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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-21
THE AUDUBON REPUBLICAN
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
ay ALBERT @. Ross

Entered at the postoiilce at Audubon. Iowa, al
second class mail matter.
Subscription Price, u 90 per year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-03

with their family. with the position which they
affect, and with their environment, are IN nine
cases out of ten outcasts of this kind; that is
to say, individuals who have been dropped or
else persons who by reason of their character
have never been able to secure admission to
any decent club Of course there are some
who have held aloof from clubs because their
tastes did not lie in that direction; but they
are few and far between.
When foreigner comes to this country, and
can show that he belongs to any of the SO called
senior clubs, either in England or on the con-
tinent of Europe, it may safely be taken or
granted that he is neither a bankrupt nor
fugitive from justice; that he has been guilty
of no conduct that is dishonorable, or even
questionable, and that in spite of any malevo-
lent gossip that may be current concerning
him. his character a gentleman is beyond
reproach Were it otherwise, the committee
of the club to which he belongs or in which he
claims membership would have taken action,
both for the sake of its own good name and in
accordance with its strict rules.
This rule applies to American clubs in the
same way. Thus, a New Yorker who visits
Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington. or any
other Sister city, and can show that he belongs
to one of the leading clubs of Manhattan. may
be entertained safely, without any further
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Inventions Always Looked Into

60 it is found that nearly all of the large manu-
- facturers are cautiously receptive to the
inventors. They employ experts whose bust
ness it is to examine into every invention
offered. If there is anything promising in it.
an offer is made for its purchase.
In former days the outright purchase OF
the inventions was generally successful. This
was considered a good way of protecting a
company from rivals. Thousands of patents
were thus purchased by the big companies
and laid aside for the future. Many times they
were never turned into practical use, because
it was considered cheaper to go on with the
old machinery than to equip the plant with
the new improvements. So long as rival cor
porations could not get the use of the inven-
lions, this method was safe enough The
Standard Oil Company has upward of a thou
sand patents laid away on its shelves which
were purchased years ago and have never been
developed. These patents relate to improve
ments in pipe lines, oil tanks, barrels, and
scores of other things. Some of them would
greatly lessen the cost of marketing oil, but
they would also involve a complete change IN
the equipment of the plants which would mean
an expenditure of tens of thousands OF dollars.
Inventors to-day are more cautious than
their predecessors. They either sell good
patent outright for princely sum- or insist
upon making a contract for royalties which
calls for Immediately placing the invention on
the market, with a minimum number to be
made each year. In this way they protect
themselves from having their patents shelved.
But all this adds to the uncertainty of manu-
featuring 1t makes the business man keen
for the latest development of inventions, to
get some improvement which will give him
an advantage over his rivals. Premiums are
offered to employees for every improvement
or invention which will work toward economy
of operation.
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THE DEMORALIZING EFFECT
OF INVENTIONS
By GEORGE E. WALSH

to replace the equipment almost from founda-
ton up once in every three years, The total
cost is enormous, and the apparent waste
seems inexpcable. : But it is necessary in
order to keep abreast of the times. A single
new invention will often save. thousand or
two dollars a day in one department. The
manufacturers base their chances of profit
E upon the wholesale production of goods which
are equal if not superior to hand made goods.
The inventor keeps the business man guess
ing. To-day his business is apparently on a
sound foundation, orders are good, shops are
well equipped with the latest machinery, and
the whole plant is running economically. To-
morrow some impecunious looking individual
walks into the shop and unfolds from an old
newspaper wrapping the model of an inven-
ton which he claims will save the manufac-
turer SO many cents on every article he turns
out Now the problem is to ascertain the
value of the invention. If it is of little use
there is no time to waste with the man; but
if it contains the germ of some great idea it
may revolutionize the industry, and the manu-
facturer who gets control of it will have an
enormous advantage over his rivals The ap-
pearance of the inventor cannot be taken as
a criterion of the worth of his model. The
memory of Westinghouse with his air brake.
of Steinmitt with his electrical inventions. OF
Edison. of Tesla, and host of Others, rankles
deeply in the minds of many manufacturers
who years ago turned them down without a
proper hearing 1t does not pay to let even
the crank go away without examining his
proposition.
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THE POLICING OF SOCIETY
Continued koma
Continued from page 8

recommendation or introduction But should
such man be unable to show this, he is likely
to be treated with caution.
Of course there are clubs and clubs, and the
older ones are naturally of higher repute and
more exclusive than those of more modern
foundation. Even the newest clubs, however.
save where they are run by speculative
proprietor as a sort of hotel are anxious to
secure that good name for themselves which is
indispensable to their success, and are therefore
compelled to be very careful as to the behavior
of their members. am dealing here, not with
the political or sporting clubs, but merely with
the so called social clubs. the names of which
are sufficiently we'll known to render any
enumeration of them superfuous-
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lust as Strict About Women

PUT it is not only upon the conduct of the
- men that clubs exercise salutary infiu-
ence and healthy restraint. They likewise
play an important role with regard to the
feminine element of society. In nearly every
CITY on both sides of the Atlantic there are clubs
nowadays which are open at times to women
relatives of the members. Some of them, such
as the Metropolitan in New York and the
Bachelors in London. have portions of the
club specially set apart for the entertainment
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Enormous Addition to Wealth

TT has been roughly estimated that inven,
ton has added almost forty-fve thousand
millions of dollars to the wealth of our country
a sum which is greater than the national debts
of all countries Millions of dollars have been
paid out in royalties every year for these m
ventions and many more millions are annually
invested in new machinery to keep pace with
the development of inventions.
1t is common saying among machinists
that machine becomes antiquated inside of
five years. This does not refer to the life of
the machine, but to the fact that new inven-
lions improve it SO that it pays to throw it
out of a shop and put in new type. This is
well illustrated in the manufacture of motor
cars. The most expensive part of this bust
ness has been to equip the shops with modern
tools and machines for making the various
parts on large scale Nearly all American
cars are made by high priced machinery. In
the effort to reach perfection in the different
parts it has been necessary to equip the shops
with jigs lathes, cutting tools, screw machines.
and polishing and bending implements of all
kinds The tool and machine equipment of a
single shop will often amount to an investment
of one or two hundred thousand dollars. A
single machine will often cost twenty thousand
dollars The great manufacturing shops have
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INVENTION is the handmade of business,
L and it has contributed nightly to the
value and increase of our industrial life.
But there are times when it proves somewhat
demoraizing and threatens to produce dire
results. 1t has the unpleasant feature of Gre
ating improvements by leaps and bounds in
stead of by steady, continuous action. The
effect of suddenly revolutionizing old in
dustry may therefore bring CONSERVATION and
decentralization to those interested.
A good many years ago shirt manufacturing
was a conservative, respectable business, and
shirts were cut out entirely by hand. Then
some one invented cutting machine, which
at single clip would cut out two dozen shirts
at once 1t meant saving of fifteen hundred
dollars day in one large establishment where
the invention was employed. But to those
who did not control the patent it meant con-
sternation, Generalization. and in some cases
failure. In time there was proper readJust-
ment to the new conditions, and shirt manu-
featuring is booming industry of the day
The clothing industry has likewise been
demoralized, readjusted. and made remarkably
successful through invention. Great manu-
featuring companies engaged IN making ready
made clothing use machinery and inventions
which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars
ROYALTIES of nearly two hundred thousand
dollars are paid annually to the inventors OF
the machines used in cutting out the different
parts of ready made clothes. The demora1za-
ton caused by these inventions at first threat
ened to drive out of business all those engaged
in hand cutting; but time has demonstrated
that this fear was unfounded. But the inven-
ton of cloth cutting machines has made it
possible to manufacture clothing on such
enormous scale in this country that it has
been predicted that within another decade we
shall be clothing half the world with our ready
made suits
The invention of the pipe threading machine
carried CONSERVATION into many large manu-
featuring firms, and for time it looked as if
many would be forced into bankruptcy. 1t
was a simple invention. but potent in its in
f1uence The inventor drew royalties from it
that made him extremely rich
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
GAY FUNERAL RITES.
Curious Ceremonies That Accompany
Cremation In Slam,

Curious Ceremonies That Accompany
Cremation In Slam.
The funerals of young unmarried la
dies in Brazil are grewsomely gay, so
10 speak. The color Of the coffin is
bright scarlet and bright scarlet, too.
are the hearse, the livery Of the driver,
the harness and the plumes that nod
on the heads of the horses.
But for gay funeral we must go to
the cremation of the dead in Siam.
When the body is that of a prince the
proceedings are most elaborate. Gold
carriages galore abound, and the pyre
is ultimately lighted by the king him
self with candles which have been ig-
nited at the sacred lamps In the tenn
pies of his palace, which burn night
and day. The lighting Of the funeral
pyre Is followed up with sports and
the lotus dance. The king promotes
the mirth by tossing lines to the peo-
pie, by whom they are eagerly fought
for, as inserted In each are current
coins Of the realm. Darkness having
at length fallen over the land, fire.
works and gay Examinations conclude
these curious funeral rites.
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Bloise was having thoughts. That
they were not pleasant thoughts was
proved by the hurry with. which she
donned her tan ulster and close brown
walking hat and slipped out Of the
house. She hurried down brilliantly
lighted Broadway, hoping that the new
experience of being alone, unchaperon-
ed, unprotected, amid the rush Of life
on all sides, might divert her mind.
She was halted at last by man with
a megaphone. He was shouting: "All
aboard for Chinatown! Right this
way. Tickets two dollars. All aboard
for Chinatown
She looked up at the huge, ugly rub
berneck wagon" now fairly transform
ed into bower of beauty of red, white
and blue electric lights and Chinese
lanterns bobbing In the chill breeze.
1t seemed to offer surcease from the
insistent, uncomfortable thoughts at
the back of her brain. The old wagon
In its brave array held some Of the al
lurements of fairyland and Its happy
responsibility, and on the spur Of tn
moment she whipped out her purse
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
WINNING
MISS EDITH.
By James HecIow.
Copyright, 1907, by NJ. NJ. Cunningham.

O>>~r
why so glumI' asked Carl Bray as
Mile hurried up. You look as
though you had just come from the
funeral of your best friend"
Il come from the burial of hopes,'
she said. 81 had perfectly horrid
time with Aunt Edith this morning"
Doesn't she want nephew-in-l law p
he asked, growing grave.
when | told her that l had known
you for some time and that you want
ed permission to call, she answered
that | must have shown how much 1
cared"
That's no crime he said softly.
mot that" she agreed. "but she
said that if l had known you long
enough to care for you and you had
not sought her permission to pay at
tention to me you were not the sort of
man to make good husband and that
| must never see you again
"But she never goes into society,"" he
protested, "and we were in love with
each other before it ever occurred to
us to ask permission of her to do So"
u told her all that" answered Mil
lie, but 1t did no good. When Aunt
Edith has her mind made up, there Is
no use trying to change it,"
There isn't?' he said, with a snap
Of his determined jaw. "I'll land the
old lady yet. You watch me- So don't
worry, dear I'll make her like me
whether she wants to or not. Don't
you think I can?' he asked as her
face did not clear
you're dear" she said hesitating-
ly, ''but Aunt Edith is awfully stub
born"
"But you don't know how fasclnat-
Ing can be to old ladies'" he insist
ed. Sometimes think I should have
done better had given up my bust
ness to become book agent selling
something that appeals to old ladies'"
aunt Edith hates book agents." she
said dolefully.
"WeIl, I'm not one yet" he laughed.
ut will all come out all right
Mile took comfort from his conf
dence, but Carl was by no means as
certain as he tried to appear Miss
Edith Ormsby was not a person to be
easily won She lived in Tho mast Tifa
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The following anecdote is related of
Judge Thornton, who was chief justice
of the court Of common pleas in New
Hampshire and judge of the superior
court of the state In the eighteenth
century.
While he was presiding in the COM
mon pleas a counsel who was making
the closing argument to the jury In a
protracted case on a warm afternoon
discovered that the presiding Judge on
the bench was absorbed in reading a
book, and his associate was soundly
sleeping by his side The advocate
turned to the jury and, with indignant
emphasis, remarked, Gentlemen, my
unfortunate client has no hope but In
your attention, since the court in their
wisdom will not condescend to hear his
casen OF course there was no sleep
ing on the bench after that, but Judge
Thornton looked up from his book and
remarked: when you have anything
to offer, Mr. -, which is pertinent to
the case on trial the court will be hap
Ply to hear you. Meantime l may as
well resume my reading
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19
HIGH GRADE TEAS.
Some That Never Get Beyond the
Rouno aries of China.


Boundaries Of China.
MANY of the highest grade Chinese
teas never leave the country-that IL,
are never exported in commercial guam
titles" says writer. "Tea specialists
In Europe and America manage to OBJ
tain specimens through corresponding
firms in Chinese export centers, but
these samples are not for sale. These
rare teas are preserved for occasional
comparison and testing with the gen.
eral commercial teas. They are known
as unsupported teas have known Of
only one person outside Of the tea pro-
ducing countries who supplies the
trade of the general public with speci-
mems of the rare teas. His prices
range from $40 to 500 pound.
''As not even an expert can safely
judge such tea by its appearance alone,
it Is necessary to taste it in the cup be-
fore purchasing. The vender can hard
ly afford to dispense this 500 tea gra-
tuitously, so a charge of 81 to $3.50 a
cup Is made, and as judiciously pre-
pared infusion allows the making Of
about 200 cups from a pound Of tea
the profit from this tasting is almost
gigantic. On rare occasions exception
ally valuable teas sold at auction In
London have brought from 1925 to
$275 pound
But these fancy teas-almost lit
orally worth their weight in gold-ars
rarely seen by ordinary people They
are preserved in sealed glass Jars In
the safes of the tea specialists who
own them. Such exceptional teas are
worth the high valuation placed upon
them Chicago News.
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Daniel O'C0mnaeIQ
M0l0m@y,
ALLY.
By M. J. PHILLIPS.
Copyright, 1907, by NJ. M. Cunningham.
Copyright, 1907, by NJ. M Cunningham.

Attired for the opera, Morgan Ire
maine stepped into the elevator at the
twelfth floor of the Alameda, where he
had his apartments.
Good evening, Daniel O'Connell Mo
loney," he said gravely to the knicker.
bockered and freckled elevator boy.
Daniel O'Connell grinned cheerfully
and whistled through gap in his
front teeth by way of reply. They
were sworn friends, the two.
At the tenth floor the car stopped,
and the door slid back Tremaine re.
moved his hat tremendously Mrs.
Alderton Ten Eyke, also theaterward
pearance, marched in. At sight of the
young attorney she shifted, a slight,
ladylike, well bred sniff, but neverthe
less sniff. Miss Marjorie Ten Eyke
young and slender, dark eyed and 10y
able, followed her mother. She did moi
look at Tremaine, but the faintest hint
Of added color appeared for moment
in her smooth cheeks. Arthur Ben
scooter caressing a fiercely upturned
mustache, which emphasized his sparse
FIVE feet five, brought up the rear
Sixty-five inches are not impressive
but hundred thousand dollars for
every inch of it is rather a good aver
age, which the militant Mrs. Ten Eyke
fully appreciated.
So did Tremaine, with hungry glance
at his lovely former fiancee. When
one is a struggling lawyer, just be
ginning to see light ahead after a TIVE
years battle with calIous New York
one gives due consideration to half
dozen millions, especially when the
other fellow has them.
1.-TWO months of it." unused Tremaine
mournfully, despite his jaunty bearing
when he had reached the street Tive
months without look or a nod or
smiie--because ! danced too much
with that little Rivers grill | was o
fool to do it and a fool to quarrel ovel
it with Mrs. Ten, on the lookout fol
Mammon every minute. In her eyes
l am a 'briefless barrlster,' as the Eng
lish novels say. And little BenscoteI
isn't a man: he's just a bank-and
mustache, Marjorie can't like the fel
low. Still constant pressure will have
It's effect sooner or later. If only some
thing would come up to break the Ice"
and Tremaine got so interested In mag
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19

Two and Three Letter Names of God.
There are thirteen known languages
and dialects in which the name of the
Deity is expressed in two letters-viz:
Hebrew, Al; Simonian, Ell; Chinese,
Flo; Hindoo-Syr, Ie; Babylonian, IL
Sanskrit, ia; Egyptian, Jul Tamil, Koi
Yocatanese, Ku; Hindoo, ON; Far
East Hebrew, On; Egyptian, Ra; Chal.
dean, Ur.
The three lettered name is found in
twenty-one languages and provincial
dialects-viz:
East Indian, Aom; Hindoo, Aum;
Chaldean, Bill; Slavonic, Bog "a con.
traction Of "Biali-Bog," meaning white),
Roman, Deai Grecian, Dec; Essequibo
Dia; Hindoo, Div; Chaldean, Emu; Eng.
lish, God: Swedish and Danish, Gud,
Persian, HON; Hindoo, Hua; Phoeni.
clan Babylonian, Tau; Sanskrit, Jah;
Phoenician, Jao; Druidish- Irish, job
Egyptian, Kue; Irish Celtic, Omh;
Egyptian, Pan, and Latin, Sol.
Taken all together, there are ITS
languages and dialects III which as q
figure of speech God is expressed in
words, but in none of them Is the word
of overgrown proportions, the longest
being "Jaobulion,' a word which ex.
pressed the Deity Idea according to q
certain sect of Irish Druids, known as
"mistletoe eaters
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the nearest subway station. The orr
entails fsll back In wild establishment
at sight of her fleeing figure, and few
fat old fellows said unintelligible
things to her which caused a roar of
laughter
Her cheeks were burning, her breath
was coming In gasps, as she came into
the little square marking the one time
wickedest place in New York. All at
once she felt that she was being fol-
lowed. Quick, light footballs were
coming behind her, were keeping pace
with hers, and terror clutched her
heart A few drunken men sprawled
on the park benches. To return was
impossible. She could never find the
"rubberneck" party. There was moth
ing to do but keep on as best she
could.
She emerged from the park ready to
drop with exhaustion and was obliged
to slow down to get her breath. To
her relief she found the steps had
stopped, and no one was in sight She
went on and on through the better
streets of the wholesale district and at
last saw the twinkling lights of sur
face cars ahead. She reached for her
purse 1t was gone!
She stopped stock still ON a corner,
frozen with horror. Alone at IL o'clock
at night on a deserted street, with no
money and home miles away The ills
Of her guarded, pampered life showed
uppermost in this dilemma. A Less ia
vored girl would have known what to
do. She stood there dazed, helpless,
till the sound Of rapidly approaching
footsteps startled her into action, She
sprang forward.
''Eloise!' A mans voice echoed her
name commandingly among the sky
scrapers.
She collapsed all in a heap on the
curbstone.
"You-you-lovable girl" he said,
looking down at her limp person strug-
Cling for breath.
"Oh, George" she painted, 81 didn't
know 1t was your
He sat down on the curb beside her.
Il thought you did" he said.
"And there wasn't any real dangerT
she asked, wide eyed. ooh, what
simpletonr'
None at all except from the ogre
me-" he laughed shortly.
"Oh, George, you are simply finer
you didn't think so last week this
time" he said relentlessly.
''Rut VOli didn't insist - she noutad
"A girl likes to be convinced"
"Oh, you-you-I will say it-foolish
girl" he said, with adoring eyes.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-19


The very high sounding word ED
quette had a very humble origin, for
etiquette meant simply label. 1t re-
ceived its present Specification from
the fact that Scotch gardener who
laid out the grounds at Versailles for
Louis XIV. was much annoyed at the
courtiers walking over his newly made
paths and at length had labels placed
to indicate where they might pass. AT
first these labels were not attended to,
but hint from high quarters that In
future the walks of the courtiers must
be within the "etiquettes" or labels
was promptly attended to. To keep
within the etiquettes became the cor
rect thing. The meaning Of the phrase
was afterward widened.
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lime TO Compromise.

In Mcintosh county Ga, there was
a lawsuit about cow. The COW was
dead, but the lawsuit went on. 1t was
decided by the justice Of the peace, ap
pealed, remanded, decided again and
once more appealed and remanded This
went on until the case came back to
the squire for the eleventh time. II
was jury case, and when the last
trial was on the squire astOnished the
attorney by announcing an indefinite
postponement, saying:
This case has exhausted the whole
jury venire of the county, and you will
have to wait until the coming genera
ton gets old enough for jury duty"
Then the litigants compromised
New York Sun.