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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-09-26
Fix Date For Adjustment.

Oct. IL has been fixed by the execu.
tive council for conference with re-
spect TO how to adjust the assessment
OF the Burlington railroad telegraph
lines.
Under a supreme court decision
made recently the road was required
to pay the taxes on the line running
along Its main lines for the year 1901.
1t Is supposed that the rule estab.
lished by the supreme court for that
year Will apply to the subsequent
years. II In to make the application
that the council proposes to meet on
Oct. IL.
There are collateral questions. how
ever. The lines are owned by the
Western Union and leased by the Bur-
lington for ~ailroad business. That
Is why their value was assessed to
the railroad What to do with the
Western Union interest remains TO be
settled by the council
The line Is valued at 100000 so
that the taxes on about 100000 are
involved In lie adjustment which the
executive council will make on Oct.
IL.
II Is probable that r. II. Tubbs OF
the Western Union and the managers
OF the Burlington railroad will be
here to interview the executive coun-
ell concerning the matter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-09-26
State Fair Profits Figured.

Between $4,000 and $4,000 was
made by the last state fair, accord.
ing to the final figures made ry Sec
rotary Simpson and Treasurer Ely
son. The receipts were approx
mately 100000, and the expenses
about $4,000 Had there been good
weather, 1t is believed the fair would
have made $4,000 net his yeAH.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-09-26
How She Did II.

Mrs. Chauffeurly is always run
ming down people when go out with
her IN her auto.
Doesn't she ever get arrested?"
mo, they can't arrest you for gos
siping, can they?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-09-26
Corporation. Arc Hit Hard.

Des Moines.-By holding that any
foreign corporation which is doing
business In Iowa without having filed
articles of Incorporation with the sec.
rotary of state has no rights In Iowa
courts and is subject to penalty OF
$500 per day for each day 1t has done
business In the state. Justice Zell
Roe landed solar plexus blow upon
the corporations.
Incidentally Justice Roe furnishes
Attorney General Byers an acting
basis for the suits he Is soon TO COM
mence against the Standard Oil com
pany, the Postal and Western Union
telegraph companies and dozen
other big concerns for tho recovery Of
millions Of dollars In penalties.
IL was In sustaining demurrer In
two civil suits started by the Inter
national Text Book company of Scran.
ton, Pa, that Justice Roe handed down
his decision. Probably no such wide
reaching holding was ever before
given In an Iowa justice court. For
the case will be appealed at once.
Then II the higher courts sustain the
holding OF Justice Roe tho state will
be In position TO absolutely collect the
enormous penalties for which Attor
ney General Byers is working
In the case Mt point the interna'
tional Text Book company of Soran-
ton, Pa, brought suit against Thomas
Shea and Thomas Jackson. These
two young men had entered into con-
tracts with the school to take a
course In correspondence. But they
had failed to settle the contracts So
the company started suit. The amount
involved was some $50,
In the petition fled by Attorney G.
w, Johnston the company pleaded
that II was foreign corporation.
Read & Read, attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS, then raised the point that
the company had failed TO file It's arti'
cles OF incorporation and that under
the section quoted above 1t had not
the right to eminent domain In the
state OF Iowa. a demurrer upon that
point was argued at length. Justice
Roe sustained the demurrer.
THE law is absolutely plain upon
the point" said the magistrate.
"This company has failed to comply
with the statute. must therefore
hold that II has no right to sue In an
Iowa court"
The penalty In the case at issue
Will amount to thousands OF dollars.
The International concern has been
doing business in Iowa for several
years. The penalty amounts to sS6,50o
for each year 1t has thus been engag.
ed.
Attorney General Byers has ascer.
tanned that a dozen Of the biggest
Iowa corporations are In the same
boat with the Scranton institution.
He commended Justice Roe today no
He commended Justice Roe up
will furnish the basis for the suits
which Mr.. Byers Will shorty file In the
iOpn1 rnurtq
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-09-26
Victim Of HazIng.

Frank Carpenter, a Drake Fresh.
man, is said to have been O victim
OF hazing IL Is claimed that he was
decoyed from home, dragged to the
interurban bridge In Beaver valley
and bound hand and foot to the ties.
His clothes were stripped from his
back and his entire body was covered
with sand, molasses, grass and dirt
He was the whipped over the back.
showed off the approach of the bridge,
and left alone in the darkness. The
sophomores escaped and Carpenter
walked home unaccompanied.
The supreme court justices In their
capacity as trustees of the state bis.
torical department, in effect have re
linquished claim to control OF the
new hall of history. But they have
asked for consideration of their views
which the executive council, OF
course, Is bound to respect.
This makes 1t necessary, as a mat
ter OF courtesy, for the council to find
quarters in the state house for the
state geological survey whose removal
to the historical building was the
cause for the temporary controversy
over which board really had control
Of the building.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-09-26
Hospital Almost Ready.

John Cownie Of the board OF con-
troll, who has just returned from a
visit at the new state tuberculosis
sanitarium at Iowa City, stated that
the new Institution viii be completed
In about sixty days Lack OF mater
ial and labor has been responsit 10
for some delay blu: there are NOW
about thirty men at work. Seyeia!
applications have been made by af
flicted people to enter the new SAM
tarium.
The contract for the sewerage
system for the new build ng will be
let In a few days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-09-26
Drake 70 Break RECORD.

Drake 70 Break Record.
More attendance records were
broken at Drake university on the
18th. Accurate figures ,ere not OBJ
lainable, but 1t 10 believed that over
coo PEOPLE had on that date already
enrolled In the institution. This ex.
ceeds by several score the number
enrolled at a corresponding period last
year. President Bell expects at least
700 students to be members Of the in
stitution by the end of the week. This
would Insure that the record made
last year will be exceeded, and over
100 students enrolled In the first
semester.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-09-26
Must PAY Railroad Fare.

III the Iowa railroad commission has
a representative at the state commits
sloners' convention In Washington,
ID. c., Oct s, he viii have to pay his
railroad fare like an ordinary NOR.
tai.
On this account Commissioner w.
/. Eaton has drawn resolution d.
recting Chairman N. s. Ketchum and
Secretary Dwight Lewis OF the board
to attend the Washington meeting.
Such resolution will be authority
for spending the necessary money
for travelling to and from Washing
ton and incidental expenses, and
charging II to the boards contingent
fund.
It Is an unique sensation for the
commissioners to- consider the ques.
tion OF expanding funds for railroad
fare. Under comfy with other states
and other railroad commissioners the
commissioners of all the states have
been travelling freely about the coun-
try on passes. But the federal and
state laws against passes have stop
ped this practice. II the Iowa com
mission wants to go anywhere out
side Of Iowa, It's members must come
through with the coin.
Seeing that the salary of members
OF the board is only $4,000 year and
that Of the secretary is only $500.
visits, to Washington can hardly be
paid out Of their private purses.
Messrs. Ketchum and Lewis have per-
slstently refused to consider the mat
ter OF attending the convention mt
the state expense, but Commissioner
Eaton said that he proposed to force
the proposition through and has
drawn 1t In the form OF resolution
that II may be spread properly on the
record.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-24
.II1RORs WHO READ.

The courts long ago abandoned the idea that an intelligent man who reads the newspaper accounts of a tragedy is unfitted to find a just verdict by reason of prejudice. Every person of ordinary sense in this day reads the reports with an open mind, knowing the liability to error. Also he has 8 sense of the character and a know ledge of the reputation for fairness of the different publications. He can consider the evidence presented in court without being influenced by the newspaper reports. JAS between the man who reads the papers and one who does not, the former is the more likely to weigh the testimony in court fairly. It is very doubtful if the sensational and manufactured stories printed about the Thaw case by yellow jolunals would prevent their readers from finding 8 verdict based on the evidenee.-Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-24

District of New Haven ss. Probate Court, January 22nd, 1907 New Haven. in said District decPls- The Court of Probate for the District or New Haven hath limited and ap- of for the creditors of said deceaoed to bring in their claims against said estate. Those who neglect to exhibit their claims within saiG time will be debarred.
 are reuested to make immediate pay ment to
 cHAs. w. SCRANTON, Administrator
 j23 St
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 The climate in the desert is said to be not only endurable, but quite com fortable. At monday the sun is very hot and it is imprudent for white men to do any outdoor labor between Il and o'clock, but before and after these hours it is perfectly safe and a cool breeze invariably springs up shortly after noon which .noderates the temperature. Under canvas avn ings or any other shelter the atmos- phere is delightful while the nights are always cool, the thermometer us- usally falling to 70 degrees Fahren- heit.
 The sandstorms and the sirocco, or hot wind that blows occasionally, are, however, extremely uncomfortable and at times almost uncomfortable When a sirocco comes on the native crawl in to their tents or find any other shelter that is available, draw their hoods over their faces and lie motionless un- til the ordeal is over. Animals turn their backs to the wind and lie down in the most sheltered places they can find. But it is often necessary to dig them out of the sand at the close of a storm. The siroccos vary in length sometimes only few hours, occasion ally two or three days and nights.
 Steamship communication is now open to Timbuctoo, which is on the southern edge of the desert, on the banks of the River Niger, nineteen days from Paris and 800 miles by riv- CT from the Atlantic port of Dakar Ill Senegal. Steamers are running regu- larIy from Bordeaux and occasionally from Marseilles, eight or nine days to Dakar, at the mouth of the River Sen egal. Two little steamers with accom- modations for fifty passengers and sev eral hundreds tons of freight make the voyage from Dakar to Timbuctoo in about ten days. Nearly all the freight and the passengers at present are official-supplies for the telegraph builders, and the exploring expeditions and people connected iWth the govern ment. But a small trade in hides, skins, gum arabic and other gum and drugs is gradually opening, and oc- .casionally a globe-trotter looking for new climes takes the trip up the river
 The officials of the colonial depart ment at Paris regard the future of the Niger Valley as of the greatest importance, and are confident that ultimately a considerable portion of the Desert of Sahara will be reclaim ed.-W E. Curtis in Chicago Record Herald
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-24
cowARD1cE AND cRuELrY.

The defeat o9 the Philippines bill in reported to be entirely certain. Should this be thea case, it would be extremely discreditable to Congress and not in the least so to the President The in fuences massed against the bill are wholly selfish and it's opponents are as cowardly as they are cruel. There is not the slightest risk of any appre- ciable effect upon American indus tries from the measure of justice ask ed for the people of the Philippines Even if the competition of their pro- ducts should actually be felt within our markets, that would not lesson the obligation we are under to treat the people of the Philippines with fairness. There is no possible justification of our conquest of these people except the fulf1llment of our repeated profession and promise that we will rule them for their own good more effectually than they could rule themselves. To impose on them by force all the obli- gations of allegiance to the United States and to refuse them equality in our markets makes of our promise and profession a miserably cynical pretence But, as matter of fact, the admis- sion of their goods would have no ill effect even on the monopolies by which it is most stubbornly and mean ly opposed. What these really fear is that a single breach in the tariff wall will be the beginning of the end From the New York Times,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-24
CURIOSITY HUNTING.

Some Instances of Finds of Much
 Value in Unexpected Places.
 Some years ago, in Yorkshire, a man went to farm for days shooting with the frmer. In the morning, as they were about to start, pointer dog was unennelled to accompany them. The sporting friend noticed that attached to the dogs col lar was apparently a brass ring, which the farmer explained his servant had ploughed up the day be- fore and tied to the collar. When the ring was removed the friend pro- nounced it to be gold, and he offered to take it into town and get it valued. The farmer assented, but he said he would rather have some silver spoons than money. These the jeweler read fly agreed to give, and he afterward sold the ring for twenty pounds. The next time the ring changed hands it fetched three hundred and fifty pounds, and it is now in the British museum.
 It may be said that this is quite an exceptional case, says writer in Chambers Journal on curiosity hunt ing, and a man might live a hundred years and never get such chance; but how many people ever make the attempts
 It is certainly easier to frequent cu- riosity shops in town; but you must know something about everything worth buying. I remember once be- ing in a well known jewellers shop, and while I was looking at some old rings and trinkets my eye caught sight of ring which had in it stone with lion cut on it, and above the lion a single star. I knew it as a Roman gem, and it was the constellation Leo When I asked the price the dealer hesitated, and, looking hard at me, he asked me if ir was a Roman gem. replied that was what I wanted to know from him. He tried all ways to get me to confess 1 knew about such things, and when I presently put down the ring and was going out he told me he wanted thirty shillings for 1t as it was, but if it was a Roman gem he wanted more. took advantage of hls offer and bought the ring.
 It is always advisable to turn over the loose stones lou sometimes see ex- posed in the window of small jewell CTS shop. generally lying in saucer I got in that way head which was appearing out of bath The stone was a yellow carnelite, but just where the neck was there was an accidental streak of brilliant red in the stone resresenting blood very faithfully It proved to be a Roman gem, and is now, II believe. in the Ashmolean Mu- scum. Antique gems are not common ly met with even abroad, and this way of picking them up in England is worth trying when you are huntingGp curiositles
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-24
THE KaIsER's CHRISTMAS.

Christmas is always celebrated by
 the Kaiser strictly en famile. The en-
 press keeps a special memorandum
 book. in which year after year, are
 noted down the presents made to every member of the imperial house
 hold, no matter how high or how hum
 ble, as well as to friends and relatives.
 The careful study of this little book causes her majesty, for weeks before l the actual festival season. no little
 thought and anxiety; for duplication l must be avoided at all hazards. and tthe special wishes of each consulted
 as far as possible. while valued old
 servitors must, of course, be especially considered. In her small, dark broug- 1 ham, the empress nearly every day
 drives from store to store, making in 1 dividual purchases.
 | For the higher officials, relatives, etc. 1ewelry, watches, sleeve links and
 other trinkets serving for personal
 adornment are presented, for the l Kaiser believes in things Of a oerma- nent value and capable of constant use. In this connection it may be said 1 that it has occasioned some sarcastic comment that Of late years he has nuassi established a rule by which a large percentage of the above named category of gifts has taken the form
 of 20 mark gold pieces set in diamonds in the shape of a brooch (for women)
 and ten mark gold pieces, similarly lincrusted for sleeve links (for mem, but is to be presumed that there are good reasons for making the innova- 1 tioH
 Then there is medium sized tree for the Kaiser and the Kaiserin, and | A small one for each of their children 1 all in a row, with plethora of gifts beneath. For days previous the Mus chelsaal has been forbidden ground for the children, even for the darling of
 the family, Princess Victoria Louise, now tall, slender girl of thirteen.
 They. the brothers and sisters, have been playing hide and seek with their
 own gifts (all purchased out of their 1 by no means extravagant allowance of
 pocket money), and now the happy
 mament has arrived to bring them | out.
 The Kaiser makes it rule always
 to include in his gifts to his family
 some generally of slight intrinsic val ue) which contains lessen or adorn
 tale: often these are whimsical and
 give rise afterwards to pleasantrles within the imperial family. The sons
 of the Kaiser are Crown Prince VII
 liam. born May 6, 1882, Eithel Fritz, born July ' 1883; Adelbert, born July IA, 1884; Augustus William. born Jan
 rary 29, 1887; Oscar, born July 27 1888;
 Joachim. born December II, 1890 and the only daughter, Victoria Louise, was born September IS, 1892; thus all of them are fast getting beyond the childish stage, to the intense vexation of their mother Nevertheless the Christmas traditions are kept up, and even the crown prince, though now
 young benedict, at the Bescheeerung is treated and behaves like youngs- ster.-Wolf von schierbrand, in Lip pincott's Magazine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-24
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR
 THE BISON,

There is no doubt that the poor homesick bison, confined in Central Park in New York, would welcome any change of condition that might be brought to him through the efforts of the society formed to prevent the ex- tinction of these animals in America, for more dejected mangy, spiritless collection of animals 1t would be hard to find Confined in an absurdly small yard, these great creatures stand list lessly gazing into space, scarcely nov ing for hours at a time, and then only to drag one foot after the other in an aimless change of position One can not help believing they have gone in- sane as human prisoners do, and 1t is to be hoped that these animals will some day be rescued and placed in more congenial surroundings The same effort that Is to be made to pass a law forbidding exhibitions of ''trained animals" should include pro- lection of animals in menageries or "zoos," where they are shut up in boxes or narrow pens which allow them so little exercise that it is a wonder flat they survive at all. Many of the animals in Central Park are cruelty confined and are in such a condition as to be unpleasant specta- cles, and it is doubtful if any one can be benefited by gazing at them.-Lis- tener in the Boston Transcript.
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ceased.
 An instrument in writing, purporting to be the last will and testament and codicil thereto, of said deceased, hav- ing been presented in Court, and Jose Rh1Ie c ; Gritting of ,I New Haven ing that the same may be probated and that letters of administration, with the will annexed, may be granted, as by said application on file in this Court more fully appears, it is ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at Court of Probate to be held at New Haven, in said District on the Sth day of Febru- ary, 1907, at ten o'clock in the fore noon, and that public notice of the pen td,eney of said application, and of the be given to all parties interested in said estate, by publishing this order three times in newspaper having g, circulation in said District.
 By the Court,
 j2S St JOHN L. GIBSON. Clerk.
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ORDERED, That the 29th day of Jan uary 1907, at ten o'clock in the fore noon, at Court of Probate to be held pointed for q hearing on the allowance of said account, and that notice of the time and place of said hearing be given by publishing this order three times Tn in said District, and by mailing a copy of the order and of the administration account to Mrs. Mary Morris Ostran- der, Miss Laura J. Edw- sis and Henry Lewis MJrris, Executor, all of New York City.
 By the Court,
 j23 St JOHN L. GIBSON, Clerk.