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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
Barnyard Circus.

Here is a good indoor game for fun
which is called "barnyard circus"
Some one will tell the girls and boys
that she will give each one the name of
an animal, and then she will count
three, and when she says three each one
is to initiate the sound that the animal
whose name she has received makes,
as, for instance, if one has been given
COW he would say "Moo-oov' or rooster
-a-doodle-doow They are told
to initiate the sound as loudly and
clearly as possible. But whoever gives
the names must tell every person ex-
cept one to keep quiet. Then to the one
person whom she has not told to keep
quiet she gives the name Of an animal,
and when she says three the one per-
son only will shout whatever sound he
is to make.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
Wild Parrots.

Parrots when in their native wilds
live in 1ocks and guard themselves by
complete police system which ena-
bles them to marshal their collective
force quickly when any animal or bird
attacks one of their number.
They seem to be disciplined and
trained in fighting together, and all
other birds and animals are afraid to
attack parrot unless the bird can be
caught alone. Even then a shrill call
summons the parrot army to the res
cue
1t Is said that in the forests all par
rots die of old age and that none is ever
killed by birds Of prey or other wild an.
imals.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
WHERE'S THE PINCH OF SNUFF aErp'

come into the shop, but his amusement
grew into amazement when the literal
Pig said in good pig English, 81 want
a shave"
"You?" cried the good man in great
confusion 80
Eyes, IL said the literal Pig. J
When the Barber could control him
self he set Piggy in chair and began
to cut his bristles. Hurt you?" asked
the Barber.
Like fury" said the Pig, "but it
must be done to be literal. BY the way,
how many hairs would it take to make
wig?"
"About thousand" said the Barber.
mo, no. To be LITERAL it would take
four and twenty. That's enough, don't
you know droned the Pig.
"Well, to be LITERAL" said the Barber,
where's the pinch of snuff get?"
81 really forgot it," cried the Pig in
dismay.
''Then, to be LITERAL" answered the
Barber sternly, 81 can't finish the job
for nothing You get Quit"
''That's the most literal thing I've
learned" grunted the Pig.-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
.,EG7EQR YOUNG 81
(HFeLkSAN D
THE LITERAL PIG.
..h Rules.

His Attempt to Make "a Mother Goose
Story Come True.
"Oof, oofw grunted the literal Pig,
gazing intently on page out Of Moth
err Goose" which little Bill had dropped
into his pen:
Barber, Barber. shave pig!
How many hairs will make wig?
Four and twenty; that's enough.
Give the poor Barber pinch of SNUFF.
whats the use of writing such stuff
about what never happened? But new
er mind; shall make this literally true
by going through the experience. be-
lieve in being literal. Oof, oof!'
Saying which the literal Pig set out
for the Barber Shop in the village. The
Barber was much amused to see Pig
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
cHlLDRE MS EARS.
Guard Them From Injury Both From
Within and without.

Within and without.
Be careful of the childrens ears. The
hearing apparatus is a piece of very
delicate mechanism. no more suited to
rough treatment than is the ball of the
eye. 1t can be easily injured by the
introduction of foreign body or by a
blow from the outside. Small children
sometimes push things into their ears
by way Of experiment. In this case the
child's guardians should keep perfect
ly cool and send for physician at
once. The child must not be shaken
and punished until the object is remov-
ed, and above all the nurse or mother
must not grope for it with hairpin or
tweezers, for that is the way to push
ture the delicate drum membrane, an
accident which may be followed by
complete deafness and even death
should serious Inflammation ensue.
There is perhaps one exception to this
rule Of leaving foreign body alone un-
til the doctor comes. Occasionally in
sects fly into the ear and cause great
anguish by buzzing and duttering
about. They can be speedily disposed
of by dropping in little sweet oil or
rlukewarm salt water.
AS to injury from the outside, chill
dren should be carefully guarded
against any games which include loud
shoutings directly into the ear, and it
is surely needless to add that pulling
the ears and above all boxing the ears
as form of punishment should be held
criminal offense. 1t may induce par
tial and temporary deafness. complete
deafness and even death
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
Salmon Loaf.

Next to canned tomatoes canned
salmon is about the most indispensable
of the things that come in tins. Canned
salmon is almost as good as the fresh
fish as 1t comes to our city tables,
though not nearly so fine as the freshly
caught fish. A salmon loaf is recon-
mended for luncheon. Drain and chop
can of salmon, add the yolks of three
beaten eggs, half cupful Of bread
crumbs, quarter Of cupful Of melted
butter, salt, pepper and little minced
parsley. Lastly beat in the stiff whites
of the eggs. Bake in buttered tin for
half an hour.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
She Dresses windows.

Chicago has woman window dress
er in the person Of Miss Sarah Minor,
who is said to be past master in the
art. Five years ago she went to Chi
cago and secured position to design
fancy boxes, baskets and other recep-
tacles for candy and to assist the man
who had charge of the window display.
So close study did she make of the
work of decorating that when he gave
up his position she received full charge
of The windows. Now she is regularly
employed by State street firms to trim
their windows.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
lRoouols VICTIMS LAID AWAY.
Gravedisgers at Cemeteries Forced
to Work Niuht and Day.

to Work Night and Day.
Chicago, Jan. At was day of fu-
nerals in Chicago and for the first time
in the history of the city all of the
people who desired to bury their dead
were unable to do so. The unprece-
denied demand for hearses and car.
riages would have been enough in
itself to tax to the very utmost the re-
sources OF the undertakers, but the
heavy snow that has fallen during the
last two days has increased their diff
culties enormously. Arrangements
were made by the undertakes to have
as many funerals as possible held in
the early part of the day, in order to
allow, If possible, the use of the llearse
for a second funeral in the afternoon.
In number of cases this was done,
but there were instances where the
families who were to wait for the re.
turn of the hearse were disappointed
and were compelled to defer the burial
of their loved ones.
The cemeteries were compelled TIC
keep men at work all through the
night, digging graves and in some OF
the larger cemeteries they barely
managed to make them with sufficient
speed. At one time fourteen burials
were in progress in Rose Hill GENE
terry, and all Of them were the inter
ments of victims of. the fire of We'd
nesday afternoon.
All Theaters Shut by Mayor.
Mayor Harrison said: ~ intend to
hold a meeting in my office Of all the
alter men and if possible all of all the
atrical managers also. 1 want to talk
over with them what is best to be
done So far l have acted upon my
own responsibility, without consulting
any one. There are one or two thea
tiers that could open today by placing
firemen on the stage, but they must
do that. AS far as l am personally
concerned, not one theater shall open
its doors in this city until it has COM
piled with the last letter of the ordi.
nances."
The list of dead was increased to
5SS by the death of Leroy Rainbold, a
IVY VI 1Oul Sdlo WIZ Was severely
burned, and died in st. Luke's hos
pital.
OF the ten bodies at the county
morgue, four were identified. They
were: Mrs. Mary A. Fair, Sadie Lud-
wig, Dorothy Lemanger, Emma Reyn.
olds.
The injured of whom there is any
record now number 1O3, although the
number of those who were hurt
slightly would swell this number
greatly Numbers of people went to
their homes after the fire without re-
porting themselves to the police as
injured.
John Schmidt, the stage hand who
is said to have left open the reflector,
which prevented the asbestos curtain
from descending, is still sought by
the police. He is believed to be in
hiding in the city, but the chief of po-
lice received an intimation from his
friends that Schmidt will be ready
when he is wanted as witness at the
coroner's inquest next Thursday.
There were no more arrests of mem.
bers of the "Bluebeard" company and
no more are expected unless there
should be uneXDected deyelonments
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
story and Everett.

Chief Justice Story attended pub
lie dinner in Boston at which Edward
Everett was present. Desiring to pay
a delicate compliment to the latter, the
learned judge proposed as volunteer
toast:
Fame follows merit where Everett
goes"
The brilliant scholar arose and re-
sponded:
ITO whatever heights judicial learn
ing may attain in this country, it will
never get above one Story" success.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
Exercise For Both.

"Does your wife go in for athletics:7
"Um-yes, in a way She went out
yesterday to take exercise; said she was
going to walk up long hill.''
"And did she?"
mo; she got into the dry goods dis
trict and ran up a long bill instead.
You can easily see that am the one
who was exercised" = Kansas City
Journal,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
THE 1Roouo1s THEArER.

part of a piece of drop scenery sud-
denly broke and was grounded. The
fire spread rapidly toward the front
Of the stage, causing the members of
the chorus, who were then engaged in
the performance, to fee to the wings
with screams of terror. The fire in
itself up to this time was not serious,
and possibly could have been checked.
had not the asbestos curtain failed to
work. AS soon as the fire was discov-
cred, Eddie Foy, the chief comedian
of the company, shouted to lower the
curtain, and this was Immediately
done. 1t descended about half way
and then stuck. The fire thus was
given practically fue through
which a strong draft was setting, aid
ed by the doors which had been
thrown open in the front of the the
alter. With roar, the flames shot
through the opening over the heads Of
the people and clear up to those in
the first balcony, caught them and
burned them to death where the sat.
About 1900 people were in the the
alter. Three hundred of these were
on the first floor, the remainder being
in the balconies and in the Railways
back of them.
The theater is modelled after the
Opera Comique in Paris, anu from the
rear of each balcony there are three
doors leading out to the front of the
theater. Two of these doorways are
~ ne hn ho1 No
ing in the center. The audience in
its rush seems to have for the greater
part choose to flee to the left entrance
and to attempt to make its way down
the eastern stairway, leading to
the lobby of the theater. Outside of
the people burned and suffocated by
gas, it was in these two doorways on
the first and second balconies that
the greatest loss of life occurred.
When the firemen entered the build
ing, the dead were found stretched in
pile reaching from the head of the
stairway at least eight feet from the
door back to point about FIVE feet in
the rear of the door.
Doorway damned with Bodies.
This mass of dead bodies in the CEN
ter of the doorway reached to within
two feet OF the top of the passage
way. All Of the corpses at this point
were women and children. The fight
for life WHICH must have taken place
at these two points, is something that
is simply beyond human power to
adequately describe. Only faint
idea of its horror could be derived
from the aspect of the bodies as they
lay. Women on top of these masses
of dead had been overtaken by death
as they were crawling on their hands
and knees over the bodies of those
who had died before. Others lay with
arms stretched out in the direction to-
ward which lay life and safety, hold
ing in their hands fragments of gar
ments not their own. They were evil
IDENTIFY torn from the clothing of others
whom they had endeayored to pull
down and trample under foot as they
fought for their own lives. AS the po-
lice removed layer after layer of dead
in these doorways, the sight became
too much even for police and fremen,
hardened as they are to such scenes.
to endure. The bodies were in such
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
Answered..

l heard a good story the other day
about matrimonial agency. An elder
ly man had three daughters who ruled
him with rod Of iron. Weary Of their
tyranny, he advertised in paper for a
wife. Next day he received three re-
plies-one from each of the daughters.
Exchange.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
had Fire at Burlington.

ston, Ia, Jan. 6.-Fire, which
1d in the big building occu-
- the ]. v. Richie Furniture
ay and the Wyman & Rand's
company, Quilted half block
}iness houses, entailing a loss
3 900. fairly well covered by in
lie. Defective electric light wir-
las supposed to have been the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
IVA Lad Kills His Brother.

ster City. Jan. 4.-The twelve-
I'D son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Nand, residing four miles east
sndall, was shot and instantly
Sby his half-brother, a boy of
his age. The accident occurred
the boys were hunting. They
Ihooting in a careless way at a
when the HOMELAND boy was
lrhe ball entered his breast and
the heart.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
Wasted Effort.

Some people spend good deal of
time figuring on what they would do if
they had an immense amount of mon
ey. That is the reason they have not
got an immense amount Of money
Atchison Globe.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
Bodies Of Victims Arrive.

fs Moines, Jan. 2.-The bodies Of
]Des Moines victims of the Chi
N theater fire arrived in the city
funerals will be held tomorrow.
l two women, Mrs. Stark and Mrs.
~ were literally crushed under
seap Of struggling humanity. but
= 5odies were not mangled. The
Z John Holland showed that he
zen burned and suffocated.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
Bio Strike at Barcelona.

Barcelona, Jan. "A general strike
of all persons employed by the ship
ping interests has been declared, as a
result of which trade and commerce
are paralyzed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
My simultaneous.

Grandmamma wears a soft gray gown;
It's silky when I smooth 1t down.
hope III wear soft gray gown
When I am old like her.
Grandmamma's hair is snowy white:
1t always sparkles in the light
l hope my hair will be as bright
When I am old like her.
Grandmamma's smile is very sweet;
My papa says it cant be beat"
l hope my smile will be as sweet
When am old like her.
Grandmamma knows love her well;
I love her more than can tell.
l hope little girls will love me well
When ! am old like her.
-Eva March Tappan in Youths COM
panion.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
storm Lake Bank Fails.

Lake. Ia, Jan. 4.-The First
q bank Of this city was closed
+ Of the comptroller of the cur
| 1t has been known that the
las in trouble ever since the
3f Harry Maine of the Farm
Merchants bank at Linn
w. 3. Brown, president of
National and owner of about
Gent of its stock, was also the
|wner of the Linn Grove bank.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
9uicide Causes Another Death.

0ICIuS NdUSeS NhOIner OEdIn.
a9dy Center, Ia, Jan. AIS a re-
IL the suicide of Miss Lizzie
by taking strychnine, her sis
iecame hysterical and is lying
1T their home. Their mother is
as a consequence of the two
and her life is despaired of.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
brakeman Killed in Wreck.

brakeman Killed in Wreck.
5ton, Ia, Jan. 5.-A northbound
Aukee freight was wrecked near
Sr. Brakeman Fred Lynch of
Una was killed and Fireman
NJ and Engineer Hornung of Du-
injured. The engine and sew
hrs went into the river.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
iowa Wins spoor trophy,

laowa Wins spoor Trophy.
Eago, Jan. 2.-The Spoor trophy
awarded to Iowa, the different
cultural colleges competing as
Ws: Iowa first, 375A points:
tsecond, 1914 points; Mime
Third, 34S points; Kansas fourth,
Joints. Iowa State College having
the trophy three times in sue
ion. it now becomes its perman-
property.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
.Two KILLED hx train.

Que, Jan. George Dinkley,
.leven, and Clifford Dinkley,
tne, were killed here by a Chi
treat Western train and Edward
was probably fatally injured.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
Domestic Renartee

The Wife during row)-The villain
in the play is always man.
The Husband Yes, and it is always
a woman who makes him one.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
At The TEACHERS WANT.
for Minimum Salary Among the
Things Desired.

! Tor Minimum Salary Among the
Things Desired.
yes Moines, Jan. 1.-The State
,achers' association closed with cleo
~ Of officers, as follows: President,
D. 8. Wright of Cedar Falls, Of
faculty Of the State Normal
,ol; vice presidents. 8. X. Steven
Of Iowa City, Matte Stahl of In
nola and F. e. Lark of Onawa;
Rotary. Adam Pickett of Mount
treasurer, G. w. Sampson of
6 Falls; educational council mem
A. B. Storms of Ames; Anna
of Jefferson.
t5olutions were adopted by the
liation, which included the follow
"That the teachers should re-
igher salaries and a campaign
alton should be Instituted to
d that result, and while in ia,
legislative enactment for min.
salaries there should be an in
of professionally prepared
RS, in short the elevation of the
bion In all ways"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
Her Dollies.

What are you going to do with your
dolls, Sallie?'
I'm going to give them to poor lit
tie girl I know SOS papa will buy me
some new ones"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
ALL EFFORTS AT RESCUE VAIN.
Doorways and Aisles Choked With
Dead, Preventing Entrance.
FIRE CURTAIN FAILS TO WORK
Frenzied Victims Imprisoned in the
Balconies-Women and Children
Trampled to Death-catastrophe
Occurs at Performance Of "Mr.
BIuebeard."


Chicago, Dec. 31.-About 500 people
were killed in ten minutes yesterday
afternoon in fire in the Iroquois
theater, the newest, the largest, and.
as far as human power could make it,
the safest theater in Chicago
The fir broke out during the Sec
ond act of the play "Mr. Blue Beard %
which was the first dramatic produc-
ton produced in the theater since its
erection. The company, which was a
very large one, escaped to the street
in safety, nearly all Of them, however,
being compelled to flee with 70 cloth
ing but their stage costumes.
The accounts of the origin of the
fire are conflicting, and none of them
certain, but the best reason given is
that an electric wire near the lower
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07

An indiscreet aan is an unsealed let
ter. Every one can read it. --Chamfort
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
Great Year for Butter.

Moines. Jan. 4.-Over 100000
more butter was shipped from
this year than during the pre-.
Is year. The butter shipment re-
IT Of Dairy Commissioner H. r..
right has been completed. The in
1nation comes direct from the rail
companies, which report it by
ions. The year shows a total in
ybounds shipped of 77,O79, 1914, being
Increase of 4.365,219 over last year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
Falls Sixty Feet in SHAFT.

i)lrinda. Ia, Jan. 4.-Charles viller,
liner employed at the Tom Johnson
mines, two miles west of this
III died from the effects of an acct
five hours earlier. With two 9TH
he was on cage ascending the
KIT, when the gin pin to the horse
liver machinery broke, precipitating
cage with the men a distance of
hut sixty feet. The others escaped
Hi slight injuries.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
III OVER IOWA
on Bank Robberd.
ety, Jan. 4.--The Citizens
ton, Ia, was robbed of $500.
4 Horses Are Burned.

Ia, Jan. 4.-The livery
1Vidney Bros. at Yorktown
Sleven horses persisted in
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
lhue Printers Strike.

the union job
Eque have struck for
day. News men are
auctions from the inter
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15
Making Up For Lost Time.

You don't cook like Mary, my
FIST wife, used to do, Alice, he
said, in tones of gentle, exasperat-
ing reproof. No, it seems to me
you can't cook like she used to. -
On another occasion he remark
ed:
You are not 50 smart at getting
about as Mary was. You don t
appear to catch on where she left
off.
About this time a heavy rolling
pin came in contact with his head.
What do you mean by that,
you he screamed in agony.
1 am doing the work that Mary
neglected, " she replied.
There was more peace in that
family afterwards. -Tid-Bits.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15

knights Of Pythias- Brownsville Lodge. 40
as9. meets lst and SD Wednesdays IL each
month. BENZ KOWALSET. c c.
" NOD L ri p N- -
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15
The Dentists Reading Matter,
(From the London NJ. a. p

lFrOm the London NJ. a p
Stories of Mark Twain 5 London
experiences are leaking out. Some
weeks back he went to consult a
Avell-known West End dentist not
Il for keeping his patients waiting
a long time and for Indifference to
the age Of the magazines and pa
pers left on his waiting-room table
to beguile their tedium. Mr.. Gle
ments was kept waiting for a solid
hour, and when his turn came his
patience had given out But he
contented himself, as he entered
the consulting-room, with the
caustic remark: I see, by your
papers that there IS prospect of war
with the Transvaall
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15
A Gentle Hint.

According to q story circulating
in Berlin, the German Emperor ap-
peared at SIX O'Clock one morning
most unexpectedly at the barracks
,of a Dragon regiment. The sol
diers were ready for manouvres,
but the commanding officer had
not yet arrived.
The emperor waited half an
hour, when the delinquent appear
ed. His feelings at sight of his
Sovereign can better be imagined
.thau described. But the Emperor
did not say a word. he assisted
At the manouvres, made several
observations. as usual and finally
left without addressing a word to
the officer at fault, who considered
himselft lost.
He went home IN despair and
awaited his fate.
As the evening wore or, a little
package was left at his house. ad-
dressed 10 himself. No letter or
message accompanied it. He has
fily opened the mysterious parcel,
which he found TO contain an alarm
-.f,rl-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-15
Notice

Persons holding public improve
ment bonds numbers eighteen (18)
nineteen 90 and twenty co., Sc
ries of1889, of City of Brownsville,
Texas, are hereby notified that I am
now ready to take up and pay said
bonds, and that interest on said
bonds, Nos. IS, 10 and 20, will
cease on and after Dec. 81, 1904.
GEO. NJ. PUTEGNAT,
Treasurer.
Brownsville, Texas, Dec. l, 1904.