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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-20
1 he FataiiSrn Of
Esther
By INA WRIGHT HANSON
Copyright, 1875, by Ina Wright Hanson

- -O-OO|N~~O~-~O~-S
Il don't see any wrong in it, I an
nounced stoutiy.
Esther laughed.
There had been a time when Esther's
laughter was a privileged sight as we'll
as sympathy. Dimples played hide and
seek around her challenging mouth, but
the very birthplace of laughter lay in
her eyes, cerulean and black dashed.
Now l was troubled over Esther's
laugh. It began and ended with hcr
little mouth and never reached to her
eyes at all.
IF l owned something" l continued,
"and while 1 was away some one took
it, whether by mistake, not knowing it
belonged to me, or by intention,
shouldn't l have a right to take it away
from him?'
'Oh, sophistry, thy name is Jack!
How came you to own me?" Esther
queried gently.
by right of discovery" I answered
promptly. Years and years ago
mot so many" murmured Esther.
''Well, the day that you walked shyly
into the schoolroom and the teacher
gave you Il desk next to mine and with
out once glancing my way you went to
reading in your little book"
'And you haughtily interrupted my
diligent study by smuggling over to me
a white candy, which fiaunted crimson
~ on its somewhat sticky surface the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-20

If you won't go away, let's 90 out in
the ar, I'm sitting"
l brought her garden hat, all wreath
ed with flowers the color of her dear
eyes, and we went out We went
down the walk into the dusty high
way. We ascendeI i mill and stood
at the top, watching some boys coast
ing down the other side They sat in
their wagons-tley Ind two roped tan
dens-and, with their feet upon the
axle to guide their course. they steered
swiftly and noisily down the slope.
We used to coast on sleds down
snow covered hills. Esther" l remark
ed. Then an Object in the distance
caught my eye. I was properly thank
full just then that Ea.her's pretty eyes
We're triie nearsiglted. The boys
were dragging their wagons slowly to-
ward rs.
Esther, lets hire the wagons and
coast down the hill-just once, for the
happy Old times sake"
She laughed neryously
How absurd, Jack! Suppose some
body saw u.s."
ITS small request when you deny
me happiness" l whispered.
She was silent, so l made the bar
gain with the grlnning boys. With
some weak protesting from Esther, 1
assisted her into the back wagon and
took my place in the front.
Not a great amount of room, but we
can't always have everything just to
suit US" l remarked cheerfully, put
ting my feet on the axle and taking
the wagon tongue in my hands.
With considerable advice from the
oaicious owners, we were off. Faster
and faster we sped, lodging rocks,
running perilously near a live oak tree
and drawing up on the little wooden
bridge into the digniicd presence of
Judge Wells.
Good morning, judge" / said jaun-
tily. "Great sport, this California coast
ing. DO You ever indulga?'
But the judge took no notice Of me.
His h2rriaod gaze was upon Esther,
his atiGnoal wife, curled ungracefully
in the trailer, her hat gone. her yellow
hair ripping over her shoulders, and
her laugh ringing ont like a reckless
child's.
The judge opened his mouth, and his
words raspod as the filing of a saw:
Miss Graham, l wish to consider
cur engagement as if it had never ex-
listed. I must deny myself the pleas
IRE Of being the life companion Of
-um-Loidon"
with stately stride the Judge ascend
ed the bill. The Boys had oyertaken
Is. I paid them, and they ran, shout
ing, away. Then I turned, not without
some miagiNiags, toward Esther. She
was cr0ughcd on u rock at the end of
the bridge, her yellow hair covering
her as with a mantle, her shoulders
shaking ominously. Was it with grief
or laughter? I ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
advanced. Then she spoke:
JACK, Gear, are YOU sure you paid
those precious boys enough?"
Ana, looking at her. 1 was content,
for the laughter that played around
her challenging mouth had also return
ed to her pretty eyes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-20
wnrGing OF Old Age

A famous French general when ask
ed how it was that he had such an
erect carriage replied that it was be-
cause he bent over and touched the
floor with his fingers thirty times ev-
cry day. If he had acquired rigidity
Of the spine so that he could not do
that he would have had with it weak
abdominal muscles, which result In
portal congestion. This portal conges.
ton interferes with stomach digestion
and with the action of the liver. The
poison destroying power of the liver is
lessened, auto intoyication results and
arteriosclerosis and old age coma on at
Il much earlier day. But by keeping
the spine flexible and the abdominal
muscles strong and taut the portal cir
culation is kept free and old age Is
held off.-Good Health.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-20

MIR. BowsEE PUT HIS STRENGTH INTO HIS
WORK.
going to Try it again just the same
tell you, have got to have something
green to look at when l come home
something that l can feel belongs to
he. l ought to have been a farmer
but as l am not the next best thing to
do is to turn gardener a bit"
"What do You think of planting?'
she asked.
well, sunaowors and hollyhocks
anyhow and perhaps three Or four 9th
er things"
Isn't it rather late?"
Its just the right time. The soil is
getting warmed up, and tonight we
have full NOON Mrs. Bowser, 1
really believe that what makes SO much
wickGdness in this world is the lack of
flowers in our back yards. If l was
contemplating murder and l saw pink
and white hollyhocks rearing their
beautiful flowers to heaven it would
soften my heart toward all mankind
In making garden, you see, l get the
benefit of the earthly smell, the exercise
the anticipation and the flowers later
on"
well, 60 ahead" observed Mrs. Bow
ser, but don't blame me if anything
happens"
But what can happen|
Last year, after the cats got through
with your beds, there was one sun
flower came up. 1t got to be about a
foot tall, aud then one day there came
up a thunderstorm and the lightning
struck it. You said it was all my fault
and wouldn't speak to me for the next
twenty-four hours"
Nonsense, You must have dreamed
that. Am l fool enough to think you
control the lightning? 1 was sorry, of
course, but said nothing to you"
Then you won't blame me this
year,"
"What bosh. What am l going to
blame you about? l am going to have
q few sunhowers and hollyhocks in our
back yard to give it a homelike aspect
and to keep my heart soft toward my
fellow men. If you take the ak and
chop them down when they come up or
If you try to climb them when they are
grown l may have something to say;
otherwise, not"
After dinner Mr.. Bowser changed
into his old clothes and carried his out
fit to the back yard and began work.
The feelings that come to a farmer in
the merry, merry springtime came to
him. Crickets sang from under the
fence, beetles hoped about, and a
bumblebee came sailing along and
missed his head by half an inch. There
were no robins or bluebirds singing,
but it was easy to, imagine that such
was the case, and he drew q long
breath and said to Mrs. Bowser:
''By thunder but this is living, this
is! Do you know, I've almost a mind
to trade our place here for a farm.
Just look around you and realize how
soft and gentle everything is. No one
is cursing or 1&hting, there is no spirit
Of revenge in the air-all is peace and
good will to men. l even feel balmy
toward our old cat, though there are
times when want to knock his blamed
old head off,
81 am glad you feel good over it."
replied Mrs. Rowser as he began spad-
ing, but she was certain in her own
mind that something would happen to
put him cut before the night was over.
Mr.. BOwser put his strength into his
work, and at the end of half an hour
he had the back yard pretty well torn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-20
Another Warning,

81 have just been reading the ac
count of a railway wreck in which ev-
cry occupant of the smoking carriage
was more or less injured. while the
rest of the passengers in the train es-
capped without HARM said old Hodge.
There, Ezra!' cried Mrs. Hodge tri-
umphantly. "There is another warn
ing against the use of tobaccor'-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-20
ESTATE BARGAINS
I offer for sale

HOUSE AND 4 LOTS in Loeb Lynn; House of rooms
with cellar and attic and well of water under roof;
Lots 3oXI25-containing good Blacksmith Shop
Stable and all other necessary Outbuildings. This
property can be bought very cheap.
HOUSE AND LOT on Oak Street, Oakland for sale or
rent. House of 6 rooms Lot 5oxI5o feet, with
Stable and ali necessary Outbui1dngs
FOUR VERY DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS situated
Liberty Street, in Oakland. Also 3 DWELLING
HOUSES Liberty Street, with good water and all
necessary outbuildngs.
HOUSE AND LOT on Wilson Street. House of 10 rooms
good water Lot $50 feet front Best Outbuildings
in Oakland.
ONE VERY DESIRABLE BUILDING LOT on Pen
nington Street.
VERY GOOD FARM mile from Oak1and-al under
fence; containing 50 acres about IS under cutva-
ton fine Orchards, and about 21a acres in small
Fruit; Houses, very good Well and never failing
Spring. very desirable place for Truck and Poultry
Farming. Can be bought at low price just now.
have for sale IS of the very best Building the
town which I will sell for cash-or S down and S.
per month
$50 ACRES OF VALUABLE COAL LAND situated less
than two miles of Oakland which can be bought at a
great bargain The surface would make fine farming
land. This land is well watered with stream and
several good springs.
A NEW HOUSE on Oak Street for sale cheap
70 MORE CHOICE BUILDING LOTS at S. down and
S. per month
Ifyou cash for your Real Estate or Real Estate
for your cash, let me hear from you.
ng For further particulars call on or address
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-20
I~IT. B0WseT
As Gardener
The PhilosoPhc: Tres Again to
Raise Flowers In His
Back Yard.
TO KEEP HEART SOFT
Dog Fight In His HoIlyhock Bed,
However, Destroys His Faith
In Human Nature.
TO KEEP HEART SOFT

Y Y HEN NJ. Bywser came home
M from the office the other
" v evening he was loaded
down with rake, a shov-
ell, spade and numerous packages of
seeds, and when Mrs. Bowser met him
on the front steps he smiled farmer
ish smile and explained:
Il forgot to tell you before l went
away this morning that l intended to
make a garden this evening"
But you had such trouble last
spring" she protested
Yes; the blamed old cats around
here destroyed everything. but 1 am
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-07

Boy Herrick of Extra was a county
seat visitor last week.
Doctor Fulton's father, Of Atlantic,
is visiting his son this week.
Gladys Wilson is in Des Moines
clerking in the big department store
Of Younker Brothers
Mrs. Rockow, the mother of Mrs. 7.
b. Adams, and sister from Illinois
are visiting at the Adams home.
Dora Detwiler and brother Allen
visited Iowa's Great Fair last week.
On the same trip they visited at
Indianola.
John Hite left here last week for
Mr.. Phelps horses. His family will
follow soon.
George Ellis and wife, who have
been visiting their son, Will Ellis in
Montana, during the summer, are at
home again.
Mr.. Rasmussen of the firm of Ras.
musson and Jensen was a visitor of
the right kind at the Reunion at
Extra Friday last.
Ernest E. Carman of Cambridge,
Massachusetts and Miss Jennie
Lyman of Shenandoah. Iowa are Wis
itors at the Creveling home.
Elk Sheriff Bill Armstrong of Mel
vile has received from Gov. Cummins
an appointment as delegate to the
Farmers National Convention Sept.
IL to %. Our old friend will of course
attend, health permitting.
The wife of foreman w. M. Darr of
the Republican arrived at her future
late has been heard singing "What is
home withouta Mother" which has
softened the hearts of the listener with
sympathy for the afflicted gentleman.
Mrs. John A. Nash is again at home
after a pleasurable experience at
Lake Okoboji for several weeks. Cap
tain Nash and family go to the great
lakes each year for health and they
usually find it. They have used 200
gallons of gasoline in their yacht this
season.
Mr.. Ed Van Gorder has purchased
twenty-four. horse power Pope"
auto, five seats and will soon be on
the highways evenings enjoying that
pure air necessary to men who apply
themselves to business as Mr.. Van
Gorder does We trust the day is not
far distant when every man who
affords team will have an auto to
run about with whether for pleasure
or business, and keep the horse where
he belongs, on the farm. This would
solve the good roads" agitation
quickly. As the business man out for
pleasure and the other fellow for bus
mess would pull together and some
thing would be doing along that
line.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-07
Emperor of Korea Disappears.

Victoria, B. c.. Sept. 4.--The en-
peror of Korea has mysteriously dis.
appeared, according to advices re-
ceived by the steamer Athenian. The
Yomiuri, a prominent Toxic newspa-
per- said on Aug. Is that the where.
abouts of the emperor of Korea were
then unknown. He had, the paper
stated, disappeared since Aug. /, and
no one was cognizant of his present
hiding place. Mr.. Hayashi, Japanese
minister to Korea, had examined sew
eral Korean officials to no avail and
Consul Maisu is at Chemulpo seeking
the whereabouts of the emperor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-07
TRADE REVIEW FOR THE WEEK
September Opens With Fall Buying
Apparently at Maximum.

September Opens With Fall Buying
Apparently at Maximum.
New York, Sept. 2.-Bradstreet's
says:
September opens with fall buying appar-
emily at maximum, marked activity in
all lines of industry, liberal buying by
railroads Of rails and supplies, currency
shipments to the country to move crops
increasing and with confidence as to the
outlook for trade previously noted strength.
ened by the successful issue of the Russo
japanese peace negotiations. These latter,
Jointly with the increased pressure of sup
plies of agricultural products at leading
markets, have had a distinct effect upon
many commodity values, the tendency be-
Ing toward a lower level in cotton, live
animals, potatoes and butter. 1t is to be
noted, however, that home products are
strong and higher on the week. Something
like transference Of fall trade activity
from the west to the east is indicated in the
reports that house trade is less active rela.
lively in the former section, owing to the
return home of excursionists, whereas the
eastern markets have been benefited by an
influx of Out-of-town buyers. Western
houses are, however pushed TO I'LL orders
previously received and business west and
northwest is still heavily in excess OF
year ago. Large eastern centers report
marked activity in all lines of cotton
goods and larger buying of cotton, shoes,
millinery, lumber, building materials and
hardware. Wool has shown sustained
strength good demand for manufacture
ers. Leather and all its products display
great strength. The central feature of the
iron and steel trade at present is the con.
tinued liberal buying of rails by leading
roads, the active demand for plates for
ships and liberal placing of specifications
Tor steel shapes for structural work.
Failures for the week number 1G1.
Wheat, including flour, exports for the
week ending Aug. 81 are ,239. go bushels,
against 1.170,340 last week. From July /
to date the exports are s.9O6,754 bushels,
against lG464,GG last year.
Corn exports for the week are ! ,1G3 90
bushels against 9S7.2O4 last week and no.
562 a year ago. From July / to date the
exports of corn are 9,227,S17 bushels
against 5273,901 in 1904
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-07
AUDUBON NEWS
HONEY TO LOAN!
With the German Savings
Bank ut 5 per cent Interest.
Optional Payments.
NASH & PHELPS
audubon, IOeCa

Alice Eddy who has been visiting
q sister at Kirkman, returned Thurs
day.
Harry Webster is clerking in the
large establishment of e. Bilharz g.
Son.
Sheriff Northup is at Denver, Colo
RADIO attending the G. A. r. encamp.
ment.
Charley Tramp, ST., is at Creston
on business connected with the brick
yards.
Editor Spencer of the Advocate,
found time to visit Extra during the
Reunion.
A. 81. Roberts and wife visited their
son and family in Charter Oak for q
few days last week.
A sister of S. G. Randies, of Akron,
Nebraska is at the sick bed of that
gentleman in this city.
Miss Nellie Kennedy has returned
from her visit with Mrs. M. j. Walter
OF st. Anthony, Idaho.
Zelona Hayes returned from mar
Ret Win large STOCK OF millinery
and is now ready to wait on the
trade.
Miss May Hoover. daughter of
George Hoover, is enjoying the re-
cuperating air of Colorado Springs.
Colorado.
Walter B. Richards, of Omaha,
grandson of our eye expert, DR.. Rich
! ards, made his grandfather pleas
ant visit last week.
Nora Brown is the music teacher OF
our schools this year. The lady is a
graduate of Coe College. Last year
she taught at West Branch.
Miss Jennie Donaldson, daughter of
Ex-County Recorder Donaldson, will
teach in the city schools at Ames, Ia.
this year. She departed for that
place last week.
Spontaneous combustion of slack
coal on fiat car near the Canning
Factory caused quite little fire and
much anxiety for awhile last Thurs
day morning. The fire bows, as is
their usual custom, soon had it under
control.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-07
Aeronaut Blown to Atoms.

Greenville, o., Sept. 1.-Aeronaut
Baldwin of Louisville was blown to
shreds with his balloon at a height
of 1000 feet. He was giving an exhi-
bition of the use of dynamite from a
balloon for war purposes and had
three sticks of the explosive with him.
When he was 1000 feet in the air, in
full sight of thousands OF people at
tending the county fair, by some acct
dent the dynamite exploded and the
balloon and man were literally torn
to fragments. Baldwin's wife was a
witness of the horrible scene.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-07
FARM LOANS.
In 500 Optional Payments
At Best Rates.
CHARLES BAGLEY

George Harmon has moved to his
farm.
Dance at the Maccabee Hall every
night during the Fair.
Sanford Wilson has started a lunch
counter in old Matthias shoe store.
Ed Frick is at Staples, Minnesota
attending to his land interests there.
Miss Mable Keith has returned from
her visit with Mrs. Albert Kibby, of
Ames.
Our old friend. Ex-Auditor Green.
waldt, was attending to business here
last week.
Ed Van Gorder returned from
Chicago where he has been spending
few days vacation.
George Agnew, wife and daughter,
Mollie, are visiting relatives in Paw
nee City, Nebraska.
L. G. Johnson has bought new
dray and is ready to more acceptably
handle your business.
The Canning Factory has about
seventy-ffve people employed and are
doing good business
The Drury sisters returned to their
Des Moines home after spending two
weeks with old friends here.
Mrs. A. C. Ross, wife of Editor Ross
of the Republican, and their niece,
Miss Moore Carey, have arrived and
for the present are at the Park Hotel.
John Cameron, of Lincoln Town
ship, will devote his time and energy
IT, the sheep and wool industry here
after. He has made no mistake in
this move.
Mrs. Seibert and daughter of
Bloomfield, Ill. who have been visiting
her brother, Charlie Tramp and her
sisters, Mrs. Hecker and Mrs. Dixon
returned home last week.
Gill Jones, wife and Mrs. Rodgers,
attended the Carnival at Extra Fri
day, then went out to Denver to
attend the G.. A. r. reunion and visit
other points of interest in Colorado.
CLIPS health is poor and he expects to
remain there couple of months if
the climate proves congenial.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-07

been brought to the attention of the
Armstrong legislative committee. 1t
is asserted that in this class of fraud
officers and agents of companies of
high standing. Subpoenaes summon
ing the medical examiners of some of
the big companies to appear before
the committee have been prepared.
They will also be requested to have
ready for the committee the medical
records of the company for the last
few years to be used as exhibits in
case they are required. All the med
ical examiners probably will be called
for the same day.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-07
Fatal Wreck in EnoIand.

Witham, England, Sept. 2.-As the
express from London to Cromer on the
Great Eastern railway was entering
Witham station several passenger
cars left the track and crashed into
the station buildings, causing the
death of ten persons, six of whom
were women, and seriously injuring
twenty people.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-07
Seven Thousand Houses Burned.

Constantinople, Sept. 4.-Fire at
Adrianople caused enormous damage.
Seven thousand houses were de.
stroyed in the Greek, Armenian, Bull
garian and Jewish quarters. There
were many victims. With the excep.
ton of the Catholic church, the
mosques. the schools, convent and
a telegraph Office, few buildings were
insured.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-07
PRINTERS STRIKE MAY SPREAD.
Question of Calling Out Men in other
Cities Under Consideration.

Chicago, Sept. 2.-Spread of the job
printers strike to other cities is a
possibility following the arrival of
James Lynch of the International
Typographical union. In conference
here, President Lynch will talk over
the situation as it applies to Chicago
and the whole country with President
Wright, j. G. Harding and other Chi
cago leaders. After the conference
an order may be issued calling out
printers in several large cities where
the national Typothetae has shops.
This action is counselled by some in
order to weaken the strength of the
Chicago Typothetae.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-07
WANTED.

A nice 80 acres of land
either near Extra or Au-
dubon, am willing to pay
a good price for the right
piece. Or will trade a 200
acre tract we'll improved
near a good town in Au-
dubon County in the deal.
Stamp for reply.
JOURNAL,
Extra, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-07
WRITING POOR LIFE RISKS.

New York Insurance investigation Un-
earths New Scandal.
New York, Sept. 2.-Evidence of ex-
tensive fraud in the writing of life in
suract On risks known to be bad has
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-09-07
Iidd Special!
Announcement to Mothers

Avery liberal proposition in School Suits
and Overcoats. AS we are compelled to
close out our entire stock of Children's
and Boys Suits and Overcoats regardless
of cost. That which must be sold at once
We must say now is the proper time to
make preparation to buy your Suits and
Overcoats to clothe your boys for school.
With this
Large assortment Of Suits and
O0ercoatS at about one-half
Of the usual price
we are able to make this hard task an
easy one. We expect with this Slaughter
ing inducement the stock will go very
fast, so don't delay, but come and buy
whatever you need, cheaper than we can
buy it,