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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
Systematic reading
Is a railroad which
takes you from any
where to better meth
DDS.

You can read systematically even
when you read the daily newspaper
If you watch for a good idea to put to
work in your regular employment.
There is more pleasure in reading
to a purpose than in reading to kill
| time or to feed our morbid curiosity.
While systematic reading may not
make us governor of our state, 1t will
help us to live better and save some
| thing at the same time. We all need
more common-sense for common sub
| jects-we know we do.
A man started a jolly good time club,
which met for a banquet every few
! weeks, and when ! suggested that
| they have up some useful subject to
| swing around and have a good time
also, he replied that he was so tired
evenings that he could not think and
must have laugh.
AS l did not invest FIVE years time
on a medical course of study for
nothing, made up my mind to watch
this man and his club. In, little
while the man was so sick the insur-
ance companies told him they could
not pass him for year, If ever again,
and the club went to pieces.
There is a great difference between
the enthusiasm of earnestness and
the laughter of fun. Enthusiasm for
usefulness leads to rest and health,
while laughter alone leads to sick
ness and frequently moral poisoning.
And about the reading of books and
newspapers or the attending of amuse-
| ments or entertainments-go at 1t to
know more and nail down the ideas
in note book, then enjoy 1t all you
can, but let the permanent benefit
precede the temporary pleasure part.
Every person in this world needs
to gain in skill on something and
five minutes a day reading and think
ing to purpose-or reading, think
ing, seeing and hearing to know more
about the management of self-will
give rest; wisdom and will power.
AS individuals become interested
in and learn how to better gather the
personally useful thoughts here and
there, and also learn how to apply
them in the right way at the right
time, try to record their experiences
| and pass them along to you. Suppose
you and l read good idea to-day.
You remember 1t and use it, while
| forget it. In year we meet, and you
tell me how useful it has been to you,
then recall my having read it and
your certifying to it's value gets me to
using it and my story of 1t all may get
others to using it who might not
take any practical interest in it as a
bare statement.
Ten years ago a man said to me
that he should think that would get
so many duplicated ideas and stories
from my research invitations. | told
him that was just what | wanted. II
twenty people told Inc that certain
method had proven useful it was bet.
ter than If nineteen told me. In some
cases | prefer to have person GER
| tify to some report on file to having
them report to me on some new sub
| ject. If some things are true, 1t is
tremendously important to have it
known as a fact and told to every
boy and girl the moment they reach
the age of understanding.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04

Society women are like salads-a
great deal depends upon the dress
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
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enemies Of easy errors and the
friends Of forethoaght, to re-
dnce mutually erpensare mis-
takes Of mechanical, CONNER
ciaz and professional people.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04

About her lovers neck and pleaded with
him to chew no other gum but Vests
Cream Gum. "White Sue" for that dark
brown taste; "Black Joe" for the COM
plexion, and "a Pleasant Smile" for the
blues.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04

At the beginning OF the year men
dream Of what they might be.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
Miss Rose Gordon, e,1os Oakland Ave,

Miss Rose Gordon, 2, lO3 Oakland Ave,
Oakland Heights, Madison, Wis, writes
"a few yesrs ago caught - severe
cold. which resulted In chronic bronchitis
and oatarrh. Our family physician pre-
scribed medicines which gave temporary
relief only. began taking Peruna and
improved at once. Two bottles cured me-.
recommend Psruna to all sufferers, and
am most grateful to you for your vaiubis
medicine."--AIiss Rose Gordon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04

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must win. This is why Defiance
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
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notice you get Is doses of an abso-
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form, postpaid. WIS. DRUG Co,
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04

Those yersed in woodcraft can tell
a dogwood tree by its bark.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04

The man who likes club life never
regards himself as the least bit sci.
fish.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04

A good man isn't necessarily q
desirable neighbor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04

Some people find it easier to please
others than to please themselves.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04

The most severe critic Is the person
who does the least toward boosting the
business.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04

Write to us for information about
"Calo." the best floor finish. Chas.
Naeckel & Sons, Davenport, Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04

. Soon the baseball germ will get In
its work on the rooter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04

'From the letters and lsrtarss on accuracy ard
foretaougkt, By Earl NJ Pratt. oar Park, lttiaois..
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04

l FREE PE>RU>NA ALMANAC.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04

ASK YOUR DRUGGIST EOI
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
Was Same Old Mower

"a neighbor of mine at Bath Beach
last July" said eX-Sheriff Tom"
Dunn, used to bore everybody on
the train by bemoaning the vagaries
OF his lawnmower. He had about ten
square feet of lawn that he used to
shave most conscientiously every 9TH
er day. His lawnmower. however,
seemed possessed of mischievous
demon of some sort. 1t would sulk
and refuse to go. Then. when he
started to investigate the cause of the
sroppage, 1t would start suddenly and
cut his finger to the bone. 1t would
alternately fail to cut the grass at all
and dig great burrows In the soft
turf. He tried to sell it, but no one
would take it as gift. At last, one
morning he showed me an advertise
ment in Brooklyn paper offering for
sale at ridiculously low rate a peer
less lawnmower that was warranted
to cut grass as evenly and as regu-
larly as patent razor. The owners
address would be furnished at the
office of the newspaper.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
Strong Youth Of Japan

Cne of the first things to impress
itself upon foreigner in Japan is the
popularity and the excellence of the
physical training given to japanese
youth. They are race of miniature
Spartans, and they have become so
through such patient, painstaking toll
and endurance as would appall the av-
erago American youth. Injured to soft
nesses. The Japanese schools are
nearly all modelled after American in
stitutions, or, as the people like to be-
lieve after composite of all that is
best in the schools of America, Eng
land, France and Germany. The stu
dents are not, of course, trained in
modern athletics, and could hold their
own at nothing of this kind with our
magnificent college boys, but in sim
pie physical training. making the very
best of what nature has provided, the
Japanese excel any people have ever
seen.
My very first day in the little island
empire was full of exclamations
about this constantly evident nation
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
Woman Stopped the Train

She. timid, diminutive woman. was
frankly boasting. "Once was great
er than all railroad rules and regula-
! tions." she was saying. "and I held
train ten minutes. No, did not flag
1t. but l just kept everyone waiting
all that time for me to get Off. You
see, it was this way: When my sta
ton was called l started up to leave
the car and found myself yanked back
suddenly. Again l triedsto rise and
again 1 was rudely tumbled back into
the scat. Then l discovered that my
dress skirt was firmly fastened be-
tween the cushion and the woodwork.
In some way it had worked under,
and every time 1 tried to move
snapped back as if there was an elias
tic hand attached to me. l tugged
and tugged. but l simply could not
loosen my skirt.
II called to the conductor and ex-
planned my predicament to him. He
took up the cushion. but by that time
my skirt had worked around until 1t
was wedged fast between the frame of
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
Cured Of Fishing Habit

Persons who have become addicted
to drinking intoxicating liquors to
excess occasionally reform, gamblers
once in while lay down the cards
and work for living, but once a man
has allowed the mania for fishing to
secure firm grip on him he rarely
RECEIVERS until disabled by old age
or accident. 1t will therefore sur
prise many to learn that within the
past week three fishermen OF this city
have been cured of their disease, and
no more desire to fish. One OF them
is j. Edmonston, whose chance for a
days sport on Labor day was ruined
by his boy losing the net with which
he was fishing for mlnnows under
wharf He determined to have an
other try. and so rigged up a coil or
grapple OF barbed wire and undertook
to fish up his net. He pulled up lots
Of brush and rubbish of all sorts,
which had collected under the wharf,
but could not catch his net. Finally,
as he was hauling up his grapple for
the last time. he heard something
drop and found that his costly hunt
ing case gold watch, with gold fob
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

al characteristic. which belongs to the
lower classes and the great middle
class. The highest class in Japan is
remarkable, alas! for physical weak
ness more than for physical perfec-
ton, a condition attributable to CEN
turtles of an extraordinary sedentary
mode of life. The ship on which l
crossed the Pacific ocean had not cast
her anchor in Yokohama harbor be-
fore she was surrounded by great
crowd-"swarm" better expresses it
of sampans, little heavy wooden boats
propelled by single oar at the stern.
AMI almost without exception handled
by boys apparently about twelve to
fourteen years old, and whose half
naked bodies, straining against the
heavy oars, looked as if they had been
modelled in bronze by some master
artist. Their training is the kind
which necessity forces upon the la
borer. of course. but it is none the
less splendid, and will have no less
splendid effect upon the future Japan.
-IeslieS Weekly.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

away from that gloomy house-which
was assuredly no place for butter.
tiies-together.
Harriet was the first to learn of the
flight. She had feared for so long
that her lovely sister would. in revolt
against the fate which was so dis.
tasteful, take some such step as this,
that the discovery scarcely came as a
surprise. She had done her best to
drive the male butterfly from the
house; but he had found entrance
again and again.
Her thin, pale face grew more
drawn as she contemplated the posi-.
ton; but, like the drab. unselfish crea-
ture she was. she soon fell to blam
ing herself
Babs had been their mothers dar-
ling. and on her deathbed she had be-
slowed her upon Harriet as a precious
trust. How, she reflected, had she
kept that trust? 1t is ever thus with
the drab and unselflsh.
That night the doctors came from
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

the invalid's room looking sraver
than ever. Philip. they said. was
sinking, and ugly. gentle Harriet grew
him bitterly indeed.
To lose life is bitter. in spite of
the pessimists; but to have the knowl-
edge that while life was slowly ebb.
ing honor itself had taken wings and
flown. is to taste the uttermost dregs
of human degradation.
She had not told him of the flight
of the butterflies. She had tried, for
she conceived 1t to be her duty to do
SO; but the words had stuck in her
throat. And now. as she was about
to enter his room, she determined
that he should never know If she
could help it.
who is it?" moaned Philip. as she
/ entered. I'm blind. | can't see"
1T is l, Philip" said ugly Harriet's
beautiful voice.
A glory of satisfied longing leaped
into the sick mans face.
''At last" he said, my wife. my
darling forgive mel thought
less husband. But-oh, you have come
to me-you have come!"
The voice had deceived him again.
and austere, truth.loving Harriet. who
had never lied before. did not enlight.
en- him.
He clasped her hand and they talk
ed as lovers do. lightly ignoring death.
| who watched them sardonically.
But Harriet saw that the shock of
| the joy had been too much fo- the
sick and blind man. A gray shadow
slowly spread over the sunken cheek
Kiss me, and say that you love
mel" he gasped.
Il love you!" she said, as she kissed
him tenderly.
The kiss was lie, and lie is a
| foul thing; but the Recording Angel
| has surely written the sin in the
faintest of characters in his book, for
the words that gentle. ugly Harriet
obediently spoke were. and had al.
ways been. true.
And, with the kiss of deceit on his
brow, a happy man passed into the
great unknown, where. if thore is
mercy, he never learned the truth
New York Telegraph.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

the seat and the wall. 1t was an eN-
pensive dress, and l did not want to
tear it. I was nearly in tears until
heard the conductor give the brake
man orders to hold the train, and
then l nearly giggled myself into hys-
terics.
1.-TWO men behind me Joined in the
tussle. They told me to stand up.
hey told me to sit down. l expected
any minute that they'd tell ME to
stand on my head before was re-
leased. Meanwhile the other passen-
gers in the car had gathered around
and were offering assistance, and 1
was nearly burning up with mortifica-
ton. Finally man with deft, careful
fingers pulled my skirt out bit by bit.
while the crowd audibly expressed
their admiration every time he had
gained half an inch. Finally he
wrenched the last bit out, and fled.
The brakeman smiled as he helped me
off and said admiringly:
"'My. but you've delayed the train
ten minutes.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
She Paid Well for Permission.

Nine. Seveillez. a 50-year-old widow
of Paris, France, found a chance to
marry again last week, but, fearing
that the ghost of her husband might
disturb her sleep, she consulted a
spiritualist, and obtained permission
for second marriage.
After several seances, in which
Nine. Seveillez paid large sums to the
medium, the latter persuaded her to
keep locked up for three days and
nights in a dark room, placing all her
valuables on plate covered by a
cloth, on the table near by.
At the appointed time Nine. Sew
eilleZ, tired of waiting for her hus
bands spirit, removed the covering
of the plate, and found all her valu
ables gone and in their place a note
granting her permission to marry.
She has denounced the medium to the
police.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

cham and diamond-studded emblem at
tached. had dropped into the river on
account of his STOPPING too low. He
held his breath. and stopped hauling
at his grapple for a minute, till he
had bet himself $500 that his watch
had not been caught in the grapple.
Then he pulled up slowly, and there
was his watch and fob. all right. He
let his net stay in the river. threw his
grapple away. and on the spot took
solemn vow never again to fish for
anything. and to always consider his
last catch his record one. The other
two were cured of their mania by
walking ten miles in the dust, smoke
and heat down to the mouth Of the
Willamette. and then pulling a boat
for hours, fishing for bass, and. never
getting even a bite. They are both
men OF mature years and of sound
minds, and when they found out that
the slough is fished by farmers with
set nets every night, and the markets
supplied in this way, they put their
fishing tackle. including new bait
buckets away. and said they will fish
no more.-Portland Oregonian.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

tie shield being of lace; but various
combinations might be suggested.
The waist consists of the fitted lin
ing. the fronts, backs, side-backs and
under-arm cores. The fronts are laid
in tucks at the shoulders, which ex-
tend to yoke depth. providing fullness
below, and the back in two that ex-
tend for full length. The vest is
faced onto the lining. little turn
over collar finishing the neck ut the
back, but the chemisette is separate
and arranged underneath. The revers
are pointed and so shaped as to give
jabot effect. The sleeves are large
and full above the elbows. snug fit
ting below with the flare cuffs ths.
always are suggestive of Directoire
styles.
The quantity CT material required
for the medium size is 6Ayards q
inches wide, 5A yads 81 inches wide,
or 3k yards A inches wide. with u
yards of cloth for vest 1 yard of vel
vet and Is yards of lace for chems-
cttn
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
Little Woman's Adapts.io,s.

Her object is to look as big as she
can, and many succeed in giving the
impression that they are great deal
taller than they are by taking care of
the lines of the figure. There is more
in the way she holds herself than the
highest heels than can be worn. She
should hold her head up and her shcpi-
ders back. Then much depends upon
her skirt; skirt that Is long in
front Increases her apparent height.
Short women should not wear capes.
and wide belts are to be avoided. A
long waist gives height and lcrS
skirt gives the impression of greater
length of figure.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

"'No New York for mine this morn
ing!' chortled my neighbor. I'm
going to get that peerless lawnmower
this very day and take 1t home to
my wife as a surprise this afternoon.
She's been wild to get rid of our old
mower. From the description. this
new one is just what we've been
yearning for. And tonight I'll throw
the old one into the ash-barrel.'
1.-THE following day we were on the
same train again, and expected to be
bored by a glowing account Of the
glorious new lawnmower. But, to
my surprise. its possessor seemed try
ing to avoid me.
"'How about the new lawnmower!'
| asked.
"'There is no new lawnmower.' he
answered shortly.
but the advertisement'-
"'But that advertisement he re-
piled, with terrible solemnity. was
inserted by my wife. New York
Telegraph.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
Paris Model in Millinery.

Parision model hat with very
wide, round brim. save at the back,
where it is slashed and turned back,
has wide, fiat crown two inches high,
slanting inward from the top to its
much narrower base. 1t is covered
with a dark shade of mauve velvet,
and around the crown, made into a
wide twist, is ten-inch taffeta ribbon
in ombre blendings of mauye and hell.
otrope spotted in palest lavender, and
tied at the right side in wide five
looped bow, the loops extending be.
yond the crown at both front and
back and wired to stand upright on
their edges. From under the bow
ends at the front starts wide ostrich
plume, shading from heliotrope to
mauve, the tip of which ends with the
other loops of the ribbon bow at the
back.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
The First STYLES in Eurs.

Advanced styles in furs show the
most elaborate combinations seen in
years. Lace. particularly Irish point
and guipure. is combined with fur in
wraps, boas and stoles. The muffs
have great ruffles of lace on either
end
Wraps are trimmed deliberately with
narrow fur bands. A favorite com
bination is black velvet with sable fur
and Irish point. For wear with such
a wrap there comes an enormous di-
rectoire hat of black velvet, and
around the crown is a four-inch band
o. Irish point. edged with narrow
sable bands. Sable tails droop from
the back of the hat. and tucked under
the brim in the front, close to the
face, is bunch of American Beauty
roses.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
Dressy Velvet Gown.

striking gown of velvet, which is
suited for calling and reception wear.
gives princess effect, in spite of the
fact that it can boast of a distinct
bodice and skirt. The bodice is deep
ly pointed at the waist line, and the
front shows yoke and p!astron of net
overlaid with coarse Breton lace. The
sleeve shows moderate puff above \
tightly-titted cuff of lace. The skirt
fits snuSiy around the hips and shows
only moderate sweep around the
hem, circular flounce. which looks
like broad salloon inset into the vel
vet. being applied beneath the deep
incrustation of chenille dotted net and
lace.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
THE POWER OF GRIT.
Make Up Your Mind to Task, and
You Will Do II.

To carry on the back pack weigh
ing hundred pounds or more means
not only strong muscles but a mastery
of balance. In the Forest, Mr.
Stewart Edward White says that the
first time he did any packing he had a
hard time stumbling few hundred
feet with just fifty pounds on his
back. At the end of that same trip he
could carry hundred pounds and a
lot of canoe poles and guns over a
long portage without serious incon'
venience. Mr.. White says:
At first packing Is as near Internal
punishment as merely mundane con-
ditions can compass. Sixteen brand
new muscles ache, at first duly, then
sharply. then intolerably, until 1t
seems you cannot bear it another Sec
ond. At first you rest every time you
feel tired. Then you begin to feel very
tired every fifty feet. Then you have
to do the best you can, and prove the
pluck that is in you.
Mr.. Tom Friant, an old woodsnan
of wide experience, has often told me
with relish of his first try at carrying.
He had about sixty pounds, and his
companion double that amount. Mr..
Friant stood it for what seemed like
a few centuries. and then sat down.
He could not have moved another
step IL gun had been at his ear.
What's the matter?" asked his
companion.
Del" said Friant. I'm all in. I
can't navigate. Here's WI ere l quit"
Cant you carry her any farther"
Not an inch"
"Well, pile her on. III carry her Tor
you"
Friant looked at him a moment IN
silent amazement.
DO you mean to say that you are
going to carry your pack and nine.
too?"
That's what mean to say. I'll do
it II have to-"
Friant drew long breath. Wei
said he. at last, "if little, sawed'off
chap like you can wiggle under hun
dred and eighty, guess l can mako it
Ender sixty"
That's right" said Del, imperturb-
ably. 'If you think you can. YOU
can"
And did," ends Friant, With
chuckle.
Therein lies the whole secret. The
work is irksome. painful, out il YOU
think you can DO it, you can; for al
though great is the protest of the hui
man frame against what it considers
abuse. greater still is the power OF
mans grit.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
Poor Health of Berlin Children

This year. for the first time, all the
children in the schools of Berlin were
examin ed as to their health. There
were $1,000 children and thirty-six
examir ers. The results were aston
ishing. Ten per cent of the pupils
were found insufficiently developed in
body or mind and had to be excluded
Tor half year or longer; 16 per
cent We're not strong enough to attend
school owing to the debilitating eff
tect oil scarlet fever and other dis
eases 10 per cent suffered from
araemia or scrofula; per cent had
tuberculous trouble. etc.