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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-01

Hon. Emery English, formerly edi-
tor of the Valley Junction Express,
has bought an interest in the Mason
City Times-Herald, daily newspaper
and will be the editor. We under
stand Tom Way is at the head of the
company which owns the paper. Mr..
English is a talented and an enter
prising young man and gentleman
in every way. He was a useful and
influential member of the house in the
18th and 10Th General Assemblies and
gained therein an experience that will
be of service to him and of benefit to
his readers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-01

We observe that A. G. Rankin the
"Moulder Orator." is in Iowa again
his Marshal clubs and
trying to create sentiment throughout
the state favorable to state marshal
law. He is persistent to say the least.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-01

Not only will there probably not be
any revision forced by misinformed
and ill-advised popular demand, but
revision when it comes will not affect
the things most in mind by those who
have been most conspicuous behind
the movement. 1t will not aim to kill
or cure trusts for one thing. Revis-
ion will have as little relation to Ca
madam reciprocity. Most of the peo-
pie have lost interest in this subject,
concluding we could not have Cana
dian reciprocity if we wanted it and
concluding we would not want it if we
could get it.-Algona Upper Des
Moines Republican.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-01
Hammond 4 Stephens Co, sup.

Hammond & Stephens Co, sup. .
Dllts .----- -aHA1 Ia 'e)
J G Bonwell, member Board,
committee work and mile
age.-----.-----.. 49, 81 30
j Shingledecker, member Of
Board, committee work
and mileage AZ 20
N ID HaIniin, member Board,
committee work and mile- ~ 90
age
Minutes we're read and approved
and on motion Board adjourned SINE
DIE. j. SHINGLEDECKER .. d.
A. +. GREENwALDT, Chairman.
County Auditor. ...'
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-01

The Agricultural college at Ames
is advertising its coming winter short
course in grain and stock Judging.
1t will be from January End to 18th.
The editor of this paper spent a day
at the school last year. There were
several hundred farmers taking the
short course. They varied in age
from perhaps 20 to 60 years. 1t gives
the best opportunity to gain scientific
and up-to-date knowledge on grain
and stock Judging that we know Of.
Actual demonstrations are made and
the results of experiments given.
These short courses are very practi-
cal and useful to progressive farming
and stock raising.
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business; it was indicative of keen
mind; plainly the writer, provided he
got fair treatment, would become q
valuable patron of the line.
so we sent, post haste, one OF our
brightest young traffic agents to see
him. The agent got off at his station.
and had walk of five miles through the
cold to reach his house. Arriving. with
some disappointment, at small farm.
the agent took from his pocket the long
list of rates that three clerks had spent
half the night in compiling, and he said
to the old man:
81 have come, sir, from the Reading
Offices to answer your recent letter in
person. Here on these papers you
will find each of your questions treat
ed in detail. Ma y we hope to do some
business with you?'
"The farmer looked over the list Of
answers with a grunt Of satisfaction.
"'You're from the railroad, eh?' he
said. Well, you can't hope for no busi-
ness from me, but I'm obliged to you,
just the same, for all this information.
It's for my son. You see, he's got to
take an examination next month. and
lot Of it will be about railroads. So
thought Id get some railroad facts first
hand.'"
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to-day whom one would suspect of being,
when of duty, boon companion of lies
petits," as children are called in Paris.
AS matter of fact, however, M. Bris-
son might be either Lewis Carroll or
Eugene Field. so far as popularity with
the tots is concerned, and his methods
of amusing them. too. recall those OF
the authors Of "Alice" and Little Boy
Blue" The president of the cham
bre" is widower and childless, but his
distinguished "chief Of the cabinet"
jacques Girard, has two little olive
branches, and by them Bison, as he is
known to the small Albert and Suzanne,
is regarded as just about the best fell
low in the world. Often he spends hours
in making nonsense rhymes for them,
and some of these presidential efforts
would not disgrace Carroll himself.
Brisson really is an amateur verse
writer of no small ability, good many
of his sonnets having found their way
into print. He also is an enthusiast on
the subject of poetic drama. His
friends declare that he can recite both
"Hernani" and "Ruy Bias" with as
much facility as Mounet-sully, who plays
them; and he has Moliere at his fingers
ends. One of M. Brisson's few boasts
is that, in his youth, he could deliver
Racine's "Iphigenie" fom beginning to
end.
He is nearly as strenuous Is the presi-
of% ho 1Yn{f n1 Cfo} 10 a
Roosevelt in having habit Of taking
his friends out for walks, and, forget
ting that they are less energetic than
himself, bringing them back in q state
of collapse. The other day, some
miles from the end of one of these walks,
the presidents confrere, M. Steinilber,
elected to follow ingloriously in a cab.
Brisson rises at five o'clock every morn
ing, summer and winter alike. Old
man as he is, he still fences every day,
and all his writing is done standing at
his desk. Though the recent sessions
of the chamber have been extended far
into the night, and been exceedingly
stormy, the president has not yet missed
a "seance," and 1t is not at all likely
that the vice president will be over
worked.
M. Brisson is a great authority on
political economy. Several years ago
he travelled extensively both in Egypt
and the Holy Land, and the fortunate
folk who received letters from him
while on his wanderings declare that
their wit, insight and general literary
quality made them well worth being
preserved in print.
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EXILE FROM POLAND.
COL. JOHN SOBIEsKI IS A PIC
TURESQUE CHARACTER. T
Has Served His Adopted Country in
War and Peace-Woman SUI
~" fraRe and Prohibition Are
His Hobbies. 49,
Bloomtngton oily Special.

# Bloomington (1ll.) Special.
The protecting bosom of the United
States shelters no more picturesque
character than COL John Sobieski.
Polish exile, who for Sc years has made
his home In this country and for 20
years or more in this city. His life
history reads like a romance and he is
In many respects one Of the most re-
markable men in public life to-day. He
was born in Warsaw, Poland, Septem-
Der 10, 1912, and was the only son OF
Count John Sobieski, who lost his life
in the revolution of Poland in 1886.
One of his ancestors was John Sobieski,
who reigned from 1910 to 1896 as king
Of Poland under the title Of John III,
He was one of Poland's greatest war
riors. Two Counts Sobieskl, the father
and grandfather of Col. Sobieski, met
their deaths at the hands of Russian
headsmen because of their devotion to
their native land. Col. Sobieski's IA
Their, who was the owner of 1000 serfs
and also of rich mineral lands, was the
leader of the rebellion of 1S4S against
Russian rule. The revolution was un-
successful and Count Sobieski was i'm
prisoned and finally met his death on
the block, and his devoted wife and the
boy were forthwith banished from Po-
land. They went to Austria, but the
feeling in that monarchy was hostile to
Polish patriots, and from there the pair
proceeded to free Switzerland, where
they were warmly received by the COL
ony OF Polish exiles who had preceded
them. Afterwards Mrs. Sobiesk and
her son went to Italy and later to Eng
land, from which country, in 1855, 4
midshipman smuggled young Sobieski
on board ship and brought him to free
America.
On arrival in the United States the
military talent of the young man as
serted itself and in the spring Of 1856,
a short time after his arrival here, and
when but Is years of age. he enlisted
in the United States army as bugler,
being too young to serve as soldier.
He was assigned to the First artillery,
under command Of Capt. John B. Ma
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SNAKES CATCH RATS.
USE FOUND At LAST FOR THE
MUCH-ABUSED SERPENT.
South American idea of Training Rep
tiles to Clear Plantations Of Yer
min Is Being Adopted in
Southern States,
New Orleans (La.) Special.

New Orleans Ua.) Special.
IF big snake looks lazily at you
from the top of fence when you 60 call
ing in South America, don't shoot him.
said the man who had just returned
from Panama. 1.-THE chances are that
he is the house snake, and by killing him
you would hurt the feelings Of the
planter just as much as you would offend
your American host If you put bullet
in the St. Bernard who barks vel
come to you from the front steps. 1t
has been found that snakes can be util-
lied in the killing of rats and other
vermin, and planters in South Amer
lea train them to do duty in keeping
the plantation free from such pests"
Some farmers in the south, according
to the New Orleans Times-Democrat,
have adopted the plan of the South
American planters and now encourage
snakes Of the nonpoisonous kind to con-
slider the farm their home, no interfer-
ence with them being allowed, SO long
as they keep the place clear Of more
Objectionable free boarders. AS rat
killers the snakes are said to be supe-
rior to ferrets, as they can wriggle and
squirm into holes that the ferrets cannot,
and so can kill off the little nesting
rats, as we'll as the parents, thus in
surfing a complete determination of the
nuisances. A hungry snake turned
loose in a rat-infested barn will speedily
ind his way behind the boards and into
the Businesses of the rodents retreat. If
q fight ensues, the snake has the ad-
vantage, for, quick as the rat is, a snake
can be quicker, and once the snake
strikes it is little use for the rat to
struggle.
To effectually clean out a rat-infested
barn, however. it is necessary, &C.
cording to those who have seen the
snakes at work, to turn loose about
dozen snakes at once. There should be
snakes of various sizes, so that holes
and crannies too small for the big fel-
lows will admit the little ones. The
snakes will glide around the barn look
Ing for holes, and as soon as they find
those big enough to admit them. they
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Birds Have Big Appetites.

1fa man could eat as much in proper
ton to his size as sparrow is able to
consume, he would need a whole sheep
for dinner, a couple Of dozen fowls for
breakfast, and six turkeys for his even
ing meal. A tree sparrow has been
known to eat 700 grass seeds in day.
birds can and do work far harder than
human beings. A pair of house martins
when nesting will feed their young on
an average once in 20 seconds-that is,
each bird, male and female, makes 80
Journeys to and fro in an hour, or per-
hans 1000 a day. 1t must be remem-
bered that on each journey the bird has
the added work of catching an insect
Even so tiny a bird as the wren has
been counted to make no trips to and
from it's nest within 430 minutes, and
the prey it carried home consisted OF in
sects much larger and heavier than
were caught by swallows.
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HAS NEW PRESIDENT.
ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM MAKES
IMPORTANT CHANGES. sa
Benjamin L. Winchell Becomes Head
Of the Great Railroad-His Ca
reer Has Been Nota-
BILE One.
Chicago SDeciaI

mileage special.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway company has announced the
following changes in officials: B. L.
Winchell, president, in place of w. B.
Leeds, resigned; Robert Mather, first
vice president, in place of C. H. Warren,
resigned; J. F. Stevens, second vice
president, in place of Robert Mather.
L. F. Loree's position as chairman of
the board of the Rock Island system is
in no way affected by these changes.
The career of B. L. Winchell in the
railroad world has been a notable one.
1t may we'll be held up before the young
men of the country as striking exam
pie Of what ability, fidelity and close
application to work will do in rising to
prominence, influence and success. Mr..
Winchells course is also a striking ex-
ample Of how man may rise to the
very height of his ambition without
sacrificing any of those qualities of head
and heart which endear him to his fel-
low man. Those who know him best
and have the best opportunities of judg-
ing Of his prevailing characteristics all
declare that he is the same unassuming,
Invariably courteous, considerate and
approachable Ben Winchell to-day
that he was when simple clerk rs
years ago.
His upward march has been an I'M
usually rapid one. He began his rail-
road career in July, 1873, as clerk in
the Office of the superintendent of ma
chinery of the Hannibal & St. Joseph
road. From that position he went to
the auditors Office of the same road and
remained there until November q, 1877,
when he was appointed chief clerk in
the general freight and ticket Office of
the Atchison & Nebraska road. He held
that position for little over a year.
when he was again promoted to the po-
sltion of assistant general passenger
agent.
Just "a years ago he entered the serv-
ice of the Kansas City. Fort Scott &
Memphis road as chief clerk in the'pas-
senger department and in three months
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-05-19

will all disappear from view in search
of provender The Dig snakes will
wriggle along the rat holes until the
nest is reached and the rest may be imag-
ined. The little snakes will follow the
baby rats In their wild flights through
smaller crevices, and eventually will
catch them and make meal Of them
The fact that the snakes swallow the
rats, and do not merely kill them and
leave them to poison the air from hid
den retreats, is one of the reasons why
farmers like to use snakes as rat catch
ers, rather than ferrets, the work of
the latter being marred by their habit
of killing the rats and leaving them on
the scene of the battle, or merely chas-
ing them out of their holes for the rat
catcher to give them their quietus.
The only risk involved in this odd
method Of rat determination is that the
snakes, finding such good feeding In
their new quarters, may decide to make
permanent stay, in which case the
owner of the barn has on his hands
more distressing IIOuUIc LudA VIC At
plague, for to have barn infested with
snakes, even though they be of the harm
less variety, is not calculated to add
to the peacefulness Of the farmers
slumbers. 1t is usual, however, for the
snakes, when the quarry is thinned out,
and no more rats can be found, to make
for the open again, in search of food.
They are promptly caught and dropped
into the snake rat-catcher's bag. Some
lines one or two Of the snakes persist
in remaining behind the scenes, and then
strategy has to be resorted to to "re-
trieve them" A live rat is tethered
near the hole from which it is expect
ed the snake will appear, and the watch
ing owner of the snake soon sees the
fiat head emerge, the hungry snake
eager to pounce on the helpless rat.
The snake is added to the bunch in the
bag, and as soon as the last bunch has
been retrieved" the rat-catcher is
ready for another job.
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the weather. They can tell with some
accuracy what the weather will be for
"a hours, because they can find out Ger
tain things about the weather condi-
tons surrounding points for which pre-
dictions are made, but they can't say
what is going to happen next 5&E
There are scientists in Washington
who believe that there Is fixed basis
of the weather, and that once this basis
is discovered, it will be possible, say ON
May 1, to predict exactly what the
weather will be for every day that
month. including rainfall. temperature.
and all other things necessary to be
known for the benefit Of agriculture.
horticulture or commerce.
These scientists have consulted with
Senator Bard, and the result is this bill.
which provides that the president shall
appoint three men as board of me-
teorology, to be selected from expert
meteorologists nominated from or by
Yale, Harvard, Johns Hopkins. Leland
Stanford and Chicago universities.
The board will conduct the contest for
the prizes. The prize Of 100000 will 60
to the person who produces the best re-
suits as to temperature, which shall in
clude the discovery of the physical basis
of meteorology and the best system of
forecasting temperature. The prize OF
$50, 900 will 60 to the best discovery In
predicting rainfall. - o.. ...sa,z .s.tz
This Is not to be guessing match.
because each contestant must select
three different localities Of varying cli-
mates, and predict the exact weather
that will visit these three localities
every day, making his predictions for
30 days in advance, and keeping them
up for six consecutive months. Then
the contestant must 60 before the board
and tell how he did it. His explanation
must be upon scientific principles, or
the experts will not award the prize to
him. a % # IA I
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gruder, who afterward became q gen
eral in the confederate army. When
the civil war was declared the First
artillery was assigned to duty with the
Army of the Potomac. Col. Sobieski
was assigned to Gen. Fitz John Por-
ter's division and was a great admirer
Of that commander and Gen. Mcclellan.
Col. Sobieski served with distinction in
the battles of Bull Run, Yorktown, Will
liamsburg, Fair Oaks, Gaines Mill,
Frazer's Farm, Malvern Hill, South
Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg,
Charlottesville and Gettysburg. At
the latter battle he commanded bat
terry of artillery that rendered most ef-
fective service against the legions Of
Lee. He almost paid for his bravery
with his life at Gettysburg, being Sc
verely wounded, a bullet passing
through his body. Other famous con-
flicts in which he was engaged were
those of the Wilderness, Petersburg,
Five Forks and Appomattox. Follow
ing the surrender of Lee, Col. Sobieski
enlisted in Washington under the ban
ner of the Mexican revolutionists and
was commissioned a colonel by the re-
publican government. He left for
Mexico with a party of soldiers, but all
were arrested at New Orleans by Gen.
Phil Sheridan.
He afterward released them. Sobi-
eski soon afterward reached Mexico and
was made chief Of staff Of the patriot
army of Jaurez and helped drive Maxi
milan from his throne. After the ex-
ecution of the emperor Co.. Sobieski re-
turned to the United States and settled
in Minnesota; and then, according to
the Chicago Chronicle, he was elected
to the lower house of the legislature
and afterward became state senator.
In the legislature he introduced three
measures which have been his life work
to sustain-viz., the removal of sex as
a qualification of the voter the abol-
ishment Of capital punishment by the
death penalty and the prohibition of
the liquor trafllc. After studying law
Col. Sobieski assembled the lecture plat
form and for IS years has been speak
ing upon various subjects, being prob
ably one of the best known men upon
the platform to-day. He has lectured
extensively through Great Britain and
Canada. A soldier Of fortune in two
wars, and in whose veins flows the royal
blood of Poland, Col. Sobieski is a
UNIQUE character and q man of whom
the United States, his adopted country,
can we'll feel proud.
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thereafter was promoted to the position
of assistant general passenger and
ticket agent. May 1, 1895, he became
general passenger and ticket agent of
the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf road
and remained with it until May l, 1898.
when he became general passenger
agent of the St. Louis & San Francisco.
December /, 1898, further promotion
came to him, when he was elected vice
president and traffic manager OF the
Colorado & Southern. October Is, 1900,
Mr.. Winchell became president and gen
eral manager of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis road and held that po-
sition until the property was ABSORBED
by the Frisco system and Mr.. W1nchell
became vice president of the absorbing
company. Shortly after its acquisition
BY the Rock Island Mr.. Winchell was
brought to Chicago and placed In
charge of the traffic department of the
entire Rock Island system, holding the
position of first vice president OF the
Frisco and third vice president OF the
Rock Island. Now he becomes the ex-
ecutive head of the latter system.
In every position he has held MI.
Winchell has shown that he was capa-
BILE of filling one post little higher,
and as opportunities have presented
themselves he has been called to occupy
the higher ones.
Although devoted to his office duties
Mr. Winchell has found time to cultl-
vate a decided taste for art and music.
10 is also a devoted golf player, and is
an enthusiastic automobilist.
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Thew Waited Eleven Years.

Jacob served Leban faithfully IA years
for the great love he had for Rachel.
His record for faithfulness is almost
eoualed by Augustus w. Saunders, ofAt-
lanta, Ca, who worked and waited II
years for Miss Helen King, Of Norris
town. N. J. His patience was rewarded
last week, for they were married. In
1899 Mr.. Saunders was patient in the
Morristown hospital, and Miss King was
his nurse. They fell in love with each
other, but he was poor and she agreed
to wait for him. He entered the employ
ment of the New York & New Jersey
Telephone company, and finally, short
time ago, was given permanent posi-
ton at Atlanta. His wedding soon fol-
lowed.
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TOLD ABOUT MISS LETTER.
Rumor Has It That Former Chicago
Belle Is Engaged to Marry
Lord Kitchener.
Chicago Special.

Is Daisy Letter, OF Chicago, to be-
come Lady Kitchener? This is the
society rumor that is heard in Chi
cago, London and several European
capitals. In St. Petersburg the report
has gained such credence that it is I'M
derstood that the famous African con-
queror and the Chicago woman had al
ready been married, making Lord Kitch-
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-05-19
a FORTUNE, FOR PROPHETS.
Senator Bard Wants government e.
Give 415O,0OO to Successful
f Weather Projectors.

Washington ID. CO. Special
Anyone who can find out what causes
the weather, and apply his knowledge to-
forecasting what the weather will be for
80 days at time, can get $3.50, 900 from
the United States government Il q
bill introduced by Senator Bard. Of Cal,
ifornia, becomes law. This bill offers
$4,000 in two prizes, one Of 500. 900
and the other of $4,000. for the dis
covery Of the physical basis Of meteor
ology.
Even government weather experts ad-
NIT that they do not know what causes
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ener brother-in-law to Lord Curzon,
viceroy Of India.
Since Kitchener won fame - leader
in Egypt, South Africa and India, his
name has repeatedly been connected
with that of famous women, actresses,
heiresses, and other women Of note.
while Miss Letter has been similarly ia
yored with reported engagements
The Move Vremya, st. Petersburg's
leading organ, in commenting on the
rumored engagement, which the writer
evidently thought had reached the mar
rage stage, says: v@
1.-TWO American millionafres have
changed tie destinies of India. Since
Lord Curzon became Lord Kitchener's
brother-in-law, their personalities seem
to have been merged. Curzon spoke with
the words Of Kitchener on the glacis
theory, and Kitchener adopted the policy
of Curzon in sending an alleged diDlo-
matte mission into Thibet"