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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-04
PASSING THE RAPID.

At Red Stone Rapid he passed the paddle to me and, leaping to the bank, put his broad, massive shoulder to the tracking line.
 How the canoe quivered like some thing that struggled for life, as the many thousand tons of water clutched at it's tissue sides and reared an angry mane at it's smiting prov. Demons of great strength grasped my paddle, twisting until tense muscles tore part in many places.
 Sometimes the mastery was with the flood, and the men on the bank, hang ing in the leather collars, were pulled in their footing; then the tried craft, swept back from the greater velocity would ease little and the trackers would regain the inches they had lost,
 Three times we battled with the nar- row gate that was the point of strug- gle The third time, inch by inch, we crept through the blue stream that was a wedge between the rock points. And when we had passed, the thin shelled craft foated in serene content in band of quiescent water as though there were nothing in all that land but peace. W A. Fraser, in McClure's Magazine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-04
THE ANGEL AND THE FLOWERS.

THE ANGEL AND THE FLOWERS.
 There was once 8 beautiful rose. It was a delicate pink; 1t had soft green leaves and a smooth stalk. But it. was not quite content. It wanted some thing to make it more beautiful still, more lovely. The angel looked at it and thought there could be nothing more fair. But it promised the dis contented rose it would think, and see | if there was anything in creation that would make it more beautiful.
 Days passed by, but the angel did not send a present. One, day. how ever, wAlen the rose was fast asleep
 there came the angel bearing in its Ih hand a soft green mantle, and wrap ped it around the young pink bud. The angels hands were clever They did not cover up all the flower; a bright shining came through the man. tie and glistened at the top. The rose had slep heavily. When It awoke it felt strangely gentle and subdued. It looked at itself in the water below, and saw the green covering that lay over it's beautiful petals. Was this
 the new beauty the brigh angel had promised, and did 1t really make her look more lovely? She watched the faces of her sister flowers to see what they though. And she saw their eyes
 glisten, and she saw admiration in them. So she was quite contented and wrapped herself gracefully it the
 soft green mantle. Now this rose with the new beauty was ever after called the moss rose" and os all the flowers many think 1t is the prettiest
 because it hides it's beauty from the
 eyes Of men. So when you see a moss
 rose just think of the angel of the
 flowers and How good he was to the
 garden beauty. He gave her something
 to hide her charms and yet made hei
 still more lovely, That is the sort
 of gift I would like for my dears. And
 1t is one all of you may have ever
 if you are hot precisely roses, whlcf
 I suppose not many of you are,-Baltl.
 more Catholic Mirror
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AMETHYsTs AND WINE.
The Purple Stone and the Purple
 Grape Said to be Enemies.

The Purple Stone and the Purple
 Grape Said to be Enemies.
 The amethyst. according to tradi- tfon, was a good stone to have about when one wished to patronize the flow Ing bowl without paying the usual pen alty therefor.
 Wine out of an amethyst cup was warranted not to intoxicate. At any rate the meaning of the name was to be T do not intoxica.te."
 There is another story according to which Diana transformed a boy fav- orite of Bacchus into a stone, whereup- on Baechus gave the. stone the color of wine and endowed it with that anti intoxicating property referred to. Pliny was a pretty, sensible old party and he said that the name meant that the color never quite reached that of | wine. Seeptieal Pliny asserted that "the lying Magi pretend that these gems prevent intoxication, that they are also advantageous to persons having suits to monarchs, that they keep off hail. storms and flights of locusts.'
 But it is also asserted, says the Lon G'5n Globe, that the. amethyst protects from strong passions and insures peace of mind; 1t is useful against poision; it gives soldiers victory over their ene- mics. It is the jewel of Venus, and ac- cording to the Rosicrucians should be worn on Thursday, set in copper.
 The old Roman matrons are said to have highly prized the stone, not so much for its intrinsic worth or inherent ] beauty as for the fact that it acted as charm to retain the affection of their husbands. The time was, and that not so very long ago, when well matched amethysts were thought the equal of any stone, and royal necklace of any sort Is mentioned as being worth some G2000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-04
cAoUTcHoUc IN CUBA.

Trees Which Require No Cultivation
 and Yield When Five Years Old.
 In describing the cultivation of a hardy variety of rubber tree in Cuba. a writer in the NationalMagazine of Cuba says that it is advisable to plant the small trees about six metres apart. In this way. at the age of 15 to 20 years the trees having reached height of say thirty feet, do not interfere with minor cultivations
 While the trees are reaching maturity beans, nuts or cassavas, malanga, cot ton and maize The pineapple will make Q profitable interpolated crop.
 E The caoutchouc requires no cultiva- ticn, the grass and the vegetation assisting the young plant, and when older the shade eliminates all useless grasses and herbs. The tree can be tapped at the fifth year, but more satis- facfactory results will be attained by waiting until the sixth year, and then, instead of abstracting two or three pounds of juice, it is prudent to take no more than one to one and half pounds according to the development of the tree: an average of, one and a half pounds would be very reasonable.
 If methodically handled, the rubber tree is extremely long lived, and from eigth to tenth year the tree will pro- duce about six pounds annually and still remain in condi %n,t to give service many years to come.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-04
BAsEBALL As A BUSINESS.


 On the business side of baseball, or baseball as a business. The Chicago Tribune editorlally says
 Many who joined the excited crowds in attendance upon the games for the worlds championship in baseball must have thought of the money there was in 1t for some one. The total receipts are said to have been $1O6,OOO Out of this the club owners took $62,499 as their share Each member of the win ming team received $1872, counting in the division of the check for $15000 given by the generous Comiskey Each of the losers carried away $439 All around it was a profitable week for everybody.
 There gre indications, too, that this prosperity connected with the game during 1906 was not limited to the series just finished The statement is made upon good baseball authority that the Chicago National League Club cleared S1C0,O00 this year, Those who have seen the large crowds at the American , League grounds on the South side feel sure that Comlskey will not be f1nan- 1 cially embarrassed during his hunting trip in the Wisconsin wilds. Even the popcorn man. with his. daily sales of 800 sacks has been happy. With 1 plenty of funds in the club treasury l the players have not wanted for sala- rles, and each one, winner or loser, ] closes the season with his prize money 1 aa an extra reward for his work.
 Attendance figures are never relia- i ble, because there is no reason why a 1 club owner should let the public know 1 how he is prospering, but an estimate , has been made that nearly 6,000.OO0 peo- pie attended the games in the various cities of the two big leagues. Chicago being nearly bOO00O ahead of New York the figures for this city being given at l 1,2S95O2. With a varying scale of prices ranging from twenty-five cents to $1, it is usual to average the people up at l forty cents. On this basis it is plain that Mir Murphy would receive a nice l Christmas present in case the Chicago l Club should be presented to him by his l Cincinnati packer. His club drew more than 6500OO patrons during the six months.
 "These considerations make 1t clear 1 that a good baseball club, well man, aged, is paying investment It is re- ported that the Boston Natioal League | Club has been sold for large amount This club has trailed along in the real of the procession for several years, vel l it's owners have been reluctant to lei it go Now and then a sale of a play CT is reported for $10,00o An oc. casional outlay of this sort is a profit able venture. The careful owner looks at the game from the standpoint Of financial returns and plans accordingly He buys a player as a manufactures Invests in an improved machine. He expects to get the money back in some way If in game after game the grand stand overfows the suggestion is perti- nent that larger grand stand would yield profit Some clubs no doubt lose money there are others where the owners are getting rich out of an lappreciative public. Baseball is great National game. It is also a good busl- ness venture under favorable condi- tions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-04
BRITISH OFFICERS PREDICTIONS.

BRITISH OFFICERS PREDICTIONS.
 Col. J. D. Capper, who is in command of the balloon section at Aldershot, and is employed In connection with experi- ments which are being made by the balloon section of the army at North Camp, has been interviewed on the subject of British ships in warfare. He ridiculed Professor Martins prophecy that Great Britain would be ruined by the German emperor's perspective aerial fleet. If the kaiser were to launch an aerial fleet against Great Britain tomorrow" he said, Great Britain would be able to meet it in mid-air. !"
 It appears that for many months past the government has been making ar arrangements with view to a possible aerial war, and arrangements are all ready in progress for the formation of home and attacking fleet of war ships. Between 400 and 800 men are be- ing trained for service in Britains fu- ture aerial fleet. This aerial force will consist of balloons, kites and aero- planes.
 An aerial section to our army is not the mere hobby of ambitious inventors, but Is an absolute necessity if we are to continue to hold the same position in the world which we do now" said l Colonel Capper Tt is necessary to awaken public interest in the question of aerial navigation. If once the Brit ish people really wake up and take an Intelligent and businesslike interest in flying machines. we shall see great strides towards solving the aerial ques- 1 tion and towards the construction of an aerial branch to our flying force.
 T do not wish to prophecy Colonel Camper continued. with smile but | in the future-perhaps some twenty years hence-airships will be so com mon that there will be legislation for them, in the same way as there now is for motor cars and other road traffic. The new club which has just been Iformed-the Society for the Promotion of Aerial F1ight-will probably do much toward the solution of the aerial navigation problem, The society will consider suggestions and inventions for flying machines, and in this way they will be able to keep a check on all plans submitted to them. Machines which have proved both theoretically and practically to be of no use will be re- ljected and those which are based on a
 new or well tried and right method will be studied, and, if it is considered ladvisable, the inventor will be assist ed in the material and peeuniary part of the construction of his aeroplane lit is probable that great number of
 aeroplanes will be built for fighting purposes. They can be built In a very
 short space of time, and will be ex-
 tremely cheap compared with present. day ,warships'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-04
VANISHING PUBLIC LANDS.
End would Have Come Soon if Frauds
 Had Continued.


 At the beginning of this Government the public lands amounted to 2.295, GOO, : 900 acres. The quantity of land that has passed in the last twenty-four years from the Government to States. individuals and corporations is equal, says the Outlook. to strip of territory across the continent, including all of New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Washington and Oregon
 Since 1882 there have been 100000. GOO acres taken up In homesteading, Where has the remainder of the pub- lie lands gone? To railways, lumber companies, cattle companies and specu- lators, and large portions have been allotted to the States
 It is generally admitted that if the depredations upon the public lands had not been checked in 1903 by Ethan Allen Hitchcock backed by courageous President, the end of the present Ad- ministration would have seen the nation despolled of all of it's remaining agri- cultural lands that are susceptible of ir- rigation and of It's richest remaining Treasures in the forest and in the mines
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-04
IrsING Irp THn -rnAI-

Edward w, Parker, the Governments s coal expert, has shown that if the coal areas of the United States were simply spread out in layer 1-2 feet thick, which he considers a fair average, we should obtain 1000 tons of coal per acre after leaving enough coal underground to support the roof
 Our 100000 square miles of coal ter- ritory at this rate would give US a SUD- ply of 15O,OOO,OOO0OO tons in all We used up SoS,O0O,OO0 tons of coal in 1905 and 425,OOO,0OO last year In all we have used so far 6,OOO, O00,O0O tons that is We have worked out a little less than a million acres of coal up to the end of 19O6
 Of course, at the rate of production during the last year or two, our coal supply would last Gas nearly as we can estimate) between 4OOO and 5,0OO years. But we produced as much coal in the last 10 years as in all of the previous years since the United States has been Nation. The entire coal product has doubled every 10 years. If that rate of increase would be to continue, the total supply would be exhausted in the next century. Even at the present rate of production the anthracite areas of Pennsylvania will be exhausted in the next 75 or 100 years.-American Re view of Reviews
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-04
Local Weather Report.

L. M TARR, Local ForecasteF.
 U. s. Weather Bureau.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-04

as no American community would tolerate Traffic insignificant and handled inadequately, if not inefficient iy Conditions in Great Britain, except Glasgow, are even worse than on the continent Yet Glasgow sold out its million dollar telephone plant for $2OO,O00 the other day.
 Seattle's bonds did not sell when it
 wanted to put out s1,272OOO as part cost of surface tracks, subway and ele' vated road combined, to cost s7,579,sSO.
 Eastern investors prefer bonds of a practical company for street railway
 business. Walter J. Ballard in Los Angeles Times.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-04
" F'777FNH H3I
 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY,

Announcement --The Ford Co. Apollinaris--Druggis Auction Sale-R. B. Mallory. okeases-Bowditch Go. Currant Jam-E. E. Hall & Son. Cakes-S. s. Adams.
 Entertainments-H Hyperion Thater. Entertainments-N H. Theater. Financial-NatH Tradesmens Bank. l House Wares-Edw. Malley Co. Postun1-Grocers
 Renovating-Ga -Gamble-Desmond Co. Steamers--North German Lloyd Line. Steamers--French Line. Steamers-Holland-A Am. Line Trips-So Pacific R. R. Trimmed Hats-Muhlfelder Values-The Chas Monson Go. Wanted-Girl-24S Bradley St. Wanted-Position- Waneed- -Situation-16 Dixwell Ave. Wheelbarrows-J. E. Bassett & Co.
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Tns gr11rnal glId Guittfsr Thursday, April 4, 1907.

E.s1r
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WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, D. C., April 8. 8 p. m.
 Forecast for Thursday and Friday For New England: Fair and warmer Thursday; Friday increasing cloudl- ness, possibly showers by night; light to fresh south winds.
 For Eaastern New York: Fair and warmer Thursday; Friday showers; fresh south winds.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-12-19
HARVEY HIGHT
Died at His Home Near Fiscus Dec
ember 18th, 1907. To Know
Him Was to Respect Him

William Harvey Hight was born in
Livingston county, Illinois, June IA,
1866, and died December 18th, 1907,
aged Al yrs, mo. % days. He came
to Iowa with his parents in 1879 and
settled in Audubon county where he
has since resided since, with the ex-
ception of three years which he spent
in Cedar county, Nebraska and one
year which he spent in the West in
hopes of regainipg his health.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Rosola Fiscus in 1888, and to this
union five children were born, two of
whom with his wife preceded him to
the home beyond. His parents with
two brothers, one sister and his three
children are left to mourn his depar-
ture. He was good husba and an
indulgent father,-just and honest in
all of his dealings with his fellow men
and kind to all.
He has been great sufferer for
several years and bore it with great
patience ard fortitude. The funeral
service, were conducted Sunday at
the home Of his father, Harvey Hight
in the western part of The county, by
Rev Ira E. Carney of the Christian
Church, and the body was laid to rest
in the cemetery near the old home.
His remains reached here from Colo
RADIO where he died, Saturday
| morning
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-12-19
TROOPS TO REMAIN
GEN. FUNSTON LEARNS AMAZ.
ING STORY FROM LABOR MAN.
HOW BLooDsHED is AVOIDED.
American Federation Delegates De-
clare They Have to Go Armed
to Avoid Trouble.

Goldfeld, New, Dec. 16.-Members
of the commission sent by President
Roosevelt arrived in Goldfield last
night Mr.. McNeill, labor commits
sioner, said that the commission
would go at once into the labor condi-
lions in Goldfeld.
General Funston is preparing a re-
port to be sent to Washington based
on the revelations made by him yes
terday by the delegation from the
American Federation of Labor.
Goldfield, New, Dec. 16.-Yesterday
a delegation from the American Fed
Grafton of Labor called upon General
Funston who is continuing his in
vestigation of conditions here with a
view of determining the necessity for
the presence of federal troops in
Goldfeld
"These gentlemen made the most
remarkable statement | have yet
hearG.' said General Funston in an
interview with the representative OF
The Associated Press last night
"They have considered it necessary
for their self protection to go armed
at all times, and have been compelled
to avoid personal contact with mem
beers of the Western Federation OF
Miners in order to prevent serious
trouble. This condition of affairs
they have told me. obtained Unit! tkk5
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-12-19
In MEMORIAM
This Obituary Reached US Rather
Late But We Never Tire of Say
ing Something Good Of Such
Model Christians

Edna Hollenbeck- Griffith was born
March 23d, 1884, and departed this
life December 4th, 1907, after an i'll
ness of eight weeks at her home in
Melville township, aged % yrs. s mo.
l2 days. She was born and grew to
woman hood in this county. She was
married January 81, 1908, to William
HI. Griffith. To this union three chill
were born.
She was converted, and united with
the Evangelical Church nine years
pastor. And those who associated
begun Christian life speak very highly
of her Christian integrity. But later,
with the care of small family, she
was largely shut in from regular at
tendance at services.
When she realized her end was APP.
preaching, she turned aud asked her
attending physician if death WAS not
near, and when informed it was, she
90 d ~ dislike to leave husband and
children but am prepared for the
change"
Thus the bereaved husband, father
and mother, brothers and sisters, IL
mourning the loss of a devoted com
panion, loving daughter and an
afiectionate sister, may take comfort
if likewise they be prepared for fna
reunion where all sorr row and tears are
wiped away. Rev. q. d. Wendell as
sisted by Revs. ]. Fl. and O. M. Yaggy
took charge of the funeral services
which were the largest ever held il
the Evangelical church.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-12-19
arrival of the United States troops,
since when the conditions have been
greatly changed"
BIGGEST SCHOONER is LOST.
The Thomas w. Lawson Is Wrecked
Off SciIly Islands,

Hughtown, Scilly Islands, Dec. ID
In a terrific storm which swept
Broad sound on Friday night and
Saturday the seven masted schooner
Thomas W. Lawson of Boston, the
largest in the world, was wrecked.
All the crew but two were lost.
The schooner turned turtle and is
now floating bottom up. Three dead
bodies have been found off Annet
Island of the Sicily group. One of
the two survivors has been landed at
st. Agnes by the st. Agnes life boat
and is only partly conscious. The
captain of the schooner was rescued
from rock near the wreck. The
sailor from the schooner who was
picked up alive yesterday afternoon
by the ST. Agnes boatmen is Edward
Rowe of Boston.
| The Thomas w. Lawson was the
first seven masted schooner afloat.
She was launched in 1901 at Quincy,
Mass.
The vessel measured 4S0 feet over
all Her breadth was so feet and
she drew 26 feet of water. The Law
son had cargo capacity of $500 tons.
She carried 10000 square feet of CAN
| vas, which was attached to steel
masts weighing about twenty tons
each. The big schooner was equipped
with six engines used in handling her
anchors and sails.
Signals of distress were heard at
the Bishop Rock light house on Fri
day afternoon. Two life boats at
once put out and found the Thomas
W. Lawson landed in a dangerous
position just north of Gunner's Rock.
Great seas were running, and the life
boats, although they stood by for sew
eral hours, were unable to render as
sistanne.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-12-19

A tickling cough, from any cause, is
quickly stopped by DR.. Shops Cough
Cure. And it is so thoroughly harmless
and safe that DR.. Shoop tells mothers
everywhere to give it without hesitation
even to very young babes. The whole
some green leaves and tender stems of a
lung-healing mountainous shrub, fur
nish the curative properties to DR..
6hoop's Cough Cure. 1t Gains the
cough and heals the sore and sensitive
bronchial membranes. No opium, no
chloroform, nothing harsh used to iniure
or suppress. Simply a resinous plant
extract that helps to heal aching lungs.
The Spaniards call this shrub which the
Doctor uses ''The Sacred Herb" Al
ways demand DR.. Shoop's Cough Cure.
N. Hansen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-12-19
Dies Of Cancer Of the Stomach

Nels Miklepust died at his home on
township last Wednesday evening
after suffering many months with
cancer of the stomach. He was about
forty-five years old and leaves a wife
and five children, three SONS and
two daughters, to mourn his loss.
The funeral services were held at the
Evangelical church last Friday after
noon by Rev. 6. B. Christensen after
which the remains were laid to rest in
the Maple Grove cemetery.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-12-19
O. B. HANSON
Piano Tuner

Located at Audubon and
ready to do Piano Tuning,
Action and Tone Regulating
anywhere in this county, for
both city and country resi-
dents. No matter what part
of county you live, just mail
me a card giving your ad-
dress. Satisfaction or no
charge.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-12-19

There is something about Kennedy's
Laxative Cough Syrup that makes it
different from others, as it causes free
yet gentle action of the bowels through
which the cold is forced out of the
system. At the same time it heals
irritation and allays inflammation of the
throat and lungs. 1t is pleasant to take.
Children like it. Contains no opiates
nor narcotics. Sold by Nick Doffing.