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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
Candidate for Auditor

To the Republican Voters of Au-
dubon County:
hereby announce myself as a
candidate for the office of County
Auditor subject to the decision of
the Republican voters at the pri-
mary election to be held June ID,
1908. JENs C. CHRISTENSEN.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20

The trouble with most cough rene
dies is that they constipate. Kennedy's
Laxative Cough Syrup acts gently but
promptly on the bowels and at the same
time it stops the cough by soothing the
throat and lung irritation. Children
like lt.-Sold by Nick Doffing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
Livery and Feed Barn

Having purchased the Porter
livery business in East Extra
and moved my stock there
| respectfully solicit a share
of the patronage of those
needing fancy rigs and fast
teams, either with or without
driver. [ have opened up a
feed barn in connection with
my livery to which the atten-
ton of farmers is called. Our
terms are reasonable.
j. JACOBSEN
Phone 6 Extra, Iowa
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20
BLACKSMITH

On March L, 1908, 1 will open
up a blacksmith shop at West
Extra, prepared to do all
kinds of blacksmithing and
woodwork. Bring in your
work and horse shooting: you
know | know how to shoe
your horses. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
Yours for business.
r. P. HENNINGSEN
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-20

Hides &C to 411ac. n. Hansen,
West Town.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13

frequently the sign 81 a secr.t So
ciety.
OF the smaller mats the Tallian toque
is good example. This. -. has much
feathery trimming. Nowhere does one
End proof that the small hat will
take the plar.' n that - great d.
mansions. The small hats are only ex-
ceptIons that prove the rule. As fo~
pill-box hats none Of Our mI,'uers .yer
saw one. and no sle ~ s,--I- viii
wear one. There was. 20 De sure. he
little English sailor worn by Lady
Augusta Fame, but this. too. was only
an exception and not a charming one
az that. Mrs. Lydigs hat brims have
been expanding. and she usually wears
a veil OF Zig-zag design that complete
" cOuceals her feat Ires. Young Mrs
Charles Glpin. OF Philadelphia. how
ever, wears the largest hats ever seen
In this country Sensible. practical Mr
f J. Berwind j. her uncle. He really
should scold her a bit. At table. the
circumference OF which would equal
that Of her astonishing hats. two peo-
pie could have eaten luncheon very
comforta bly,. have room for the plates.
the salad. and a fernery in the cen
ter.
As the result Of the Directoire styles
there is now the plateau. a fiat disc
without crown, which, when made
Ip. is I'm shape like a groCer-s scale
7-erred. II is usually covered with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13
OVOl6 AlL
a FrQ3ziQd FQatbQr SQasoP.
Da3ei3q Da3dies Robbed
Of PIumaQe.
OSPreys a3d Birds-of-
Paradise Used ProdiQaIIy
iD Spite Of W(orId-W(ide
Protest.
Cargo Hats tbe Rule.

Guinea. And such a frenzy in feath-
ers- Cassowary tipped with ostrich
tendrills, gOuTa feathers mingled with
aigrettes, a bird of paradise yelling
a plume. feathers upon feathers. and
birds OF altogether different feathers
gathered together on one hat.
The goura feathers (my obiiging hus-
band ChOlly. helped me 10 look It up
in the encyclopedia come from the
crowned pigeon There is only a small
tuft on the head OF each bird, and
little sprig costs a fearful sum. Few
women there are who can afford a
handful. much less a hatful. Now the
cassowary has not yet sought the pro-
lection OF either Mrs Sturgis OF the
Queen, for the cassowary IS a bird Of
great power, and in this case only
human life is In danger. Tsere Is no
cruelty to the bird, only to the man
who. perhaps, is forced TO earn HIS
living chasing tail feathers for hat
only a brown-skinned native. so the
great ladies are not worried a bit II
will doubtless cost as much 70 sew
on a large hat cassOwary. os-
prey. and paradise plumes Of the
quantity prescribed by fashion as
10 SOW wheat on acres of land.
Many a poor farmer II he could plant
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13
SWITZERLAND LABOR COLONIES

The success Of the : wiss farm colonies
depends upon few simple propositions;
That, although it is difficult TO make
money out Of land, II is easy TO secure
living from land: that everybody
who is not iEfirm can, under direction.
soon be fitted 10 do remunerative work
on land: that. thanks to recent improve
ments in agriculture. many more men
can be supported per acre Of land today
than few years ago; that work on
land is physically and morally regener-
ating.
II is a pity that students Of this sub
Ject generally confne their examination
or farm colonies 10 those Of Holland
and. above all, TO that Of Merxplas In
Belgium This last can hardly be said
10 be farm colony at all II is, on
the contrary a large Industrial VII
lage with population OF from 5000 10
| 6.0oO chiefly devoted TO industry, with
relatively small farm attached thereto,
the farm contributing an Insignificant
part OF its productive capacity.
The Swiss, on the contrary, have
adopted a system OF small farms, each
farm occupying no more than 300 men,
thus making it possible for the director
TO be acquainted individually with every
one OF them. The industries on these
farms are relatively insignificant and
are only there for the purpose OF giving
employment TO those who are united
for agricultural work and during those
months OF the year when little work
can be done in the fields. The sur
VIGILANCE, instead of being cOnnded to
an expensive soldlery. is confided TO
farmhaDds. who not only exercise a
sound aud moral Influence over the
inmates. but, incidentally earn their
! wages by the work they do on the land
Moreover. the Swiss have discovered
how Indispensable il is that by the
side of every forced-labor colony for
! tram9s there be also a free-Iabor col
Ony for the unemployed Nothing IN
I terferes more with the discipline of a
/ tramp colony than the presence Of in
| nOcent unemployed, who tend 70 relax
| the discipline necessary for the tramp.
and nothing is more unjust 70 the IN
| employed than to put them in daily
and hourly contact with the tramp.
Also. the character Of the discipline
| necessary in the one case IS totally dir-
| ferent from that needed in the other.
| The tramp needs some severity and
| even coercion; the unemployed. on the
contrary, needs only such regulation as
| is indispensable In every factory or
/ farm In Switzerland, therefore, the
| colonies where discipline and coercion
are used are confined to trsmps and
! misdemeanants, and the free-labor col
onies are open 10 the unemployed, who.
in leu OF discipline and coercion, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13

soft velvet and pressed down on both
sides. The streamers. which cross it
on top, are laid over the hair in back
and tied together in a bow at the
neck. falling in long ends far below
the waist line. For the scoop bonnets
ell sorts Of gorgeous flowers are used
-dahlias, petunias, fuchias. deep red
begonias and pink bleeding heart. The
theater hoods may be made accordir &
TO a wOman's whims. They are oIten
Ike that Of Little Red Riding Hood,
but are supposed to be copies of those
worn during the French revolution
Some are Ike great coal scuttle bon
nets covered smoothly with silk and
the horseshoe circle around the face
is euged with lace and a flower
wreath The streamers tied in front
loosely, without a bow, are really long
scarfs of chiffon edged with lace or
frilHng. They are intended primarily
to wear on the way 70 and from a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13

ehapeaux OF felt overlapping But
they are forever Sv5biifS over with
talk about "things'-nOthing mean
about people. The saucy little Direc-
toire bOnnets were worn by young
girls when they came home from Paris
this summer. and were made Of tat
feta silk gathered and Dufred on q
stif frame This winter sweet young
faces VIII look out from quaint hon
nets of velvet and fur. Little Alice
Anderson. the amateur actress, whose
father IS Mrs. George J. GCuld's doc
tor. always has bonnets copied from
old paintings and tied under her chin
with ribbons or IN big pussy bow Of
maine at rs left OF her face Mrs
reginald Vanderbilt Is just waking
up TO the fact that variety gives fas-
cinatiop 10 millinery as well as to all
other things in life For a long time
she was so stubborn and foolish. For
three or four seasons she had ali her
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13

TT = ORLD-WIDE has been the
NM movement In behalf Of the
v bird OF paradise and the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13

hats Cat leas- q hundred a Year, OF
the same sha, e-nSedium crowns ana
wide straight Trims. I know they
are ont Of style" she would say. "but
I like them" and The decision was
final
Mrs. Henry Goldman Potter is IN
mourning now. OF course. but for
many years she was the only woman
IN New York whose chapeaUx would
bring forth the remark: Why, that's
a bonnet ike what mother used to
wear" II was a bona hde. unmodihed
and unmodernized bonnet with mar
row strings. Like Mrs. Vanderbilt,
she had many boxes all filed with bon
nels, different IN color and material
but all OF exactly the same shape On
festive occasions, when the sweet.
placid lady, for instance. would honor
bride by ner presence, the sprig or a
little wreath OF flowers would be more
gay in color. OF course. there IS also
Hetty Green's bonnet. but her head
gear Is bulgv and puffy. and more like
a tOque with strings.
Then there IS Mrs o. n. Hartman,
who eteInally wears a hat tilted over
her forehead. These whims Of women
IN society are all hit of SO d-Olly IN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13

dance. a dinner or the opera or the
ater
After the play or the opera. when
women wait for carriages and are gos-
sipiug together in the theater lobby
or under The awning. the hat-tO-hat
talks viii result fl funny scenes. The
honnets will in reality make weil-wall-
ed tunnels or tunnels under cover Of
which awful scdndal-about ihe host
ess, who has just given the dinner,
OF the actress who has Just had the
star part IN che play-may be freely
discussed Mrs. Clarence Mackay and
Miss Ethel Barrymore always get In
10 quiet corners at the Colony Club,
having hst-to-hat saIks, the enormous
brims IF their snow white picture
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13

ordinary factory regulations and en-
cOurag cement AT Witzwyl. too, a very
interesting experiment has been tIeed
Around the fOrced-labor colonies is a
COLLECTION Of farms. 10 which the In
mates Of the forced colonies are en-.
coura ged to go when their term haG
expired. At these farms a fair wage
Is paid; and, being removed from the
temptations Of town life, the inmates
OF the forced colonies have an oppor~
tunity OF doing work under virtually
free conditions, and thus completing the
self-diScipline necessary 10 1T them for
restoration to the community at large
As a full year must elapse before
farm colonies could be instituted BY the
Legislatures, II is quite possible for
private persons. or a corporation or
ganized by private persons, 10 purchase
tracts OF land 10 which the unemployed
could at once be put &c the work OF cul-
tivating the soil. During the sumner
they could live in tents, and befor5
winter they could construct buildings
to protect them from the cid Tie
land so developed could either be sold
10 private individuals, or - the Stats
as soon as a State farm bill was en-
acted.
Meanwhile, the rescue TF8rk now being
performed by such organizations as the
Christian Herald. the Industrial ALI
ance and the Salvation Army not only
serve 20 tighten the task OF the free
farm colony, but also demonstrates the
feasibleness Of giving work TO the IN
employed, II the effort Is only made
with resolution and courage The Chris
tian Herald is actually now PlSSing
the unemployed at work on farms. to
the great satisfaction not only o. ths
unemployed, but Of the farmers 20
whom they are sent. The IND 1str9Rl
Alliance has for years been giving en-
plOyment IN this city under such effici-
ent administration that with the excep-
ton Of rent, which Is paid BY voluntary
subscription, the proceeds Of the work
pay the cost Of maintenance. And ~
this can be accomplished in the heart
Of the city, how much more easily can
II be done upon a farm 7--E1change
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13

boGy Mrs. r. Fulton Cutting also has
this parrot fad and the gay green
birds will De seen on winter umbrel-
las
The hat with streamers is one OF the
blessings froTa abroad one can use
'he stTedmers In all sorts Of aae-dis-
uising ways They can he brought
round the hroat and conceal that
iliaIe Dlaci below the car where
&c age IS quickly revested. not merely
,n phvSiciaui but 10 all men keen OF
ye. For ipstance. a siIk-covered hat
,see picture ID has lustrous streamers
G black Il lerty satin. These can nc
wound arc md the arm and pinned 70
jbe shoulder with a jewel Some
times on a large hat the streameTs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13

his land as pIeuteOusIy as a woman
does her new hat would feel himself
the lord or the manor. On a great,
wide beaver tsee Illustration H) there
is a great, waving field of osprey
feathers. The beaver this year has a
long furry pile. OFTEN a satin hat. say
Of antique green, Is faced with black
beaver. or a toque is made entirely
of the shaggy material draped in
curious ways and piled very high.
The Hiawatha or Indian heaodTeso
bands give the most savage effect yet
seen IN New YORK. though these bands
are innocent and harmless so Tar AS
the killing of rare bir1s goes. The
knife-Iike feathers or quilts are prob
ably from a chicken or turkey that has
been killed for eating. They stand
upward Ike picket fence and higher
at the left side. These decorations the
autumn girl viii be able TO buy and 10
apply TO hats. the crowns of which are
either high or low and the brims
either narrow or wide. You may look
at the pictures OF InGian braves as
they drive forth TO a war dance in full
reEalia and select any headdress You
choose.
Poor Folly, She. too. it seems. Ia,
been included in the massacre, "a
somehow we women Of the wsak
minded sort feel more sorry for Poll
than for the dancing Gandies Of N.
Guinea, the Labrador ducks, and a..
Auckland game birds some Of Wns.
are already extinct Charity bSEi
at home, and why bother about dal.
ing dandles when birds with whom
have personal acqulintance-and @
SO many baDies-are having a Ia.
time IN this country? Tie emci
green plumage may not always
from Polly, but only from some p,,..
squawking hen who died. not only 8.
the cause of adornment. but also tn.
Of nourishment- See, for example. Tn,
hat Of brown otter skin velvet tIIIus-
tration @ with a band of liberty satin
and the bird part green and part black
A parrot perhaps is grated to a
crow. With a parrot IN her hat, the
girl who likes to be the cynosure Of
astonished eyes will have a large. al
most Iife-size, parrot on the handle
Of her parasol. Mrs. Glen Collins
made a great stir in Grace Church as
she went up the central aisle at a
wedding in June. on her right hand.
SO all the end-seat gOssips saw. there
was a fat cockaJoo Of green, red, and
yellow plumage. Harry Lehr some
times carried a parrot on his hand,
but this was outrageous, To so UP
the church aisle with a parrot perch
ed on her hand like a falcon, Well.
when Natalie came out and stood
rrafffn-r for her ~, rria cre soor co W
that her parrot WIS a large bird OF
wood. perched or the top Of her para
sol handle, her hand going below the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13

come through Sits in the brim half
way between the couture and edge Of
the hat
The glorious but spectacular hat seen
in illustration a is chapeau that was
designed for the Countess Greffulhe.
Of Versailles, who wears gowns made
Of yards Of tulle swathed about her
and knotted but never hemmed or
sewn. The hat in the picture is IF
white tulle. and TO the edge of line
brim brilliants are attached. while
the jewels that lie on her hair are
diamonds Of the first water. On the
pompadour. in the center above rhe
forehead, lies a pear-shaped pearl sug-
gestive Of tie romantic fashion of
ancient times in italy. In those days
the jewel that Jay on the forehead mot
on the hair always had a mysterious
significance II was often worn by an
affinity and had a meaning for those
who loved, sub rosa, and was also
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13
SERMONS IN SENTENCES.

Condemnation cures noth1ng.
foregone-
The critical eye remains longest IN
ignorance.
Re IS lost already 20 whom sscrsfcs
appears as folly. O
The doors 10 heaven are bftsn In
earth's lowliest places.
Keep the heart healthy and happiness
VIII take care OF itself
Life barriers that resist al force
crumble before friendship.
The weariest man IN this world IS the
one who Is running from work.
Sometimes fleeing from ths devil "a
only a preteXt for fleeing rom duty
Chicago Tribune
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Beaver.

a little tIme-yelloWed book about aata
written before the Revolutionary wsr-
II belonged 70 Chouy's great-grand-
father. II applies TO people Of today.
Tor STYLES may change, but not ne
ways OF human beings. This old writer
said: We can distinguish, by the
taste OF the hat the mode OF the wear
er's mind. With QUakers It is a point
OF their faith not TO wear a button
wherewith a brim may be looped U
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13

E-A Theare-Hood of OId-Rose Six
Trimmed with Pink Roses. Il Is Wired
and Large so That the Hair VIII Not
Be Crushed OF Dissransed.
IA TaIlien Toque of Gray Ottoman SiIk
with Three Rows of Black Chiffon and
Chenille in Pufinss. Black Psardise Plume
Yelling Orange Osprey.
CA Directoire Bonnet Copied After an
Hisiorie Model.
H-A Large Gray Beaver Covered with
Osprsys Streaming Over Bnm in Back
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A Large Picture Hat of White Tule.
the Brim Edged with Bnllianh. White
Tul- and String Of Diamonds IN Hair
White TuIle Stresmen and White Osprey,
Used Extravagsn,ly.
B-A Severe English Hat of Black Patent
Leather with White Suede Band and Bow.
ca Hat of OHcrskn Velvet Trimmed with
Baad Of Liberty Satin and Green and
Black Bird
D-A High-Crowned Ha, Covered with
Gray Bengalne Silh. Black Plume. and
Black Sireau1eu.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13

from which the osprey is plucked al
the time she guards her young. Her
majesty, Queen Alexandra, in a man
ner as wrathful as regality viii allow.
sent forth 10 all the women Of the
British empire the edict that whose
ever, no matter how greatsoever wore
an osprey or a paradise plume in her
hair, should be frowned upon by the
royal eye. In this country both pub
fishers and preachers have been highly
excited iD regard to woman's cruelty
and vanity, and both the makers OF
the law and the executors Of the law
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04
took place. and was attended by d

took place. and was attended by d
great crowd, many coming in auto
mobiles and carriages from Roanoke
city and the surrounding country.
Commencement Exercises.
This morning the commencement ex-
ercises proper took place in the chapel.
After diplomas for graduation In the
several schools had been given out the
.acadanlic certificates" We're awarded
to the following young ladies': Miss
Ruby Rae Smith. Lynchburg. Va: Miss
Helen Steiner, Montgomery. Ala; Miss
Mary Stone. Pittsylvania county. Va;
Miss May Camp. Franklin, Va; Miss
Elizabeth Darlington. Washington. D.
c.: Miss Terrie Trux Lakeland, Ala
banla; Miss Carrie Pool. South Caro-
lima; Miss Mary Pressly Smith, Louis
Vile, KY. The A. 3. diplomas were
won by Miss Mary Owen Barksdale.
Halifax county. Va: Miss Lora Crump,
Richmond, Va; Miss T. Catharine Bry-
an, Shanghai. China: Miss Clara Ellen
Forbes. Montgomery, Ala.
Hollins gives only one medal. nor is
this given unless the required standard
is reached. This year this medal, the
scholarship medal, was won by Miss
Mary Owen Barksdaic. daughter of
Judge Barksdale, of Halifax county
Va. The literary address was deliv-
cred by DR.. f. Fl. Smith, Of the Unit
versity OF Virginia. DR.. Smith is a
most delightful and attractive speaker
and his address this morning charmed
and inspired his audience.
The graduates in art this year are
Miss Phoebe Hunter, of Mont Glare.
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Hollins scattered far and wide. The
president OF the memorial association
is Miss Marian S. Bayne, and to her,
perhaps more than any one else, is due
the success which has at last been at
tanned
She has been untlring in her efforts
for this object, which was 50 dear to
her heart. and she deserves all praise
for her self-sacrificing work for the
cause Of education and for honoring
the memory of her beloved teacher.
The new library building. which stands
opposite the main building. thus COM
pleting the college quadrangle. Is to
cost some $4,000, the money being
provided in part by the memorial as
ISOLATION. and in part by the corpora
tion of Hollins Institute. The furnish
ing of the building will demand yet
further outlay, and the memorial as
ISOLATION has not yet relaxed It's ef-
forts, and nancy alumnae who up to
this time have not given will prob
ably now give when they see that the
great undertaking is an assured sue
cess. The new library, which is of
brick, with stone trimmings, and which
is to have a portico, with large coll
umns, promises to be the handsomest
and most imposing ediGce on the col
lege campus. The society halls, gym
forts. and many alumnae who up to
have a place in this building. Jones
6 Adams. of Lynchburg. are the con-
tractors, and unless the summer should
be very rainy, they expect to complete
their work before the next session
opens. Last night the annual concert
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Graduates Of Raleigh High School

was called to order In the assembly
room Of the Hotel selwyn this morn
ing by President N. L. Crawford. of
Wlnston-salem. Addresses OF welcome
were delivered on behalf OF the city by
Mayor Franklin and on behalf of the
Greater Charlotte Club by President e.
r, Preston. Responses for the n,er-
chants were made by President J.. NJ.
McAusland. OF the local association,
and zeb. F. Curtis. ofAsheville.
Following the transaction OF con-
siderable routine business. John a..
Greene. secretary OF the national AS
ISOLATION OF Retail Merchants, deliv-
cred an address on THE Past, Present
and Future of the National Associn-
ton" Following the reading OF the
presidents annual report. the associa-
ton adjourned until Tomorrow morn.
Ing. The annual banquet will be held
tomorrow night.