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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04
The Real Reason He
Was Without E.nemiie,
"x /ou boast Of HAVING No onon,, .,

NOU boast of having no enemies ?'
The philosopher spoke in tone
admirably adapted for declama.
tory purposes. "Then you have never
dared to stand up for the right against
wrong, you have never protected the
weak against oppression, you have
never even dared to defend your own
rights. The man who says he has nc
enemies confesses himself cowardp,
"Mebby! .Mebbyv' nonchalantly re-
pied the man who was short gram
matically, but Of great width betwixt
the eyes. But I've always sorter laid
my satisfactory condition to the fact
that I've never lent money to my
friends, never yielded to earnest So
licitation to run for office, never been
j'int heir in anybody's will and never
played a musical instrument of nc
kind. Puck.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04
Not Incompatible.

Il hope you will excuse my appear.
ance,' said the father of an exceeding.
ly obstreperous family as he descended
from the nursery to greet his friend
but, to tell the truth, the children and
l have been having some hot times up
stairs"
II should have judged from the
sounds that foated down." replied the
visitor, "that it was more of whaling
expedition. "-Baltimore American.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04
Getting Even.

Madam" said the passenger in the
crowded car, may 1 ask how far you
are going?"
Fifteen blocks"
That's fortunate. 1 go only twelve.
When l get off, if you watch your
chance, you may have my seat"
you're consderate, must say"
All! Exactly what wanted to re
mark when surrendered seat to you
the other day and got no thanks."--
Philadelphia Ledger.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04
mental Insur-
p. PATTY, Ag't
Eado, the Poor
.ldise.

,s!OloCs
psf farming lands
fted States today
% County, Color
i'll only cost you
round trip from
r this year thresh-
bushels to the acre;
bushels and solid;
to As; speltz 40 to
from lO0to 400; al
cane, Kamr corn
Reil. The water is
mate is unexcelled.
eand poultry thrive
ABOUT SIN WEEKS
Turing THE WIN
4 trade with you for
|ou desire it. These
about one hundred
er are the ideal spots
ovation being about
: 80 pure and clear
pred mountain can
way. The Burling-
9 the territory and
is given. Parties
ads will have their
if they do not find
resented. Samples
SQOWu IN EXlf6
the corn to the ia.
leat that is adapted
ere fine specimens.
p is so little and the
me for a little mon
you ought to go
md look over the
her PARTICULARS write
It. 2, Brayton Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04
THE RURAL MAIL sERy1cE

The rural route mail service, which
has been generally extended so as to
cover the entire agricultural territory
of the country, is being operated by the
government, as shown by the official
ret at loss to the government Of
abN % 10000, 900, and this fact is draw
ing IIr sS.ne criticism as to whether It
is wise for the government to continue
service which from the nature of
things can never be made self support
ing. The government does SO many
other things which do not pay that this
argument really possesses no merit.
The service as now given is of such
Unreasonable benefit to the agricul-
tural interests of the country, has so re
moved many of the objections to farm
life. that any attempt to cut out this
service would be met with the luudest
and most unanimous roar ever heard In
the country.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

The finest saddle animal we ever saw
was well bred and we'll trained iron
gray mule. What that mule did not
know and could not do no horse need
try for.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

Have you Backache? Get box of Kid
ney Ettes-the most wonderful remedy
for all kidney troubles, and they will make
you right. % cents. ]. +. Berry.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

Tobacco and cotton do for the south
ern soils in impoverishing them just
what the growing Of small grains and
corn do for northern soils, only they
get in their work quicker.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

~ Rates to the West
t on Jan. I'd, 10th,
9th and 2otll.
hnd has arranged for
n colonist tickets to
4 Territory in the
u west at rate of one
class fare plus So. 90.
Ito enable settlers to
dr lands in the South.
4 cost to them.
1rmation call on the
b gent, or write John
Division Passenger
Ea pids, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

Pound for pound the mule will sell
for more money than the horse, and
pound for pound it is worth more.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

The Travelcr-Are these all the sand
witches you've got to eat?
The Refreshment Room Attendant!
'avent got to eat 'em, bless yer. I've
got to try and sell 'em.-Punch.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

Rural mail carriers without excep-
ton speak in highest praise of the new
method of dragging the dirt roads.
Wherever the roads are thus treated
the work in delivering the mail is
greatly facilitated.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

When the electric arc light was first
introduced it was assumed that for
municipal illumination the higher up
the lights were placed the better, and
the first arc lights were placed in lofty
towers. Experience proved this thing
all wrong, and now the lights are plac-
ed near the surface of the ground, near
to the people. This suggests that If
man desires to have his light shine
he will best succeed by not elevating it
too high.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

Western banks show constantly in
creasing lines Of deposits. 1t is inter
esting to trace out where this accumu-
'lating wealth originates. We find that
1t is mostly agricultural wealth, that
it is farmers who own the stock of the
bank, largely form the directory and
whose money it is which forms the
large line Of deposits. Tracing out
where and how they get this money,
we find that the largest contributor is
the hog, then the cow, then the steer,
then the hen. We also find that the
grain raiser and the grain seller only
rarely has any bank deposits and that
what he makes one year he is almost
sure to lose the next
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04
PREACHERS AND POOR PICKING.

Inere are great many poor little
$500 preachers all over the country,
good men and true, who think they
have calls to the pulpit. but who exist
on the ragged edge of poverty all their
lives. These men should do something
for themselves and their families be-
sides just preaching, marrying folks
and burying them. AS they are usual
ly attached to country churches, the
best thing for them to do is to combine
little agriculture with their theolog-
ical work, learn how to work the soil
as we'll as how to interpret the divine
DEGREES. Many a mighty good sermon
can be picked up in cornfield, an
orchard or garden. There is nothing
In any manner derogatory to religion
in mixing agriculture and theology.
One-half, and the biggest half, of the
living of the family Of the country min
lister should and may easily be de-
rived from his cows, his hens, his gar
den, but too many Of them depend upon
the free will offerings Of Brother Jones
or Deacon Smith for supply, and in
the giving of these things to the parson
it sometimes happens that the good
brethren think they in some way ac-
quire dispensation to do something
off color the next day. Every country
parson should be a farmer and
gardener in small way. 1t would be
good for his health. good for his fam
lily, good for his pocketbook.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

If one has land which he must rent,
if such land is getting worn out and
weedy. If cookie burs are more thrift
ty crop than corn, the best thing to do
is to get the land into grass, and. while
the rent it will command as pasture
Will not be more than half what it
would for cropping purposes. there is
this to be considered-that grass will
kill the weeds and gradually restore
fertility to the SOIL
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

A young farmer friend of ours re
Gently married a city girl who was
blissfully ignorant Of everything per
staining to farm life AS she wished 70
be helpmate to her husband in a
large and practical way, she wisely de-
cided to take a short course in ag-
rlculture at one of our western col
leges, taking up work in domestic
economy and the fundamental princi-
Piles of horticulture and agriculture.
Queer as this thing seems for woman
to do, it has resulted in making her a
most enthusiastic and progressive wo-
man, thoroughly in love and sympathy
with all that pertains to successful
work on the farm. 1t makes 1t pleasant
for her husband also, who finds in her
willing helper and valuable ad-
wiser at all times.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

There is quite difference Of opinion
among growers of clover as to the best
manner in which to save the hay crop,
which through the north has to be cut
about the list of July, season of
heavy rainfall, the weather very often
spelling all the crop. 1t is claimed
that II the clover is first we'll wilted
and entirely free from outside mois-
ture 1t may be placed in NOW with
safety, the heating process curing 1t
into very fragrant and palatable food
We believe that if a haymow were
built out of doors, a box, SO to speak,
with bottom and sides made as nearly
air tight as possible, then the hay in
the condition refer ID to packed in, be-
ing tramped down solid with horse
While filling and then the whole COW
cred with some material to keep the
rain out. clover hay Of good quality
could be thus SCI ed 7p.,s,
nv lily when the doctor Thos
~Liss. Jay IL syeruwh
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04
Going to grass" will prove the Sc
cret of success for many man in an
agricultural way.

The Alberta country is showing up
as great winter wheat country, the
most important discovery yet made
there
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

While the deciduous trees may be
safely transplanted in the fall of the
year, nothing but failure can be looked
for when evergreens are SO treated.
Set out in the fall they will surely die.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

~ A friend recently tried to justify the
growth of weeds in his cornfield on the
ground that while they did not look
good they still, when plowed under,
returned to the soil an equivalent in
.humus for all other elements Of fer
tility taken by them from the, SOIL
This is false reasoning. On the same
ground there would be many people
whose existence in the world could
only be excused on the ground of the
value Of their remains for fertilizing
material. The soil and the world are
each the poorer for producing both the
weeds and the worthless human
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

An acre of good blue grass pasture
will make So worth Of beef in year.
AS this return can be secured at the
nominal expense Of sailing the stock
and looking after the fences, it makes
such land worth at least $500 per acre.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

E If you want to get breed of hens
that won't want to put in the good
part Of the summer sitting get the
Leghorns. If you want lots of eggs
get Leghorns. If you expect to make
much money from chicken meat do
not get them. If you do not want the
farm homestead, garden and orchard
all stratched up do not get them, but
just for egg production alone and
where large number of hens are kept
and have to shift for themselves there
Is no breed equal to the Leghorn.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

There is a close alliance between fur
coats and bank deposits, the gentle
men who wear these coats now being
able to draw their checks in four fig
ures. The time was, and not so very
long ago, when they could not afford
to buy fur coat and when the only
business they had with the bank was
to secure if possible the extension Of a
loan at 10 per cent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

The cement crosswalk for city streets
is supplantiEg all other kinds. 1t is
cheap, durable, easily cleaned and
every way satisfactory. The stone
brick and wooden crosswalks will have
to go.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04
INSECT LIFE IN WINTER.

A boy friend asks us what becomes
of all the insects during the winter.
He says that he notices that as soon
us the cold weather comes all kinds of
bugs, beetles, flies, gnats and moths
and all the creeping things disappear.
He will find this very interesting
study. If he will look closely he will
find that some forms Of insect life per-
tsh with the cold weather and are
propagated the next season by eggs
which they have left Other kinds, and
this the larger part, remain dormant
during the cold weather and may be
found hiberna ting in all sorts Of queer
places-in piles Of rubbish and corn
stalks, under stones and boards, in
cracks, in crevices, while many bore
their way into the earth and remain
frozen up solid during the winter. 1t
is remarkable to notice the effect which
a rise in the temperature will have on
all forms Of insect life Let the mer-
curry go up to 80 degrees during an
early May day, and it seems to instan-
taneously release all forms of dormant
insect life. Flies, bees, bugs and
worms of all sorts may be noted full
Of life and business. If our boy friend
will closely examine the apple trees
and, in fact, most any kind of tree
closely with glass he will find clus-
tiers of eggs cemented to the bark or In
crevices of the wood which simply
form the foundation for future swarms
of insect life, and then if he will close
ly watch the few birds which spend the
northern winter with US, the chickadee
and the woodpeckers, he will find that
these clusters Of eggs form the princi-
pal food Of these birds during the win
ter. If it We're not for the valuable
work done by these birds during this
season Of the year the fruit and grain
growing interests of the country would
simply be overwhelmed by horde Of
insect pests. We do not know of a
more interesting study for a bright boy
than this one, and he will be aston
ished If he takes it up at the large
number of strange and curious facts
which he will discover.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-04

The rural mail service has produced
some very radical economic and social
changes. 1t has killed the city weekly
newspaper; it has multiplied the num-
Der of small daily papers; it has seri-
ously injured the trade of the country
merchant; it has made farm life great
ly more attractive and endurable.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-01-25
A $4,000 SHORTAGE.
II Has Been Discovered in the State
Treasury of Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. ia total
shortage in the Kansas state treasury
of about $4,000 is shown by the re-
port of Accountant Morris in the ex-
animation just closed, according to a
summary Of the report prepared by
Gov. Hoch and made public Tuesday
afternoon The report covers all the
transactions made by the state treas
urers from January l, 1898, to June
30 1905, including the two full terms
OF eX-State Treasurer Frank Grimes
and one term and six months of the
administration of Thomas T. Kelley,
the present state treasurer.
The larger part of the shortage ap-
pears in the accounts of the office dur.
ing the Grimes administration or
the total of $4,000, 100000 is due to
missing coupons from bonds owned by
the state school fund and $4,000 is
due to loss of interest on warrants is
sued by the territory of Oklahoma to
the state of Kansas.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-01-25
ONE SURVIVOR is FOUND.
Twelve Persons are Believed to Have
Perished Because of the Wreck
of a Schooner.

Savannah, Ga, Jan. 1S.-Adrift on a
gang plank from o'clock last Satur-
day morning until 5 o'clock Monday
afternoon without food or water, Earl
Sumner, the only known surviving
member of a party of 13 people aboard
the four-masted schooner Robert II.
Stevenson, was picked up by the Ger
man steamer Europa. bound from
Philadelphia for Savannah, Monday
afternoon and brought to Savannah
yesterday. Besides the ships crew
there were four women board, all go
ing to Havana on a pleasure trip.
The Stevenson, loaded with coal,
sailed from Philadelphia January s.
Sumner says the schooner grounded
on Diamond Shoals. All save four
seamen, himself, included, took to the
boats, one boat being smashed and the
first mate and two men being drown
ed. This fate he witnessed. He thinks
the others capsized.
Two of the men who remained with
the schooner left on a raft, he left on
the gang plank and the fourth re-
mained. Several ships passed Sumner
at a distance before he was picked up
by boat from the Europa. lie thinks
he was the sole survivor.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-01-25
WEE MAIDS MORAL VICTORY
One Time That the Arch Tempter
Failed to Accomplish Els
Purpose.

Miss Clara Logan, and Queen TitanIa,
of ,he Asbury Park baby parade, sat by
a log fire telling stories of children, re-
lates the Washington Post.
"A lady," she said, ''reclned on a
couch IN her library one night, with tho
light low, trying in vain to 80 to sleep.
Beside her, on a table, was dish Of
fine fruit.
"As she lay there she saw her little
daughter tiptoe into the room in her long,
white nightgown. The child, thinking her
mother asleep, advanced cautiously to the
table, took a bunch of grapes, and stole
out again.
The mother was grieved at such mis-.
conduct on the part of her good little
daughter but she said nothing
Five minutes passed. Then back into
the room again crept the child, the
grapes in her hand and untouched She re-
placed them on the dish. and as she de-
parted her mother heard her mutter:
That's the time you got left, Mr..
Devil"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-01-25

A Kansas woman, Mrs. A. j. Stan
ley, OF Lincoln, has been awarded a
prize Of $3.50 by Boston firm for the
best answer to the question: What
constitutes success?" She wrote: "He
has achieved success VINO has lived
well, laughed often and loved much;
who has gained the respect of intelli-
gent men and the love of little chill.
dren; who has filled his niche and ac-
complished his task; who has left the
world better than he found it, whether
by an improved poppy, a perfect poem
or a rescued soul; who has never
lacked appreciation of earth's beauty
or failed to express it; who has al
ways looked for the best in others and
given the best he had whose life was
an inspiration; whose memory a bene-
diction."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-01-25
FOUR YEARS OF AGONY.
Whole Foot Nothing But Proud Flesh
Had to Use Crutches-"Cuticura
Remedies the Best on Earth"

" In the year 1899 the side of my right
foot was cut off from the little toe down
to the heel, and the physician who had
charge of me was trying to sew up the
side of my foot, but with no success. At
last my whole foot and way up above my
calf was nothing but proud flesh. |
suffered untold agonies for four years, and
tried different physicians and all kinds
of ointments. l could walk only with
crutches. In two weeks afterwards |
saw a change in my limb. Then | began
using Cuticura Soap and Ointment often
during the day and kept it up for seven
months, when my limb was healed up lust
the same as if | never had trouble. 1t is
eight months now since | stopped using
Cutieura Remedies, the best on Gods
earth. | am working at the present day
after five years of suffering. The cost
of Cuticura Ointnent and Soap was only
Sc; nut the doctors bills were more like
5000. John NJ. Lloyd. rs S. Arch Ave,
Alliance, Ohio, June 81. 1905"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-01-25
JOB PRINTING.
Farms Of the South.

While it is true that the industrial de-
velopment of the south is going forward
with amazing rapidity. tits nevertheless
true that, by virtue of the extent of the
agricultural interests of the south, ag
riculture is yet the foundation of the
business of that section. A change
from poverty to prosperity of the farm
er, and a change from land without q
selling value to land in demand at an
advance of from so to $50 per cent. over
the nominal price of one or two years
ago, is the most far reaching develop
ment in southern advancement of the
reaching in many ways, says the Manu-
facturers' Record. 1t means that within
the last year or two southern farm prop
critics have increased not less than
$1,000, 100000 in value, probably at least
81 800, 600, 900. But more than that, it
means that under the improved finan-
cial condition the southern farmer has
gained new courage, new backbone, that
he has learned how to market his cot
ton crop; that he has fought to a finish
the great battle as to whether the pro-
ducer or the speculator is to control the
price of his staple, Having won this
fight. the entire handling of cotton from
the field to the factory, whether the fac
tory be in this country or in Europe,
has entered upon an entirely new stage
In its history. 1t also means that land
Will be more thoroughly cultivated, for
the successful man, whether he be a
farmer a merchant, or a manufacture
er, is always better able to work to good
advantage than the one who is fighting
losing battle. During the last six years
the total value of the cotton crop, in.
Guiding seed, has been $4,000, 900, 600,
against $2,19O,OOO,00O for the pre-
ceding six years, showing a gain in the
last six years over the preceding six of
over $l,4OO,OOO, 600. 1t is not, however,
due to this great increase in cotton
alone that the southern farmer is in
better shape. More and more has the
diyersitication of agriculture gone on;
more and more have fruit growing and
truck raising hog and hominy." with
the meathouse at home rather than in
the west, been developed throughout the
south.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-01-25
Awful Tragedy in a New
Hampshire Home.
FAMILY MURDERED
Charles Aver, a Farmer, Killed Seven
Persons and Then Com
mitted Suicide.

Pembroke, N. H., Jan. 1S.-Seven
persons, all members of the family OF
Charles Aver, are supposed to have
perished in a fire which yesterday de
stroyed Ayers farmhouse, near here
The bodies of a child and of Ayers
mother-in law have been found in the
ruins. Mrs. Aver and four children
are missing and it is feared that they
too, are victims of the fire.
The theory of the county authorities
is that Aver was the murderer, but up
to late hour they had been unable to
find any evidence to indicate the
methods employed to wipe out the
family. Whether the victims were
shot, or killed by other means, cannot
be told at present, Up to late hour
only charred fragments of two of the
victims had been recovered, although
persons who visited the scene of the
fire thought that they observed two
other trunks in the blazing ruins. The
victims of the tragedy were:
Charles f. Aver, aged 43, killed
himself by shooting.
Mrs. Addie Aver, his wife.
Mrs. Isaac Lakeman, Ayers mother
n-law.
Flossie Aver, aged 10.
Alfred Aver, aged 10.
Bernice Aver, aged G.
Andrew Aver, aged a. and a girl
baby, all children of the Ayers.
The fire occurred about 8 o'clock In
the morning and Aver drove up to the
home of his sister, Mrs. George Bailey,
in the town of Chichester. about six
miles from his home, just after 10
o'clock. He remained at Mrs. Bailey S
place during the afternoon and when
informed that his buildings had been
burned manifested some agitation. A
moment later he drew a revolver and
pointing it at his right temple, fired
and fell unconscious. He died last
night.