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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-29
ROSS

Jim Rutherford returned home Sun.
DAY after an absence of some time.
Rev. Mccormick of Audubon was
up Tuesday making visit at the Nc.
Cuen home.
Lou Roberts and wife were in town
sunday visiting her sister, Mrs.
Harry Bait and family.
The Leake Elevator Co. put out a
couple of loads of shelled corn this
week to the Chicago market.
Fred Bennett is busy these DAYS
working for Steve Luse and will help
him get in his crop of corn,
The woodmen are giving dance
this Thursday night and are doing
their best to give good entertain.
ment.
Mrs. Ed. Finch of Audubon was up
tuesday in the interests of the Chris.
tan church seeking aid for the paper
ing of the church.
Oscar Roberts went to CHICAGO
tuesday to have an operation per.
formed to see if it would not give him
relief from his sufterings.
Markets as they closed Tues.
day, corn 1919, wheat 60 to GA, oats
2Sl2, barley so to IS, timothy sl.75.
chickens ~, eggs Il, butter 10 cents.
Ed. Rutherford went up to Man
ming Sunday and remained until
Tuesday visiting friends and enioyino
general good time and rest from
work.
Jay Shingledecker and sons were
pussy this week making some changes
IN their wareroom, and fixing it more
substantially to keep out rain and
snow.
Mrs. j. f. Luse and son of Carroll
were down Sunday visiting relatives
and shaking hands with her MANY
old time friends who are always glad
to see her
Allie Quinby and Lou Single
decker drove up to Gray Friday night
10 take IN the banquet of the Modern
National Reserve and report general
good time.
John Quimby received new safe
the first of the week for the use at the
postoffice so he may keep burglars
and powder from getting into Uncle
SANS belongings.
Mrs. Ollie Quinby and baby is out
west OF town this week visiting her
mother and Allie is wandering around
like some one who has lost something
he did not know what.
Most of the population of Ross are
IN the Held picking corn. The old
familiar bump is heard on every hand
and those who have begun are in
most cases cribbing good grade of
corn.
Chas. Beers thinks he has enough
coal on hand now to supply his Gus
toners as three cars came in this
week for distribution and that with
what has already been taken out will
about fill the bill.
j. J.. Co urtney sold car of corn
the first of the week and was busy for
time getting it to town and into the
car ready for shipment. John is al
ways able to turn off some of his grain
to good profit by holding it.
This Friday night e party will be
given at the pleasant home of Mr..
and Mrs. Wells Ferguson and those
who have the great good fortune to
be within the walls that night will be
given very pleasant evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rutherford re-
turned home from their Oklahoma
trip Tuesday reporting everything in
good shape down there and that the
price of land is still advancing with
plenty of buyer to take hold OF it.
VIM, Diest got back from his Can
ada trip Monday believing he has
found the new paradise for farming
aud Investment He has confidence
enough in the country to put for three
quarters and thinks of going up next
year to farm it.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-29
GRAY

J. F. Liken was busy the first of the
week selling out some corn.
You should see the new goods lined
up at Fl. G. Mundt's cash store.
Mrs. G. E. Mertz was down to Audu-
bon last Thursday visiting friends.
Miss Nellie Crow of Carroll wa 8
down Sunday visiting with her rela-
tives.
Mrs. ]. w. Foster, jr., and family
were down from Manning Sunday
visiting their many friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-29
Gained Forty Pounds in Thirty DAYS.

For several months our younger
digestion. He tried several remedies
but got no benefit from them. We
purchased some of Chamberlain's
Stomach aud Liver Tablets and he
commenced taking them. Inside of
thirty days he had gained forty
pounds in flesh. He is now fully re-
covered. We have a good trade on
the Tahlets-Holley Bros, Merchants,
Long Beach, Mo. tor sale by Nick
Doffing & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-29
then went to the Kraft home and in
obliged in one of the finest suppers

then went to the Kraft home and in
obliged in one of the finest suppers
imaginable.
The groom is one of the popular
Woodworking honorable young men
of the neighborhood. He has grown
to manhoods estate in this commun-
ity and has shown those stalwart
qualities that mark man as natures
gentlemen and has always conducted
himself honorably and will in the
future do the same and carve for HIM
self a place in the worlds home
makers. No words of ours need be
said to magnify the good qualities of
the bride.
Pure and simple in her manner,
noble i'll her treatment of others, kind
OF heart and disposition she sweeps
her way into the hearts and lives of
her friends and companions and re-
mains true to them and thus earns
honor and respect for herself.
The couple begin life with bright
prospects and high hopes. They are
we'll suited to each other and their
friends trust and believe that they
will be happy and fill the highest
place possible in their community.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-29
Box Supper.

All who wish to hear election re-
turns may attend the box supper at
the Woodmen Hall next Tuesday
night where bulletins will be received
and read from Geographic reports.
Every body is interested in politics
and will want to know the results.
The proceeds of the supper goes to the
Lecture Course and is of a deservin g
kind.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-29
Married.

Fred Kraft and Mary Lahren- krans
were married Tuesday in the German
church, Kew. Knoll officiating and
saying the ceremony that made them
husband and wife and the company
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-29
Ran Ten Penny Nail Through His
Hand

While opening box, j. G. Mount,
ofThree Mile Bay, n. Y, ran ten
penny nail through the tieshy part of
his hand. II thought at once of ali
the pain and soreness this would
cause me-" he says, land Immediately
applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
occasionally afterwards. To my sur
prise it removed all pain and soreness
and the injured parts were soon heal
ed.N For sale by Nick Doffing & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-29
Chester White Bears.

Chester White Bears.
/ have some heavy boned lengthy
fellows left. Prices reasonable.
Write or call on,
G. G. MCDONALD,
Ross, Ia, R. F. D., No. 1.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-29

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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-10-29
3 bargains In Land

100 acres near Gray at $500, fine improve
meHtS.
40 acres six miles from town at $1,000, we'll
improved and near the German Lutheran
church.
SO acres near German Lutheran church at
$500.
so acres near German Lutheran church at
10000, this farm is fine one.
100 acres near Manning at $67.5o If taken
within thirty days.
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war. But / take no advantage Of that
fact. Though We have to marry in
obedience to orders, l promise that
there shall be no love-making I'M
less"
He paused and she echoed
"Unles the advances come from
you, Princess. Unless, with quite an
maidenly abandon"
How dare you?" she asked, de-
family; but he only smiled, .coldly,
enigmatically, and said nothing that
gave her an opening for any further
demonstrations of dislike.
And no doubt things might have
gone on thus until the wedding day
had the royal bride and bridegroom
had nothing but their own feelings to
consider.
But this was not to be- The popu-
lace also had a word to say. 1t trans
pired that the pOpulace was very
angry. Bitter memories of the civil
wars were seething in the peoples
minds. Each rival dynasty still had
its partisans; but the policy of facing
the dynasties by marriage had no par
tisans outside the Palace gate. The
people were disposed to rise and riot
The Palace had been crying peace
when there was no peace.
For a while they kept these things
Tearing
brighten her. But when the rumors
did reach her, through servants, she
showed fear, and did not talk of them.
Her pride sustained her-part1y a per-
sonal pride and partly the pride of
race and place.
THE idea that they should dictate
to me! The canaille!" was her refiec-
ton; for If she had to choose between
dictation from above and dictation
from below, 1t was not the dictation
from below that she would listen to.
That was the mood she was in when
the Prince spoke to her on the subject
1T appears that we miscalculated
Princess" he said. I'VE were to mar
ry to please the people, and the peo-
pie are displeased."
80 1 have been told" she replied
with proud Indifference.
But you probably have not Been
told everything. Their displeasure is
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-04

in New York, nor seen a skyscraper
or trolley car, at this point addressed
himself to a man sitting in a corner
Tell us about the Englishman who
went ashore at Southampton last
summer"
That captain was the funniest man
l ever hope to run across began
George A. Love, No. 7, after he had
laughed till the little room rang with
his merriment.
His steamship, the Bristol, got fast
on the bar one summers afternoon
and the Southampton boys went our
to help get her off 1 was up there
so I went along. We fused around
until high tide and then, nice as Won
please, the ship fioated.
well. when the captin realized thar
he was clear of the bar, he danced ali
over the deck and flung his arms and
legs in the air and turned a half-dozen
somersaults. Why, he was for couoinp,
over the side of the ship to our boat
TO kiss us all, so he shouted, but his
first mate kept him back Then he
yelled his thanks at us all the time
he was in hailing distance, and the
last thing we saw of him he was
dancing hornpipe, or something like
that clear out on the bowsprit.
Gee! the antics that man cut. Yes
yes; my"
That two surfmen who had been re-
lieved by Carter and Rudd entered
the room, their oilers dripping many
streams of water. Their coming was
signal for the advent of more saIt
pork and boiled cabbage from the
stoves capacious oven, and, while thew
ate, their associates one by one Iazilv
knocked the ashes out of their pipes.
sang out CHEEKY good-nights and dis.
appeared in the direction of tho claar
ing rooms. At last only the captain
was left. Pretty soon he, too, arose
and stretched himself long and salts
factorily.
And now" he said, as he finished
II reckon Hubbard and Overton are
too busy to talk, so we'll seek bertbs
too. Yes-yes." Guy T. Viskniskki.
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The Princess was young and beau
tiful, dark-haired. dark-eyed, with
possibilities Of passion. unaroused as
yet. She was self-willed. too. as her
mother the Queen Regent found, when
the time came to marry her.
Il shan't marry him." she said,
stamping her foot petulantly. You
can't make me. You know you can't
If you try to I'll scream right in the
middle of the wedding"
1t was thing she was quite capa-
BILE of doing. unless she was carefully
managed, so the Queen Regent had to
explain the reasons why the mar
rage was deemed necessary. The
bridegroom elect was of the family of
the pretender to her little brothers
throne To unite the two families by
marriage was the only means of stav
ing off a certain civil war and very
possible revolution.
Then ! know l shall hate him"
said the Princess. 1t is my duty to
hate him. His father fought against
US and killed my countrymen'
The Queen Regent explained as del
icately as she could that the people
who had been killed were of no partic-
ular Importance, that it was only the
dynasty that mattered, that this
chance of saving it must on no account
be let slip.
Besides" she added, hes very
nice and very good looking. When
you see him you'll fall in love with
him"
81 shan't and what's more,
won't" answered the Princess.
well, you've got to marry him,
whether you fall in love with him or
not" retorted the Queen Regent. And
as for your threat of screaming in
church"
the sentence, but proceeded with her
preparations for the wedding, her
sons interests being far more to her
than her daughters whims.
He's coming next week to be pre-
sented" she announced. a little later.
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not passive. They agitate; they
threaten"
Indeed"
There have been public meetings.
demonstrations in the parks and
squares"
sign of fear, but he saw none. He
went on:
Il don't know whether you realize
the danger. 1t means revolution I'M
less you can trust your army, And
your army is not to be trusted"
Nonsense" said the Princess.
"It is not nonsense, but the truth
that l am speaking, as you may too
soon discover. And that is why l now
obtrude myself"
"Yes?"
ITO offer to release you from an en-
gagement which you did not desire
and which seems pregnant with con-
sequences which none of us foresaw."
BY all the laws of logic she should
have been grateful to him. He ex-
pected to be thanked and dismissed.
But she surprised him.
His icy, punctiliouS Indifference had
moved her. She had the burning de-
sire to say something that should
sting him to the quick; and here was
her opportunity.
"of course, if you're afraid to mar
ry me"
She knew when she said it that he
was not afraid, and he, on his part,
never doubted that she knew it. But
he answered without emotion:
"Of course, if my reputation for or
dinary courage is at stake"
He knew that she did not mean that,
and he paused, leaving her the loop
hole. But she sought no loophole. His
composure and his resolute adhesion
to his promise that there should be no
more love-making were the things that
irritated her. Her petulance over
ruled every other feeling. She flashed
out at him in her naughty schoolgirl
manner:
You must have been afraid There
can't have been any other reason"
And after petulance pride spoke
the pride of the daughter of kings.
I'm not afraid. Who are these
me and dictate to me? The mob! The
canaille! Let them shoatl Let them
riot! But don't let them think they
are going to dictate to met"
She was insulting him and confiding
in him in a breath. He noticed it and
smiled. Perhaps, if he had chosen, at
| that moment to unbend-but though
he was tempted to- he would not. re-
membering his resolution. He merely
bowed and said
Princess, you have decided for me-
l am your obedient, humble servant"
But, of course, the decision did not
really rest with either of them. 1t
depended upon the events outside the
| Palace, and upon the view which the
Queen-Regent and her advisers took
of them. And the course of those
events was more than unsatisfactory,
and the royal advisers were more than
anxious.
ut has come to this, majesty" said
| the Prime Minister, that we must
give way or be swept away"
II do not like concessions to popu-
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and stiff with her, though he found
her crying.
Goodbye, Princess" he said.
Some day, trust, you will think bet
ter of me. They will explain to you
that it is not because l am a coward
that l am going"
She mastered her tears and spoke:
Il beg your pardon. I'm so sorry, I
didn't mean it. You know didn't
Ioean it,"
Thank you. Princess"
of course, you're not a coward. 1
never thought that, really. It's only
that I'm bad-tempered. Please say that
you forgive me-"
"Of course. I forgive you. Of
course, l understand. Good-bye."
He took her hand. which was wet
and warm with a tear drop, bowed
over it and kissed it tremendously.
She looked at him with shining eyes,
as if appealing to him to say some
thing more. His answering look i'm
piled that the first word must come
from her But while they waited there
were voices calling:
quick, please. The carriage and the
escort wait"
Goodbye Princess" the Prince re-
peated, and withdrew; while the Prin-
cess lust threw herself into a chair
and cried historically. and then ran
upstairs and gazed out of her open
window, as though to watch her suit
or's perilous progress through the city
She saw the flashinguhelmets and the
Respondent uniforms of the mounted
escort, leading, thanking and follow
ing the carriage, cross the great court
yard and pass out through the gate.
| She heard the clatter of the horses
hoofs upon the stones, and the vindic-
tive wells of the O1Oh that we
them. She craned her neck and strain
ed her ears in uncomfortable anxiety,
but could make out nothing definite
only gathering a general impression of
city in tumult. The less she could
perceived the more she feared, and in
the train of her fear came self-re-
proach.
My fault! My fault, He might
have gone safely if l had not tainted
him and made him stay. And now,
who knows? If l have killed him!"
But the time for self-reproach was
short. The surprises of that eventful
day came thick and fast They had
missed the Princess, and a lady-in-
waiting found her at her window and
hurried her away.
What is it? Tell me-" she asked.
and as they sped along the corridors
the breathless attendant told her what
she could.
He is back again. The people drove
him back. Only here, inside the pail
ace, is there safety for him. And for
how long? How long is there safety
here for any of us? They threaten to
storm the Palace gates. Alas, my poor
Princess, 1t is the revolution!"
1t was indeed. The mob held the
streets, and the soldiers had refused
to fire on them. The few who were
, faithful were massed round the Palace
and could do no more than get its
| inmates away in safety, so fast had
| things been happening.
I'VE are going now" her lady added.
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Il don't care" said the Princess.
I'm going to be rude to him, so that
he won't want to marry me-"
But a beautiful young womans rude
ness does not always have the effect
that she anticipates. IT did not in
this instance. 1t merely seemed to
the young Prince to give piquancy to
a courtship which he had expected to
be dull and common place.
I'm a horrid girl, and you won't
like me at all" she said, talking to
him like a naughty child.
Princess" he replied you are
worth winning because you are so
hard to win"
mot hard-impossible." she rejoin-
ed. making an ugly face.
Impossible? In what dictionary do
was his retort.
Your dictionary will have to find
room for it,
And why, pray?"
Because 1 don't like, and don't
mean to like YOU
Princess, If you only knew how
thankful l am to you for saying that"
What! Don't you like me, either?
Don't you want to marry me?"
The expression of establishment had
slipped from her unawares. The smile
with which the. Prince received it
made her feel uncomfortable.
Il beg your pardon. That isn't
what ! meant to say" she INTERCEPTED
quickly.
Its no matter" he said. Il only
thanked you for your candor. Candor
is virtue that"
81 think we've talkes long enough.
Please take me back to the Queen, "
said the Princess, feeling that her first
attempt at rudeness had been less sue
cessful than she would have liked.
She made other attempts, however.
Her manners were not only bad for a
Princess-they might even have been
efforts began at last to tell. The de-
meanor of the Princes stiffened I'M
der the influence.
You're forcing yourself upon me-"
she said. You're taking advantage
of my helplessness. It's rude of you.
It's cowardly. You ought to be
ashamed"
1--WE are the creatures of destiny,
Princess" he answered. Things have
been arranged for us. We cannot help
them. But don't you think that we
might try to make the best of then? ''
mo, I'm not going to pretend that
1 like things when l don't" she re-
torted petulantly; and he was driven
to soliloquize in language that was
more human than princely.
What hoyden! She is quite hope
less! Pom my word. wish L was out
of it,"
And to his betrothed he said, po-
litely, but icily:
We are unfortunate. Princess. Our
marriage is decreed. Great public in
terests depend on it. But l will be
undemonstrative since you wish it, !
will not make love"
THANK you" she said. 1T would
be unbecoming. Your father killed
my countryrnen."
There was killing on both sides"
b corrected. There generally is In
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lar feeling" said the Queen Regent.
Il object to them on principle
con principle" was the reply. your
majestys advisers object to them
also. But in practice they see that
they must be made
GIVE them an inch and they will
take an ELL" quoted. the Queen Regent.
Refuse them an inch and they will
take a fathom-Or perhaps a league,
corrected the Prime Minister; and
then he dropped metaphor for plain
words. and gesticuated with a wise
and vehement forehnger, adding:
Mark my words your majesty. II
is not the cabinet that is in danger
il is the throne. You'd your majesty
imperil her sons throne? Your majes-
ty has not the right to do so. 1t is
not a possession. but a sacred trust.
our judgment has been at fault, and
We must own it. We have taken
Jonah on board the ship of state, and
we must sacrifice him. II Is the only
way to save the ship"
"A shameless way" the Queen-Re-
gent threw in, Indignantly.
The only way. And for your maj
estys sons sake"
Then / will think about it. Give
me time"
Your majesty must think quickly,
for the time is short"
The time. in truth. was shorter than
either of them knew. The revolution
airy tide was running fast The streets
and squares were packed with angry
crowds. Radical leaders were delivering
inflammatory speeches, the alleys and
slums were pouring out their angry
hordes, the shops Of the armorers were
being pilaged. From the upper win
dows of the Palace the roar of muir
muring multitudes could be plainly
heard. They roared for the blood of the
young Prince who was harbored in the
Palace. 1t was already doubtful If the
sacrifice would satisfy them or if they
would let him go in peace.
II will not let him go. 1 dare not
I should feel like a murderer" cried
the Queen-Regent in her terror: and
the excited arguments Of her Prime
Minister had no more effect than waves
splashing upon a rock-bound coast.
The Prime Minister had to address
his arguments to the Prince himself
and in him he found a firm ally. AS
he would not go when he was told that
it was dangerous to stay, so also he
would not stay when he was told that
ii was dangerous 10 go.
81 insist" he said. There is evident
ly no time to lose-no time to pack.
Take care of my things for me, and
will go at once"
He would have hurried off without
even saying goodbye to the Princess,
had she not sent for him. while the
horses were being put into the car
rage. AS it was, he was still proud
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once encouraging her and insisting.
She looked at him lovingly, hesitat-
ed, and then made the plunge.
Il love you. Oh. how 1 love you.
Please let me make love to you" she
cried, and bent down and kissed him
on the lips. while her warm tears fell
upon his face.
MY sweetheart, My angel" he an
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swerec. as he put his arm round her
and drew her nearer.
And there in that wretched garnet.
on the road 20 exile, their troth was
plightcd. and the royal marriage was
arranged.
Il am so happy" she said; "oh, so
happy. Thank Cod for sending me into
exile, since i'll exile 1 have found
lover"
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STORIES TOLD BY
THE LIFE SAVERS

The Men of the SeaSurrounded Shnnecock Station.
Long Islands WreckSrewn South Beach, Delight in
Telling of MongreI Dog Who Saved the Life Of the
ShipWrecked Nephew Of His Master, Attached to the
Station--The Pathetic Death Of Captain Sam Baker Of
the Lone Hill Station Whose Heart Was Broken by the
Suffering of Grew Who FroZe Before His Eyes, Because
He Gould Not Get the Surf Boat Through the cePacked
Sea.
Copyright 1903 by Guy T. Viskniskk