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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04
Not What He Meant

so you really think that dogs some
times possess more intelligence than
their masters?'
Certainly. I've got one myself that
does!"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

The married men were winners in
the game of ball played with the sim
gle men. In the tenth inning the
game was won, the score standing Z
to s in favor of the benedicts.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

The sound of the threshing machine
over the country makes us realize that
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

The morning train was delayed
here several hours, Saturday morn
ing, by the bursting of flue. The
train was obliged to remain until an
other engine came.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
CIIAprER VIII.


Edith could not say whether the
laths She had seen turned were open
when she went 10 the window, and
there were no means OF confirming the
fact aftCrward. because i'm pulling up
the blind they would, if open, be re-
turned TO their former position. In
face Of my evidence, she was firmly
convinced that what she had seen and
heard was an extraordinary illusion
OF the senses parallel TO that which fur
n!shcs the sole excuse for n tolerably
widespread belief in supernatural ap-
pearances. She was ashamed OF the
fccblcncss OF mind which her expert
enccs seemed TO imply. and, resolved
10 overcome the weakness, she resisted
all her fathers persuasions TO change
those conditions under which she had
passed the last two nights.
Van Hocck alone refused to believe
I'm Edith's halluclnation.
zone has only 10 hear Miss Lascelles
speak 10 discrsdit n notion Of that
kind" ne said; she has every sign
OF mental vigor and physical strength,
and to accuse such girl Of that kind
OF morbid insanity called hallucination
is Just as Crcditable TO your under
standing as to believe in the simplicity
ana honesty OF a vngabond California
card sharper, and the half-breed wench
he chooses 10 call his daughter
when night came he said 20 me. af-
ter We had separated from the rest:
To be continued.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
success Of a Mosouito Campaign.

A striking example OF tie efficacy OF
cXtcrminatiug mosquitoes TO prevent
disease is to bc found in the case Of
the yellow fever epidemic at Laredo,
Texas. last fall This city il situated
on the Rio Grande, with one part IN
Mexico and the other on the AIneri'
can side of the boundary. The out
break Of yellow fever in September
was soon brought 10 the attention OF
the United States Government, and its
medical officers Immediately addressed
themselves 10 the problem. supervising
all medical work on the Texas side OF
the river. The patients afflicted WITH
yellow fever were carefully screened,
and a relentless search was made for
the mosquitoes. all infected premises
being diSinfcCtcd SO as 10 Kill the in
scctS. and water pools and other pos
Sihlc breeding places covered with OIL
The result was that on the Texas side
of the river only ten per cent. Of the
inhabitants suffered with the disease,
while on the Mexican side Of the city
fifty per cent were afflicted. So thor
ouchly was the work done in the
American part OF the city that IN No
vcmher no traces OF the mosquitoes
could bo seen. As mosquitoes are re-
spons.ble for the transmission OF dis
eases other than yellow fever. such \
record should be encouraging TO stamp
ont the pest during the present season.
-Harpcr's Weekly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
Useful Turn-Up4.

Police eman, nailcarriers, messenger
boys, business men aad not a few
women for several hours one day last
week took part In a search for a Sc
gold piece which dropped from the
hand ot Ninth street business man
who had receive ed IL in change al the
postofioe. A lot OF smaller change
which had fallen a. the same TIME
was soon recovered, but not the gold
coin. Very few cracks. ..snd creyices
among the cobblestones escaped
canes and prying eyes. but al in vain,
Even pools Of water were swept away.
but 10 no purpose.
IL did not seem possible THAI Il
could have rolled more than a few
feet, although the street for half a
square was carefully scrutinized.
That evening the missing coin was
found al least five miles away!
The man who had dropped Il huy.
ried out TO his home in West PhiIs-
delphia, intending TO return 20 4 thea-
ter. Putting on his evening clothes.
he went 10 hang up the pair Of trou-
sers he had taken of when something
dropped TO the floor with a r.ng. BE
fore him lay the s. gold piece.
When the piece fell il had landed
In the turned up fold Of his trousers,
Philadelphia Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
Not So Green a. lie Looked.

The spectacle Of a typical youth
from the rural districts complacently
sprawlcd out on the marble stairs be-
side County Judge Sutherland's door.
on the second floor OF the Courthouse.
this morning. happily counting over a
large mound OF crisp bank notes, at
tracted considerable attention. Several
lawyers eyed him hungrily. but In re-
ny TO many queries he briefly eX-
plaincd that he had Just sold several
loads Of produce and wanted safe
pla,r 20 count his money. He also re-
marked something about having seen
a thing or two and not being 50
green ne he was painted" all tending
70 impress the hysiandcrs that he had
ACQUIRED wisdom without passing
through the gold brick stagc.-Roches-
ter post-Exprcss.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
Tuli-Groun Owlnsa Pet.

Perhaps one Of the oldest pets in Al
bauy is a full grown owl owned 10y
William Hin. OF 81 Washington ave-
nuc. Mr. Hin has a farm in the vicin-
ity of Grecubush Heights, and last fall
while gathering the apples from his or
chard he captured the owl aud brought
ii home with him.
An owl. when captured after attain
ing its full growth, is considered one OF
the hardest birds in tie world 10 keep
alive In captivity. Yet Mr.. lIill's owl
has never shown any signs OF pining.
Its favorite roost is on the top OF a
large clock i'm Mr.. Hills place of busi-
ness, where IL perchcs for hours az a
time, like Pocs raven on the marble
bust OF Pallas. On this account IL has
been Christcucd owl Father Time"
Three or four times during the day il
will fly around the room.
Mr.. Hill believes that owls can see
much better in the daytime than NEST
persons suppose. for his bird has no
trouble in making the circuit OF the
room without colliding with anything.
Moreover. when a piece OF FISH is left
on a bench the owl prompetly flies TO il
and dcyours IT, At other times when
hungry the owl Will leave his perch Oh
the clock, ny down TO the foot and take
his station within about two feet of his
master. where he will cock bis head
first on one side and then on the othr
in the most comical manner. When =.
is given something TO eat he promptly
returns 10 his perch on the clock.-Al.
/ basy N. " Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21

ly dlstinruishsble against her dusky
| camisOle. and the darker mass OF her
! red petticOat. She did not move. II
she had evsded her father, IL is pOssi-
! bic that she had fatgued herself as
well as him. My heart was stirred
with pity. and resolved that when
she awOke / would try, II she would
| listen 10 me, 10 reason her out OF her
savage isolation, and induce her 20 ac-
| ccpt the kindness that Edith lOnged 10
| bcstOw upon her. I would not pur-
pOscly awake her, for in sleep there
was the relative happiness OF forget
fulness.
IT was past when again began 20
read. From time 10. time / looked
away from the page and assured my
self that she was still sleeping And
so sat watching and reading until
past O'Clock, when the light began
TO fail. my eyes grew heavy. and nm.
consciously fell asleep. was awOke
by my book falling from my hands 70
the floor The lamp was yet allght,
but burning so dimly that, looking to-
ward the door / could see nothing. i
carried the lamp that way. Lola was
gone.
when we met AT breakfast Edith
was I'm her customary bright and cheer
ful mood. Reassured by her appear
ance. Sir Edmund said, smiling:
"Wcll, my dear, has there been any
recurrence Of strange sounds and spec
trail sights during the nightf
eyes" she answered; "but they did
not frighten me, for / knew it was
Only poor Lola"
"Io!a" ! exclaimed
81 had left light burning" she
said: "thc blinds were turned down
ward, and the light shOne upon them;
the tapping woke me. II was just the
same sound that heard before. Whilc
| was looking at the blind before the
open window, the tapping stopped and
| saw finger come down between the
third and fourth laths from the bot
tom, and turn the third; after that the
finger slid in between the next two,
and turned the second. Then | saw
two lustrous black eyes looking
through. Almost Immediately after
ward they disappeared. Don't he
afraid. Lola | said, in low voice,
for feared If she were frightened she
might slip from that terribly narrow
ledge. waited n few minutes TO give
her time to get back 10 the bay, If she
intended 10. ana then | drew mp the
blind and looked out. There was no
one there, and the window in the bay
was as we left it. last night-closcd"
"Arc you sure il was LolaE' / asked.
ayes; they were her eyes"
ADO you know what time il was
when you saw herr I asked.
81 can be sure Of that for in taking
my watch from the stand, il fell,
breaking the glass and stopping the
hands. and very soon after that l
heard the clock strike"
She showed me the watch. The
minute hand was so bent that il could
not pass the hour hand; when | lifted
Il the movement recommended, proving
that the spring had not run down.
The hour marked by the hands was
five minutes 10 one.
"At five minutes TO one Lola was
sleeping at my door" | said.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
Training Turkey. 60 Eat.

Dr. q. w. Field. Of the biological
farm in sharon. Mass, instructs his
young turkeys TO find and eat catcrph'
lars and in this way gets rid Of the
pests. ge takes a turkey chick under
his arm and. passing along the young
cabbage plants. shows the caterpillar
10 the bird. and the former sees his
hnish. The young chicks are apt pupils
and soon can 20 IL aivpe.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
RAISING A QUESTION

AT what point" said a delegate TO
the Congress OF Mothers would you
consider n boy too old or too large 20
take upon your knees
when he becomes so big that you
can't lay him across your knee. face
downward" replied large. rcsoiute.
har'f.aturcl delegate from The Tar
Northw,s Chicago Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21

softly in Olna's ear. LOO run, else
they blake loo"
But DINA didn't understand, or else
she wasn't afraid. for she wouldn't
bulge, but stood with her head turned
round as far as she could reach sniff
nng at the apples in Isabers dress.
Loo naughty scOded Isabel.
Naughty, naughty" But she slipped
10 the ground and coaXed the pony
along a step or two at a time by run
ming ahead Of her and holding out IN
apple now and then. The little girls
legs began 10 get tired, but she dared
not stop yet She had left her own
street and was following another which
pretty soon led out I'm 10 the country
road. But by and by the apples were
all gone and Dina insisted upon stop
ping every few feet TO eat the grass
along the roadside
IF ] climb on lour back, vii 200 run
now| pleaded Isabel, her little pink
nose close TO Olna's brown one.
Dina shifted over the hot little face
and the apple stained fingers and snort
cd ever SO gently.
THAT is a promise" thought Isabel,
and led the pony 10 the fence, where
she could mount. Then she patted
Dina and lay her cheek down on the
soft neck ana when the pony felt the
little girls fingers shut tightly into
her shaggy name. she threw up her
head and began to run. Isabel, tired
,,.I ha "a %
hung on tight as the pony frisked aud
bobbed. she had neve" ridden so fast.
for in the yard there was only little
space TO play in. Nor had the little
girl ever been 50 hungry. But above
the fun Of riding and the pang Of hun
ger came the thought that the faster
the psny ran the sooner she would get
away from the breaker man"
Loo get away, Loo get away" she
cried excitcdly. and wrapped her arms
around the pony's neck and hung on
tighter
BY and by they came to a village.
Some small boys ran out to stop the
pony, but Dina lodged them gleefully.
And then. after another 1un, she
stopped short. with her brown nose
close against a gate.
And where do you suppose she had
brought little Isabel? Right back
home; and there were father and moth.
er rushing down to open the gate. Then
in terror .,.e cried TO her pony: "Oh,
Dina. Dina. now you be blakcd, 100 be
bl3ked"'
It was a sad, sohbing. dusty, apple.
stained little Isabel that mother lifted
from the pony's back. Mother cried a
little, too.
When father found out why his lit.
tie girl walked away out into the coun'
try. coaXing Dina with apples. he took
his baby on his lap and explained to
her that 10 break" the pony meant TO
teach her To draw a little buggy. so
that Isabel could drive her as well as
ride her.
When Isabel stopped crying and o.
ma came mp TO her and nibbled at the
buttons which were hind side fore.
LOO naughty flashed Isabel, laugh.
ing a little Then mother carried the
| little girl into the house where she
was cleaned mp FOR breakfast. and Of
ma stood at the door, patiently waiting
for her little playmate TO come out
Cynthia Grey, in Atlanta Journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
THE HoLLY-TREE WIGHT.

THE HOLLI-IREE WIGHT.
There was a little goblin gay
Whose home was In a hOlly-tree;
lie laughed and caroled night and day,
And made that tree Jolly tree.
The urchin never went 10 bed.
But when he wished 10 doze bit
lie set his heels above his head
And let his cyelids close a bit.
His food was berries, nuts and seeds;
His tableclOth was made o grass
And for his drink he slipped the beads
Of night-dew from a blade o grass.
This merry wight began 10 thrive
Ire clocks began 10 go at all
But whether he - yet alive
i really do not know at all.
Henry JohnstOne, IN St. Nicholas.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
THE OLD STORY.

Jones-"What have you got that
string around your finger for"
Brown-"My wife put it Oh so that l
should remember something, | forget
what it was. I'm keeping it on now
20 remind me to ask her what it was
when get home this evening. '-Bos-
ton Transcript
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21

To these are fastened ropes, which
meet above in an iron ring which
comes just above the head of the per-
son sitting in the swing.
The barrcll~>Al Is fitted into the bot
tom half as a seat and Nay be covered
with cushions or left bare.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
anhNc, Not s,ti.a,s.

"Care viii kill a cat" and now Il
seems that wife's affections can be
sourcd by too much Kindness. Mrs.
Howard Bryning. Of Kansas City, Mo.
has secured a divorce on this strange
ground MY husband had no back
bone. Whenever | asked him for any
thing always got il without question.
There j. TO satisfaction in that Kind
% humdrum existence for me" said
abe.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
ONE MEANS BOTH.

(which would you rather have, in
fluence or afluenceT asked the earnest
man.
Influence" replied the practical pol
itician. Give me that, and the afflu-
cnce Will come easy."-Cincinnatl Com
merclal-Iribune
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
His Greatest Grlnuano.

The revenOos smashed my stiU in
TO a thousand pieces said the Georgia
moonshiner.
Too bad"
Took me away from my wife an
thirteen children"
Awful"
You're right II was. But the
crownin' cruelty wuz-it no; only put
me in jail, but ackchully took my I'D
de from ma"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
PARTICULAR.

"Yes, stree, this hotel is a historic
building. General Washington stopped
here in one Of his trips across New
Jersey"
"Oh. that's all right about his stop
ping here But he didn't stay here, did
Baltimore World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
INSUFFICIENT.

so your wife has given 20 the study
of theosophy."
Yes she decided that one astral
body would be OF no use. Unless sic
could be at 4 tea. progressive cuchre
party. a meeting Of the sewing circle
matinee and a department store at
the same time 10 wasn't worth worry
ing about Washington star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21

after suffering from severe dyspepsia
over twelve years and using many RENE
dies without permanent good ] finally
took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. l. Gid me
SO much good i recommend il to every
onne," writes J. z. Watkins, CLERK and
Recorder, Chillicothe, Mo. Ii digest,
what you eat. T. Z. Parker, O,neyville.
Cen,erdale Pharmacy, Centerda!e. =
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
IN MODERN TERMS.

Binks-"Much war news in the paper
this morning.
Jnks-"No. the game yesterday was
postponed On account Of rain, but
Oyama is trying to persuade Kuropat-
kin to play double header to-mor-
row."-Cincinnati CommcrcialTribun
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
HE KNEW.

Physician-"What makes you think
you could not be permanently cured by
the sun-bath process"
Patient-"Because I've tried hot air
for years, and know it's only slim
ulant."-Dctroit Free Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
Younu Artist Wins Ao--rs

A young English artist WHO hat
taken Paris by storm through his *,
hibits there is Gerald Kelly. The
French government has just ordered
one of his works for the national cor
!ection in the Luxembourg gallery.
Kelly is only - years Of age.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
SOTTO NOCE-

The Bridegroom (to himsclf-"What
n brute | have been. and how / must
have frightened her"
The Bride 0o herself)-"Well, I'm
glad he is going to be so easily man
aged. brooklyn Life.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
A RAEREL SWING.

This picture will show you how TO
make a barrel swing. They are novel
and comfortable, and look very quaint
hanging from the porch Of a country
house.
All you have TO DO Is 10 saw away
part Of the barrel, as the picture
shows. ana screw four stout screw
eyes into the four sides Of the barrel.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
A CHANCE.

"He used 10 pride himself on the fact
that he always says what he thinks"
Yes, but that was before he met
Biifer. Now he always thinks what
he says."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
on THE RIALTO.

"Ah, so you've got an automobile,
ehf'
mo, indeed! Ny wife's been clean
ing my clothes with gasoline, that's
allw-Indianapolis Sentinel.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
THE TROUBLE.

"Yes. sir" said the man with the
rrayed collar, that land is now worth
$500 a foot and only year ago ! could
have bought il for a mere song
But you couldn't sing. chg cackied
the funny man.
oh could sing. but | couldn't get
the right notes. London It'd Bits.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21

The idea seems 20 enormously pre-
vail in the United states that all the
Mexican Gulf ports are sickly and
pestilential. especially during the sEm.
mer season; this is far from being the
case. The coast littoral naturally is
wsrm. but is not unhealthy IL ordinary
precautions are adopted 10 avoid
arshy or malafial districts.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
TNC'S OPINION.

(which is the luckiest day 10 be
married, Uncle JOef'
"MatrimOny knows no lucky day
Houston Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-10-21
r &.
TQ]jj111llfo||g(tS:.rly iii { Q | !
x,A|;.;y
THE DISOBLIGNG BFAR.

THE DISOBLIGING BEAR.
There once was a man who said, "Oh,
Please, good Mr.. Bear let me 60;
Don't you think that you cau?'
The bear looked at the man,
And calmly responded, why no."
Carolyn Wells, IN ST. Nicholas.
Mower County transcript., 1904-10-12
TELEGRAFHIC RREVlTIES.

At ST. Louis Tommy Ryan knocked
Out Bob Douglass in the fourth round
Monday night.
The celebration of Iowa week and
Connecticut week began at the st
Louis exposition Monday.
The dowager empress of Russia, who
is on a visit to Copenhagen, and has
been suffering from lumbago, is now
recovered.
Hamburg, the famous stallion owned
by the late w. C. Whitney, was sold
Monday night in New York to Harry
Payne Whitney for $4,000.
The St. Louis National league team
defeated the ST. Louis American
league team Monday to l in ten-in
ming game in a series for the city
championship.
Thomas T. Watson, Populst candi
date for president, spoke to largo
audience in Chicago Monday night. He
bitterly scored the Democratic anG
Republican parties.
w. ]. Bryan has reconsidered his de-
cision not to speak in Ohio during the
campaign, and will make flying TRIP
across the state from Wheeling tc
hamilton on Oct. "a.
The first post season game of the
series between Cleveland and Pitts
burg at Cleveland Monday, ended in d
tie, the game being called on accoun1
Of rain in the sixth inning with the
score to z.
Official notice has been received by
the 1oslotfice department in a tele
gram from Dodwell &, Co. of Tacoma
WASH, that they decline to carry the
United States mails during the re
Inainder Of the Russo-Japanese war.
Mower County transcript., 1904-10-12
JAP FORCES ARE RETIRING.
Russians Think the Enemy Wants tc
Fight Near Liaoyang.

Russians Think the Enemy Wants to
Fight Near Liaoyang.
Mukden, Oct. 9, via Tientsin, Oct.
1O.-A crossing of the Taitse river east
OF Benslhu by Russian cavalry, shows
that the Japanese are retiring on their
position at Liaoyang and in the nest
OF hills about Yentai, as though they
were still desiring decisive action
near Liaoyang. The Japanese after
approaching the Hun river appear
merely to hold General Kuroki's late
battle-ground, where cannon firing upon
the Russian cavalry occurred during
the morning and afternoon of Oct. T.
1t was quiet there Friday. The Japa-
nese right is understood to be guard
ed by Japanese force beyond where
OutpOsts of COssacks are Stationed but
no action between Cossacks and Japa-
nese have been reported for a week.
In order. to retake lost ground the Rus,
slams have now task similar to that
OF the Japanese, that is to make a road
over a hitherto unmapped region, but
the season being dry is highly favor
able to the task of road-making The
inactivity of the Japanese is not un-
usual. 1t recalls their retirement from
the vicinity of Kaichau, before the bat
tie of VafangOW. 1t also recalls Gen.
eral Kuroki's strategy throughout the
firing in Molten pass. The Japanese
northermost front has been located on
line extending from Bensihu to the
Fentai coal mines and bending north
N the center toward Huapash. 'o -
Mower County transcript., 1904-10-12
Wednesday. Oct. 5,

The American jockey, Joe Pigott,
has been fatally injured in the races
at Rostoff-on- -the-Don, Russia.
Henry Walker, wealthy Chicago
man, was killed at Cedar Lake, Ind,
Tuesday, by "a Monon passenger train.
The legality of the practice of
Christian science in New Hampshire
was upheld by the supreme court of
that state Tuesday.
President Roosevelt Tuesday ap-
pointed Julius G. Lay as consul at
Canton in succession to Robert Nc
Cabe, removed. Mr.. Lay formerly was
American consul at Barcelona.
Mrs. Annie r. Hall Greenwald, the
only woman forecast officer employed
by the United States government, is
dead at her home near Hanover, Pa,
aged fifty-seven years.
Lieutenant Governor Frank Way
land Higgins, the nominee for gov
ernor of New York, and his associates
on the Republican state ticket we're
Tuesday formally notified of their
nomination.