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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
Noses of Great Men.

Prominent noses seem to have been
the property of many great men. Ly-
curgus an,l Scion had noses six inches
in length, and Ovid was surnamed
Naso on account of his large nose.
Scipio Nasica derived his name from
his prominent olfactory organ, and
Alexander the Great and Cardinals
Wolsey and Richelieu all had large
noses. On the medals Of Cyrus and
Artaxerxes their noses came clear out
to the rim of the coin. Washington's
was the true aquiline type, indicative
Of firmness and patience, as was the
nose Of Julius Caesar. Mohammed had
singular nose. 1t was so curved that
writer has told us that the point of it
seemed continually striving to insert
itself between his lips. The noses of
Franklin, Shakespeare and DR.. John
son all had wide nostrils, betokening
strength and love of thought. The nose
Of Napoleon was exquisitely though
firmly chiseled. He often said, Give
me man with plenty Of noser Fred
erick the Great had so large a nose
that Lavater offered to wager that
blindfolded he could tell it among TO-
600 by merely taking it between his
thumb and forefnger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07

There are weavers who turn out
only one yard of stuff year. They ara
the Gobelin tapestry weavers, who work
In the factory in Paris, which Is own
ed by the French government. They
average In the year only from one to
three yards of goods, according to the
fineness Of the weave ana the Intricacy
OF the pattern, These weavers work
ut hand looms, where they put In the
filling or weft. with shuttle held In
the left hand. The back OF the tapes
try Is toward them. A mirror shows
them the other side. Baskets of wool
In every shade or color surround them.
They use l,400 tones In all. Skilled rs
these workmen are. their pay Is no
bigger than that of the ordinary Amer
lean laborcr. They get about 5000 a
year on an average. or about $12 a
week. These Gohelin tapestries, re-
qulrlng years In the making, are OF
course very expensive. An offer OF
$4,000 wouldn't get some OF them.
New Gobelins you can't buy ut all.
The French government has them
made to give away as presents TO its
friends-people OF power and position.
New York Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
ApprecintinE wagner.

"The Ring Of the Niebelungen" was
first produced In London under the
special patronage of King Edward VII.
when he was Prince of Wales. He
Loyalty remained In his box from begin.
ming to end, although he confessed aft.
erward that 1t was the hardest work
he ever did. When Wotan came on the
darkened stage to an accompaniment
of dlscords the prince took doze and
an hour later was awakened by Il dou-
BILE forte crash Of the large orchestra.
He fell asleep again, but in fifteen min.
utes was startled by another tremen.
dous crash and found Wotan still sing.
ing against time. After the perform.
ance the prince told the manager In
great confidence that II there was Il
Wotan in other Wagner operas he
would withdraw his patronage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07

School superintendent in New York
among their many duties are expected
to report on the personality of the
teachers in their district. 1t is not al
ways easy to get "a line" on that quail
ity Of teacher, so many are lenient in
the work. One of the superintendent,
however, is never satisfied until he has
made the test for orderliness by asking
the teacher to open his or her desk.
One day he found one of his fair sub
ordinates with things in great confu-
sion. She was evidently violating
heavens first law.
"My DEAR" said he to the blushing
delinquent, 81 don't believe you would
make good housekeeper."
The desk closed with bang There
was fire in her eye as she calmly re-
piled:
ooh! Are you looking for house
keeperT-New York Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
yyhrrtrcr n Brilliant rnIkcr.

Whistler was a brilliant talker and
great debater. ! shall never forget my
surprise when heard him say for the
FIRST time, "Bacher, | am not arguing
with you; I am telling you." never
forgot the lesson. Later found that
he had used this effectively In one of
his letters to the London World when
lie said: Seriously. then, my Atlas, an
etching does not depend for its impor-
lance upon It's size. am not arguing
with you'll am telling YOU" He spoke
French fluently, German less readily.
His italian was very good. especially
under excitement, though occasionally
French word slipped in unawares.
adding to the picturesqueness. recall
that lie considered Poe our greatest
poet.--0tto ii. Bacher In Century.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
The Wrong Man.

"Now, my dear sir" said the life as
surance agent persuaslvely, Il wonder
II I might put before you one or two
powerful reasons why you should IL
sure your life?"
Certainly, my dear sir" replied the
victim; fire away. shall be delighted
to listen to you"
Accordingly the life assurance man
delivered lecture of nearly half m
hours duration on the advantages OF
life assurance, setting forth all the rea
sons why his listener should insure his
life Immediately for large amount
When he was done the other man said
swell, that's not bad, but nothing
new"
Nothing newT asked the life assur
ance man. What do you mean?"
ooh, WELL" said the other. you sec
I'm n life assurance agent myself. and
/ wanted to see II you had any new
ideas to give me-"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07

Hip, hip, hurrahp Is modern
phrase. The hip" and the "hurrah"
do not seem to have come together be-
fore the nineteenth century. In the
eighteenth century hip amounted to
just "hl," or ''hello," while "hurrah"
was then usually "huzza." 1t Is like the
cossack "Orav' but It is supposed to
have been German cry Of the chase
adapted by the German soldiers to war
and borrowed from them by the Eng
fish, perhaps first Of all Mt the time of
the Thirty Years war. "IIurraw Is said
to have been the battle cry of the Prus-
slams In the war Of liberation QSi2-13).
Stlll, the curious fact that seventeenth
and eighteenth century writers call
"Huzzap' sailors shout lends sup
port to the conjecture that II may
really have been the hosting cry.
"IIisgnn
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
Indin Rubber.

Cnoutchouc was introduced to E1u-
rope by NJ de In Condamlne on his re-
turn from Peru In 1886. ut is," said
Its dlscoverer, "a most singular resin.
"a much by the use to which 1t Is de-
voted rs by Its nature, which ia
problem to our most expert chemists.
1t flows from tree growing In several
parts Of America and IL called caout-
chouc by the MaInas Indians on the
banks Of the Amazon" Long before
Charles Macintosh began 10 make his
watcrproofs in 1898 the natives Of Qul-
to were using the rubber for the same
purpose as well as for boots and bot
ties ana many other things. The new
md mysterious material had hard
struggle for popularity In England. DR..
Prlestley probably did mere than any.
body else to make its novel qualities
known, for In ITO he popularlzed II
forever by showing school children how
1t could be made to efface pencil marks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07

One does not often attribute the vlr,
tue OF patience to II snake. Letters
From Surgeon" however contain m
anecdote In which its existence IL eyl'
dent. DR.. Perry, surgeon OF the Tween
tleth Massachusetts, Weakened In camp
one morning to find himself tightly
held In the clutch of DR.. Hayward, his
senior officer.
Don't move, John, till say threcr
ordered the senior sharply. Then
seize my hands and spring to your feet
One, two, three"
At the word DR.. Perry jumped. and
he never made cleaner leap. He was
Just In time to see moccasin dive IN
der the coat which he had been using
for a pillow. Armed with sticks. they
dragged the coat away, but saw only
the hole into which the snake had Gid.
ed. The surgeon had accidentally block
ed the entrance to the reptiles abode,
and 1t had lain all coiled under the
back of his neck, waiting patiently for
him to move so 1t could enter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
when Dogs Were Cooks.

There was time" said the anti
quarian, ''when dogs did our roasting
for us-at least they kept the meat
turning so it would not burn. Spit
dogs they were called, and we call
their descendants 'spitz' to this day.
Spit dogs were trained to turn the
splits on which roasted chickens, beef,
ducks and turkeys. The little fellows
did their work well. They were never
known to let fowl burn or to snatch
a mouthful or two from It, AS late as
1916 spit dogs were employed in the
old Philadelphia inns on Second and
Third Streets
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
The Fly That Buzzed For MendeIssohr

The following story is told of the
music of the overture to "a Midsum.
mer Nights Dream" While Mendels
sohn was deep in the making of this
same fine overture he went riding one
day with friend In order, after
awhile, to rest their horses the two
boon companions dismounted and
stretched themselves out under the
shade of a great tree. Suddenly there
came an excited "Hushv from the
great composer, who half arose very
cautiously. A large fly was buzzing
over them, and Mendelssohn was anx.
ious to catch the true sound Of the in.
sect's hum as it gradually drifted far.
ther away. Many days later when the
overture had been completed the artist
called his friends attention to that
passage in progression where the vio-
loncello modulates in the chord of the
seventh of the descending scale from
minor to f sharp minor. There,
that's the fly that buzzed past us at
Schonhausen," said Mendelssohn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07

One of the strange experiences of a
balloonist is that of falling into "a hole
in the air." which Mr.. Rolker reports
as follows: $50 you continue sailing,
enjoying the present with little thought
of the startling surprises that may be
before you. Ahead of you, unseen, may
be what the balloonist calls hole in
the air. resembling the vortex of a
maelstrom and down this you may lit
orally fall at a rate which is terrifying
until by sacrificing two or three bag
fuls of sand at once your pilot checks
your downward flight. But these holes
are scarce, and as rule the atmos-
phere is of uniform carrying power
American Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
Even the Sultan.

On one occasion when the famous
Nasr-ed-din was pressed for money he
went to the sultan for permission to
levy tax of penny on every man in
Turkey who was afraid of his wife.
The sultan gave him leave, and at the
end of a few months Nasr-ed-din re-
turned with a hundred mules laden
with gold. But what am l to get out
of all this?" inquired the sultan. Il
have brought you beautiful Georgian
slave" replied the sage. "Hush!" said
the sultan, glancing over mis- shoulder.
Don't let my wife hearv' And the
willy Nasr-ed-din Hedja added another
penny to his store.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
More Exciting.

Tout-Has Jones quit the race track
because of reform, or what? Jockey
Reform nothing! He wanted some
thing more uncertain to bet his money
on. Tout-But what could he find
more uncertain than horse race?
Jockey-He's taken to betting whether
or not the weather man will correctly
predict the days condition.-Florida
Times Union.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
Rritish choral societies.

If In the pure artistic sense the Brit
ish people cannot be said to lie mu-
steal. there are, 1t must be admitted.
individuals In multitudinous numbers
who cultivate with eagerness both vo-
cal and instrumental music. But there
Is unquestionably no people who de-
vote as much time and earnest study
and practice to choral singing as the
English, and this from the sheer love
of it.-Edward st. John 'Brenon In
Strand Magazine,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
The One Execution,

The topic of debate at the Poets
club meeting was, (which of the Sexes
Contributes Most to Life's Happi.
ness?'
81 think" said woman called upon
to speak on the feminine side, that
there Is no doubt that man contributes
most to the life happiness of woman
that isl upon second thought unless
he happens to be her husband"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
uad plcnty OF CONFIDENCE.

Augustus Thomas, the well known
playwright, was talking about first
nights and the heartrendlng anxiety of
them. ION my own first nights" he
said, II am pitiable object, utterly
without hope, convinced in advance
that my play Is bound to fail. At such
times | often wish had the self con-
fidence Of Charles Reade. He, after
lie had dramatized his novel OF Never
Too Late to Mend wrote on the mar
gin Of certain passage, If the audi
ence fails to weep here, the passage has
not been properly acted"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
there's quite enough work for two of
us"-New York Press.
Historic New York.

New York city has more points of
historical interest than any other city
on the continent, there being scores of
them, extending from Fort Amster-
dam, where the new custom house
stands, at the Battery, on the south,
to Fort George, Fort Washington and
the Van Cortlandt manor house on the
north.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
Not Cheap.

Aged Husband-You are going to
ruin me with your extravaganza You
don't need that cape any more than a
cat needs two tails. How often have
told you never to buy anything be-
cause it is cheap? Young Wife with
an air of one who has got the better of
the argument-But it was not cheap.
1t cost 10 guineas.-London Fun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
The Servant Question.

The proud millionaire entered his
garage haughtily. Francois" he said,
you took out the new sixty horse
power again last night without per-
mission. I'm afraid I'll have to get
another chauffeur"
II wish you would, sir" Francois
answered. "With those four big cars
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07

The cure for profanity-reformers
and educators please make note-is
merely wit enough to handle your
words so that swearing will seem like
baby talk in comparison.-Pat
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
Not Innocent.

Tommy, I'm going to punish you
severely"
"What for, pat"
NOW, don't try that innocence game.
l know all the bad things you've done
today"
mo, you don't, pa. You don't know
where I hid the strap you whack me
with"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
EquaIized.

The larynx Of man is twice the size
on an average of the same organ in
woman, although this disproportion is
equalized by the fact that woman uses
her larynx little more than twice as
much as man.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07
Not Needed.

81 have here neat and pretty little
letter opener" began the agent.
$50 have | at home" said the bust
ness man sadly. "I'm married"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07

One might call employment agencies
the laboratories in which human lives
are Observation-Disclosures.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-19
STOCK MARKET OPERATIONS.

Trading in the local stock market yesterday
was on about the scale as on the preced-
inr daz, the total sales being under half mill
ion shares and was almost wholly professional
In character. The occurrence OF the Je"lsn
holiday caused the absence from the Street OF
many operators, and one of the explana-
+jons Of the inactivity Of the London stock En-
change and the Continental bourses. The mar
kat opened at general small declines from Tues
day's final figures, but speedily developed
strength and a senblance of activity, the pest
prices of the day being made IN the 1lrsl hour-
The announcement Of another lowering OF me
New York Metal Exchanges quoted prices TOT
the copper metal was made the occasion for an
attack by the bears upon Arnalgarnated Copper
which, after having advanced 11s points. SUI
fered an larger decline. The United states
Steel issues also were under bear pressure dS
were the industrials generally; but the railroad
list disnIaved good resistance 70 the declining
tendency A reduction in the New York Cen
trails dividend rate would probably have been
followed by selling of the railroad stocks, nut
the declaration of the dividend at the old rate.
although the Street predictions had been against
the maintenance of the 8 per cent basis. had no
market effect whatever. In the afternoon the
market relapsed into dulress which was taken
as a favorable sign, and closed with net gains
outnumbering net losses, and with many issues
unchanged from Tuesday. Time and call money
ruled AT about the same rates on the previous
dav. as did also the foreign exchange market
After the close of the market announcement
was made that the subsidiary companies Of the
ArnaIgamated Copper Company had decided to
restrict their production TO one-half OF the nor
nal, and. if necessary for improving trade con-
ditions to suspend production altogether II has
already been announced that Phelps. Dodge &
Co. would curtail their output of copper.
Whether or not these moves Win result in
enabling the great copper producers 70 dispose
of their surplus stocks at the selling price last
established by them. 1sia cents a pound re-
mains TO be
The compilation by the Controller Of the cur
rency of the returns OF the national banks of the
United States under the August p call presents
some rather surprising totals. Despite the ire
rnendous stock market liquidation since the be
ginning OF this year. the total loans have in
creased by 1919 600, 600. compared with the
showing at the call Of September 4, 1906. and
now exceed by 1853 100000 the total individual
deposits against an excess in September last
wear of about S99. 600, ,000 The Increase in loans
is partly explainabe by the taking over by this
country Of a large volume Of loans carried
wear ago in Europe. but Is probably due TO a
bv banks in the interior, where business expan-
sion has gone on without appreciable check as
vet. With the heavy increase in loans. however,
has occurred IN increase in cash holdings so
large as to make the banks position practically
strong year ago
New-York tribune., 1907-09-19
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET.-Money call opened at 4
per cent: highest. Al per cent: lowest pa per cent
closing 2d2iz cent: last loan. 2is cent rul
ing rate per Time money quoted At
5T5l, per for thirty sixty davs. - per cent
for ninety DAYS and per cent for five and six
months. Commercial paper was quoted NJ 6iag7
per cent for sixty 70 ninety days and four months
and per cent for others
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Th~ Foreign exchange
market opened steady. with rates unchanged at
4S9Oa4s Sc for cables 4S5i0a4 Ni5 for demand stcrl
ing and 4sl&4tStS5 for siXty-day bills, Short
francs were quoted 6l7i4. less 3-32. and short
rechsrnarks % Isis. less 1-52 The market
tinued steady, with virtually unchanged from
the opening. In the afternoon cables were quoted
s59544 So demand sterling at a854od4 ss45. and
sixty-day bills at 4s74G4ss0 Continentals wers
unchanged and the market whole dull
Bankers posted rates follows:
New-York tribune., 1907-09-19

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-Boston. Is 2-3c dis
count; Chicago, l5c discount: st Louis. l5c pre-
MUM bid: San Francisco sight SC. telegraph 7i2c
premium; New Orleans commercial 81 . discount.
bank 81 premium: Cincinnati. 12iac premium: Sa-
yannah buying, SOC discount. selling Toe premium.
BANK CLEARTNGS. New York. exchanges
S314s1,456 balances %6.eo9AO Philadelphia, eX-
changes So 6475 591, balances 81 4}s504: Baltimore
exchanges $3.50 go. balances Ss5.547 Chicago,
changes SIS, ,45i, ,261. balances s2,6ol,557.
SILVER MARKE1.-Bar silver. 67Ssc. Mexican
silver dollars 52l3c. Bar silver in London closed
3lLd.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid. 1885, Lisbon. 40.
MEXICAN EXCHANGE.-MeXican exchange on
New York is quoted at 2O0sa.
GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
reported from Washington. tl.E5.1&; internal reve-
receipts $6i29S8: miscellaneous receipts, sI2.-
34z. Receipts for the day. 81 0405S2; expenditures.
81 $4,000. Receipts for the month to date. $40 357-
7s0 expenditures. $Z5SoGe; excess Of receipts. ST.
100 Receipts for the year to date &43 5o5S7:
pendtures. $14904l.136: of expenditures,
S5.5i0a99.
SUB-TRFASURY--The Sub-Tr ehsury was debtor
to the Clearing House s3S3.34I
New-York tribune., 1907-09-19
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

AFTER a show of firInness under a falT inquiry III
aarJy, trading the market for outside securities
,rae inclined to off. The unfaVorabie WedIutt
afterN midday curtailed business 10 d cohsiuefa"ie
az L.. In fhe conner shares fractional gains were
scored nearly throughout the list, put later the
vains were practically lost There was falr m
5;r,- for Nipfssing due to the regular dividend
!,ata-atiou C.reene-Cauanea and Boston were in
GOOD demand. GoldfeId Tonopah issues showed
decided strength. especially Goldheid Cons"hdstteo
- Taisv Standard Oil bid uD 10 points.
uItb little or no stock offered American Iobacco
,,,Iad strong: Chicago Subway irregular In
bonds Union Pacific As improved "a Consoudaled
Steamship Is quiet but steady
FOREIGN MONEY MARkET.-CaH money IN
london 11aGl2 per cent. Open market discount rate
fnr short bills 37z per cent: long bills. per cent
Berlin discount rate, 81 per cent Paris discount
rate 31a per cent. Paris exchange on London. ,
francs I41L centimcs Bar gold, as load Berhn
excbange on London 20 marks 451a pfenniss.
FOREIGN SECURITIES--British cOnsols for
money So; for the account. 50 Lie French rentes'
% francs f21a centimes.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-19
To UhOm 1t Nay Concern.

NEW YORK SUPREME COURT. NEW Work
~ Countylr the Matter Of the Dissolution
Of the Interbo-oEsh Vehicle Rubber Supply Conlrany
AZ: Whom IL May Cor Notice r,tat
sIase been appointed 10y the New York Supreme Court IN
lie above etteo proceedE Receiver of the Inerioroueh
Vehicle Rubber Supply Company and o an The y7rer,,
and effects OF sstd corporation that taya duly
qualified such receiver and 30 hereby require: All
rTons inoeetea 20 SAD Operation TO render account
a. Efy Office No. s4g broadway Borough
city of Of Nev York fy tbe
lstA day of January, 1905. all debts and sums -,
owing by then respectively, and to nav ~,
- ins All persons having in their Possession any
iiro-srfy effects Of such deliver
said day OF January 1s.os An
creditors of said their
and demands 70 he Isth ,sa,,
January. 1i-ls All persons holding any open or sui
ssting contract OF said corporation present the same
81: writing and in detai. place Aforesaid a.,
or before tie said 18th day II January Iabs -' VA
i-AMoTT HARTSTOFsE Receiver
S86 Brosdaay,
New
York city. -"
New-York tribune., 1907-09-19

Bv Order Of Executors
81 gDO The Constock Tunnel first mortgage per
cent assented bond. september. 1919;
coupons May and November: May, 1898.
Shares Pharmacist Consolidated Mining
Company. 500 shares Phoenix Gold Min
ing Company. and q shares PhGniE
curtes Company and $l2 debenture
scrip, lot --------.-- Flo
FOR Account Whom II May Concern.
shares Investing Company 100
Mortgage Bond Company R3 =
SiYh subject TO rules Of the club. $40
II Shares Hills Brothers Company .....--... iol
si5 600 Edison United PhOnogTaph Company col
lateral per gold bonds due
January 1908. January 1896,
ATTACHED lot ................. $500
Edison Bell Consolidated Phonograph Com
pany Limited deferred warrant lot. $40
- 0iId Iersev lot ~ ..'~....... s25
10 shares Fourth National Bank .....-----.--
u Shares National Bank Of North America. 2%0
So 200 Hudson River Electric Power Company
first mortgage per cent gold bonds, due
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 30