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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04

II is not considered good taste nova
days 20 have anything ostentatious or
elaborate abottt children's frocks, and
although some of the finer models
show exquisite handwork and fine
laces in their decoration, there Is
never any effect of showiness. Youth
full simplicity is aimed at by all the
best designers, nevertheless, very orig
inal and smart effects are gained.
The long shoulder line is noticea.
BILE in all of the frocks for young girls.
and the little blouse which has a
sleeve or sleeve cap cut in one with
the body of the blouse and worn over
gimp with undersleeves is very pop
ular, A great many of the frocks,
both for small girls and their older sis
tcrs, are made in one piece. the sepa-
, rate blouse and skirt being Joined by
.GSet lace stitched bands, or some
such device
For party srocks the Empire
tendency is noticed, and a great many
of the fine lingerie materials, embroid-
cred and lace trimmed, have wide
sashes of satin or silk drawn around
the short waist line, and held in place
by little straps Of lace edged with
narrow lace frills. These sashes are
tied in square bows and ends high In
the back. For other fine summer
dresses, embroidered Swiss or batlste
vie with the plain lingerie materials.
and there are also among the new
fabrics charming materials which
show an embroidered dot or sprig OF
delicate color on white ground. Less
expensive are the sheer cottons show
ing dainty printed designs In flower
patterns. China and India silks are
also appropriate for children's wear,
but a great many much prefer the
crisp white materials or delicately col.
ored batistes. mulls and other wash
fabrics as being smarter than any
of the silks
The little boys suit sketched is
modification of the Russian blouse.
the model being In white linen, with
the blue linen strap about the collar,
and an embroidered emblem In blue In
the front,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
POSTOFFICE EXTENDS THE
MONEY ORDER SERVICE

partment will not brook interference
on the part of It's officers or employees
with the policy above outlined, and IL
is enioined upon all connected with
the service to use every effort to pro
mote the use of postal money orders
for remittances by mail. Failure on
the part of any postmaster or post
office employee to adhere to the re-.
quirements of this order will endang.
en- the official position OF the delin-
quent."
Postmaster General Meyer will rec
ommend to the next congress that
legislation be enacted providing for
the introduction of postal notes for
sums not exceeding $3.50 or perhaps
$500, which may be issued without
the filing OF a written application
or the sending OF an advice. and be
obtainable, not only at all money or
der post Offices, but at many OF the
smaller post Offices, where II may not
be feasible to issue money orders.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
Innovation o. Weddlna GOWNS.

At "a recent English wedding the
brides gown was of dotted silk net
with richly embroidered satin train
and the six bridesmaids were CARRIED
in different shades of rose pink and
forget-me-not blues, two in each shade,
and all carried spray bouquets OF
white flowers.
At another wedding in ST. Marga.
ret's, Westminster. the attendants. in
empire gowns of cream-colored net
over white silk, wore wreaths of pink
carnations instead of hats, and car.
ried bouquets to match.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04

and barns and homes OF men. They
feast In the polished furniture In the
parlor, and gnaw at the collins In the
undertakers' warehouses. They eat
away the chair that we rest In to-day
and the piano sounding forth the
sweetest melodies Is In the death
grapple of the powder post" beetles.
The treatment for the pest, 80 far as
studied out, consists In destroying by
fire. A piece of lumber may be affect
In one end only. Saw that end OF
and burn II is the cure. The beetle
has been killed in valuable pieces OF
lumber by putting the material in n
close room and sub1ecting the lum-
Der to as hot a steam bath as post
Bile. Other means OF destruction con-
sist in kilning the lumber and giving
II as much dry heat as possible.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
~, - :
Nsss,e

nNE Of the interesting young bache-
" lors of the present day now very
much in the public eye Is Clifford Pin
chot. chief of the bureau OF forestry.
department OF agriculture. now on
pilgrimage in the west. instructing all
who will come to hear on the wis
dom of the administration land poll
cy. Mr.. Pinchot. the &c. p" OF the
department, to whom all important
questions pertaining to the public do
main are referred, the intimate per-
sonal friend of the chief executive
and member OF the White House ten
mis- board, is one OF those rare spirits
in love with his profession who works
for love and glory rather than pub
lie applause and the coin OF the realm.
On accepting his position in the de-
partment at salary of $4,000 year.
he built himself a 100000 house on
the most fashionable block of Rhode
Island avenue, where he gives one
large reception each season, in honor
of the agricultural forestry conven-
ton. The rest of the season his
mother, Mrs. James w. Pinchot, of
New York, entertains the smart and
the great at a succession of dinners
and receptions unsurpassed by any
hostess in Washington.
When he built this home Clifford
Pinchot was engaged to be married,
his fiancee, like himself. being young,
earnest, wealthy and of New York
Four Hundred. The death of his
sweetheart under most pathetic cir
cumstances turned young Pinchot to
his profession with redoubled fervor,
and since then he has turned deaf
but polite ear to society and the al
Turing attention which would natural.
Jy be bestowed upon the most eligi-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
Riddle.

What is the difference between .
chauffeur and surgeon?" asked the
every ready joker.
Give it up" answered the man who
was bored.
The chauffeur runs people down
and the surgeon cuts them up"
Hastily boarding a passing street
car, he made a safe getaway.-De-
troit Free Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
New Automatic Rifle.

The self.loading or automatic musk
ct is now being seriously considered
as the infantry arm of the future. The
equipment of the great armies of the
world with an improved rife is hardly
completed when the mechanics begin
work on new weapon. At the recent
examinations of the German War
Academy the automatic rifle was one
Of the themes for discussion. The
piece now on trial has a magazine
holding ten cartridges; the recoil is
utilized to load and cock. Consequent.
ly the soldier can remain quietly in
position, never removing his eye from
the target, and fire his ten Shots
New York Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
New In Wall Paper.

A new design in fancy wall paper
patterns comes from Kansas City;
also a way to utilize cancelled checks.
A firm has had all it's Offices papered
With old checks, placed neatly edge
to edge. The face figures of the
checks vary from $4,000 to $1,000,
and the total for one room is sS,000,-
600. AS gilt moulding runs around
the edges Of each check-panel, the
general effect is rather pleasing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
In Light Wear.

The printed silk mulls are beautiful.
and the embroidered batistes and
swisses defy description.
The all white embroidered swisses
are always modish and serviceable
end there are many pretty new de-
signs In these popular materials.
Embroidered swisses and batistes
showing delicate color In the designs.
are many, but must be seen to be APP
preciated. One pretty swiss has a
ground of white striped with closely
set black hair lines and is sprinkled
with pale blue embroidered dots Of
wafer size.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
Commission Watching Adams.


On July a law goes into effect
requiring the Iowa railroad commits
sion to put in schedule of express
rates to be the maximum rates that
can be charged in Iowa. Just on the
eve of the commission taking up
this duty comes press dispatches that
the Adams Express company has de-
cided to pay 200 per cent dividend
with interest bearing bonds, which
bonds are to be distributed pro rata
to the stockholders.
According to the information this
action of the express company is on
the eve of action by the interstate
commerce commission establishing a
uniform system of bookkeeping for
the express companies, which in the
future will show just how much they
make.
The date of the hearing on express
rates will be announced shortly. In
asmuch as the action of the Adams
Express company has become known
publicly the Iowa commission may
find 1t necessary to go to the bottom
in its investigation of all companies
and ascertain just the nature of all
their bonds and indebtedness.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
WAR ON WOOD BEETLES
STARTED BY GOVERNMENT

r OR centuries, and in many Ian.
i guages, has the powder post
wood beetle been discussed and plan.
ned against. Many government ex.
perts of many countries have studied
this pest of seasoned woods, but little
progress has been accomplished to-
wards It's destruction. Our own gov
eminent Is now taking hand In In
vestigating the powder post" beetle.
The beetle attacks seasoned wood
only, especially the white or sap por-
ton, and so alarming has become the
ravages that makers of furniture and
vehicles are at great annual loss ow-
ing to the silent and steady boring
and bedding In the dry material. Hick-
ory, oak and ash are the woods gener'
ally most affected. These beetles are
silent fires tearing down the fences,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04

So far the new leather shade has
been confined to the high-class Gus
tom tailor-made suits. In addition to
this shade a dull brown with tint
of pink almost in its shading is also
being. used by the more exclusive
tailors. Other new shades f.ssught
out are buff and apricot. but these so
far do not seem to have taken very
well
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
viii Pass On Case Later.

Judge Bishop of the supreme court
took under advisement the applica.
ton of the Monroe county saloon men
for a suspension of the Injunction
against them issued recently by Judge
Roberts of Abba.
The application was presented in
the morning by N. e. Kendall. speaker
of the house. and was resisted by At.
torney j. A. Baker of Centerville.
1t was contended by Speaker Ken.
dali that it was inequitable to stop
the saloons from doing business, pend.
ing the decision of the court of last
resort.
General Baker commended that the
saloons actually had no right to do
business at all, except by suffrance
which might legally be suspended by
the court pending final determination
of the right of the saloons to run at
all.
1t is supposed that the case will
he decided within a short time by
Judge Bishop, as the saloons at Abba
are now closed and If they have to
remain closed will go out of business
altogether, in all probability.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04

One cup of communicative cordial.
One cup of Chinese cheer.
One cup of choice churned cream.
One cider cured cucumber.
One cup of cold comfort.
This mysterious menu caused much
merriment For an hour the men toiled
the girls assisted, until one triumphant
six-footer held up roughly wound
ball, donned his partners apron, an
nounced himself head waiter" and
proceeded to serve doughnuts, coffee
tea, buttermilS, pickles and ice water
The hostess made deviled shrimps on
the chafing dish.
MADAME MERRI,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
Oil Inspectors Appointed.

Thirteen oil inspectors have been
appointed by Governor Cummins. The
fourteenth, who, will be located in
the Waterloo district. was not reach
ed, but the appointment will be set
tied within short time The list fol-
lows: c. T. Griggs, Burlington: John
p. Riseley, Davenport; Leroy Burch,
Cedar Rapids; T. HI. Robbins, Wau.
kon; H. V. Speers, Marshalltown:
Francis NJ. Gregory, Mason City;
Thomas Chantland, Badger; George
B. Hardell, Council Bluffs; A. E. Hol-
land, Creston; w. c. Jacobs, Knox
vile; l.. c. Bangs, Carroll; C. w.
Nent Sioux City; Hugh Pickell, Des
Moines. OF these thirteen, twelve
are veterans of the civil war.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
win Not Change Coal Rates.

Coal rates, will not be changed by
the state railroad commission beyond
the application of the joint rate sche.
dule, which, however, will amount to
considerable reduction.
No formal conclusion has been
reached by the board respecting the
matter, but the statement is made
in view of the fact that the joint rate
so affects the coal situation that il
the board were to undertake readjust-
ment of the rates at this time 1t
would be compelled to raise the rates
for short distances even If 1t put them
down for the long hauls.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
FOR SUMMER WEAR
SIMPLE COSTUMES FOR Chill.
DREN EASILY MADE.
All Over Elaboration and Showiness Is
Considered Out of Place on Gar.
ments for the Little
Ones.

The making OF children's frocks, and
especially those designed for summer
materials, present few difficulties to
the home dressmaker, as although
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
Advanced.

Benevolent Old Party-Well. well.
but you are little fellow to be play.
ing in the street. Can you talk yet?
The Little Fellow--Naw. but | kin
swear.-Purk
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
21o Divorces Every Year.

Forty-two hundred divorces have
been granted In Polk county within
the past twenty years. F6rty-two
hundred homes have been broken.
Eighty-four hundred men and women
have come to the conclusion that mar
riage is failure. Countless children
have experienced the spectacle of
a father and mother who could not
agree and who resorted to the courts
to have wedding ties torn asunder.
W. B. Swafford, special divorce ex-
pert from Washington, d. c., who has
been in Des Moines for several weeks
completing divorce statistics for the
department at Washington, has prac-
tically completed his figures. Forty
two hundred divorces in twenty years
averages 210 divorces each year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04

held for so long time, but which Is
not to be found in the newest mod.
els
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04

Worthiness In Humble Guise.
Massinger: Look on the poor with
gentle eyes, for In such habits often
angels desire aims.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
Taxes Swell State Golfers.

Taxes Swell State Golfers.
More than $150,000 in collateral in
heritance taxes swelled the state
treasury during the year which closed
on the Both.
This was less than the collections
of 1906, but during that year the
Pames Callahan estate of Des Moines
paid $4,000 to the state treasury, in
bulk.
1t is probable that the Smell and
Wells estates will pay considerable
sums to the treasury during the COM
ing year and the collections of 1908
may be equal to those of 1906.
For the year ending on the Both,
$153,073.44 was paid to the state on
account of collateral requests in
estates. In the preceding year the
treasury was enriched by the sum of
$19O,74762.
The collections for the biennium
ending with June 80, 1905, were $685.
443O5 and for the preceding biennial
period $234,664.76. II the year just
closed was the second of the biennial
period, its total collections would be
$343, S21.06.
But owing to the biennial elections
amendment the biennial period for
the state was put forward one year
and the year 1905 was an extra per-
iod all by itself. On the basis of the
collections of the past year, however,
the receipts of the state treasury from
the collateral inheritance taxes should
be about 100000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
HeaIy Is Appointed.

Governor Cummins received word
from Hon. Thomas Healy of Fort
Dodge that ne would accept the posi-
ton OF regent of tie State university.
Governor Cummins then formally
made the appointment to succeed
Senator Whine of Humboldt, who
was elected by the legislature last
winter, but who has now determined
to leave the state.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
They Make Good Proaress.

Otto Huber and Frank Mates state
that satisfactory progress is being
made with the plans for the new
brewery proposed to be erected in
Des Moines. Nearly all of the stock
has been placed, in fact, all of it,
that is if Mr.. Huber Is permitted to
retain the large amount he has pro-
missed to take. He will, If there is
not an urgent demand from desirable
parties for it. 1t is expected that
IS per cent of the stock of the brew
cry will be held in Des Moines. The
company will probably be incorporat,
ed this week unless some unexpected
hitch alters the plans.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
Will Go After Weeds.

How to rid Iowa of weeds is the
subject under consideration of the
pure food committee Of the state de-
partment Of agriculture 1t has a d.
rect bearing on pure food. Last win
ter the legislature passed a law pro-
hibiting the mixture of weed seeds
with seeds of grains and grasses. 1t
the seeds are planted together, the
grain and weeds viii! be harvested
together.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
Must stand Il for A Year.

One of the new Iowa laws is that
which stops divorced persons from
remarrying within one year.
A similar law has been declared in
valid, null and void in Illinois, and it
is supposed that the Iowa statute will
be assailed as unconstitutional
The Illinois Judge held that the
limit of year was an arbitrary term
without reason and that the law did
not conduce to morality or the best
public policy. Indeed, 1t has been the
theory, always, that the easiest mar
rIage customs were conducive 20 NOR
ality.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
Call To National Guard.

Call To National Guard.
Adjutant General Thrift has issued
an order calling ror the maneuvers
of the National Guard to be held here
August to IL. The armies go into
encampment north OF the city and
engage in an interesting series OF
events, assisted by soldiers from the
regular army and a machine gun pla-
toon from FIT. Leavenworth. The
maneuvers this year are expected
to be the most elaborate in the his
tory Of the Iowa National Guard. The
soldiers will be divided into two arm
les, one wearing brown and the other
blue uniform.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
More Land for Glenwood.

DR.. George Mogride, superintendent
OF the institution for feeble minded at
Glenwood, argued before the confer
ence of the board of control and the
state institution superintendent for
the purchase of sufficient land in con-
nection with the Glenwood plant to
establish colony for those who are
recognized as custodial cases.
For long time agitation for the
establishment of an epileptic colony
has been carried on In Iowa, but with
out effect. DIR. Mogridge hopes that
additional land will be bought and
the policy tried.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04

The right of the Standard Oil com.
pany to reduce the price OF its COM
modities to any point 1t may choose
to select regardless of the conse-
quences to its competitors is main.
tanned in demurrer to the petition
of F. S. Dunshee filed in district court.
In his petition Mr. Dunshee set out
that the Standard reduced the price
of oil to such low figure that it
became impossible for his assignor
to continue in business. The COM
pany holds that it has the right to
reduce prices to any extent regard
less of the consequences of the plain
tiff's assignor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
Governor Gives An Opinion.

Governor Cummins has forwarded
to the town OF Madrid legal opin-
ion to the effect that the single coun-
Gilman left in that town has legal
power to select another, and the two
a third, ETC. The governor, under the
law, has no power to appoint alder
men to fill vacancies.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-04
win Not opposs Law.

VIII Not oppose Law.
Des Moines.-The railroads will not
offer any opposition to the Iowa 2-cent
fare law which goes into effect July
4. Railroad attorneys ia Des Moines
stated that they had not received any
instructions to contest it, and that
they felt sure that nothing would be
done until the measure had been
given a test. Ii, at the end of six
months, the passenger earnings OF the
various roads should show a marked
decline, they will probably take steps
to contest the measure. If the earn
ings keep up, no opposition will be
made
Circumstantial combinations of this
was given by messages from the gen.
eral passenger agents OF the various
roads notifying the local ticket agents
that the new passenger tariffs to cor
respond with the 2-cent rate were be-
ing forwarded to them.
A. A. Mclaughlin, assistant to J..
C. Davis, attorney for the Chicago 4
Northwestern railway, stated that
the local agent department had not
received any notice about the meas
ure. However, he felt certain that
the Northwestern would not contest
the measure until test demonstrated
that its earnings would be seriously
affected. 1t Is Mr.. McLaughlins be-
lief that the other roads will adhere
to the same policy.
A new question has come up con-
corning the proposed test of the 2
cent rate. Nearly all of the large
lines with the exception Of the Rock
Island have curtailed their passenger
service considerably within the last
month. The Burlington, Northwest
ern and Milwaukee have taken off a
number of local passenger trains. In
consequence of the reduced number
of trains, it Is likely that the gross
earnings will be reduced. 1t has been
claimed that the people would travel
more on a 2-cent rate than on a g.
cent rate and the increase in bust
ness would more than offset the re-
duction in fares. However, with in
ferior accommodations, that is, fewer
passenger trains and connections not
SO good, it is hardly likely that this
will be true to the extent it would
have been had the train schedules re-
NAMED the same.
The Washington times., 1907-09-26
FALLS TO DEATH,
LOSES BALANCE
WHILE PAINTING
Joseph Mcmahon Leaned
Over to Reach Cornice.
Killed Near Home.

Joseph Mcsfahon, a painter. this morn
ing fell to his death while at work on
scalfold at 3lz5 n street northwest.
Mcmahon. who was employed by Joseph
Murray. had reached the cornice of the
house, and in attempting to reach out
to a point some little distance from the
scafold, lost his balance and fell. The
distance was about twenty fee.
Several persons saw Mcmahon fall,
and Immediately rushed to his assist
ance. lie was unconscious and a hurry
call was sent to the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital The ambulance re-
sponded Immediately. and Mcmahon was
placed inside. but died on the way to
the hospital. II was found that hls
skull had been fractured.
Mcmahon was about fOTty-four years
old. and leaves a wife. He lived at S0Is
NJ street, little more than a block from
the place ne was working at the time
OF his death He was well thought OF
by his employers and his associates
Persons who saw the man fall say that
there was manirestly no fault with the
scaffold but that McAiahon simply lost
his balance and could not save himself.