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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
Authors in Collaboration.

The announcement of the death of
the widow of James Rice recalls the
notable collaboration between James
Rice and Walter Besant. 1t was like
the partnership of Erckmann and Cha
trian. To-day we have the example
of the Castles, mother and son, writ
ing novels in collaboration, and other
modern instances can be cited. An
drew Lang said years ago: "As a
rule in collaboration one man does
the work while the other looks on"
Another opinion is that of Dumas,
who wrote: zone is always the dupe
and he is the man of talent" Those
who knew the two men said that 1t
was James Rice who supplied the in
genious plots and Walter Besant who
worked out the detail.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
Japan Sends Best Sulphur.

Look in Japan for good sulphur.
The yield of sulphur from Japanese
ore is probably the highest In the
world. II reaches so per cent in the
north, where ore Of less than 3S per
cent is rejected. In Sicily 20 per cent
ore is considered workable. Japan's
output has grown from 10000 tons
In 1900 to above 10000 tons in 1904.
and is likely to grow still further.
Domestic consumption takes only a
quarter of the output, the consuming
industries being the manufacture of
matches, for which there are numerous
plants, OF explosives and of chemi-
calls. Exports amount to $4,000 or 49,
900 tons per year, the western coast
of the United States and Australia
being the largest consumers The
process of extraction is still primitive
and in northern Japan snow inter-
rupts activities for five months every
year
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
Claiming Victory for Turbines.

The advantages claimed for the tur.
bine justified thus far by experiment
are economy in coal consumption,
smaller engine-room, lessened vibra'
ton, reduced cost of attendance, over
hauling and of oils and stores. The
defects heretofore pointed out-the In
efficiency of turbines at low speed and
poor reversing and maneuvering quail
ities-are now said to have been over
come and the turbinites are asserting
a complete victory. 1t Ia confidently
believed that the time is not far dis
tant when, utilizing the saved space
for larger turbine batteries. passenger
steamers will be propelled at thirty,
FIVE statute miles an hour, or as fast
as the ordinary railway train.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
SEES IRON A PRECIOUS METAL.
Exhaustion of Present Ore Fields Pre-
dicted by Scientist.


Iron as a precious metal is pos
sibility indicated by Prof. Tornebaum
of the Swedish geological survey. He
predicts that the ore fields of the
present large producing countries
namely: North America, Great Brit
ain, and Germany-will be exhausted
within one or two centuries and the
high grade ores much earlier. The
future center of the iron industry Will
as now, be located where natural fuel
abounds, since the ore travels to the
coal, and not vice versa. AS a con-
sequence Great Britain, where the coal
supply, it is estimated, will be ex-
hausted in $50 years, will thereupon
cease to be an iron producing country,
while In the United States and Ger
many, with their much larger coal
areas, the iron industry will continue,
although being dependent upon inn
ported ores. For the same reason
north China, where coal and iron are
found associated, Is regarded as a
promising iron center. Prof. Sjogren
OF the same survey declares that a
/ great iron industry depends on other
factors as important as the fuel ques-
ton. OF these factors are the ex-
tent, richness, and purity of the ores,
freight charges for ores, coal, and iron
Qproducts, traffic regulations, etc.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
Making statistics Attractive.

Secretary Wilson knows as well as
another that to the average man mere
statistics are unattractive and large
ly meaningless. When he says that
every sunset during the last FIVE
years has registered an increase of
SO, 100000 in the value Of American
farms" the fact sticks. When he
states and proves that "the man with
the hoe has become the man with the
harvester and the depositor and share
holder of the bank" he tells a monu-
mental truth that will bear some dec
orative detail. Let the good work go
on. If the purpose of department
report is to tell the people what it
is doing for them it should be set
forth in terms that can be under
standed of the people and remember
ed by them. Figures alone will not
serve-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Secretary Wilson's comments upon
he wonderful prosperity Of the farm
srs Of the country have attracted gen.
sral attention to the fact that never
before have crops been harvested at
such general high level of produc-
ton and price.
Corn. Mr.. Wilson says, has reached
its highest production, 2,708,000.000
bushels, and It's highest value, which
may be 10000. No other crop is
worth half as much.
The nearest crop in value to corn
is that of hay the figures being $685.
100000. For the preceding two years
cotton held second place, but 1t drops
to third rank this year, when its
value. including seed, is expected to
be nearly or quite $575,000,000.
Wheat, according to the report, Is
the second in size of that grain the
country has ever produced, 6S4,000,000
bushels, while it's value, s525 100000,
Is $11,Ga0, 0G0 more than ever before
reached.
Mr.. Wilson places oats fifth in order
of value of the years crops, the yield
being 100000 bushels, worth $685.
100000. Then in order come potatoes,
$4,000, 600; barley, s5S,OO0.000; to-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
Marquette railroads placed in the
hands of receiver and appointed
former Judge Judson Harmon, attor-
ney general under President Cleve,
land, to act in that capacity.
Astor to Erect Fine Building.

William Waldorf Astor is soon to
erect a model apartment house in
Broadway, New York, near Central
park. 1t will be. the biggest thing of
its kind anywhere on earth, but it will
not be the tallest. William Waldorf,
unlike his cousin, John Jacob, does
not believe in tall buildings for resi-
Dental purposes. The new building
will cover almost city block, but will
be only twelve stories high. When it
is stated that it will accommodate in
large and comfortable rooms 1000
persons, some idea of its size may be
had. There will be five miles of hall.
ways, seventy miles of pipes and
eight hydrostatic elevators running
day and night. No apartment will be
let under $1,000 a year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
Great Prize.

Robinson Crusoe stood on the cliff
and gazed In depressed loneliness at
the vast waters that surrounded his
prisonlike island. Its pretty tough"
he sighed, ito be marooned afar from
civilization"
Just then he observed faithfully
Friday preparing turtle stew.
"But there is one consolation" he
continued, Frightening up. Il have a
cook who cannot leave on short notice
like the cooks do in civilization"
And Robinson felt so exuberant he
went out and TESTED with the parrot.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
PICTURES SENT BY TELEGRAPH
"Photograms" the Invention of Prof.
korn of Munich.

Photograms are photographs tele-
graphically transmitted Prof Korn
of Munich uses as dispatcher Sc
lenium tube revolving on a small
shaft and surrounded by glass cy-
Under, on which is wrapped the trans
parency, negative or positive, which
is to be telegraphed. Light from an
electric arc lamp is thrown through
the transparency and falls upon the
selenium tube in small patch or
spot. Every part of the tube and
every part of the photograph passes
in turn under the spot of light. The
receiver is cylinder carrying SEN
sitive film, revolving, and also trav-
cling along the line of its axis at the
same speed as the transmitting cy-
Under. Near it is vacuum tube light
shielded by inactive material, except
for a tiny window whence ray of
light falls upon the revolving sensitive
film. The strength of this light con-
stantly varies, as 1t is controlled by
the electric current, which in turn
is controlled by the light playing
through the transmitter's transparency
upon the selenium coil. Every part
of the receiving sensitive cylinder is
exposed in turn and only requires de-
velopment to give a negative or posi-
tive
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

and saw service in the Spanish-Ameri.
can war. He took his degree from
Trinity In 1901 and was ordained by
Bishop Brewster on June l of the
same year. He became interested In
the work of Bishop Huntington in New
York and was assigned to the East
Side chapel, connected with Grace
church. In 1892 he was advanced to
the priesthood and the following Sep
TENDER became assistant pastor Of
Christ church in Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
He left there In 1904 to become assist.
ant rector of Trinity church. While
at college Mr.. Travers played half
back on the varsity and was a sprint
err holding the Trinity records for the
100 and 220 yard dashes Of 10 1-5 and
% seconds respectively, and he was
also member of the Psi Epsilon fra.
ternity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
| HARDIN SACKED
BY MUT|NEERS
Refugees Bring Tales Of
Burning OF the Russian
City.
IS FIGHTING IN THE STREETS
Condition In st. Petersburg Seems
Desperate--First Blood Has Been
Shed and the Labor Leader Is
under Arrest.

London, DC. 1.-THE Daily Tele
graphs Toxic correspondent sends
the first part of long dispatch from
Mott giving accounts in circumstan
tial detail by refugees of the alleged
sacking and burning of Hardin by
mutinous Russian sailors, the desper
ate fighting of the mutlnous and loyal
troops and the massacre OF many In
dents.
st. Petersburg. Saturday evening
Dec. 9.--Another crisis Is ut hand
involving the indefinite prolongatior
of the strike, the probable immediate
precipitation Of general strike
throughout Russia, and n possible
final struggle between tho govern
ment and the proletariat.
This sudden change for the worse
is the result OF the shedding OF the
first blood In the telegraph strike
this afternoon, almost simultaneously
with the action of Mr.. Durnovo, min.
lister OF the interior, In throwing
down the gauntlet to the labor organ
izations by arresting M. Krustaleff
of the workmen's council withou,
warning.
About 2 o'clock several companies
OF Cossacks clattered through tho
streets leading to tho headquarters
IF the council In Targova street
Having barred the approaches, a
force OF troops and police surrounded
the building, after which secret ser
vice men rushed In and seized Krus
taleff. The latter made no resist
ance and the affair was conducted
quickly. II was impossible for Krus
taleff to conceal tho papers OF the or
ganization, In which the police evi
IDENTIFY expect to find evidence prov
Ing the ultimate purpose of the strike
to be an armed uprising against the
government.
A disturbance in which two strii1
ers were killed and policeman and
several others wounded occurred a
the same hour Immediately in from
OF the general postofllce. The strilS
ers for two days have been seeking
to persuade the volunteer and regula
carriers to refuse to work. AT III,
door of the building today the striker
enraged by the refusal OF the volun
teers to quit, drew knives, whereupol
carrier attempted to defend himsel
with n revolver. Both tho CARRIE
and companion were killed on tn,
spot.
A squad of policemen was stood OF
by the strikers and worfmen WHIT
sympathized with them Both sIder
exchanged a fierce fusilade during
which policeman and several work
men were wounded.
AS the strikers were withdrawing &
Cossack patrol came galloplng to tn,
rescue. One of the strikers turned
and threw an imitation bomb and the
Cossacks wheeled in order to avoid
what they presumed to be a deadly
missile. The crowd managed to gel
in an open courtway close to tho door
and to escape.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
Modern Inventions for ships.

All of the water-tight doors con-
Meeting compartments of the hold of
one of the greatest ocean liners can
be closed in few seconds, from the
bridge of the steamer, by simply
pressing an electric button. Another
useful application Of science to the
protection Of passengers is the fitting
of the latest type of ocean steamships
with apparatus whereby sulphuric
acid gas can be forced into a fire in
any part OF the vessel. Immediately
after 1t Il discovered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
THE FIRST MOUNTAIN RAILROAD.
American Transcontinental Lines
Were Not the Pioneers.


Uncle Sam perhaps thinks that the
construction of mountain railroads in
their greatest and most comprehen-
sive sense was practically pioneered
by the construction of his own great
transcontinental lines, the Union Pa
cific leading the way. But one Amer
lean engineer notes that he rode over
the railroad from Vienna to Venice,
two-thirds of the distance between
New York and Chicago, passing over
several ranges of the Alps, and par
ticularly the Semmering pass, over
a mountain railroad constructed be-
tween the years 184S and 1854, or
within fifteen or twenty years OF the
introduction of the railway into civil
ization, and twenty years before
Americas first transcontinental rail-
way. Thirty-five miles over that pass
the Semmering, southwest of Vienna,
was constructed during those years,
having in it's length fifteen tunnels
and sixteen viaducts, with maximum
grade of 21a per cent. The cost OF
the thirty-five miles was 100000 per
mile. II was built, as was the en-
tire line, from Vienna to Venice, 500
or more miles owned owned and OPP
Grated by the Austrian government,
since at that time Venice and that
portion of Italy was under the do
minion of the Austrian and Italian
governments jointly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
Comparative Value Of Farm Products In 1905.

bacco, estimated at $52,000,000; sugar
cane and sugar beets, worth $50,000,-
600, and rice, which is expected to ex-
coed in value last years crop. which
was worth $13,S92,000.
OF the total production, Secretary
Wilson remarks that "the wealth
production on farms in 1905 reached
the highest amount ever attained by
the farmer Of this or any other coun-
try, a stupendous aggregate of results
of brain and muscle and machine,
amounting In value to $6,415, 000,0 00,"
which is $256,000,00O greater than the
figures for 1904.
Besides this enormous value of
crops, the secretary states that the
value of farm lands has increased
$6,133, 100000 since the census of
1900, which means that every sunset
during the last five years has register
ed an increase Of $3,400,000 in the
value of the farms of this country"
Secretary Wilson gravely asserts
that "the results accomplished by the
Weather Bureau for the benefit of
the farmer, the mariner, the shipper,
the manufacturer and the seeker after
health or pleasure prove that there Is
no weather service anywhere in the
world comparable with It,"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

Enlightened Russian Peasant New
Factor in World.


Factor in World.
Illustrations of the worlds economic
solidarity are the recent Russian in
fluences on the security markets
everywhere. Russian enlightenment
and freedom promise to make mark
ed impressions on future American
farming. Henry ID. Baker says that
agriculture now gives employment to
S71a per cent of Russia's population,
but Russian agriculture is now in a
terrible condition. The Russian peas
ant enlightened will prove a powerful
rival to the Yankee farmer. The
average return per hectare of land
in Russia is said to be 3S2 kilos,
while the German return is 1900 sllilos.
Russia has to use 20 per cent of her
harvest as seed for future sowing,
which is about double what other ma
lions use. Curiously, even in the
direst times, like during the recent
war and late chaotic conditions, Rus
STA still makes heavy exports of
wheat. This doubtless is because
wheat is one of the chief quick assets
of the country. The Russian peasant
ry have wheat to export to England
when they scarcely can afford to buy
rye bread for their own hamlets. Their
exports of wheat will help pay the
interest on their nations enormous
foreign obligations, but individually
they yield trifiing cash returns.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
NO BILL AGAINST LAWSON
Massachusetts, Fails To indlct Him
On Charge Of Criminal Libel.

On Charge Of Criminal Libel.
Boston, Mass, Dec. 10.-The Suffolk
grand jury failed to return an indict
ment against Thomas w. Lawson, who
had been held for that body by the
municipal court on the charge oil
criminal libel. The charges were
preferred by Clarence w. Barron, the
proprietor of the Boston News blu
reau.
A mo" bill was reported by the fur
ors. The grand jury returned no in
dictment against Mr.. Barron, against
whom 1t was understood Mr.. Lawson
had offered evidence before the grand
jury in connection with a crimina!
libel complaint.
The action of the jury puts an emo
to the controversy between Messrs
Lawson and Barron, so far as the
criminal courts are concerned. Mr.
Barron's charges were based upon an
article referring to him published in
a magazine and alleged to have beer
written by Mr.. Lawson Mr.. Law
sons complaint was founded upon
statements in Mr.. Barron's newspa
pers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
a BRAIN wUhNER.
Must Have the Kind OF Food That
Nourishes Brain.

Must Have the Kind OF Food That
Nourishes Brain.
II am literary man whose nervous
energy Is great part Of my stock in
trade, and ordinarily have little pa.
thence with breakfast foods and the
extravagant claims made of them.
But cannot withhold my acknowledge
ment OF the debt that owe to Grape.
Nuts food.
II discovered Tong ago that the very
bulkiness of the ordinary diet was not
calculated to give one clear head, the
power of sustained, accurate thinking
always felt heavy and sluggish In
mind as well as body after eating the
ordinary meal, which diverted the
blood from the brain to the digestive
apparatus.
Il tried foods easy of digestion, but
found them usually deficient in nutri
ment. experimental with many
breakfast foods and they too, proved
unsatisfactory, til reached Grape.
Nuts. And then the problem was
solved.
"Grape-Nuts agreed with me per-
fectly from the beginning, satisfying
my hunger aud supplying the nutri
ment that so many other prepared
foods lack.
81 had not been using 1t very long
before | found that was turning ont
an unusual quantity and quality OF
work. Continued use has demonstrst.
ed to my entire satisfaction thar
Grape-Nuts food contains all the ele'
ments needed by the brain and nerv-
Gus system of the hard working public
writer" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book. 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
Knew Not the Kinq of Terrors

A little girl. coming In contact with
death for the first time in the shape
of a lifeless bird that she found in
the wood, ran with 1t to her nurse.
what can be the matter with it?"
she cried. "The bird is dead" the
nurse answered, portentously, I'VE
must all die some day" The little
girl looked at the small corpse in
her hand contemplatively. then drop
ped 1t with some disgust. you may
die If you want to-" she remarked. 81
shan't"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

AS the fearless white man entered
the kraal OF the native king, salute
was sounded on drum of serpent
skin, and six warriors with neck
laces OF human teeth rafting about
their throats, led him before a rough
ivory dlas, on which sat n majestic
and formidable figure. Hail." said
the white man. And without loss OF
time, he took out one OF his brass
watches, wound 1t up and showed It's
works to the dusky monarch This
marvel" he said, Il will give your
majesty, making you the envy of all
men, and In return for only six tusks
of seventy pounds weight each. The
king took the watch, produced mon,
ocle from pouch hidden In his
shield, and, after a moments study OF
the brass trinket, returned 1t with
,anguid smile. Last year." he added.
"in London, / exchanged an old wood
en- war-club for a bushel of these
things, and, by Jove, there wasn't
one OF them that ran above week,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
Honeymoon Amid Hardshlps.

A honeymoon in Tibet cannot be
recommended as a general practice. II
has its drawbacks. Count dc Lesdain
and his wife, who spent their honey.
moon in travelling from Pekin, through
Tibet, to India, has numerous adven-
lures. While crossing one of the rivers
encountered, all the belongings of the
explorer were lost, and the party had
to subsist for some time on the game
they shot. The Countess. who is an
American, had an attack of fever while
crossing an immense desert.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
prouides Labor for converts.

A company has recently been or
ganized in Fatehargh, India, ito pro-
vide remunerative labor for Indian
Christians, thus striving to overcome
the difficulty of furnishing support
for native Christians who have be-
come outcasts for the sake of gos-
pel. The company is conducted on
the profit-sharing plan, one-fourth Of
all the profits being divided among
those in service for six months or
more, in proportion TO the size of
their wages.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
Rich Mans Odd Fancy.

Most extraordinary was the little
luxury of Mr.. Skidmore, who ac-
formulated goodly pile in the pro-
Vision trade. He engaged two Wallets.
lone to tickle the crown OF his head
lad the other the soles of his feet.
3re said he liked the sensation i'm
Cnensely, and when demonstrated with
10Y his doctor declared 1t to be ever
20 much better than massage" The
,ase was recorded in the medical
|slournals of the time as an example OF
IA strange development of a well rec
|ognized physical liking.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14


Chan Chun Man, head OF Canton
firm employing over ten thousand
hands, has been studying American
industries. In Philadelphia, apropos
Of the Chinese awakening, he said:
"China has for thousands of years
been highly enough civilized to do
splse war. Her newborn respect for
war is not an unnixed good. There
is, perhaps, litse OF degeneration,
of barbarism, In Il. But at least
China will no longer be tho laughing
stock of nations more warllke than
herself. IL will no longer be possible
to say OF her. az a Chinese general
once explained a defeat with the fol-
lowing report: The ignorant enemy,
unaware that guns could not be fired
against an object behind them, came
upon us from the rear and thus rend.
cred all our cannon useless
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14
CIV warfleld and Thirteen.

Gov. Edwin Warfield of Maryland
laughs at the thirteen superstition,
though according to the common view
|oe ought to regard it with respect. He
8 the thirteenth governor of Mary
and to occupy the executive mansion
hi Annapolis. He was elected by a
majority of 10000 votes, has thirteen
etters in his name and was inaugu-
,ated Jan. Is, 1904. So far nothing
las occurred In his political career
% warrant any fear for the thirteen
superstition.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-14

The political crisis in the united
kingdom reached climax Dec. A.,
when Arthur J. Bslfour, the premier,
formally rendered the resignation Of
himself and the members OF his cabi-
net, to King Edward, who accepted
them.
His majesty intrusted Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman with the task OF
forming a new cabinet.
"C.-B." has been leader of the OPP
position since 1899. when Lord Rose
berry resigned the position. He dis
tinguished himself by his fight on
the governments South African pol
Icy and by his opposition to the war