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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-02-21
He MnIIonaires Of Yucatan.

The wealth Of the mines OF Mexico
is proyerbial. yet there are nearly as
many miilionaires in Merida, the cap
ltal OF Yucatan. state with practical.
~ no mineral resources, as there are
In all Mexico combined Henequin,
Or sisal hemp. as 1t Is sometimes
Known, has made Meridal and its pso
pie Iieh.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-02-21

Moments That Tell.

You will find as you look back upot
your life that the moments that stand
out are the moments when you have
done things in the spirit Of love-
Henry Drummond.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-02-21
Typewriter for the Nerves.

4 prominent Boston physician has
. new cure for nervous prostration.
He is making all his patients use the
typewriter, as he claims the concen.
tration necessary to operate the ma.
chine 10 very soothing for nerves on
strike.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-02-21
Greenwich Linz

Greenwich time is the standard In
Ase in PNlgiuIl and Holland. In Ger.
many, Austria, Denmark, Italy, Scan.
oinavia and Switzerland, one hour
before Greenwich time rules.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-02-21
Was Not Doing a Thino,

"Yes, lady" said Hungry Higgins
police persecution ruined me life
Why, when ! wuz first arrested years
ago | hadn't been doin blessed
thing "--Catnolic Standard.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-02-21
PoRTER'S SHINING PARLoR.

Strictly first-class. A nice place for
ladies to have their shoes dressed or
Wait while you have your dressed.
We carry full line of shoe laces, all
styles. If you are wearing tan shoes
and wish to change them to black call
on us. We guarantee all work. We
call for shoes that are within a rea.
sonable distance. Open 7:30 to 9 D.
m. Phone Main 5639.
WILL TAYLOR, Prop,
911 Eighteenth street.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-02-21
Our Judgment Fallibie.

Men are never as kind, nor %
wicked, as our sympathy or our anger
uakes us judge them.-Mme UAug&
bert.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-02-21

Jsps Adopt American Method.
A japanese company, With . capital
Of ts,ooo.o00, has started codashias
alter the American method II ~
Ohlotsk sea.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-02-21
St. Paul EIouted,

Marry & Byrne. Plumbers." Is q
sign in nearby town. It was St.
Paul, l believe, who said It was better
to marry than to bufn.-N. Y. Press.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-02-21
Beaufort Dyke a curiosity

The Beaufort dyke OF the coast
he Null Of Galloway is deep troue
the bed Of the Irish sea. 1t is Gu
sharply out of comparatively leve
sea bottom, with an average depth o.
seventy to eighty fathoms and extends
Town to from 100 to 14S fathoms. At
;ention has just now been directed %
it by the proposition to construct
submarine tunnel from Scotland to
Ireland. In connection with the sur
veys that have been made of the chan
nel bottom 1t has been found that there
are currents of considerable force at
work in the bottom of this trough
At one point the bottom was WORE
away at the rate Of sixty feet year
while in another place 1t was being
built up almost as rsridly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20
NEWS OF A WEEK
TOLD IN BRIEF.
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS GATH.
Erred FROM ALL POINTS OF
THE GLOBE.
GIVEN IN TENTED FORM
Notable Happenings Prepared for the
Perusal Of the Busy Man-sum.
mary of the Latest Home and For
elgn Notes.
PERSONAL.

James Wickersham of Juneau was
elected representative in congress
from Alaska
Mrs. Alice Webb Duke, former wife
Of Brodie l.. Duke, the tobacco mag
nate, was convicted in Chicago of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
by passing forged checks.
Harry X. Thaw was formally ad-
judged a bankrupt in Pittsburg by
Referee in Bankruptcy w. r. Blair.
William ]. Bryan was formally mott.
fed of his nomination for the presi'
dency by the Democratic party, the
event being the occasion Of a great
celebration in Lincoln, Neb.
John w. Boehne, mayor of Evans
vile, Ind, was nominated for congress-
by the Democrats.
Mehmed Ali Bey, the Turkish minis
ter to the United States, admitted
that he had received advices from his
government recalling him from his
post.
After two false starts Wilbur
Wright, the Dayton aeroplanist, made
successful ascension at Lemans.
France The machine flew about two
kilometers Q.24 miles) in LAB.
Eugene w. Chain, Prohibition can
didate for president, narrowly escaped
drowning while swimming in the Y
M. C. A. pool at Lincoln, Neb.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20
Recover Stolen Property.

The monthly report of Chief of De-
tectives E. E. Johnston, just submitted
to Council Hamery, shows that dur
ing July. the detective department re-
covered and returned to the rightful
owners $1.022 worth of property
the month. The detectives captured
five men who were wanted in other
cities, and six fugitives from justice
wanted in Des Moines were arrested
in other cities through the efforts of
the local sleuths.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20
independence Herd Killed.

Cedar Rapids dispatches disclose
the fact that the herd of state in
stitution cattle killed there for tuber-
culosis were from the independence
State hospital herd There were 176
cattle in the herd and 1913 OF them
reacted. OF the 1913, 100 we're butch
cred at Cedar Rapids and it was
found that all of them were infected
with the disease
State Veterinarian P. o. Koto has
been working on the state institution
herds for several months and it is
said that the department wifi have
finished the examination and testing
within a short time. Some of the
herds were found b. =" infected and
several of them wei md to be in
perfect condition.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20
Carroll to California.

Auditor of State B. F. Carroll and
Insurance Examiner John A. Nickel
lar have gone to California in the
interest of the policy holders - Iowa
of the Pacific Mutual Life OF Los
Angeles.
This company is in no trouble and
is perfectly sound But there are ques
tons of its relations to the policy
holders in Iowa of some of the COM
panies which it has absorbed which
require the attention of the Iowa
authorities, and which it is anticipat.
ed, will be easily settled without fric.
ticn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20
Fire Marshal Wanted.

Need of fire marshal in Iowa and
the fact that the Office meant econo-
my instead of expense, were pointed
out by F. D.. Babcock of Ida Grove,
secretary of the Grain Shippers Mu,
tual Fire Insurance association, who
addressed the meeting of the Ameri-
can Association of Mutual Fire In
surance companies. "If half the fires
of unknown origin were Investigated
and run down there would be an
other crimson page in the criminal
history of Iowa." he said.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20
"Trusty" Is Pardored.

Charles w. Hodge, better known
as Texas, serving years term In
the county Jail for selling lottery
tickets, was pardoned by Governor
Cummins at the request of thirty
three citizens who signed a petition
in his behalf
Hodge served four and one-half
months of his term. He was placed
under arrest in February and SEN
fenced in April. Since his incarcer-
alton Hodge has held the position of
trusty at the county Jail.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

A writer in the North American Re-
view declares that there are regiments
of young men, fresh from school and
college, who, knowing amperes, ohms
and volts, can tell you all about the
lights in your house, but not one word
about the lights in the sky. And it
isn't because the young men regularly
go to bed at shutdown, either.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20
Want LEGISLATURE Called.

Dave Brant, in the Iowa City Repub-
lican, has Endorsed the idea of having
an extra session of the legislature to
amend the primary law so that the
republicans of the state may settle
the senatorial succession at the time
of the general election.
This expression from Mr. Brant was
coincident with the favorable express.
sion to the same effect from the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
Both the Nonpareil and the Repub-
lican have been in opposition to Gov
ernor Cummins. Close friends of the
governor say their attitude is an in
dication that the standpatters believe
the way to determine the senatorial
succession without endangerisg the
ticket at the polls in November is to
follow this course.
Friends of the governor are said to
be inclined now to advise him to call
the extra session. At first a large
majority of them wished him to re
sign and accept an appointment to
the vacancy, but they appear to have
changed front to the plan Endorsed by
Mr.. Brant and the Nonpareil.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

The horses in the postoffice depart
ment at Washington are to be given
30 days vacation in pasture with their
board paid. According to the opinion
Of the local authorities, the horses,
who are valuable in the department
work, deserve this vacation as well as
the persons who receive 80 days va
cation and 80 days sick leave.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20
Iowa Maternity Hospital.

The state board of health has de-
MED license of Jennie S. Schanch
of Ottumwa, who applied for per.
mission to conduct maternity hos
pital in that city.
A license was voted to Mrs. s. J.
Jones OF Des Moines to operate such
an institution as soon as certain alter.
atoms and improvements had been
made in the property.
A one year license to operate a
maternity hospital has been granted
to G. w. PanSle at CcIncil Eluffs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20
Allison's Estate Is Taxed.

The Allison estate will pay into
the state treasury about $4,000 under
the collateral inheritance tax.
Different per cents on different be-
quests are provided for in the law,
and it will take considerable time to
figure out the amount exactly due the
state.
County Attorney Nelson of Dubuque
furnished notice of the fact that the
tax might be levied.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

AS the result of a practical joker
pulling a chair from under a boy at
a place of public amusement in Phila-
delphia the other day, the boy is likely
to be crippled for life. Such jokes as
this are criminal, and the practical
Joker should be severely punished.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

To say that anything is "as blue
as a sapphire" is to make use of an
incorrect comparison. Sapphires are
not exclusively one color. The sap
phires of Ceylon vary from soft blue
to a peacock blue, which last is prac-
tic2lly a green. There is also a red
sapphire, sometimes called a Ceylonese
ruby. Further many fine sapphires
are yellow and white.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

Those uneasy Central American ma
lions are getting all tangled up again.
1t may be in order to remind them Of
the agreement to be good into which
they entered some months ago. And
the United States and Mexico, in the
capacity of staid older brothers, may
feel called upon to administer a gentle
admonition as to the advantages of be-
having themselves.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

While all the indications point to a
large wheat crop in the United Statex,
other grain-growing countries are rot
so favored. Reports from Odessa, the
great shipping point for Russian grain,
are that the wheat crop is from % to
80 per cent. below the average, and
that a famine is feared. This will be
bad news for large part of Europe,
which gets food stuffs from Russia, and
worse for the unfortunate subjects Of
the car, who may come face to face
with starvation. This country may
have another opportunity to show prac-
tical charity to sufferers across seas.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20
.rnor Makes Statement.

Governor Makes Statement.
Des Moines.-Governor A. B. Cum
minis has issued a statement that he
wishes to receive advice from mem
bers of all republican factions as to
what he shall do in regard to the SEN
atorial succession.
He says there will be no progress
sive conference to determine his ac-
ton, but the probability is he will
take no steps until after the general
conference of republican leaders here
August rs.
The governors statement follows:
Hitherto have not said word for
publication upon the senatorial mat.
ter, except brief eulogy upon the
life of Senator Allison, which l gave
to a reporter in Chicago within an
hour after l heard of his death. The
time has come when | may, with
propriety. put to rest some OF the
rumors which are current in the
state.
ut has been stated that l will
shortly call a conference or caucus
of progressive republicans to con.
slider the subject and to determine a
policy to be pursued. I do not ex-
pect to bring any such conference
or caucus together
Senator Allison's death has Gre
ated certain questions of great
Importance which I must decide, not
as a candidate for office, but as gov,
ernor of the state.
Il want to decide these questions
justly and wisely, and I want al,
the help | can get, whether from
friend or from enemy. l have re-
ceived many letters of advice, and
hope to receive many more. l have
talked with many persons, some VINO
have been friends and some who
have been unfriendly, and l expect
to talk with many more.
Il cordially invite help in the solu
ton of the problems before me
whether from political supporters OF
political opponents; but when all is
said that is to be said, and when the
time comes to act, the decision will
be my own, and I will take the whole
responsibility for it.
'The matters to be decided have
become part of my duty as COVER
nor, and in performing that duty my
first concern will be to promote the
cause of good government and the
welfare of all the people, and my
second concern will be to serve, as
best l can, the interests of the politi
cal party of which | am a member
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

Americans are complaining they are
being Disseminated against by the
Japanese in Manchuria. This is not
surprising when the Chinese have
made the same complaint.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

The st. Louis chief Of police has dug
up an ordinance under which he has
stopped the boys of that city froro
flying kites. Shades of Ben Franklin,
And st. Louis the home of aero
nauticS too
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20
Stop Water PolIutions.

Col. Charles Francis, of Davenport,
Prof. c. N Kinney, of DaS rIoines,
Or. Henry Albert, of Iowa City, and
Attorney General H. W. Byers have
been made a committee of the state
board of health to draft a statute to
be presented to the next legislature
for passage. requiring that all cities,
towns or communities shall purify
their sewage to such an extent as
to render the effiuent generally and
fairly harmless.
This committee, in the pursuance
of its work, will investigate the
methods employed by those states
which have adopted this kind of leg.
islation, and report the results of
their labors, together with draft of
their proposed statute, at the next
meeting OF the state board
Colonel Francis has devoted much
study to this problem. He is con.
WINGED that the time is ripe to in
augurate a movement against pollu.
ton of water supplies in the state.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

Scientists predict a great increase
IN lunacy with the development of
aerial navigation. They probably got
q tip from the girls who are anxiously
looking forward to airship trips in the
light of the nocturnal orb.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

Maybe Peary thought he had to
start at once if he wanted to succeed
In discovering the north pole before
the perfect airship made a trip from
America to Europe by way Of the
north pole scenic route.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

The Illinois woman, aged rs years,
who has just entered a summer school,
evidently believes in the truth of the
saying that one is never too old to
learn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

London theatrical managers conn
plain that, while there are plenty of
chorus girls, few of them are able to
sing. Who ever heard of a chorus
girl chosen on account of her voice?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20
Much Bad Seed Is Sold.

Prof. c. F Curt!ss announces the
publication by the experiment station
at the state college at Ames of
pamphlet dealing with the pure seed
question.
THE passage of the pure seed law
has been long step in the right di.
rection," said Professor Curtiss, "but
there is still a large amount of seed
sold tk&,, is far below standard"
Investigation has been made b. the
department especially with reference
to clover, alfalfa and timothy seed.
Especial attention is being paid to
purity ard vitality in the tests that
are being made. The declar ton
tE"t there is still large amount of
seed sold below standard is surpris.
ing
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

There is no more pathetic sight than
the arms of the well-meaning girl who
was trying to get tanned and succeeded
only in getting sunburned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

Count Zeppelin's airship would IN
doubtedly be a success if it could only
be made strong enough to keep from
= breaking when it happened to hit
thinSs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

Of course, remarks the ST. Joseph
News, you understand that work in
the harvest fields is not intended for
the professional unemployed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

One SNndred American business
men are TO be invited to Japan ito
promote international trade" What
do YOU suppo~o the real reason
can be?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

Without undertaking the prowess Of
daring and athletic women, their sex
will always break more hearts than
records.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

The Rotherhithe tunnel, lately
opened to the public, is the twelfth
under the Thames. The first dug by
Brunei, was opened in lS43, and is still
IN use by the East London Railway
Company. 1t took Is years to con
struct it because of ignorance of the
geological formations TO be encoun-
tered. The Tower subway, now used
for gas and water, was built in a
year by Barlow, and was opened in
1870, The new tunnel, like the Black.
well finished in 1896, is capacious
highway; the others are footways or
tubes" for underground railways.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

Over in New York they are talking
about having a hotel for chorus girls
exclusively. How would you like to
be the clerk?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

Over $4,000 tons of rabbit meat were
received in London from Australia
last year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

There is streak Of yellow in the
crooked butter dealer as we'll as in his
product.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

A butter churn holding only one
quart of cream is now made for do
nestle use.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

The newest forge does away with
the usual bellows, being fitted with
q compressed air tank.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

Doas the shah take his country for
n Persian carpet to be dyed blood red?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20
Voting Machines for Polk.

vSe''S w TWIN
The Polk county board Of super.
visors will buy $35,75O worth of vot.
ing machines. This was decided at
the meeting of the board when the
order was given for contract with
the Standard Voting Machine com.
pany. This means that election re.
turns will be in Immediately upon the
closing of the polls in future cleo.
lions.
Fifty-five machines, enough for all
the polling places in the county, can
be purchased for $35,750 The ma
chine that will be installed here will
be a forty-key machine, costing $3.50
each and can be used at any election
save the primary.
1t takes a fifty-key machine to
handle a primary election and in
case the coming legislature changes
the primary law so as to make voting
by machine legal. the forty-key ma.
chimes will be taken back by the
company and a fifty-key machine,
costing $50 more, substituted. This
was the agreement entered into be-
tween the board and the representa-,
tives of the Standard company.
Tubercular Sanitarium.
AS the state tubercular hospital is
rapidly becoming kovercrow6'-tj ihe
board of control suggests another san
itarium be established, thus having
one for advanced cases and one for
ncipient cases. This seems like a
move in the right direction, as with
the increase Of intensive population
the percentage of people who cannot
resist tuberculosis under local condi-
lions will increase. Over 95 per cent
of the population of this state con-
tract this disease at some time in
their life, but the great majority have
sufficient resistance to overcome the
disease before it places it's ur.nistak-
able marks upon them. The number
Of unfortuDates resulting from this
will, under the stress of high tension
conditions, increase in the future and
the extra sanatorium will be needed
to care for them and then convert the
present one into home for advanc
ed cases.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

Miss May Williams of Kansas City
Mo-, who won prize last spring as
the most beautiful girl in Missouri
committed suicide because her prof
,cted marriage was about to be pre-
tented by her removal to an industrial.
school.
Fire destroyed the mining camp OF
Ripetown, New, the loss being $780,.
OOO
Fifteen workmen were held up and
robbed in relays of their months pay
near Stirling City, Cal.
Eight men were killed, nearly 3
score of others more or less seriously
injured and thousands of dollars
worth of property damaged by the ex
plosion of boiler in the York pa
rolling mill.
Mrs. Daniel Leroy Dresser was
granted an absolute divorce at Sioux
Falls, S. D.. from Daniel Dresser, pres
ident of the Ship Building Trust and
of the Trust Company of the Repub
lie of New York city, on the ground OF
desertion.
Three persons were killed and many
injured in collision between two
limited traction cars on the Western
Ohio Traction line, nine miles north
of Piqua.
BY order of its directors, the Bank
1T Arton, Okla, was closed pending
an investigation of it's affairs by the
state bank commissioner, w. III. Rey
nolds, cashier, is missing.
At the International Historical con.
gress in Berlin American Ambassador
Hill announced that Adolphus Busch
of st. Louis was ready to give $4,000
towards the Germanic museum build.
ing at Harvard.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-20

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