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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25

us: but kept on, even after ceased
to hear him threshing through the
underground, and came out presently
at the margin of the lake about so
feet from the boat-house. I waited in
it's shadow for some time, expecting
to see the fellow again. but he did not
appear.
found the wall with difficulty and
followed it back to the gate. 1t would
be just as well. thought, to possess
myself of the hammer; and dropped
down on the St. Agatha side of the
wall and CROPPED about among the
leaves until found 1t.
Then / walked home, vert into the
library, alight with its many candles
just as / had left 1t, and sat down
before the fire to mediate. / had been
absent from the house only forty-five
minutes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25
The Evolution OF
Household Remedies.

The modern patent medicine Dusi-
ness Is the natural outgrowth OF the
old-time household remedies.
In the early history of this country,
EVERY FAMILY HAD ITS HOME
MADE MEDICINES. Herb teas,
bitters, laxatives and tonics, were to be
found in almost every house, compound
ed by the housewife, sometimes assisted
by the apothecary or the family doctor.
Such remedies as picra, which was
aloes and auassia, dissolved In apple
brandy. Sometimes hop tonic, made
Of whiskey, hops and bitter barks. A
score or more Of popular, homemade
remedies were thus compounded, the
formulate for which were passed along
from house to house, sometimes written,
sometimes verbally communicated.
The patent medicine business Is
natural outgrowth from this whole
some, old-time custom. In the begin
ming, some enterprising doctor, inn
pressed by the usefulness of one Of
these homemade remedies, would take
1t up, improve it in many ways, manu-
facture 1t on large scale, advertise II
mainly through almanacs for the home,
and thus 1t would become used over q
large area. LATTERLY THE HOUSE
HOLD REMEDY BUSINESS TOOK
A MORE EXACT AND SCIENTIFIC
FORM.
Peruna was originally one of these
old-time remedies. 1t was used by the
Mennonites, of Pennsylvania, before II
was offered to the public for sale. DR..
Hartman, THE ORIGINAL COM.
FOUNDER OF PERUNA, is of Men
MONTE origin. First, he prescribed II
for his neighbors and his patients.
The sale of it increased, and at last he
established a mandatory and fur
nished it to the general drug trade.
Peruna Is useful in a great many
climatic ailments, such as coughs, colds,
sore throat, bronchitis, and catarrhal
diseases generally. THOUSANDS on
FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE
USE OF PERUNA and it's value Il the
treatment of these ailments. They
have learned to trust and believe iD
DIR. Hartman's judgment, and to rely
ON his remedy, Peruna.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25

now and then and I'll keep 1t handy"
Very good, Mr.. Glenarm."
We were net getting anywhere; the
fellow was certainly an Incompatible
actor.
You must find 1t pretty lonely here,
Bates? Don't hesitate to go to the vii
lage when you like"
II thank you, Mr.. Glenarm; but l
am not much for idling. l keep a few
books by me for the evenings. An
Mandate is not what you would exactly
call diverting village"
Il fancy not. But the caretaker
over at the summer resort has even a
lonelier time, l suppose. That's what
I'd call pretty cherries job,-watch-
ing summer cottages in the winter"
That's Morgan, sir. / meet him
occasionally when go to the village;
he's a very worthy person, / should
call him, on slight acquaintance"
mo doubt of it, Bates. Any time
through the winter you want to have
him in for a social glass, it's all right
with me-"
When I plunged into the wood in
the middle of the next afternoon II
was with the definite purpose of re.
turning to the upper end of the lake
for an interview with Morgan, who
had, so Bates informed me, a small
house back of the cottages.
took the canoe had chosen for
my own use from the boat-house and
padded up the lake. The air was
still warm, but the wind that blew out
of the south tasted of rain. ! scanned
| the water and the borders of the lake
for signs of life,-more particularly,
may as well admit, for a certain ma.
room canoe and girl in a red tam-o'.
shanter; but lake and summer cot.
tages were mine alone. landed and
began at once my search for Morgan.
There were many paths through the
woods back of the cottages, and fol.
lowed several futilely before / at last
found small house snugly hid away
in thicket of young naples.
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He smiled again, shaking his head.
You're really fooling, Mr.. Glenarm.
I wasn't in your house to-day; / never
was in it in my life!"
His white teeth cleaned in his light
beard; his hat was pushed back from
his forehead so that saw his eyes
and he wore Enthusiastically the air Of
a man whose conscience is perfectly
clear. / was confident that he lied,
but without appealing to Bates / was
not prepared to prove 1t.
"But you can't deny that you're on
my grounds now, can your" / had
dropped the revolver to my knee, but
raised it again.
Certainly not, Mr.. Glenarm. If
you'll allow me to explain"
That's precisely what / want you
to do"
We'll, 1t may seem strange,"-he
laughed. and | felt the least bit fool
ish to be pointing pistol at the head
of fellow of SO amiable spirit.
Hurry" l commanded.
well, as / was saying, it may seem
strange; but l was just examining the
! wall to determine the character of the
work. One of the cottagers on the
lake left me with the job of building a
fence on his place, AMI I've been ex-
pectlng to come over to look at this
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25
SKIN SORE EIGHT YEARS.
but Got No Relief--Cuticura
Cures In a Week.

upon the limbs and between the
toes my skin was rough and sore, and
also sore under the arms. and had to
stay at home several times because OF
this affection. Up to week or so age
| had tried many other remedies and
several doctors. and spent about three
hundred dollars, without any success.
but this Is to-day the seventh day that
I have been using the Cuticura Rene
dies (costing dollar and halD.
which have cured me completely, 80
that I can again attend to my bush
ness. / went to work again tonight.
| had been suffering for eight years
and have now been cured by the Cut
icura Remedies within week. Fritz
Hirschlaff. "a Columbus Ave-. New
York. N. Y, March 20 and April 9.
'906."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25
uOrom The Chicago Tribune,
ADVICE TO
RHEUMATICS
Noted Physician Tells How to Prevent
and Cure rheumatism, Kidney
and Bladder Troubles.
(By Geo. Edmund Flood. M n,

tBy Geo. Edmund Flood, NJ d.
II you would avoid Rheumatism and
Kidney and Bladder Troubles, be mod.
crate In the consumption of heavy.
rich foods, substitute as far as possible
soups. broths, fresh milk and drink
water--lots OF water. Take plenty OF
time to eat, and don't eat after you
have had enough. even TX II does taste
good. II your work is combining take
moderate amount OF exercise each
day In the open air.
OF course, neither diet, water, rest
nor exercise will cure these Affections.
advise them as preventives only. For
the benefit OF the readers of this arti.
Gle who are now afflicted with Rheu-
matism. Kidney. Bladder or Urinary
trouble, and desire to be cured quickly,
| give below. complete In every detail,
the famous prescription which has
made me SO successful In the treat.
ment OF these diseases. II Ia the most
certain cure for these diseases that
have ever used. It is pleasant to take.
It Is not expensive, Il can be filled by
any uiubbiot, anu ptllSN0 ~ III tHd
greatest prescription for Rheumatism
Kidney and Bladder Trouble ever writ
ten. 1t Is also a valuable spring tonic
and blood purifier. II you are suf.
ferer, save this. take II to your drug
gist and have 1t filled. or get the In
gradients and mix them at home.
Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatic. n
ounce.
Concentrated Barkola Compound. I
ounce.
Fluid Extract Prickly Ash Bark. VI
drachm.
Aromatic Elixir, 4 ounces.
Adult dose. take one teaspoonfui
after meals and Mt bedtime: children,
one-fourth to one-half teaspoonful after
meals.
After you are cured follow the ad.
vice ' have given you in regard to
Diet exercise and water, and you will
not need the services of a physician
again for these ailments.
ofhsr Sassys are s,ipilkrd 10 ssy.
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all fall. You see, Mr.. Glenarm, your
honored grandfather, was master in
such matters, and / didn't see any
harm in getting the benefit-to put it
so-of his experience"
I laughed. He had denied having
entered the house with SO much assur-
ance that l had been prepared for
some really plausible explanation of
his interest in the wall.
"Morgan-you said it was Morgan,
didn't you?-you are undoubtedly a
scoundrel of the first water"
Men have been killed for saying
less" he said.
"And for doing less than fire through
windows at a mans head. 1t wasn't
friendly of YOU"
Il don't see why you center all your
suspicious on me. You exaggerate
my Importance, Mr.. Glenarm. I'm
only the man-of-all-work at summer
resort"
Il wouldn't believe you, Morgan, If
you swore on stack Of Bibles as high
as this wall"
Thanks" he calculated mockingly.
Like flash he swung the hammer
over his head and drove it at me, and
at the same moment l fired. The ham
mer-head struck the pillar near the
outer edge and in such manner that
the handle few around and smote me
smartly in the face. BY the time |
reached the ground the man was al
ready running rapidly through the
park, darling in and out among the
trees, and made after him at hot
speed.
The hammer-handle had struck my
mouth, and the whole lower half of
my face stung from the blow. /
abused myself roundly for managing
the encounter so stupidity, and in my
rage fired twice with no aim whatever
after the flying figure of the care.
taker. He clearly had the advantage
of familiarity with the wood, striking
off boldly into the heart of it, and
quioo,y widening the distance between
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25

Wen, anyhow, I don't suppose the
back of my coat will show.
Miss Typelets-beg pardon min.
ute. Do you happen to know If
blue necktie takes well in a picture?
Blue turns white, you say? Well, this
is dark blue, so it will be a dark
sort of white and-well, l guess I'll
put the red one back on. That's a
reach of twist I've got on it-no, l
can't answer the telephone!
Il expect my hat will get my hair
all roughed up before get over there.
| feel like fool. Why should man
feel like a fool just because he's to
have his picture taken? It's nothing
to be ashamed of! That was Smith |
just met and I'd like to know why he
grinned at me in that offensive way!
Even if he knew / was on my way to
the photographers he had no right
Gee! l hope the place won't be
full of women and girls. Only two and
they're just going. My, but that's
stage beauty at the desk all right!
And she doesn't seem smitten dumb
with amazement at seeing a mere
man have some pictures taken. Oh, l
don't know. What style ought to
have? No, don't want them as large
as that. Most of my friends live in
fats and l really couldn't expect them
to move out all the furniture just to
give my face room. No, don't want
a locket picture-she has one of those
Already mean-that is
Aren't those bitumens stunning?
Oh, carbons, are they? Well, / knew
it was hard or soft coal of some sort.
Don't you people keep this studio
too warm? Yes, it seems horribly hot
to me. Those are twelve a dozen and
those IS? Now, there's fine photo
that man in the carved chair with his
head resting on one hand. Er--it isn't
quite my style, you think? All right
i suppose you know. You think this
style best for me. Eighteen? All
right. Now for it.
MY hair looks so queer, somehow
Not at all as it generally does. 1t has
a plastered look, but then | can't get
it smooth and have 1t look any other
way. / kind of wish I'd worn the blue
tie after all. Why doesn't the chief
executioner hurry up? oh, there he
comes, with that gentle, comforting
smile surgeons and trained nurses
wear when they are getting ready to
introduce several brands of agony into
your system. Well, I'm in for it. Yes,
I'm next-bring on your chloroform.
Yes, it's lovely day.
"Oh, you fix me any way. you want
to. / haven't any choice. l don't sup
pose chair with my head resting on
,one hand-oh, no. I'm not set on 1t;
just happened to mention 1t
"Row's that? You're rather hard to
suit. Just take it anyway. / feel as
If were in a dentists chair.
"All over? Thank the fates!
never thought to ask him IL that
wrinkle in the back of my coat
showed after all! | hope Mabel will
be satisfied.
my, it's good to get out in the open
air again! / feel as sneaking as IL
had been curling my hair and pow.
dering my face. It'll be the last /
ever have taken. Wish I'd worn my
other tie!'-Chicago Daily News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25
CHAPTER VII.
A Strinu of Gold Bends.

A moment after l had flung myself
down before the fire, Bates entered
with a fresh supply of wood |
watched him narrowly for some sign
Of perturbation, but he was not to be
caught off guard. Possibly he had not
heard the shots in the wood; at any
rate, he tended the fire with his usual
gravity, and after brushing the hearth
paused respectfully.
rs there anything further sir?"
Il believe not, Bates. Oh! here's a
hammer picked up out in the grounds
a bit ago. | wish you'd see If it be.
longs to the house."
1T doesn't belong here, think, sir.
But we sometimes find tools left by
the carpenters that worked on the
house. Shall l put this in the tool
chest, sir?"
Never mind. I need such a thing
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25
Fire Insurance Activity Shown.

Statistics compiled by Auditor OF
State Carroll for his forthcoming an.
nual report on the insurance business
done in Iowa last year by companies
other than life disclose that the year
has been "in general very satisfac-
tory, both as to losses and amount of
business transacted" to use the audi.
tors language.
During the year joint stock and mu-
tual fire insurance companies wrote
$411,0S8,507 In risks and paid ST.
l17,011 In losses; state and county
mutual assessment associations wrote
risks amounting to $119,847,649 and
paid loses amounting to $707,604.
During the year tees amounting to
$55,451 were received by the auditors
Office from insurance companies and
taxes amounting to 100000 were
paid by them to the state treasury.
Insurance examing fees amounting to
$500 were paid In, also.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25

Society Is very strict in Japan about
tho little matters of hairdrossing. and
woe betide the woman who would
neglect to abide by the prevailing
custom. Not alone In the better
classes. but among the poorer people
as well, the eligible young woman.
the widow who wishes To marry
again, and the widow who doesn't.
may always be distinguished by the
way In which they dress their hair
Modern Society.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25
PEER-ACTRESS MARRIAGES

We have a sufficiently fair per-
centage of happy results from the
intermarriage of peer and actress to
make one try and believe that these
unions are no worse than the every
day marriage. writes the earl of Ross.
Ign in Public Opinion. When 'sim.
pie faith" weds Norman blood" sim,
pie faith must first be prepared to
show she is as well educated and re.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25

But she has such way
"Confound this tie! l don't believe
red tie will take well anyhow. It'll
turn black or green or something.
Lucky l have another one down here.
My hair looks odd today. / can't
make 1t lie smoothly-think I'll have
to apply water. That's better. or
course it never Is smooth ordinarily,
but want 1t to look right for the plc-
ture. If you're going to have a thing
done, have 1t zone well. Does this
coat wrinkle across the shoulders, or
do imagine
Jimmy, drop that dime novel and
take look here. See wrinkle? No?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25
Fair Barn ls to be Built.

The Iowa department OF agriculture
Is having plans prepared by Smith,
WethereH & Gage for the first wing
OF an $4,000 horse barn for the state
fair grounds. The funds OF the de-
partment will not permit the erection
OF the entire structure this year, but
1t Is intended TO build one section and
add the rest later. The portion now
planned will cost about $4,000.
Bids on the $4,000 swine pavilion
to te erected on the state fair
ground, plans for which we're made
by Smith, Wetherell e Gage, will be
opened May /.
The same architects are preparing
plans for the new state warehouse to
be erected north of the boiler house
at the capitol.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25

"A life of temperance and self-denia.
tends to promote cheerful converse.
tion," said the philosopher.
81 suppose it does" answered Mr..
Dustin Stax; sit may disappoint your
stomach some, but it will keep your
physic ian from talking to you about
your liver. "-Washington Star.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25
UnansWerable.

"You certainly told me to en-
brace NY privilege"
"Wen, but didn't tell you to EN-
brace my daughter"
mo But to embrace your daughter
u a D. iyilege. Royal Magazine.
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. G G
Whisky Must BE Labelled.

Whisky Must BE Labelled.
Des Moines.--Retail liquor dealers
In Iowa have been informed tha'
when they dispose of compounded or
imitation whisky they must labe
the receptacle not only with the fact
that 1t is compound or imitation. but
they must also put on the bottle the
ingredients of which 1t Is composed
Not only that. but they must pu:
on the proportion Of the ingredients
after July 4.
This decision follows In the steps
OF the orders received from Washing
ton by State Dairy and Food Com
missioner H. r. Wright with respec'
to the enforcement of the nationa
law regulating the sale OF pure
liquors. The Washington circular
was accompanied by a letter from
President Theodore Roosevelt urgins
strict enforcement of the law. II
was transmitted to Mr.. Wright BY
Secretary of Agriculture James vii
son.
The gist OF the holding at Wash
ington had been known to liquor
men for several days. Some Of the
retailers have inclined to entertain Q
feeling Of some superiority in view
OF the apparent fact that the only
branding that would be required un
der the national law would be on the
wholesale receptacles. such as bar
rels, in which the retailer purchased
his liquor. The individual bottles
or packages into which he divided Il
for sale to the custom did not seem
to require labels.
In steps the state law, however
and requires tina the individual pack
ages sold at re;ail be labeled. They
must be labeled under the national
and state law, with the character OF
the contents-whether straight whs
ky, blended whisky, compound wills
by or imitation whisky.
Not only that, but they must bear
the ingredients of which they are
composed II they are either com
pound or imitation whiskys.
Not only that. but the label, after
July 4, under the new state law
must bear the proportion of the In
SreulSDlS.
For instance, not only will com
pound whisky bottles have to bear
the national label OF whisky com
pounded with pure grain distillate,'
meaning with ethyl alcohol. but they
must bear on the label the common
names Of the ingredients and pure
grain distillate," while II may be
sufficient for the national law, will
not suffice for the state.
Imitation whisky often Is made Of
ethyl alcohol, with glycerine or prune
juice to make 1t oily. and other In
gradients or coloring material. Tn
der the state law the bottles con
tanning this whisky will have to BIZ
labeled with the names Of all of thu
ingredients.
And after July 4, under one OF thu
new Newberry bills, they will have
to convey information as to the pro
portion Of each of the ingredients.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25

fined as the Norman-b looded relatives
and friends of her husband expect
Then, in these go-ahead days she will
live down the opposition of such a
union, and prove herself a worthy
member of the peerage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25

ing room off his
downtown office.
He is in the act
Of carefully tying
his cravat.l
I" w h at fool
things a man will
do! Why the
dickens did l
promise nj a b Q |
that I'd have my
picture taken for
her? OF course
I'd do anything to
please er--but II
I'd only thought a
minute I'd never
have said / would.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25
HIS PHOTOGRAPH

Ozark, good.looking, young man dis
covered before the mirror In the dress
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25

United States Leads In OH.
or every 100 gallons OF Illuminating
I'll ussd in the world 81 gallons are
produced In the United States.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25
May Commissioner Ride on Passf

An interesting question involving
the Interpretation OF the new anti
pass law is likely to arise at the
state house when the law goes into
effect.
1t is this: To what extent may q
public officer be said to be travelling
n discharge Of his official duties
chen he lives in community other
than that In which his office is To-
Gated?
Take the members of the state rail.
road commission of Iowa, for In.
stance. Under the law the railroads
are required to furnish the members
Of the board passes to travel In the
discharge OF the duties OF their Office.
But the members do not reside In
Des Moines, and probably will make
1t practice to be here but part Of
the week, going to their homes each
week. VIII the travelling between
their homes and Des Moines In this
way be construed to be within the
pale OF the discharge Of official due
ties?
If 1t is then the commissioners will
be entitled to passes; II not, they
would seem to he cut out Of passes
for going to and from their homes to
the state house.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25

Employees in salt works never get
cholera, scarlet fever, influenza or
colds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25
Dipsos to Work In Field.

The deal has been closed by the
state board of control for the pur.
chase of twenty acres of land al.
jacent to the land owned by the state
at the Knoxville inebriate hospital.
1t Is the purpose of the board to try
to induce the patients at the institn.
ton to work in the fields, the best
possible aid to the cure of inebrlacy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25
Club Gets Fine OH PAINTING.

A fine oil painting, ID. s. Chamber.
lain's gift to the proposed art gallery
OF the Des Moines Women's Club, has
been received In Des Moines from
Europe. When 1t was Unpacked, the
picture disclosed fine Dutch In.
terror, by Sidney Potter, Painted
about sixty years ago. The central
figure OF the canvas, which is about
Axe feet in size, Is typical Dutch
girl with a basket OF kittens on her
lap and an uneasy mother cat near
by. The girl Is seated at window
through which may be seen a typical
Dutch landscape.
mo epidemic OF recent years has
been as threatening to the lives OF
Iowans as the present spread OF
menin gifts, which has been prevalent
In Missouri and has now invaded this
state" according to an official state
ment Issued by the board of health
committee appointed to investigate
the spread of that disease. "As theirs
appears to be no known method OF
treating these cases with success the
gravest fears are to be entertained
and the me st decided action to pre-.
vent a further spread of the disease
taken" Health officers are urged to
prompt action.