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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26
The sun Not Burned ont.

1t hes been stated by such authorities
as Kelvin, NeWcomb and Bah that the
future Of the suns activity will be
comparatively short-not more than 49,
100000 years and some have even sug-
gestel that the suns activity already
shows signs OF waning. SO far is this
from being the case that only one
fourth OF our supply Of energy has been
expended, and three-fourths are yet in
store for the future life of the planeta-
~ system. This opens up to our con
temptation q decidedly refreshing view
OF tAe future ard win give renewed
hope T. all who believe than the end Of
mundane progress is NOT yet ia sight
Not only should The future possibilities
81 scientific progress be vastly extend
e3, bat there VIII in al probability he
Che most ample time for the further dc.
velopm Of the races OF beings III
aabitng tilts planet. According % this
view, the evolution Of our Garth is still
in lis infancy, with the zenith OF its
spleni2r tar in the future. T. ] j. See
in Atlantic.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26
The Word "cannibalism.v

The word "cannibalism" is really the
name of people. 1t is identical with
Carib, many of the Caribs. who for
merly 1ourished in the West Indies,
having been consumers of human flesh.
The letters 81" M and ST" are inter-
changeable in certain aboriginal Ameri-
can languages, so that Columbus found
one West Indian island saying "Cani-
ba' where another said "Carib,' while
Shakespeare's Caliban is another va
riety of the same. Columbus own con-
lecture was that the name was con-
nected with the great khan, and later
philologists of the old slapdash type as
ISOLATED with ''canis," dog. APP
parently, however, the meaning Of
''carib" was brave and daring.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26
Ross News

Chris Sievers Sundayed at the
home of his brother.
Miss Hattie Ehlert spent Sunday
at her parental home.
John Rutherford was Ross caller
Monday of this week.
Harry Bates and wife visited Evert
Bates and wife Sunday.
Willie Johnston assisted John En-
lert make hay last week.
Miss Goldie Cozine spent Monday
at the Clint S,emn home.
Misses Anna and Lena Boust Sun
dayed with Miss Anna Swanson.
James Rutherford was at Vail over
Sunday calling upon his lady friend.
George Northup, wife and daugh-
ter were excursionists 10 Lake View,
Tuesday.
Albert Fest and family spent sun
day al lhe home of her mother, Mrs.
e. Beers.
Misses Anna swanson and Anna
BousJ we're excursionists to Lake
View Tuesday.
Masdames Rnhs, Hart, shingle-
decker and Ehlert were Audubon
callers Saturday.
Martha Bonnet, Of Viola Center,
visited st the A. CorWia home
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26
Resolution of Necessity

Be it resolved by the town council of
the incorporated town of Extra, Iowa,
that it is deemed advisable and neces-
sary to make improvement by con-
structing permanent sidewalks to he
built from gravel and cement, accord
ing to ordinance, Number As of
this town on the following
streets and parts of streets, fronting on
the following premises to-wit: f.
w. Delahoyde, lot 2 of IL, Park street;
Elizabeth Martin, lots and S, block 49,;
Jeanette House, lots and 6, block III;
Jas. A. Guest, residence property on
Edgerton street; Alex Kline residence
property, on Edgerton street; Mrs. Gray
residence property on Edgerton street;
May Repass- Bruner, residence prop
erty on Edgerton street; Eva
line Heath, all lots in Hous-
toms Addition on south side of WASH
ington street; on west side of j. G..
Gates property in block six on Carthage
street; all situated in the town
of Extra, Iowa. All costs of construct
ing said sidewalks, assessable by law
against abutting property, to be assess
ed against said property, in accordance
with the law governing the same. Be
it further resolved, That the town coun-
Gil will meet on the Goth day of August,
1905, at 7:30 O'clock P. NJ, at the town
hall in said town of Extra for the pur-
pose of considering objections to said
resolution, and that notice of said reso-
luton and passage be published as pro-
vided by law.
Passed July 8, 1906.
Published July 70, IS, 26, and August
2, 1906.
Attest: ]. o. HOWARD,
V. b. HELLYER; MAYOR.
Town CLERK.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26
Cameron Township.

Charlie Farnham visited at the
Tho. Rutherford home Sunday.
Miss Carrie Kraul went up to the
lakes on the excursion train Tuesday.
Willie Johnston is helping Mr..
Ehlert of Ross put up hay this week.
Mrs. Tho. Rutherford is enjoying a
visit from her sister Miss Hunt of
DeSoto.
Harry Northup and family were
Sunday visitors at the home of
Wallace Bolton.
Mrs. Mabel Dreher is working for
William Schrader during the illness
OF May Schrader.
May 5chraeder was taken quite i'll
last week and DR.. Brooks was called
to prescribe for her.
Mrs. Charlie Zion came up from
Audubon on Monday for visit with
friends and relatives.
The hogs are still going to market!
William Neitzel delivered load of
fine hogs Sat. at Ross.
Mrs. William Perrine was visi-
tor at the Joseph Johnston home
last Sunday afternoon.
Miss Clara Cyrka and Miss Minnie
NeitZel visited at the William Ballou
home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Nav Schrader went down to
Audubon, Monday to consult a ply
sician in regard to her health.
Miss Minnie Tessman is assisting
her brothers, Herman and Otto Tess
man during the haying season.
William Schraaer and William
Neitzsl and wife, were Sunday visi-
tors with Amos Posshen and wife.
Pat Gorman's mother, Mrs. Luz
wisty, OF Audubon, is assisting Pat
with his household duties during har-
vest.
Mrs. PARROT and Mrs. Harry
Northup were visitors at the County
Seat Sat. and Mrs. PARROTS mother
Mrs. Y VI. Zion returned home with
her to visit her daughter and Mrs.
Parrot.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26
GRAY

Lots of Irvine going ont of town
these days.
There was no preaching in town
last Sunday.
Frank Slough was away a couple
of days last week.
Mr.. r. G. Spencer was in town
one day last week.
Mrs. Ed Newell is supplying the
town with fine blackberrys.
There was big party out at Mrs.
o. Welchs last Friday night.
Mrs. Edison Farrell played for
dance in Manning one night last
week.
A good looking rain is SO much
needed here for the corn at the pre-
sent time.
Mrs. G. E. AIertz spent several
days last week with friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. Spurgeon.
Elmer Ellis went out to Mr.. Bird
enstines Tuesday night to help in
the harvest field.
Miss Irene Creveling is spending
few weeks with her grandmother,
Mrs. John Cameron.
DR.. and Mrs. Beers, Clio and
Ormaby spent last Sunday with
Edna and husband.
Elmer Audas is expected home a
bout the first of August having Civ
en- up his place at Vail.
Miss Clio Beers started Tuesday
for Salmon, Idaho, the doctor going
as far us Omaha with her.
Mrs. Higgins and Mrs. X. G.
Lancelot spent last Friday night
with Jesse Higgins here in town.
Rev. Hayes of Carrollton will
preach in the U. B. Church next
Sunday night, come out and hear
him.
Mrs. Edison Farrell is now pre-
pared to give instructions on the
piano. Correspondence answered
promptly. Gray, Iowa.
Pete Ludwig went to Carroll and
saw his sister, Mollie and Peter
Perion married Tuesday of last
week. They went to Sioux City tc
buy their furniture.
Mrs. Lilly's body was sent iron
Washington TO Stuart Tuesday, an6
buried Wednesday. Ora Corner
\ and wife attended her funeral, she
J being his grandmother.
Misses Stella and Esther HepI
started Wednesday for Des Moine.
where they expect to meet 1iaylor
. and visit there d few days then e
! on down to Jasper Co. for a weel
or two visit before returning home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26
No Faith In Him.

"Guess that freckled daughter of
Thompson's must have a steady young
man."
what makes you think so?''
'The old man was in here yesterday
to buy one of these newfangled con-
trtvances that make big saving in
the gas you burn"
II don't believe the young mans q
steady. If he was they'd save all the
gas."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26
After Sermon Thoughts.

The embodiment of all that is evil
would constitute personal Devil;
and, reverseiy, the embodiment OF
everything good would constitute a
personal God. We inherit pagan
bias to give both God and the Devil a
material existence each in definite
and limited domain of his own; but
enlightenment is forcing us to relin-
quish this idea, and Reason rejects it.
1t is possible however, for q human
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26
Look.

Only $40. per acre. 700 acres six
miles from st. Paul, Minnesota,
stock yards. 400 acres under piow,
900 fine timber pasture, near town,
railway switch on farm, large house,
large barns, plenty of water, all
under fence, must go, worth 500 ,
reason for selling. No other agent.
AUDUBON COUNTY JOURNAL.
Extra, Iowa,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26
There Are No Certain ones.

1.-The only objection l have to this
story" said the cynical bachelor, sis
the frequent use of the phrase "a GER
tain girl The phrase is grossly mac
curate, as everybody we'll knows that
all girls are exceedingly uncertain."-
Chicago News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26
Audubon Township.
Fred Boehme is on the sick list.
Henry Robson sold hogs in Exir
Thuredou

Henry Robson sold hogs in Extra
Thursday.
Roy Call marketed porkers in Ext
ra Thursday.
Charles Boehme marketed hogs in
Extra Friday.
Miss Clara Schwenneker is working
for Mrs. Lou Hickman.
Mrs. Minnie Petri is still quite ill
and is under the doctors care.
Walter, the little son of William
Tibben and wife is on the sick list.
Mrs. David Dutler is again serious
ly i'll but is a tritile better at present.
Joe Vais and Lawrence Christen-
sen marketed hogs in Extra Thurs
day.
There was a pleasant dance at the
the A. F. Prohaska home Saturday
evening.
Lou Hickman is to return today
from Iowa City and is much inn
proved in health.
We are glad to state that Mr.. An
dersen is improving in health and is
able to sit up again.
Sarah Schwenneker celebrated hea
18th birthday by giving a party to
her young friends Saturday evening.
A. F. Littlefield shipped a car
load of hogs to Omaha, Wednesday,
he accompanied them returning Sat.
Mrs. Mary Weguert of Adair has
been visiting with her relatives, Mrs,
Minnie Petri and the Charles New
man family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26

Love when true, faithful and well
fixed is eminently the sar flying ele-
ment Of human life. Without it the
soul cannot reach its fullest height or
holiness.-Ruskin.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26
This Will Interest You.

a good livery barn ia Il town of 2000
inhabitants. Barn covers one-fourth of
a block and will feed one hundred teams
at one time. Worth every dollar they
ask for it.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26

Comfort and independence abide with
those who can postpone their DESIRES
Success MAGAZINE
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-07-26
Greeley

A reaper's sweet lay in the dim
far-away.
Rev. Charles Sloan made some pas
toral calls in east Greeley, Friday,
July 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. s. Berry were en-
tertained in the James Egan home,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Anciaux spent
the Sabbath at her fathers home in
Melville.
Mr.. Brown, of Guthrie county, was
rustling butcher stuff in Greeley,
Thursday.
Many farmers made vain efforts to
gather in their hay last week, but
weather was prohibitive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Boehme. of
Audubon township, were in Rev.
Griffin's audience at the U. B. church
Sunday.
Tom Adair's faithful old family
horse "Dick" laid himself down on
grassy bank by the water tank and
died last week.
1t seems that but glimpse of Min.
nesota was sufficient to send the
Misses Eva and Essie Goochey hurry
ing back to Iowa.
Some people could not resist the
temptation to 60 out and monkey
with their hay last Sunday. This
does not seem 30 much of q desecra-
ton as does ball playing.
Miss Lottie Delaney, of Viola, is
spending a pleasant week with her
old friend, Mrs. John Shoesmith.
Miss Delaney was once Little
Valleys successful teacher.
The indications are that the Repub-
lican party will emerge tramped,
bruised, and bleeding from the state
convention. 1t reminds one of the
rabies of Rome during the decline of
the empire.
Oh! Give
Oh, God! canst thou recover
This feeble life from blight,
And in this heart rekindle
A love for truth and right?
Oh! give to me the power
TO think and love apart,
Like Jesus in the cesert,
From the wild worlds wicked
heart.
Oh? give to me the meekness
And sweet humility
That shone across the bleakness
Down by Gethsemane.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-29
FAITH IN SNAKES TO CURE.
All Sorts Of Queer Requests Made to
Reptile Dealer.

From the New York Sun,
The man who makes a living buying,
selling and exhibiting snakes was look
ing over his correspondence. There's
nothing over which people are so hys-
terical, superstitious and ignorant as
snakes" he grunted. "rd just like to get
hold of the fellow who originated the idea
that there was healing virtue in a snake.
The snake man picked out an envelope
from his morning mail. 1.-THE correspond
ent wants to be cured of rheumatism, :
he said, lust nsten 4 want to get hold
of nice. healthy snakes liver. have
had the rheumatism for thirty years, and
l have read about a man who was cured
by swallowing a snakes liver. IL a
snakes liver will cure me, | am ready to
swallow two or three of them. If you
are willing to dispose of half dozen
livers at reasonable price, | am ready
to buy them
II have had numberless demands for
snakes hearts to cure all sorts OF dis
eases. Here's a fellow wants one to
cure consumption.
Seekers after health are not the only
people who write to me. Here's Chi
cago woman who wants me to send her a
cunning, harmless green snake, with
brown markings. She says she wants to
make a sensation at a fancy dress, ball.
and is going to wear a costume to match
the snake or some such thing. She says
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-29
"FEoooR" PRESENTED IN BERLIN
Mansfield May Add the Play to His
Repertoire.

Berln.-Great success has attended the
presentation OF "Tsar Feodor Ivanovitch"
by a Russian company at the Berlin the
atre this season. This is the second play
in Count Alexis Tolstoy's famous trilogy
of stage masterpieces, Ivan the Terrible
and Boris Godunoff' being the first and
third plays in the series.
Richard Mansfield has made Ivan"
translated into English by Madame de
Meissner, well known to playgoers in the
United States. Madame de Meissner has
now translated "Tsar Feodor," the chief
interest in which eenters about the at
temps of Godunoff. representing the reac-
tionary element, to concentrate all power
in the hands of the weak though we'll
meaning Tsar. The liberal element is EN-
bodied in the character of Prince Shuiski
who stands for the opposition to the grow
ing power of the autocracy. 1t is under
stood here that Mr. Mansfield is consid-
ering the production of the play in the
United States next winter.
Emperor William and the Empress. and
other members of the royal family, We're
present at a recent performance of "'rsar
Feodor," after which the Emperor ex-
pressed great satisfaction at having had
an opportunity to see the play Owing
to the large number of Russians now re-
siding in Berlin the Russian players have
had large audiences throughout the sea-
son,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-29
What Would Happen? >

But what would happen If we had a
shock like that that started the ruin in
San Francisco, is the question. Would
the result be the same here?
Scientists think New York is not in
what the biologists regard as the ''earth-
quake belt" According to their charts,
Manhattan Island is IN an area that is
past the formative period by many thou
sands of years therefore it is wholly free
from the internal disturbances that cause
the devastating vibratory motion of the
earths surface.
They also assert that there are sound
scientific and physical reasons why New
York will never share the fate of San
Francisco Built upon the solid rock foun-
dation of the Appalachian range, the old
est firmest and thiclxest crust upon the
Western Hemisphere it presents firm
and lasting buttress against seismic dis
turbances.
Lying between three rivers. Manhattan
could not be destroyed by fire resulting
from the destruction of buildings and the
ignition of gas. because water may be
pumped from the, surrounding rivers.
Moreover the Croton water supply. al
though inadequate for SO great a drain
upon its resources, is constructed through
solid rock formations and so thoroughly
established that disastrous breaks result
ing from an earthquake would be highly
improbable.
Lastly, the business portion of down
town New York is so solidly and scien-
tifically constructed as TO defy any earth
tremble which is likely ever to visit the
island, and to present barrier against
a disastrous confagration.
These comforting and reassuring con-
illusions are based upon the opinions of
New York men prominent in their several
avocatons and professions.
One expert points out that the great
skyserapers of the city are built upon the
solid bedrock save in the extreme south
ern portion where the rock lies deeper,
and here not a few of the foundations go
down to caissons sunk to the solid bed
rock He puts the greatest faith in mod
ern steel construction erected under the
eyes of competent engineers who COM
pute strains and secure the greatest de-
gree of strength and durability These
structures, he declares, are practically
imperishable and ought to stand for
thousand years, provided they are prop
erly cared for The steel and iron going
into their construction Is so protected
that there is no opportunity for disin-
tegration Therefore they should stand
practically so long as man may desire to
use them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-29

she is going to Irvine it around her Wrist
like bracelet, and then have fun when
her partners discover it is alive
Then there's a doctor in little Mas
sachusetts town writes me to send him
a snake that does not exist. He prac-
tically asks for rattlesnake without rat
ties. Listen to his descriptions: I am in
want of two serpents. The ones l have
in mind are about two-thirds grown,
with black heads and white bellies. They
run out their stings without opening
their mouths, and they have a little round
hole in front of their mouth through
which they run out their singers and
tongues Their eyes are black like beads
and they are called species of the rat
tesnake, but they have no rattles. They
also have a long, peaked tail. I will pay
$3.50 each for them. There are plenty in
New Hampshire, but few in this state.
/ want them alive and uninjured.
THE request for snakes to rid a place
of rats is a sensible one, for rats will
scurry out of a house where they see
a serpent ard never come back. | have
often rented my snakes out for such
purpose. If it were possible to permit the
bull snakes to run the streets, they would
settle the gypsy moth problem in no time.
They'd clear the tree of gypsy moths In
twin<ling'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-29
What Jockeys Make,

The profession of a jockey nowadays
means a princely salary to any lad who
has great ability as horseman. In order
to be in the first rank of riders a boy
the ages of the majority range from 10
to 20 years-must have quickness of per-
ception light hands, good seat and know
no fear. II is the good judgement of pace
as well as the ability to grasp the oppor-
tunity which win further his horses sue
cess. that makes boy in great demand
as jockey. When he combines all these
qualities and has. to boot, such a slight
pounds, then he can demand any salary
from $4,000 to $4,000 for eight months
work.
There are at least twenty boys in the
east riding horses today who earn from
$500 to $4,000 during a seasons riding
Pockeys like w. Shaw, A. Redfern, j.
Hildebrand, l.. Lyme and I. Burns receive
retaining fees of 10000 a year. Besides
these sums. which simply give their en-
ployers first call on their services and
prevents them from riding any horses but
those belonging to the stable retaining
them. the riders receive In addition $40
for each mount and $25 IL the horse prove
to be a winner.
The two practical riders today the ones
who have had the most success of late.
are two little boys that weigh less than
80 pounds. These lads are Herman PadtlSe
and Walter Miller Less than a year and
half ago they were apprentice boys I'M
der contract with their employer and lust
learning the documentary parts of their
business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-29
A Chinese City.

Everybody has heard of San Francisco's
Chinatown, the most picturesque thing of
its sort outside of China. 1t occupied ten
square blocks in the city's heart and had
a population of $4,000. There probably
will never be a Chinatown just like 1t,
but there will be new Chinatown. 1t
won't be in the heart of San Francisco
and ii may not even constitute sub
urb, for there is a movement under way
in New York to call upon the United
States authorities for permission to or
ganize a municipality to be conducted by
Cinnamon with Chinese officials appointed
by the United States.
One of the big importers in New York s
Chinatown said yesterday that several
thousand of the burned out Cinnamon
would probably come east and settle in
New York If they do this, he said, they
would undoubtedly bring their Chinese
wives, so that. instead of having half a
dozen Chinese women here. New Workers
would see four or five hundred. The
Chinese women of San Francisco dressed
very gaudily, with loose fitting blouses
of generous dimensions. They painted
their faces so that the paint was easily
observable.