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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
MooNs.HlNING IN NEW YORK.
Illicit Stills Constantly Working In
Crowded Sections of the City.

~
Don't talk to me about moonshin.
ing in Kentucky" said the internal
revenue agent. There's more moon,
shining going on all the time in little
told New York than could be done in
ten Kentuckys. In the crowded sec.
Etions of the East and West sides stills
spring up right along and for awhile
conduct a fourishing business in the
low grade whisky they manufacture.
"You see, it doesn't take much trou
Bile to equip still with corn and yeast
and start in to make the mash which
is finally turned out as pretty poor
sort of whisky. The great difficulty is
in getting rid of the peculiar smoke
and odor from the stills without ex.
citing suspicion. This is usually at
tempted by running the still in con.
nection with a dye shop or some other
chemical enterprise as blind. We
keep watch on all such establishments
and have the town well covered by
sharp-eyed and sharp-nosed agents be.
sides.
I'VE are constantly arresting these
small moonshiners and sending them
to Jail. But enough spring up in thei1
places for you to say with safety that,
as say, there's more moonshining
going on in New York city right along
than there could be in ten Kentuckys
IN. Y. Sun.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
MOUSE Killed Cat,

It is not often that mouse kills
cat. Such a death, however, was
meted out recently to fine black cat
in a Cape May, hotel.
The cat caught the mouse, and be-
gan, as cats will, to play with it,
to tease it. For some ten minutes
this went on.
And then, all of a sudden, the cat
found herself struggling for her life.
In mounting the mouse, without de.
string to hurt it, she had inadvert'
entity half swallowed it. There it was
stuck in her throat, choking her to
death.
For three or four minutes the cat
choked and gasped. Then it fell over
dead. And the mouse, oddly enough,
was disgorged at the. moment the cat
died. The mouse was alive. 1t lay
on the floor moment resting. Then
it stole away after one triumphant
look at the dead body of the cat
which it had killed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
WHEN YOU'RE A GUEST.

See that the napkin is tucked we'll.
under the chin. 1t saves laundry
bills.
Not more than two inches of the.
knife in the mouth is permie
Don't be a sword swallowe;
To eat beyond the load line is bad
manners. Remember, freight cars have
their limit
fla dish is passed to you for which
you do not care, place it on the floor
for the cat. The cat may not be so
particular.
Grasp the knife and fork firmly.
What nonsense for a strong person to
try to appear delicate at table!
Don't mince. Don't daily with the
food. It's there; go to it.
Under no circumstances should the
napkin be used as a toothbrush.
Don't cheat at table. Holding out a
hard boiled egg or sandwich to take
home with you is the height of i'm
proper etiquette. Sentinel
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
Beardless Americans,

The fantastic trimming of boards
into formal shapes corresponding tc
old-fashioned box-hedges began during
Elizabeth's reign, and has continued
to a greater or less degree to the pres.
ent day. In England now 2 gentle.
man is supposed to wear mustache,
and until comparatively recently the
growth of one was the first ambition
of the youth of this country 1t is
hardly ten years since the American
usage changed, but the revolution was
so complete, when it did arrive, that
nowadays, young men are almsst in.
variably clean-shaven, and their cid.
ers are gradually yielding to the new
fashion.-North American Review.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
coDIclL WITH A POINT.
JocuIar Request of David Hume to
His Lifelong Friend.

A jocular bequest of David Hume
to his friend John Home was curious.
Home liked claret and disliked port,
calling it poison, and the two friends
had many discussions on the subject.
They also used to have disputes as to
which of them took the proper way
of spelling their common family name.
The philosopher, about fortnight be.
fore his death, wrote with his own
hand the following codicil to his will:
81 leave to my friend, Mr.. John Home
of Kilduff, ten dozen Of my old claret
at his choice and one single bottle Of
that liquor called port. also leave
him six dozen of port provided that
he attests under his hand, signed John
Hume, that he himself alone finished
that bottle at two sittings. By this
concession he will at once terminate
the only two differences that ever
arose between us concerning temporal
matters"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
An Uncertain Obituary.

A Georgia man has written the fol.
lowing on an oak slab which marks a
supposed grave in a meadow:
This spot is sacred. to the memory
of a faithful animal-e white mule,
born ten years before the civil war,
and went through that war on rush,
from Bull Run to Lees surrender.
We amt certain that the mule died
here, but when last seen the faithful
critter was grazing on this identical
spot and trying to kick a lightning
flash back to the clouds"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
His Aunt's'Protector.

On the occasion of his wedding an
niversary certain western preacher
recently told a few appreciative
friends some of the incidents Of his
courtship days. Perhaps the most
interesting was the following:
II called upon the young lady one
evening and found her occupied in
entertaining a four-year-old nephew.
The little fellow eyed me suspicious
iy, but went on with his play. After
time he left his playthings and took
a position between his aunt and my
self, where he remained very quietly
for some minutes. Finally he got
restless and, looking up into his
aunt's face said:
Aunt Liz, would you be afraid if
I ruined upstairs just little min
ute?'-Judge.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
Lucky Horseshoe.

II see you have horseshoe nailed
over your door. hope you are not
so superstitious as to believe that
they are lucky" remarked the visit.
ing friend.
"That horseshoe was on the horse
that kicked my uncle to death. My
uncle left me nearly million dol.
lars. L am not superstitious, but
somehow / can't help but think that
there's some luck about horseshoe"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
His opnortunitx.

Mr.. Sproggins-And if 1 decline to
let you have my daughter, what do
you propose to do?
Mr.. Wibblesen[I warn you that in
that case we are prepared to act.
Even now beloved Aurelia has her
best clothes on and awaits me near
railway station. If you decide
against u.s. we shall flee together,
and never come back.
Mr. Sproggins (without moments
hesitation)-Then refuse.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
Turk in Michigan University.

Hrand NJ Malejan, a native OF
Swas, Turkey, has entered the med
ical department of Ann Arbor uni
versity. Mr.. Malejan is an accom-
plished linguist. It is his Intention to
become an American citizen as soon
as the law will allow.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
Poverty and Wealth

Miss De Pretty was out riding to-
day with Mr.. Swellhead, the editor Of
the Hightone Magazine.
Poor Author (rival suitor)-Did he
pay for the rig in postage stamps?
IN. Y. Weekly.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
A Desperate.

$50 this is typical frontier town,
Ell? I suppose you have citizens who
have killed their menu"
There goes one now"
"a peaceable looking chap. How
many notches has he on his gum"
"He doesn't carry a gum
.Not carry gum"
"Nope; he's doctor. Houston
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
irish object to Cromwell statue.

When the British parliament reas.
sembles motion will be made, al
the instance of the Irish party, for
the removal of the statue of Oliver
Cromwell from the precincts of the
house of parliament, where it now
stands.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
PAS Queer Idea.

Little Fred-Say, nav, amt paw
got a queer idea of what heaven is
like?
Maw-I don't know, dear. 1 never
heard him say anything about it.
Little Fred-Well, I did. He told
the groceryman that the week you
spent in the country was like heaven
to Chicago Daily News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
The Usual Way.

"Does your father Keep an auto
mobile?"
mo; he doesn't keep it. He mere
ly borrows it from the repair-shop
when it happens to be in running or
der. Judge.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
Not so Bad.

81 hope you don't feel nervous.
JIM"
81 am a little uneasy, William, but
I'm not so horribly scared yet that
I've got to claim amt afraid Life.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
The Brute.

She always addressed him as Mr..
Until he took courage and kr.
But now that they're wed
Like brute he has said
That he wishes to goodness he'd Mr..
-Pearson's Weekly.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14
No Wonder.

Foote Lighte-And you say she
can't believe a thing her husband
says?
Miss Sue Brette-C Certainly she
can't! Her husband is her press
agent!-Yonkers Statesman.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14

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49,
The noisy. singing hen is generally
the hen that lays.
Your garden seed order In yeti
Ought to be. Hurry up.
The health Of the flock is dependent
largely upon q good dust bath.
Plan for the draaaing Of that swamp
Why let It remain idle longer?
Put yourself IN the horses place,
You wouldn't Ike blinders. now. would
you7
It is not good practice to put ma.
pure in tho hole in setting young
trees.
t| The best time to fight the scale Is
YIN the spring before the buds begin to
} twell.
An empty salt sack used to rub
the horse down With will make the
noat glisten.
Will the coreless apple be followed
I by the cobless corn and the rindless
watermelon?
Don't forget that thinking cap
should be included in your spring
equipment Of tools.
Lima beans cannot be grown on
ipoor soil, and should never be planted
while the ground is cold.
The earlier that the colt is broken
the easier 1t is for the animal and
the better is the Job done.
The large importations Of wool EN-.
phasize the fact that more sheep
ought to be raised in this country.
Again we say, clean up the or.
chard, burn all rubbish. Insects will
trouble you less next season II you
do.
The well balanced farm is the one
! where stock is kept to rebuild the
soil which the grain crops have de
pleted.
The percentage Of profit on any
farm Is dependent upon the kind OF
management the farm has, remember
that, Mr.. Farmer.
The San Jose scale louise is no re
specter Of persons, attacking al
orchard trees, rose bushes, b~rry
bushes, vines and shrubs.
A progressive dairyman will moi
put up with scrub stock, and scrut
dairyman may be given well-bred
stock and soon bring it down to his
level.
The more evenly manure Is spread
over the land the better will 1t be in
corporated with the soil. Don't leave
It in Jumps. The manure spreader II
a great help.
Western farmers are coming to ap
A preciate more fully the value of alfalfa
as forage crop. 1t may cost extrs
trouble and expense in getting goot
stand, but it pays.
4 A good hen man when asked wheth
- or he gave his hens pepper, said
"No!" and the emphasis was 81
strong that we concluded that 1t wa
not q good practice.
Rotting vegetables in the cellar ar,
disagreeable and unhealthful. Now il
the time of year when the celia
needs Strengthening up and the vege
tables stored there looked over.
Lifting that mortgage may cost lot
Of backache and long hours, bu
think how good 1t will seem whel
you can look out over your broa
acres and realize 1t is all yours.
The man who said that poultry GU
ture was made up of chain Of III
tie things, one link out of place NAL
ing bad kink in the whole chair
struck the nail pretty nearly on tn
head.
Handsome is as handsome does
Whether the poultry are handsome
pure bred, prize winning stock or MOI
It's the eggs laid during the season c
high prices that determine the res
value of the hens.
4. Mr.. Yerkes, the commissioner of IL
ternal revenue, gives it as his opil
ion, after Investigations in Europ
and this country, that denatured alct
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14

He-When we were married l
thought we were to be two souls with
but single thought.
She-Well, aren't we? Don't we
both wish we were single again?-
Rochester Democrat.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-14

Corn clubs among the boys and girls
of many farming communities have
accomplished much good. The men,
bers of the clubs are provided with the
corn to plant and are instructed in
the method of ground preparation,
planting, cxltivating and harvesting.
Each member must do the work him
self and when the samples Of corn are
exhibited competent judges pick the
winners and award the prizes. Organ
ize corn club in your section. Such
enterprises are highly educational and
tie the boys to the farm as nothing
else will.
Investigation shows that corn cobs
can be made to produce alcohol in
sufficient quantities to Justify the
erection of a distilling plant in
connection with corncannery. So far
the department of agriculture has sue
ceeded by simple methods of fermen-
tation in getting yield Of II gallons
of alcohol from ton Of green cobs,
and, by similar methods, in getting
six gallons Of alcohol from a ton OF
green cornstalks. A department Off.
cial says that these tests show that
there are 240 pounds Of fermentable
substance in ton Of green corn
stalks. which will yield about hall
of their weight in absolute alcohol In
round numbers, ton of stalks will
produce 100 pounds of alcohol or zoe
pounds Of proof spirits. As a gallon
of alcohol weighs neatly sever
pounds, there should be u gallons Of
/, alcohol in ton Of stalhS.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-01
Railroad In a Wilderness.

Russia has at length completed the
great steel and concrete bridge across
the OXus at Karki, on which it has
been busy ever since the autumn of
1905. This bridge is the last and
principal link in the new strategic rail
way which is being built between the
great city of Samarkand, in Russian
Turkestan, and the little village Of
Bosaga, on the Afghan frontier, and
as soon as the rails are laid, which
will be in few months time, the ear
will be able, should he so wish. to
mass easily million men upon the
borders of this debatable territory.
Another of these strategic railways
has also been recently completed from
the Caspian to Penjdeh. by way Of
Merv. This means that Herat, the
traditional "key Of India is now with
in easy striking distance of ST. Peters
burg. These great trunk lines have
been constructed secretly. They have
never been opened for traffic, except
local on certain sections. They are. in
fact, railways built. for war. The
sterile regions through which they run
can, for the most part, never support
any permanent population. They stop
short on the frontier of Afghanistan.
amid tumble of mountains and mo-
rasses and uninhabited salt deserts
Chicago News
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-01
Mutilated MAGAZINES.

Australia has placed a heavy duty
on all magazines containing advertis-
ing matter in proportion Of more
than one-Gfth of the general c5ntents.
Mutilated magazines are one of the
first results of the new tariff Sub
scribers to many popular monthlies are
writing to the Melbourne papers. in
dignantly complaining of the condition
in which the last numbers reached
them. Nearly all the advertising pages
were torn out by rude force. This was
done by the agents with the permission
of the minister of customs. who has
granted the publishers four months
grace to make fresh arrangements,
The Melbourne manager of one well
known magazine says that it has hith-
erto been sold in Australia at - cents
but if this provision in the new tariff
is passed the price in future cannot be
less than 80 cents
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-01
WASHINGTON WAS EASY.
Richest Man of His Time, but Had His
Financial Troubles.

When the Father of His Country
died, he was esteemed tie WealthleSt
man in America. He was not, how
ever. rich in the modern sense. and
even when his fortunes were highest
he YVES generally hard up for cash.
Those who have perused his diary
and his letters are aware that the F'a-
Their of His Country was considered an
easy mark. Every man with scheme
to promote, every man who was i'll
debt and every friend who wanted
cash applied to Washington and was
always surprised when he couldn't get
the money. Washington bitterly com
planned that every tradeSman in Phila-
delphia robbed him. He could barely
live on his salary of $4,000 a year as
we'll as others did on $4,000. He
owned houses in Alexandria, but could
collect no rents. He owned farms, but
could get absolutely nothing from his
tenants He had vast tracts of lands
in the west, and he reaped from them
only taxes and litigation
The estate which he left was found
to have very moderate cash value.
Most of the lands in the west were
sold for a song or We're shown to have
defective titles The heirs to the es-
tate, consisting OF q numerous body
of neDhews and nieces, got something,
but the descendants of these heirs are
now after more. They think that con
gress ought to appropriate enough
money to make up the value of the
western lands which the estate failed
to receive.
This is rather cheerful proposition.
The Washington claims include the
present site of Cincinnati and other
fourishing cities. some of the finest
coal lands in West Virginia, and the
aggregate value would be, possibly, a
billion of dollars. If the sum claimed
is only the value at the time of Wash
ington's death, the answer is that the
lands apparently had little value or
else the title was defective, so that the
administrators of the estate found it
impossible to secure them. On this
basis the, heirs are not entitled to any
thing.
No one doubts that Washington de-
served well of his country. He re-
ceived its highest honors and could
have had more had he been willing to
accept But that collateral descend
ants should put in a claim which is
extra legal and demand of congress an
immense largess as their Just due on
account Of the services of their col
lateral ancestor is rather amusing than
otherwise.
If the heirs have any just claim. let
them fight it out in the courts. If they
have only sentimental one, the coun-
try will not be moved. Washington s
Imagination foresaw the greatness of
the west. He tried to get in on the
ground floor, but through circum-
stances beyond his control he failed,
and no one has been the worse. The
sleeping dogs Of ancient land titles
should be allowed to lie.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-01
Fashion In Medicine.

A curious communication has been
made to the French academy of medi-
cine by Dr. Grimbert, who has fond
ness for statistics. The doctor has
been making inquiries. with view to
finding out whether there is fashion
in medicine. He has discovered that
the old fashioned medicines, such as
opiuml laudanum. iodine and bismuth
are sold in about the same quantities
as they have always been. The sale
of 1eeches has diminished. In 1876
$4,000 were sold by certain number
of chemists shops in Paris, but this
year the same shops sold only 10000
The glycero- phosphates and antipyrines
sold so per cent less than they used to.
and quinine has gone down 20 per cent.
AS for the newer drugs-pyramidon. as
perine, etc-their sale has increased
enormously.-Paris Dispatch to Lon
don Express
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-01
FRlBBLES OF FASHION.
TinseI and Braidine on Dressy Suits
Brown Again a Fashionable Color.


Brown Again Fashionable Color.
Lots of tinsel and spangles are seen
on dressy suits, and braided emroii
cries are so popular that this style o..
trimming is even used on articles Of
fancy work about the house
The color to reign supreme for some
time to come will be brown in !,
its varia tons. from the dullest buff to
rich dark mordore Or Old gold. Ate!
browns come grays. and there is vas,
number of combinations where stripe
of various widths are woven in shadow
effects merging in a distinct line. Blues
are also very good from the ,AghteSt
10 the deepest shades. \ new shade
used extensively on French gowns 20
combination with brown is a pinkEsn
yellow, suggesting deep tones O.
orange or salmon pink, perfectly blend
ed into one exquisite tone.
Long, graceful lines on skirts and
shoulders that droop in oriental fash
ion over elaborate underSleeves do not
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-01
Rirds' Ears.

The ears of birds are being specially
studied by W. T. Pycraft at the South
Kensington museum as result of the
curious discovery of Charles Whym-
per, the British artist. The ear is usu-
ally behind the eye, but the snipe has
been known to have the opening just
beneath the eye, and now it is found
that the woodcock has the aperture
below and in front of the eye. 1t is
further noted that the opening on one
side of the head is considerably larger
titan that on the other side. Slightly
different in shape and somewhat far
Their forward-London Globe.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-01

lucidly describe the prevailing modes
in fussy costumes, but they merely
suggest what the real styles are.
The whipping" stitch one hears sc
much about in handmade sewing is
done by rolling the edge Of the mate
rial between the first finger and the
thumb of the left hand.
The need of tasteful, becoming and
satisfactory maternity costume is one
that is keenly realized, and here is a
model that amply fills the need. The
loose coat is both comfortable and be-
coming, and the skirt is especially de-
signed for the purpose. 1t is cut in
nine gores the side front ones meeting
beneath tte front gore, the upper por-
ton of which is free, so allowing of
varying d. In the illustration the
costume is made of navy blue herring
bone serge. JUDO CHOLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-01
Galveston's Causeway.

The Galveston bridge and causeway
way and railway structure leading
from the mainland to the island upon
which the city stands will be nearly
two miles long. The causeway viii
be about 5000 feet long. and the width
provided for various purposes are -
feet for steam railways, Is feet for
electric interurban roads and So fec
for highways. The bridge will y:
1900 feet long and GO feet wide an;'
will be Of REINFORCED concrete arches.
gineer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-01

Louisiana: Succession of Emma
McClelland.
Notice is hereby given that Sarah
Jones has this day applied to be appoint
ed administrators of said succession, fiji
ing together description and valuation
of property belonging to said succession
as follows, to-wit: Real estate, two (2)
acres of land, more or less, in each half
of southeast quarter Of section IA, town
ship II, range IA, west, in Caddo Par
ish, La; one hundred fifty dollars
($I5o.oo). And unless opposition be
made within time specified by law, she
will be appointed as prayed for.
Witness the Honorable A. J. Murff,
Judge of said court, on this the est day
of November A. D. 1907.
A. F. HAYNES,
Nov. "a. 4 Deputy Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-01
Smucq!ino Bibles.

How amazed must even the white
explorer be on reaching the lofty vii
lage of Ghoom, high up in the snowy
cap Of the Himalayas. to find devotees
at humming presses turning out Cos
pels in Tibetan, and selling them to
Traders from the north that they may
be smuggling even into the sacred Lassa
itself!-Harper's Magazine
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-01
ATTRACTIVE TRIPLES.
The New Barettes Show Plain Effects.
Embroidered Panels.

Embroidered Panels.
The new tortoise shell combs and
barettes shows filigree finish in tor
toise shell. The large knobs. gold and
jeweled effects are no longer good
form.
Panels of blue satin embroidery and
panels Of velvet, all hand worked. are
used upon the brown gowns of the sea-
son. Medallions Of velvet delicately
outlined in gold thread are feature
of the dressy gowns Of the winter.
If the cloth bands on last seasons
frocks have become frayed and look