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New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

oirerent levels have more varied beantv -
the woodlands are more pIentifuIfy stoctsd ~
deer. George Eliot knew the gray cas,.r.. q
house and grounds so well that she cnu,a .,-V
IN detail from memory the beauties and 81, a
of the estate Her description Of Chevsre, NJ, fls
was pure realism. but when she gave an acc,.J u
of Mrs Peyser's Hall Farm IN Adam, RA,.,t
was a composite picture. CorIey Farm =. ~
passes It on the Coventry road from As,lsr
something like IT, with the grifffns. the E1sP
bethan garden and the clurnp Of walnuts bn
can hardly be considered the original hin,
the dairy at the Hail Farm is slpplied a, y
farmhouse In the ArbUry estate where Gao.i
Eliot was born. 1t is a small house with
bled wing. and is not far from GriS HOri
where. after her mothers death, she WAS
fathers housekeeper and an expert dairy M.
ager. adam Bede'' was staged for the dis.,
of Staffordshire and Derbyshire, where N
father was born and where her uncle had ms.
ried the original Dlnah. and ~The NH on 4
Floss required a tidal river Ike the n
where the flood would enguIf the TuIiyers
In each story there were bits Of Warwtcksb.r
around Nuneaton. which she knew by heart oy
Yet when the circuit has been rounded -
from Coventry to ArbUry and CnIlyers O. d
and q halt Is made at prosaic Huneaton ,ea
dnds himself wondering how hess ann sr
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

but outlying suburb Of Nuneaton and
connected with II by dingy street of factories
and shops. This Is Shepperton Of the Scenes OF
Clerical Life with the church where Amos Bar
ton preached and with the vicarage where Mrs
Barton died and where Mr.. Glfrs love story
ended. The church was rebuilt when George Eliot
lived at Griff and was restored and enlarged six
teen years ago. II is an anomalous conglomerate
OF ancient and modern Gothic, resembling the ad-
mixture OF high and low theology of Amos Bar
ton; but the fifteenth century tower has sur
vtved the vicissitudes OF architectural change
and answers in detail to the novelist's descrip-
ton, and the fight OF steps leading to the chill
dren's gallery still remains as proof OF her ac-
curacy as an observer In this church George
Eliot baptized and in the churchyard her
father, mother and brother were buried. With
in IT is n memorial tablet 20 Bernard Gpin Eb
dell and his wife, Sarah-the originals Of Mr.
Gilhl and Caterina-and under old yew Is the
grave of Amos Barton's Mily-the wife OF the
Rev. John Gwyther. who died aged thirty-four
leaving n husband and seven children" The
vinecad vicarage has been enlarged. and its
grounds we'll kept but Milly's and Caterina's
rooms still be The road beyond the
church now plunges headong into Nuneaton-
Mby Of the Scenes Of Clerical Life and the
scene Of "Janet's Repentance" The Bridgeway Is
Tryanite agitation and the whole course of the
story can he integently traced by the saunterer
In the quaint old ribbon town George Eliot
passed her girlhood within few miles of the
town. and her first schoo-The Elms-can be
easily found. with its ivied walls its high hedge
and its shaded lawn
To complete this study of realism In literary
art one must make a circuit of three or four
miles from Chilvcrs Cotton to Ashley where a
hatt!emen.cd manor house Of E.izabeth's time
is surrounded with moat The church. with its
chiSics OF knights and ladies much the worse for
wear, is sarCastiCally described in Mr. GilfIs
Love story; but full justice Is done to Arbury
or CheVerel Manor. as n treasure house of art
In a spacious park of over three hundred acres
Gothic Arbury has been maintained In stately
splcudCr by the Newdigate family, In whose ser
vice George E.ots father and brother were sue
ccssivcly employed estate manager. Tho
Lelys. Van Dycks. Reynoldses and Romneys ara
still in their places; the carved ceilings and
blazonry are gorgeous ever; the views from
the mullioned windows more impress
sive for the cedars. yews. beeChes and oaks are
more majestic from age; the miniature lakes at
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-08
FRANCE TENDERS u. S.
HER GOOD OFFICES

Paris. June 1.--One of the immediate
results Of the Franco-Japanese en-
tcntc. which Is OH the point of being
signed, has been the tender by France
of her good Offices to the United States
in case she can be of service In pro-
noting complete understanding b.
tween the United states aud Japan,
covering their respective interests in
the far cast,
France believes that the United
states should become party to The
series Of enycntes recently arrived at
between the powers guaranteeing the
status quo in the far east, as the best
moaus OF avoiding possible future COM
plications and misunderstanding and
has formally communicated tn the
United States government her rcadi-
ness, now or in the future, to further
negotiations m that direction.
The Washington government, while
not awaiting itself OF Frances services,
expressed in It's reply its eep sensi-
hility and appreciation OF Inc friendly
offer.
OFFER Appreciated.
Washington. June While the
American government admits receiving
the French tender of good Offices 10
promote a stable understanding be
tween the United States and Japan,
the practical USE 10 which such tender
can bc put Is not regarded as appat-
cnt al the present time The French
representations, however, have boon
received I'm the same cordial spirit Ia
which they were extended.
The Franco-Japanesc treaty, "a CONF
pact in the nature Of au alliance, is re-
garded here AS entirely outside the
scope OF American diplomacy, preclu1-
od by the lrmly fixed policy of The
United States against alliances,
The only negotiations between the
United States aud Japan which can be
said to be pending relate to a possible
immigration treaty. Nothing has arts
cn between The two nations TO preclude
the most straightforward and direct
dealing ON this question. and conse-
unently he point al which the offer
of France could be awaited Of, Is not
apparent
From diplomatic viewpoint the san
Francisco Incident is closed. Tile way
has been pointed out whereby Japan
ESQ who were Injured by the mob can
recover damages from the city under
the state code ~ California. II Is
polluted out that ihr one regrcttable
reminder of this Incident Us the use
which "a portion OF the press I'M both
countries is making Of II To create hos
Tile sentiment
with diplomatic relations between
the United states and Japan not only
uninterrupted but with nothing on the
horizon which leads 10 apprehension,
tho French offer IL accepted as II was
extended. as making q most happy adj
ditiou TO the cordiality between tho
two nations
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-08
AMERICAN
CRAFTSMANSHIP
General Order Promulgated by
Secy. of Navy MetCaIf Shows
1t is Remarkable.
ATLANTIC FLEET THE WINNER.
Fen star SliipS--Lnst Year Only Three
Final Merit in 'O6 WAS 81, In
'01 ii Was ~ Per Cent,

Washington, June 7-splcndid pro-
Eress in target shooting with the b,g
guns OF the navy is recorded IN the
general order promulgated today ny
Secy, Metcolf giving the standing of
the respective fleets, squedrons, divi-
sions and vessels FOR the annual target
practise Of 1907. The Atlantic fleet,
which was the winner. scored 593i6
per cent against 59.2i1 for the Pacific
fleet, remarkably close contest, Las.
year the Pacific squadron mot tic
ileeD had the smallest final worthwhile
his year 1t is higher than all the other
squadrons. The second squadron, Pa
cihc fleet. commanded by Admiral
Swinburne, which corresponds to the
former Pacific squadron. has won all
that it could win; that IS. the cruiser,
gunboat and torpedo boat trophies,
there being no ships Of the battleship
class at present In that squadron.
All vessels OF the second squadron,
Pacific fleet, are star ships except tine
destroyer PAU Jones. y star snip rs
one whose final merits Is at last So
per cent of that OF the trophy winner
Of her class. The final merit of Ad-
miral Swinburne's squadron Is 20 per
cent higher than the next highest
squadron The vessels Of this squad
ron were the Boston, Chicago, Charles
ton Yorktown. Princeton. Freble and
Paul Jones. The total score of this
squadron was 1856. and the Boston
won the trophy with 1897 per cent.
Last year there We're three star ships,
while this +Nare are 10, and the
general average or final merit is high
tr. Last year the final merit OF all
ships was 81 per cent Of the highest
final merit, and this year it is II per
cent; showing a notable increase in
the general efficiency of the shooting.
By squadrons, after the second Pa
citiC. came the second Atllntic-lllinpis.
Kearsarse, Kentucky. Alabama Indi-
ana, Iowa, Ohio--with 81 ass per cent.
and In order came the first Pacific with
90 $50 with the third Atlantic with
55 SIS. the fourth Atlantic with 50. 3SS.
the first Atlantic with - .O96, and the
third Pacific with 40 $50.
In the torpedo boats. the fourth flo
tina, Preble and Paul Jones won, scor-
ing 72017 per cent, with the third ESQ.,
OLD, second (j7 .0S) and first (5t 1857
In that order
The Illinois won the battleshp tro-
ply with a score of 75. 1S2. the Boston
the cruiser trophy with 1887. the
Princeton the gunboat trophy, with
30 75; the Preble the torpedo trophy,
with iS.S2.
Excluding torpedoes and counting
only guns ON board, the Hull scored
highest, with 1854, and counting only
tOrpcdoes discharged, the Preble, with
g2.962, a remarkable score.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-08
ArTrn IRON DEPOSITS.

New York, June S.--The Times To-.
dag says:
Negotiations are about 10 be lpen-
ed. IL is learned between the United
aware ~ Hudson company regarding
lease OF the non ore deposits in
Ncw York state which are owned by
the Delaware a Hudson company
through the Chateaugay ORC and Iron
company. Estimates of the amount Of
ore IN these lands. place the amount
NJ ore AZ not less than 100000 600
tons ~ low grde ore, averaging 40
yer cent iron This ore is said 10 carry
a very low percentage OF phosphorus
Hnd 90 he especially desirable FOR open
hearth manufa cture Of steel.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-08
YUKON COMMISSIONER.

Vancouver p C., June 7.--Former
Judge Henderson of the county court
of Vancouver has been appointed COM
missioner of the Yukon territory, i'm
place of w. W. r. McInnes, who re-
signed several months ago to take
part in British Columbia politics, Hen
lerson will be chief representative OF
the Dominion government in the Klon-
like,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-08

GU IN Solid leather shoes that
nj ~ will hold the boy for
~/1eR " while Best $225 values.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-23
DRY WEATHER
A Drought Of Several Months Dura-
ton Was Broken Monday Night
and Tuesday Morning.

A general RAIN, q welcome raip,
bounteous rain, a soaking rain, came
upon US Monday night in spite of the
weather man and his predictions.
For many months Audubon county
has been dry. Coupled with the cold
weather of the last month, GRO! 8, par
ticulariy grass and hay, are very back
ward. The condition of the soil last
spring was most excellent for the re-
ception of the grains. Since the seed
ing of the small grains and up to the
present time no rain has come to
moisten the earth enough to produce
termination. The farmer who is usu-
ally ahead with his work and who
insists on planting his corn in April,
whether weather conditions are O. K.
or not, discovered this year that it
was losing attempt for all have re.
planted; finding only a two.t thirds
stand left. OF the regular May plant
ing about two-thirds is in the ground
and all will be finished by Saturday.
With fine fall like we usually have
in Iowa following backward spring,
our corn cop has good prospect to
reach maturity.
The pastures will now grow night
and day and the farm animals will
fairly wallow in luxuriancy. Many of
our farmers in the north part of the
county have sold off their young
cattle, hay and grass being so short.
Hogs have been shipped less than
half fst because of the desire to save
corn. This is all changed now since
the precious showers have again
reached us to buoy our receding spir-
its and start our plans of progress"
The fellow who shortened his flocks
to save feed rather than ship in a car
or two of trough" to bridge over the
dry spell, now wishes he had done
differently
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-23
Gray ltems

The Denton home is being painted
OH the outside.
VIM. Witt was an Audubon
visitor, Monday.
BORN:-Sunday, May 10, to Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Jensen, son.
Chris Jensen had couple of
rooms plastered all over last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Audas and Single
decker were Manning visitors
Monday.
A gang of telephone men have been
putting in substantial poles in town.
the first of the week.
Allison Shelley was up at his
sisters, Mrs. VIM. WEIGH, few
days the first of the week.
Next Sunday morning quarterly
meeting in the M. E. church. Nc
preaching in the afternoon.
Remember the Baccalaureate SER
mon next Sunday night. Commence.
ment Saturday night June l.
G. E. Mertz returned from Colo.
RADIO, Saturday night, where he had
been to see his parents tor few
days.
Mrs. Jesse Markley and children
came up Monday evening for visit
with the Markley and CARRIER
families.
The memorial services last Sunday
night was we'll attended. Four ole
soldiers were present. The exercises
were good.
Matilda Jensen has to walk te
school again as her pony hurt it,
back trying to get up in the stable
Saturday night.
Louis Groteluschen took 800 hog
into Boone Monday night, larg'
number of cattle have been shipped
out of there the last week.
( People were awakened before fv
O'Clock Tuesday morning by thunde
and until nearly noon we enjoyed
fine rain. Then it cleared off mic
and pleasant.
The grocery wagons could not g.
out Monday morning on account 0
their egg cases not coming and
rained SO hard they could not g
Tuesday morning either.
Mrs. John Rosenbeck has gone t
her parental home near Dedham to +
taken care of while she is sutferin
with the measles. Her husban
drove over there with her in fit
minutes last Saturday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-23

lessly, scarcely any hope of a cure
could be given. Everything that
could be done by fond parents was
brought to bear, but there was no
yielding, no hope.
The disease had so fastened itself
upon him that, no medicine could
reach, no remedy destroy. Monday,
this darling boy, the pride of the
home, the pet of the neighborhood,
was transformed into the life beyond,
there to await the judgment.
Amidst realm of flowers in that
beautiful home up in Lincoln, the
funeral was preached by the Rev.
Hayes of the United Brethren Church
of Gray on Tuesday afternoon at two
o'clock.
Earl had been attending school at
Gray the past year. The pupils of
his-the intermediate room-and
teacher, Miss Ella Forsbeck, attended
in body as also the Brookfield
school ard teacher, that being the
district school he always had attend
ed. The floral tributes were many
and very beautiful. The Gray school
brought a lovely pillow of cream
roses.
Two sets of pail bearers bore him
to the grave, six were his little
associates, and six his own brothers.
He was laid to rest in a beautifully
decorated and rubber lined grave in
the Lincoln Center Cemetery. The
family have the sympathy of all in
this great atfliction.
For Mr.. AND MRS. WEIGH AND
FAMILY.
We are requested to thank all their
friends and neighbors who SO kindly
assisted them in the care of their
darling boy during his short sickness,
and death.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-23
CAMERON News

Fred Tessman sold and delivered
hogs in Ross Monday.
Joe Johnston was business Wis itor
in the county seat Monday.
VIM. Krauel was improving his
place by laying cement walks.
Charlie Nietzel was helping drive
cattle to Ross Monday for Henry
Shrader.
Charlie ard John Diest were Sun
day visitors with their friend Charlie
johnson.
William Krauel and William
Parrot are both attending court
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horning were visit
ing with their daughter, Mrs. Henry
Shrader Sunday.
Thomas Rutherford wife and
family were entertained at the John
Cozine home, Sunday.
Joseph Kopp aud family, and Levi
and wife were Sunday visitors at the
home of Sam Cramers'.
Tom Maglll has returned to Iowa
again after a sojourn in South Dako-
ia with his brother, Robert Magill.
| William Krauel, wife and two
daughters attended services at the
German Lutheran Church in Lincoln
township.
Henry McCamant. Henry Shrader,
Joe johnson, Pat German, William
Kraul, all sold cattle to Olsen & An
dersen Thursday.
The addition Sam Cramer is
building to his residence is progress
ing fine under the workmanship of
James Lee and George Slayton.
On the twenty first day of May
our first rain fell this spring We
are all rejoicing once more to see the
rain standing in great pools in our
| Yards.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-23
EARL SANFORD WEIGH
Son of MIR. and Mrs. 0. S. WEIGH Of
Lincoln Township Departed This
Life after a Short Illness.

Earl Sanford WEIGH was born
September %, 1895 and died at his
home May 20, 1907. Nearly all his
life he was as rugged as the average
youth and babe fair to live to good
old age. A few days ago he showed
an unhealthy, languid look that in
dicated something was wrong. No
pain seemed to accompany slight
indisposition and with all the kind
care his loving parents could devise
no improvement was noticeable
The latter part of last week his
parents took him to physician so as
to have correct diagnosis. The
doctor informed Mr.. Welch that it
was case of diabetis and although
! it did its work so slowly and pain.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-23
Among the Hill:
Brainy and breezy, inkstained an

Brainy and breezy, inkstained and
greasy.
James Blake marketed hogs in
Hamlin Thursday and Saturday.
Miss Edythe Rucker was q passen-
ger on Saturday mornings train from
Hamlin to Audubon.
There is no reason why you should
not pluck an uplifting pleasure from
your mail box each day.
Because another man confesses to
his faults gives you no reason to have
q better opinion of yourself.
Quite gathering ofsports witnessed
the decided defeat of the Greeley
Center ball team by the Audubon
boys in George ellis pasture field
Sunday afternoon.
A merry dance frightened care from
the vicinity Of the John Egan home
Saturday night. We understand that
the entertainment was intended as 3
pleasant farewell to Annas and Bart
Egan who contemplate going to their
father in North Dakota.
have at last won the laurels for
which l have been fighting. My
fondest dream was fully realized when
l was referred to as '.Brainy, Breezy,
Brilliant Benedict" But I did not
expect it 80 soon. l thought that
such an appellation would be an
ample reward for the uninterrupted
efforts of q life time. In fact at times
my chances for winning looked go slim
that l would have eagerly accepted
this beautifully alliterated encomium
as posthumous honor in the form of
an epitaph. Who is there on this
earth today who would not gladly
welcome heart failure tomorrow just
to go quickly to sleep beneath this
inscription "Here Lies 'Brainy,
Breezy, Brilliant Benedict"
You cannot deem him dead, he
never dies
Who in the "scraps" of life was
never clicked"
Who justly wins this epitaph:-
"HERE LIES
A BRAINY, BREEZY, BRILLIANT
BENEDICT ~
AS say, did not xpect these happy
conditions until later in life. I ex-
pected much harder fight than !
have put up; consequently, the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-23

John Quinby and wife visited at
the John Rutherford home in Audu-
bon, Sunday.
Alex Ferguson and family were
Sunday visitors at the Jay Single
decker home.
Mrs. Max Ehlert and sister, Miss
Lena Sandrock were visiting John
Sandrocks' Sunday.
The dance given here Saturday
evening was quite we'll attended and
all reported fine time.
The ball game at Melville between
Melville and Ross was fine game.
Ross defeated Melville, scores 81 TO 6.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-23

sudden arrival of Success has discon-
certed me. Why! here am only half
way to the grave with my hunger TOR
'ame fully satisfied and quailing
before the Herculean task of keeping
possession of what 1 have won. To
lose it now would be calamity that [
could not survive. / am so fearful
that these very precious terms will
disappear one by one until by the
time reach the grave | shall nave
nothing left to sle,p p, beneath but,
Here Lies Benedict?" Now, there
was time back in my bachelor days
when the word Benedict" would
have been the most precious to me of
this famous quartette. In fact, | was
then putting forth every effort to
merit its application, but now, alas!
alas! Bill, can't you sympathize with
me and "cut it out?" This would
leave the imperishable trio-"A
Brainy, Breezy, Brilliant" with
Brilliant" in the nominative. Ii l
did not know the source of this
flattering eruption 1 should look upon
it with suspicion, and behalf inclined
to regard it as vicious piece of
irony-a venomous serpent, perhaps,
creeping from green pool of hatred
that had taken possession of some
poor weakling's heart. If this be true,
I am fondling very dangerous crea.
ture. and perhaps it would be prudent
for me to drop it until 1 am assured
that sinister motive is not its mother
Bye, bye Billy B.,
Think kindly of me
If you can.
If you can't, do your best;
To the Lord leave the rest,
Be man.
I'm addicted to rhyme,
But tbs easy to climb
To my height;
For often, know
l dip very low
In my flight
For a few moments sport
With dirty retort
To your quip.
Twas lash with your tongue
And you laughed when it stung
Like whip.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-23


We, (some of the Journal force),
acknow ledge receipt of an invitation
from our young frieod, Floyd G.
Campbell of Manning, Iowa to attend
Commencement Exercises at the Ger
mania Hall, Friday night, May 81
We trust Floyd your life's work will
be built on the grand foundation of
your subject for Grafton, viz: "Busi-
ness Integrity Consistent with
Business Success" That you may
follow the footsteps of your respected
parents and incline yourself in the
direction they have sought through
life, is the sincere wish OF your many
friends in the Audubon County
Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-23
Ross News

VIM. Krauel is juryman this
week.
Tommie Stewart is down with the
measles.
VIM Deist and family Sunday at
John Keonigs.
Sam Jordan, jr., was Manning
caller, Saturday.
Frank Miller and family Sundayed
at the Luther Carper home.
Charles and John Deist Sunday ed
at the Joseph Johnston home.
Charles Beers and family spent
Sunday at the Sam Jordan home.
Mrs. F. Beers is visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Albert
Fest.
Clarence Shingledecker and wife
took dinner at his parental home
Sunday.