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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07

k, /. p three inches deep. Change to
white wool and begin pattern; work
until the back is IL inches long Tin
GLIDING belt). Then decrease at each
end Of the needle on every other row
until eight stitches have been taken
off, and then knit the pattern until the
back is 10 inches long (including belD.
Knit Is stitches for each shoulder,
binding off the intervening ones. Make
each shoulder two inches long and
then add "a stitches to replace the
ones bound off at the back. Knit the
pattern until the front Is four and one
half inches long. and then add eight
stitches at each side for underarm.
Knit the front the same length as the
back. and then change to oiak wool
and knit belt.
Sleeve: Begin with 16 stitches: add
three each end of needle until there
are 70 stitches. Knit for one inch and
then narrow every fouY rows until
there are 46 stitches.
Make sleeve nine and one-half inch.
es long. measuring on the inside edge,
then change to steel needles and pink
wool and knit cuff. l. p l. three inch
es deep.
Collar: Pick up As stitches on each
| half of the neck and knit collar. k l.
| p /, with pink wool, three inches deep;
bind off loosely.
Sew up sweater and make two but
! tonholes on front shoulders, sewing
buttons on the back portions. Face the
shoulders with ribbon and fasten col
lar with hooks and eyes. The direc
tions for the sweaters just described
may be changed to any desired size
by decreasing or adding to the number
of stitches given. Six stitches should
be allowed for every inch, or more II
one Is tight knitter. The best plan
is to measure just how many stitches
run to the inch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
Washington Gossip
Interesting Bits of News Picked Up
Here and There at the National Capital

long overseas journeyiGs. Leaving
Washington on June 20. hs went first
to Montreal. on one of the longest in
spection tours ever uDaeetske2 by a
cabinet officer. He yfs.t&G IrSnigra-
ton stations along the Canadian hneI
from Montreal to Winnipeg and VAN
couver, going thence to Seattle and
San Francisco and sailing from that
port on July 25 for Honolulu, where bel
arrived on July 81. On his return hel
visited the Yellowstone National park
but this part of the trip was entirely,
one of pleasure, and was at the secret
tary's personal expense.
On this trip he was accompanied by
his wife, son, daughter and private sect
rotary, only Secretary Straus' own ex-
penses, of course, being borne by the
government. 1t is estimated at the
department of commerce and labor
that Secretary Straus' trip cost tha
government not more than $1,000
And it is claimed for 1t that 1t was Of
immense business benefit to the do
, partment
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
Wells OF MANY SORTS.
Seasons Styles Are Unusually Beauti'
full and interesting.

A whole chapter might be written
about wells, which are beautiful and
interesting to a degree. 1t may be
said that the sort of veil which had a
bold design running all over the face
is no longer favored.
One dream of beauty is of Lieres,
the net delicately spotted to the edge.
where it is scalloped in lovely stray.
ing design. Below this plated frill
of the same delicate lace about two
inches wide.
In strong contrast to this veil Is the
veil of heavy gun metal gray chiffon
with border of wavy design EN-.
broidered in heavy gray rope silk. A
charming white veil in material
called chiffon but resembling silk mus
lin more is cross barred with a white
thread and has plated frill around
the edge of plain chiffon. This same
plated frill is found on plain chiffon
wells of all colors.
Then there are the pale colored
chiffon wells with hemstitched borders
which have a rather large spot here
and there in the veil and design of
spots or embroidery on the borders.
In the way of novelty is the veil Of
tilet net dotted with small hollow
squares made of tiny chenille spots
which has as border a Green key pat
tern of the chenille spots.
A very pretty white chiffon veil has
a woyan bOrdar of graduated hands ~
pale blue and is spotted with black
dots surrounded by band Of blue.
Very fascinating are the wells with
fringed borders.
The favorite automobile veil Is Of
plain white chiffon, but one of the best
shops shows most conspicuous veil
for this purpose of white chiffon with
a deep border of green or dark blue
and spots as big as a dollar to match.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
BLESSED BLINDNESS
By JUDITH SPENCER
By JUDITH SPENCER
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rendered their verdict-perpetua
darkness-and I'm on again to the
west. tried to go without seeing
you--but i am coward! l have come
now to say good-by."
There was conflict of wild emo
tons in Mary Agnew's breast For a
moment she could not speak. He had
come to say good-by.
Il said couldn't go without seeing
you," he repeated, and I've come to
ask blind mans last favor--before T
go, may pass my hand over your
face?"
What II say no?" There was
something strained and unnatural In
her tone.
Don't refuse me! You don't know
what that would meant" he cried,
Can you realize that all this time
you have been but beautiful unseen
spirit to me-a heavenly voice?
thought | should see you some day
with my eyes and forced myself to
wait-but that is not to be-and you
won't refuse to let me carry away
your true image into the night OF my.
eXile?"
II am not beautiful" she said. II
have told you that before. And II In
spite of that you have deceived your
self--why need you undeceive your.
self now2 And why need you go into
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
Velvet Hats Popular.

Hass in velvet will be much seen
this autumn, the great drawback to
them being their weight, unless very
skillfully arranged. (Hats are likely
to weigh heavily on the mind of the
fashionable in two senses Of the word
this autumn.) A Canadian sable coIiar
has been draped about the brim Of q
golden brown velvet shape, finished
with swathings of three shades of
brown silk net and splendid cluster
of leafess Gloire de Dijon roses In
all their soft hues of ivory. cream and
maize Such hat cannot be a light
weight Another in drawn ivory tat.
fetas is yelled with SPOTTED purple
net and trimmed with IVORY purple
and heliotrope stocks The Queen.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
STATESMEN TAKE UP THE
ROLLER SKATING IDEA

A SSISTANT CHIEF CLERK THOM-
"A SON, progenitor of the scheme for
having postal employees skate to work,
undertook to demonstrate the other
day and arrived at his Office much con-
fused and concussed. In rounding a
curve on Pennsylvania avenue he hit
q thank you, marm," and smote the
asphalt with his nose. During the aft
ernoon he was disposed to bark at
folks who came in to ask him ques-
lions about the roller skate procession.
His ideas, however, will be taken up
in higher circles. A we'll defined
movement among leading statesmen is
said to be under way for having sena-
tors and representatives skate to the
capitol when the session begins. A
large number of them have been de-
sirous of skating to work for long
time, but each has hung back for fear
of being thought singular. Now a
considerable number have agreed to
start the skating movement simultane-
ously, and general movement on the
capitol is announced for the first Mon
day in December.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
slnhtseers In New zealand.

One of the numerous activities OF
the New Zealand government Is a
"state tourists department" The re-
port for the year ended June 80 an
nounces that 1854 sightseers were
hustled around the beauty spots of the
colony, as against 7,142 during the
previous year. They left about $780,.
900 behind them. The branch offices
of the department in Sydney and Mel.
bourne have proved so successful that
others are to be started elsewhere
Moreover, a new officer is to be at.
tached to the high commissioners
staff in London, and he will specialize
on bringing New Zealand's attractive
ness as a tourists resort under the
notice of the travelling public of Great
Britain and Ireland.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07

G ECRETARY WILSON is another
~ of the cabinet to have put in
some strenuous travelling while in
specting conditions in his department
in the west. He looked into the big
timber reserves, and Secretary Gar
field Investigated while absent the
public lands, Indian questions, etc.,
forming an important part of the work
of the interior department. He spent
only two weeks actual vacation at
his home in Ohio.
The vacations of the other cabinet
officers were entirely for recuperative
purposes. Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyou spent the summer on his
farm on Long Island, near the presi-
dents home at Oyster Bay, and only
an hours ride from New York. Hence
he was able to keep in close touch
with the financial situation, and his
actual presence here was not essen
tial
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf went
to California, his home state. and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
Red for evening Wear.

Red has not appeared among the
strong favorites for street wear, but
some delicious tones of currant red
are shown in the new evening
gauzes; port wine is another tint that
has countless admirers. especially
among dark women with splendid
compilations. The brilliant eveque
and hortensia are more daring in
their coloring and usually need toning
down with some neutral tint Some
times they are marked off in squares
of black chenille and the decorations
contrived of black. cream and white
lace, with probably a few touches
of embroidery added, in which event
they are extremely handsome and
highly becoming to certain dark types
of beauty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07

Speaker Cannon has been enlisted
in the movement and promises to
skate all the way down the avenue on
the opening day, with John Sharp
Williams, the minority leader. Mr..
Williams and Ny Cannon have been
practicing holding each others hands.
and while this has been little diff
cult because of Mr.. Cannon's greater
speed, they have now got so that they
can keep step fairly we'll. Mr.. viii
liams will go to the speakers house
on the opening day and make the star
with him.
Senator Bailey at first held aloof on
the ground that it would not look dig
nified to skate in frock coat, and
that he declines to remove that gar
ment for any consideration. His
friends, however, have put forth such
strong arguments that in a letter re-
ceived here the other day Mr.. Bailey
promises to skate, frock coat and all.
if his rival and foe, Senator Culberson,
can be induced to do likewise. Gull
berson wears a cutaway, but II Is be-
lieved he will consent
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07

y
exile? You led us to believe that you
would stay among us--why are you
going back to the west?"
"Because--I am coward" he re-
peated miserably.
Il don't understand" she said.
However, since you seem to wish to
dlspel your illusion about me--perhaps
Il ia better go"
She took his hand and placed 1t
upon her face, but at It's touch the
self-control for which she had been
struggling gave way; hot tears welleL
up against her will and fell In burning
drops upon his hand.
"Mary-Miss .Agnew! Tears-they
are not for-me?"
NO" she cried passionately, "they
are for myself, for thought you
priced Observation-Disclosures little:
and 1t was IA shock to find that you
could say good-by so lightly when
after such verdict-even so slight
thing as a woman's friendship might
have been something to you"
"Oh, you do not understand. he
said quickly. ut Is harder than death
to part from you like this! Since the
first night met you my only thought
and hope have been to recover my
sight, that I might see you and win
your love and ask you to be my wife.
That was my vision OF heaven, and
you--its angel; and never doubted.
In, Il,
come. And when they said Darkness
forever was stunned. tried to go
away without this last interview. but
! could not. hah to come once
more. I never meant to tell you this.
but when you think / do not prize
your friendship cannot bear It! 1t
is more to me than all the world; II
was my hope that one day ! might
be able to win your love-"
But fit Is already-wonT she
murmured TREMENDOUSLY.
He started. IL do not under.
stand"
Nor l." said she. "But I have loved
you-from that first day, think! Now.
Anthony Gordon. have you the cour-
age-will you dare go away?"
He caught her hands. my God,
what shall I dol" he said, helplessly.
Let me try to make the awful
darkness less dark" she said
quickly.
"But I cannot les you sacrifice your.
self so. oh. my love, / never dreamed
OF this"
He caught her In his arms. and
while her head rested on his breast
he passed his hand tenderly across her
upturned face and bent to kiss away
her tears.
my angel-you are more beautiful
than I had ever dreamed" he said.
"And now bless the darkness. which
has crowned me with such love!"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
SOME MEMBERS ABSENT ON
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

spent his entire vacation tramping
through the mountains around Sacra-
mento hunting small game, while Sec
rotary Root, in addition to spending
some time at his home in New York.
took the now famous cure for several
weeks at Muldoon's.
During his absence from Washing
ton Postmaster General Meyer, with
the exception of about ten days, when
he was fishing in Canada, kept in close
touch with the postal affairs in Wash
ington, and Secretary Taft, while he
was at Murray Bay, Canada, also
found time to keep up with the more
important matters requiring action by
the head of the war department.
Attorney General Bonaparte, in ad-
dition to spending about a month at
Lenox, was absent at different times
during the summer at his home, near
Baltimore, but he was at Washington
every few days attending to important
legal business of the government, so
that it is hard to classify him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
New Wrinkles in Embroidery

Embroidery continues TO be en-
ployed on all high-class garments. It's
newest development is the use of de-
signs cut from French cretonne and
appliqued into position with long-and-
short stitch done in carefully matched
silks. The French cretonne is thin
ner and glossier than the domestic
brand, and its designs are smaller and
more artistic. This cretonne embroi-
derry is very effective and comes up
beautifully. 1t is, however, easily over
done; a little of it deftly handled is
artistic and extremely smart, while too
much tends toward the crude and taw-
dry. Garlands and festoons are APP
pliqued on house and theater gowns.
and medallions framed In tiny satin
milliner's folds are seen on dressy gar
Observation-Disclosures.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
MUCHTRAVELING DONE BY
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET

VIZ ASHINGTON.-Duri the sum-
w mer months just closed the nine
members of President Roosevelt's cab
met have spent more than 500 days
away from their desks, and their va
cation iourneyings and business trips
have covered thousands of miles over
land and sea.
OF the nine, Secretary of War Taft
is the greatest traveller. Already he
has been away from his department
more than 80 days, and, as he now Is
on his way around the world, he has
Travelled. including his vacation jour-
neying and his official trip of the
orient, something like 10000 miles.
with much more yet to come.
Next to Secretary Taft, Secretary of
State Root remained from the capital
longer than any other official, and, in
Guiding his trip to Mexico, he will
have been away so long that it will be
hopeless for any other cabinet officer
to attempt to equal his record.
Until Secretary Taft returns, Secre-
tary Straus will hold the palm for
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07

r. HE loss to the government pension
roll, during the fiscal year 1907,
by the death of civil war veterans,
was 3 POT, leaving the names of 644,-
1888 survivors of that war on the roll
June 30, 1907. During the year 1893
more soldiers of the civil war died
than during the preceding year.
The total number of pensions on the
roll at the end of the fiscal year just
ended was 967,371. The net loss to
the roll for the year was 1860, which
was the greatest net loss for any year
since Uncle Sam began to pension his
soldiers. The present fiscal year be-
gan with the smallest number of pen
sioners remaining on the roll since
/ 1893.
The amount disbursed for pensions
during the year was $13S, 155, 412.46
This money was paid to the pension
ers from Is agencies throughout the
country, the largest amount being
paid from the agency at Topeka. Kan.
which includes Colorado, Kansas. Mis-
souri,, Oklahoma, Indian Territory and
New Mexico. The amount paid from
Topeka was $15,S07,63S.24, anc the
number of pensioners on the roll at
that agency was 111,508, or 2,0S9 less
than June 80, 1906. Missouri, at the
end of the year had 49,3S5 pensioners
who received 5000, 729.74.
These figures and facts are con
tanned in the annual report Of Pension
Commissioner Warner The report
shows that the pension roll reacheS
the high-water mark January 80, 1905.
An analysis of the pension roll on
June 80, 1907, shows the interesting
fact that there we:- at that time three
daughters of sc:ners of the revolution
AIRY war still craving pensions
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
HAS ANCIENT PAINT SECRET.
Indian Mound Explorer Discovers Pig
ment Said to Be lndestructible.

Bakersfield. Cal-The long-sought
secret Of the composition of indie
structible paint. used by the Egyp-
tians and North American Indians. is
believed to have been discovered by
the finding of a heretofore unknown
mineral substance In the Kern river
oil field by F. II. Austins who has been
pursuing scientific investigation for
two years.
Austin found this substance, which
he named "Diatine," while digging In
ancient Indian mounds. He sent sam
pies to the United States government
biologists for examination and has re-
ceived their report, which comedies
with his own.
string of beads of this material
and one of asphaltum were found
around the neck of an Indian skeIe-
ton. These beads stood the test OF
Chloroform and the heat OF a red hot
stove without injury.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
Lace Coats.

Lace coats will be quite as popular
for evening wear as they have been.
The unlined jacf ct is bought and, be-
ing unusually large and quite loose, al.
lows of warm padding and fipisb
of satin or figured silk.
Among the more elaborate are man
hat are oxquisitely embroidered ana
picked out in colored or iridescent pail
lettes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
predqer Lifts 10000 Tons Of Sand.

The Mersey Dock and Harbor board
has accepted tender for the construc-
ton of the largest sand pump dredger
ever designed. 1t will lift 10000 tons
of sand in so minutes. by suction. from
a depth of 70 feet. The approaches
to this Mersey are to be further deep
ened 10 accommodate such enormous
liner as the Lusitania and Mauritania.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
Hemmina Table Linen.

Put the narrowest hemmer you have
on the machine. Then unthread the
machine and put the tablecloth
through the hemmer and run the ma
chine in the usual way. The hem
made is much more even and narrow
than the one turned by hand. The
holes made by the machine needle are
a guide for the sewer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
LARGE Hats the Craze.

The prevailing fancy just now seems
TO be for large hats. Small hats have
been entirely discarded by the ultra
fashionable. Flaring bows of ribbons
are in favor, and trimmings Of white
dotted swiss are much worn. The
tendency seems to be rather toward
small flowers than large ones. If these
flowers are colored different shade is
often ingeniously introduced. either
in the center or in the petals at the
edge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
Directoire Suits.

The Directoire coat and its accompa-
nying scant dress skirt for formal oc'
cassions will by midwinter be the
smartest poe sible costume for formal
wear. 1t VIII be exclusive as well, be-
ing as costly as 1t is beautiful. With
these costumes the Directoire hats
sho;ys also be worn to complete the
VIC. /. ole.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
PENSION ROLL OF THE
GOVERNMENT ON DECLINE

The names of 55S widows of the
war of 1912 remained on the roll at
the close of the last fiscal year.
If there were no deaths during the
present fiscal year it would require
$140,S50,SS0 to pay Uncle Sans pen
sioners. The average annual value OF
each pension is s145.6O, this being an
increase of $7.42 over last year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
A Subtle Satisfaction.

Sooner or later" said Meandering
Mike, de railroads II have to charge
less fur carryin' passengers"
Il hope not" answered Flooding
Pete. de more dey charge de better
like 1t. l enjoy thinkin' about how
much am savin' every time beat
nv Way."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
In Clover.

Giles-Bimberly evidently expects
to live In clover the rest of his days.
Miles--Because why?
Giles-He married grass widow
last week.-Chicago News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
KEEPS AWAY CHILL
sv. EATER FOR YouNGSTER OF
TENDER YEARS.
Garment Easily Made at Home viii
BE Found Very Useful During
the Severe Weather Of
the Winter.

For child form to years old. this
sweater needs:
One-half pound white German knit
ting yarn, one skein pink German knit
ting yarn. one pair bone needles, No
4, and one pair steel needles.
The basket pattern in which this
sweater Is made is formed of eight
rows, worked as follows:
First row., p 7, XII, ..
Second row., k Z, L."
Third row-Same as first row.
Fourth row-Purl.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07
Matrimonial colncidence,

A matrimonial coincidence was Gre
ated by the marriage at Rugby Of May
Annie Bluemel, youngest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Bluemel, of Rug.
by, 20 Thomas Loftheuse, Of London.
On the same 'i.y the parents of the
bride celebrated their silver wedding,
while the grandparents Of the bride,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Bluemel, of For
est Gate. celebrated their golden wed.
ding
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-07

Fifth row-P 3, k1 .',p7, XII.
Sixth row-K 3. p 1, =, k Z, p L..
Seventh row-Same as fifth row.
Eighth row-Purl.
With pink wool cast on 70 stitches
On bone needles and knit ribbed belt