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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
METHODS OF KEEPING BOOKS.
Is a Lead Pencil Worth More Than a
Pen?

ZEN!
The supervision of every store
should extend to the books.
The simplest is always the best
method of expression. Why use a
pen, penholder, ink and erasers. when
a pencil with rubber on the end will
supply all demands better, cheaper
and with less labor.
Is there any good reason why re-
tail merchant should not keep his
books in lead pencil? One of Chica.
COS largest Wholesale houses does.
II pencil is used then the books
used can be of cheaper paper and cor
respondingly less expensive. There
fore, think retail merchants books
should be kept with hard lead or
indelible pencil.
II is easier, cleaner, takes less time
and makes the correction of errors
quicker and easier. Ink is no safe
guard against errors or dishonesty. A
man can falsify and steal as easily
through ink as through pencil.
Bookkeeping is only memorandum
work anyhow. Make 1t as simple and
easy as possible. Don't waste profit
in ink. 1t is the little leaks that eat
up the profits. Unnecessary labor is
q leak. Expensive paper in books is
wasteful believe in cheap paper
and pencils, bright boys and girls
who can add and subtract. and good
common sense business Judgment to
tell them how to put the figures down
so they will add up something to
show the movement of the business.
Victor Robertson in Credit Mans
Bulletin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
ATTORNEY GETS ESTATE
OF DECEASED CLIENT
Administrator Named by Court Is I'm
able to Find Any Property Not
in Hands Of the Lawyer.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 21-The
sheriff is looking for Attorney Samuel
I. Mock. Judge Carpenter ordered
that Mock be brought into court, but
the officers made return that Mock
was in California
Interesting testimony taken before
Judge Carpenter caused him to refuse
10 probate tho will of Charles Winter,
Geld, who ignored his heirs and left
$l25.O00 to Attorney Mock. Members
IF the Winterfield family who were
ignored in the will testified that Mr..
Winterfeld was in an unfit mental
condition at the time he signed it and
the witnesses to the will testified that
they did not know what they were
signing and they did not think M.
Winterfield did either.
Mr.. Winterfield had another will
drawn besides the one contested. but
1t cannot be found. The Citizens
trust company. which has been made
administrator of the estate, cannot
find any property which is not in the
hands of Mock.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
DRESS OF EARLY STATESMAN.
Kansas Representative Like Solomon
in All His Glory.

Kansas Representative Like Solomon
in All His Glory.
The Eldorado Republican gives q
picture of an early statesman and his
picturesque attire:
When Hon. David L. McCabe was
elected TO the legislature from Butler
county. in 1865. and went to Topeka
to be sworn in. he astonished not only
the natives. but everybody else, as
he was the most gorgeously dressed
statesman the county had ever pro
duced
He was very dark with long black
hair. On his head was a coonskin
cap. the tail Of the coonskin hanging
gracefully down his back. His coat
was made OF wolfskins, nicely tanned
and lined with red flannel. Six hand
some tails hung from his coat tails
and tapped in the breeze as he mean
dered up to the speakers desk to take
the cath.
He wore spotted doeskin vest,
buckskin knee breeches. handsomely
frlnged: top boots, gloves made Of
beaver skin, a watch chain done in
beadwork, flannel shirt with fam.
ing red bandanna pocket handkerchief
around his neck; and needless to say
he created sensation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
CHAPTER vli.-con,Inu.d.


III Crystals face cleared little and he
smoked thoughtfully and in silence.
Pope eyed him askant. somewhat
darkly, but on meeting his gaze his
face lighted up with one of his fine
y cordial. Irish smiles. 1t was clear
/from this and further discourse they
held that they had as yet formed no
'plans after they had obtained as much
4plunder as would satisfy them.
~ The crew made merry in the dog
watches that evening. wearied as they
Eell might be after the labors of the
light. Just before shutdown the boat
Eswain Grindal lurched through the
yellow sheen to the quarterback.
Captain Pope" said he, the men
ha'n't seen their flag yet. Is there
u any objection to its being hoisted. that
fall hands may make sure of the colors
{they sail under?'
"A Certainly" says Pope with great
heartiness. Pipe all hands aft and
tlet them salute the flag with a glass
Hof grog apiece"
Grindal chirruped somewhat tipsily,
and the crew came tumbling on to the
main deck. A bucket OF gin was
drawn and the hands were ordered
not to drink till the flag fioated oyer
them
Pope went to the hag-locker Just
abaft the wheel and took out little
bale of stuff that was like pail rolled
up. He bent this weired flag to the
main-royal signal halyards. Then took
turn round his hand and shouted
to his man to bring h.rn and Crystal
glass of grog. He then addressed
few words TO the pirates, and,
tweaking the line he held. the flag
at the masthead broke and blew out
large, glossy, and black at the ravens
wing again the fading scarlet over.
head.
The whole ships company roared
out three cheers, ard then drank. the
captain and his mate drinking with
them
The flag was black ground 1t
lacked the melodramatic CHASTITY de-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
The Turtles eiahty.one Lives.

NV 'hfNS ItSuJ-SUC LIVES.
The way cats cling to their proven
bal nine lives is well known. but the
average turtle will make a tougher
stand than nine ordinary cats. Per-
laps boiling will kill turtle at once,
but any other method seems hopeless.
The severed head of a swapping
turtle will bite for an hour after sepa.
ration from the body. But more won.
Gerful Is the Indifference of the green
turtle Of the West Indies to mutila
ton. A party OF naturalists lately re-
turned give an account of an expert
ment which proves beyond doubt that
the green turtles intelligence does
not lie in its head.
A green turtle. found on the beach,
turned and made for the water. One
of the party severed its head with
an axe and turned the body around
The headless turtle ran, then stopped
and turned towards the water again
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
CHAPTER viii.
The Earl.

The night passed quietly: and the
d<u came along draped in sober gray,
VIII a long lead-colored swell freckled
by some sea-fowI within gun-shot OF
the quarter. In the afternoon of this
day, the sky being gray and dry and
the sea-line clear. sail sprang up
right ahead. The two captains were
at dinner when the boatswain put his
ugly face into the skylight and report
ed her. Both came up leisurely,
knowing the wind to be little more
than a small draught. Pope with his
radiant spyglass under his arm. He
leveled II at the sail; Crystal peered
at her through the briggs telescope.
Shall we attack her or pass, her
with a civil salute?" said Pope.
Speak. Crystal"
The square man considered. When
ne spoke his speech was slow, his dc.
livery solemn, and he looked fierce
with his scar.
I'm for passing on" said he. For
more, I'm for putting the briggs helm
over, and giving yonder vessel a wide
berth"
What de say. Grindal?" said Pope,
rounding upon his boatswain.
This is a clear sea- answered the
boatswain, . and a fust-class oppor-
unity. I'm for boarding her, taking
all she's got that's worth having, re-
moving her people, then sinking of
her. afterwards transferring her crew
TO the first thing we can pick up
: bound west or south"
I'm OF Grindals mind" said Pope.
Right. IL you sink the vessel" in
terjected crystal.
So the order was given for the guns
to be loaded. and the small arms
AIDES, and ran them out. The two long
guns were also loaded; the boats were
seen to, all was made clear for action.
Hoist the ensign" said Pope.
Haul up your courses. and back the
fore-topsail. Down hellum."
The little vessel was hoye-to right
athwart the course of the approaching
craft, which might now be some two
or three miles on. The sails OF the
stranger were remarkably white.
"A gents pleasure boat" said Grin
DIAL. "A proper craft for our flag, |
guess"
!. I've been thinking that" says Crys-
tai looking at Pope. who made no
answer.
The stranger came ripping along
toward the brig with pathetic unsus-
piciousness. And she was now within
half mile, perhaps within reach Of a
trumpet, when all Of a sudden, as
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
ATTEMPT TO POISON a FAMILY
Paris Green in Well and Phosphoru.
in MIX Of Iowa Mine Owner.

Iiskaloosa, Ia. Sept 21.-An attempt
was made to poison the family of w.
A. Durfee. prominent coalmine own.
err OF What Cheer. A large quantity
of paris green was emptied into the
well and the residence was entered
and several crooks of milk were
tainted with phosphorus. An early
discovery OF the attempt at poisoning
prevented fatalities.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
DIES ON CROSS, AS. HE WISHED
Bloomington Man Found LifeIess on
Structure He Had Made.

Bloomington. ILL.,. Sept. 21.-out.
stretched on cross that he had made
himself. Carl Mccoy was found dead
at the county farm. He was an epilep-
tic patient. and often expressed wish
to die by crucifixion. as did Christ. II
is supposed that he was stricken while
constructing the cross. lie was mem
Der of well-known family here and
was "a years old.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Unerrino Childhood.

The child is so often right. 1t has
not the miscellaneous knowledge of
the grown-up person who reads news.
papers and keeps tame Encyclope-
dia Britannica in carefully devised
cage. But the childish mind has an
unerring logical faculty. not in any
way confused by superhuity of infor-
nation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

vices OF skull and raw bones. II was
not flag. however. that a man would
continue flying. After II had foated
aioft FIVE minutes. it was hauled down,
rolled up and slowed away. The men
went forward, and one produced I'D
die. and many OF the sailors turned
to and danced in the beautiful fading
light.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
ROBBERS SHOOT AN OPERATOR
Night Man in Railroad Office at Lake.
ton, Ind, Is Badly Wounded.

Wabash. Ind. Sept. 21-Herbert
Aughenbaugh, night operator of the
Erie railroad at Laketon. was shot and
perhaps fatally wounded by two rob-
bers, who fired bullet into his head
after he had resisted their demand for
the roads money in his possession.
The robbers escaped. They secured
several hundred dollars.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
BURN THE PRINCIPAL IN EFFley
La Crosse Pupils Disapprove Placing
Study Before Football.

La Crosse. Wis. Sept. 2i.-A crowd
of pupils of the high school gathered
on the campus and burned an effigy
OF Principal Hemminway because
some of their number had been re
fused permission to play on the school
football team this season, their
scholarship not coming up to the re
quired standard.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Fear sixty Men Are Lost.

Cape Charles. Va, Sept. 21.-Two
fishing steamers, the Beatrice. belong
ing to the Atlantic Fisheries company,
and the Swan of Harborton. are miss
ing. and 1t is feared that both. with
their crews of thirty men each. are
lost.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Tn. Mathematics Of /.

She had fifteen million dollars.
Placed in bonds and shares and
-ents;
He had fifteen million dollars.
So they merged their sentiments.
Now they've raised son who's val
ued
At exactly thirty cents.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Train Kills Two.

Erie, Pa. Sept. 2l.-Thomas l.. Ed
ridge. aged 22 years, son Of Post
master l.. o. Eldridge of North Spring
field. and Miss Minnie Rutland. aged
20, were instantly killed by the Lake
Shore limited two miles west Of North
Springfield.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Mine is Not safe.

Mahanoy City. Pa. Sept, 2l.-The
Mahanoy City Colliery of the Phila.
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company. employing 500 men. has
been closed owing to the unsafe con.
dition of the mine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Fire Chiefs Directors.

Atlanta, Ca. Sept. 2i.-The follow.
ing board of directors Of the Interna.
tiohal Fire Chiefs association was ap
pointed by President W. r. Joyner OF
this city: d. C. Larkin. Dayton. o.; ],
7, Mullin. Birmingham, Ala; Fillmore
Tyson, Louisville, Ky.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
SAYS BEAVERS
IS SCAPEGOAT
Attorney Alleges That Govern
ment Is Attempting to
Shield Others.
DECLARES CLIENT INNOCENT
Lawyers Contends That IL Given the
Opportunity He Will Demonstrate
There Is No Probable Cause to Be.
lieve He Committed Crime.

New York, Sept. 21.-Attorney
Steuers, for George w. Beavers, the
indicted former head of the s-.aries
and allowance division of thu nostal
department, limited at his cliert's pre-
liminary hearing here that the latter
Is being made scapegoat, and that
the government is attempting to shield
other officials of the department.
Beavers, though indicted in Brook
Ign, was arrested in New York-an-
other judicial district-and his law
yers have been trying to compel the
government to show its entire case as
a preliminary to his return to the
found. With this object subpoenaes
We're served on District Attorney
Youngs and his stenographer, in
Brooklyn, and on Postmaster General
Payne. for the production of certain
papers.
All three subpoenas were ignored,
and in passing on the case Commits
sioner Hitchcock held that. inasmuch
Is they were served in another dis.
trict, the persons subpoenaed are not
in contempt.
Charges Unfair Treatment.
For the first time on record in this
district" said Mr.. Steuers, the gov
eminent seeks to have this accused
sent to Brooklyn without the prelim
mary examination that has been &C
corded every defendant arraigned for
extradltion in quarter of century.
I'VE want to know whom the gov
eminent seeks to shield by this indict,
ment. We contend that, If permitted
to go into this case here, we will prove
that there is not only lack of prob.
able cause to believe that crime has
been committed, but, so far as Beavers
is concerned. that il is case of alb.
solute innocence, and we hope to
prove 1t. But for some reason the
government seeks to suppress this evil
dence."
District Attorney Burnett replied
that. from what Mr.. Steuers proposed
to prove, it was evidently the intention
Of the defense to turn the examination
into trial.
Disobey Summons.
After adjourning the session until
next Tuesday, counsel for the defense,
accompanied by Commissioner Hitch.
sock and Attorneys Burnett and Wise,
appeared before United States Dis
trict Judge Holt for a process compell-
ing District Attorney Youngs and his
stenographer. Miss Wrenn. to obey the
subpoenas and appear before COMMITS.
sioner Hitchcock Tuesday.
Judge Holt ruled that to bring the
matter before him, the defense would
have to make an application to punish
for contempt the witnesses who had
disobeyed the subpoenas. Iates the
application was formally made. Judge
Holt being asked to decide the ques.
ton at issue some time before the next
hearing.
Commissioner Hitchcock announced
during the hearing that he had decid.
ed to override the motion made by the
defense at the previous hearing to dis
miss the proceedings because of the
invalidity of the Indictment
The defense contended at that time
that the indictment charged three
separate and distinct offenses under
one section of the Federal statutes, In
stead OF one as provided by law.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Nemsnaper Mriter Dies.

Topeka, Kas.. Sept. a. Harmon d
Wilson. 80 years old, one OF the best
known newspaper writers in Kansas
died in this city of typhoid fever. Mr.
Wilson contracted the disease while on
an outing in Oklahoma. He leaves
a widow and one child.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
In southern LeoIsI.tures,

There are two Republicans in tae
Arkansas legislature, one in Florida.
three in Alabama. four in Georgia.
none in South Carolina, and Missis
sippi, Louisiana has one anti-organiza-
ton Democratic.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
stock. Decrease in x,lus.

In two years there has been loss
of about billion dollars in the cur
rent value Of the stocks of ten great
CORPORATIONS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Aces Of Cardinals.

Cardinal Rampolla is more thar
ten years the Junior of the new pope
Cardinal Gibbons is one year older
than Pope Plus.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Gold Production.

During the last year California
produced twice as much gold as
Alaska. and Colorado produced more
than three times as much.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Noted LAWYER Is Dead.

Washington, Sept. 2l.-Charles Mau.
rice Smith, prominent member of the
Washington bar, died of appendicitis.
complicated with kidney trouble He
was So years old and native OF Din.
widdie county, Virginia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
FLOOD FORCES MANY TO MOVE
immense Damage Is Done in La
Crosse, Wis, and Vicinity.

Crosse, WIS, and Vicinity.
La Crosse, Wis, sept. 21.-The
worst flood experienced in this por.
ton of the Mississippi valley for years
Is submerging thousands of acres OF
farm lands along the river, sweeping
away stacks of hay and grain. drown
ing live stock in fields and doing i'm
mense damage. The food has entered
La Crosse and in the lower portion OF
the north side sixty families have been
forced to move out of their homes
The rover overlooked the Milwaukee
tracks on the levee. The local wealth,
er observer predicts the river will rise
nearly a foot more at this point
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
EXPECTS RATIO TO BE FIXED
Mexican Banker Returns From Con
ference in European Capitals.

ference in European Capitals.
New York, Sept. 2l.-Enrique C
Creel, the banker of the City of Mex
leo, who was chairman of the Mexi.
can commission on international ex
change, has returned from Europe. Mr.
Creel expressed himself as enthusiast
ic over the result of the conference
held in London, Paris. The Hague. Der.
lin and st. Petersburg. He believes
that the conferences eventually will
result in fixed ratio of silver and
gold.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Most Powerful Auto.

The most powerful automobile ever
built Is the Gobron-Brille racing car,
having 120-horse power.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Foreion Cheese.

Holland produces over 40 varieties
Of cheese, Switzerland about As, Italy
200 Binds and Denmarks 60 brands.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Montana Glaciers.

There are in Montana some Of the
dnest glaciers In the world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24

sunflower Is Water Fiend.
A sunnower sucks up las pounds Of
water during It's growth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-24
Chicago Board Of Trade.

Chicago, Sept. 1S.-Quotations on
the board of trade to-day:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-24
MARsHALLTowh MARKETS.
Quotations on Staple Products Havin
a Marke& in aeshalltoWn,

Quotations on Staple Products Having
a Market in MarshalItown.
The following prices quoted are az
nearly correct as it is possible to OBJ
tain from Marshahtown dealers. The
quotations are for prices paid by deal
ers, corrected this afternoon at )
o'clock.
GRAIN.
w. H. Sloppy quotes the following
prices:
New Oats-2S cents.
New Corn-31 cents.
The Marshall Elevator Company II
quoting 20 cents for new oats.
Glucose quote 80 cents for new MOB
corn or better at 10 pounds per bushel.
LIVESTOCK.
Receipts yesterday, 1000.
Britain & Co. are paying the follow
Ing prices for hogs in wagon load lots:
All hogs over 200 pounds. 6.15.
Hogs 10 to 200 pounds, 800.
POULTRY. EGGS AND BUTTER.
Armour & Co. are paying the follow
ing prices to farmers for different varl-
cites of poultry, eggs and butter:
Hens-Sk cents.
Old cocks cents.
Springs cents.
Stays cents.
Old toms-10 cents.
Hen turkeys-15 cents.
Young goblers-13 cents.
Gutneas-1.50 per dozen.
Ducks-Sh cents.
Geese cents.
Butter, packing stock-15 cents.
Eggs-400 per case.
Swift & Co. quote the following
prices to farmers for poultry, eggs and
butter:
Butter, packing stock-15M cents.
Eggs-Fresh, $40 per case, case
count.
Springs-Sh cents.
HENS cents,
Young roosters-Sk cents.
Old ROSTERS cents.
No. / hen turkeys-12 cents.
No. 1 tom turkeys-12 cents.
Young tom turkeys-12 cents
Geese cents.
Ducks (fat, full feathered)-Sh cents.
Green hides-6k cents.
yallow-4 cents.
POULTRY AND PROVISIONS.
The Iowa Fruit and produce C0uls
pany is paying the following casa
prices:
Butter, packing stock-16 cents.
Eggs-Fresh, 1s cents. case count.
M%arshalltown grocers quote the fol.
lowing prices for country produce:
Potatoes-New. so cents per bushel.
In trade.
Eggs-22 cents.
Butter-16@20 cents.
HIDES. WOOL AND TALIOW.
H. Willard. Son & Co. are paying the
following prices:
Tallow, No. If cents.
No. 1 green hides cents.
No. 2 green hides cents.
Pelts-30@60 cents.
Horse hides-1.50@2.26.
Medium wool-1O@15 cents.
Fine wool-9011 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-24
DID NOT KNOW ii WAS LOADED.
Old Charge Of Dynamite ExpIodes in
Safe. Where It had Been for Years -
Accident Narrowly Ayerted.

While attempting to break open an.
old safe, that yeare age had e blown
by burglars, an unexploded charge of
dynamite, that had been left in thed door
Unexpectedly exploded, tearing h safe
to pieces. Lewis Johnson, who was
trying to open 1t, and others who were
watching the operation, had a narrow
escape from being injured.
The explosion occurred at the home
Of Mr.. A. C. Johnson, on South Third
avenue where the safe has been used
by the Iowa Produce Company for sew
eral years, as a place in which to store
the comp;lny's books. The safe was n
that for years had been used by Mr..
w. W. Doolittle, while that gentleman
was In business on South Third
Several wears ago 1T vas forced open
by craftsmen twice, holes having been
drilled in the door and the lock torn
AWAY The safe came into the posses
ion of MI. NJ. G. Johnson, and was TAX
en- by him to the Office of the Iowa Pro-
duce Company. Mr.. A. c. Johnson,
having no further use for 1t. decided to
sell 1t for old iron, and while trying to
break the door off, the explosion oc-
Cured. A small bolt inserted in n
of the holes In the door served for a
handle, but as the doo could no be
opened, MI. Johnson's son, Lewis,
thought to hasten matters by striking
the bolt with a sledge. Evidently a
portion of the charge inserted in the
hole by the burglars remained, for the
force of the blow on the bolt exploded
1T with a roar and considerable force.
The door of the safe was torn to pieces,
the former being thrown fifteen feet in
the air. johnson narrowly escaped be-