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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
instantaneous good
nature to order for inn
mediate use.

Suppose you feel as ugly as possible
and in three minutes you must go on
duty, smiling your best-do you think
that you could do it?
Many can do it in an artificial man.
ner, but few may be able to do it and
have the good nature genuine clear
through.
Recently met man on stairway
and he made remark that confused
me. He limited in his voice rather
than in words that l had been favor.
ing one of his competitors. AS l did
not even dream that he had ever cared
what l did for any one it simply rat.
tied my conversation. Before | could
say anything worth saying he had
gone on.
Ii an event or thought or a man
ner can turn our calmness into con-
fusion why cannot our ugliness be
turned into cheerfulness by will or
reason or thought?
People have various things to which
they turn for pleasure or strength, for
self-control or hope.
What helps one may not another,
but any one who hunts for helps will
discover some source of benefit.
1t may be a poem, motto, the
memory of some experience, a pic
ture, sermon, determination, physi-
cal exercise, or an event in history.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
MAY PATCH UP
old DIFFERENCES
Status Of Ang|o-Russian In
derstanding Made
Plain.
NEGOTIATIONS ARE IN SIGHT
Important Matters Are Waiting to Be
Adjusted - Will Be Task of Much
Difficulty and Will Tax Abilities OF
the Diplomats.

London, April H. The Associated
Press learns that the exact status OF
the much forecasted Anglo-Russian
understanding is as follows:
After King Edward had given his
personal assurances to Emperor Mich
olas that the antihasslan comments
in the British press did not represent
the feeling of the government, For
eign Secretary Landsdowne informed
the Russian Ambassador Count Ben
ckendorff that he would be glad t.
reopen the negotiations looking to
settlement Of all matters now in dis
pute between Russia and Great Brit
ain. Lord Landsdowne did not stipu
late any basis or enter into any de
tails. The ambassador expressed his
pleasure at the offer and transmitted
it to st. Petersburg, where Lord Lands
downe's action Is understood to have
been taken as a material expression
of King Edwards personal message
There, for the moment, the matter
stands. The negotiations beyond Lore
Landsdowne's offer have not beer
commenced and are not likely to as
sumo any definite phase in the neal
future. Both King Edwards personal
action and the step taken by his for
eign secretary are due to a great
degree to the untiring solicitation OF
Queen Alexandria, who has been great
ly distressed over the war which has
involved her Russian relatives and
Great Britain's ally Diplomats &C
credited to the court of st. James ex
press surprise at the fact that Lord
Landsdowne has gone even SO far as
he has.
The Associated Press learns that
Russia and Great b Itain secretly ne
gotiated to the SAME END eighteen
months ago, but the attempt to draw
up an agreement came to an abrupt
end, when Lord Landsdowne an
nounced in the house Of lords that
under no consideration would Russia
be allowed port on the Persian gun
Since then that question has been re
garded as deadlock. Under the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
How some new white
flannel caps got into the
mud.

The first saw about it was a group
OF men and boys on the street cross.
ing.
A man was helping a boy pick up
some large, square, overturned paper
boxes.
The boy was more of a person than
you would think from his size.
The boxes numbered eight or more
and made small wagon load, but
the boy was carrying them alone
when a string broke and into the mud
they went.
White flannel caps were in the
boxes and number of them were
reached the sidewalk.
The boy told me that the man at
the factory did not put enough string
around the boxes.
Now, that is human nature, isn't it.?
You or l would have said the
same.
Have you ever known a boy who
would have said that he neglected to
have more string put on the boxes?
The boy either neglected to audit
the string when he took the boxes or
else he decided wrong about it.
We can sympathize with the boy
and all who were blamed or worried
by mud on the new white caps, but
we can learn to shoulder more things
which belong to us and more that do
hn1nnp RI ic CTR OFT ay
ing and educating exercise to blame
ourselves some and give others an
occasional rest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
PROVING Results,

During the last hour a young man
wondered if any way could be devised
for proving his plan to be right.
To be able to show profits is de-
partment of accuracy and some mer-
chants have clocklike systems, and
they know every hour of the business
day and every day of the year how
conditions are.
Systems are world in themselves,
but an unknown world to many. Some
dealers guess-they never know. Re-
suits to them are what they happen
to have left. They tell me that any
system would cost them more, than it
would be worth. II they and their
employees are accurate this may be
true, but every person in the world
needs some kind of an auditing sys-
tenn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
The Mercator letters
from Eere and there to
the Individual any
where.

Mr.. Mercator drew a map of the
world which have admired for a long
time and I may never find a better
name for my daily reports on accuracy
for you.
Three years ago / printed a letter
to send to my friends and in it re-
quested them to send me a short sug.
gestion for the daily life of men and
boys in shops and factories, on rail.
roads, ships and farms and in mines
and forests.
The letter brought me some ideas
but | did not give it much attention
and permitted other things to push
it to one side, until last month, when
| picked up bundle, reread it and
decided that it should be set going
again.
During the next half century would
like to visit every country to collect
local personal wisdom of general use
among those every where in the world
who wish to know more.
II | can get people to sending me
on postal cards their valuable expert
ences and cheerful observations may
by means of the newspapers of the
world reach those who reach every
body in the world. To me it seems
that every person who gives orders
to any one has chance to be teach
er or promoter of accuracy, fore
thought and greater individual skill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
Can you hire people
to be good and cheerful
wise and true?

A father told his daughter that he
would give her a coin every time she
looked cheerful when she would nat
urally have a doleful face.
The same day the father found this
I poem in parer which had credited
the authorship to Driftwood.
The wind was east and the chimney
And the ola brown house seemed
For nobody smiled. and nobody joked.
me young folks grumbled, the old folks
They had come home chilled and weary.
Then opened the door, and a girl. came
Oh. she was homely--very!
f1er nose was pug and her cheek was
There wasn't a dimple from brow to chin,
But her smile was bright and CHEEKY.
She spoke not word of the cold and
Nor yet of the gloom about her;
But she mended the fire and lighted the
And she put on the place a different
From that it had without her.
Her dress. which was something in sober
And with dampness nearly dripping,
She changed for a bright, warm, crimson
gown:
And she looked so gay when she so
came down,
They forgot that the air was nipping.
They forgot that the house was dull old
place.
And smoky from base to rafter;
And gloom departed from every face
AS they felt the charm of her mirthful
grace
And the cheer of her happy laughter
Oh, give me the girl who will smile and
sing,
-. And make all glad together!
70 be plain or fair is a lesser thing;
Sut Kind unselfish heart can bring
Good cheer In the darkest weather
Will it do the daughter as much
good as the money offer? Will it do
her more good?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
Little folks eyes are
sometimes as useful
as anything in or out Of
the house.

A man had a book ready to be
printed and he had pinned the proof
sheets up to file away when his little
girl became interested in the queerly
marked sheets of paper, and sic
found wrong word in sentence.
How was there in place of have,
and several men had gone over it
blindly. ~
Then she found a comma left out,
and for these two discoveries she was
given eleven cents. 49,.
Her father would not have had the
wrong word printed for hundred and
eleven cents, but she was more than
satisfied with what she got.
Her grammar is more interesting
to her now in her school work than
before the wrong word event, and in
time she may become good proof.
reader. q
An old gentleman said he wished
he could have lived his sixtieth year
when he was twelve years old, as he
thought that it would help him during
the years between. 1t might and ii
might not. We can by association
and information exchanging get ths
next thing to experience.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14

The Defiance Strach Co. will give
25 ladies round trip ticket to the
st. Louis Exposition, to five ladies
in each of the following states: ILL
nois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri who will send in the largest
number of trade marks cut from ten
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cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own home. any
where in the above named states
These trade marks must be mailed to
and received by the Defiance Starch
Co., Omaha, Nebr., before September
LIST, 1904. October. and November
will be the best months to visit the
Exposition. Remember that Defiance
is the only starch put up 16 OF. Ga
full pound) to the package. You get
one-third more starch for the same
money than of any other kind, ano
Defiance never sticks to the iron
The tickets to the Exposition will be
sent by registered mail September
9Th. Starch for sale by all dealers.
In Heligoland the Sabbath begins
on Saturday evening at six o'clock,
and extends until the same nour OF
the next day. In former times, no
vessel was allowed to leave port be,
tween these hours.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
BAN ON PLURAL MARRIAGES.

Salt Lake City, April AT the
closing session of the seventy-fourth
annual conference Of the Mormon
church the following official declara-
ton by President Smith on polygamy
was read:
"Inasmuch as there are numerous
reports in circulation that plural mar
riages have been entered into con-
trary to the official declaration of
President Woodruff of September 26,
1890, commonly called the manifesto,
which was issued by President Wood
ruff and adopted by the chlrch at it's
general conference on October i, 1890,
which forbids any marriage violative
Of the law of the land, |, Joseph F.
Smith, president of the church of
Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
hereby affirm and declare that no
such marriages have been solemnized
with the sanction, consent or knowl-
edge of the church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints, and, that mere
by announce that all such marriages
are prohibited, and if any officer or
member of the church shall assume
to solemnize or enter into any such
marriage he will be deemed in trans
erosion against the church and will
be liable to be dealt with according
to the rules and regulations thereof
and accommodated therefrom.
Joseph F. Smith,
President of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints"
This statement received the full in.
| dorsement Of the church members as,
sembled, who unanimously adopted
| the following resolution, introduced
by Apostle Francis M. Lyman: ...
Resolved, That we, the members
of the church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter Day Saints, in general conference
assembled, hereby approve and in
! dorse the statement and declaration
of President Joseph F. Smith, just
made to this conference, concerning
plural marriages, and will support the
courts of the church in the enforce
! ment thereof" rs M y
A committee was authorized to take
steps toward the erection of a suit
able building as monument to the
memory of the Prophet Joseph Smith
Although Utah abounds with mem
orials of Brigham Young, there is al
present not single monument OF
building in honor of the founder OF
the church.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
RUMORS Of FIGHT
OFF PORT ARTHUR
Admiral Makarotf Sailed Out
With the Russian
Squadron.
JAPANESE FLEET SIGHTED
St. Petersburg Absorbed in Religious
Observance-lmpressive and Beau
tiful Services at ST. isaac's Cathe-
dral Commemorate Crucifixion.

Paris, April 9.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo De Paris
says that Admiral Makar went out
from Port Arthur this morning, a Jap
anese squadron having been signalled
as in the offing. 1t is rumored, the
correspondent says, that a sea fight
took place but nothing concerning it
is officially known.
London, April "a correspondent
of the times at Wei Hal Wei, cabling
under yesterdays date, says:
THE result Of the weeks cruise leads
me to believe that the Japanese fleet
is engaged in covering arrangements
for a new landing of the troops recent
ly mobolized. A Liuse plochade u
Port Arthur is not maintained, pre-
sumably because of information re-
garding the state of the channel. Ger
tainly up to the present no Japanese
transports have entered the gulf of
Pc Chi Lii"
st. Petersburg, April "a hundred
million of the emperors subjects yes
terday revived the tragedy of God
gotha. The Russian capital seemed
plunged in grief. The busy hum OF
the metropolis was gone. The streets
were deserted. All night and morning
the church bells tolled mournfully, re-
minding the faithful of the betrayal
of Gethsemane, Peters denial, the
trial before PLATE, the burden of the
cross, and finally the crucifixion. The
scourging and hooking of the Saviour
were impressively. lt-enacted at the
Alexander Nevsky cathedral, Antonius,
the metropolitan of ST. Petersburg, Of
floating.
Yesterday afternoon at ST. Isaac's
cathedral was held the solemn cere-
mony commemorating the three hours
agony accompanied by beautiful SER
vice of song. The interior of the
great cathedral presented wonderful
scene when at last a silver cross, on
which was painted picture ol Christ
crucified, was borne out through the
inner, golden gates on the shoulders
of the black-garbed clergy to a mag
nificent sarcopnagus erected in the
center of the church. The vast con.
gregation, consisting OF over ten thous-
and persons, was on its knees, each
person holding a lighted candle.
Thrice the officiating bishops and dea-
cons circled the bier and then all the
lights were eXtinguished, and for sew
eral hours the people passed beside
the catafalque, most of them sobbilg
and weeping
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
Questions and Answers.

Just before lunch to-day heard a
conversation between an agent and a
business man.
The agent wanted the man to sub
scribe to some reading matter and
the man replied that he had recently
discontinued his favorite magazine be
cause he did not get time to read it.
Then the agent asked if he would
subscribe for some young man who
had time and wanted the information
but was not able to spend money fer
it.
The reply to this was that the man
had made a subscription to new
building his organization intended put.
ting up and he did not know where
he was to get the money, that he was
doing work he usually hired in order
to save money.
The agent went away to think and
accumulate zeal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
JAPANESE HAVE
CROSSED YALU
Have Taken Up Strong Posi-
tons in the Russian
Territory.
FIGHTING IS NOW IMMINENT
Russians Also Are Taking Aggressive
Action-Forces of the Gar Are
Reported to Have Seized and For
tilted Korean Frontier Towns.

Chicago, April ga special cable to
the Daily News from Toxic says:
Reliable reports were received here
today from Seoul to the effect that
part of the Japanese fighting line
has crossed the Yalu river and estab-
lished itself in strong positions there
at several important points.
Seoul, Korea, April S.-Telegrams
have been received here saying that
the Russians are occupying six OF the
largest OF the border towns on the
Tumen river In northwestern Korea.
A Korean project has sent in re-
port that the Russians and Chinese
who We're at Yongampho, Korea, have
withdrawn at Antung, across the
Yalu river. Only a few merchants
remain at the former place.
The Japanese authorities have no
confirmation of a reported engage
ment between Dussians and Japan
ese at Xvii Sung.
st. Petersburg, April 8.-The ter
rible sanitary condition of Hardin, it
is feared will lead to an epidemic,
is revealed in a dispatch to the No
NOSll. l ne IldIt6F Is III Pal tlCul1i
importance in view of the fact that
Hardin is the center of Russian mill
tary and civil authority in Manchuria.
All the troops pass through this
point and all provisions and medical
supplies are brought there.
An arrangement has been made for
Hardin to become the first station
for the sick and wounded during the
war. Despite a dry spring and sum-
mer and peaceful conditions in the
territory last year, there were cases of
cholera and typhoid, furthr de-
velopment of which was stopped by
the November frosts. The chief cause
of the contagion is the water Of the
Sungari river and the shallow wells
which are located in unsanitary
places. Another source of contagion
is that the ground filth in the winter
has not been satisfactorily disposed
of, but it is exposed above ground in
the heart of the city, the streets of
which are filled with refuse.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
JAPANESE FAILED
To MATER|AL|ZE
Expected Attack On Port Ar
thur Did Not Take
Place.
RUSSIANS WAITED IN VAIN
Special Precautions Had Been Taken
to Repsl Attack - Russian Plan of
Campaign is to Draw Japanese
Forces Into Interior.

St. Petersburg, April 1.-THE gen
orally anticipated attack on Port Ar
thur did not occur Saturday night, al
though telegram received from
Grand Duke Cyril reports that the
enemys ships were sighted on the nor
lion. 1t is presumed that the Japan
csc were warned of the extra precau
lions which had been taken to guard
against a surprise.
There was no Easter merrymakina
at the fort. By special dispensatior
the soldiers and sailors there were re-
lieved of all religious observances on
account of the necessities of the mill
tary situation.
Vice Admiral Makaroff's torpedo
flotilla patrolled the open sea, while
the warships with full steam up re-
manned outside Port Arthur.
Elsewhere throughout the thearer VI
war all is reported quiet.
A high military authority in CONVEX.
sation with the Associated Press ex.
planned why General Kuropatkin's plan
of campaign does not contemplate a
heavy resistance to the Japanese ad.
vance at the Yalu, saying:
Either defeat or victory in a battle
there would be disadvantageous to us.
If we lost we would have to fall back
and say, to you that Russian STRAIT
egg is based on the idea of victory and
not on that of defeat-success would
be fruitless. We could not follow it
up without exposing the army to too
great risks On account of the Japan
csc control Of the sea, If we pursued
the enemy into the peninsula OIL Korea
We would open both tanks to pos
sible attack from the rear. No, the
Japanese must come on to a point in
the interior which with this end in
view has been selected, where we can
follow up crushing defeat to the bit
ter end with blow after blow and seal
the fate Of the campaign.
Our plans on sea and land will con.
verge at time next summer when
Vice Admiral Makaroff's fleet will be
relieved by the arrival of reinforce.
ments. Then, if successful on land we
can clear the sea of the enemy, cut his
communications and the Japanese in
Korea and Manchuria will be at our
mercy"
1t is understood here that as the re-
suit of General Kuropatkin's visit to
Niuchwang, reinforcements of 100000
men will be sent forward from lao
Yang.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
A quiet wedding is often the pre-
Jude to noisy divorce. f
Don't Use StimuIants.

You neeel a bracer or strengthened at
this this time of the year, but you do not
want to be left with the depressing effects
which follow the use of stimulants. AS a
tonic or purifier, there is nothing better
than DIR. Caldwelrs Laxative) Syrup Pep
sin, which acts gently, but effectually, on
the liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels.
Don't take the nostrums which are adver.
tised under the name of Sarsaparillas.
Blood Purifiers, etc. Not one in ten con.
tains single grain of the genuine Sarsa'
parilla Root or Potassium Iodide. Take
only DR.. Caldwell's Uaxative) Syrup Pep
sin, which is sold by your druggist in SOC
and 81. 90 bottles
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
ATTEMPT TO KILL KING.

Madrid. April S.-An official tele-
gram from Barcelona states that as
King Alfonso was leaving the exhibi.
ton a "Petard" exploded. injuring
two peasants. One arrest was made
King Alfonso arrived at Barcelona
Wednesday for fortnights visit to
CATALONIA. He was accompanied by
Premier Maura and War Minister Lin
ares and numerous suite. The visit
of the King to Barcelona, which is the
hot-bed of republicanism, caused the
greatest disquiet in Spanish official
quarters as it was feared the repub-
tcans and socialists would vent on
The king their hatred of the premier,
whose strong measures in deanng with
The strike rioters had made him very
unpopular. AS a preventative meas
are large numbers of anarchists and
ther suspects were arrested last week
Ind a cruiser, three gunboats and a
arge force of gendarmes were sent
20 Barcelona.
The Spanish king was accorded a
respectful reception at Barcelona and
shortly after his arrival attended a
We deum at the cathedral. The streets
we're decorated with flags and lined
ey enormous crowds of people.
1t was estimated that there were
100000 persons in the streets and the
pressure was so great that the cordons
II troops and the police were repeat
bdly broken by the people who wished
10 see their monarch and the king
Was thus separated from his attend
tnts.
King Alfonso, accompanied by Prem
Ter Maura and War Minister Linares.
started yesterday on a round of
gisits to factories, where he C1nycrsed
with the working people, praised labor
md declared that one of his greatest
desires was to adequately protect the
workmen. He also visited the work
mems quarters, many of which were
decorated. Everywhere the king was
accorded a most cordial reception.
Rome, April g.. The news Of the
attempt on the life King Alfonso by
the explosion of a bomb as ne was
leaving the exhibition at Barcelona
produced the deepest impression here,
SspSCidily dhoh5 LlS IAClhDSlS VI lAe
Spanish colony of Rome, which is
quite numerous.
King Victor Emmanuel learned the
news while presiding ar his weekly
conference with the cabinet ministers
and he Immediately personally tele-
graphed to the Spanish king his warm
est congratulations on his escape.
The papal secretary Vi state, Cardin-
al Merry del Val, when informed of
the attempt fastened with the news
TO the pope, who exCllimed:
"Poor misguided souls. There is
no excuse for their crime"
The pope then instructed the papal
secretary to telegraph the pontlf's
congratulations to King Alfonso on
his escape.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
JAPS IN SEVEN SQUADRCNS.
Four are Watching Port Arthur, the
Others AIonu Coast.

London, April THE Telegraph's
Seoul correspondent says he learns
from a Japanese sailor who partici-
pated in the various attacks on Port
Arthur that the Japanese feet is di-
vided into seven squadrons. Four of
these are watching Port Arthur, the
fifth patrols the Korean coast and the
sixth and seventh cruise between
Vladivostok and north Japan. Two
torpedo boats were much damaged in
the engagements, but otherwise the
feet was little injured. Damages to
the Japanese cruisers Iwate and Yo-
shine have been repaired and the yes
sells have joined the feet.
The Telegraph's Wei Hal Wei cor
respondent, cabling under date of
April G, says Russian warships are pa
trolling the gulf of Pechili and that
the London Times steamer was stop
ped and searched thirty miles outside
of Port Arthur today. ..