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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27

bay, and, by supreme effort retain
ing control of his voice and features,
said:
mo, no, l think not. You cannot
take me. l will not CO."
But you will 60" he was answered.
Listen. You think this is protected
country. 1t is not. You made a big
mistake. You will be arrested here,
thrown into a Moorish prison, then
taken aboard United States warship
and shipped in irons to the United
States. The question is, do you want
to go back as a gentleman or as a
felon"
Prisoner Is Obstinate.
Stensland was obstinate and de-
clared we could not take him and that
he would not go voluntarily.
AS matter of fact, we had no legal
right to stop Stensland. Technically
we were guilty of kidnapping, and the
situation began to look serious. The
American minister could not order
Stensland' sarrest until he had received
instructions from Washington. These
had been cabled for the night before,
but had not arrived. If Stensland had
only known this he could have walked
out and told us to go to blazes. He
could not have escaped ultimately, but
he could have caused us lots Of trouble.
Just as we were about to take re,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
nearly 60 years old. God! God! God!"
Had Thought of Suicide.

We took from the prisoner some
carbolic acid tablets which he uses as
a throat gargle. He smiled and said
that if he had wanted to take poison
he should have done so before running
all over the face of the earth.
II thought to shoot myself three
days before started, said Stensland,
land while standing on the bridge at
Ronda, in Spain, was seized with an
impulse to jump into the river and end
it all. But made up my mind to live
a little longer, anyway. Now I am
glad I did not kill myself. I am going
to make a new start when get out Of
the PEN"
AS a matter Of fact Stensland failed
to take the most simple measures to
hide his identity. In his trunk were
found four volumes of Ibsen, all with
Stensland's full name on the fyleaf.
His key ring bore the tag of the Mil
waukee Avenue State bank.
The most amazing blunder of all
was across the end of his big trunk in
white letters three inches high, Paul
o. Stensland."
81 did not notice this" said he till
crossing from Gibraltar. was lean
ing over the rail of the upper deck
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
$9,79o,69o Gain In Deposits.

An increase of $9,790,690 in deposits
between May II and Sept. is the
showing made by the 610 savings and
255 state banks, according to Audit
or Of State Carroll's summary Of their
reports.
1t Is not usual for the banks to
show an increase of such proportions
during the summer months. But 1t
is understood that farmers are dispos.
ing of considerable stock on account
Of high prices and this probably Is
the reason that deposits have adj
vanced in such an extraordinary
amount. In the state and savings
banks alone they now amount to
$l79 ,400,437
There has been a total increase in
deposits of state and savings banks
in the past year of $27,841,285. The
calls of Aug. 25, 1905. and Sept. 4
1906, are compared. There has been
an increase Of sixty-four in the mum
Der of state and savings banks within
the year. Since May II they have
increased twenty In number.
Their reserve is now 23.7 per cent,
which is an increase Of about per
cent as compared with May IT,
Twenty Iowa state and savings
banks have more than $1,000,000 de-
posits each. More than a dozen
others have nearly $1,000000. and at
the next statement probably will go
over that figure.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27

or the male blueblrd Thoreau said:
~TIe carries the sky on his back" To
this John Burroughs added, "and the
earth on his breast" The birds back.
wings and tail, chin and throat are a
vivid blue, while his breast and TANKS
are chestnut brown and his abdomen
o dirty white. The female Ii very
much duller In coloring, often having
q reddish tone that extends from the
middle of the back over tho shoulder.
The Seminole Indians say that the
male bluebird once few so high that
his back rubbed against the sky,
which impaired to him Its own azure
tint. Returning to earth, his wife so
admired his new coat that she deter
mined to have like one for herself
and the next morning few away to
get It: but the day proving somewhat
cloudy, the color given to her dress
was not so brilliant as was that re-
eeived by her mate.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
HOW STENSLAND WAS CAPTURED

course to argument and threats, tell.
ing him we would follow him to the
end Of the earth and capture him
eventually, salvation came from Min
lister Gummere. James Martin, of the
American legation staff appeared with
a note from the minister saying IL !
had notified the state department hi
would take the responsibility of de-
tanning Stensland, pending advices
from Washington.
BY this time the fugitive banker had
wilted and he agreed to return to
America with us any way we chose
without process.
During the long afternoon in the Of
fee of the American consul Stensland
talked broken heartedly with us and
finally made full confession to AS
sistant States Attorney Olson in my
presence.
Puts Blame on Cashier.
He said: Il cannot understand how
the shortage can be 100000. To my
certain knowledge my liability to the
bank does not exceed 100000. Any
thing over that must have been stolen
by Herring.
my indebtedness began long
while ago, In 1896. 1t was a small af-
fair, small amount, and God knows
l never intended to steal. i was in a
tight hole and needed money. l put
my own note, genuine, not forgery,
in the box. Then it was suggested to
me that the bank examiner would
stand for it, and he did.
Il never threw away money in any
direction in my life. l never spent
over $1,000 a year. I always was a
worker. never loafed in my life.
always was the first man at the bank
and the last to leave 1t.
"The money took was invested,
year after year, in an endeavor to
make good. Every dollar went into
real estate or business.
They were bad investments and to-
day I am arrested, fugitive, with the
certainty of a prison cell. And l ana
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
Egg Men Discuss Rotten Eggs.


Des Moines.-In the light of the
ruling by Dairy and Food Commits,
sioner Wright that rotten eggs are
impure food and those who sell them
are subject to the provisions of the
pure food law, the Iowa Egg Dealers
association had an interesting discus.
sion at its meeting held in the Cham"
berlain on the 2lst.
c. E Eels of Cedar Rapids, presl-
dent of the association, is advocating
the loss of method of buying instead
Of the case count method, which has
been generally followed, for the reas-
on that 1t affords opportunity to pay
a higher price for good eggs and Is
thus an inducement to care in the
handling and sale of eggs. Many or
the other dealers agree with him.
The loss off method has been fol.
lowed by not few OF the extensive
buyers and dealers in the past several
weeks and those who have used IL
say that It. Is the most satisfactory
way to deal under the new law. In
the loss off method the purchaser
pays top prices for the best Of eggs
and the price he pays is always gov.
erned by the quality of the eggs,
whereas In the case count method a
lump sum Is paid per case and the
eggs then have to be candled and the
bad one thrown out.
In the opinion of many of the egg
dealers the responsibility for the sale
of rotten eggs lies with the seller
and he is the one on whom the prose-
cution should fall II the law is violat-
ed. They believe that this will eau
ton the seller to be careful and in
this way the provisions OF the law
will be more apt to be followed.
Many of the prominent egg dealers
Of the state were In attendance at the
meeting. For some time there has
been talk of uniting the two state asso-
Citations of egg men, the Iowa Car
Load Butter and Egg Shippers associ-
alton and the Iowa Egg Dealers asso-
citation. Henry Reinberg of Pella Is
the president of the former associa-
ton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
DOCTOR DESPAlRED
Ansenic Woman Cured by Or. VIII
Hams Pink Pills Recommends the
Pills to All Others Who Suffer.

Pills to All Others Who Suffer.
An@mia is just the DOCTORS name fot
bloodlessness. DIR. Williams Pink Pills
cure anamia as food cures hunger.
They cured Mrs. Thomas j. McGann, of
~ Lincoln Place, Plainfleld, N. j., who
says:
''In the spring of 1908 I did my
usual house cleaning and soon after
ward began to have tho most terrible
headaches. My heart would beat so ir-
regularly that it was painful and there
came n morning when / could not get
up. My doctor said / had anamia and
no was surprised that ! had continued
to live III the condition l was in.
i was confined to my bed for nearly
two months, the doctor coming every
day for the first few weeks, but l did not
improve TO amount to anything. AL
together l was sick for nearly two
years. l was rs weak as rag, had
headaches, irregular heart beats, loss of
appetite, cramps in tho limbs and was
unable to get good nights sleep. My
legs and feet were so swollen that I
feared they would burst.
Before very long after I tried DIR.
Williams Pink Pills felt a change for
tho better. have taken about twelve
boxes and although was as near the
grave as could be, 1 now feel as il I
had new lease of life. have no more
headaches, the heart beats regularly, my
cheeks arc pink and feel ten years
younger. / feel that have been cured
very choaply and l have recommended
the pills to lots of my friends"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists, or will be sent by mail on re-
ceipt of price, 80 cents per box, six boxes
$3.50, by the Dr.Williams Medicine Co.,
Schenectady, N. Y. -
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
New Transfer Yard Ready.

New Transfer Yard Ready.
The extensive new yards of the
Iowa Transfer Railway company In
East Des Moines have practically been
completed and Supt. J. A. Wagner
has issued notice to the interested
railways that they will be opened for
interchange and transfer OF cars Oct
1. Eight different railways have made
connection with the yards and will
interchange there; they are the fol-
lowing: Chocago, Rock Island a Pa
cihc, Chicago, Burlington &c Quincy.
Chicago, Great Western, Des Moines
Union, Chicago, Milwaukee e. st. Paul
Wabash, Des Moines Western, and
Des Moines, Iowa Falls e. Northern
The Chicago e. Northwestern has not
yet entered into the joint arrangement
with these other lines.
The new yards comprise the moss
important railroad Improvement that
has been made in Des Moines, or In
Iowa In some years. Work was com.
menced on them last spring and since
that time about $4,000 has been en-
pended in leveling the site, which lies
between East Ninth and East Eight
teenth streets, and in building tracks.
About 10000 yards OF dirt were moved
to fill the low places In the yards and
about five miles OF tracks were laid.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, 1t is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that tho
beauty and flneness of the fabric is
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance. but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
nance Starch, as II can DO applied
much more thinly because OF It's great
or strength than other makes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
Story Of the Pursuit and Apprehension of the
President of the Wrecked Milwaukee Ave-
nue. State Bank of Chicago.

and started for the interior. This
would not have prevented his capture,
but would have delayed it and made
lots of trouble.
StensIand Comes Ashore.
Forty minutes later boat put of
from the German steamer and headed
for the pier. In the stern sat Stems
land, looking fat and hearty. He
climbed up the steps to the wharf
chatting gayly with four German fel.
low passengers.
We trailed slowly behind Stensland
up the steep, hilly streets. When the
British post Office in Soko Chico
square was reached Stensland entered.
ANY letter for P. Olsen?" he asked.
mo, sir"
'If any comes want you to please
forward it.
"All right, sir. Please write your
forwarding address," said the clerk,
pushing forward the book in which
such instructions are written.
In firm hand Stensland had writ
ten "P. Olsen, British post Office"
when Olson and l stepped up. l
tapped him on the left shoulder and
said:
Write your own name, Stensland,
and instead of 'Morgador,' where you
think you are going, write it Chicago
where you really are going"
Then occurred a sublime flash of
nerve on the part Of the husky Morse
man. Gripping the pen in hand and
shaking as If with palsy he forced the
pen across the paper and wrote mo.
gador' after the name he had already
written there before had interrupted
him. Then he turned like a wolf at
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
Ension Fountains Located.

The two Herman Lee Ensign foun.
tains to be installed on Eighth and
Cherry streets and on East Grand and
Penn avenues have been authorized
by the city council. These fountains
which cost the Ensign estate $1,000
each, will be shipped Immediately
and will be placed in position without
delay. The fountains are more than
ornamental, they are highly useful
They are made from solid piece ID
granite and are carved in exquisite
form and figures. The bowl alons
weighs over a ton. These fountains
will be such that man, horses, and
dogs, can quench their thirst. There
have been others of the same design
installed in other cites Of the country
ley the same estate. Herman Lea
Ensign in his will left several hundred
thousand dollars to be invested in this
manner.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
Eleventh Cavalry to March.

The Eleventh United States cavalry
OF Fort Des Moines, which is now at
Fort Riley, Kas., will break camp the
first of October and start on its re-
turn to this city. Such is the word
which has been received at headquar-
ters here. The order Of march home,
however has not been announced and
It is not certain that 1t has been de-
finitely decided upon. 1t Is understood
that on the way home one stop will
be made somewhere In the southern
part of Iowa for a few days camp,
but the exact location has not been
given out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
The New State
of Oklahoma

Bigger than Missouri; as big as Ohio and
Indiana combined, with soil teeming with
all the crops that any State raises,
OKLAHOMA-the new State-is destined
to occupy first rank in few short years.
Here at the present time over a million
people are duplicating the life which is
going on in Illinois and Indiana. Their
houses. their towns and their schools ARE
newer but in nothing else do their sur
roundings differ from those in our States.
Their cities and towns are growing and ex-
banding with the impetus of fertile soil.
and a pushing, wide-awake citizenship.
Her settlers, mainly from the older States.
sec the virtue of encouraging enterprises of
every kind and the needfulness of getting
more and better facilities; of getting more
hands to develop the country.
In brief, conditions to-day are simply
these: OKLAHOMA is in need of nothing
save people. More men are needed in the
cities and towns; more farmers for the vast
areas of unimproved land not now yielding
crops OF which it is capable, There are
openings of all sorts, for farmers and
artisans. for mills and manufacturing
plants. for small stores of all kinds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
Would Have Stone pile.

A stone yard, around which the new
county Jail should be built Is The lat
est suggestion Of Supervisor Frank
Morris. MY idea is to build the new
Jail in square or circle with a court
on the inside which could be used for
breaking stone" said Mr.. Morris
stone could be hauled in and on,
and one man could watch forty to fifty
prisoners. as there would be no way
for them to escape. This would OBJ
viate the necessity Of separate stone
yard"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
Drake to Have Record Year.

Drake University opened ner DOOR
to her students on the morning of the
18th with the most flattering prospect
in the history of the institution. AS Q
result OF the twenty-fifth anniversary
celebration held last spring scores OF
new students have already enrolled,
and it is believed that this has aided
materially in swelling the attendance,
Registration will continue all day ana
during the remainder of the week; and
1t is predicted by the authorities that
the coming year will boast OF the larg'
est enrolment ever registered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
Accounting to be National Style.

A. d. Sheets, an expert of the cen.
sus bureau OF the United States de-
partmenr OF commerce and labor, ar.
rived in Des MoInes to attend a meet.
ing Of the commission recently ap-
pointed by State Auditor Carroll to
arrange a uniform accounting system
for the cities OF Iowa. The commits
sion is investigating the bookkeeping
system used by the census bureau.
The department Of commerce and
labor is anxious to have the system
adopted one uniform with cities else
where, as it will be beneficial to them
when gathering data concerning the
municipalities.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27

Quoted home by married men. and the
ceremony took place in the presence
of ten witnesses by the Pontifex Maxi.
mus, whereupon the contracting par
ties mutually partook of cake made
Of salt. water and -four.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
Many Divorces Granted.

For the first time in the history OF
Polk county one Judge could not hear
all the divorce cases on default day,
and on the 21st Judge Howe in the
forenoon and Judge McHenry In the
afternoon had to assist Judge Hugh
Brennan in listening to domestic
troubles and relieving men and women
of marriage obligations. Thirty-two
cases were heard and as many de-
crees granted. For the most part
the DEGREES were granted on the
ground of cruel and inhuman treat.
ment and some on the ground OF
desertion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
Cousins Gets Big Committee.

With the death Of Congressman
Hit, of Illinois on the goth, Hon.
Robert G. Cousins of the Fifth Iowa
district will succeed him as chairman
Of the house committee on foreign
affairs, one OF the most powerful com
mittees in congress. Congressman
Cousins has for several years been
third on this big committee. The re-
cent suicide of Congressman Robert
Adams of Pennsylvania, who was sec
ond on the committee, advanced Mr..
Cousins to that place. Now the death
of Chairman Hit puts the Iowa con-
gresham in first place and in accord
with the custom Of Congress Speaker
Cannon will retain him as chairman.
BY virtue of these vacancies Congress
man Cousins becomes chairman Of the
committee in any event for the com.
ing session.
This Advancement Of Congressman
Cousins to the craftsmanship Of the
committee on foreign affairs Of the
national house makes six great chair.
manships held by the Iowa delegation
in congress, an honor not equaled by
any other state in the Union.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
Swallowed by the Sea.

During 1905 there were wrecked,
burned and foundered at sea 2s7
steam vessels, OF n net aggregate
tonnage of 253,611, and 296 sailing
vessels of 2l4,600 tons.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
To expect teachers

To expect teachers
to be able to always tell
when children are phys
ically unfit for school
work is to demand of
them that to which the
trained physician is
sometimes unequal. Sug-
gestion may, however,
be given that will en-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
Orlqln of Bride Cake.

Bride cake is relic of the Roman
confarreates, mode of marriage
practiced by the highest class in
Rome. In conformation the bride was
led to the altar by bachelors. but con.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
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For Dedication Of Monuments.

For Dedication OF Monuments.
At meeting of the four chairmen
of the Iowa monument commission
held at the Chamberlain on the 18th.
the further plans for the dedication
of the soldiers monument on the his.
toric battlefields OF the south were
discussed. The arrangements are
practically completed and the pro-
gramme will be announced withia
few days.
The dates for the dedication of the
monuments are as follows: Vicksburg,
Nov. Is, at 1880; Andersonvllle, Nov.
l6, at 10:30; Lookout Mountain, Nov.
10. at 1890; Missionary Ridge, Nov.
10, at 3; Rossville Gap, Nov. 20, at
1880; Shiloh. Nov. %. 1880.
The commissions have succeeded in
securing from the RAILROADS rate of
cent per mile for the round trip,
an exceedingly low rate. Concerning
the excursion, Capt. ]. +. Merry OF
Manchester, chairman of the Vicksburg
commission, gave out the following
announcement
The railroad rates will be l cent
per mile from Iowa points and return
to and from Vicksbug. Chattanooga
and Paducah, Ky. In connection with
this a rate OF $11 has been made on the
river from Paducah to Pittsburg Land
ing and return by the st. Louis & Ten
nessee Packet company. This provides
two days stopover Mt Pittsburg
Landing, when the Shiloh monuments
will be dedicated. Tickets are to be
on sale for Vicksburg Nov. IL and IL.
for Chattanooga, Nov. l6 and IT; for
Shiloh, Nov. 10. and 20. All tickets
are limited to fifteen days from date
OF sale. The Iowa lines will run
standard sleepers from Iowa points
direct to Vicksburg, and In many cases
these cars will be sidetracked at these
points"
To accommodate the governor and
his staff, the speakers, the commission
and the musicians, a special train will
be run, taking In all OF these points.
This train will leave Chicago on the
morning OF Nov. 10.
Among the speakers on that occasion
will be Gov. A. Is Cummins, Col
Charles Clark OF Cedar Rapids, Gen.
James b. Weaver of Colfax, Hon. N. 10,
Kendall Of Abba. Maj. S. II. M. Byers
viii read a poem. The Fifty-hrst Iowa
band, which enjoys an enyiable reputa
ton, will accompany the commission.
The chairmen of the four commits.
sions who met here are, Col. w. ID.
Bell of Washington, chairman OF the
Shiloh commission; Capt John A.
Young Of Washington, chairman OF the
Lookout mountain commission, and
Missionary Ridge commission; Capt
J. A. Brewer of Des Moines, chairman
of the Andersonville commission;
Capt. j. II. Merry OF Manchester, chair
man OF the Vicksburg commission.
THE monuments and memorials at
these four points are all completed
! with the exception OF the state mem
orial at Vicksburg," said Captain Mer-
ry, "and the veterans throughout the
state decided not wait another year
for it's completion. The chairmen OF
the various commissions anticipate q
large attendance at Vicksburg, Chat
tanooga and Shiloh, as rates to each
point are exceedingly low"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27

A homely rich girl is prettier than
a beautiful poor one-in the eyes Of
some men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-27
Hhustral MnfitnrHH
nf Stfnnl Ghtlhrr1t
By e. A. KIRKPATRICK,
Department of Psychology and Child Study, State
Normal School. Fitchbura Mass.

able intelligent teachers judge with OF the physical con-
dition of children in instances.
One the diseases Tin the moist climate of the east
that ne with successful school work adenod growths
ana enlarged ton The best mode testing for this disease place
the side the s close opening
the child with mouth closed breathe through nostr In the
the child breathe with the mouth closed both
uostrds OPEN
Care needs to be exercised in testing for defective (Which