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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT WHITE LEAD 1877
Its Chief Use and Method Of Deter
mining Good from Bad Explained.

White Lead Is the standard paint
material all over the world. II Is made
by corroding metallic lead into white
powder. through exposing 1t to the
fumes of weak acetic acid and carbonlc
acid gas: this powder is then ground
and mixed with linseed oil, making q
thick paste, In which form It Is packed
and sold for painting purposes. Tho
painter thins II down to the proper
consistency for application by the adj
dition Of more linseed OIL
The above refers. of course. to pure,
genuine White Lead only. Adulterated
and fake white Lead" OF which there
are many brands on the market, is
generally some sort OF composition
containing only percentage of white
lead; sometimes no White Lead at all;
In such stuff. barytes or ground rock.
chalk, and similar cheap substances
are used to make bulk and initiate the
appearance of pure White Lead.
There is. however, a positive test by
which the purity or impurity of White
Lead may be proved or exposed, be-
Tore painting with It,
Tie blow-pipe flame will reduce
pure white lead to metallic lead. II
a supposed white lead be thus tested
and 1t only partially reduces to lead,
leaving residue, 1t is proof that
something else was there besides
white lead.
The National Lead Company guar
antee all White Lead sold In packages
bearing its Dutch Boy Painter" trade.
mark to prove absolutely pure under
this blow.pipe test, and that you may
make the test yourself In your own
home, they will send free upon re-
quest a blow.pipe and everything else
necessary to make the test, together
with valuable booklet on paint. Ad.
dress, National Lead Company, Wood
bridge Building, New York.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
PERSONAL.

Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel, whom court.
martial sentenced to death for sur.
rendering Port Arthur to the Japanese,
but whose sentence was committed
by Emperor Nicholas to ten years i'm
prisonment, began serving his term
in the St Peter and ST. Paul fortress.
United States Senator Boise Pen
rose was reported dangerously i'll at
his home in Philadelphia, suffering
from facial erysipelas.
Madame Anna Gould, on landing at
New York, declared that she was not
going to wed Prince de Sagan or any
one else.
John H. Foster of Evansville, Ind,
was renominated for congress.
Abraham H. Hummel, the New
York lawyer, was released from prison
after serving ten months for con-
spiracy.
Gov Curtis Guild Of Massachusetts
was declared to be critically i'll.
Grover Cleveland celebrated his
seventy-first birthday quietly with his
family at Lakewood, N. j.
]. Ogden Armour of Chicago was
elected a director of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad to succeed Stuyvesanr
Fish.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
Humor of Reporter Fails to Please

trict when he learned that in his we'll
meant effort to hand his constituency
all the unattached public documents
in Washington he had inadvertently
flooded his district with the monthly
issue Of the local telephone directory
Having thus shown to an admiring
world the many sterling qualities pos
sessed by James S. Davenport of the
Third Oklahoma district in the way Of
energy, acquisitiveness and love for
his constituency, the gentle reporter
ial soul and violet plucker set back in
receptive attitude, waiting the
thanks of the violet.
They never came. Mr.. Davenport
fell out of his high chair while quite
young, and, as a result of the compli-
cations that ensued, it was found nee
essary to amputate his sense of hu-
NOR. But he is long on dignity and
has an active stenographer and an
elaborate vocabulary. He worked all
three over time. He hopes eventually
to be able to tell each of his constitu-
ents personally, or over his own un-
forgeable signature, that the tale Of
the telephone directories was an out
raseous, malicious and unqualified
shorter and uglier word. He is work
ing at the job right now.
And while James s. Davenport OF
the Third Oklahoma district writes
letters, one Jimhay, gentle reporter
ial soul, is waiting for the thanks that
never came.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
Best Woman Campaigner at the Capital

sided. Since their marriage Mrs. Nc
CURE has campaigned with her husband
from one end Of their adopted com
monwealth to the other and entered
upon the social duties of her position
in Washington with the same enthusi-
asm when in the last days of its terri
torialism Oklahoma sent Mr.. Mcclure
to plead her statehood cause in the
lower house of congress.
Long afternoons were spent scatter
ing her own and her husbands cards
everywhere official etiquette required
and sometimes where it did Motif
only the opportunity offered chance
for her making friend for the would
be youngest state in the union. More
over, she never failed to be in the fam
lily gallery of the "big house on the
hill" whenever there was anything on
the tapis concerning the future of Ok
lahoma. Thus, for four years che
watched the rise and fall of the state
hood hope of that vast section of the
middle west for many years marked
Indian Territory" on the map Of the
United States, and which was finally
admitted to Uncle Sans bosom.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
Gossip of Washington
What Is Goina On at the
National Capital.
Red Tape of the District Government

he who, while prying about dark al
leys and on vacant lots, found the
wandering Thomas. AS reward for
Stott's great act of kindness the cats
owner showed a crisp dollar bill in the
officers hand as he relieved him of the
pet.
Aside from being brave and cour-
ageous policeman, Stott is a stickler
for duty, and after receiving the dollar
he hurried to the commander of bis
precinct, Capt. Boyle, and told him Of
his good fortune.
This was the starting point of the
big ball of red tape that was to wind
around that crisp dollar bill before
Private Stott could really call it his
own.
The next day Maj. Sylvester re-
ceived a letter from Capt. Boyle re.
latinS the facts in the case. Capt.
Boyle in turn forwarded the document
to Commissioner West.
After carefully reading the commu-
nication and looking up the laws upon
the subject Commissioner West placed
his stamp of approval on the docu-
ment. The paper was sent to Com
missioner Mcfarland and Comnts-
sioner Morrow in turn, who, after due
official consideration, followed the ex-
ample of Commissioners West and gave
their rubber-stamped approval.
Then the jacketed document started
upon its return journey, and some day
Stott will get his dollar.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
! FOR THE BUSY MAN
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN
CONDENSED FORM.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Complete Review Of Happenings Of
Greatest Interest from All Parts Of
the Globe-Latest Home and For.
eign Items.
IN CONGRESS.

Without division, the senate passed
the ship subsidy bill. The measure
provides that 16-knot vessels plying
between this country and South Amer
lea, the Philippines, Australia, China
and Japan shall receive four dollars a
mile, which was the amount awarded
only to vessels of 20 knots by the act
of 1891.
More criticism of President Roose-
welt was INDUCED in in the house Of
representatives, when he was roundly
denounced by Mr.. Hardwick of
Georgia for failing to send to congress
all information regarding corporations
which had come into his possession.
The president, however, found ready
and vigorous defender in Mr.. Mann of
Illinois, who asserted that the presi.
dent had acted with the utmost good
faith in sending to congress all the in
formation that had come to him.
The discussion arose over resolu'
ton by Mr.. Hardwick to require the
president to supply the house with all
data so far obtained by the bureau of
corporations The resolution was
tabled l4S to lis.
The Notifications appropriation bill
was taken up and in the course of de-
bate uron it, Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia
refuted the claims of the Republicans
to the credit for authorship of the rail-
road rate or Sherman antitrust laws.
Senator La toilette of Wisconsin re-
sumed his speech against the Aldrich
currency bill and declared that he had
received additional information which
proved he was correct in stating that
the recent financial stringency was
started by great bankers and finan.
ciers. Senators Gore and Bailey criti'
cised the president for writing con.
gratulatory letters to the financiers
after the panic.
That the present congress will pass
a new employers liability act which
will be declared constitutional by the
supreme court was the belief ex-
pressed by Speaker Cannon and Vice
President Fairbanks to President
Gompers and others who presented a
memorial on behalf of organized labor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
Strenuous Method of SAVING Life.

Two ofilcers who were hunting
wolves on the Dry mountain in cen
trail Servia lost their way in a fog.
After wandering for IA hours one OF
them lay down In the snow and speed
lily became unconscious. His comrade
bound him with cords. placed him
in sitting position and then rolled
him down the mountain, He glided
down the slope at terrific speed and
reached the bottom safely. being found
an hour later In an exhausted condl.
ton by peasant. He Is now In the
hospital being treated for the lacera
lions he received In humping over tho
rocks during his descent. His COM
panion Is unhurt.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
GENERAL NEWS.

The government has received and
accepted an invitation from the en-
peror of Japan to have the battleship
feet visit Japan.
The official journal at Rome stated
that the duke of the Abruzzi and Miss
Katherine Elkins were engaged to be
married and that Senator Elkins would
be ennobled by the king of Italy.
George Willoughby of Milwaukee
chloroformed and shot his wife and
tried to commit suicide He told a
story of years of domestic unhappi-
ness and of his love for Chicago
woman.
Both houses of the Oklahoma legis
lature passed the state dispensary
system measure with the emergency
clause. There will be dispensary in
every town of 1000 or more and in
every county seat.
Several Chicago ministers are In
volved in an alleged plot to blackmail
Mayor Busse and other city officials.
Four men were arrested.
Orders for 1876 new locomotives and
$4,000 tons of steel rails have been
placed by the New York Central Rail.
road company.
King Haakon approved the new
Norwegian cabinet, .Gunnar Knudsen
being the premier and finance min
lister.
Miss Wilhelmina Crawford, 20 years
old. Lowell, Mass, has adopted as her
son James Butler, who is 46. He was
brought up in her fathers family.
When the American battleship fleet
reaches San Francisco next May, Rear
Admiral Thomas will succeed Rear
Admiral Evans as its commander
Evans will be relieved at his personal
request on account of his iii health
Rear Admiral Sperry will bring the
vessels back to the Atlantic.
The government of the African re
public Of Liberia has appealed tt
America to protect her territorial In
tegrity against France.
Gov. Wilson of Kentucky signed
the anti-poolroom bill making 1t law
full to sell pools on race tracks dur
ing race meetings. but not otherwise
The great cantilever structure ov1
East river at New York, known a:
Blackwells Island bridge, which wa.
constructed at a cost of nearly $25.
100000. was opened to pedestrians.
w. r. Day. former state treasurer
of Kentucky, was sentenced to one
year In prison for forgery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
HAPPY OLD AGE
Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating.

AS old age advances, we require less
food to replace waste. and food that
will not overtax the digestive organs,
while supplying true nourishment.
Such an Ideal food is found in Grape
Nuts, made of whole wheat and barley
by long baking and action of diastase
in the barley which changes the starch
into sugar
The phosphates also, placed up I'M
der the bran-coat of the wheat, are In
cluded In Grape-Nuts, but left out Of
white flour. They are necessary to
the building of brain and nerve cells.
II have used Grape-Nuts," writes an
Iowa man. for years and feel as good
and am stronger than was ten years
ago. am over IA years old, and at
tend to my business every day.
Among my customers meet a man
every day who is 80 years old and at
tributes his good health to the use OF
Grape-Nuts and Postum which he has
used for the last years. He mixes
Grape-Nuts with Postum and says they
go fine together.
For many years before I began to
eat Grape-Nuts, could not say that
| enjoyed life or knew what 1t was TO
be able to say 4 am WELL / suffered
greatly with constipation. now my hab-
its are as regular as ever in my life.
Whenever / make extra effort ]
depend on Grape-Nuts food and 1t just
fills the bill. l can think and write
great deal easier"
There's Reason Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read
sThe Road to Wellvills." In pkgs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
OBITUARY..

Rev. Charles H. Fowler, bishop Of
the Methodist Episcopal chuch, died
at his home in New York, aged II. His
death was due to heart failure result
ing from a complication of diseases.
John G. Williamson of Quincy, ILL.,,
freshman at Williams college, died
after brief illness with pneumonia.
Frank II. Hosford, well-known
newspaper correspondent and former
reading clerk of the house of repre-
sentatives, committed suicide In Wash
ington.
Donald R. Lord, a famous designer
and constructor of salmon canneries,
and the man who developed more of
this industry In the west than any
other person, died at Seattle at the
age of 70 years.
John s. Rainey. prominent in south.
ern financial circles, died In New Or
leans in the sixty-second year of his
age.
DIR. John Bryant, prominent ply
stefan and philanthropist, as well as a
yachtsman OF international reputation,
died In Boston.
Mrs. Eli Palmer. aged As, and Jo-
seph Rosenblum, aged IS, were
drowned IN tie Shenang river, near
Sharon, Pa.
An unknown youth, wearing the uni
form of the United States navy,
jumped from the Brooklyn bridge and
was drowned.
William Pinckney Whyte, United
States senator from Maryland, died
at his home in Baltimore.
Mrs. Elizabeth G.. Koken of st.
Louis, member cf the family which
controls the Kokcn Iron works, Ban.
ner Iron works and Koken Barber
Supply company. committed suicide by
poison.
Sir Nicholas O'Connor, British am.
bassador to Turkey, died in CONSTANT
nople.
Rt. Rev. Gustav A. Rouxel, auxiliary
bishop of the arcAf Geese of New Or
leans, died after an Illness OF several
weeks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
After Hydrogen Was Discovered.

In 1857, following Immediately after
the discovery of hydrogen, DR.. Bilck
of Edinburgh pointed out that a ves-
sci filled with this gas would rise in
the air. Almost simultaneously the
brothers Etienne and Joseph Mont
golfer, who were paper manufacturers,
as result of reading Priestley's "Ex-
periments Relating to Different Kinds
of Air" invented the hot-air or fire
balloon and on June S, 1888, the first
Montgolfir assembled at Annonnay,
Auvergne, France. In August of the
same year Prof. Charles of Paris sent
up the first balloon filled with hydro
gen, or 'inflammable air." After tray
cling Is miles this balloon was torn to
pieces by the superstitious peasantry.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26

MRS. BIRD sEGLE INQUIRE, wife
AVA of the dean of the delegation rep
resenting in congress the new state Of
Oklahoma, has the unique reputation
for being the best campaigner of her
sex in the official circle at the national
capital. 1t is even claimed that to
her tact and cleverness is due no
slight part of her husbands political
success The voting records of Okla
homa as territory seem to bear out
this claim, for they tell Of his winning
his first public Office by a majority of
two, the year in which the lady who
was destined to become his wife, but
who was then unknown to him, cast
her maiden vote along with that of
her mother, for him as district attor-
ney of the county in which they both re-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26

CUPERSTITION in the senate? Read
~ this story Of "23."
Senator Wetmore of Rhode Island
occupied seat No. % on the Republi
DIN side. After long and bitter con-
test in which he was opposed by rTo
Republicans, the legislature of his
state on the twenty-third day of The
month gave up the effort to elect and
adjourned, leaving vacancy and Wet.
more out of the senate.
The new legislature tried 1t again
this winter and Wetmore was CHOSEN
to succeed himself. He was elected in
time to be sworn in on January %, but
respectfully declined and waited sew
eral days.
His resumption of his seat gave the
senate full membership-92 senators,
the largest in its history, Oklahoma
having meanwhile entered the ubton.
Now, 1t is a tradition-not Super
stition, of course, of the senate that
whenever that body has a full mem
bership, which doesn't often happen
and never continues long, there will
presently be senatorial death. This
has been the experience so many
times that the exceptions are forgot
ten. So when Wetmore came in the
probability of death was whispered
about. Twenty-three days elapsed be-
tween the day of Wetmores res<np-
ton of his seat and the day Senator
Latimer of South Carolina died.
Senator Wetmore, by reason O: be-
ing out of the senate for some months.
had the luck to lose seat 20. That seat
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26

"but my back was lame and weak,
and every exertion sent a sharp
twinge through me. had to get up
several times each night and the kid
ney secretions contained a heavy sedi-
ment. Recently began using Doan's
Kidney Pills. with fine results. They
have given me entire relief"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
FosterMilburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
SEN. WIN. J. BRYAN DEAD.

Washington. d. c., March Ca
United States Senator William James
Bryan, OF Florida, died at iae Proyi-
dence hospital at $3.50 o'clock yester-
day morning Of typhoid fever.
II was only seventy-three days
since he took his seat as the success.
sor OF the late Senator Stephen r.
Mallory. who died Dec. %, and thirty
three days OF that time was spent in
his fight against disease. Several
times during Mr.. Bryan's Illness his
friends despaired Of his recovery, but
as late as Saturday night the report
was given out that his condition had
taken a turn for the better. His
death yesterday, therefore, came as a
surprise and a distinct shock.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
elulnn n the Acid Test.

The clairvoyant was swaying back
and forth under the severe strain OF
her mental connection with the realm
of spirits.
"Now," she chanted. "call upon any
soul you will and / will make 1t speak
TO you-yes, even visible to you" For
she was up to date In the biz.
Bring me-" asked the masculine
skeptic, "Brevity, the soul of wit"
Right here the seance ended.-Cin-
cinnati ENQUIRER.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
Waxcross Has Good Record.

Waycross, Ca, with population of
5000, has no poorhouse, nine out of
ten of the white population own their
homes and SO per cent. Of the chill.
dren attend school. Incidentally 1t
may be stated that the saloon license
has annually for the last 16 years
been fixed at $30,000-and no one has
offered to pay the amount for the
saloon privilege.-Exchange
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
A New Excuse.

II suppose your husband is proud
to contribute his share toward the
support of our beautiful library?"
YES" answered the woman with
the slightly acid expression; "onIy
John was none too Industrious In the
first place and now he's tempted to
put In most OF his time reading novels
and trying to get his moneys worth"
--Washington Star.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
Senate Seat Number 23 Proves a Hoodoo

was drawn by Senator Kittredge of
South Dakota, who would now be oc
cupying 1t but for the fact that he ia
staying at home to look after his in.
terests In a desperate campaign for
control Of the next legislature. Gov.
Crawford wants the senator's seat and
the % story has done good deal to
convince senators that Kittredge's
days of craftsmanship are numbered.
Reports from South Dakota tend to
confirm the impression that the %
hoodoo has fixed its eye on Kittredge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
The Telephone Girls Amendment.

Said the business man with crouch
against the telephone central:
"One day / was calling number
and said, Get me on-four-hundred So
and-so.' The girl said, 'Fourteen-hun-
dred so-and-so?' So the next time /
called the number / thought I'd be
forehanded.
II said. Get me fourteen-hundred
so-and-so.' And the girl asked, One
four-oh-oh so-and-so.'"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
Representatlve LIttlefIeId Res;ans.

Rockland, Me-, March PA sensa-
ton was caused in political circles
here yesterday by Gov. William T..
Cobb of letter from Congressman
Charles r.. Littlefield rendering his
esignation as a member of congress,
to take effect Sept 80 next. Mr.. Lit
tlefield gave as the reason for his
resignation his desire to resume his
law practice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
He Wasn't Afraid.

Mrs. Spenders-I wonder how you'd
like 1t II ever got 'newwomanlsh' and
insisted upon wearing mems clothes?
Mr.. Spenders-oh, haven't any
fear of your ever doing that. Mems
clothes are never very expensive
Catholic Standard and Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
DEEP CRACKS FROM ECZEMA
Could Lay sIate.PeneiI In one--Hands
In Dreadful State-Permanen
Cure In CutIcura

In Dreadful State--Permanent
Cure In cutlcura.
II had eczema on my hands for
about seven years and during that
time l had used several so-called rem
edies. together with physicians and
druggists prescriptions. The disease
was so bad on my hands that l could
lay slate-pencil In one OF the cracks
and rule placed across the hand
would not touch the pencil. | KEEP
using remedy after remedy, and while
some gave partial relief, none relieved
as much as did the first box of Cuti-
cura Ointment. l made n purchase OF
Cuticura Soap and Ointment and my
hands were perfectly cured after two
boxes OF Cuticura Ointment and one
cake OF Cutlcura Soap were used w.
II. Dean, Newark. Del, Mar. %, 1907"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
Frozen Lamhs.

BILL see that of domestic animals.
sheep come first as cold reslsters.
Sheep have lived for weeks buried in
snow.
Jill-They've often been frozen out
In Wall street, though.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
Admitted That Much.

But" she persisted, you can't deny
4. A woman's life Is made up OF sac
riflces."
"of sacrifice sales. yes" replied the
brute, her husband.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
so RUDE OF HIM.

"Why won't you see Herr Schmidt
today, Erna?"
20, mamma, can't endure him any
more! Only think, the last time he
called he waved his handkerchief to
me after leaving, and then"
well. and Them"
"Then he sneezed into I'll"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26

at the age of 90.
For 40 years he was
a victim Of kidney
troubles and doctors
said he would never
be cured. II was
trying everything"
says Mr.. Kollock.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
The Price.

what does 1t cost you, Ferdinand.
that handsome umbrella OF yours?"
Eternal vigilance, my boy"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
a REMARKABLE MAN.
Active and Bright, Though Almost o
Centenarian.

Shepard Kollock, OF A Wallace St.
Red Bank, N. j., Is remarkable man