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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
Street Costume Of MistraI Wolfe.

Wolfe in it's fashionable varieties
really leads the fashionable procession
IN the spring and early summer
gowns. The mistral wolfe has a
coarse canvas weave with a rough
creepy surface and lends itself well
to decorative purposes. The little
Elton opens with a roll shawl collar
over the lingerie blouse, narrow
black and gold braid being effectively
used for trimming. The skirt IS cut
with double effect, the upper portion
pointing In front, tablier fashion, and
rounding up shapely to the back. A
deeply killed fiounce applied beneath a
double band of braid gives the correct
flare at the foot, this being maintained
by narrow band Of princess hair.
cloth on the drop skirt or petticoat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
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Prehistoric Invitation.

Dear friend, you know I've lately been
and got another wife
IA friendly megatherium cut short NV
last ones life):
90 just Dy way of ave-warming I wish
you q come and dine
quite guletiy-you need not dress-aints
Inc nrst thing ON the menu stone (the
WIN oinner,s only Light
WIN be triceratops-tail soup, to tempt
your appetite.
Next. Just to show my missus, skin
therell be, by way of fish.
dish. 'e'S oaih's
For entree therein he frfcasee of dino
saur to come:
rum: = - 'iio
Lastly. a lucious savory (although I
mustn't boasU
VI fresh laid best selected pterndact Wis
eggs on toast ~ -
WORD OF warming don"t forget vorr
stoutest club to bring
Your sharneSt flinted arrowbaad~ ,,o,,r
- bow with toughest string.
Then, If atlantosaurus shotIl3 intrr,5a bis
ugly head. ''' o''e ''''
with base I'M ent to sup with us. well
sap on him instead.
Pail Mali Gazette
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

quest
Herman Cortes brought into this
country artists and artisans, famous
builders and wise men of his time.
That man of genius richly endowed
the land he conquered. Mighty men
of old were los conquistadores,' val
liant in battle, enduring every magma
BILE hardship and bent on making an
empire for their king in this new
world. Greedy, cruel, strangely en-
lightened oftentimes, and yet supersti-
tious, as was their age.
After them came missionaries, pain
fully toiling in their sandals I'D the
mountains from Vera Cruz, and striv-
ing to mitigate and assuage the inevi-
table asperities incident to invasion
and the planting of new denomina-
ton in this new Spain" as they fond
ly called it, leaving here many a
place-name derived from Sanish towns
and cities, even as did our ancestors
take English names to New England
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
StiA Believe in Witchcraft.

Witchcraft is not dead in America,
nor did the last Of the witches burn
during the days of the Salem witch
craft. In the Businesses of the Penn
sylvania mountains, and in the farm
ing districts, the homes of the Penn
sylvania Dutch, bordering the great
anthracite region, spells are as power
full to-day as they were 200 years ago,
and as implicitly believed in. The be-
lief in witchcraft which was burned
out of New England, survives in Penn
sylvania. That a man was bewitched
is a common excuse for crime there.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
Victim of Smart Thief.

While fishing for trout the other
day, John NJ Houck of Middlefeld,
Mass, had fine string of some thirty
fish stolen from him. He was whip
ping a bit of rapid water where the
stream made so much noise that he
could not hear what went on around
him, and his string of fish lay on a
rock behind him. When he turned
around to put his next fish on the
string, there was no string there.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

poses of the sort. The handkerchiefs
are joined on indicated lines and are
so adjusted as to form deep points in
fronts, back and sleeves, while the
neck edges are turned over to give
a collar effect. To make the kimOnO
for a woman of medium size will be
required five handkerchiefs 20 inches
square or, if preferred, it can be made
from material with applied banding,
in which case ga yards %, q or 81
or yards A inches wide, with 12A
yards of banding will be required.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
uniniu red BY Fearful Fall.

A man named Walker with two lit
tie girls reached the station Rutland,
VT, just as the train was leaving. He
managed to place one, aged five years,
on the rear platform and tried to get
on with the other and failed. The
child rode on the rear platform for
five miles and fell off the steps down
a steep embankment The train was
going at the rate Of thirty-tive miles
an hour at the time, but the child was
uninjured. --..
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
BULGARIAN Embroidery.

Bulgarian embroidery is now being
utilized for belts, with mountings Of
kid. A belt Of linen embroidered in
Bulgarian tints and pattern, and edged
with narrow, stitched bands of patent
leather, is especially striking for
wear with a linen shirt waist suit.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
Accountable to lnvaIids.

To prepare brown bread coffee for
a sick person take some pieces and
crusts of brown bread and dry them
in a slow oven until thoroughly hard
and crisp. Place in a mortar and
pound. Then pour boiling water over
them and let them soak for about fif
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
Making Perfect Noodles

Nothing puzzles the amateur cook
quite as much as the contrariness Of
noodles" Sometimes they mix up
nicely so they can be rolled and cut
in full perfection. at other times they
turn into sticky. soggy mass, utter.
ly Impossible. An infallible rule is to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
Correct Thinq in Gloves.

Pique suedes in white and pale tints
are new arrivals. The tan gloves Of
this season have very little red in
their composition. The woman who
knows selects something ranging be-
tween the cream and pearl tints and
mole color or beaver brown.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

Lightning at Cape Neddick village.
York, Me-, played a peculiar freak
recently. A bolt struck the house Of
Silas Norman, passed through the
body of mason named Fernald. who
was working in. the house, killed a
dog at the latter's side and set fire to
the building. Fernald was critically
burned ..
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

Jaunty little Etons made of pongee,
silk and the like are among the
smartest wraps shown and are exc
eedingly attractive, whether made to
match the skirt or of contrasting ma
terial. This one includes a stole col
lar, that provides the broad and droop
ing shoulders. and is made with deep
pointed sleeves under which the full
ones of the blouse show to advantage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
First Matches,

The first sulphur matches, now up
wards of century old, appear very
awkward according to our modern
ideas of convenience. They were
known as "spUnks" and varied in
length from five to seven inches
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

Some men are born rich, others ac-
quire riches, and the rest of US have
got to hustle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
To Save smokers Trouble.

An Austrian has invented self.light-
Ing cigars and cigarettes. Tipped
with a chemical mixture, they ignite
on being struck against anything.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

AS illustrated the material is nut br
own taffeta, combined with tan color
and trimmed with little ornaments of
braid, and matches the skirt, but all
the materials mentioned are equally
appropriate. To make the coat for
a woman Of medium size will be re
quirea yards of material 81, 3k
yards 81, or IN yards ~ inches wide.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
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Handkerchief kimono.

Handkerchiefs as material for gar
nents of various sorts are continual
~ growing in demand, but are never
more attractive than when made up
into a kimono such as the one illus
rated. Those used for the model are
Of white Japanese silk with border
Of blue silk dotted with white, but
there are innumerable ones from
which a choice can be made. Those
Of linen with borders are pretty and
always launder satisfactorily, and
dealers are also showing a cOnsidera-
Die variety woven specially for pur-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
4d3ll0 @s
Late Ideas for Costumes That Have
the Sanction of the Smart Set
Juliet Cap a Favorite Form of Head
gear.

fill one-half the shell of the egg used
with cold water and then beat or
fold" in only as much -four as can
be absorbed. Put enough on a mold.
ing board and rolling pin to prevent
adhering, and the result will be a
smooth. brittle paste which can be
shredded without any difficulty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This is why Defiance Starch
is taking the place OF all others.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
A Mean Man,

Understandings about mean men,
do you know Blinkers?"
Minkers-"Is he mean?"
Winkers-"Mean! Mean is no name
for it. Why, that fellow is mean
enough to put his name on an UNI
brella. New York Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

teen minutes. This. when. strained
carefully, is very acceptable to inva-
lids who are weary of the ordinary
drinks, such as lemonade. Crust COZ
fee is made in the same manner, only
white bread is substituted for brown.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

The servant problem is not only
how to keep those you want, but to
get rid of those you don't want.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
WANTED.

MhufEn NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
WYNN ILL., two or more Christian women In
each township Salary 5000 to $500 per week for
part all of time at home. Address State Medical
Specialist, Room Masonic Temple, Des Moines, Ia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
Those Who Have Tried IL

will use no other. Defiance Cold Wa.
Ger Starch has no equal in Quantity
or Quality-16 OF. for 10 cents. Other
brands contain only IL OF.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

The fellow who refuses to mind his
own business soon finds that ne hasn't
any to mind.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
White Ponaee With Lace.

White. or bleached. pongee ia one
of the novelties of the season and is
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

These were generally packed in bun
dies of a dozen tied together with bits
of straw. The matches illustrated
herewith were made in 1880, and are
preserved in York Museum, England.
They were even less satisfactory than
they appear, since the sulphur re-
fused to strike fire.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW
II so. use Russ Bleaching Blue. II will make
them white as snow, All grocers, l0c.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23

Solid business men aren't necessa.
rily hard characters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-09
Ruskin and the. Rhubarb Tart.

James Macarthur mi Harpers Weekly
An intimate friend of Rusl<in's, re-
lates an incident illustrating that sim
.plicity, gentleness, ,and sympathy which
were characteristic of his relations with
the servants of his boushold. II was din
lang with Mr.. Ruskn one evening when
during the meal, we were enjoying a
srhubarb tart. l happened to say that 1t
was the first one 1 had tasted that sea-
son, and remarked how delicious 1t was
mr.. RuslSin manifested delight at my APP
probation of his rhubard, and ringing
for one of the servants he said, Please
Nell Jackson | want him. When Jackson
eame into hte room his master said: Il
am very pleased ITO tell you, Jackson,
that your first pulling of rhubarb is
quite a success, and my friend here says
1t Is delicious When we had finished
uining a servant brought lighted candles
into the room, which was almost dark
the windows being shaded by the dense
overhanging trees, although the sun ,hao
not yet gone down. After placing the
candles, she was about to leave the room
when she suddenly stopped and said
Please, sir, there's a beautiful sunset
sky just now over the Old Man Rusk-
in rose from his chair, anu said Thank
you. Kate, for tellina u.s. then left the
room. Tie returned soon. Yes he said
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-09
Loree Causes Sensation.

A mild sensation was caused by the re-
tirement of Mr.. Loree from the presidency
of the Rock Island company, the holding
company for the great Rock Island COM
bination of railroads. Mr.. Loree found
himself at loggerheads with some of his
associates identified with the active oper-
alton of the property, and finding the diff
ferenees irreconcilable, drew out. In
creased power has been given Mr..
Winchel, president of the Chicago. Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad company,
and upon the shoulders of Robert Math-
ers have fallen many OF the duties for
merly discharged by Mr.. Loree. Mr..
Winchell is recognized as one of the best
railroad men in the United States, and as
he is in thorough rapport with western
conditions and the western railroad situa-
ton. 1t is assumed that the official
changes will be for the good of the sys-
TEN. The incident produced not the
slightest market effect
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-09
Character of Present Boom.

The present activity in the stock market
is utterly unlike the boom having its
beginning in the year 1900. Four years
ago the public started the advance and
kept the movement going in the face of
determined opposition in Wall street.
The banking element and nine out of ten
of the professionals fought the advance
for the first 20 or 30 points. Wall street
then Joined In the movement, and as the
market broadened and the public got in
on a ST.. larger scale the experienced
trading element unloaded. the final result
being that the public lost Its profits and
Wall street got the money, although the
campaign lasted two years before the
climax This time the banking interests
and large operators took the lead and
without the cooperation of the public
marked prices up 20 points or more. Up
to date the public has shown only mod
crate interest, but if the big grand plan
does not mlscarry the public will take
hold on or about election time and thus
enable the talent to market the stuff 1t
has been carrying up through the adj
vance. Just now the market is feverish,
but there is strong foundation and the
elements are present for tremendous
speculative movement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-09
Bears Make Tracks.

On the recent startling advance in Steel
preferred there was a general run in"
of Pittsburg and New York bears. Mr..
Sehwab Is credited with having covered
a line of from $4,000 to 10000 shares at an
average loss of $40 share. His line
may have been considerably larger than
that however, as Mr. Schwab has devel-
oped into something of a plunger. The
worst punished bears seem to be those
known in Wall street as the "Pittsburg
contingent" group of rich spectators
who are classed as experts In the iron
and steel business and who predicate their
deals largely on their knowledge of trade
conditions. In this instance, however,
the course of the market for Steel shares
appeared to be working on entirely indie
pendent lines. The explanation given for
this is that the management sometime
ago decided to complete the $3.50, $1,000
bond conversion scheme ut having been
stopped at the $1700o0,0OO mark and to
that end started about buying the neces-
sary 900 of preferred stock In the
open market. That is a good deal of
stock to lick up and could not but have
an appreciable effect upon prices. in
point Of fact marking up quotations more
than $50 a share. The advance hit a lot
of big bears and subjected them to Sc
we're punishment.
There Is as vet no official confirmation
of the purpose of the management to go
ahead with the bond conversion scheme.
but the story Is nevertheless fully believed
by those who have best sources of conf
dental information. The deal when COM
plete will leave outstanding only about
$3.50. 900 coo of preferred stock. Whether or
not Its position will be benefited by the
existence of prior lien against the prop
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-09
What the Stomach Dieests.
New York World.

From the New York World.
One curiosity of digestion is undoubted-
ly that which has reference to the work
of the stomach itself. The popular no.
ton that the stomach "digests every
thing" is utterly erroneous. For the stom-
ach has little or no power to AFFECT
starches sugars and fats, and as these
foods make up the bulk of our daily nu-
triment it may therefore be said that
the organ in question plays only a small
part in digestion. Yet that part is i'm
portant enough. The foods over which
the stomach exerts Its power are what
are called heterogeneous materials. They
are represented by beef juice white OF
egg and milk and similar substances
Such foods are changed by the stomach
into 'peptones," while the starch, sugar
and fat are passed onward to be digested
in the intestine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-09
Sparks.

w. r. Smith, better known as "Sor-
rel" is said to be at work on play en-
titled. 1.-THE Bill from the Plumbers
Union; or the Charge of the Light Brig
ade" The report, however, has not
been verified.
o. P. Gaut, Post BIS political barome-
ter, reports that in south Alabama the
black vote will be very light in the pres
idential election.
Hughes B. Kennedy says that he is too
busy to talk. He also says that he has
lost that picture of himself In uniform.
Under these conditions he must be ex-
cused.
e. L. Higdon reports that J. Fl. Nc
Cary had the following sign In front OF
his place several days ago:
Butter Is cents per pound. No one
can touch it,
Dan Farmer says that one morning last
week while in a small town near here,
he came down from his room after
spending a very restless night. The
landlord noticing that he didn't look
rested asked him what the trouble was
and Dan told him that he had slept very
little, being troubled with insomnia. The
landlord became very angry at this and
offered to give Dan s. for every one he
found in the bed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-09

with regard to the Hill securities. There
may or may not be any truth in either
report. Likewise there may or may not
be truth in the oft-repeated stories of a
settlement between the two factions and
an agreement to the plan of disti1bu-
ton of the Northern Securities assets
whereby Mr.. Harrison will receive better
terms than originally contemplated. MT.
Hill is VIGOROUSLY bearish on the general
market situation, whereas Mr.. Hartman
and his people are committed openly to
the other side and through their mouth
pieces are continually spouting optimistic
views.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-09
MARKET ATTACKS
SHOW MORE V|GOR
Attempt Made to Shake Conf
dence in Stability
BEARS BADLY PUNISHED
"Plttsbure Contingent" Suffers by Re.
cent Advance In Steel Preferred.
Wall Street Alive With
oorbacks-Finanees.
BEARS BADLY PUNISHED
BY w. G. NICHOLAS.

New York, October s.--Thc reactionsts
seem to be increasing in number and their
attacks upon the market are becoming
doing their best to shake confidence In the
stability of values and are filing the air
and the newspapers with lamentations
over what they call visible evidence of
gross manipulation. They are becoming
fearful lest the banks should lend them
selves too freely to artificial stock move
ments by encouraging the borrowing of
money on favored lines of securities The
market has thus far held up unusually
well In the face of this sort of campaign
ing and during the past week new high
records for this movement were made on
quite a number of the active issues, not
ably Steel, st. Paul, Reading, Lacka-
wanna, Louisville and Nashville, Atlantic
Coast Line, Sugar, Consolidated Gas and
Union Pacific. On the curb Northern Sc
curities had boom, advancing to ia, a
sheer rise of more than 30 points from
the low figure made during the depres-
sion something like a year ago.
The uncomfortable feature of the situa-
tion upon which greatest stress is laid
by the bears Is the pulling down of the
bank reserves in New York and the In
crease In loans. The attention which has
been called to this has apparently caused
many conservatives to preach the advis-
ability of checking the market movement
for time and awaiting the return flow
of funds in this direction before encour-
aging further speculation The demand
for money with which to move the crops
in the west and south has been larger
than expected and the fact is now clearly
revealed that the interior banks sent to
New York a heavier percentage of their
idle funds than they had been willing to
admit. Eastern banks, however were
found fully prepared to meet the drain
and rather welcomed 1t, as they are
thereby given an excuse for making up
interest rates The prevailing charge for
call money Is 2 per cent and better, While
time money has also become more valua-
bic to both lender and borrower
Fewer stocks have come back from the
other side of the Atlantic on this advance
| than anticipated. Foreign holdings Of
both bonds and stocks have suffered very
slight reduction, not enough to cut any
figure, apparently although attempts
have been made to exaggerate the move
ment. Exports of cotton and feedstuffs
continue on a sufficiently large scale to
make 1t clear that no trouble will be ex-
perienced in taking care of bills of ex-
change freely marketed during the last
two or three months against such ship
ments. Our borrowing In that way from
foreign sources was quite large, although
nothing to compare to the amount in
volved by similar operations two years
| ago and not enough to In any manner dis
turb the International equilibrium.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-09

Wall street has been alive with rumors
and roorbacks. Stories have been given
widest currency of tremendous progress
In the line of further railroad concentra-
tlon and also of startling railroad demon
alization. Imagination was the largest
element In both these classes of reports,
although In some cases there was an
appearance of foundation. 1t Is undoubt-
edly true that the great powers behind
some of the leading railroad systems are
substantially strengthening their position
and preparing to protect themselves
against disturbing Influence should any
arise. In the main, railroad earnings are
satisfactory and compare very favorably
with those of year ago. In some cases
the gain has been important and Is the
real reason for the heavy investment and
Speculative purchases Of securities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-09
Gold Increase Predicted.

A noted gold authority predicts that
within ten years from now the stock of
gold money in the world will have in
creased to $1,000. 100000. The production
during the last eight years was $2170.oOO.-
600, of which 81. 400 900 went into circu-
lation as money. The worlds production
for 1908 is officially stated to be 1926, OOO,-
900. The estimate for 1904 is from $780,
OOo, 900 to 200 and the volume is con-
stantly increasing. With this tremendous
imitation going on it can hardly be expect
ed that speculation will wane or prices
undergo serious shrinkage