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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
AWoMAN's WAY WITH A MAID
How One Housekeeper Disposed Of
the Servant Problem.

How One Housekeeper Disposed of
the Servant Problem.
During fifteen years, writes woman
to Good Housekeeping, 1 have had in
my service six girls who have been
comfort and help such as no mere
servant can be.
have never paid wages higher than
my neighbors have done, and our home
is so small that maid has to be con-
tent with humble accommodations.
I have given, however, what every
mistress does not bestow-frequently
does not believe ina certain friendn-
ness, cordial sympathy, an interest in
the inner life of girl whose flesh and
blood, whose heart, ambitions and
loves are not SO different from my own.
One plan have carried out for years
has aided me largely in making the
best of each maid who comes into my
household. Once month give her an
afternoon Of companionship, not in the
duties of the house, but in some little
trip or recreation she chooses by her.
self.
SOLuellIueS accOulpduy ueI W u
matinee, while on pleasant summer
days we go picnicking in the woods or
to some shore resort. There have been
afternoons spent in museums and art
galleries, when I have been really as
tonished at what a glimpse of things
rare and beautiful means to such a
girl.
If you will try it, making yourself
key to the mysteries of such an ex-
hibit, you will really find q great deal
of pleasure in it. Hundreds of women
go out Of their way to do such work
from settlement standpoint, but it
never occurs to them to give such a
pleasure to girl working in their
own kitchens.
1t is not alone the pleasure given
that is appreciated; it is the compan-
ionship and kindly interest find most
valued. The holiday give is not the
weekly Thursday off; it is some other
convenient day, and you will find, as
do, that the work has all been salts
factorily completed before the vacation
occurs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
Just Like n story.

Byssus, of which fine, iridescent
stockings and shawls are made in
Sicily, is a silk made by a fish. The
puma is a Mediterranean shellfish that
has an odd little tube at the end Of its
tongue. Out Of this tube, spider fash
ion, or silkworm fashion, it spins a
silk thread with which 1t fastens itself
to any rock that it wishes to adhere to.
When the puma moves on its fasten-
ings, its silken cable remains behind.
This cable, which is called byssus, the
Sicilian fishermen gather. Byssus
weaves into the softest finest, sheeni-
est Of fabrics, but it is very rare and
expensive.-Popular Science Siftings.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
THE FLOWERS.
A Message the Wind, Blowing Over
the Garden, Brought Them.

A Message the Wind, Blowing Over
the Garden, Brought Them.
The flowers got into a debate one
morning as to which of them was the
flower of God, and the rose said, 81
am the flower Of God, for I am the
fairest and the most perfect in beauty
and variety of form and delicacy Of
fragrance Of all flowers"
And the crocus said: mo, you are
not the flower of God Why, / was
blooming long before you bloomed. I
am the primitive flower. am the first
one"
And the lily of the valley said mod
estly: Il am small, but am white.
Perhaps am the flower of God"
And the trailing arbutus said: Be
fore any Of you came forth was
blooming under the leaves and under
the snow. Am not the flower of God?"
But all the flowers cried out: mo.
you are no flower at all. You are q
come outer"
Then Gods wind, blowing over the
garden, brought this message to them:
Little flowers, do you not know that
every flower that answers Gods sweet
spring call and comes out of the cold,
dark earth and lifts its head above
the sod and blooms forth, catching the
sunlight and hinging it back to men,
taking the sweet south wind from
God and giving it back to others in
sweet and blessed and health giving
fragrance, do you know they are all
Gods flowers" Abbot.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
HANDKERCHIEF BIB.

at the back forms the little frill under
the chin. A pretty baby pin set into
the bib makes it more valuable gift.
Another pretty bib can be made Of
sheer lawn, embroidered with the
transparent embroidery, which con-
sists Of catstitch done on the wrong
side of the material. For the flowers
and simple outline stitch for the stems
and scrolls set the embroidered lawn
on to heavy linen back. Trim the
whole with pretty valenciennes lace
edge.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13

Let mother study the appearance of
her child's body well and decide for
herself whether there be about it any
ineffaceable mark by which she could
identify him anywhere and at any
time. If there is nothing that time
may not efface, then let her have him
marked in such way that she would
know him. 1t is only question of a
few drops Of india ink, an operation no
more painful than Fam
lily Doctor
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
The Careless Doll

1 took my dolly for walk. Before we
reached the gate
She kicked one little slipper off, and soon
she lost the mate.
took my dolly for ride: it was windy
day
She broke her pretty parasol: her bonnet
flew away.
took my dolly for sail. and what did
dolly do
But drop her necklace overboard-it was
her best one too!
And then. the more 1 scolded her the
more she smiled and smiled
Now. would you take her out again-shes
such naughty child?
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
Cork Toys.

Curious toys may be made of cork.
One of these is the well known little
tumbler such as is generally construct
ed Of pith. But cork, especially If it be
followed, will answer the purpose
quite as we'll. Make the puppet of
three or four corks, shape and paint it
as skillfully as you can and glue to the
feet or under them little hemispheres
of lead. When thrown into any posi-
ton the figure Of course rights itself
and, like a cat, always falls on Its feet.
1t is quite possible to make cat Of
pith or of cork too.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
THE BAeYs BIB.

A Pretty one Can BE Made Out of q
Handkerchief.
A baby cannot have too many bibs,
and there is nothing mother appre-
ciates more than gift bibs for her baby.
The pretty bib here shown is made Of
q handkerchief. One corner cut out
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
The Chance of a Lifetime.
This Fine Farm Should Be and VIII
Be Taken Soon, SO Do Not Delay
to Investigate 1t.

No. 1876. 40 acres at SOS. Three miles
from fine town on main line of Mil
waukee railway, telephone in house,
r. r. d. at door, fine laying forty,
we'll watered, fenced and cross fenced,
two acre hog pasture fenced with wo-
ven wire, some fruit, raspberries,
strawberries. Land lays nicely roll
ing, no sand or stone, fine location,
good four room house, new barn for
four horses, COW shed, corn crib,
buggy shed, etc. Well watered, good
we'll at door, q fine neighborhood. A
$500 mortgage two years to run at
six per cent. Call at Journal Office.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
k.@FQR YOUNG "a
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ARTIFICIAL SNOW.
A Simple Experiment with sulphuret
of Carbon.

A Simple Experiment With Sulphuret
of Carbon.
A very beautiful and interesting eff
feet may be obtained by simple eX-
pertinent with sulphuret of carbon.
This is colorless liquid formed by the
union of sulphur and carbon. 1t should
be handled with extreme caution, as it
is highly inflammable. To produce the
effect shown in the Illustration, you
have but to fill small flask with sui
phuret of carbon. Pierce hole through
the center of the cork stopper. Roll up
finely piece of white paper and pass
it through the hole in the cork until
the lower end touches the bottom Of
the flask. The upper end should pro-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
Christian Church Notes

"Jesus Christ Not True" will be
the subject of the sermon next Sum
day evening. "Under The Juniper
Tree With Elijah will be the theme
in the morning. Everybody respect
fully invited to attend.
Good audience both morning and
evening last Lords day.
The congregational singing has
Perceptibly improved since the
popular hymns were introduced.
The Bible School and Endeavor
Society were well attended last Sun.
day.
Interest is growing at the Audu-
bon township church. The people
are turning out fairly we'll and the
attention given the preaching is
most excellent.
The pastor having rewritten and
revised his lecture on "Sunshine
and Moodshine" expects to deliver
same at the Audubon township
church some moonlight night in
the near future. OF this due an
nouncement will be given.
A souvenir card was sent to the Jail
to be occupied by Stensland when he
arrives in Chicago with this legend:
There is so much dope in the best
of US;
There is SO much booze in the worst
of US;
And the best and the worst and the
rest of US
Let the dope and the booze get the
best OF u.s."
The card will be delivered upon his
arrival.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
Notice Of Probate Of Will

District Court In and for Audubon
County.
lSTATE OF IOWA,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
BlNDERY LAW is HELD UP.
Injunction to Restrain Payment for
Work Done Outside of State.

Injunction to Restrain Payment for
Work Done Outside of State.
Des Moines, Sept. 1O.-John o.
Staley asked the district court to is
sue an injunction against the state
paying for the binding of official reg
listers done outside the state. The
hearing was before Judge McVey and
the court set Sept. II as the time for
hearing the application. Staley has
been president of the trades assembly
OF this city. The official registers for
this year are being bound in Chicago
and Staley charges that it is contrary
to the statutes to have it done out.
side the state. He asks for an injunc.
ton against Secretary of State Mar.
tin approving the work. against Aud.
itor Carroll drawing the warrants for
the payment and against the state
treasurer from paying the same. Near.
ly all the work is completed now in
Chicago and most of the bound vol
urnes have been delivered in this city.
State Binder Tedford is not in the
city, but those familiar with the work
declare that it was sent to Chicago
after Iowa firms had refused to take
the work. The state pays cents a
copy for the binding of the first 10000
copies and cents a copy for each
1000 after that. About $4,000 are is
sued this year. The price is SO low
that few Iowa firms wish to do the
work and the reason assigned for the
state binder not doing it in his Office
is that the state printer having been
behind all year with a strike has de-
layed the work greatly and recently
flooded the state binder with work.
The Thin Womnn's Clothes.
One of the unsolved mysteries is why
the average thin woman is inclined to
wear her clothes in such way that
they only accentuate her thinness. In
stead of diminishing the length of her
back by a deeply shaped belt she too
often wears a belt so narrow that it
looks as though she had taken particu-
lar pains to hunt down the narrowest
to be found. and instead of wearing her
blouse generously full and pouched in
front she seems to take pleasure in
pulling it down skin tight. In fact, the
thin woman should wear frills and
furbelows as much as possible instead
Of accentuating her long lines and acute
angles by clothes that seem to be cut
on her own Dattern.-New York Mail
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13

District Court In and for Audubon
County.
STATE OF IOWA,
AUDUBON COUNTY, 81
To ALL WHOM II MAY CONCERN:
Whereas, on the 90th day of August,
1906, paper purporting to be the last
Will and Testament of John ID. Bush,
late OF said county, deceased, was filed
in my office, and was by me opened
and read, and the 9th day of October,
1906, appointed and fixed as the time
when the same will come before the
court at the October term thereof then
to be held, for final proof and probate.
as the duly executed last Will and Tes-
lament of the said John ID. Bush de-
ceased, at which time all persons inter
ested may appear and show cause why
the same should not be admitted to
probate.
Dated this LIST day of September, 1906
9-27 CHARLES s. WHITE, Clerk.
WANTED:-School, having new.
attractive proposition, wishes ener.
getic man or woman to visit towns
in Iowa. Good salary and expenses
paid weekly. Some knowledge of
music preferred, but not essential.
]. ii. MOORE,
Plymouth Place,
Chicago, Ill.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-22

eighteen stories high and cost about sl'SOO.OOV'
.aThe Evening Post" CockrOft Seligmann' TAD
ernacle and the probable Whitehall extension
will he notable buildings as we'll those as
vet undesignated by title at Nos. S41-347 Fifth
avenue. fifteen stories: Nos. 24-26 Stone street,
nineteen stories and Nos. 64-e6 Wall street
The building improvements mentioned do not
represent an abnormal year; IL Is only the steady
growth OF the city. But figures such as these
tempt the imagination TO think OF the city ten
or af,v vears hence. II all the buildings in the
citv were TO be sold the sum realized would pay
off the national debts OF England, Italy and the
United states. The increased realty value that
&c added TO the city every year would pay the
interest on the national debts Of the United
states Canada, Portugal and Holland To put
il a little differently. IL England wanted 70 BUY
the buildings on the island OF Manhattan ana
devoted all her revenue receipts for the purpose
II would take her five years to complete the pur-
chase, and in fifty years from now It would take
her twice as long Every year New York erects
buildings equal to the whole realty valuation OF
Albany or Atlanta or Columbus, Ohio
Figures on population are yet more inter-
esting In 1906 the population Of New YORK
Citv was estimated to be 4.O14 SO4; there is 70
be S40 100000 spent in tenements and apartment
houses this year. which at a fair average OF
$4,000 apiece would mean 500 houses; the
average height will be six stories. or in all 4SoV
floors AS they are built nowadays. taking into
consideration that the totals include crowded
tenements as we'll as more rOOmy buildings ana
that they are usually of double width there VIII
be at least four families a floor, which will
mean that 1s,2OO families can be housed The
houses that are being torn down 70 make room
for these fats were dwelling houses where there
were only from five to fifteen persons IN the
house. so if each family consists of six per-
sons there will be room for not less than 115,OOO
additional inhabitants in one years time. II
this rate goes on for ten years there will be, Dy
this means alone 5,1663O4 population which
means that unless London grows at faster rate
than it does at present New York may De tne
largest city in the world by 1915
New-York tribune., 1906-07-22

cost Of the land and an Lightweight years lease
on the building at Broadway and Church street.
held SO as TO insure light, the cost will come !"
s12, 100000
The Singer Building is to be the one that the
visitor 10 New York will go 20 see on MS mrs.
dav i'm town The Flatiron Building WILL II
present plans are carried out. cease to be the
most talked of oddity in an odd CITY, Ihe Si'lse'
Building will be thirty six stories high' Du'
what win make IL yet more remarkable Is uhe
ract that tventv-fve of these stories will rise
mn like a tower almost high in itself as the
washington Monument, from fundamental
huiId,ne of eleven stories in height II is to be
connected with the present Singer Building
which is al the corner of Liberty street and
broadway The architect, Ernest Flagg' says
that there will be no exposed woodwork through
ont the building Its cost will be s1.5OOOOO-
One of the sights of Broadway next year will
he the tall and narrow No. Wall Street Build
ing Ruilt upon the most costly ground in New
York il will by it's height and position, continue
70 make the corner of Broadway and Wall street
one of the celebrated corners of the city. IL Is
TO be nineteen stories high. but as the dimen-
sions of the building are only 3OxS9 feet there
viii be only one office on floor. The ground
floor and basement have been rented for s4V'OVV
year. and the owner. which is the Mercantile
Trust Company of ST. Louis, asks $4,000 a year
for the other offices. This equals IS square
foot, or about $50 a year for the space an office
chair takes up.
The West Street Building, of which Cass Gill
bert Is the architect and which is owned by the
West Street Improvement Company General
Howard Carroll, president, will be erected in
West street, from Albany street to Cedar street
II is to be twenty-three stories high and finished
ON the uppermost stories in beautiful cOlored
terra Gotta, harmonizing with the copper
sheathed mansard roof. Its unObstructed front
age on the river will make IL one OF the land
marks to those who use the North River ferries
Among other great buildings are the proposed
Hudson Tunnel buildings in Church street one
between Dey street and Cortlandt street and the
other between Dey street and Fulton street.
These It is said. viii be thirty stories high, but
the plans are not yet fully completed. The
United States Express Company Building, now
In course of erection. IN Rector street, will be
twenty-three stories high and cost s1,6OO,O00.
The Royal Queen Insurance Building will be
New-York tribune., 1906-07-22
VAST SUMS, VAST PILES,
Seventy tUe Millions for Nes0 Build
ings on Manhattan.
By Henry Alexander Norwood

Plans are drawn and contracts signed for the
erection of over s75,OO0OO0 worth of buildings
On Manhattan Island in the next twelve months
This is huge figure, and the only way to realize
us magnitude is by comparison The assessed
realty values of the whole of the states of Ari-
soma, Nevada and Wyoming aggregate about
t7e, 600 OOO-s5 100000 short of what New York
viii spend for new buildings in year. The
area of Manhattan Island is 2195 square miles,
that Of the three states above named is 321,610
square miles, or 1852 times as large; yet in the
smaller area there will be erected in one year
new buildings Of greater value than now stand
n those three states
For skyscrapers alone there win be spent
about s4O,OOO,OOO, including those already partly
constructed. Excluding all except those to be
begun in the immediate future the sum will be
about s3OOOO,OOO. This is represented in nine
teen buildings, whose total number OF stories
will be 4O1 and whose total height will be ap-
proximately 5000 feet, just about high as
Mount Washington. They will have a total floor
space of 100000 square feet, 6S 4 acres this
h equivalent to the floor space of 500 three story
saty houses.
The Trinity Addition and the United States
Realty Building WILL from an artistic point of
View, be among the finest office buildings not
snly in the city but in the world. The Trinity
Addition is to be erected the land which
fhames street used to occupy; the street has been
moved north about twenty five feet, and the
Omitted States Realty Building. formerly known
ss the Boreel will be erected from the new
Thames street to Cedar street. Generally the
Buildings are spoken of together as the same
architect, F. H. Kimball, designed them, and
they are to be harmonious in style. They will
cost respectively $1OOO,OoO for the Trinity and
100000 for the United States Realty and they
vii be twenty-one stories high and from
Broadway to Trinity Place.
The City Investing Company's Building win
be the largest and most imposing of the new
buildings. It will have a Broadway frontage of
81 feet between Cortlandt and Dey streets and
extend through to Church street and take in
the corner of Church and COrtlandt streets, the
dimensions being 315 feet on COrtandt street
and 105 feet on Church street. The floor space
which viii be devoted to offices will be 500 900
square feet It is to be twenty-five stories high
on the broadway side, and tower in the centre
will bring it to thirty stories. An arcade will
run from the Broadway entrance through to
Church street; it will be three stories high and
ffned with marble having booths along its whole
length With it's 81 feet width at the narrowest
point, So at it's widest and its 315 feet In length
q will make one of the most beautiful arcades
al the kind in the world. The cost of the build
ing will be about 81 100000, and. including tho
New-York tribune., 1906-07-22
4 WORD OF WARNING.

Skorcher-O. yes. I'm quite expert with my
automobile now. What know about road racing
would fill an interesting book.
KandOr-And what you don't know about II
may fill a grave for you sOOn-Philadeiphfa
Press.
Ellsworth American., 1906-10-10

The most colossal stamp forgery on
record entailed the successful swim
ding of collectors throughout Europe
in 1850. One day the French papers
announced that King Marie l. of Sc
dang. an ISLAND In the vicinity Of Chi
ma, was coming to Paris. As it hap
pened, this self created monarch was
an ex-oificer of the French navy, and
his appearance in Paris created con-
siderable sensation. As soon as his
majesty had been duly advertised"
sets Of seven different postage stamps
marked "Sedang" and bearing three
half moons appeared, and so great was
the demand for them that in less than
u month they realized 1000 francs
each. Not until the king and his min
isters had reaped fat fortunes in this
manner was 1t discovered that the
whole thing was hoax and the stamps
consequently worthless.
Ellsworth American., 1906-10-10
some slip. OF the Tongue.

Never use the word .'liable" when
you mean likely" Do not say, for
instance, that "he is liable to come in
at any moment" Liable" implies mis-.
fortune and means exposed to-" Sub.
ject to-" ''in danger Of"
Why do most Of US speak of "un-
raveling a mystery?' Any good die.
tionary shows that ''ravel' means ito
unweave." You ''ravel'' a mystery
therefore, when you solve it. In Ham
let Shakespeare says: Make you to
ravel all this matter out"
If you and your friend Smith know d
man called Jones, do not speak to
Smith Of 'our mutual friend"-mean.
ing Jones. Jones is your common
friend. II you are friendly to Smith
and Smith is friendly to you, you and
Smith are mutual friends" but that is
the only sense in which the term may
be rightly used.
Ellsworth American., 1906-10-10
Old Time Acting,

The old time actor had peculiar and
primitive views as to elocution and its
uses. l remember ce tain OLD friend
OF mine who, when lie recited the open
ing speech In Richard Ill" and arrived
at the line. I'm the deep bosom Of the
ocean buried" suggested the deep bos-
em OF the ocean by sending his voice
into his boots. Yet these were fine
actors. to whom certain young gentle
men who never saw them constantly
refer. The methods of the stage have
completely changed and with them the
tastes of the people. The probability
Is that some of the old actors Of only
few years ago would excite much
merriment in their delineation of trag-
edy. A very great tragedian of past
generation was wont In the tent scene
In Richard III" to hold piece of
soap In his mouth. so that, after the ap-
pearance of the ghosts, the lather and
froth might dribble down his chin, and
he employed moreover trick sword
which ratified hideously, and, what with
his foam fiecked face, his rolling eyes,
his inarticulate groans and his rattling
blade, the small boy in the gallery
was scared into a frenzy Of vociferous
delight.-Riehard Mansfield in Atlantic.