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Inventors Do Not All Die Poor.


The rewards gained by inventions
in the past so years have been far in
excess of those that accrued to the
earlier inventor, although the general
public has believed that the great ma
jority of inventors either die in the
poorhouse or the insane asylum. This
impression was due partly to the fact
that Whitney, who invented the cot
ton gin; Goodyear, who first vulcan
lied rubber, and Morse, the father of
the telegraph, all died poor, and de-
rived no benefits from their inven-
tons.
Naturally, when a great invention Is
put upon the market the inventor is
exploited in all the newspapers and
magazines, but when some little trifie
is brought out there is hardly any no
tice taken of the man himself or what
he has given to the world, but 1t is
just such little things that have been,
If not the source, the start of great
fortunes
j. w. McGill in 1867 invented the
little metal paper fastener without
which no office is now considered
complete, and though but trifie it
made wealth for its inventor. Such a
little thing as the rubber tip on a
pencil brought 100000 to it's inventor,
Hymen L. Lipman, and that small
piece of metal which you wear on the
heel of your shoe to protect it had
made up to 1887 over $1,000,000 for
it's protector
A man named Garfield first hit up
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
Edison and the Photograph.

The greatest OF our inventors,
Thomas A. Edison, owes his invention
of the monograph partly to an acci,
dent. Edison had been working night
and day to perfect the telephone, and
had constructed a number of small
sheepskin drumheads. to test their
value as diaphragms as compared with
metal and other substances, To some
of these sheepskin diaphragms he had
attached magnetic needle which was
intended to project toward the magnet
and assist in conveying the vibration
caused by the human voice.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
AARON BURR JURY.
ITS SELECTION WAS A LONG, TE-
Dlous PROCESS.
Fate Of the Defendant Rested In the
Hands Of Those Who Were His
Avowed Enemies-chosen by
Burr Himself.


Only four of the first panel of As
tal>smen summoned for jury duty had
undecided opinions about Burr and
only one of those four expressed him
self as entirely unprecedented concern
ing him. The other "A were so ir-
reconcilably hostile that the court
promptly discharged them and another
panel was summoned. says writer in
Harper's Magazine. This second lot,
however, was worse than the first and
the situation grew more and more
serious as the sitting process con-
tinued, one candidate after another ex-
pressed open hostility and even hatred
for the defendant. At last when hope
of securing an impartial jury had al
most faded talesman by the name
of Morrison took the stand who, 1t was
believed, would prove an exception to
the rule. This gentleman had appar-
entity kept an open mind on the sub
ject of the prisoners innocence or
guilt and was willing to serve as a
iuror--almost too willing it seemed to
the defense-and MI Bolts rose to
cross-examine.
Are you freeholder?" asked the
COUNSEL
Yes; | have two patents for land,
answered the candidate.
Are you worth $300?" continued the
examiner.
Yes snapped The witness u
have n horse here worth half of It,"
Have you another at home to make
up the other half" loosely pursued
the attorney and the audience laughed.
Yes, four Of them?" retorted the
talesman. angrily. u am surprised
there should be so much terror to me,
he continued, addressing the audience;
but perhaps my name may be ter
ror" he added his voice rising to
shout, for my name Is Hamilton"
This unprecedented" candidate was
then excused and for IA days the
weary search continued without sue
cess, Not one impartial citizen was
discovered in the entire second panel;
AMI at this juncture the proceedings
were brought to standstill. After
some discussion however the defense
suggested that 1t be allowed to select
! anyone 1t chose from the last panel
and the acceptance of this unique
proposition raved the way for one of
the most startling moves in this ex=
traordinary trial
Strictly speaking, not one Of the pro-
posed Jurors was eligible to a seat in
the jury box, but of course some of
them were less bitter against the de-
PENDANT than others and II was ma
tural to suppose that Burr's advisers
would take advantage of that fact and
choose the best Of a bad lot. Nothing
so commonplace, however, character
lied their plans and to the utter
amazement of all outsiders Burr pro-
ceeded to nominate the most objec-
tionable talesman of the entire list.
IneXplicable as this surprising maneu-
yer must have been to the general
public, it was, of course, instantly
comprehended by the opposing coun-
sell Burr and his advisers doubtless
reasoned that the safest jurors would
be those whose hostility had been
most thoroughly exposed. The very
fact that he was willing to place his
life in the hands of his ayowed enc.
mics was, of course, the most eloquent
protest of innocence which prisoner
, could make
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04

'"n Named After Woman Clerk.
ne power of personal charm is
sn In the story of how the town
elllmathville got its name. Many
r. ago man whose name is not
.sMoered had a store there in
y. building now used by A. H.
snerman as a stable.
employed a young woman in
slore by the name of Willmaths
ain' She was a popular clerk
'ne town was afterward called
us'hVllle.-Kansas City Star.
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Clumsy Exclamation.

I'm never speak to you again, Jack
Harkalong You're a deceitful wretch.
You told a friend of mine you saw
me with my new hat on at church
last Sunday, morning, and that l was
a sight!
THE spiteful thing! Dear, l said
you were sight for sore eyes,
Chicago Tribune.
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The Rarbed Wire Fence.

The barbed wire fence, about which
many have said unkind things as they
disentangled themselves, was worth
over $1,500,00O in royalties to the ori-
ginator. A countryman, whose loss
from eggs being broken on their way
to market was a serious thing evolved
the idea of packing them in separate
compartments, and this simple device
is now used altogether, and the coun-
tpyman is not obliged to toll for his
daily bread.
1t must not be thought from this
that the field of invention is occupied
entirely by man. for it is not. Woman
has entered into competition with him
this field, also, and some of her pa
ents have been as useful and as good
noney-makers as those belonging to
the sterner sex Inventions by women
cover all the branches of life, and,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
Was Serving His Fourth Term for
Burglary When the Idea Was
Perfected.

on the notion of making arm-pit
shields seamless with a sheet of cloth
covered rubber, and it brought him
an income of many thousands year.
The man who invented the metal fast
enings for buttons must have been a
bachelor, for it did away with sewing
but it made him a millionaire.
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CONSUMPTION of Coffee.

According to the department of com
merce and labor, during 1904 1883
100000 pounds of coffee were con
sumed in the United States, valued at
$S1 100000,
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In Russia an extensive domestic in
dustry consists of the MANUFACTURE OF
wooden spoons. of which as nhany as
30,OOO,O0O are made annually. They
are nearly all Of birch wood.
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Generosity.

My husband is such generous
man."
"Yes?"
Yes. gave him box OF cigars
for his birthday, and he only smoked
one. He gave the rest to his friends,3
Cleveland Leader.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
That Nav Helm

Girls may not convert young men,
but they at least draw them to church
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Won't Admit n.

Many a man is too stubborn to adj
NIT that he is related to the mule.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07

persons hereinafter provided for in the
case OF my residuary estate, and / au-
thoriZe and empower said trustee, to
sell said bonds. and TO renvest the pro-
ceeds of sale at its discretion"
In striking contrast with this are
the clauses in which Miss Lewis bene.
fits in the following sections of the
same will:
Nlnth.-'I give and bequeath to Miss
Martha T.. Lewis, of the city OF Pitts
burg, one-half of the residue of my
library wherever the same may be sit
uate at the appraised value thereof.
she to have the right to select books to
and bequeath to the said Martha E.
Lewis my Astoria States Racing trophy
and the box of silverware which / re-
Gently purchased from Heren Bros.
& Co."
Tenth-"I also give and bequeath to
Miss Martha T.. Lewis aforesaid, first
mortgage bonds of the Pttsburg Brew
ing company to the aggregate par value
of $50, 600 which i direct shall be de-
liVered to her by my executors within
80 days after my death; and IL for any
reason the said bonds are not delivered
within the period aforesaid, direct my
executors to pay to her on the first day
of the month following my death the
sum of $125 and a like sum monthly
thereafter until said bonds are deliv-
cred to her"
The library from which Miss Lewis
was empowered by the will to select
one-half of the books is worth $4,000,
and one of the most complete Libraries
in the city. The Astoria racing plate,
which also went to Miss Lewis, was
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
Received Many Presents.

of gold, valued at $4,000. 1t was
won by Sue Smith.
Received Many Presents.
By the will Miss Lewis got in, all
100000. This was only a small por-
tion of her benefits. When she was
23-hcr last birthday-Mr. Brown
handed the delighted girl $4,000 in
new bills. Only few months before
he had given her a beautiful big house
on Greenfield avenue, worth $4,000.
This is where the bride will live when
she returns from re. honeymoon. Shs
got $4,000 v'o.th Of diamonds, too,
and in all S125,OO0 in cash, say Mrs.
Browns friends, before the old mans
death.
The Brown have taken the daugh,
ter-in-lav' 20 their hearts. She is
again mistress of the old Brown man
sion, there to stay Us long as she
pleases. w. Harry Brown the broth
err, even Weather tnan S. 5. Brown
who inherits the bulk of the estate
is understood to be against Miss
Lewis claim.
There was a tragic scene when the
will was read. Mrs. Elizabeth Will
lard, sister Of the Tad man, knew
nothing of it. When she heard il
gave the young widow but 100000 ir
beer bonds she burst out weeping anG
ran from the room crying: "Oh, Sam.
uel, how could you have done this
thing"
A strange feature of this strang case
! is that the millionaire provided bet
ter for the young widow after her
death than during her life. A nicha
by his direction has been reserved fol
her in the rich marble mausoleum on,
at the cemetery. There she will rest
with the others of the family's dead.
And whether an old mans fickla
fancy changed at tie last or design
ing girl succeeded in a plot to secur;
wealth at the expense of reputation
and standing in society, is tie ques
ton.
Probably it will be answered in thu
courts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
PADEREWSKI'S BELLBOY.
Musical Youth Made a Hit with the
Great Pianist by Playing
His "Minuet."

Rosamond Johnson, of Cole & john
son, composers of that once popular
song, Under the Bamboo Tree" once
held position as bellboy in Young's
hotel in Boston. This place, says Sue
cess Magazine, he once nearly lost,
through taking the liberty CT playing
Paderewski's "Minuet" for the great
pianist. Paderewski, who was stay
ing at that hotel, had rung for a bell
boy, and young Johnson answered the
call.
Being so fond of music, he made
bold to ask the great composer and
pianist to play the 'Minuet" for HIM
Paderewski could not understand Eng
lish then, and the boy thought from
his gesticulations that he wished him
to play it. So he sat down at the
piano and commenced playing. Pad
erewski's manager happened to enter
the room just then, and, enraged at
the bellboy's presumption, threw him
out of the room and went directly to
the management and had him dis
charged.
AS soon as he learned what had
been done, Paderewski, who had been
pleased with the lads playing, sent
for the manager of the hotel and had
Johnson reinstated in his position.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07

lionaire was still fond Of his sons
widow. She spent a pYrt of the sea-
son with Mr.. Brown last year and as
the Christmas holidays were approach
ing she received hurried call to come
to the old mans bedside.
He was dying.
The young widow caught the first
train. But as she sped through the
darkness another will was being made
in Pittsburg in the old Brown man
sion. With few strokes of the pen
all she had believed was to be hers
was blotted out. But no one told her
this when she reached Pittsburg the
next morning.
Young Mrs. Brown was received
with open arms. Twenty days later
Samuel S. Brown died. During those
20 days the deathbed will did not
come to light. Mrs. Browns friends
say that 1t was purposely hidden so
that she would know nothing about 1t
until it should be too late. The mil
lionaire died, surrounded by his fam
lily. while Mrs. Brown knelt at the
bedside.
Will Kept Secret.
Never were greater efforts made to
keep a will from becoming public. 1t
was filed secretly. The authorities
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
YOUNG WIDOW WILL
FIGHT FOR MILLIONS
OF HER FATHER-IN-LAW
Disposition of Estate of Samuel S. Brown PittSburg
Magnae, Reveals Scandal
LEFT MUCH MONEY TO HIS LATEST PET
at suppIaned Wife OF Dead Son in the Old
Mans Afte ctions-WiIi Was Made He
Lay n His Death Bed

ther-in-law and went straight to his
heart.
'You must stay here with us, my
DEAR" said the millionaire, land be
my daughter too. l know Will would
have wished it So"
Old Mans Daughter Dead.
So the girl stayed along with the
old man, and year after year made
herself better loved by him. Then
came another blow-his only living
child, his daughter Nellie, died in
Italy.
Il am afraid my poor old heart will
break" said the old man, bowed UNI
der this added weight of woe.
There was no one to turn to save his
daugbter-ir-law now. He called her to
him one day soon after the funeral,
and said:
Stay here with me, for I am left
alone. Be the head of my household,
and when l die you will be the same
in my will as if you were my own
daughter. And why not? Are you
not the wife of my dead son, my only
boy?"
But the girl did not need this prom
ise She loved the old man as the
father of her boy husband. Her sis,
| ter came to live with them and she
took her place at the head of the
/ Brown household. The servants were
instructed to obey her in everything,
and wherever she went she was in
troduced by the millionaire as my
daughter Grace, my sons widow, dear
to me as my own"
Everywhere it was understood that
the young widow was to be his hei7-
ess. Folks were told that Mr.. Browns
life was insured for 100000 in her
| favor.
Martha Lewis Appears.
! Mrs. Browns sister married and
she went back to Kentucky with her
| for q visit. That was the beginning
of the end. When she returned she
found that Miss Lewis had been asked
to live at the Browns.
| Grace" said the old millionaire, by
way of making clear how things stood
lust take Marty and buy her some
things, and show her how to wear
them"
Marty" was what Mr.. Brown elect
ed to call the pretty girl he had in,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07

Fifteen years ago William Brown,
the millionaIre'S only son, was sent
to Kentucky to 5uperintend the build
ing of a railroad in which his father
was interested There he met blue
grass belle-baautiful Grace Mcleod
win, barely turned 16.
The boys head was turned. 1t was
an ardent courtShip, and the youthful
sutton won. That day there came to
the old man in Pittsburg this dis
patch:
Princeton. Ky.
S. S. Brown, Pittsburg, Pa:
| am going To be married to the dearest
girl in the worlu. WILL.
That same day this wire went back
to Kentucky:
Pittsburg, Pa.
william Brown Princeton, KY:
Wait. 1 am coming down that way
this week. 5. 5. BROWN.
For an answer this came back:
Can't wait WILL.
And this was the reply:
All right co ahead. God bless you
both, Bring her home. FATHER.
But it was not so fated. viii
Brown. mdisputed heir to the larger
share of his fathers millions, did mo-
bring his bride home. She brought
him home-in a coffin. Almost thu
next day he fell i'll and was dead
within week The bride-widow, al
most IN with her grief. met her ia
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
Ancient Title of the Gaekwar.

Among the most ancient of the titles
of nobility borne by the great folk Of
the earth is that which adorns the
prince of India who comes to look up
on his westernmost outpost of that
Aryan migration whose beginning was
not far from his own domains. Kings
Ind rajahs, emperors and shahs, there
nave been many in the lists of princi-
palities and powers; but there has
been only one gaekwar, the designa-
lion that goes with the throne of Ba-
roda. The word means simply COW
driver, but its glory comes with it out
Of the mists of antiquity when it was
assumed by the best of the Mahrattas
to show his prowess as reever OF
kline upon the border, reputation
that underlies the ancestral pride OF
many Scotch family of fnr later
time.-N. Y. Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
PERMIT WAS BROAD ENOUGH
of the Humor of President
Lincoln.

Mr.. Linton Park, who is now an in
nate of the Soldiers and Sailors
home at Erie, Pa, was among those
who joined in the chorus, I'VE are
coming, Father Abraham, three hun
dred thousand more" He enlisted at
Washington, and was assigned to the
Second District of Columbia regiment;
relates Youths Companion.
Mr.. Park was then, as now, a vege-
tartan. While he could assimilate ev-
erything connected with his answer to
the call of duty from the stand of pa
triotism, he could not assimilate the
army pork. 1t was plain that If the
government wished to do the square
thing by Park it would have to show
observation-disclosures in the matter os
rations.
So he took his troubles to President
Lincoln, and explained that in some
respects he was like the children of
Israel after they set out from Egypt.
He could not forget the leeks and
gale himself back in Indiana county. {
Lincoln smiled. you want me to
turn you out to Craze like Nebuchad-
nezzar?" he asked.
ut would beat salt pork" was Mr..
Parks reply. Thereupon Mr.. Lincoln
wrote carelessly on an ordinary sheet
of paper:
"The bearer, Linton Park, is here
with granted permission to browse
wherever he chooses"
Mr.. Park saw the humor in the note,
and enjoyed it quite as much as Lin
coin did. He also enjoyed his privi-
lege of browsing" The note is still
In his nOSSncSiOn
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
maktng 1tfe
wortb wbtle
By PROF. ALBION SMALL.

perpetual and all there would organize
strike in weeks and have the conditions changed
to-day there such thing etrevabe
bv the knowledge power rebuild what
stroved Had flood like swept away Galveston
of Sua there would have been
Athens been RACED by earthquake and fire uch
Francco the time Of the battle OF Salamis there
would have been age of Pericies.
Life genuine and vital only in proportion
ability sacrifice those things which in the present dearest to
rs TO obtain those things which worth while
than the things sacrificed This principle dangerous
choice what is worth the sacrifice and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
Willing to Oblige.

"Give me the city hall, please" said
the lady to the conductor of the street
car.
81 should be glad to do so, madam"
replied the conductor, who was new
man and had been greatly impressed
by the rules of the company, which
insisted upon employees being courte-
Gus and obliging. 81 should, indeed.
be glad to do so, but the lady over
there with the green feather in her
hat asked for the city hall before you
got on the car. Is there any other
building that would suit you just as
?"-Detroit Free Press
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07
KNlFED.
Coffee knitted an Old Soldier.

An old soldier, released from cof-
about it as follows:
Il stuck to coffee for years, although
it knitted me again and again.
About eight years ago las result.
of coffee drinking which congested my
liver), / was taken with very severe
attack of malarial fever.
Il would apparently recover and
start about my usual work only to suf-
fer a relapse. After this had been
repeated several times during the year
was again taken violently ill.
"The Doctor said he had carefully
studied my case, and it was either quit
coffee or die,' advising me to take Pos
tum in its place. = had always thought
coffee one of my dearest friends, and
especially when sick, and 1 was very
much taken back by the Doctors deci-
sion, for hadn't suspected the coffee
drank could possibly cause my trou-
BILE.
thought it over for few minutes,
and finally told the Doctor / would
make the change. Postum was pro-
cured for me the same day and made
according to directions; well, liked
it and stuck to it, and since then
have been new man. The change in
health began in few days and sur
prised me, and now, although | am
seventy-two years of age, l do lots of
hard work, and for the past month
have been teaming, driving sixteen
miles day besides loading and un-
loading the wagon. That's what Pos
tum in the place of coffee has done
for me- / now like the Postum as well
as did coffee.
II have known people who did no.
care for Postum at first, but after hav-
ing learned to make 1t properly accord
ing to directions they have come to
like it as well as coffee. never miss
chance to praise It," Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Look for the little book, "The Road
to Wellyille." in pkgs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07

stalled as his protege in the big house.
Young Mrs. Brown baked some, but
she did as she was told. But she
refused to introduce the girl to her
friends, and she still was Mr.. Browns
mentor when he went to New York
On matters social.
Martha E. Lewis was the daughter
of a boat caulker employed by Mr..
Brown. When only a child in short
dresses the millionaire had taken to
her because she reminded him of his
dead daughter when she was a tiny
girl. When she grew older he made
her his almoner in his many charities,
and when she was out of her teens
he had her made secretary of the Sun
day school which he had endowed.
Gifts were showered upon her just
as the were upon Miss Grace Brown.
For awhile things went along smooth.
| ly enough on the surface, but Mrs.
! Brown gradually discovered that she
was being undermined. Miss Lewis
finally got control of the establish
ment and ran it with an iron hand.
Family Makes Objections.
| The other Browns-trothers, cous
ms and nephews-didn't liks this al
all. They demanded that Miss Lewis
be at least sent to live elsewhere and
that Mrs. Grace Brown be brough:
back from Kentucky, where she has
gone, to give tone to the household.
"Not for minute" retorted the oil
man. Grace has chosen to live ava,
from me and will not trouble her."
| Apparently, however, the aged mil