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Connecticut western news., 1903-06-25
Native Austrnlinn Tree Climber,


 black never uses his knees when climbing. If the tree Is small in girth. he sometimes uses Il vine, passing 1t around the tree and holding on to 1t as he ascends. The most common way, however, Is to ascend by means of notches cut into the tree or bark about one and a half inches deep and about three feet apart. Having fixed upon the side he intends ascending, the climber cuts notch with his toma- hawk about the height of his waist and another on a level with his head, but a little to the right or left of tic lower notch, as the case may be. These notches are made by few taps of the hatchet, first horizontally and then down at an agle of forty-tive degrees. Having cut the two Uwer ones. the ascent is made by standing on the ball of the fo't, with the great toe in the notch, while the climber cuts a fresh notch level with his head, and so on until the lower branches are gained.
 Often the gum trees run eighty feet from the ground up to the lowest limb, the trunk of the tree being perfectly smooth. These notches are cut with great regularity, for, measured on Il fallen tree the distance between them seldom varies half an inch. In reas- sending a tree fresh cuts are made for every fresh ascent.
Connecticut western news., 1903-06-25
| THE Li0iiT
 | THAT FAILED
CHAPTER X
By Rudyord kipHnS

OIIAI EIt A. There were three friends that buried the fourth, The mold In his mouth and the dust in his eyes, And they went south and east and north; The strong man fights, but the sick man dies. There were three friends that spoke of the dead: The strong man fights, but the sick man dies "And would he were here with us now" they said, ''The sun in our face and the wind in our eyes"
Connecticut western news., 1903-06-25

Sunday trains leave Hartford Q sA AM and b.a1 r.A.s arrive Springfield ina5 AM and H.an rms leave Springfield AQA a. aud 4ng r.A.s arrive Hartford sos AN aud 800 q. N
Connecticut western news., 1903-06-25

saturdays
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-25
,BUILD 1T or BRICK.

The school board has under advise
Ihent the question of additional school
room to meet the growing demand
and replace the loss from the destruct-
ion of the old school house by fire.
1t has asked the advice of contractors
regarding a proposal to build frame
addition to the brick school house
with a view to veneering it with
brick later The economy of the prop
osition is questionable aud would at
best result in piece of patch work
The present building was erected with
n view to putting a wing ON the west
side when needed, and the addition
should be OF brick beyond question
We believe that the board should not
consider any proposition that does
not call for substantial brick struct-
ure. Build for the future and bond
the district, if necessary, to raise
funds Tor the purpose, A veneered
building is but a she'll at best and
the people, we feel certain, would
approve of nothing short of a good
brick addition. Of sufficient size to
accommodate tine pupils for several years
TO come. Bald for the future and let
those who enjoy the future benefits
pay a part Of the debt
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-25

Mrs. James G. Blaine. whose death
mas just taken place, was a lady of
much influence in her day. It was
said at the time that she was the cause
Of the refusal of Blaine to allow his
friends to propose him in 1888. 1t
was also understood that she melted
him to resign from the Harrison
cabinet in 1892, just before the con
vention which renominated Harrison.
Had Blaine consented to accept the
candidacy in 1888 be could have
obtained it without much opposition.
Even in the face of his repeated and
peremptory refusals to allow his name
to be presented to the convention he
received many votes in that body His
nomination in that year would have
led to his election, undoubtedly. He
vas stronger with the pAople than was
Harrison, who received he candidacy
and who carried the country OF
course, his nomination aspirations
in 1892 would naturally b. futile for
the Republicans were morally Obliged
to renominate HarrisOn Had Blaine
been nominated in thai rear, however,
ne would undoubtedly have been
defeated at the polls, ~ Harrison was.
Blaine's undoubted Amsricanism and
his reciprocity ideas we're popular
With the people and h. would have
made one of the best presidents the
country ever had.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-25
NnA NEAR EDITION

The Press is making preparations
TO issue big New Year edition, TO
be neatly printed on fine book paper.
It is to be profusely illustrated and
viii contain at least sixteen pages of
descriptive matter and other valuable
information calculated to benefit the
whole town. The size Of the edition
both in number Of copies and pages
will depend largely ON the support
given the enterprise. It will be a
bona fida publication of great value
to the town and we are sure the bust
ness men and people generally will
give it the proper support.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-25

The death Of Pope Lso XIII is a
calamity to the civilIz--f world As
head of the Roman Catholic church
he held a position Of great influence
and responsibility, AMI that he dis
charged its duties IN D most liberal
and just manner, no ons disputes A
man Of extr ordinary utility and fine
discernment, a student # world life,
though shut up in thu vatican, he
always displayed = knowledge Of
affairs and disposed NJ great ques-
tions with fearless inpartiality that
made him the ideal bead Of the great
church, and respecte1 ~ all people
Of every religious faith No prede-
cessor was his peer and we doubt If
any successor will sosr prove his
equal.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-25

The Lewiston Tellsr, republican,
says that THE state " fiaho il losing
$500 in interest that might be earn
ed if the state funds could be deposit
ed under the new Law The validity
Of the law is being contested by the
state treasurer and dscr-ion will not
be reached in the supreme court till
the October term at lewiston Mean
while it would be interesting to know
who pays the freight"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-25

The Journal. Of ~ John, Wash f,
by f. W. Burrows, o.. The last ex-
change 10 reach VI A. g. uep venture
IN the Newspaper field Dir burrows
knows how to put NJ 4 rewsy paper
and will prove to tho papols Of st.
John that his efforts ,rs worthy Of
their patronage. H. s'- former
smploye in this Office sd Ne know
that he understands tbs nu7ine--.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24

eral feet. Several dollars changed
hands as the result, so we were
credibly informed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
The Genuine VS.. Counterfeits.

The genuine is always better than a
counterfeit, but the truth of this state
ment is never more forcibly realized or
more thoroughly appreciated than
when you compare the genuine De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve with the
many counterfeits and worthless sub
stitutes that are on the market w. S.
Ledbetter, of Shreveport, La, says:
AFTER using numerous other remedies
without benefit, one box of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve cured men For
blind, bleeding, itching and protrud-
ing piles no remedy is equal to DeWitts
Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by Nick Dof
fling, Extra, F. III. Franklin, Brayton,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24

N. E. Adams who has been work
ing for N. E. Crane tor some time has
gone to Cedar Rapids. He is son OF
Tom Adams, we'll known person.
age in and around Extra and Audu-
bon few years ago.
The carpenters have been working
on Hans Fredericksen's barn south of
town during this fine weather. 1t
took large bill of hardware for the
barn and other buildings which was
purchased in Hamlin.
We examined few specimens of
white corn on Tuesday raised on the
ridge on the west side of VIM. Olsen's
farm adjoining town and we never
saw any finer corn at this time of the
year. 1t was solid and we'll filled.
R. G.. Cushing, brother of Mrs.
John Reed, who has been attending
the University at Iowa City the past
three years after spending his vaca-
ton at home, left Monday to take up
the Law course at the same institu-
ton.
The consolidation of the two lum-
Der yards talked of has not yet ma
tured into an actual agreement al
though parties from both companies
have been talking over the matter.
This would dispense with one Of the
managers here.
Postmaster Just Justesen was look
ing uncommonly sober last Tuesday
and upon making inquiries we found
that Mrs. Justesen with the baby in
tended to start Wednesday for Oma-
ha to be gone two weeks on visit to
her sister residing there.
j. H. Jones is sanguine Of soon be-
ing in communication with the outer
world by means Of the Audubon
County telephone system. He has
been working on this idea for some
time and now claims to have enough
subscribers to insure the line.
The sixty yard foot race bet ween
F. L. Drake and Charley Wells OF
Hamlin came off at that city Satur-
day with the result that our racer
was declared victor, winning by sew.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24

eral feet. Several dollars changed
hands as the result, so we were
credibly informed.
Hans Cartensen was out at Elkhorn
Monday attending the two days Gun
Club Shoot between the Elkhorn and
Brayton teams. He had an invitation
from both teams to assist in the
match shoot on Tuesday, between ten
men on each side, but did not hear
which offer he accepted.
Joseph Ridpath of Audubon was
down south of Hamlin Tuesday call
ing on his son-in-law Gill Petty and
informed US that his daughter Mrs.
Petty who has been at Clarlnda for
SO long is no better and thata restora-
ton to nationality has been given up
and she will most likely end her days
there.
The following good farmers mar
keted their hogs the past week with
our buyer: J. z. Moore, one load; Jens
F. Petersen, one; n. g. Wells, one;
Chas. Baird, one; Chris Jorgensen,
one; L. A. May, two; W. G. Bell, one;
Jens Sorensen, one; Chris Christensen,
one; G. lessen, one; Robert Leib, one;
Geo. Spencer, one and Hans Marcus
sen, one load.
Our markets on Tuesday were for
cattle butchers stuff &c and &c, cattle
top &c, hogs top $3.50, grain top,
wheat 64c, corn shelled 53c, oats 20
pounds and over 29c, barley mailing
43c, creamery butter 21c, dairy but
ter 15c, eggs Ice, potatoes 75c, chicks
SIC, hens SC, ducks &c, turkeys &c,
geese &c, hard coal $3.50, Centerville
$3.50, Illinois $500; timothy 200.
AT the annual meeting of the school
officers at the center school house last
Monday, ]. 2. Moore was elected
President; George Scott, Secretary;
and Thomas Mardersen, Treasurer.
The meeting resolved to have all the
school house grounds enclosed with
neat wire fences. The question of
furnishing transportation to the pu-
pills in and near this town to and
from No. 2, northwest of town, was
taken up, but owing to what might
be called too heavy a drain on the
pocket book, the resolution was de-
feated; but in the near future this
will have to be done or the town get
a school building of it's own.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Hanlin ;

Lars johnson south of Elkhorn
purchased neat buggy in this place
last week.
The Blue Grass Creamery patrons
were unloading a car Of coal for use
at that institution Tuesday.
Peter Nielsen shipped two cars of
hogs to market the past week includ-
! ing one car shipped Tuesday.
Charley Gill returned home last
week after working for his uncle,
George Gill, for couple Of weeks.
G. Christensen, n. E. Crane and T.
j. Settlemire were here recently and
each took home new stirring pillow.
o. Gafin is making repairs on his
house and stable, having purchased a
bill of lumber here for that purpose.
Arp Root is keeping house and
looking after the chores while w. n.
Hopkins is away on visit at Boone.
Peter r. Nissen got his hardware
here which he is using on the many
Improvements he is making on his
farm.
Hans Rattenborg bought bill Of
hardware lately while here and is
making many improvements on his
farm.
John Dawson of East Hamlin is ex-
pecting carload of tiling which he
intends to use on his low ground out
on his farm.
Oluf Hansen manager of the Elk
horn Lumber Company spent Sunday
at Elkhorn attending the Sunday
School picnic.
Rev. Montgomery returned from
Oakland last Thursday after attending
the Presbyterian conference held
there last week.
| Mrs. johnson and daughter Miss
Clara are visiting this week with
Henry and Laurens Johnson, sons of
the former out near Elkhorn.
o. P. Tyler returned to the Bluffs
Saturday after visiting his daughters
who are teaching and his son-in-law
Mr.. Stetzel, at the home farm.
w. N. Hopkins and family started
overland Tuesday for Boone where
they will visit for ten days or two
weeks with relatives residing there.
Chaa. Hensley and family are ex-
pected home from Cretelt, Germany
soon. She was formerly Miss Alice
Gill, daughter of M. G. Gill and wife.
A special program will be given
next Sunday in the church in this
village under the auspices OF the
Young Peoples Alliance. Go hear
them.
j. G. johnson and wife were out at
Elkhorn last week and while she Wis
tied friends he hustled out and sold
three sulky plows to farmers near
there.
P. X. Petersen, south of town, lost
his valuable horse last week which
we mentioned last weeka falling into
the river and beeing exposed to the
Indictment weather.
Simon Christensen had the root OF
his house raised Tuesday and new
rafters put up and the house made
higher. This will make very com
modious residence when finished.
FARM For SALE-SO acres, % miles
southwest of Hamlin, fair improve.
ments, 20 acres grass, :: acres timber
Eor sale cheap. Possession, Marcel
LIST, 1904. GEO. KYHNN. go 4W
Jess Nissen is another one of tn,
prosperous farmers buying hardwar,
here to add to his stock of home com
forts, good stable, warm hog and poul
|, try houses, and it takes nails to do it
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
A Bows Wild Ride for Life.

With family around expecting him
to die and a son riding for life, is miles
to get DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, VIII.
Brown, of Leesville, Ind, endured
Deaths agonies from asthma; but this
wonderful medicine gave instant re-
lief and soon cured him. He writes:
~ now sleep soundly every night"
Like marvellous cures of Consumption,
Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds
and Grip prove its matchless merit for
all throat and lung troubles. Guaran-
teed bottles SOC and $l.00. Trial bot
ties free at Nick Dot1ing g. Co.'S drug
store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24

j. F. Petersen is erecting fine hog
house.
Ray Dryden is now laboring for
George Spencer at Hamlin.
w. D. Stanley transacted business
in Atlantic last Thursday.
Tom Bruhn and family visited
friends at Elkhorn Sunday.
Miss Anna Turkelsen was visiting
friends in Elkhorn Sunday.
JHstesen & Son are receiving their
fall and winter supplies this week.
Miss Dagmar Mikelsen is now en-
gagged at work for Mrs. Peter Nissen.
The Kimballton Lumber Co. re-
ceiyed two cars of lumber this week.
Miss Emma Kopaska after few
weeks rest is again working in Audi
bon.
J.C. Lauri.zen recently purchased
a good bill Of hardware while IN
town.
The Elkhorn Lumber Company re.
ceived three cars OF lumber the past
week.
John Dawson is reported as being
some better after a severe attack OF
sciataca.
D. G. Mott of the Republican was
interviewing his friends here one day
last week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
His Life Saved by Chamberlain S
Collie, Cholera and Dlarrhoea
Qamodv

"B. L. Dyer, we'll known cooper of
this town, says that he believes Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy saved his life last summer
He had been sick for a month with
what the doctors called dysentery and
could get nothing to do him any good
until he tried this remedy. 1t gave
him immediate relief" says B. T. Lit
tie, merchant, Hancock, Md. For sale
by Nick Doffing & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24

Stranger would like to have tooth
pulled
Dentist-A man who would like to
have tooth pulled must be a lunatic.
Guess you'd better go to the neares-
asylum Boston Transcript.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Naturally.

Tive got new boy at my house."
said the barber proudly, as he began
operation On the face before him.
'That's my fourth"
'Al little shavers. eh?" said the lath-
cred Baltimore American
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Evangelical Church.

Sunday School 10 O'Clock a. m.
Preaching II o'clock a. m.
Young Peoples meeting Z O'Clock
p. m.
Preaching O'Clock p. m.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
S.o'clock p. m.
j. WIRTH, Pastor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
The Indian OF 1t.

The 1nUinn OF II.
Teacher-What Is an Indians wife
called?
Pupil-A squaw.
Teacher-Correct Now what Is an
Indians baby called?
Pupil "A squawker.-Boston Chris
tan Register.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Presbyterian Services.

OLD HAMLIN.
Sunday School o'clock p. m.
Preaching 3 O'Clock p. m.
Christian Endeavor o'clock p. M
Prayer Meeting at the parsonage
every Wednesday night.
LONE STAR.
Sunday School 10 O'Clock a. m.
Preaching II O'Clock a. m.
Rev. j. H. MONTGOMERY, Pastor.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
Shall !. Be Goats or Comfort.

The action of the board Of trade
in issuing a ruling forbidding shirt
sleeve trading, and of the University
of Pennsylvania in refusing to allow
students to enter the library while
wearing shirt waists, would indicate
that the question Of dignity or com
fort is to be paramount this summer.
There is no doubt that the shirt
sleered or the shirt waiated man fits
into the greet American picture of
industry. And there is no doubt
that he ir lacking in dignity. A few
generations ago the uncoated man
wouldhave been shown as seant tolers.
tion as an unbreeked Highlander, had
he intruded himself ON gathering OF
our digni6ed American forefathers.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
PIenty Of water under Us.

Work was commenced Monday taking
ont the inside casing at the oil we'll,
south of town, with a view of shut.
ing off the flow of water which was
encountered at depth of LOO feet.
During the drilling of this we'll ten
flows of water have been encountered
and caused no end of trouble in the
drilling process. The first flow was
struck in the first Dakota sand at a
depth of $50 feet, and the second
flow at the second Dakota sand at a
depth of 700 feet. In drilling the
remaining 1000 feet eight different
veins of water were encountered
The we'll might prove bonanza to
the city Of La Junta. or even the
Otero canal, which is not far away,
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
as there is an almost inexhaustible
supply Of pure, soft water.-La Jun
ia Tribune.
Reciprocity Up-to-Date.


"Why, yes" says the generous
manufacturer to the soliciting church
committee: 81 shall be glad, indeed,
to provide for the new set Of hymn
books that you request"
'Oh, thank you--tbank you, sir!"
cry the members OF the committee.
But" goer on the manufacturer,
"why can't we have little
reciprocity about this9 If 1 do
something for you, why can't you do
something for mer"
eve will always mention you in
our prayers" promises the chairman
Of the committee.
"That's very good" says the man
ufacturer; "but you might do more
than that. Supposs now that on
the opposite page from the one that
will contain the hymn, Bringing in
the Sheaves,' you work in some sort
of a favorable notice for my new
models for harvesting machinery"
Judge.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

But the sartorial tendency of recent
years has been toward comfort IN
stead Of dignity. The heels Of shoes
have come down and soles have thick
ened and broSdened. The lace and
frills have come off the linen. Wigs
have given place to the close cropp
ed head of hair, and evidently it is
only aquestion of time when the coat
will be deemed an unnecessary in
cumbrance during the summer sea.
son.
Consequently, in spite Of the edicts
Of boards of trade and of college
librarians, the coatless man is not
to be thrust in the background. In
a strictly utilitarian age, dignity has
now no show in q contest with CON-
fort.-Denver Republican.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
Tho TarIn as an Issue.


1t is to be hoped that the demo.
Gratis will be accommodated who
want to make the tariff an issue in
1904. The thing for those demo
Gratis to do is to make their party, in
its national convention, order big
assault on the tariff all along the
line. Their conventions used to do
this in earlier days, but they have
abandoned the practice recently.
Next year would be an excellent time
for them to resume it. Some OF the
democrats in Congress have said a
few words against the tariff this year,
but the thing for them to do is to
say them in their platform of 1904
There is, among the republicans,
no division of sentiment On the tariff
question of any importance. The
great majority OF the party want to
have the tariff remain as it is until
the election of 1904 at least. They
will succeed in the aspiration, too.
While republican here and there
is found who is anxious to tear up
the tariff in the coming session of
congress, the leaders of the party
and three out of every four of its
voters are against this folly, and will
prevent it. Whatever else congress
does or fails to do in the session
which opens next December, it will
net do any tariff legislating. The
country may rest assured on this
point.
1t will be noticed that President
Roosevelt is in thorough harmony
with his party on the tariff as on, all
other issues. He has said in several
Of his recent speeches that the tariff
will not be touched in the coming
session of Congress. The schedules
will remain precisely as they are now,
until after the election at least. This
however, does not prevent the demo
Gratis from making an attack on the
tariff. 1t ought to be an incentive
to an assault on the whole system of
protection. The republicans would
be especially pleased to meet such
an onslaught as this. OF course,
they feel pretty confident of sweep
ing the country in 1904 under any
conditions, but rouslng assault on
the tariff by their enemies would
make the republican total in the
electoral college particularly impos-
ing-Globe Democrat.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
ADVISE THEM TO ADVERTISE.

Hints for British Merchants From
tho Consul st Chicago.
Captain Wyndham, British consul
at Chicago, in his annual report,
just issued, says;
"Many American houses are plan.
ming to extend their export trade.
With their increased manufactu uring
capacity we may look for them to
furnish keen competition in the
United Kingdom and its colonies az
we'll as in foreign countries"
Among the hints contained in the
report is the advice to the English
merchant that the careful study Of
the business and manufacturing
methods Of the United States is OF
great Importance and should be en-
couraged. Statistics are given to
show that British trade in America If
at standstill. The imports from
other European countries have in.
creased. The report also refers to
the enormous amount spent by mer
chants for newspaper advertising
and praises the results obtained, as
serting that some concerns have
doubled their business in this way -
Kansas City Packer.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
Colorado ho ney.

The Colorado Worlds fair board
has been req uested to set aside a
portion of its appropriation for an
exhibition Of honey at the st. Louis
exposition. F. A. Stone, chairman Of
the executive board of the Beekeepers
association OF Colorado, has informed
the board that the matter must be
looked after within the next six weeks
1t will be necessary to send this
years honey if display is to be made
Colorado honey is considered as
good as any in the United States,
and won first prize at the Trans-miss-
issippi exhibition held in Omaha in
1898.