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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17
Here And There

Frew Hays invested in a fine Duroc
male pig.
Edythe Rucker departed Saturday
for Anita,
James Eagen sold hogs on Ham lin
market, Monday.
Orrin Eddy sold eight head of fine
steers to Harm Rice.
Albert Johnson is marketing his big
crop of timothy seed ct Hamlin.
Maurice Armstrong and wife passed
few days with her folks at Panora.
Oh, who is he that can turn his back
On the first snow fall and the rabbit
track?
Clair Harvey departed Monday for
Lake City after a pleasant visit with
friends here.
c. w. Adair has moved hack onto
the old homestead to make it his per-
manent home.
Kness we're callers at the Royal Petty
nome, MOuudy'
William Owens corn Smelling force
was busy at work on the Dick Owen
farm, Monday.
Frank Duvall is accommodating corn
sufficient to .fatten his two hundred
head of steers.
Marshall McNutt left Monday for
Omaha to spend a day or two at the
corn exposition.
George McNary, the Rawleigh medi.
cine man. was supplying Greeleyites
with medicine Monday.
Oh, such unreasonable
Oh, such unreasonable
weather!
A vital part of Charles Higgins
corn shelter gave way and put him on,
of action until the arrival of repairs.
The crowd was so large at the Ham
lin literary. on Friday evening, as To
overtax the capacity OF school house
A very amusing incident occurred
at the Hamin literary Friday night
During a lull in the debate when the
floor was unoccupied small cat came
trotting forward out of the audience,
paused where the speaker stood, made
a graceful move oa two then gave a
volunteer exercise that was admitted
by all to be the star performance Of
the evening.
There seems to be ample evidence
to Justify the assertion that he who
continually reads The Appea to Rea.
son is impairing his citizenship and
slowly poisoning his intellect until he
reaches that disgusting state OF minc
wherein he is ever minimizing the vir
tues and magnifying the failings ofou,
government.
THE CHANGEFUL WEATHER
First a cuff from the north,
Then a kiss from the south,
Then a snariing eastern wind
Puts US down 10 the mouth:
Then up from the west
The soft zephyss spring
And sweet IS our rest
AS we list to them sing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-17

A. L.. BROOKS, Nj. ID,
DHYSICIAN ANDSURGRON Once third
door south OF Russell's store, Audubon,
| wa.
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a .
tina. :. s.. IT On lure he npTs lie
was at liir:y To terminate the engage
ment without notice"
"What did he say" stammered 81
ward.
81 was Informed that he held me
strictly and precisely to my promise;
that he would never release ME yolln.
tarily, though ! was. Of course, at I'D
erty to do what chose. My poor
friend, he cares no more for love than
do L! happen to be the one woman
I'm New York whom he considers abso-
Iutely suitable for him-by race. by
breeding, by virtue of appearance and
presence eminently fitted to complete
the material portion Of his fortune and
estate"
Her voice had hardened as she spoke.
Now it rang little at the end. and she
laughed unpleasantly.
ut appears that | was a little trler
to myself than you gave me credit Tor
"a little truer to you. little less
treacherous, less shameless, than you
must have thought me. But / have
gone to my limit of decency. and were
l ten times more i'm love with you than
l am could not put away the posi-
ton and power offered ne. but | will
not lie for II nor betray for It."
She dropped one arm Gil the back OF
his chair and rested her chin an II
staring at space across his shoulders.
THAT'S how ii had to he. ycu see
when | found that cared for you
There was nothing to do but Ia tel
him. He trusts me enough to marry
me. He will lie safe enough rs far as
my personal conduct Is concerned. she
added naively. 1T seems that ! al,
capable Of love. but am Incapable or
its degradation"
Siward, leaning heavily forward over
his desk, rested his head in both hands,
and she stopped from her perch On the
arm of the chair. pressing her hot
cheeks against his hands--a moment
only; then, slipping to her feet, she
curled up in Il great armchair by the
fire, head tipped back, blue gaze con-
centrated on him.
'The thing for you to do" she said,
sis to ambush me some night and
throw me into hanson and drive US
both to the parsons. I'd hate you for
It as much as I'd love you, but Id
make you an interesting wife,"
ST may do that yet" he said, lifting
his head from his hands.
you've year to do 1t in" she OBJ
served. by the way, you're to take me
in to dinner, as you did the first night.
Do you remember? asked Grace Fer
rail- then. 1 asked her again today.
Heigho! 1t was years ago, wasn't 1t,
that drove up to the station and saw
a very attractive and perplexed young
man looking anxlously about for some.
body to take him to Shotover? Ahem!
The notorious Mr. Siward! Dear,
didn't mean, to hurt you! You know
1t, silly! Mayn't l have my little joke
about your bsdness-your redoubtable
badness Of rxputatlon? Therel You
had just bette. smile. How dare you
brighten me byAnaking me think ! had
hurt you? Besides, you are probably
unrepentant." ~
! She watched b closely for mo-
hent or two. tn kAre you uDrepent.
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SylUia Lands tCGS Ell. preserfe near.
arriting at desk he turned around
| In the corner. In his chair. Syl.
via Lands was writing at desk In
| the corner, and she looked up, nOdding
| the little greeting that she always re-
served for him even after five minutes
separation.
I'm writing checks" she said. 81
suppose you're writing to your moth
| err"
"Why do yon think SOP he asked
curiously.
"You write to her every day, don't
you?"
"Yes," he said. "But how do you
know"
She looked at him with unblushing
deliberation. You wrote every day.
| II 1t was to woman, l wanted 10
know. And told Grace Ferrall that
It worried me. And then Grace told
me. Is there any other confession or
my own pettiness that | can make to
your
"Did you really care to whom l was
writing?" he asked slowly.
Scare? lit worried me. Was II
not a pitifully common impulse? Sis
tiers under our skim you know-l and
the maid who dresses me- She would
have snooped; | didn't; that's the only
generic difference. | wanted to know
just the same. But that was before
Before what"
Before I-please don't ask me to
say 1t. did once when you asked
me-
Before you cared for me-is that
what you mean"
Eyes. You are so cruelty literal when
you wish to punish me. You are inter
rupting me too. / owe that wretched
Kemp Ferall lot Of money, and I'm
trying to find out how much seven and
nine are to close accounts with Ma
rion Page"
Siward turned and continued his
writing. And when the little sheaf OF
checks was ready he counted them,
laid them aside and, drawing fat
paekekof fresh bank notes from his
portfolio counted out the tips expect
ed of him below stairs. These arrang-
ed for, he Strengthened up and glanced
over his shoulder at Sylvia, but she
was apparently absorbed In counting
something on the ends Of her fingers,
so he turned smilingly to his desk and
wrote long letter to his mother-the
same tender, affectionately boSish let
ter he had always written her, fun OF
condolences, full Of humor, gaylySantic-
ipating his own return tn-h-- OIL the
heels Of rthss be 90 " der fro.
'saousss esned t ssss'aau, ' OF salet,
f. s e. = ss 1sst ss ss "a. q
e ts ssas,1ea 70
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the unconscious self confidence, all
will smolder and die out In me. Shall
we take a farewell plunge and dress?
You know we say goodby tomorrow"
'Where do you go from hereT
~To Lenox. The Claymores have
asked us for a week. After that Hot
Springs for another two weeks or 30.
After that to Oyster Bay. Mr. Quar-
rier opens his house on Sedge point"
she added demurely, "but don't think
he expects to invite you to The Sedges."
"How long do you stay there?" ask
ed Siward irritably. !.
until we 60 to town in December"
"What will you find to do all that
time in oyster Bay?" he asked, more
irritably.
"What a premature question! The
Yacht IS there. Besides, there's the
usual neighborhood hunting, with the
usual packs and inevitable set, the
usual steeple chasing, the usual ex-
change of social amenities, the usual
driving and riding, the usual, my poor
friend, the usual, In all its uncompr0-
missing certainty. And what are you
to do?"
"Tm going to town."
"And then?"
81 don't know"
ooh, but haven't you been asked
somewhere? You have, Of course"
eyes, and have declined"
"Matters Of business" she inferred.
"Too bad"
ooh, no."
'Then," she concluded, laughing,
"you don't care to tell me where you
are going"
mo-" he said thoughtfully; u don't
care to tell you"
She laughed again carelessly ano'
placing one hand on the tiled pave
ment. sprang lightly to her feet.
"a last plunge?' she asked as ne
rose at her side.
Eyes, one last plunge together. Deep!
Are you ready?"
She raised her white arms above her
head, finger tips joined, poised an In
slant on the brink, swaying forward;
| then. at his brief word, they flashed
| downward together, cutting the crys-
| talline sea water, shooting like great
| Gsb over the glass tiled bed, shoulder
! TO shoulder under the water, and, OPEN
ing their eyes. they turned toward one
| another with swift outstretch OF
| bands, an uncomfortable touch of lips,
the very shadow Of contact; then
I cleaying upward. rising to the SURFACE
| TO lie breathessly floating, arms ex-
tended and the sun fltering down
| through the ground glass roof above.
4 1--WE are perfectly crazy she
| breathed. "T'm quite mad; see that
On land It's bad enough for us to mis-
behave But submarine sentiment!
Well be growing scales and tails pres
emily. Shall we dress? Even with a
maid and the electric air blast 1t VIII
| take time to dry my hair and dress 1t.
| When he came out OF his dressing
| room she was apparently still in the
| hands of the maid. so he sauntered
| through the house as far as the IL
brary and, drawing a check book from
| one pocket. fished out memorandum
| book from another and began to cast
| I'D totals with view to learning some
thing about the various debts contract
ed at Shotover.
He seemed to owe everybody. For
tune had smitten him hip and thigh.
and, q tri6e concerned, he began COW
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er1nS q pau Wild
figures until he
knew where he
stood. Then he
drew a consider
able check to
Major Belweth-
er's order. anoth.
err to Alderdene.
Others followed
to other people
or va + J o u S
amounts, and he
was very busily
at work when.
aware Of anoth-
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fro BE CONTINUED
Trimmings.

The other day at golf club In Scot
land a minister of the kirk was re-
proved by an elder in his chnrcn lor
using high flown words respecting
Rad stroke he had made, and the lniAr
ister replied;
"Weel, David, was nae sfe inieu
swearing as merely embellishlng my
feelings"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-06-05

from his mothers letters 1t was quite
evident that she knew a good deal con-
corning the very unconventional af.
fairs of Sylvia's family.
OF his swift and somewhat equiv0-
cal courtship he had had nothing to
say in bis letters. In fact recently he
had nothing to say about Sylvia at all,
reserving that vital confidence for the
clear sympathy and understanding
which he looked forward to when he
should see her and which. through
dark days and bitter aftermaths,
through struggle and defeat by his
master vice. had never failed him yet,
never faltered for an instant.
So lie brought his letter to close
with q tender and uneasy inquiry
concerning her health. which. she had
intimated, was not exactly satisfacto-
ry, and for that reason she had OPEN
ed the house In town in order to be
near DR.. Grlsby. their family doctor.
Sealing and directing the letter, he
looked up to see Sylvia standing ut his
elbow. She dropped light hand on
his shoulder for second. barely
touching him-a fugitive caress. deli
cate as the smile lowering Oh her lips,
| as the shy tenderness In her eyes.
"MOre letters to your sweetheart
she asked, abandoning her hand to
| him.
zone more. the last before see her.
| wish you could see her, Sylvia
81 wish so, too" she answered sim
ply, seating herself on the arm Of bis
chair as though 1t were a sidesaddle.
"Would she care for me, do you
think? z" asked the girl in a low voice.
81 think so, for your real self"
81 know. She could only feel con-
tempt for me as am"
"She is old fashioned" he said rev.
erently.
"That means all that Is best In wO-
man-the old fashion of truth and
faith. the old fashion Of honor and
faith in honor, the old, old fashion Of
love. All that is best, Stephen; all that
is worth the love Of man. Some day
somebody will revive those fashions"
Twill your"
Dear, they would not become me"
she said. the tenderness in her eyes
deepening little. and she touched his
head tightly In humorous caress.
"What shall We do with the waning
daylight?" she asked. ut is my last
day with you. | told Howard 1t was
my last day with you and | did not
care to be disturbed"
"You probably didn't say 1t that
way" he commented, amused.
81 did"
"How much of that sort of thing Is
he prepared to standY' asked Siward
curiouSly.
allow much? I don't know. don't
believe he cares. 1t Is my uncle, Ma
jor Belwether, who is making things
unpleasant for me. had to tell How
ard, you know"
"Whatw exclaimed Siward incredu-
lousy.
Certainly. Do you think my con-
duct has passed without protestT'
| "You told Quarrierv' he repeated.
"Did you imagine could do other
wiser" she asked coolly. 81 have that
| much decency left. Certainly told
] him. Do you suppose that after what
we did, what admitted to you, that
| I could meet him as usual? Do you
| think ! am afraid of him.
81 thought Ynn wrr" ',f"'''
| him " MT.
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Who will be the next Governor
Of Virginia.!
Who will be the next President
of the United States?
What is Congress doing!
What efforts are bling made to
regulate and control the great
c,rpnralions!
What are he happenings every
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Ale you keeping thoroughly posted?
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per-one that knows no master except
the people---whose news and editorial
columns reflect the sentiments OF the PEG
ole and their interest only, without rear
or favor, and one that is free from tGe
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Such a paper is the RICHMOND
EVENING JOURNAL.
This Is the year that you need he
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penings, and YOU will want te see these
happenings recorded honestly and fairly
This year particularly you want honest
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"About whatT'
"About your general wickednessS
about"-she hesitated-"about that gill;
for example"
"What girlY, he asked coldly.
"That reminds me that you nave
told me absolutely nothing about her.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-10
UNIQUE QUAY MEMORIAL.
Senator's Widow Will Build House
After FIans He Originated.

A unique monument to the memory
Of the late United States Senator M. s.
Quay has been designed at Pittsburg
A house to cost 100000 will be erected
on Sewickley Heights, THE fashionable
Pittsbtirg suburb. by the widow and
daughters Of he late politician.
Senator Quay had long planned such
a dwelling and had conferred with
Hall Caine, the novelist, his warm
friend. as to the name. Game haa
decided on "Ballamona." and this will
be the name Of the house. for which
Mrs. Quay ard her daughters recently
had the plans drawn.
About six years ago, while the sen
ator and his wife we're travelling in
Italy, they met Caine, aid the three
discussed at length the house which
Quay intended to build when he re-
tired from public life. The library
was planned roughly by Game for Mr.
Quay. and these plans will be followed
An italian architect has started for
America to design the library.
The exterior of the house will be
modelled after an old English castle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-10
PROPHETS WITHOUT HONOR.
/L,,ros.+ (,it,, Sun, NIT \

A pair Of PROSECUTING Mormon mis-
sionaries hit the town last week and
tried to int1ict their polygamous doc
trines on suffering public, far more
urgently in need of electric fans and
cooling breezes than religion. There
are always a few weak minded suck
ers to be caught by every freak of
ecclesiastical graft that hobs up, how
ever and the spiritual spellbinder is
almost certain of fair run. of con-
verts during a season if his bait IS
attractive enough. More than one
wife is not much inducement, tho, To
a man who is just about able to keep
himelf in smoking tobacco without
holding out on the landlord, and this
Solomonized sect can never expect To
do a profitable business until they ada
a. few new articles to their creed show
ing how two or more souls With but
single thought and salary can hold the
butcher and baker at bay Whlla
sprouting wings for their trip to the
promised land. We are often told that
the latter day Morrnons neither prac-
tice nor encourage polygany and they
are not likely to do so again if they
forty miles north of our native town,
on the Mississippi lies the village OF
Nauvo.o The snake Of polygamy first
lifted its head here but was promptly
squelched so far as that place was con-
cerned by the indignant residents. we
used to own piece of the old cistern
platform on which Joseph Smith was
filled with buckshot in those early days
of the faith and shortly prior to the
removal of the tribe to Salt Lake CITY,
and we may be wrong, but 1t mas al
ways seemed to us that possibly
even probably--the reason that plank
of polygamy has been omitted from
the avowed platform of the Mormon
church may be traced back to that 1T
tie squad of farmers who employed the
explicit logic of the scatter gun on that
memorable night to persuade them OF
the error of their ways.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-10

difference between a. newspaper en-
terprise and the clothing business.
Journals under such control invari-
ably call themselves independent"
that they may have liberty to curry
favor with both parties. to skulk be-
tween the lines and avoid sacrifice for
the sake Of principle.
Partisanship is not inconsistent
with independence. Otherwise all
citizens who confess themselves mem
bers of any political party might just
ly be accused Of lack of independence
The newspaper most serviceable to
the party must have proper measure
of independence that it may have
proper standing in the confidence OF
its readers. 1t should state candidly
the reasons which constrain it to pre-
fer one party to another since the
choice under our form of government
lies between parties. Having done
this. 1t should regard it not only
privilege but duty to set forth the
minor particulars, if any, in which 1t
desires a change in the party's course
The sin lies not in criticism of par
ties. but in failure to choose among
them and to set forth the reasons for
this choice. Newspapers guilty of
this evasion use the term "indepen-
dent to describe their politics. There
fore by the designation Independent
the profession has come to understand
journal published by a mere mer-
cenary who has no ideals or convic-
tons and should be in the clothing
instead of the newspaper business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-10
VINO WRECKED THE MILF

The financial embarrassment of the
Greatest milling concern in the world
1.-The makers of Pillsbury's Best flour
and supposedly tine milling company
which was able to make flour so cheap
/ is to drive all small mills to the wall,
Ils an event of all absorbing interest
IN the business world 1t is unfortun-
ate that no explanation of the cause
| of the trouble other than the general
charge of bad management is given.
Some are quick to conclude that adj
vertising did it, owing to the full page
idisplays OF "Pillsbury's Best" in the
Expensive magazines. And it is true
that among professional advertising
agencies the advertising done by this
milling company has long been consid-
cred the poorest planned and most I'M
systematic, unsci,sntific campaigns that
have ever been attempted but it is
hardly likely that 100000 spent in a
Icareless way for publicity could have
wrecked a concern doing s22,O00,000
OF business per annum. Rather should
the publicity, badly managed as 1t
might have been, be credited with
somethfng for such an enormous vol
Esime OF sales.
/ A glance at the financial statement
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-10
TREES AS A FARM CROP.
Many Tracts Whose Best Use Would
Be Growing of Forest Trees.

Be Growing of Forest Trees.
In every state Of the Union, says
forest service bulletin, there are many
tracts of so called agricultural lane
which, owing to their hilly character
poor soil or numerous powders. art
not suitable for farming. The owner
Of such tracts are often at loss L
know what to do with them. WltE
out question the best use to wlllc
land Of this kind can be put Is I
plant it with trees One of the funds
mental principles Of forest economic
is that soil which is not good enoug,
to make the growing of cereal crop
profitable should be devoted to TIL
production Of wood crops. This does
not mean that trees grow better or
poor soil than on fertile soil. The,
will, Of course. grow better on fertile
soil But in proportion to the monei
invested better returns are secured
from trees planted on the less valna
bic land.
Most Of the cone bearing trees and
many hard woods as well will thrive
In soil Of medium fertility. All trees,
however, doino; thrive on poor. sandy
ridges or on hlllsides where the soil
is thin. Black walnut, hardy catalpa
and white oak for their best develop
ment require al, deep, fertile soil, well
watered and well drained, and 1t is
not advisable to plant them where
these requirements are not met.
An Ohio farmer is solving the prob
lem Of what to do with the WORKOUT
farm. He OWNS an old homestead OF
sixty acres. which he is DESTROYS OF
keeping in the family He does not
live on the place. however. and farm.
ing has been II losing proposition. BE
has therefore decided to plant the en-
tire tract With trees. He has already
planted $4,000 Norway spruces, Sc
three and onc-half feet apart eac!!
way, on an urea of about eleven acres
These trees will be cut as they becom,
large enough for Christmas trees.
Chestnut seedlings will be planted
in the spaces left by the removal OF
the spruces. and 1t is expected that
they will begin to come in bearing
when the last spruce is cut. In addl-
ton to the .;pruces. hardy catalpa.
black locust, elm, box elder and syco
more have been planted. 1t is planned
to put the entire sixty acres in forest
within five or six years. The owner is
wise in planting several kinds of
trees instead Of combining himself to
one species. His forest will be pro-
dricing six or seven kinds Of lumber.
chesthuts and Christmas trees at the
same time.