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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
Saws It's Not So,

Report to the effect that electric
lights are detrimental to the eyesight
are pronounced unfounded by an cleo
trical expert in the London Times.
He says that the trouble arises from
too direct exposure of the eye to the
light and that effect would be the
same or worse with any other light
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
Fair Warninu,

'Weu, I see that slim girls will be
the style this winter" remarked the
harmless idiot
"Yes," responded his sister, "and II
any of my girl friends suddenly get
slender over night don't want You to
ask any fool questions. Hear me?"-
pittsburg Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
Stretching Rinqs.

A jeweler in Third avenue, New
York city. advertises Wedding rings
purchased here will be stretched to
any size without extra cost" His en-
terprise is based on knowledge Of
human frailty. "The girl often hap
pens to balk," he says, land the fell
low gets it in the neck. The ring for
that intended may not fit the finger of
the next intended; so stretch it for
nothing. / have stretched rings as
many as five times for one man."
Why not use rubber rings?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
SYNOPSIS.

Burton Fl. Barnes. n wealthy American
touring Corsica rescues the young Eng
fish lieutenant, Edward Gerard Anstruth-
er, and his Corsican bride, Marina,
daughter Of the Paolis. from the muir
derous vendetta, understanding that his
reward is to be the hand OF the girl he
loves Enid Anstruther, sister OF the Eng
lish lieutenant. The four fly from Ajac-
clio to Marseilles on board the French
sues and as the quartet are about to
board the train for London at Marseilles,
Marina is handed a mysterious note
which causes her to collapse and necessi-
tates postponement of the journey.
Barnes gets part Of the mysterious note
and receives letters which inform him
that he is marked by the vendetta. He
employs an American detective and plans
to beat the vendetta at their own game.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
One Girls View of Beauty.

Beauty in some ways is handi-
cap" she said, slowly. DO you know,
Jerry, that it seems to me almost as
humiliating to be loved for ones
beauty as for ones money. And 1t
gives false values for short time.
Money, after all, doesn't vanish like
ones good looks, with years. How is
one to know what one will have left
when ones beauty goes?"-The Gen.
Pm
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
nIacoh,s LADDER

Among the staircases the world over
none is so long or difficult OF ascent
as Jacobs Ladder" This fight con-
tains more than 700 steps, all rising
with the same lift, in the same direc-
ton. The steps rise at an angle of ex-
actly As degrees. Jacobs Ladder"
ascends steep hill at St Helena.
The steps are naturally the most dk
rect route to the summit of the hill.
and despite their great length, are
climbed daily by wayfarers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
A Vast Sum.

The amount of money which the
government is called upon to redeem
in the course of the year reaches an
almost fabulous amount. In 1904, for
instance. it totaled s912,0Oo.0O0. This
redemption is either for the purpose
OF securing clean. fresh notes or to
get change Of some other denomina-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
CLASSIFYING Her.

Ascum-I understood you to call
Mrs. Rownder widow, but her hus-
band is living.
Wise-Oh, yes; she's what you
might call a CLUB widow"-she's o
woman who has late husband
Houston Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
Tax Penalty Law Is Mild.

Attempt to penalize property
of the value of his assessable wealth,
because of alleged erroneous state
ment OF his interests to the assessor,
was baked by the supreme court.
Frank Stein of Guthrie county gave
In his monies and credits and claimed
an Offset of large part OF 1t in the
shape OF note for $4,000 to his
brother in Omaha. The tax ferre.s
got busy and when the courts finally
got through with Mr.. Stein he found
that he was assessed S68,000, where
as the utmost value of his property
was $4,000. allowing him no Offset
for debts at all.
Judge Gamble was the presiding
Judge. The supreme court assumed
that he had taken 1t for granted that
the rule Of the written contract being
the best evidence applied to the case
under consideration. But 1t did not.
The debt was fact in itself aud
could be shown without the exhibit,
OF the note
Moreover, the authorities had ad-
ded 100 per cent penalty to the as
sessment after having refused to de-
duct the debt that Mr.. Stein owed.
This was misapplication OF the
statute, says the supreme court Its
position was put this way:
only where there is refusal to FUR
nlsh to the assessor verified state
ment or to list property subject to
taxation that penalty is authorized
to be imposed.
IF the property, owner makes a
statement to the assessor OF his pos:
sessions, he cannot be pcnalized In
this way when correction is made.
If he makes a false statement he can
be prosecuted for perjury"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24

Give Defiance Starch a fair trial
try it for both hot and cold starching.
and If you don't think you do better
work. in less time and at smaller cost,
return it and your grocer will give you
hack your money.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24

THE MILK PAIL is kept free from
staleness. sliminess and sickness If 1t
is washed with Borax and water in
the following proportions table,
spoonful to quart of water
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
Work Plentiful, Says urick.

Work is plentiful throughout Iowa
and labor conditions are generally
satisfactory. according to the last
bulletin issued by President A. L.
Urick of the State Federation OF
Labor. The building trades have been
unusually active during the season
and shortage of workmen prevailed
in many sections, the report says.
Cigar making was about the only oc-
cupation that has had a slump. This
was especially noticeable in Des
Moines, Burlington and several other
cities, where there has been consid.
cradle idleness and work on short
time during the summer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
To Protect State House Art.

The state of Iowa will take over
the copyrights on the paintings taken
out by Edwin II. Blashfield. Kenyon
Cox and Frederick Diehlman, who
furnished the real art work for the
interior decoration of the state house
under the direction of the capitol
Improvement commission.
The commission has arranged for
this transfer OF copyrights from the
artists to the state. 1t has made
recommendation in its final report
to Governor Cummins, that the state
put the copyrights in the possession
of some state officer, such as the
librarian, with discretion to permit
only such copies of the paintings to
be made as will be creditable to them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24

"Do you believe Bygmutt really
needs an operation for appendicitis"
mo; but his doctor has just returned
from his vacation."-N. Y. Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
Net incomes Grow.

Vet incomes Grow.
Sensational increase in net earn
lngs of the Iowa railroads is disclosed
~ their reports filed with the state
abroad commission for the year
dosing in July, 1907.
1t is matter OF especial interest
at this time IN view of the claim that
may be made later In the courts that
the two-ccnt fare Law has greatly
reduced the revenues OF the roads
and they cannot endure its operation,
The figures ut the state house dis
close the fact that the net earnings
from operation OF the roads are from
six to twelve per cent. The Rock
sland enjoyed an increase of net
income from operation of s350,000, the
Burlington $670000, the Illinois Cen
raj $l2S,000, etc.
Both the Iowa Central and the
Minneapolis e ST. Louis roads among
he north and south lines, disclosed
substantial increases in net income
from operation. The former increased
Sl30,000, or more than twenty per
cent. She latter $4,000 or about
twenty per cent.
The Santa Fee seems to be the only
one which shows any substantial
reduction.
One gratifying part OF the showing
made by the roads was the increase
Of about fifty per cent in business by
The Iowa Falls Short line.
The reports show that there has
been fifteen per cent Increase in the
passenger revenue of the roads In
1907 as compared with 1906. Tne
showing as to the net income from
operation also indicates an immense
gain. In considering future figurez as
to the effect of the two cent far law
OH the business of the roads it will be
Of Importance to recall these facts
II a falling off is recorded then it may
not be due to the tWo-cent fare law.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
Supervisors Have Power.


II was decided by the supreme court
that boards Of supervisors have
power or authority under the law to
provide for the outlet of drainage
bitches outside OF their own counties,
and persons who suffer damage from
the overflow or outlet Of such bitches
must staud for 1t without recourse.
That was the gist of the opinion filed
In the case Of Sadie kinnan Clary
against the supervisors OF Woodbury.
county, affecting the damage done
her farm in Monona county onto
which the big farmers ditch empties
on it's way to Whisky creek. The
overflow from the ditch makes the
creek overflow on her land. but she
has no recourse
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
Take Up Road Tar Idea.

Members OF the board OF supervis-
ors are reading with considerable In.
terest OF experiments in the east
whereby liberal coat of tar has had
wonderful effect upon highways. 1t
is not improbable that fund will be
set aside for use in experimenting Ga
some of the roads leading into the
city. The tar is said to lay dust and
prevent mud, and is of particular value
upon billy highways. Clay roads are
said to be especially benefited.
The question of Improvement of
highways is each year growing in
Importance and the supervisors are
spending more than the ordinary
amount of nerve fibre in conjuring up
methods by which farmers may find
1t easier to get into Des Moines.
If the tar coating as an experiment
on country roads is successful some
of the city's unpaved streets will be
similarly "doctored', it is anticipated.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
The Way of IL.

Stella: How do you know Jack Is
going to propose?
Bella-His speech leaked the last
time l was with HMM. Y. Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
Capitol Commission Done.


FINS was written by the capitol i'm
prOvement commission on the 18th
over against it's work of about five
years
II expended about $4,000 in i'm
provements and in replacing parts OF
the building burned three years ago
The capitol still needs Improve
ment. For instance. the legislature
appropriated $1,000 for new tile floor
, ing for the building. Estimates taken
showed that il would cost about $780,
900 to put In a modern tile floor. The
commission covered back the $1,000
and the work remains to be done. 1t
is sad necessity. The floors are
old. worn, humpy and ugly.
No state house in the country, ex-
cept Boston, has the plunger or rapid
passenger elevator. IL is planned to
put into the Iowa capitol in the place
Of the freight elevator such a lift as
:iley have in ONCE buildings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
w. w. Moore Is Honored.

w. w. Moore Is Honored.
To show their appreciation for fifty
years of untiring activity, the Odd
Fellows decorated W. w. Moore of
Des Moines with-the medal and jewe,
of the past grand master. This l.
the highest honor in the power Of the
state association TO give.
Charged with attempting to black
mail j. L. Carey, we'll known local
capitalist, Charles Mitchell, colored
and his wife, who Is white, were
by United States Commissioner Nc
Arthur. Recently Mr. Carey turned
over to the federal authorities four
letters which ne had received since
last July, all demanding money. The
writer gave her name as Gertie
Ovens and her address as l245 North
Fourteenth street. She charged
Carey with being the father OF one
of her children and threatened to ex'
pose him to his family unless he paid
her $4,000, the arrest followed.
Judge Robinson of the board OF con.
troll has gone to Glenwood to hurry
| up the completion or the new water
| system at the state institution there
| The state has secured options on land
where they expect to put in wells ON
! the Missouri river bottom and expect
| to get right OF way on land to lay
the pipes for distance OF nearly
three miles.
The water problem at Glenwood Is
serious one. They have there l..
9O0-foot well, but it does not furnish
half enough water. They have been
drilling for over year and have
failed to get enough water.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-24
Odd Fellows to Build Temple.

0uu TChO"S 10 outIu tCHIPIC.
That the Odd Fellows of Iowa
intend To erect a mammoth temple in
Des Moines within few years was
evident in the sentiment dis played by
the officers of the grand lodge ana
grand encampment at the banquet
given in their honor by the Greater
Des Moines committee at the Cham
berlain hotel
Although none OF the officers stated
that they were In favor of building
a temple for annual meetings in Des
Moines, ii was apparent from some of
the remarks made that majority or
the Odd Fellows of the state favor
Des Moines as the permanent meeting
place of the order. And If Des Moines
is chosen as the city to entertain all
the future meetings an enormous
temple will undoubtedly be erected.
WiiIoushby Not Indicted.
The Polk county grand jury has
decided To ignore the charges brought
against ID. G.. Willoughby, alleged by
Carmen Layton and others to have
liimhammed Iowans- out Of at least
| SIS. 900 by selling bogus water rights
in the Maturita valley. in Colorado.
The grand jury in its investigation
| has ascertalned that Willoughby's
| contract was so worded that he can
escape conviction For while he was
! selling water rights to the govern
| ment land the contract is specific to
state that the ownership OF the land
rs In no way involved.
| Find Book Of Bunyan's.
| With his marginal notes still legi-
| bile. a little thumb worn volume from
the press OF 1869 and once the prop
nrty Of John. Bunyan. was found
among lot OF books donated to the
1 Highland Park college library. This
valuable book was sent in package
of hooks from an unknown friend of
the college and was thrown aside until
uncovered by Prof. Walter A. Ath-
earn, who was sorting the books. The
fly leaves of the book are filled with
religious arguments. questions and
the answers probably inspired by the
context OF the book.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-04-25

The meekest kind Of a little boy
Joined Sunday school class in West
Philadelphia church. He did not know
the other scholars and appeared ner-
vous, half-scared and ready to cry at
any second. The teacher, however,
treated him kindly and the lessons pro-
ceeded without any outburst. After a
short reading from the Bible the teach
er began to question the pupils on their
last lessons and asked:
"Who led the children Of Israel into
CanaanW
AS no one answered she looked from
boy to boy. At last her gaze rested on
the new boy. He started guiltily and
said, between sobs:
1T wasn't me, honest, teacher.
just moved here last week from Ohio"
Ledger.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-04-25
Mexican Church Legends.

Queretaro was a town before the
Spanish conquest and was made city
in 1865. A legend Of Queretaro is that
an Otomite chief, Fernando de Tapa
by name, undertook to convert the city
to Christianity in way that seems
novel to us, but was common enough
to his day. He came from Tula with
a challenge to the people of Queretaro
to fair stand up fight If he won,
the people surviving were to be bap-
tized. The challenge was accepted, but
while the fight was in progress dark
cloud came up and the blessed San
tiago was seen in the heavens with a
fiery cross, whereupon the people Of
Queretaro gave up and were baptized
They set up stone cross to commem-
crate the event on the site of the pres
ent church Of Santa Cruz. There Is
scarcely a church in Mexico which has
not a legent of this kind attached to It,
Mothers will find Mrs. winslow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-04-25
The Evolution of
Household Remedies

The modern patent medicine bust
ness Is the natural outgrowth of til,
old.time household remedies.
In the early history of this country
EVERY FAMILY HAD ITS HOME
MADE MEDICINES. Herb teas, bit
tiers, laxatives and tonics, were to be
found in almost every house, com.
pounded by the housewife, sometimes
assisted by the apohecary or the fam.
lily doctor. Such remedies as picra,
which was aloes and quassia, dissolved
in apple brandy. Sometimes hop
tonic, made of whiskey, hops and bit
ter barks. A score or more of popular,
homemade remedies were thus COM
pounded, the formulae for which were
passed along from house to house,
sometimes written, sometimes verbally
communicated.
The patent medicine business is a
natural outgrowth from this whole
some, old time custom. In the begin
ming, some enterprising doctor, i'm
pressed by the usefulness of one of
these homemade remedies, would take
1t ur, improve it in many ways, manu-
sacture it on large scale, advertise it
mainly through almanacs for the home,
and thus it would become used over a
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 it
was offered to the public for sale. DR..
Hartman, THE ORIGINAL CON-
FOUNDER OF PERUNA, is of Men
nonite origin. First, he prescribed it
for his neighbors and his patients. The
sale of it increased, and at last he es-
tablished mandatory and furnished
1t to the general drug trade
Peruna is useful in a great many eli
matte ailments, such as coughs, colds,
sore throat, bronchitis, and catarrhal
diseases generally. THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE
USE OF PERNUA and its value in
the treatment OF these ailments. They
have learned to trust and believe in DIR.
Hartman's judgment, and to rely on
his remedy, Peruna.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-04-25
LIVING IN A MAGIC HOUSE.
Electricity the Agent That Makes
1t the Town Wonder.

Electricity the Agent That Makes
1t the Town Wonder.
A citizen Of Troyes has constructed
house for himself which Is the Won
der Of the town and, it might be add
ed, of France. Naturally, the wonder
Is accomplished by means of cleo srici-
ty. There are electric wires to every
part Of the house and garden and such
number Of Ingenious contrivances
that it looks as If he had almost solved
the domestic servant problem.
A telephone connects every part Of
the premises with the garden gate. AS
/ soon as visitor rings he hears the in
quiry, "Who Is there?" When he has
given his name the master welcomes
him through the telephone and the gate
opens, and again closes when the visit
or has entered. In the vestibule, be-
fore he Is aware of 1t, magic brushes
clean his boots, and the door opens au-
tomatically, while a mysterious voice
tells him where to find the master Of
the house. The latter may be in his
study taking cup of tea and the visit
or has only to express wish when
second cup Of tea appears on the table
In answer to the pressure of the but
ton. Meals are served in the same
way, and come automatically from the
kitchen, newspapers and letters are de-
posted on the drawing room table as
soon as they are dropped in a box near
the garden gate and most Of the provi-
sions for the kitchen are introduced in
the same expeditions way. Heat and
light, of course, are distributed at will
all over the house, and at night a guest
may have warm bottles at his feet by
merely pressing button.
The inventor Of the magic house has
not yet altogether dispensed with SER
wants, but while waiting for their en-
tire abolition he Is constantly within
earshOt of the maid, the cook and the
gardener, and the ubiquitous telephone
transmits to him faithfully every word |
they say to each other, with the result |
that they dare not say one disparaging
word about their master unless they
are miles away from him.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-04-25
Observation-Disclosures
JUST MESSY"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Housekeeping Is a noble art: but the
housekeeper's instinct for order NAV
sometimes be carried to excess. There
had been a slight fire at Mr.. Teeby's-
a fre confined to one room and extin-
guished by the efforts of the family
But several pieces of furniture, some
books and a handsome portiere were
| spoiled, and Mr.. Teeby promptly tele-
phoned the Insurance company, and told
his wife they had promised to send a
man up the next morning to estimate
the damage. Mrs. Teeby was indig-
nant
Tomorrow morning." she cried.
why, l can't possibly get the place in
order for visitors as soon as that I"
Mr.. Teeby explained that the man
would like to see things just as they
were
Like? Then he may like, but he
won't see." she rejoned. "Ebenezer
Teeby, have you no respect for my feel
ings! can tell him perfectly we'll
everything he needs to know, and |
will, but | haven't kept q house as a
house should be kept for thirty years
to let strange man go poking into nv
parlor when it's all upset and smoky
and looking like destruction! That
room gets the best housekeeping It
ever had before any human creature
sets foot in it but me. If the man has
a wife, or grain of natural sense, he'll
and If he doesn't, YOU
ought to have known better than to In
sure with such idiots
She was overruled, and the smoky
parlor inspected but it was long be-
fore her sensibilties were soothed.
Another. careful housekeeper was
equally disturbed when her home was
struck by lightning, but her resentment
was against the element itself. Nobody
had been hurt and there was little real
1amage; but all the small articles In
the living room were flung helter- skel- |
Ter. and great mass of SCOT was
hurled from the chimney to the floor. !
Il wouldn't complain of the lightning
being terrible" this good woman ex-
blamed in aggrieved tones to her
rends; that's only what person
would expect. But someways do find
t trying to have a thunderbot Just
messy
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-04-25
Oldest House in New York.

The oldest house in New York State
Is situated at the lower end Of Staten
the "Billopp house." and was built in
1868. The Duke Of York presented
Captain Christopher Billopp with a
tract Of land on Staten Island, where
on he built this stone mansion, which
still overlooks the waters Of Raritan.
That it was well built its survival dur
ing 23S years attests In it have been
many notable gatherings, and here was
held the peace conference. During the
revolution Billopp's descendants were
loyalists, and the famous generals of
the British were entertained at the old
house
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-04-25
Superstftions as to Earthuuakes.

Scientists still study the cause and
meaning of earthquakes. but, according
to an exchange. uncivilized peoples long
ago settled the questions involved to
their own complete satisfaction. In
Mongolia 1t is the breathings and skip
pings of huge frog that cause the
mischief; in China, gigantic dragon :
in India, world bearing elephant; In
Celebes, hog, and IN other countries
the idea is varied by the introduction
of bull and tortoise. Earthquakes
in Siberia are believed to be due to the
frolics of mammoths which live in the
center of the earth, while in Vancouver
Island it is the spirit of evil, with his
hosts of all the wicked peo-
pie who have ever lived.