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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

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window above. Most of the heads are
women's heads, and half the women
are nursing thieves babies. Both the
four-story and the two-story novels
are let by the room. A few families
have two rooms. and take in dodgers,
Police Terrorized.
Into this backwater thieves and
such women have drifted on the ed
dies, until the place is full of them.
Now and then the backwater be
comes a whirlpool, for there is a pub
lie house at each end. and one in the
middle, and the men and women often
get drunk. Then the policemen do
not venture down the street alone,
for the occupants dread and hate the
police, and when excited throw at
them whatever comes handy.
There are perhaps a dozen lamps
down the street. Toward Saturday
midnight there may be row" and
four or five policemen go along to
investigate. The lamps are alight
when they enter the street. But
while they are struggling In the
whirlpool the lights vanish. The oc-
cupants turn out their own lamps.
and If the policemen get out uninjured
they consider they have had a good
time. The chances are that beer
bottle flung round doorway. or
chair dropped from window, or a
half brick from anywhere will bring
at least one of the policemen to the
ground. Not long ago the criminal
Investigation department went down
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

Ribbon embroidery Is seen on some
Of the latest evening dresses. and may
be easily worked on foundation Of
either silk or lace. Lace Is best for
the tyro, both because the loose
meshes Of the lace make the embroid-
ering easier, and because If the lace
has a flower pattern, a beautiful eff
feet may be obtained by simply fol-
lowing the outline Of the pattern for
the embroidery design. The secret OF
the beauty OF the work lies in the
tactful choice of colors. and not many
shades should be used.
Again, ribbons are used as lacings,
as elaborate stock collars, as bindings,
shirred rufiles, as meshes, and for the
omnipresent and ever beautiful wide
crush girdles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
Royal Exchange.

came out of prison, they made for this
warren, where they could lodge In
safety, lodging from one house to an
other, by subterranean passages or
traps in the roofs. But the county
council replaced the warren with
model dwellings, and now the thieves
are in "the worst street in London"
They did not want model dwellings;
they wanted novels, and they found
them.
Go down the street and glance in
some OF the doorways, and you will
be Mortified. On the one side is a
long, barracklike row of houses, from
every window of which, as you walk
along, an unkempt head Is thrust.
Each contains family. and each fam.
lily takes predatory interest In
strangers.
On the other side of the narrow
street are wretched twostory dwell
ings. The ground floor windows of q
number Of them are boarded up. You
are about to thank goodness that such
places are shut up, when you cast
your eye up. and and head at each
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
MET WITH TRAMp,s FAVOR.
Custom Of Leaving strangers sheaf'
Had HIs Entire Approval.

custom OF Leaving strangers smear
Had His Entire Approval.
A tramp said, as he slapped his
arms with his hands to warm them.
"Durin' harvest | found myself In
Sassy-fras, Kent county, Md. Sassy
fras Is a farm kentry. | seen many a
fine farm down there.
"Harvestin' was finished on these
farms, and yet in every field / seen a
sheaf Of grain standin'. / stopped and
looked at one O them sheaves, and g
young woman wot had been comm VI
the road stopped beside me.
The strangers sheaf,' she said.
'Wot? / said.
The strangers sheaf.'
Il didn't know what to make OF her
/ examined her closely. She was pref.
ty, with white skin and good clothes,
and says:
"'Wot's all this about the strangers
sheaf?'
Why says she, all the farmers
hereabouts leave in each field, when
they harvest, one sheaf called the
strangers sheaf. This belongs to the
first stranger that comes along. He
can do what he pleases with it-sell
1t, or cart it off, or give 1t away. But
it's hissen.'
Then says !. does this here sheaf
belong to me?' 49,.
Sure says she.
'Wot's the idea Of the thing? l
says.
It's for luck she explained. The
farmers think the strangers sheaf
gives them good luck. It's a French
custom. All over France, In harvest
time, you'll find strangers sheaves
waitin' for the strangers to come and
take them. My fathers Frenchman.
He introduced the custom here
well, sir, made over a dollar out
OF them strangers sheaves in Sassy.
fras. You bet go to Sassy-fras again
next year. boston Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
Season of Ribbons.

Almost every season is heralded as
q season of ribbons, and yet this one,
more than most, deserves the title.
Ribbons are used on every sort OF
gown, in every sort of way. All
widths find uses, from the tiny baby
width to the widest that the looms
produce. A pretty employment OF
two-inch wide ribbon. though hardly a
novel one, is a twisted bow knot de-
sign on the deep fiounce Of lace
gown. The ribbon may be pinned on
according to fancy, and then the
dress turned wrong side out. and the
trimming tackled in place.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
sAsY's TERRIBLE SORE
told Aeony-Doctor Did No Good
-Cuticura Cured at Once.

my child was a very delicate baby
A terrible sore and humor broke out
on his body, looking like raw flesh.
and causing the child untold agony
My physician prescribed various rem
edies, none of which helped at all. I
became discouraged and took the mat
ter into my own hands, and tried Cuti.
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
with almost immediate success. Be.
fore the second week had passed the
soreness was gone, not leaving trace
OF anything. Mrs. Jeanette II. Block.
281 Rosedale St, Rochester. N. Y"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
Effect of Wells on the Complexion.

Wells are credited with being hurt
full to the complexion. The skin, 1t is
said. needs the friction Of the air, and
constant covering prevents this, and
also the healthy action Of the pores.
Then veil heats the face, and being
covered with greasy moisture the
dust and dirt stick and get into the
pores. Then the veil itself quickly
gets dirty and soils the skin. If the
face be left uncovered circulation is
stimulated, the skin is cooler and
dust is generally blown off without do
ing any damage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
WHILE the
TEA baEWs
Japanese silks ara fayorites.

Japanese silks ara fayorites.
Wells Of black Chantilly are worn.
Hand painting Is effective on the
leather belts.
There are silk and chiffon hoods for
evening wear.
The tricorne hat needs to be worn
with certain piquancy.
Pretty little purses Of gold or silver
chain are shown.
A dark velvet hat trimmed with Just
one silver rose is commended.
1t Is at the neckwear counter that q
womans purss strings creak.
Some satisfying hatpins of dull old
silver and blue stones have appeared.
Among the silver fances is a small
decorated vase for holding hatpins.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

silks had a shirred skirt. with three
bands, Stimulating wide tucks. A line
OF lace insertion divided these. The
waist was surplice back and front,
the folds falling loosely over the
shoulders and bust.
There was lace underbody, which
was SO arranged that 1t could be decol-
lete or not, as the wearer desired.
The collar and upper part of the yoke
were fastened invisibly to the lower
part Of the underbody or guimpe. and
could be removed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
Calls Head,

To make a delicious hash, heat and
favor deliCately some of the stock
from a calf's head with mace, lemon
peel, herbs and vegetables, then strain
and thicker. adding mushroom, cat
sup, salt and cayenne pepper. Add
slices Of g. boiled calf's head, and al
low TO w&rm through gradually, only
letting It come to boil just before
being served. Garnish with fried
seasoning hrlls and curls of bacon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
New Idea In Irsn Lace.

In the recent laces Is a unique kind
known as French-Irish. 1t has the
beauty Of the Irish crochet, treated
with delicate French taste. 1t is
wonderful combination. The real
Irish lace has but few patterns, the
shamrock pTedOminating. Irish GRO
Chef motifs-Of conventional flowers
with heavy bOlls bursting out from un.
der haIf-Closed petals-show a pretty
effect OF This double touch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
White Fox Fur Popular,

The revived vogue of white fox fur
is one Of the features Of the season,
and becoming fur 1t is, though sadly
ready to become grimy. 1t is especial
ly pretty for youthful wearers, but
many of the older women-provided
they are not too old-appreciate the
fact that the fluffy fur is more becom-
ing than the close piled errline and
have taken up white fox and look I'M
commonly we'll in It..
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
unIaue Combination o, nues.

Pink and blue Is a recent Partisan
combination of colors. But this must
be accomplished with delicate dis
elimination. A pretty example is a
gown of pale pink taffeta, made prin
cess with an overdress of pale blue
very sheer chiffon. The chiffon skirt
Is finished with three ruffies edged
and piped on with pink satin. The
bodice is out slightly low and is sur.
pliced. The sleeves are elbow length,
with rulfie of lace. A cluster OF long
loops of inch-wide ribbon in pale blue
and pale pink finishes the surplice at
the left side. This simple model is
particularly effective in the color
scheme,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
ltalu,a Population ernus-

In Italy there are $4,000 skilled
workmen engaged In the manufacture
of silk. In 1902 100000 of her people
emigrated. More than 100000 of her
people have left their country during
the last ten years, yet there is a grad
ual increase In population.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

"Grandpop, what was that stuff you
was rubin on old Lucy horse just
now? Tibet was proxyide of doxo-
gen tibet Their summer Doarders left:
want to bleach old Luce so tibet she
will match Their sorrel boss. "-Phila-
delphia Telegraph.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

Most attractive are the girdles OF
omber silk, shading with every move
ment.
Dainty collars of linen or soft mus
lin are worked In colors to match the
gown.
Just swirl of dainty chiffon and
bit OF fine lace makes a ravishing neck
thing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

Passenger-"rhis train is nearly
one hour behind time, is 1t not?"
Guard-"Yes; but that's all right
Well get In in the usual time Pas
senger-"What time is that?" Guard
Two hours ate,"-Glascow Even
ing Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
Effective White Gown.

For simple white gowns to be got
ten up at small expense, some of the
Japanese raw silks are beautiful.
The fabrics are so attractive In
themselves that they need little trim
minS. A little lace is about all that
g. necessary to make a charming
frvck.
A pretty sasdci On one of these soft
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

How old are your" brusquely In
CURED the comic-opera manager.
Eighteen" the applicant for the
chorus replied, with suspicious can
dor Yes? For how many seasons
have you been in that desirable con.
dition?"-Pliladelphi Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

Mr.. Figgjam-"Tommy, do you ever
use slang?" Tommy Figgjam-"No.
indeedy!" Mr.. Figgjam-"Why, isn't
no indeedy' slang?" Tommy Figg-
jam-"Sure nit. Who put that bug
into your coco?''-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

clinging, bordered with fur and en-
broidered or painted down each side
in pink roses and blue bowknOts. The
little bolero is in velvet shade
deeper, and edged with fur and plat.
ings of lace and chiffon. Lace and
Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
Nursery of Thieves.

Nursery of Thieves.
For this thoroughfare Is a den OF
thieves. 1t is more than that-it is
a nursery Of thieves. 1t is the street,
above all others in London, where
thieves are being born by the score
every year. You may go down its
length and put your hand on fifty or
100 little children's heads, and rest
assured they are thieves, or soon will
be. The odds are about 10 to l that
the baby | saw taking back the empty
beer can will develop into a pick
pocket in ten years time.
do they teach the children, then,
to pick pockets?" asked man who
knows the street well.
NO" he said. There is no need to
teach them-they learn. Almost be-
fore they can walk they learn to
crawl home with things chat do not
belong to them. The 5-year-old learns
from the 10-year.old, and the 10 from
the 90 1t is in the air Of the street,
and terrible the air is in this wealth
err"
A few years ago there was a no.
torious rabbit warren" of thieves in
Shoreditch. When thieves were being
chased by policemen. or when they
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

"They say that alcohol will clean
silver up nicely" remarked the man
who acquires facts. 1T WILL" agreed
the red-nosed inu.vidual; lit cleaned
up all my silver."-Pniladei
Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

The model on the left is of pearl
gray cloth with lustrous surface. It
is trimmed with narrow bands of sa-
BILE, and wheels In crochet. The yoke
Is In embroidery.
The model on the right Is Of pink
taffera, finished with bertha and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
White Net and Lace Dinner Dress.

White Net and Lace Dinner Dress.
A simple and dainty dinner dress is
in white net, with lace appliqued on
the fi9sncs, ard a broad back sash
drawn arogN6 the figure and knotted
at the left. The sleeves are of net
and lare, and wired bOwknot in the
hair cO'rple!e" this charming gown,
which would become a woman OF any
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

former ornamented with straps OF the
silver soutache or braid, fastened with
silver buttons.
The collar Is finished at the top
with similarly trimmed band of the
silk. The pulled sleeves are shirred
and draped and finished with ruffles
of the silk and lace.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
French Evenlnu Waist.

Bodice OF pale blue lOuisine shirred
and draped, the shirrings covered with
silver soutache or galloon. The yoke
Is Of white lace, bordered with a
shaped band and ruffle OF the silk, the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

fiounces OF pink chiffon, embroidered
in white silk. The center model, an
evening wrap, is of pale blue broad
cloth, deliberately embroidered in pale
blue and white silk, with an occa-
sional thread of black. 1t ia yolvJpi-
nous and vary srsssy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

but to flow past Its ends, leaving 1t a
mere backwater, into which, and out
OF which, men and women and chill
dren floated now and then in an eddy.
And the more | learned of the street
the more | found it resembled back
water-a foul backwater in the great
London river of life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12
A Pink Crepe Tea Gown.

Another idea for a tea gown came
TO my mind, of pink crepe, long and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

There Is nothing on earth so full
OF mischief as a mischievous woman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-01-12

II Cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Croup,
Influenza, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and
Asthma. A certain cure for Consumption In first
stages and a sure relief in advanced stages. Use
at once. You will see the excellent effect aztec
taking the first dose. Sold by dealers every.
whore, Large bottles % cents and 50 cents
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
S|MMONSON NEGRO
Scope of All Their e.
forts Limited to Cot
ton Production.

Senator F. NJ. Simmons in an inter
view with the Washington representa-
tive of the Nashville American is
quoted as saying that the scope of
the physical and mental efforts of the
negro is limited to cotton production.
He was speaking on labor conditions
in the South and the necessity for
European immigrants in this section
of the country.
The following is taken from the in
terview:
THE hope of the South at this mo-
ment appears to lie in getting Euro
pean immigration. Heretofore the
thrifty ana industrious hOmeSeekerS
from the Old World have turned their
backs upon the South, but henceforth
an effort is going to be made to attract
the hard working Swedes, NOrwegians,
Danes, Fins and other North-o1-
Europe immigrants to the States that
lie south of the Potomac. In this di-
rection not only is the solution of the
labor problem but the future we'll
being of our section. is bound up in it..
Just now the blacks, refusing alb
solutely to work for day wages in the
fields, constitute the bulk of our tenant
farmers. The scope of their physical
and mental efforts is limited, we might
say, to cotton production. Cattle given
to them will be mostly allowed to
starve and they refuse to raise enough
corn to fatten hogs. The agricultural
resources of a rich region can never
be developed in this way, and that is
why those who have given study to
this subject know that the bringing in
of white immigrants who understand
how to produce other things than cot
ton is vital to Southern prosperity.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
ELECTION OF Proc. KITTRELL.
He Becomes County superintendent of
Public inStruCtion--Prof. Bland.
superintendent of Graded
Schools.
Especial to News and Observ,

Especial to News and Observer
oxford, \. c.. July 6.-PrOf. X. G..
Kittrell, the popular superintendent of
oxford Graded Schools for the past
two years and who was recently re-
elected. resigned Yesterday having ac-
cepted the position of County Super
ID. II. Bland, of BurgaW, the very
proficient principal Of the graded
school last year and recently rC-eleCt-
ed to the same position was, immC-
diately after the resignation of Prof.
Kittrell. elected to fill the vacancy.
which he accepted. The principals
office and several vacancies in teach
ers grades will be filled at an early
date. Prof Kittrell has done much
for the Improvement of the school and
the people regret his resignation.
There is general satisfaction at the
promotion of Prof. Bland, who has
made a most popular and efficient
member of the faculty.
Mr.. j. Foster Rogers. who was
brought from Rex Hospital to oxford
his sister, Mrs. r. p. Taylor. is in an
extremely critical condition. He has
been getting along comfortably for the
past week and considered better until
yesterday when he seemed decidedly
worse and is today considered danger
ously i'll.
Mrs. Eva Taylor is critically i'll to-
day at her home in Oxford. Her
daughter, Mrs VIM. Smith, of Wilson,
is at the bedside of her mother.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
HIS LAST EFFORT
Like Storm Beaten Bark
in Safe Haven.
Twenty Years Squandered. They May
Never Be Recalled, But the Time
Since Has Been a New
Life.

The man who throws away twenty
years Of his life in pursuit of pleas
ure not only worthless i'm itself, but
as deadly in it's final effects as the
sting of the cobra di capcllo is man
to whose story others may well listen
with interest and profit. How this
man with a last desperate effort of
will escaped paying the penalty ana
found life again worth the living can
not fail to arouse the qualification OF
all who read his narrative. 1t follows
here:
l entered the Kelley Institute at
Greensboro, ~ c., six years ago to be
treated for the whiskey habit COM
plete run down wreck from the use
of whiskey for twenty years; SO much
that l had no control of myself. hau
drunk until ] had become diseased, as
all pledges, vows. promises to quit
aVailed nothing. AS | had been solic-
tied by a friend to take the Kelley
treatment some time previous, | hao
will powe renough to say that !
would go to the Kelley Institute at
Greensboro if some enc would carry
me. | was so weak that | could not
get into the carriage without help.
Readily two of my friends offered then
services, prepared Il conveyance and
carried me TO the institute. | imagin'
ed that my friends had dumped me
somewhere, hardly knew where. But
in a few days my eyes began to opeh
and | could see that my friends had
not delivered me into an outcaSt place,
but in most magnificent building
with it's beautiful surrOundins, nicely
furnished rooms, we'll ventilated, and
everything possible to make a man
comfortable. with a duuful officer to
look after my welfare. Col Osborn,
the president, is the right man in the
right place. All officers and managers
spared no pains in lookin after me in
every particular, and the ever faith
full physician was always ready to
administer the wonderful remedy that
will put a complete rundown man on
his feet again by making a full sur
render, and take his treatment as he
prcScribes in good faith, which l did
tor six successive weeks, and came out
of the institute 4 man cured of the
whiskey habit l can truthfully say
that / have never had a desire to take
a drink since. | am surethat in my case
the cure was miraculous, and | have
ever since been glad that | made up
my mind to come TO you for help /
would advise all men who have be-
come addicted to drugs or drink to
go to the Kelley Institute, Greensboro
y. c.. and be cured of chat dread mai
ady without delay.
Success to the Kelley Institute, and
with best wishes, | am,
Very truly yours,
u. w. GRIFFIN.
Ecidsville. n. c., Il. F. d. No. 2. Dec.
10. 1904
Send names and addresses of those
who may be benefited to the Kelley
Institute. Greensboro, n. c,