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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

the hands and could scarcely realize
how soft and "comfy" they felf after
the washing.
Then began tie excitement of adven-
fure; what would the new soap NOT
do7 A girl tried a shampoo. Her
hair, pretty, soft and SILKY event up 4"
perfectly, with none of the unn1anage-
ableness that generally exists for fall
week after the usual process. A man
sed the delightful Iafher for shaving,
I'd felt no need for cold cream after
yards. A pimply face was treated
10 a daily bath ~ Ing with the
came clear. Tartar on
fhe teeth yieide d
.sss.,l ~
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

Try me just once and I am sure to
come again. Defiance Starch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

Money may buy popularity but the
market fluctUates.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

FIR. Pitts, Once Pronounced lncurahls,
Has Eeen Well Three Years.

L. e. Pitts. GO Hathaway ST., Skow-
hogan. Me-, says: Seven years ago
my back ached and was SO run down
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19
Motor-omnibus Engineers.

A Society of Motor-Omnibus Engi
neers" has been formed in England.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

In Canada there is a movement In
favor of central curing stations tsr
cheese.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

The secret of success is constancy
to purpose -Disraeli.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

Flattery is the salt sprlnkled on
the tail Of vanity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19
Farmers and Merchants

will be interested in announcement Of
"Acetylene Jones" in this paper.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19
Important TO M other

Some souls grow under adverse cir
cumstances, others wrinkle and with
er and acquire mildew.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

% Dyer-"Did his widow succeed IN
breaking his wille" Duell-"YeS:
hng before he died. LEX.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

To give advice is - give an imag.
mary live experiences.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

doctors decided l could not live. My
wife got me using Doan's Kidney
Pills, and as they helped me | took
heart, kept on and was cured so thor
oughly that I've been well three
years"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Fuster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

The story is told of well-known
man who, not finding his wife, went
out into the kitchen where the laund-
ress was busy with the family linen.
and inquired: Bridget, do you know
anything of my wife's whereabouts?"
"Yis, sor," replied Bridget, Il put
them in the wash"
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24

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Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24
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tina, AssEis&io~ wisSsly sAvssaissd
this coavenAioa. naaaiAg tAsa i -
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representatives, v.esw6es.hip. ~. We
qa,ae kefs~ith from sheis IseAsru
seat e. sauckmen throAghO~s the
country. fx example:
As this convention 10 70 -
sort If general conference betweea
the various branches u the isdss-
Try, We shall nA draw the lins of
membership very close. ssd will
l.e glad to have ~ MANY reprsses-
tative, from your Assnistioa psxs-
en, as you ,An send: and will -
that all have -est. and vo;ce in
the convention.
AGAIN.
We desire to have wa vepsc-
esnted Whc&her vo~ ere 0enbers
II hi. organization ss prssess O.
soG,
And again:
TIE desAils Of this roore.aiss-
tson plan are to he arranged By =
ep,cial commiitee. and the whnSe
70 be acted spon by the Convon-
txm."
Without quoting further from
their literature. we desire " state
,ha, quite large attendance II
-t,rkmen from many sections rnached
beaver and attended the couvention.
nmittc+-s were formed. many If
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24

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al governing the inter -s4aae trsmssr-
tions Of the packers aad other great
corporations; and thst at this sime
shosld The sock growers ioin in an
sasociatsos 1with thess corposatioss,
the psblic. o. the co~ssnser~. woald
Be Iod 70 believe thst comb;nstica
Of the ssock kgroweru, the packers,
railways, &C had beea made. thse
there was no necessity foe Iegislatioa;
and that al the talk BY the people
of the w-st. and their demands fr
relief were groundIesa; for tAeir
combination together woald Iook like
there was no issse.
After mach debate and long con.
Seecnces in Committees the matter
waa 6aally hrcaght before the con-
veation. assd facing tie defeat a
their p'ass il The event Of al eserk
men present voting the officers ri
Natioaal Live SGnk Asso.iation
rsIed that only the members Of the
Associatioa cosld vote, based o. rpll
call; this regardless d the invita-
tom and stn,~g Solicitations saking
otbers n eusse asd p.rtnipase, ~
evidenced from The alscve extrscsa.
VIXEN Tie ssockuea who formed
this, the American Stock Growess'
Association. saW The tread Of .-%airx,
aad what was ~ take place, .hey
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24
A. r Hv,er ~ lga ~ a -

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tle froa the Sag~acAe cosatry arrive
lasG Friday Afser being = wsek On
Tie rod. Mose Of The tine they
wese ssowbosnd On The oti.cr eide of
Narphall pss. However, he was
fortsnste in losiag only four Of them.
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24
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Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24

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Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24

There - 6ussas of osher aPpse-
prisse nn0so sscA - Ssasys;de,
Fairviev, Rs;s0ssse. Aisesss. hosa-
seisside. ksas ries. BsoeAs;As. wi-
low Grse - 0svvelaaA rnscAss.
The ws-(IAanF;aa wo.aA -
psrased - pshiisA tss. whsa sAops-
cd by rxnGkmau.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-06
NO TURKEY STUFFING !?
Christmas Dinner Incomplete With
out This Oh d-FaShioned Addition.

The latest and most obnoxious
crank in tn gastronomic line is that
deluded epicure who asserts that
Christmas turkey must be served
without "stuffing." He says it is an
anomaly, a thing without reason, an
insult to the completeness of the
bird. He even declares that it de-
tracts from the sweet flavor and deli.
cate aroma of the king of fowls.
Thus he thrusts himself into the pub
lie arena. a most unwelcome butter
in," striving to accomplish the down
fall of an historic institution. lie is
not a true American. He has never
tasted "stuffing as mother made it,
the real Simon-pure article, spooned
out Of the deep recesses Of the royal
bird in great crumbly masses that fill
the room with rich aroma and the
heart Of man, woman and child with
joy unconfned.
1t is the soul Of the turkey, is stuff
ing. With the bird itself one Is al
ways bothered about what part he
will have-whether white meat or
dark; whether a wing, thigh, or
drumstick; whether the wish-bone,
the liver, or 1.-THE part that went over
the fence 'ast;" but for-the stuffing,
American sentiment is universal.
The only question is: How much does
one dare to eat? And then that en-
trancing. sagey odor, from the mys-
terious "yarbs" that enter into the max
ing-as sweet as the summer breezeS
over new mown hay-as delicate as
the fragrance of orange blossoms on
n wedding day. And perchance. in
addition, we shall catch the sublime
suggestion of an onion, waited into
our quivering nostrils. and recalling
some dear departed maternal spirit
who ministered to our boyish wants
in days of yore.
Turkey straight, without stuffing?
Not while there is breath to sound
protest. 1t is the mission of civiliza-
tion to mix with naked nature the
toothsome miscellany of tradition; to
blend the work of nature and man;
to sweeten with our best endeavor
the plain blessings of an all-wise
Providence. That's what gave us
"stuffing;" and until the heart Of man
grows cold,-until the race loses its
teeth and lives on pills and tablets
and predigested pap, its multitudes
will insist on turkey as mother served
it, Down with theories. Give us
stuffing or take the turkey back.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-06

No nation has ever been so reckless
or has been so mercilessly robbed Of its
public land resources as has the United
States. Since the early history or
the republic, land in vast tracts has
been granted to individuals and cor
porations, and in spite of the public
attention which Of late years has been
directed to the matter, the absorption
goes on at an alarming rate. 1t
seems difficult for the man who has
lived in the west for years to realize
that there is any good reason why he
should not debauch and buy out hun
dreds Of others who are willing to sell
their birthright as American citizens.
thus enabling him to acquire a do
main which would have been princely
in the days of feudalism.
The three men above cited count
their holdings to-day by the hundreds
OF thousands of acres, but there are
western corporations and individuals
whose figures mount up even into mil
lions Of acres. One can ride or drive
all day through their territory, the
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-06
THE PUBLIC LAND FRAUDS.
PUBLIC LAND COMMISSION RECON-
MENDS RADICAL CHANGES IN LAWS.
Richard Hamilton Byrd.

Three men went out west TO seek
their fortunes. One located in the
Middle West-not the Middle West,
perhaps, as it is generally known,
but the central section of the west
ern half of the United States-in the
desert country. He started his sue
cessful career by taking up a govern
ment claim under the desert-land act.
He was in the cattle Countrywide
cow country-and he made his strike
in cattle.
His friend went further north, still
In the desert area, close to the Cana
dian line-in the sheep country. He
took up a government homestead
claim and commuted it.
The third man went into the far
northwest-the Oregon country Of
Lewis and Clarke-and he took up a
government timber claim. He located
in land where numbering was done.
And these three men became great
cattle and sheep and timber kings,
and incidentally landlords; and their
operations while widely different
were singularly similar. They filed on
their government claims and at the
earliest possible moment each man
proved up and sold out" for cash to
larger land grabbers. And SO they
learned the mode and got their start
toward land grabbing themselves.
The desert entryman was supposed
under the law to live at least three
years Oh his 800 acres and to expend
during that period $500 in construct
ing irrigation bitches and other i'm
provements. and make it his home.
This was what was promised for the
law when it was slipped through
Congress. AS matter of fact, this
man spent day with a team making
fake irrigation reservoir and then
another day running a couple Of fur
rows around the land, making oath
that this constituted an irrigation
system for its reclamation. Then
within six months lie proved up"
made the required payments to the
government, and secured q patent to
his land.
The homestead entryman. who, un-
der the law, must reside continuously
on his claim, erected a slab. one-room
shanty, 10X12 feet and during a per-
iod of fourteen months slept in it just
five times. This was the extent of
his home making. Then he. too, made
oath Of what he had not done, offered
the required payments to the govern
ment and secured title to his land.
The timber entryman went into the
finest timber section of the United
States-the dense forests of the far
nOrthwest-and under the timber and
stone act. selected 1GO acres of land.
the timber standing upon which was
worth $15 an acre, and swearing that
he wanted it for his own personal use.
purchased it from the government at
the fixed price of $3.50 an acre and
Immediately disposed of it. SO that
within fourteen months these three
men had secured from Uncle Sam an
aggregate of one square mile of gov
ernment land for their own benefit
and use as homes, and sold it out to
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-06
Comfort on Uncle Sans
Ample Breast.

Cupid is one Of the best recruiting
officers that Uncle Sam has," confided
one OF the sergeants attached to the
recruiting headquarters "Back Of
nearly every enlistment there is. a
woman in the case. Lovers quarrels
chase lot of fine lads into the serv-
ice. Your romantic youth gravitates
to the recruiting Office after a serious
break with his sweetheart as naturally
as a duck takes to water. 1t seems
to him the most fitting way in which
to sacrifice himself when loves young
dream is apparently dispelled. Way
down in his heart he nurses the idea
Of making his erstwhile inamorata
sad, and it's the army or navy. with
the possibility Of death in battle, for
him. Again, other first class material
is recruited by the desire Of young
fellows to sport a uniform before their
girls. In such cases Cupid does his
recruiting through vanity. But in both
ways he manages to fill up big gaps
In the ranks Of Uncle Sans fighters
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-06
Mr. Kramer is n Washington florist

Mr.. Kramer is a Washington florist
with large experience in the flower
line, many new and interesting nov
elites having originated in his green
houses. Among the popular garden
roses which he produced are the
climbing Meteor" a climbing varie-
ty with large red blooms; champion
of the World" Robert e. Lee" "F.
II. Kramer" and many other sorts
which have been sold to catalogue
houses. and named by them. He has
just originated the climbing Ameri-
can Beauty which will probably be
listed by fiower-sellers next spring. He
recently exhibited in Washington the
"F. Ii. Kramer" carnation-a deep
pink sort-which many well-known
florists have declared to be the equal
of either the Lawson" or "Fiancee."
He states that no plants Of the
Queen Beatrice rose will be ready
for distribution before the spring of
1907 during which time a large sum
OF money will be expended in the
erection of hothouses and the cultiva-
ton and growing Of hundreds Of
thousands of young plants. The es-
innate is made that probably $15O,OOO
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-06

Various artifices have been tried by
clever but INSCRIPTIONS people to OBJ
tain specimens of the "Queen Beat
rice" rose, many coming into the
Kramer establishment where a huge
bouquet OF the blooms was on exhibi-
ton, offering to purchase at large
prices a single flower for q bouton-
Mere. Others have gone so far as to
order elaborate funeral designs with
the proviso that nothing but this par
ticular kind of rose be used. These
were only lodges to obtain the healthy
wood for slipping and growing, for
the best time TO make rose cuttings is
either just before or Immediately after
the plant comes into bloom.
One Washington florist who origi-
mated the "Ivory" rose-a handsome
white flower, and a sport Of Golden
Gate"-was unwise enough TO sell cut
flowers, thereby enabling the purcha-
sers to propagate the variety cheaply.
The Washington Florists Club re-
Gently awarded the new "Queen Beat
rice" rose a certificate of merit, the
first Of the kind ever given by the
club. The new flower is so striking
and beautiful that every member of
the club consented to the award.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-06
THE UNCONVENTIONAL SARAH.

1t was Thomas Carlyle who said
that all genius was akin to savagery.
Sarah Bernhardt eXemplifies this in
the buodoir of her chateau in Paris.
Nine. Bernhardt is perfect barbarian
in her defiance of all the convention
alities regarding color schemes. Her
sleeping room is hung In royal purple,
decorated with peacock plumes. over
her Louis XVI. bed is a canopy made
of unspun silk taken directly from the
silkworm cocoon. A great splash of
crimson satin, in the form of shield,
adorns the center. The walls are hung
in old tapestries, and in the interstices
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-06

of the hangings are row after row of
tiny monkey skulls. the eve sockets of
which are illumined with electric
lights.
The "divine Sarah" has parted with
her pet tiger. and now has for COM
panion large and ugly baboon, whose
ears have been pierced so that they
may carry huge rings Of solid gold.
Bernhardt is said to look as young as
is without wrinkles. and her step Is as
spry and her manner as vivacious as
when she first electrified her native
city as an actress.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-06
collisions due to operating blunders
the risk of travel ought to be nil.
MANY Tunnels to he DUG.

1t having been proved practicable
to tunnel beneath the Hudson river,
the Pennsylvania Railroad undertake
ing will be pushed rapidly, and it may
be expected that in course of time ev-
cry trunk line coming into Jersey City
will have it's own tunnel. The East
river piercings do not present much
of problem. In less than five years
trains ought to be running from Phil
adelphia to Boston with no water to
be crossed.
1t is believed that within ten years
electric trains will make the trip from
Philadelphia to New York in one hour.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-06
FORTUNE FOR A ROSE.
A WONDERFUL NEW VARIETY
WHICH BRINGS THIRTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS.

Is Ravishing Pink and Crimson Tea
One to Two Hundred thousand
DollarsExpectedP Huge
Figures for Flowers.
A Washington gardener has origi-
mated what is believed by expert for
lists to be the finest rose ever grown
the Queen Beatrice. 1t is a tea Of a
peculiar shade of pink with touch.
in the bud, of light crimson. Its par
ticular merit lies probably in the fact
that none of the beauty of its coloring
is destroyed either in natural or arti-
fetal light. Added to this it has a
fragrance equal to, If not superior to
that of the American Beauty. The
rose grows on straight and stur-
dy stems from two to three feet long;
its parents are the two well-known va
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-06

Made to Secure Valuable limb Lands.-En
those who were buying hundreds Of
such claims and then went looking for
further speculation.
Typical Cases of Fraud.
These three cases are cited simply
because they are typical of thousands
and hundreds of thousands of instan-
ces which could be related Of the
great west where the government
still owns half billion acres of land,
although another half billion have
passed into private ownership under
the various loose and really fraudu-
lent land laws with which the statute
book is defled.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-06

only signs Of civiliza ton being barbed
wire fences and roaming herds, where
should be hundreds and thousands Of
prosperous farm homes.
When President Roosevelt came in
to office he found government aid to
irrigation Il question of growing popu-
larity. He recommended its consider
alton by Congress. A national irri-
cation law was enacted. In his fol-
lowing message he officially recog
niZed the basic fraud of land laws
and the menace which they afforded
to the homemaking irrigation law
lie Land Commission composed Of
three eminent public men. well quail
fed to investigate the land conditions
in the west.