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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-17
THURSDAY. DECEMBER II. 1905
iNvEcT,vE As A WEAPON.

* Accepting as "t' 'o'''"'N
thesis that advanced civilization de-
manded the adjustment in this couh-
try and in some foreign countries OF
the code duello. occasions yet arise
which awaken doubts as to the abs"
lutte. banefulness of the single combat
institution. when conducted under gen
orally accepted rules.
In We Olden Times 1t was universal
~ recognized that hasty and intern
perate speech or publication which I'm.
pugned the integrity or questioned the
honesty OF another. especially when
the person assailed occupied posi-
ton OF public trust. invited a chai'
lenge to mortal combat.
A realization Of this fact exercised
q twc.fold benefit. Knowing that. Il
wrong. he must fight with pistols, the
assailant was cautious. He moved
only after convincing himself beyond
all reasonable doubt that his was
just cause.
On the other hand. the public man
with natural tendency to go wrong
or whose moral scruples were not suf-
ficiently anchored to enable him to
resist the Establishments Of the SELF
seeking tempter. nevertheless was res
trained from yielding to wrong doing BY
reason Of his physical fear Of the pos:
sible consequences of the act.
In those days the hurting Of invec-
tive and the resort to fierce denuncia-
ton were not employed merely as mis-
si,es, the impact Of which settled anal
" the question at issue.
5 When one citizen denounced another
~ har. . wilful traducer Of charac-
Ger or blackmailer. he did SO advis-
ely. He expected to be called to,
pAysicai account In the event that he
jailed to make good his aspersions.
The failure Of the attacked to call
him to account was accepted practical
b % proof Of guilt.
Perhaps the duel was a savage
method Of settling public or personal
questions between two gentlemen. II,
nust be admitted. however. that the
American brand OF duel usually dii
settie matters in dispute between the
eombatants. Whether in accordance
viii the merits Of the opposing arsu
seats is another question.
While these observations are sug-
eested by the controversy now on BE-
tween the editor Of the New York
.WorlS and the President Of the Unit
- States. they. Of course have no ap-
paacatson to this particular case. The
1 pressdent could no, be expected 70
! SAaslenge suybody TO a duel. even II
4 we're lawful Neither might CT
t1seu challenge the Presiden: to NOR
~ combat
furthermore. nobody believes tina;
- President was ever knowingly a
paNy 20 any sort Of dishones; jon
puIled q to the de,eriment o: the in.
ssssses OF The United States govern
H~u4 ar of the American people
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-17
Hampton Bakery
r. J. TRAYLOR. prop.
Queen and Hope Streets.
NORFOLK TALlOW CO.

NORFOLK TALlOW CO.
Buys Hides, Tallow, Grease and
Bones. Best market prices! Dead
animals removed on short notice
free Of charge. C. II. SCHOFIELD
tBetween Hampton and Riverview
on Shell Road). Address, R. r. D., A
Elizabeth City Co.. Va. Bell Phone
S4-L.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-17

Daily Service
FOR NEW YORK;
From Company's Wharf,
Norfolk, foot Of Church
street every week day
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-17
BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR
CHRISTMAS CAKE

Give us a call We will have nice
fresh line OF
FRUIT CAKE.
CITROE CAKE
MARBLE CAKE.
PLAIN POUND CAKE.
Large Cakes of ~. lands and Flavors
Chocolate and Strawberry Jelly
Sponge Rolls.
4 nice variety Of small Mixed
Cakes.
Large Pies, like Mother Makes
all flavors.
A fine and cheap line of Candies.
Fruit Cakes FREE for our Mother
Bread label.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-10-15

Oluf Hansen, Peter Petersen, son
of Chris Petersen of Extra, j. E.
Tvenstrup, Nels Jensen aud Peter
Nelson are at Dallas, South DAKOTA,
registering tor the drawing, leaving
Sunday.
Fred Bonneses, the blacksmith,
bought the c. G. Nielsen eighty acres
west of Hamlin last week, giving
$Sl.25 per acre. He will sell his in
terests here aud go on the farm in
the spring.
Sam johnson late a soldier of
"Uncle Sam" came from Lorah Mon
day and will make his home out east
of town at Isaac Warmers and in the
spring will go onto the johnson farm
near there which he will till.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-10-15
Oakfield and BraytoN

Chris Jensen east of Oakfeld is
quite i'll this week.
Chris Anderson is visiting his
brother at Stuart, Iowa.
Monroe Burns returned Tuesday
from one OF the Dakotas after quite a
long absence.
Horace Bartlett and wife passed
Sunday at the Charles Harris home
near Atlantic.
James Barhan and his brother and
Chris Larsen left Tuesday for South
Dakota to register.
I'll. M. Bartlett was transac,ing
business and calling on Audubon
friends Saturday last.
Ed Elwood is erecting an addition
to the south side of the bank build
ing where Banker Miller resides.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Cousins ell.
tertained their married daughter,
Gertie, who resides in Audubon over
Sunday.
The Misses Lutte Freeman, Muriel
Koob and Ethel Bison visited over
Saturday with Miss Arlene Bartlett
south west of town.
Frank Freeman, D. w. Powers,
wife and daughter Marie left Sunday
for Dallas, South Dakota, TO register
for land, returning Tuesday evening
Ray Chamberlain marketed the
first load Of new corr Tuesday ever
hauled to the new elevator. 1t was
good sound corr and matured so there
was no danger whatever of its heat
ing if cribbed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-10-15
Charley Bison was an over Mon
day night visitor in Atlantic.

Charley Bison was an over Mon
day night visitor in Atlantic.
Miss Bloom of Atlantic spent Sun
day with her mother in Brayton.
Art Cannon left Monday evening
for Orient, Iowa, to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ripple of Audubon
visited last week at the Smith and
Sheakley homes near Brayton.
Mrs. and Miss Ord way entertained
Mr.. j. w. Carver of Hot Springs,
Nebraska, the a4t of last week.
The Misses Puma Freeman and
Marie Powers were visiting and
shopping in Atlantic Thursday last.
Agent Mark has commenced the
erection of a residence up on Prospect
Hill and Main streets 26x26 feet and
OF height to correspond.
Mrs. j. o. Cotton aud daughter
!" aiY VI SouHcll bItil5 visited
short time with her relatives near
Brayton before moving to their new
home at Kearney, Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Jorgensea AMI
daughter who have been residing on
ops OF the Simpson farms, started
Monday on an ali winters visit il
Denmark with relatives reaiding
near Copenhagen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-10-15
Would nortgage The Farm

A farmer on Rura! Route .. Empire,
Ca, w. A Floyd by name, say 5:
" Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured the
two worst sores | ever saw: one Oh
my hand and one on my leg. 1t is
worth more than It's weight in gold
| would not be without il if had to
mortgage the farm TO get it," Only
. c, at Doftingls drug slore.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-10-15
f1anlin

Dick Powers OF Brayton is lathing
the Richardson residence
Thomas Bruhn's family are quar-
antined for a mild case of scarlet
fever.
Mrs. William Olsen's father, Mr..
Jacobsen, returned to Shelby, Iowa,
Monday.
James Bradley visited from Satur-
day until Monday with his relatives
in Extra.
Henry johnson and wife of east of
Elk Horn were Sunday visitors at
Carstensen's.
Matt johnson made up and shipped
out car of hogs from this station
the last of last week.
Sam Atkinson is building 81 new
fence on his little farm on the north
boundary of this town.
Mr. George b. Gill is on the sick
list this week with badly sprained
back and severe cold.
Joe Ross Of Audubon purchased
lumber for barn to be erected on
his farm west of Hamlin.
Soren Sandbeck is in charge of the
pool hall and barber shop during the
absence OF the proprietor.
Peter Nelson received car of coal
the past week and shipped out car
OF barley and one of oats.
Mrs. Shelley of this township was
an Extra business caller Monday and
visiting at the Lancelot home.
Peter Nissen intended to go to
South Dakota Tuesday 10 see the
country and witness the drawing
Peter Petersen OF near Extra is
learning the butter making trade
here under the tutelage of Mr.. Jensen
the manager.
Messrs. Lewis and George Spirlup
left Tuesday for the Modern Mecca.
Dallas, South Dakota, To register for
the drawing.
Mrs. III. j. johnson and sister, Miss
Carrie Terkelsen visited this week
with relatives near Kimballton,
leaving Sunday.
Peter j. Juel and wife attended the
marriage of his sister, Miss Mary
Juel to Mr.. George Lykde out near
Kimballton on Tuesday.
The ladies of the Danish church
here visited at the home of their pas
tor, Rev. Jensen in Extra, Wednesday
of this week ere the Rev. and family
move away.
The B,ue Grass creamery received
consignment of butter tubs Mon
day. This creamery is now averag-
ing about eighty tubs of excellent
butter per week.
Messrs. Hans Christensen, II.
Hansen, o. n Oiesen and Hans Nor.
Jensen and wives attended the
Lykke Juel wedding at Peter
Lykke's Tuesday.
The meeting at the Presby terrain
church near Old Hamin closed this
Wednesday. The attendance has
been fair and let us hope much good
has been accomplished.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fredericksen of
Tyler, Minnesota, arrived here Sat
urday on visit with his brother-in-
law and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Christensen AID with other relatives
in the country.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-10-15

Mrs. Hans Bengaard is reported
quite i'll this week.
Mrs. Chris Jessen is improving
from an attack of lung fever.
Born one day last week to Mr.. aud
Mrs. Bernie Hardman, boy.
Agent Mark has set up neat desk
in his office where every thing is kept
neat as a pin.
Miss Emma Larsen visited rela-
tives and friends he past week out
at Elk Horn.
McGovern & Company shipped
three loads of hogs from this station
the past week.
Miss Lola PARROT is at home this
week looking after the work during
sickness in the family.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Mitt PARROT are the
happy parents of a bouncing big boy
born to them last Sunday.
Revival meeting is now going Oh
in the church, a Danish Baptist
minister conducting the services.
Hans Hansen, L.. p. Rasmussen and
Percy Halleck are among the many
who are gone in pursuit of farm.
FOR SALE:-A Mum Der One horse
colt months old: Gail on me lust
east of Oak field.
el5 JOHN DETTMERs.
The cement sidewalk has been eX-
tended along the south front of the
Jensen store and the crossing TO the
postotfice finished. Only one block
now to the depot. Keep il going.
Miss Mamie Essington ard Miss
Opal Cannon are among the aspirants
for landed property and are enrolled
in the O'Neil list. They are now
visiting the formers brother in Ne
braska.
Mr.. and Mrs Hoguessep of Jack.
sonville visited Tuesday with thei,
daughter, Mrs. George Hoegh west
of town, going to Audubon on the
evening train to visit another rela-
tive. They were accompanied by his
sister, Mrs. Olsen of Davenport and
Mrs. Soren.on of Harlan.
If you can't be suited or fitted in
your own town, come to u.s. We can
please yon and fl you in suits and
overcoats. We carry the largest
stock in Atlantic at the lowest prices.
o222 CHAs BLOCK Il Son.
Miss Alma Liegan was greatly sur
prised last Friday evening when
some twenty of her schoolmates came
treopipg in to her home, the cause OF
the gathering being that young lady's
fourteenth birthday anniversary
The evening was passed in games etc,
and the little miss was made the re.
cipient of "a nice ring as memento OF
the occasion.
John Hansen and Charley Sykes
were driving horse to buggy
when on going down Hill the ani-
NAL commenced running and kicking
getting one foot fastened in the We
hicle upsetting it and throwing both
men out but not ipjuring them ,e
any extent. The buggy and harnes:
were badly damaged and will cost 8
nice little wad of money to make
psssable repairs.
Paint! Paint! Paint!
Just little more Cararra paint on
hand and must go regardless oi
price in the next thirty days. Gail
in to see me. NELs SoRENsEN,
Mgr. Green Bay Lumber Yard.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-10-15

Eighties and one hundred and
go acre farms for sale at bargain
prices. For further information
write or call on
FRANK BISSELL,
Dexter, Ia
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-10-15
Paint! Paint! Paint!

Just a little more Cararra paint on
hand and must go regardless OF
price in the next thirty days. Call
in TO see me. NELs SoRENSEN,
Mgr. Green Bay Lumber Yard
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-28
Drouth Shortens Milk Supply.

The most important thing in the milk
situation recently is the long continued
drouth, still unbroken at the time The
New England Homestead goes to press,
although slightly relieved here and
there by scattered showers. Dry wealth
or has been pronounced for number OF
weeks and this is true throughout near
ly all of New England, according to
testimony from various sources coming
to The Homestead. Fortunately for
farmers, grass developed early and well,
and good crop of hay has been secur-
ed; although even here there are some
notable exceptions, with poor yields re-
ported. But all of that is prior to the
present serious drouth period, which
has been intensifying throughout the
fortnight.
Pastures have failed rapidly, grass is
short, many fields are bare and brown,
all of this contributing to falling OF in
the flow of milk in dairy herds. The
supply at Boston has been decreasing
steadily the past few days, and this
week is really quite small, according to
all reports. Some of the dealers 60 80
far as to speak of it as threatened milk
famine.
Meanwhile, there is little encourage
ment for farmers to feed western corn,
with prices so very high as at present.
Corn is selling in the west at the top
figures in years and this is reflected here
in New England distributing centers.
The shortage in the milk supply is also
marked in western Massachusetts,, and
milk is shipped in from sections as dis
tant as Vermont. Beginning July l, the
wholesale price of milk at Holyoke ad-
vanced / to l-2 cents per quart and
supplies continue small. At Springfield
the general condition is one of firmness
in the market.-New England Home
stead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-28
Fumigating with Sulphur.

Sulphur is an excellent fumigator, put
there should be precautions against hre,
that being the main reason why II Is
not used more literally to rid houses OF
the pests which destroy chicks and
fowls. Use a material that will not
communicate any heat to the building
and place the sulphur upon this. A few
bricks should be placed on the hoor,
and then a good plan is to heat piece
of sheet iron red hot and sprinkle the
sulphur upon this after it has been plac-
ed in the center of the poultry house.
To insure success every portion OF the
house must be shut tight and close, all
cracks having been filled and the house
rendered as nearly air-tight as possible.
Apply the match to the sulphur and
quickly retire, and see that the door Is
shut tight and kept so for at least two
hours. The greater the volume OF sui
phur gas the better. All pans of water
or moist materials of any kind should
be removed for they will quickly absorb
the sulphur fumes Sulphur gas or sui
phur dioxide, as it is called, is very
heavy gas and settles to the lowest spots
as soon as it becomes cold, thus pene-
trating every rsthOle in the ground and
every crevice where the lice would be
likely to congregate. 1t will destroy
every living thing with which 1t comes
in contact, as well as all germs of dis
ease. 1t must be remembered that
single little air hole will render the
efforts useless. The gas must be allow
ed to become thick and settle to effect
it's purpose.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-28
Napoleon at Dinner.

Napoleon was no epicure. he usual.
" drank nothing but diluted chamber
tin and was no judge OF wine. lie
liked plain dinners-boiled or roast
chicken. mutton chops. grilled neck OF
mutton. haricot beans or lentils. His
table manners were not very refined
He would use his finger In lieu Of fork
or spoon and would dip his bread In
the sauce. the dish being then passed
around to guests. who had to dispense
with squeamishness. The bread had to
be particularly good. He ate fast, quit.
ting the table in twelve minutes and
leaving Josephine and the company to
take their time. When he dined alone
be commonly took only eight or ten
minutes. Indigestion was the natural
consequence of this speed. and he had
sometimes to stretch himself at full
length on the carpet till the pain abat-
ed. He detested physic and professed
to disbelIeve In it. subject of playful
discussion with his doctors Constant
never knew him TO be obliged to keep
his bed whole day. He was very sen.
sitive to cold and had fires and warm
beds all the year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-28
Whsn One Spends Money.

One would think that money would
be saved in prosperous times when
there Is plenty Of It about But no; that
Is not the time when 1t Is saved. II Is
then that 1t is spent. Everybody spends
it-governments, railroads, corporations.
capitalists, housekeepers. house build
ers, collectors. People expand their
wants In such times and satisfy some
Of them. and then Is when II Is most OF
all impossible to live on anything
year. But after all the money has been
spent few times over and has come
10 be scarce and borrowing has come 20
be a serious matter and folks have
much less to spend and no expectations
then everybody groans and begins to
save, not only trying desperately to
squeeze back inside Of the bounds OF
income, but to pay back what was
spent In expectation Of time when
saving would have become convenient.
To most of us that time never comes.
And yet there are things for which we
spend more than we can afford. that
really do justify our expenditures. so
that after the money has been spent
and we are pinched for the lack OF 1t
we would still rather have what 1t
bought than have the money back
Appleton's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-28
Poultry Work at the Maine Station.

The Maine Agricultural Experiment
Station is now mailing bulletin No. 10,
entitled, "Poultry Work at the Maine
Station" The poultry Investigations
since 1897 were up to January l, 1908,
under the management of the late
Professor Gilbert l.. Gowell. The OBJ
ject of this bulletin is to summarize the
work that was accomplished under
Professor Gowell and to briefly outline
the work which is now in progress and
the work as it is planned for the future.
The work of the experiment station with
poultry has been and will be along two
lines-poultry management and poultry
breeding.
In the plans for future work the
poultry management investigation will
have the same general character as in
the past. From year to year definite,
practical experiments on topics in poul-
try management will be tried with large
hOcks of hens.
The work in poultry breeding will be
followed along two general lines. The
past experience of the station demon
strates that the individual performance
of hen in respect to egg production is
not necessarily an adequate indication OF
her desirability as a breeder in attempt
ing TO found strain of high laying
hens. 1t is the purpose to test the
transmitting power of Individual hens
and cockerels with regard to character
in egg production, just as in wheat
breeding work the centgener power OF
an individual head of wheat is tested.
The experiment will have a very CON
siderable scientific interest because it is
the FIRST attempt on large scale to ap-
ply to practical animal breeding those
principles which are proving OF such
wonderful value in plant breeding.
Also an experiment will be tried where,
by a combination of hybridization and
selection it may be possible to produce
a strain of fowls of superior quality Tor
table use.
While the poultry work of the ex.
perimest station will be concentrated
on practical problems which every poul-
tryman wants light upon, the treatment
of these problems will be broad and
thoroughly scientific. The problems OF
breeding are exceedingly complicated
OuCo. &NV hoAhO"aI W.
ceived or carelessly executed expert
ments will ever give any results of any
permanent practical value in this field.
The underlying fundamental laws of
heredjty must be investigated before the
experiment station or anyone else can
tell the practical breeder how to proceed
to get what be wants and be certain oi
it. The aim of the station as in the
past in it's breeding work will not be
simply to produce an improved strain OF
hens. 1t is not part of its function to
enter into the commercial poultry bust
ness. The function of the experiment
station is to experiment and by expert
mentation to learn, iu so far as may be
facts and principles which help to ad
vance the theory and practice of agri
culture.
The bulletin (157) will be sent free tt
any one in Maine on application to ID
rector Chas. ID. Woods, Orono, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-28

tie and hair. she tripped down TO the
parlor
But only the new boarder. he Of the
fine gray eyes. was there to greet her,
and he certainly stood at attention as
II waiting for her.
She held the card In her hand and
looked about inquiringly.
"Jane-lIttle Jane Williams-don't
you know meT demanded the new
boarder
Then suddenly something new and
strange pulled at James heartstrings
and at memories long dead. Something
new and wonderful bounded through
her veins.
"Willie-little Willie," she almost
sobbed. "Oh. II you'd tied the flowers
with pink tarlatan | would have re-
memberedi"
1t took him SO long to tell her all
about it-of his wandering with his &C.
centric old grandfather from mining
camp to mining camp, from Mexico to
Peru and Chile. Of fortune made and
lost and found again and Of how the
grandfather growing more and more
bitter against the recreant husband OF
his only daughter, had insisted that the
grandson have his name changed by
the law from that Of his fathers fam
lily to his mothers.
Then followed the story of how he
had gone back to the old town directly
his grandfather had departed on the
last long journey; how no one seemed
TO know where she had gone. and how
he had finally traced her to Mrs. DE
Lancey's and had come there unsn-
nounced to make sure that he would be
welcome-that she had not changed
and had not found some one else.
"Oh. Wiliew she sighed contentedly
from a comfortable resting place on
his shoulder Just as II there had
ever been any one else since | lit the
birthday candles"
They had pre-empted the tawdry
cozy corner and by that time Mrs. De
Lancey had come back from church,
donned her pink silk negligee and was
staring at them accusingly from the
center of the ugly red and green parlor
But when you have fine gray eyes
you generally have the courage to an
nounce your intentions, and Frederick
William Grey did 1t so effectively that
Mrs. De Lancey wiped her tears on the
flowing sleeve Of her pink negligee and
shook hands with them both: then.
turning her back on the coy corner.
for once put to its Legitimate use. she
departed, murmuring: well. you new
er can tell what sort Of girl will land
a man. And her hair SO plain and her
face so pale tool"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-07-28
Forage Crops Hard Hit.

Large sections of the East are seri-
ously suffering for rain at this writing,
June 80. Maine and most Of New Eng
land is hard hit and crops, particularly
grass, have received an unmistakable
blow from which there can be no re-
covery to realize a normal hay crop
Not only is this so but the unprecedented
ly severe floods in a half dozen states
which comprise the major part OF the
corn belt must decrease the corn crop
to a considerable extent. There is no
escaping the conclusion that stock feed
will be at premium the coming winter
and Maine and New England stock
owners should face the fact at once and
strive to provide supplementary fodder
crops while something may yet be done
in this direction. Hungarian and ruta-
bagas will still make growth to sup
ply considerable part of the shortage
il gotten in at once and pushed with
quick acting fertilizer on well prepared
soil.-Maine Farmer.