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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29

tragic death, identified the college in
the popular mind with the assassin
ated president henceforth.
Harry Augustus Garfield succeeds
President Henry Hopkins, who died a
month ago. Graduated from Williams
% years ago, Mr. Garfield is now As
years old.
Born in Hiram, O., Harry Augustus
Garfield returned to his native state
as soon as his legal education was
finished. After his graduation from
Williams he was master for one year
of st. Paul's school, Concord, N. H.,
where he was prepared for college,
then he studied law for year in
Columbia law school and in the. Office
of Bangs, Stetson, Tracey & Mac
Veagh. The following year he con.
tinued his law studies at the Inns of
Court, in London, and at Oxford uni
versity, devoting much attention to
the courses in political science. Upon
his return to the United States in the
spring of 1888 he was admitted to the
bar in Ohio.
In June, 1888, he married Miss
Belle H. Mason of Cleveland, daughter
of a leading railroad lawyer. After
his marriage he formed a partnership
with his brother James and began the
practice of law in Cleveland. They
soon developed large practice.
Harry Garfield took keen interest
in politics and was the organizer OF
the Municipal association, which de.
feated and broke up the notorious Nc.
Kisson gang, then controlling city poll
tics. Until 1903 Harry Garfield served
this association as president and in
1898 he was president also of the
Cleveland chamber Of commerce.
In 1903 he retired from the practice
of law to accept the chair of politics
at Princeton university. Here he made
a record for learning and ability by
his lectures on colonial government
and government by party.
The selection of Mr. Garfield for the
presidency of Williams college is an.
other example of the tendency of New
England institutions of learning to Sc.
lect for their heads men of different
type from the college presidents of
former years, who were uniformly
clergymen. of little or no experience
with the world outside of college walls.
President Eliot of Harvard was a
chemist, President Hadley of Yale was
an economist and President Luther of
Trinity college (Hartford) was a
mathematician. Outside of New Eng
land the tendency has been more pro-
nounced.
The college draws students from
every state in the union, as well as
from several foreign countries. Alum
nj associations of the college are to
be found in all the large cities of the
United States. Williams has been
called "the cradle of foreign missions"
and its name is mentioned with the
spread Of the missionary movement
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29
MAKE FINAL STAND
REMNANT OF ORIGINAL MoRMoNS
GATHER IN CONNECTICUT.
Members Of Church Who Did Not Fol-
low Brigham Young to Utah Now
Number Only Forty-Four-His-
tory of Strange Sect.

Hartford, Conn.-The last remnants
of the old orthodox Mormons who did
not follow Brigham Young in the ex-
odus to Utah have gathered together
for a final stand in a little meeting
house In Silvermine, rural township
in the hills of Fairfield county, Con
necticut.
Their white, barnllke structure
bears the title, Reconstructed Church
of Christ of the Latter Day Saints"
Within are bare walls and eight wood
en- benches, which, however, more
than hold the few pensioners who
gather on Sundays, for the church
members number only a.. They are
scattered from Norwalk to Danbury,
and some from over York state" and
are the only surviving Mormons OF the
old school, to whom the Utah breth-
rem are apostates.
The preacher OF the little church
resembles the portraits of Horace
Greeley. He looked askance at a
stranger who sat on the rear bench,
but proceeded with the Scripture
reading II was from the book OF
Nephthi of the book of Mormon. AS
for its meaning, the preacher, bearing
the Calvanistic name of Jonathan Ed
wards Comstock, didn't try to explain,
for Nephthi remarks "Of this there
need be no expounding, for my mouth
delights in plainness and my soul in
truth"
But 1t was the sermon, which lasted
As minutes, which proved most inter.
esting and threw new and strange
light on American history. According
to Mormon belief, after the fall Of
Babylon one of the lost tribes, by the
name OF Jaradites, came to America
goodness only knows how, for
neither Nephthi nor Mr.. Comstock
expounded the route-and settled
around the gulf, afterward going as
far north as Michigan, where they
worked the copper mines.
Then, about 400 A. d., after the de-
struction of Jerusalem. another tribe,
the Nephthalites, also visited the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29
SCRIPTURES NOW PRINTED IN
4So TONGUES.
American Society Reports That Few
Peoples Are Without New Tes-
tament-Bible for Blind
Weighs 100 Pounds.

New York.-In report Of the
American Bible society it Is revealed
that the whole Bible is now printed in
152 languages and dialects, and the
New Testament, or smaller portions,
In more than $50. 1t thus appears
that there are not many races of peo-
pie in the world now that have no
part of the Bible in their own tongue.
One of the most recent translations
is that of the New Testament In Nau-
ru for use on one of the Caroline is
lands. This was printed by native
boys on a mission press and bound in
San Francisco, the funds being a gift
of the American Bible society.
The Bible society is nearly 100 years
old. It's board of managers Is made
up of business men representing the
different church denominations and
the large interests of the society are
carried on under the most approved
methods. The object of the society is
not commercial, but is purely benevo-
lent, and all Bibles are sold at or be-
low cost.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29

who had so long repulsed him, but
who now lifted up his voice with no
apparent purpose other than that of
inviting Tom Satan's companionship.
He even made his way with series
of little purring meows to the rivers
edge, and put out one paw as though
to walk to Jonas. But at the touch
member, shook it vigorously, backed
away and stood for a moment irreso-
lutte. Then, as though seized by sud
den inspiration, he sprang into the
tree from which hung the tantalizing
grapevine, and, with the cautious
tread of a rope-walker, clawed his
way out over the dead bough, stopping
every now and then-as the branch
bent beneath his weight-to give a
reassuring meow.
Apparently Tom Satan considered
the feat of reaching Jonas. via the
ible, and the end desirable, But what
might have been the outcome of these
maneuvers will remain forever uncer-
tain, for midway in his journey the
unexpected happened; the dead limb
snapped, and Tom Satan, clutching at
the nearest sound branch, was left
hanging by his fore paws in mid air.
From this precarious position the fe-
line acrobat recovered himself by dint
of frantic gymnastics, and scrambling
into coign of safety in fork of the
tree branch, proceeded, after the in
consequent manner of his kind, to
make vigorous toilet.
But to Jonas that moment of Tom
Satan's peril was the moment Of his
own restoration. For with the break
ing of the limb long whitney arm
of the grapevine had been loosened
and fell straight into the hands of the
despairing man below.
AS to the nerve-taxing, muscle
straining efforts by which Jonas at
last wrenched himself free from the
grip of the quicksand, and the mingled
rejoicings and lamentations of Elmin-
ia Minerva over her lovers plight,
that is an outline that all lovers of the
heroic and romantic can fill in to suit
themselves.
But this much is matter of his
tory: That the family mansion of
seven rooms was built on a knoll
shaded by Norwegian pines, decorated
with variegated flower beds, and over
looking a half section of 800 fertile
acres, also that it became the peaceful
home of Jonas, Elminta Minerva, and
of Tom Satan. For to his feline pre-
server Jonas, veering to the other ex-
IRENE of feeling, attributed such cour-
ageous and benignant qualities that
the regenerated Tom Satan lived out
his days in the odor Of sanctity, and
after his death was immortalized by
the erection, in his memory, of lofty
granite monument, which still stands
on the knoll under the Norwegian
pines, in the southwest quarter Of
section II, range three, township
three, in the county of Thomas, state
of Kansas.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29
BBLEFOR ANYRACE

In 1916, when the society was or
ganized, there were many homes in
America without the Bible, because of
the expense, and 1t was determined to
issue the Bible in as cheap a form as
possible consistent with good work.
manshlp and material.
There Is now an entire Bible that
sells at II cents, New Testament at
six cents and the Gospels at two cents
The Oxford Company issues a Bible
so small that 1t can be hidden in a
closed hand. In contrast with this Is
the Bible that the society has got out
for the use and benefit OF the blind;
published in 16 volumes, 12hx15hx4h
inches, and weighing 100 pounds.
The Scriptures for the blind are
priced at about one-third of their actu-
al cost and the 16 large volumes can
be had for So. In the go years of the
society's work II has issued more
than S0,000,000 volumes. Last year
the total issue of the society at home
and abroad was 1,910,853.
In addition to maintaining agencies
in the different countries OF the world
for supervision of the translation,
printing and circulation of the Bible,
the society co-operates with all de.
nominations in the foreign field by ma
king grants OF Bibles and OF funds to
help carry on the work. In this coun-
try the Bible society has furnished
the Scriptures in GO languages of the
immigrants and In ten Of those of the
North American Indians.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29

United States. This, Elder Ernest
Buttry remarked, can be proved. be.
cause the coast OF South America,
south OF the isthmus, resembles that
Of Asia Minor barring a few minor
notifications. Now Nephthi the
prophet saw the remains of the lara
dites and wrote about them In his
book. Then the Nephthalites wan
dered north and west, with Nephthi
the prophet still writing his vision.
The manuscript, with other portions
of the book of Mormon, got lost, to be
found many years later by Joseph
Smith OF Royalton, VT.
Now" finished the preacher, you
haven't heard anything that's going
to hurt you, have your" His anxiety
was caused evidently by the attitude
taken toward the reconstructed saints
by the other New England farmers.
A next-door neighbor of Elder But.
try, who was asked II he knew any
thing about the Mormons, replied,
bristling up: mo; l don't want to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29
U. s. LEADS AS COAL PRODUCER.
Sixty Per Cent. Ahead Of Great Brit.
ain In Year 1907.

Washington. - The United States
produced 60 per cent. more coal than
Great Britain In 1907, over 100 per
cent. more than Germany, and, ex-
elusive of Great Britain, more than all
others countries combined.
The geological survey. in report
on the worlds production of coal, es.
Inmates such production at 1900, 1884,.
100 short tones, OF which the United
States furnished almost 40 per cent.
More than 90 per cent. of the total
worlds production is from countries
north of the equator, the countries
south producing less than 100000
tons annually.
During the last 40 years the per-
centage of the worlds total produced
by the United States has increased
from 1882 to 1913, and since 1899
this country has held first place, hav.
ing distanced Great Britain SO far
that that country can no longer be
considered rival.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29

site chosen by the doctor, the latter
has built his house around the tree.
The tree in question is giant elm.
1t is more than 100 years old and Is
landmark in Des Moines. DR.. Field
refused to fell 1t. But he wanted to
be on that lot line If possible. That is
why he left hole through the middle
Of his house, causing more talk among
Des Moines folk In that vicinity than
any residence In the entire city.
To construct the house it was neo-
essary to build a portion of 1t from
scaffolding suspended from the
branches of the old elm. This was
because Mr.. Walker got somewhat
spunky himself and threatened to en-
join DR.. Fields workmen from even
so much as stepping foot on his
lot while they were building the
house. He didn't enjoin them, but he
built high, barbed-wire fence square
lly on the line. This cut the carpen-
tiers off from putting on the weather
boarding on that side. So they worked
for days on the suspended scaffolding.
While they were thus engaged thou
sands of people gathered in front OF
the residence and gossiped about 1t;
also about DR.. Field and his strange
method Of getting even with nom
purchaser of his property.
Walker made another threat. He
said he would cut off every single
branch of the big elm tree that hung
over his land, even down to the
fraction of an inch. But his wife
| talked him out of that because she
said she liked the shade
Neighbors are now whispering that
Walker is planning to erect board
fence 20 feet high on his lot line.
which will completely shut out the
light from that side of the Field
house. Just what Dr. Field will do in
that contingency is a matter Of spec
ulation.
DR.. Fields residence, while it Is OF
the bungalow design, is no cheap af-
fair. The doctor has spared no ex-
pense in fitting it up. He is now liv-
ing in a brick mansion on Forest
avenue in the fashionable district Of
the city. But when the new house is
completed in a fortnight he will move
into it and convert his brick residence
into private sanitarium.
The tree stands in chute running
up through the northeast corner of the
long living room, which faces the
street From the living room, just
south of the tree, window opens into
the shaft which houses the massive
trunk. The window permits the en-
trance of air, but no light.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29
HARRY A. GARFIELD
SON OF MARTYRED PRESIDENT
HEADS WILLIAMS COLLEGE.
Installed as Successor Of Recently De.
ceased Prof. Henry Hopkins
Turned from Law and Poll
tics to Teaching.

Boston.--For the exercises attend
ing the induction into Office of Harry
Augustus Garfield as president of Will
iams college, which took place few
days ago, the pleasant little town of
Williamstown, in western Massachu-
sets, entertained the largest crowd
in its history. Presidents of nearly
four-score universities or colleges and
great number of prominent educa-
tors, clergmen and statesmen, as
well as the alumni generally were
present.
Williams college has become famous
through two great names, Hopkins and
Garfield, in its lit years of activity.
Mark Hopkins, who was president of
the college for SO years, was one of
the most forceful and renowned of
modern educators. James A. Garfield,
the president of the United States,
who was shot by an assassin, was a
graduate of Williams and sent his four
sons to the college. Harry Augustus
Garfield is the oldest son, the others
graduated being James Rudolph Gar
field, the secretary Of the interior;
Irwin Mcdowell Garfield and Abram
Garfield.
Until James A. Garfield became a
candidate for the presidency, Williams,
though well known in New England,
was hardly known nationally. Opened
as school of higher learning in 1871,
1t was for many decades modest in
stitution, obscured among New Eng
land colleges by the fame of Harvard
and Yale, but winning notice from the
educational world by it's graduates and
especially by its life under Mark Hop
kins as president. The attention
brought to it by Garfield's nomination
for president, his election and his
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29

inch the awful sand gained upon him.
II reached his boot tops; he felt the
cold inlet Of sand and water like the
death grip of death. He writhed and
tugged, but to no avail. He shouted,
but no answer came In vain he
peered this way and that; there was
no one to succor. He would die there
-smothered like beast.
Suddenly his despairing gaze de-
tected that which reused him to fresh
effort. Over his head, but far out Of
reach, hung suspended from the
branch of an elm tree the sinewy
arms of giant grapevine. With
trembling haste he pulled off his coat,
and clutching at the end of one sleeve,
cast the garment with all his strength
toward the wine.
1t fell short by at least foot.
Again and again the coat described
a frantic revolution, but without sue
cess.
Desisting, finally, from this vain
maneuver, Jonas put all his force into
a mighty cry for help. One, two,
three times his voice died away unan-
swered, but to the fourth appeal there
came to him, as If in hooking re-
Spouse, a shrill meow; and straight
way there appeared upon the bank,
picking his way daintily, with daunt-
ing tail and mewing in responsive
gasps, well-known ink-black figure.
1t was Tom Satan! The cold drops
stood out on Jonas forehead. Were
his predictions Of the animals malign
influence thus horribly verified? and
had the creature followed him unno-
ticed, that he might be spectator of
his sufferings?
Whatever his past motives, Tom Sa-
tan now seemed bent only upon cul-
tivating an intimacy with the man
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29
Too Busy to Go Counting.

Spokane, Wash.-Fred Il. Kemfer,
who has been surveyor, brewer,
printer and politician during his 20
years stay in Spokane, wants a wife,
He is a widower, and can be reached
at Washington street and Cataldo
avenue, Spokane, where he has a COM
Portable home, with cellar and wood
shed stocked with provisions and fuel
Any respectable woman, not younger
than 25 or over so years, is eligible,
provided she is good housekeeper
and neat and clean. Kemfer has a
snug bank account and is employed by
the traction company in Spokane, but
says he is too busy to search for
helpmeet.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29
REMARKABLE "sPirs HOUSES
Built Around Giant Elm Becauss
Neiuhbor Wouldn't Buy Lot.

Des Moines, Ia.-Dr A. G.. Field, q
prominent Des Moines physician. is
completing the most remarkable spite
house" in the state.
Because his next-door neighbor.
Charles e. Walker, wholesale cigar
dealer, would not. purchase the lot OF
DR.. Field the latter is erecting his
new home as near the lot line on
Walkers side as possible. And be-
cause giant elm tree stands within
few feet of the line and upon the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29

ed ambassador from Germany to the
United States, is now German minister
at Tokyo He has served in the
orient since 1900, when he was ap-
pointed minister from his country to
China, and in 1899 negotiated the par
cells post treaty between the United
States and Germany. For time he
served at the German embassy In this
city and was social fayorite, being
young, handsome and wealthy. The
count married an American. Miss
Maude lie Vinsen Of New York, who
was one Of the bellies of Washington
and whose maternal grandmother was
Mrs. Cornelius Roosevelt.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29
6uRMAH HAS SMALLEST KING.
sawbwa of chen-tung Stands Four
Feet Nine Inches In slippers.

Feet Nine Inches in slippers.
London.-J. Mackenzie has written
from Burmah about q recent expert
ment when travelling through the
Shan states in India. He had the
honor" OF being presented to the
smallest king In the world. He Is the
Sawbwa, or Myo'sa, of Chentung, who
Is four feet nine inches high In his
curly Burmese slippers, and was tho
quintessence Of regal courtesy"
His palace" continues the writer,
was a matched hut on stills, close to
the Salween river. He had several
wives, who manifested great curiosity
when they saw their lord In converse
ton with a white man. His retinue
consisted OF four.and-twenty men
armed with the quaintest collection Of
old guns that ever came out of q curl
osity shop.
"The little brown king held out
small, plump hand for me to shake.
1t was as soft as a woman's. He babe
me welcome with a smile the most
genial l ever saw, and begged me TO
accept cocoanut. / knew that It was
court etiquette to offer a gift In re-
turn, and was embarrassed to think
that, travelling light, as was, I had
nothing worthy of his acceptance.
Suddenly bethought me of cork
screw knife, bearing the name of
well-known brand of bottled beer,
which had been given to me as an ad-
vertisement In Calcutta few months
earlier. This presented to him with
due ceremony, and he accepted 1t with
unfeigned delight"
The knife seemed wonderful arti.
Gle to the brown men, and they
showed great delight when all the
blades, the corkscrew and hoofplck
were opened for their inspection
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29
know nothin'. neither. Do look INA

know nothin'. neither. Do look INA
Mormon"
Others Of the village say that the
little church In Silvermine was only
obtained after struggle. Years ago
the Mormons tried to get the old de-
serted Methodist chapel In the town
OF Wilton. The people there were Ia
ken with sudden religious zeal and
drove the reconstructed saints out
and there was no meeting house for
years. Then some Swedes employed
In mill near Silvermine went on q
strike, departed, and as final touch
of rebellion made over their Swedish
church building TO the Mormons. and
at last the faithful band OF Al OBJ
tanned their little chapel.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-27

every likelihood that she will be starred
in Il Broadway production. She is con-
sdering a number of plays from dram
Artists of repute, and in the event of a
selection being made before she re-
turns east Miss AlbertSon will try out
the piece at the Belasco with herself
in the role in which she will be seen as
a star and with her former associates
of the Belaseo company in the contrib
uting roles.
Peerless" Corinne--this "peerless'
has come to be the Corinne trademark
who win come to Hamburger's Ma
jestic theater in a few weeks as Lola
from Berlin" began her stage career
twenty years ago or more as an infant
prodigy. This was before the day Of
humane agents, and the childish Cor
inne making a beginning as an enter
tainer in hotel parlors soon graduated
to the stage under the able chaperon-
age of her foster mother Mrs. Jennie
Kimball. When l saw her first she
was singing and dancing in the old
Willard hotel, Washington, ID. G. Her
first stage appearance, I believe, was
made as a member of a juvenile Pin
afore" company. Since then she has
gone far in her chosen work, until
today she is one of the best known
musical comedy stars in the country,
though she is still young. Last season
Corinne came to Los Angeles as Mary
i'm "Forty-five Minutes from Broad
way" This year she returns to Ham
burgers Majestic in the biggest mu-
steal comedy success of recent years,