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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
shaky Rope Bridges.

In the wilds of South America many
rope bridges exist, and in writing Of
them traveller, who published through
Messrs. Longmans "The Great Noun
tains and Forests of South America"
says: There being no trees here, such
bridges as We're necessary We're usual
ly constructed of couple of ropes
stretched across a chasm, upon which
was spread q rough kind of mating
made of plant brushwood or q sort of
rush. Such bridges swung about fear
fully and cracked under the foot as if
about to give way. Often | held my
breath while passing such a bridge,
momentarily expecting the rotten con.
trivance to part in the middle. There
was plenty of evidence in the skeletons
of horses and mules on the rocks be-
low that accidents not infrequently oc-
Cured, but | was assured that not
many men We're lost, which. of course.
was an exceedingly comforting assur-
ance, especially as l noticed that the
guides We're careful to see that either
l or George was the first to cross
these COMPOUNDED structures. At one of
these places we saw on the rocks 800
feet below the skull and bones of two
men who had been lost about eight
years before"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
serpent worship In India.

Serpent worship, once very widely
diffused, survives in India. Sometimes
crevice in the wall of their house it
will often be reverenced, fed and pro-
pitiated, and if fear or the death Of
some one bitten by it induces them to
remove it they will handle it tenderly
and let it loose in some field. When
Hindoos are bitten, they have far more
confidence in their magic spell or
"muntra" than in any medicine, even if
they do not scruple to make use of
medical aid.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Snake. waste Little Time Eating,

Snakes Waste Little Time Eating.
A serpent will go for weeks, some
times even for months, without feed
ing. Then it may take three rabbits or
ducks, one after the other, at single
meal and afterward become torpid
while digestion proceeds. When, after
sufficient period of fasting, it gets
disposed to eat and a rabbit happens to
be introduced into it's cage, it may
plainly be seen that the rabbits pres
ence is quickly noticed by it. The
snake will begin to move slowly about
till it has brought it's snout opposite the
rabbits muzzle. Then, in an instant it
will seize the rabbits head in it's
mouth, simultaneously coiling it's pow,
erful body around it and crushing it
to death at once.
The action is so instantaneous that it
is impossible for the rabbit to suffer.
Certainly it can suffer no more than
when killed by poulterer. The snake
does not Immediately uncoil it's folds,
but continues for time to hold its vic
tim tightly embraced, sometimes rock
ing itself gently to and fro. Then it
slowly unwinds its huge body and once
more takes the rabbits head in its
mouth aud swallows it.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Opportunities
in the South

No portion of the United States has
made greater progress IN the last
year or two than the south. North
erD and foreign capital is rapidly
invading that section, finding prof,
liable investment in the various in
dustries and factories that are be-
ing rapidly developed and built.
The great influx of settlers is Great
ing an increased demand for lands
of all kinds and prices are gradual
ly advancing, as they will for years
to come. Work is plentiful and
poverty practically unknown. Ala
bama is supplying the coal and iron
to all the world. More money can
be made with less labor in the rails
ing of small fruits and berries and
in truck patching on the Gulf
Coast than in any other state in the
Union. Strawberries from Alabama
reach northern markets before
those from the states in the south
east Cattle can be raised with
great profit, there being millions of
acres of cheap range lands. If you
are interested in the south and it's
resources and desire information on
any subject, address
c. A. PARK,
General Industrial and immigration
Agent
Louisville g. Nashville r, r,
Louisville, Ky.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
The Introduction of Forks.

Forks are articles of such common
household necessity to us that we hard
~ realize that there was time, and
not so long ago either, when forks were
entirely unknown. A knife was used
at the table to cut up food, but the
food so cut was afterward conveyed by
the fingers to the mouth. Rich and poor
alike were accustomed to this method
and so thought it perfectly correct.
1t was about the year 1900 and in the
reign of James l. when forks We're first
introduced into England. This piece
of refinement" we are told, was de
rived from the Italians.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
ST have known some time.v

II have known some time"
"How could you? only knew today
myself"
81 have eyes,"
She flushed again.
"Do you mean that people, she be-
gan anxiously..
mo; l am not people, l have eyes,
and my eyes have been opened"
"Opened"
eyes, by love-"
Then l told her openly how weeks
ago l struggled with my heart and
| mastered it, for l saw it was vain to
love her because she loved better
man, who loved her in return. She
looked at me shyly and said:
II am sorry
Don't worry" | said cheerfully. II
didn't break my heart, you know.
stopped it in time"
"Oh!" she said, slightly disappointed.
Then her lips began to twitch, and she
went off into fit of .hysterical laugh
ter.
"Forgive me-" she said humbly, 'but
you speak as if it had been fever"
"Fever is nothing to it, ] said sol
EMMY. cit was near thing"
At which she went off again. l was
glad to see her laugh. 1t gave me time
to recover my equilibrium, and it re-
lieved her intense emotional strain. So
ratified on some nonsense about Craig
and myself till saw she was giving
no heed, but thinking her own thoughts,
and what these were it was not hard to
guess.
Suddenly she broke in upon my talk:
HE will tell me that l must go from
him"
81 hope he is no such fool,' 1 said
emphatically and somewhat rudely, I
fear, for I confess l was impatient
with the very possibility of separation
FOR these two, to whom love meant so
much. Some people take this sort of
thing easily and some not so easily,
but love for woman like this comes
once only to a man, and then he car
ries it with him through the length of
his life and warns his heart with it in
| death. And when man smiles or
sneers at such love as this 1 pity him
and say no word, for my speech would
be in an unknown tongue. So my
heart was sore as l sat looking up at
this woman who stood before me, over
flowing with the joy Of her new love,
and duly conscious of the coming
pain. But soon found it was vain to
urge my opinion that she should re-
main and share the work and life Of
the man she loved. She only answer
ed:
''You will help him all you can, for it
will hurt him to have me CO."
The CULVER in her voice took out all
the anger from my heart, and before 1
knew 1 had pledged myself to do all 1
could to help him.
But when l came upon him that
night, sitting in the light of his fire, 1
saw he must be let alone. Some bat
ties we fight side by side, with COM
rades cheering us and being cheered to
victory, but there are fights we may
not share, and these are deadly fights,
where lives are lost and won. So l
could only lay my hand upon his shoul-
der without a word. He looked up
quickly, read my face and said, with a
groan:
"You know?"
81 could not help it. But why
groan|'
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
A Narrow Margin.

John Stuart Mill was once dining
with two brilliant French takers who
We're given to monologue. One had
possession of the field, and the other
was watching him so intently to strike
in that Mill exclaimed aloud, eff he
stops to breathe, he's gone"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
A Mothers Recommendation.

Remedy for number of years and
have no hesitancy in saying that it
is the best remedy for coughs colds
and Group l have ever used in my
family. have not words to express
my confidence in this remedy. Mrs
j. A. Moore, North Star, Mich. For
sale by Nick Doffing & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Responsibilities.

"Remember," said the serious citizen,
"that wealth has it's responsibilities"
Eyes" answered Mr. Cumrox $50
long as you are humble and obscure
you can say L seen it and 4 done it.
and eat with your knife all you want
o"-Washington Star.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Hanlin

dairy lSc, eggs l3c, potatoes soc.
Henry Shryer furnished much
amusement with his new graphophone
out at Peter Nissen's the other even
ing number of the neighbors collect
ing there to hear the performance.
VIM. Olesen from north of Extra,
has moved into his house in the south
limits of this town and will at once
make preparations to till his fine
farm adjoining the town on the south.
]. C. johnson reports the Johnson
Esbeck wedding big affair over 400
persons being present during the day.
The Elkhorn band was present and
furnished the music which was
directed by j. G. himself.
j. M. Bryan and family for many
years prosperous family of Old
Hamin. babe adieu to their many
long time friends and moved to a
farm they purchased few miles from
Bayard in Guthrie county.
Let all who do not attend church
elsewhere remember that you are
welcome and heartily invited to
attend all the services in the
Evangelical church, and all our
members are urgently requested to do
so.
In this reading about twenty differ
ent passages were read bringing out
the spirit of the beautiful hymn
which never grows old. Consider
ing the dark nights and the condition
the roads were in the services were
we'll attended.
Mrs. Hans j. Hansen and two sons
of near Anita, visited friends west of
here the past week and left for Anita
on Tuesday and on next Tuesday will
leave for southwest Missouri where
her husband went about two weeks
ago and purchased a farm.
Prayer Service by the Alliance.
Song.
Select Reading,-"select Notes on
Lessons" Matte Moore.
An address, subject,-"A Well
Equipped Alliance" j. Wirth.
Select Reading by Mabel Story.
Song.
Bible Reading,-"Rock of Ages"
by Mrs. Moore.
Our bachelor friend west of town,
has been thinking over the injunction
''it is not good to be Alone" and has
wisely concluded to obey it by tax
ing unto himself handsome young
lady of this village, Miss Matilda
Christensen, the ceremony is to take
place on Friday of this week at the
Evangelical church it having been
rendered for that purpose. More
anon.
Peter Rasmussen late of Poplar, but
now manager of the Elkhorn Lum-
Der Company here, will have his new
house plastered the last of the week
and move into il as soon as it can be
made ready. Mr.. r. is a pleasant
gentleman in conversation and has
the reputation of being a man of good
business qualities, who will deal fair
ly with all who may favor him with
call.
Fred Christensen who hauled out
lumber last season for the Kimball.
ton Lumber Company from this
station and has the contract again thil
year, is now DESTROYS Of selling ONT
team and his contract to some ont
wishing that kind Of work. The colo
of the last month was most too sever,
for a man of his age to endure and hi
will dispose Of the contract and team
at a bargain. See his local on frs
page.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Witty Advice.

A witty Dublin barrister was con-
suited by a physician as to calling out
man who had insulted him. "Take
my advice" said the lawyer, ''and in
stead of calling him out get him to call
you in, and get your revenge that way.
1t will be more secure and certain"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
FIJI the Place Wen.

Where one man is called to be hero
on some great scale 10000 men are
called to be courteous, gentle, patient
There are conspicuous virtues which
make reputation, and there are quiet
virtues, the virtues of private life,
which make character. 1t is not every
mans duty to fill a large place, but it is
every mans duty to fill his own place
well.-Christian Evangelist.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Reecher and spurgeon.

Beecher had said that Sturgeon owed
his popularity no more to his Calvinism
than camel owed it's excellence to it's
hump 81 replied" said Spurgeon,
chat the hump was store Of fat on
which the camel lived on long jour
ncy and that it's value depended on it's
hump"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
No Cause For Alarm.

Insurance Agent-Now that you have
a wife, don't you think you ought to
take out life policy?
Newed-Oh, guess not. don't think
she is going to prove dangerous.-Chi
cagO News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Nearly Eorfeits His Life.

A runaway almost ending fatally
started horrible ulcer on the leg of
J. B. Orner, Franklin Grove, H.
For four years it defied all doctors and
all remedies But Bucklen's Arnica
Salve had no trouble to cure him.
Equally good for burns, bruises, skin
eruptions and piles. 25c at Nick Dof.
fling & Co.'S drug store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26

She-Dear, you have crushed and al
most suffocated me. What kind of a
hug do yoy call that?
He-Thafs metropolitan street rail
way hug.-New York Life.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26


Tom Bruhn is busy now hauling
lumber to Elkhorn.
Peter Nelson shipped car of hogs
last Monday evening.
Henry johnson bought buggy
this week of johnson u Christensen.
George Gerard moves next Monday
to the Bintner farm northwest OF
Extra.
f. P. Frederickson of Tyler, MINI,
visited at Johnson's the last of the
week.
o. P. Tyler came home last week
and again left the last of the week for
Omaha.
johnson is slowing up on horse
trades having only made one sale the
past week.
Mrs. John Cook recovered entirely
it is said, from her serious and pro-
longed illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Dryden were
the guests of MIR. and Mrs. N. E.
Crane last Sunday.
The Elkhorn Lumber Company has
received two cars of lumber and one
of hath the past week.
W. D. Stanley moved his family
and goods to his new possessions at
Old Honlin 1oc woaly
The Blue Grass Creamery is doing
a fine business now with tlattering
prospects for the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Anderson and
family were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris Justesen last Monday.
F. B. Campbell of the Advocate.
was visiting last Sunday with the
Spencer family at Old Hamlin.
Rev. Montgomery the Presbyterian
minister east of Old Hamlin, was a
guest at the home of N. F.. Crane on
Sunday.
Only five weeks until annual con-
ference. The conference will be held
in the Oak Park church, Des Moines,
this year.
w. G. Wilson of Old Hamlin, was
in town last Tuesday taking orders
for wall paper and was meeting with
much success.
The following program was render.
ed in the Evangelical church last
Sunday evening by the Young Peo-
pies Alliance.
JeDs Anderson and family visited
last Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Rasmussen on the west
boundary OF town.
Joe Heath living few miles out
northeast of town, was ia town the
first of the week and purchased nice
new buggy of cur dealers.
a. W. Bradley is feeling SO much
better since his illness this winter
that he took a load of goods over ives,
of Bayard last week for j. M. BRYAN
Charley Wells has rented the FREQ
Heileman house and will work at TIT
well D0rlng business tiils summer
wherever his services may be re,
CURED.
John Dawson southeast Hamlil
township farmer, sold II hogs tint
first Of this week eleven months old
which averaged PSI pounds, Nels OF
being the buyer.
Ernest Nickel sold Nelson 3 load
of hogs the past week, Chris Christen
sen l, Peter Ingerslu |, Knud Peter
sen l, e. N. Anderson 2, j. P. Jensel
2, aud George Gerard load.
Markets for Tuesday, cattle butch
ers' stuff 2c@3c, cattle top 3c@4o
hogs So 90, wheat 54c, corn 2Sc, oat
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Clever scheme.

Customer-But that umbrella looks so
very cheap and common that the price
you ask is ridiculous.
Dealer-That's the beauty of that
umbrella It's made of the very best
material, but made to look as if it
wasn't worth Philadelphia
Press.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26

Falmouth is probably the Oldest port
in England. 1t was used by the Phoeni-
clans at least $500 years ago.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
Evangelical Church.

Sunday School 10 o'clock a. m.
Preaching II o'clock a. M.
Young Peoples meeting Z O'Clock
p. I'll.
Preaching o'clock p. m.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
s O'Clock p. m.
j. WIRTH, Pastor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-02-26
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The Penn's Grove record., 1903-10-09
EIenhants SION Train.

Railway trains have often been
stopped by curious obstacles. but prob
ably, says the London Animal Life,
no engine-driver has had q more sur
prising experience than that which
recently befell one employed on the
Assam line. He turned a corner sud-
denly to find himself just behind a
a troop Of savage elephants. The great
creatures, evidently finding the iron
road a pleasant path for travelling,
had spread thems elves across ii, max
ing such a considerable obstruction
that the train was driven off the rails
before the driver could bring it to a
standstill. Then ensued confusion
among the passengers, but still more
among the elephants. Happily the
former were scarcely hurt; the latter
fed in wild confusion, utterly terrified
by an enemy.they did not understand
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-10-09
Donkeys Do Not Thrive Here.

An E~nglishman paying his first visit
70 Central Park talked with the man
who keeps the donkeys on the Mall
about the small size and generally
poor condition of these little animals
seen In this country, as compared with
those at Brighton, Scarborough, Mar
gate, or any Of the fashionable Eng
ish watering places. Neither donkeys
nor monkeys thrive in this climate"
said the New Yorker, "as they do in
England; and I'm not joking with you,
either. / have imported several Eng
Dish and Irish donkeys, and they have
followed one another to the donkeys'
paradise, wherever that may be. Don
keys get consumption easily here, and
1t carries them off quickly. 1t seems
to make little difference whether they
are kept indoors or out; they catch
cold some damp night, and the first
thing we know they're gone."-New
York Times.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-10-09
.LoRD" KILLS TWO. THEN HIMSELF.
Coapc, Long = Mystery, Shoots Wife, Fer
Sister and Commits Suicide.

Coapc, Long = Mystery, Shoots Wife, Her
Sister and Commits Suicide.
Sante Fe, N. M.-Word has been re-
Observation-Disclosures TWEEN
ty miles from here, Albert p. r. Coape,
known for years in this territory as
ssSir Albert or Lord" Coape, shot and
Instantly killed his wife and her sis
Ter, Miss Z. Hernandez, and hen blew
out his own brains. The tragedy has
removed one Of the most picturesque
as well as mysterious figures Of the
Southwest.
Tall, handsome, splendidly educated
and with all the manners of an Eng
lishman of the upper class, Coape APP
peared at Santa Fe twenty years ago.
He was then twenty-five years Of age
and plunged headlong into the wbirl
of the early frontier life, drinking and
gambling. He received at stated inter-
walls the income of a trust fund III Eng
land.
After several years he married and
became a hunter and trapper in the Rio
Arriba country. He followed this life
until 1895.
LORD Coape's first wife died nins
years ago, and he married Miss Her.
nandez, member of a very respectable
Spanish family. He gave up his hunt,
ing and moved to the settlements. He
tried his hand at s~torekeeping, pros
pecting and finally saloon keeping at
Lumberton. OF late years he drank
periodically, his debauches lasting UNI
til he was a physical and nervous
wreck. 1t was while he was in one of
these debauches that the tragedy oc-
Cured.
While in town a month ago he said
that since coming to this territory in
1884 he estimated his losses at cards
to have been 100000. He once lost
$500 In two weeks.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-10-09
MADMAN At WHITE HOUSE.
Guards Overpower and Disarm Him Afte
Desperate Struggle.

Guards OverpOWer and Disarln Him After
Desperate Struggle.
Washipgt0pQ. Cooled in his at
tempt to faacn eldele Roosevelt.
Peter Elliott, a demented Swedish ma
chinist, formerly of Minneapolis, en-
gagged in a desperate battle with White
House policemen, who intercepted his
possibly deadly errand to the Execu-
tive Mansion. He was armed with a
revolver, knife and a pair of scissors,
and demanded an immediate audience
with President Roosevelt. Before the
visitor could be properly disposed of.
he had given Policeman Ciscle n
Parker, on guard at the main entrance
of the White House, and Chief Usher
Stone one Of the liyeliest tussles they
have had in many a day. Clscle pre-
ceded the mailman to the hospital,
where he had to have twelve stitches
taken in his right arm, which had been
cut SO deeply as to sever an artery.
Several scalp wounds had to be dressed
for the crazy man. At not time did the
affair involve the safety of the Presi-
dent, and he did not know of b oci
currence until the man was safely out
of reach.
No less than four "cranks," quietly
arrested at the White House since the
President returned from Oyster Bay.
and without ado quickly pronounced
insane, are now confined in the asylum
at Washington. Two others were
threatened with arrest if they returned
to the grounds. A drunken discharged
sailor insisted on seeing the President
during the afternoon, but was per-
suaded to leave.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-10-09
One of King Georges ships.

The old British receiving ship Ur-
gent, which has been used at Jamaica
for a number of years by the English
navy, has arrived in Norfolk harbor In
tow of the tug Powerful from Ber-
muda.
The Urgent was at one time one of
the best ships of the British navy and
was of those used by King George
against the United States in the wal
of 1912. The old vessel has been
purchased by a shipping firm in Boston
and will be converted into a coal-car-
rying barge. Her timbers, made Of
wood raised in England, are almost as
good to-day as they were the day she
was Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-10-09
USE DYNAMITE ON TRAINS
Northern Pacific the Victim Of s.
Desperate Montana Gang.


Helena Mont The Fo;l,,ro tho
of,oo,. :, =.
:. lle Norlnern racine Rail
road 70 meet the demands Of the black
mailers who have been DESTROYING its
| property with dvnon,i+a fo. +ho ,.s+
faw v,aora
was promptly met Dy tne
u~eSpeIauoeS Wnen they planted dyna-
mite at two points along the Northern
Pacific lines. and IN each caso snc.
ceeded in partly destroying : train
In expectation that soma violence
would follow their refnsoI r. submit
to be blackmailed out Of $4,000 Nv j
! gang of train wreckers. with No claims
Of any kind on them. the Northern
Pacific officials took every ~precaution
to get speedily on the Track If tho
perpetrators of any fresh @outrares.
But although they had armed NOSES
| at points along the line n his state
and trained bloodhounds within a few
hours Of almost n specific D Q the
blackmailers, who are evidently men