Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-16

with the due exercise or any OF Its
corporate functions. It's objection is
not well founded"
H. Fl. Carr of Chicago is out in a
signed statement to the effect that the
organization of farmers for which he
is sponsor and which was begun at
Somers, Ia, is not combination or
trust or that it is step to antagonize
the Standard Oil or any other exist
ing corporation. 1t is an independent
action in response to a widespread
demand to organize the farmers of
the United States so that they can
act as unit and thus secure their
rights collectively from combinations
of capital or corporations, thing
which they have so far failed to do
as individuals. 1t is simply a COM
mon sense business undertaking, in
the judgment of Mr.. Carr. Each in
dividual farmer heretofore" says he
in his statement, "has had to go it
alone to an extent which has made
him the special prey of every or
ganized enterprise with which he
has had to deal. There is no other
way out of their dilemma but to join
hands and make common stand
against all kinds Of opposition, If we
do not use harsher word and call
1t oppression. What better way for
them to proceed than to follow out |
the idea of civil government in our
own country says Mr. Carr, and he |
describes this as follows:
Each township organization de. |
dc bn - ofti 4
the country schoolhouses. The next |
step is the county organization, then !
the state, and, finally, the national |
body, which represents the combined |
power and will of all. This 1t is
which inspires the idea of beginning |
with the school districts and town
ships and ending with the national |
organization"
The populations of f. c. Barrett, |
the missing rate man for the Agar
Packing company, will, it is believed, |
reach into the thousands before the
entire amount is discovered. Already
thirty-five checks with forged sigma
lures bearing Barrett's name, either
as the one in whose favor the check
has been drawn or else Endorsed by
him, have appeared through the Des
Moines clearing house. These total
the sum of over $500, while the
Agar people, it is now believed, may
have lost through the crooked work
of their employe. All trace of Bar
rett's whereabouts has been lost, and
it is thought that he has gone either
to the south or east. The kilograms
bearing the description of the man
have been without response thus far.
State Superintendent Riggs, who
has returned from Washington, is i'm.
mensely pleased with the way in
which the plan for taking the high
school representation in Iowa worked
out. 1t was completely successful and
the trip was very valuable to the
boys to see the Inauguration.
Compulsory cleanliness prevails in
the public schools of Copenhagen.
Three times week the pupils have
to battle at the schools, and while
they are disporting themselves in the
swimming baths their clothes are pur-
flied in steam ovens.
Whately, Archbishop of Dublin,
once asked young man how it hap
pened that truth, which every one is
by way of seeking after, is so rarely
found. When the youth demurred
giving his answer, Whately said: I1l
tell you why; 1t is because men al
ways prefer getting truth on their
side to being on the side of the truth"
McFlub-"I see French scientist
is advocating the wearing of wooden
clothes. How do you think a wooden
suit would look?" Sleeth-"Rather
nobby."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
A Scotch divine had risen up In the
pulpit to lead the congregation in
prayer, when a man in the front row
Of the gallery took out his handker-
chief to wipe his brow, forgetting that
q pack of cards was wrapped ND in |