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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
The Army of the Philippines.

The following officers were elected
by the Society OF the Army of the
Philippines at its business meeting
held just prior TO adjournment to
meet next year, Aug. Is, at Kansas
City, Mo- The nominating committee
appointed the day before reported n
slate having Macarthur at the head.
This slate was opposed and partially
broken, but not without selecting its
head:
Commander In chief--Maj. Gen. Ar
thur Macarthur, u. S. A.
First senior vice commander-Capt
II. A. Crow, Pennsylvania.
First junior vice commander--Lieut.
e. l.. Hamilton, Michigan.
Second junior vice commander
Earl c. Carnahan, Kansas.
Third junior vice commander Mai
Gen. ]. Franklin Bell, u. s. A.
Fourth junior vice commander-G.
e. Weinheimer, Illinois.
Fifth junior vice commander-Ma-
Ior Speere, Minnesota.
Surgeon general--Lieut. G. B. Lew.
Is, Colorado.
Judge Advocate-M. J. ODonnell,
Kansas City, Mo.
Chaplain-Rev. J. A. Beebe, Des
Moines, la.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
MILLIONAIRE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER.

One of the most successful institutional
churches in western New England is located in
Hoyoke, and is known as "a home church for
the people"
Unlike most churches 1t has a large attend
ance of men, and it has increased rapidly that
it has overgrown its modest little quarters. and
is to strike out for more pretentions edi.
fee.
It's next purpose was to bring about a feel
ing of fellowship and cooperation between en-
ployers and the employed. The man most active
in its growth and founding is Joseph A. Skinner
a millionaire, and treasurer of the Skinner silk
mills.
He is known in Holyoke as the employer who
knows all his employees by name, and his work
men have confidence that he is always working
for their good
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
State Printing Contract Let.

Emory II. English, state printer
elect, has closed negotiations with
the Lewis-W Wallace company, whereby
that concern will do the state print
ing during Mr.. English's term of Of,
fee, which begins Jan. /, next. Mr.,
English Announces in this connection
that he has also purchased an inter.
est in the Lewis Wallace company.
Mr.. English's residence has been in
Mason City for some time past, where
he has been interested In the publlca.
ton of the Mason City Times.Herald,
but he expects to give his personal
attention to the states work. The
equipment of the Lewis Wallace com
pany will be enlarged to meet the adj
ditional requirements TO be made of
its plant, the new machinery to be
especially designed for the states
work.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
PASSING II Around.

Domestic-Please, ma'am, can you
give me my character?
Mistress-Certainly, Bridget; but
what do you want it for? You are
surely not going to leave without Civ
ing me notice first?
Domestic-Oh, never fear, ma'a'm,
I'm not thinking of leaving you; but
my sisters going to service, and wants
the loan of it.-Tit-Bits.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
Idle Tales from Boston
Noted Oraorio Singer Who Is Living Retirement This CyWn
throp Circus Declared Success Millionaire Silk Manufacture,
Teaching Sunday School Il Hoyoke

BOSTON.-Probably many readers of tho
older generation win remember Mrs Flora Il.
Barry, one of the greatest oratoro singers OF the
past who is living in retirement from the public
gaze in this city. Among American singers Mrs.
Barry is the repository of the true tradition OF
oratorio singing. In her prime choral associa.
ton was to be found in almost every city of i'm.
portance In the country The popularity OF
'Pinafore' had not yet started the craze for anna
teur opera, and local singers practiced and sanly
the chorus parts of the great oratorios.
In the bygone days Mrs. Barry sang In nearly
every state in the union, from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, and from Canada to Old Mexico In
the retirement from the strenuous existence OF
the public singer she finds great enjoyment,
though many interests demand from her thought
and labor
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
LETTING Him Down One.

There was once a professor who
never lost an opportunity to rebuke
any bumptiousness on the part of his
students. On one occasion, when he
was taking leave of certain graduate,
he is reported to have said:
"Sir, your fellow-students think
highly of you; I think highly of you;
but, sir, no one thinks more highly of
you than you do yourself! Tilt Bits.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
AMATEUR CIRCUS is A SUCCESS.

The big amateur circus which recently came
to close at Winthrop has been voted a great
success. The circus was presented under the
direction of the Winthrop yacht club and was
well attended by the colony of actors who are
resting for the summer in that locality.
Richard Golden was ring master for the con.
Guiding performance and was met with a shower
of applause he entered the ring, that spoke
well of his popularity with the residents of the
town. Although the weather dsagreeable,
as real circus weather generally is, the tent was
filled to its utmost, many standing in the open.
ing of the entrance.
The Tenth band artillery corps played the
opening overture and loudly applauded.
The Marvellous Melville next in a sensa.
tiona aerial act and also the recipient Of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23

steel disk which the hammer
acquainted Horace Smith,
really began
canic arms
built and from 1870 to 1874
the remained the
trebled 10000
a
Sevice on handle of his reyoves
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
Nothinq Doinq.

Sherlock Holmes vas rolling an.
other pill.
What did you get out of that last
case?" asked the genial doctor.
Not much" replied the great
sleuth, scornfully. Somebody swiped
all the bottles before l got there
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
chIoroform Affects Plants.

Some plants are affected by chloro
form, just as animals are. Sensitive
plants, which shrink from the human
touch in ordinary circumstances, lose
their irritability in air charged with
chloroform vapor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
His by Riuht.

The editor of the Cory Gulch Vindi.
.ator had just been elected to the Of
ice of coroner.
I'm fairly entitled to it," he said.
i've furnished my predecessor many
4 fat fee."
Placing his rifle in readiness for
Instant use and sharpening pencil
he sat down to wait for business in
both his apacities.-Chicago Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
Propose Higher FraternaI Rates.

propose Higher Fraternal Rates.
Des Molnes.-Two hundred thou
sand voters who are members OF
fraternal insurance companies stand
in the way of any legislation at the
next session of the general assembly
to fix minimum rate of assessment
which the fraternals will be allowed
to charge their members. The rank
and file of the fraternal insurance
men of the state believe they should
be left alone and that the companies
should be allowed to work out their
own salvation Ihey argue that the
fraternals are paying their bills every
month and as there is no question of
their solvency there is no need of
legislation. There are about 250, 900
members in Iowa of the fraterual In
surance companies, and of these about
100000 are voters, and 1t is suspected
that the legislators will allow mat.
tiers to so to extreme length before
they enact legislation counter to the
wishes of this army of men. Yet fra.
ternal insurance is sure TO be brought
ture.
State Auditor b. +. Carroll, his
deputy in the insurance department,
Ole o. Roe, most of the members Ii
not all of the members of the insur.
ance commission, and large per cent
of the officers OF the larger fraternal
insurance companies believe that the
iimtt for most of the companies has
been reached and that In order to
pay the death claims the assessments
must multiply or the rates so up.
They recognize that the old fraternal
companies cannot raise the rates I'm.
less the younger companies ere COM
PEELED to do SO also, for a company
that is just starting out or one that Is
but few years old has no difficulty
in running on very low assessment.
The rank and file OF the members of
fraternal insurance companies, how
ever, cannot see why there Is any
need Of legislation. They argue that
their fraternal society Is paying It's
bills each month and as long as 1t Is
paying its bills they argue that they
are getting their insurance at cost
and the company is safe. They can
see no need of raising the minimum
of the rates SO long as the company
has money enough to pay It's ex-
penses. This argument has been
made this summer to the insurance
commission now investigating the ques.
ton Of rates and the argument Is made
by officers of some OF the fraternal
insurance companies.
The other position, the one taken
by the state auditor, the members OF
the insurance commission and rhe
officers of some OF the older and larg.
er fraternal companies, Is that the
only way the companies are able to
keep paying their bills Is by increas.
ing the membership each month by
taking in young men. Only by taking
In new members faster than the old
members die off are the fraternals
able to pay their bills. But there is
a limit some time. argue the mem
bers Of the insurance commission. The
membership cannot be increased for
ever and some Of the older fraternal
companies are already beginning to
reach the limit.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
FROM coeeLeR's SON TO MILLIONAIRE.

The rise of Daniel Wesson, who died at
Springfield the other day, from the of a poor
cobbler to that of a muti-monaire pistol manu-
facturer is interesting. AS boy young Wes-
son received but a scanty education and after a
brief period of work on his fathers farm, he
began at II years of age to learn the trade of a
shoemaker. His brothers, Rufus and Marlin,
we're already in the business. Daniel resolved
that he would not become a shoemaker. His
craze for firearms resulted finally in his going
into the gunshop Of his elder brother, Edwin, at
Northboro.
The story is told that within few hours after
his arrival, he proved his right to be a gunsmith
by assembling all the parts OF new gun without
instruction from his older brother, to whom he
was apprentced. In 1S4S, Edwin moved to Hart.
ford and Daniel accompanied him as superin-
tendent.
The first of Mr. Nelson's great Inventions
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
LEAGUE of Municipalities.

Anticipating that the annual meet
ing of the Iowa League of Municipal
tiles here Sept. 13 and IA will be one
Of the largest gatherings of city Off
Gals ever held in the state of Iowa,
the Des Moines municipal officers
have already commenced to make ar
rangements for the entertainment
of the guests. At this meeting one Of
the principal topics to be offered for
discussion will be proposed law to
make a certain portion Of all paving
improvements assessable TO the tax
payers of the city at large.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
The Bill.

Knicker-Summer expenses ar
heavy.
Bocker-Yes, | have to pay all my
wife's, all my own and an extra chuni
to keep her from knowing mine
N, Y. Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23

Professor-Did you examine the bee
before you swallowed it? Was it a
humble bee or yellow jacket?
Student (moaning dismally)-I-I
couldn't see, sir, but it acts lilse a very
husky bee.
Professor-You should say husking
bee, my child.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
Smith May Oppose Hull.

John N. Smith, prominent young
farmer living near Altoona, will be-
yond all probability be selected by the
democrats of the Seventh congress
sional district at their convention
here, Sept. /, as their nominee for
congress. Mr.. Smith announced his
candidacy after conference with the
leading democrats of the county.
Mr.. Smith Is prosperous young
farmer and Is well known in Des
Moines. He took three years colleg.
late course and two years law work
at Drake University. He was prom
inent in school as a debater and has
the reputation of being an able ora
for
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
Antics Of a
Summer Girl

f A r GERALD.
inc: Ii it wasn't
that the only doe
tor near Kimona
lake is a grumpy
old individual, at
least 65 and ad.
dicted to giving
the worst-tasting
stuff on earth
and insisting it is
medicine, / cer-
t ainly S h o uld
have had nervous
pros t ration the
last week. Be-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
Miles After Freight Rates.

United States District Attorney
Lewis Miles, presumably upon orders
from the interstate commerce com
mission Is investigating Iowa freight
rates. To secure statistics for a gen.
eral investigation he has made in
quiries from various freight agents
for Iowa railroads and will forward
them to the commission. 1t is thought
that Mr.. Miles is but carrying out one
portion of a work winch has been
mapped out for the entire United
States. Particular attention is also
being paid as to whether freight cars
are equipped with air brakes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
He Fixed Ii,

When young Nocash was married to Miss
Mummy
He made an alteration in his VOW
But the preacher didn't notice, when he
murmured
with all thy earthly goods I me en-
dow"
Cleveland Leader.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23


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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
A Sad Story.

The prisoner was not insane
At first. But he could not refrain
From reading all the experts said,
And that is how he lost his head.
Washington Star.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
Woods is Republican Chairman.


Frank p. Woods Of Baskerville was
elected chairman OF the republican
state central committee at the meet
ing OF that body at the Slavery hotel
on the 18th.
S. ID. Riniker OF Rock Rapids was
elected vice chairman and c. s.
FRANKIE OF Parkersburg was elected
secretary.
The chairman was empowered TO
name all committees, including the
executive committee and the heads OF
departments, except that the commit.
tee elected w. l.. Converse Of the
Fourth district to be in charge of the
speakers bureau.
Chairman Woods will at once open
headquarters, securing quarters in the
| Observatory hGitiing.
The committee adjourned to meet
some day during fair week probably
on the last Friday of fair week which
would be Aug. 81 to make plans for
the campaign and to confer with tho
candidates on the state and congress
| sional tickets of the party
Mr.. Woods VINO succeeds Mr..
! Spence as chairman Of the state com.
mittee. Is connected with five banks
In northern Iowa, one Of which is at
Baskerville and another at FIT. Dodge.
! lie is about 40 years OF age, unnar-
ried and will devote all OF his time to
the active management Of the cam.
! patgn during the next three months.
He was one Of the leaders of the
| Cummins men in Emmett county and
has taken lively interest In politics
for many years, though he never held
| public Office.
His candidacy was not proposed by
his friends until very late. It was
supposed up To the 18th that the
Craftsmanship would go to w. j. Nc
Coy of Clinton. The first vote on the
Office was six to Ave, and on motion
the election of Mr.. Woods was made
unanimous. Those who voted for MIRO
Woods were Messrs. Mccoy. FRANKIE.
Converse, Estabrook, McColl and Rim
iker. Those who voted for Mr., Mccoy
were Messrs. Woods, Cowles, Epps,
Copeland and Wright.
The best OF feeling prevailed among
the committeeman and there was no
talk that savored OF anything except
harmony and victory.
A resolution expressing appreciation
of the services Of the retiring chair
man, II. II, Spence. was adopted
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23

"Your wife," said the physician,
will not be able to speak above a
whisper for a week or more"
Say, Doctor" queried the eager
husband, lis there any hope of her
disease becoming Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
Nautical.

The reason why most boats go down
To Davy Jones' locker
Is either that they strike a rock
Or else they strike rocker.
m Y Sun
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
Insurance Lobby Active.

The insurance lobby that followed
every piece of Insurance. legislation
during the last session of the legis-
lature is following with equal min
uteness every move of the legislative
insurance commission. AS soon as the
commission switches to an idea in Leg
islation that the insurance lobby OPP
poses leading officials of leading in
surance companies haunt the commits
sion rooms at the state house to be
heard against it. More especially,
however, is the lobby conducting
constructive and aggressive campaign
to secure favorable legislation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
Conference TO be Held Dec. S.


It has been practically decided &c
postpone the conference Of represent.
atIves of the different states, with
respect to the election of United
States senator's by direct vote of the
people. until Dec. 5.
The date originally fixed was Sept
8. SO many of the delegates selected
by other states are absorbed in cam
paigns, however, and II became 50
apparent that there was not sufficient
time for preparation, that II became
evident Il would be advantageous II
the date were put over until after the
general election.
A conference was held In Des
Moines In which the governor and
the Iowa delegates, except Governor
Larrabee, who could not be present
participated, and after going over the
matter thoroughly 1t was decided, In
effect that the date should be post
poned
This will only require notification
by the governor OF the fact, sent ia
the governors OF the other states and
the delegates selected. More than
half of the states already had respond.
ed and had selected delegates.
The conference Is the one authors
lied by the legislature last winter,
the governor being directed to Issue
the call and invite the other states 10
send delegates. The original date
was fixed without due regard to tho
fact that the campaign will be on az
that date most strenuously In almost
every state.
Senator Lester w. Lewis. author OF
the resolution; Senator Thomas ID,
Healy of Fort Dodge, Jerry b. Sulli.
van Of Des Moines, ana Walter Dewey
OF Charlton were in the city, OF tho
Iowa commissioners.
The states whose governors Nave
accepted Iowa's invitation and In
which delegates have been chosen in
clude the following: California, Col
orado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas.
Kentucky, Minnesota, Louisiana, Mich.
igan, Montana, Alabama, oregon. New
Jersey, North Carolina, South Dakota.
Ohio, Texas, Washington, West Vir-
ginia, Wyoming.
This list does not include such;
states as Wisconsin, Missouri. etc.
which it is known will appoint dele
gates.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
Men Cannot Be Found.

Although a systematic search has
been made by the police department,
the whereabouts of the men who dis.
appeared from the city last week have
not been learned. Carl Klumb, of the
Klumb & Spitz cigar store, has NOT
been heard from His wife is conf
dent that he has met with foul play,
although friends say that he is visit
ing in the eastern part of the state.
DR.. Charles Knowles. formerly located
In the Good block, Is also still missing.
Ii has been stated that he was living
at Gilbert station. Nothing, however.
could be learned Of him at that place.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
But She's There, All Right.

But She's There, All Right.
Where are you going this sum-
mer?
Atlantic City"
Know anybody there?"
MY fiancee is spending the summer
there"
What's her name?"
Gee, I don't know. l haven't met
any of the girl et."-Cleveland
Leader.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23

A Danger of Contentment.
ff every man were satisfied
And with his fortune found no fault
We'd all sit down in restful pride
And bring the whole world to a halt!
washington Star.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-03

the horses because they are not used
to it, and hurt them SO they do not
recover during the whole season.
There is no money in this. Go slow
at first, for the horses are not used
to it. Especially should you take this
warning il you are breaking in colt.
There is still more danger of hurting
the colt, he is liable to fret, not be-
ing used to it, and many are the colts
which are worked too much at first,
which Weakens the msO they never
recover fully
Generally when spring opens farm
ers are in hurry, afraid they will
not get through, and they push things.
The best way is to do all you can
without hurting the horses and let
that satisfy you. Let your neighbor
do more if he can.
To do the full amount of work have
proper feed and then feed properly.
Corn will not take the place of oats
in feeding work horse, and If you
want to feed the work horses just
right you must have oats. Buy some
and feed oats as part at least and
see if the horse does not feel better
and be able to do more work. Horses
fed on oats have some life and can
do more work. Besides oats we want
good hay, and this means early cut
timothy and clover mixed and this
you can not beat First feed the hay
and let eat awhile, then feed the
grain. In this way it will be more
palatable to the horse, and the horse
will get more out of it.
| am in favor of watering before
feeding, and see that it is good water.
More than three times a day will not
hurst, but do not water until two
hours after eating.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-03
Agricultural Department

liable to bloat when it is fed green.
Feed them the hay or prairie soiling.
There is no better or cheaper way
of growing hogs than to pasture them
on alfalfa. One acre will furnish pas
turage for ten to twenty hogs per
season.
Alfalfa grows best on deep, sandy
loam undertake by a loose and per-
meable subsoil. 1t will not grow ii
there is an excess of water in the
soil. The land must be we'll drained.
Alfalfa hay is not complete ra-
lion. The best results are got by
feeding 1t with corn fodder, ensilage,
wheat or oat straw or roots. Alfalfa
contains large amounts of protein.
Alfalfa seed weighs sixty pounds to
the bushel. For hay crop SOW TWEEN
ty to thirty pounds of seed per acre.
For crop Of seed SOW fourteen to
eighteen pounds per acre. Sow clean
seed.
To make alfalfa hay, cut in the fore
noon and let it wilt; then rake into
windows. 1t should be cured In win
drows and cocks and stacked or put
in barns with as little handling as
possible before the valuable leaves be-
comes too dry or brittle.
Alfalfa is perennial, clover-like
plant with oblong shaped leaves and
a taproot, which often extends eight
or more feet downward. The plant
grows to height of from two to five
feet and its blossoms are purple in
color, borne in long, loose clusters.
Alfalfa should not be cut too close
to the ground. If cut when about one
fifth in bloom, it RECEIVERS quickly and
the second cutting may be made in
thirty or forty days.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-03
Stable Manure for Orchards

| have never used commercial fer
tilizers in an apple orchard. If the
ground is too poor to produce apples
there is nothing better than barnyard
manure which answers every purpose,
both for mulch ~r for enriching the
ground. In planting an apple orchard
the ground should be farmed every
year for about ten years, growing
such crops as potatoes, truck. ETC.,
so that the ground will get manure
as often as the crops will require it,
and that will be sufficient for the
growth of the apple trees and fruit.
After than time the land may be seed
ed down and occasionally farmed and
MANFRED sufficiently to keep the land
in a fertile condition.