which needs only
the magic touch of burst into magnificent rui
ton Secretary Wilson's report bids fair remain the
keynote of American prosperity for years to
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07
High Speed.

Speed is likely to be the great dis
covery Of the twentieth century. In
deed. motion especially adapted to
transportation seems to be our great
est aim. We still remember the thrill
with which we heard of the sixty
mile an hour train. 1t was nothing
short of wonderful. Then came
seventy miles and ninety miles. Early
this year a mono-raiIroad between
Manchester and Liverpool. England.
put the record up to 10 miles an
hour. We had hardly become accus-
toned to this. hardly passed the
stage of regarding it as a freak.
when from Germany came the news
that on the Marienfeld-Zossen Mill
tary Road an electric car made a speed
of over 125 miles an hour. The news
came with the statement that even
higher records were expected. an ex-
pectation that was realized a few
days later in the highest record yet
obtained-130 2-5 miles an hour.
Though this record stands at the
present time Of writing. 1t is not at
all unlikely that before this appears
in print a new one may be estab-
lished. The engineers of the above
road have declared $50 miles per
hour as their goal. In light Of pre-
vious results it's contamination is
not incredible.-Current Literature.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07
Crop of Pennies.

According to advices from the Treas
ury Department the Government mill
at Philadelphia will cease to grind out
pennies for a time, there being now a
surpIusage Of this kind Of currency in
the country. During the past five years
1000, 900. 1893 pennies have been shipped
from the Philadelphia Mint, which is
the only one that coins the One-cent
pieces, to various parts Of the country
Between July 1. 1902, and June 1. 1903,
SO, SOC, 900 cents we're coined. If this
fve-year output were collected in a
heap it would make a sizable stage
mountain at least. Placed side by side
in a straight line 5000, 900, 900 pennies
would make a ribbon over $4,000 miles
long, and would come pretty near grid
ling the earth. Piled on top OF one
another they would reach up toward
the stars for a distance that would
take a good many Eiffel towers TO
equal, for 1t would be not less than
24O0 miles-far out beyond the point
where the force Of gravitatiOn is sup
posed to be very active. Since, on the
basis of computation, there
are supposed to be about 200. 900 900 chill
dren in the world under ten years of
age, Uncle Sam would be able from
his present stock Of pennies to give
each child on the earth ten copper
keepsakes and have enough left over
to fill a good-sized savings bank be-
sides. So much for the penny CROP
Leslie's Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07
THE BACKBONE OF TRADE.

TT HE annual report of Secretary of Agriculture Will
son reviewing the production and exports of agri-
cultural products shows that the favorable credit in
the balance of trade for the last decade due entirely
the farmers According to Secretary Wilson's report the
balance of trade in favor of farm products during the
last fourteen years aggregated $48o6oooooo In prod
other than agricultural for the term of wears
the balance of trade adverse to this country to the
extent of $865oooooo The increase of exports of farm
products for the last fifty years ending in 1901 he shows
to have been from $I47,ooo,ooo to $o52,ooo,ooo.
No auspcious augury of the continued welfare OF
the countrys trade interests could be found The fact
that the favorable balance of trade of the depends
not upon the manufacture of imported material the
fabrication of home sus but upon the actual produc.
tions of the materialthe staples of life-demon-
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07
The attachment levied by Federal

The attachment levied by Federal authorities upon
Zion City marks the collapse of another absurd atrustc
utopia athered by schemer and supported by dots 1t
is safe predict the millennium people realize that
they cannot do for others what others or can't do
for themselves Dowies will thrive as long as diocy is
constituent element o. human natuIc.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07

opinion, prove to be, when properly
differed, one of the most efficient
bodies Of native constabulary ever
organized. Progress Among
the Moros." by Cephas c. Bateman,
in the American Monthly Review of
Reviews for December.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07

three-inch rapid-fre gun is avoraby under consid
Grafton by the military authorities Washington The
popular size in San Francisco for pocket appears
be inches if gun practice among militant
citizens be any reflection of vogue.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07

Townsend's California glace fruits and
candles. soc a pound IN artistic Are
etched boxes. A nice present for Eastern
friends 10 Market St, above Cali bldg
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07

Special information supplied daily TO
business houses and public men BY the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). 230 Cali
fornia street Telephone Main 1912
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-07

There seems to be surplus OF Con-
gregational ministers The Year Book
reports that 2047 ministers are without
pastoral charges. The denomination s
gain In ministers during the last thirty
years has exceeded the gain In churches
By ESQ.