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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
A Soft Answer.

One Sunday evening the old colored
pastor of a church in the south
stepped before his flock, and as was
his habit, began: We'll, breddern and
sistern, what am de text to be dis
ebening?"
There was pause, and then q voice
in rear pew was heard saying:
Speak on pills."
whats dat?" asked the pastor.
Speak on pills." was repeated.
For moment the old servant Of the
Lord seemed disconnected. Recover
ing himself he began: pills! Pills!
Well, breddern and sistern, dere am
pills an pills. Dere am quinine pills
an headache pills an physic pills, an
dere am de kind oh pills our brudder
in de rear pew takes when he has
been out all night; but de kind OBJ
pill dat | am goin' to speak about dis
ebening am de Gospil. "-Exchange.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

THE Hveliest question in Washing
i ton just now is that of change In
the districts form of government.
AS everybody probably well knows
affairs are administered now by a com
mission Of three men appointed by
the president, one of whom must be an
army engineer.
There is undoubtedly a growing
opinion that concentration of au.
thority in the district government
would simplify the municipal situation
and produce better results. The com.
mission plan has its good features.
II has long been held up as model,
ideally suited to the needs of the Dis.
trict of Columbia, where suffrage is
denied But frequent and repeated
contention and pickering among the
members of the board have served to
create more or less general criticism
of the commission plan, and thus give
the propaganda for change some mo-
mentum. With the commissioners OBJ.
viously working at cross purposes,
and airing their differences, and sub
ordinate district officials following
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
oy of Department Clerks Shortlived

that he intended to complete the job
by making IL full hour, and keeping
the clerks at work until FIVE o'clock
every day.
SO when the clerks went to work
the other day there was great reJoic-
ing in the White House announcement
that 1870 would still be the limit.
Then came the second half OF the
same executive order directing that
no increase should be offered. sug.
gested or proposed In any OF the
budgets for anybody. Economy was
given as the cause.
This order affects not only the
Washington employees of the govern
ment, but its employees throughout the
country, many of whom are figuring
on generous increases.
Secretary Loeb explained that the
no-increase order did not apply to reg.
uIar promotions under the civil sery-
ice, but that 1t would forbid the In.
crease OF any clerks or officials sal.
airy for the same work. 1t is under
stood that a number Of department
heads intended to recommend In their
current estimates an Increase for
some of their subordinates. The presi.
dents order spells all OF this.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
BAD ITCHING HUMoR.
Limbs Below the Knees Were Raw
Feet Swollen--Sleep Broken
Cured In Days by Cutieura.

Some two months ago I had hu.
NOR break out on my limbs below my
knees. They came to look like raw
beefsteak, all red, and no one knows
how they itched and burned. They
were 50 swollen that could not get
my shoes on for week or more.
used FIVE or six different remedies and
got no help, only when applying them
the burning was worse and the itching
less For two or three weeks the SUI.
fering was intense and during that
time 1 did not sleep an hour at time.
Then one morning / tried q bit OF
Cuticura. From the moment It touched
me the itching was gone and / have
not ielt bit of 1t since. The swelling
went down and In two days had my
shoes on and was about as usual.
George Il. Farley, 80 South State ST.,
Concord, N. H., May Ia, 1907"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

ID RESIDENT ROOSEVELT caused
4 great rejoicing among $4,000 gov
eminent clerks here the other day, by
announcing that he had no intention
of compelling the poor overworked
employees to labor an additional 30
minutes daily.
But before the rejoicing got to the
danger point, he spoiled 1t all, by add
ing a postscript that he would permit
no department head to increase the
salary of any Of the employees.
The hours which the department
employees now observe are from nine
a. m. to 1880 p. M, with half an hour
for lunch
Up to three years ago, they quit at
four o'clock IN the afternoon, when
very suddenly the strenuous president
issued an order lacking on the addi'
tional half hour. Then 1t was rumored
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
1873 MINERS DEAD IN ALL.
Only Twenty-Five Bodies Recovered
From the Shaft

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 3O.-Twenty-five
bodies, all but two of them mutilated
and number of them dismembered.
were taken from the mine of the
Pittsburg- Buffalo coal company at
Mariana, forty miles south of here,
where an explosion occurred Satur.
lay killing many men and casting in
to gloom what was until then COR
sidered the model mining town OF
the world. There is no doubt that
the death list will reach 1873 men.
Officials of the company admitted that
1873 men went down the shaft 10
work. Miners and others familiar
with the number of men generally
employed in the mine say the death
list will exceed the company's esti-
mates by at least fifty. 1t Is esti-
mated that at least one-fourth of the
vicims are Americans.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
6mlle,s Face Value.

Although most OF us would hesitate
TO express what might be termed the
face value of the modern SMILE" we
certainly realize at times that II Is a
form of currency which Is depreci-
ating. In the modern smile" we recog-
nize the crude, official thing which
neither Eliminates. cheers nor bridges
awful gaps of silence. 1t may SAVIOR
of suggesting wave OF imbecility to
declare that we ought all to smile
more, but 1t is certainly true that the
charm OF woman's smile was once
esteemed even above beauty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
judge Taft VIII Preside.

Washington. d. c., Nov. 30.-Presi-
dent-elect William II. Taft has accept
ed an invitation to preside over and
address joint conference of the ma
tional conservation commission with
the governors of the states in this city
December 8, an event which brings
together an assemblage of the ma
tons leading men in commercial fin
ancial land political activity, and
rival the noted White House conserva-
tion conference held by President
Roosevelt last May.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
Mystery of Missing Mink Overcoat

of Fargo were willing TO SILVER In the
raw prairie blizzard that the next
president of the United States should
be properly clad. The difficulty was
to find man of the Taft physical pro
portions who owned an overcoat.
The county chairman was In despair
until he happened to think Of Finn
Leech, a bonanza farmer" whose
ranch is only few miles from Fargo.
Finn weighs $40 pounds. The county
chairman lost no time III getting In
touch with Finn Leech
did Finn have an overcoat?" Sure
thing, and 1t was lined with mink and
cost $l75,
would he loan II to Judge Taft for
use that evening"" Would he? Would
lifelong Republican miss chance
to have his finest garment adorn the
shoulders OF the leader Of his party2
Ten minutes later the overcoat was
In the hands of the county chairman
and Judge Taft was tucked beneath
its ample folds as soon as his train
reached Fargo. He wore the coat to
the barbecue and to the meetings fol-
lowing the feast And for all that
Finn knows he may be wearing 1t
now as he follows the elusive golf ball
over the links at Hot Springs.
The SITS mink lined overcoat dis.
appeared when Judge Taft left Fargo.
Nobody seems to know where IL Is. It's
owner has asked Senator McCumber
to make an investigation.
It's colder now In Fargo than II was
when Judge Taft visited that city and
Finn Leech Is willing to wager this Is
going to be the most severe winter
ever known on the prairies OF North
Dakota.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
Wife SLAYER Executed.

Auburn, N. Y, Nov. 30.--William
Robert Brasch, the Rochester wife
murderer, in whose case Governor
Hughes refused to interfere, was cleo
trocuted in Auburn prison early Sat
urday. The crime for which Brasch
was executed was the murder of his
wife, Roxanna, whom he pushed into
the Erie canal at Rochester on the
night of June Is, 1906. He killed her
that he might marry May Gilmore Of
Defiance, o.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
Madeira,s Enuahle Climate.

Madeira is said to have the most
equable climate in all the world. In
summer the average heat Is little
above 70, and in the winter It seldom
goes below CO. For this reason, II
is favorite resort for invalids, espe-
cially those suffering from tubercu
losis and pulmonary troubles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
Recover Gold From Wreck.

New York, Nov. 30.-From the hull
of the Panama liner Finance, sunk by
the steamer George on Thanksgiving
day, was taken 100000 in gold and
silver which the Finance had on
board for paying off government en-
ployes in the Panama canal zone.
The. wreckers had tried for two days
until yesterday that a diver could
penetrate to the strong room of the
vessel and recover the bags of coin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
Floods In Oklahoma

Guthrie, Okla, Nov. 3O.-As the re-
suit of forty-eight hour downpour in
the valley of the Cottonwood river
and it's tributaries the Cottonwood
overlooked here. Several hundred
homes are partially under water In
West Guthrie and 1000 people are
homeless. The river at o'clock last
night was one foot higher than ever
before in its history and rising ten
inches an hour.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

The kidney secretions passed irregu-
larly with pain, and I bloated badly.
My head swan and spots fitted before
my eyes. One doctor said was in
durable. However, found prompt re-
lief when l started using Doan's Kid.
uey Pills, and the troubles l have re-
lated gradually disappeared"
Sold by all dealers. zoe box. Eos
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
Catarrh Cannot BE Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they cannot reach
the seat OF the disease Cntarrh Is blood or constL
tutOna disease and IN order 10 cure YOU must tals
internal remedies Halls Cutarrh Cure h taken In
tcrnaly and acts directly upon the blood and mucOR
Htirfncca. Hairs CHtnrrh Cure ~ not "a quack medl'
cine II prescribed by NJ the best physicians
IN this country for years and " regular prescription.
IL N composed Of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers acting directly on thu
mucous surfaces The perfect combination Of the
two ingredients Is what produces such wonderful ro-
suits Ia curing cntarrh Send for testimonials free.
IT, J, CHENEY n co, Props. Toledo. q
Bold by Druggists. price Tie
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
a New Alllment.

A South side four-year-old was not
SO full OF mlschievousness as usual
"What Is the matter, EthelG' asked
her mother Aren't you feeling well?'
Nom" replied the little miss. Il
fink there mus be somefng wrong
wifi my liver and bacon. KANSAS
City Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
Police Ban on Dazzling Salome Posters

jest like some phony canned goods or
something like that" said one indig-
nant chorus girl. Just to show that
the management did not share the
shame of the censor, the posters were
pasted up in the theater lobby.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
Dakota Bia Gold Stats.

Pierre, s. d., Nov. 30.-The report
of the state mine inspectors, filed last
week with the government, shows
South Dakota's gold production for
last year to have been the highest In
the history of the state, $4,000
The mica output for the year is valu-
ed at $85, 900.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
Women Own Nearly Half,

New York. Nov. 30-Women own
AZ per cent Of the stock of the
Pennsylvania railroad, with a value
of more than s14S,000,000. Thus near.
ly half of the semi-annual dividend of
the road, $9,437,239, which is being
distributed goes to women.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
seryian Cabinet ResIqns.

Belgrade, Nov. 3O.-The Servian
cabinet resigned Saturday but it will
remain in Office for few days In
order to pass the budget. II Is pro-
bable that Mr.. Deneff. leader of the
Stanciovicz party. will form a coaii-
tion cabinet with the natIonalists.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

Gimme a bundle OF assorted views
Of America" said the man who was
about to sail for Europe. "a man
ought to send post cards OF his own
country first."-Kansas CITY Journal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

ago | contracted Sc
we're kidney trouble
and my back began
to ache continually.
Every day It seemed
worse. The least
pressure on my back
tortured me. and I
could not stoop with
out a bad twinge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

Some men seem TO enjoy getting
the short end Of II occasionally so that
they will have an excuse for register
ing a kick.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
CHAPTER Nv.

Mrs Graham. We could see her cot
tage from the path which led to the
village, and every time l passed it l
had an uncomfortable feeling that she
was lonely and perhaps i'll, and that
l ought to be neighborly. So at last
/ went.
1t was a most unprepossessing little
clapboard house, evidently built for
the sole purpose of affording shell
ter, for certainly no time or thought
had been wasted on verandas or other
unnecessary, though agreeable, acces-
series. AS | stood on the narrow
front steps, waiting for my knock to
be answered, shivered instinctively
and wondered if, after all, her sum
mer would prove very beneficial.
Mrs. Graham herself opened the
door, with an exclamation of pleasure.
'"This Is very nice" she said, land
you are especially welcome this
morning, for sometimes ones thoughts
are but Indifferent society, are they
not?"
WELL" remarked, as l seated my
self on the chair she indicated, so
we are really neighbors, after all! Are
you settled yet. and do you like your
new home? We are quite in love with
ours"
Settled" she said, with slight
shrug. "WeIl, yes, / suppose so. But
don't call it home, please-four bare
walls. two windows, and door. Is
that homer"
"But," I suggested, "why not look
through the window at the ocean,"
"Ah. the ocean," she interrupted.
How / hate it! Always rolling. al
ways changing; so deceitful, with its
treacherous laughing water, and so
cruel I dislike salt air anywhere,
and this seems to me the most OBJ
noxious I ever breathed. 1 do not see
how am going to live through this
summer"
/ listened In silent establishment,
and MES. Graham paused with short
laugh.
Pray excuse me-" she said; you
see, I'm from the south, and l love the
warmth. the flowers, and the many,
many trees. My child is there, too.
You could not expect me to leave him
in Virginia and be happy in Canada,
could your"
why. not bring him to Canada
also?"
"Oh, no, no." she said, with un-
necessary vehemence. HE is better
there.-far better. See, this Is his
picture. Do you wonder l am rebel
lious at the separation? My mother
writes that he is quite well and hap
by, and no longer frets for me. Think
of that! He is already learning to do
without me-
''He Is like his father" said, study
ing the laughing little face.
Very like" she replied: very,
very like. 20 you think she con-
tlnued slowly, that the rearing of a
child determines It's sr'sr life?
mean. do you believe in environment
or heredity?"
looked from q. pi@Are In my
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
AFFECTlNG SIGHT,

Cook Ito her friend) The proposal
that the widower made me was really
very moving. He brought his four
children with him, and they all knelt
before me.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

Mrs. wlnsiow's Soothing Syrrp.
For children teethng, softens the grns reduces IN
nammation aays pain. cures wind colo. z5c bottle
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
X buy Furs Hides. Write for catalog los
N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
SYNOPSIS.

Three, girls Elizabeth, Gabrielle and
Eiise-started for Canada to spend the
summer there. On board steamer they
were frightened by an apparently dement,
20 one of them, took enjoyment in scru-
tinizing a photo of the trio. Elise shared
her stateroom with a Mrs. Graham, also
bound for Canada. The young women on
sightseeing tour met Mrs. Graham,
anxiously awaiting her husband, who had
mania for sailing. They were intro
duced TO Lord Wilfrid and Lady Edith.
A cottage by the ocean was rented by
the trio for the summer. Elizabeth
learned that a friend of her fathers wSs
TO call Two men called, one of them
being the queer-acting stranger on the
steamer. The girls were mot at home,
but discovered by the cards left that one
Of the men was Elizabeth's father
friend. The men proved to be John c..
Blake and Gordon Bennett. The party
was told of the search for smugglers in
the vicinity of the cottage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

Gratitude is the memory OF the
he" rt.-Sydney.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
SEEMED WORSE EVERY DAY.
A Dangerous Case Of Kidney Com
plant and How II Was Checked.

Mrs. Lucy Quebeck, Mechanic St..
Hope Valley, II. l.. says: "EIght years
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

Friend. what you'd get, first earn
Browning.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

Aliens Foot-Fase, u Powder
For swollen sweating feet. Gyesinstant relief. The
original powder for the feot. 25c at all DrugxistA
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

He's a poor expressman who Is I'M
able to deliver the goods.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
lnonoftant 10 Motnere.

Examine carefully every bottle or
CASTORIA safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
Had No Friend, Cut Throat.

Hot Springs, Sept. s.-With the head almost severed from the body through one long slash of a razor blade, the corpse of man about 2o years of age was found in the suburbs this afternoon. His identity IS not known.
 The man first visited the local ity yesterday afternoon and slept on the porch of a residence last night. My father and mother 'are dead, and thought had one other friend, but havn't," he said in Respondent tones 10 a chance acquaintance. A short time after this his dead body was found in the weeds.
 He spoke of Chicago friends and gave one address. but 1t could not be remembered.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
GOVERNOR CHANGES DATES
Leaves for Home and Eliminates the
 Speaking Schedule.

Little Rock, Sept. 4.-Governor X. O. Pindall left yesterday afternoon for Arkansas City to be absent several days to con- suit with relatives regarding arrangements for the settlement of the estate of his cousin, F. s. Pindall, who dled recently al Col orado Springs, Col.
 Before leaving Little Rock Governor Pindall instructed Sec retary Paul Little to cancel all his appointments in the cam. paign. The Governor has de. livered only two speeches in the campaign, the first at Success, Clay county August 25. He was to have spoken yesterday al Lonoke, and is scheduled to speak today at Monticello, to- morrow at Star City and Mor- day at Hot Springs.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
REPUBLICANS AT LITTLE ROCK.
Dr. Gunnels Expresses Satisfaction
 Over Election Commissioners.

Dr. c. C. Gunnels returned Thursday afternoon from Little Rock, where he had been to at tend Republican meeting held at that place Wednesday,. He says that many counties are very much dissatisfied with the appointment of the election commissioners. In his state ment to the meeting in regard to Polk County he said they got M. A. Strattou as their commis- sioner, a man of unquestiouable honor, who deals fairly with all parties concerned. The two Demo- crats selected were J. l. Alley and J. T. Cole, and are among the best Democrats of Mena and are men who would not tolerate any thing but fairness in the election. The Republicans of our county fear nothing. If we get defeated we are sure it will be fair. for all the judges have been appointei to the satisfaction of the candi- dates in Polk county and have only heard one minor complaint in the whole number.
 would regret very much to have my people, Democrats, Re- publicans an d Independents, knocking and scheming to take the election as some of you claim your county is trying to do. While I believe you are giving facts, 1t is to be regretted that the great state of Arkansas is getting in such political affairs.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
Gored to Death by a Mad Bull.

Beebe, Sept. 4.-The oldest son of A. B. Miller, aged 10, living within three miles of Beebe, when going out Thursday morning to turn out the stock was attacked by the bull, which knocked him down and porea him. A blood vessel was ruptured and in less than 40 minutes the boy was a corpse. Assistance was Of no avail as the accident occurred quite early in the morning, be- fore all were out of bed and he was knocked down when no one was in sight, The boy's cry for help and the prompt appearance of his father prevented further mangliug of the boy. The ani- mal had never been considered vicious and therefore n, special precaution was taken 10 prevent any such occurrence.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
K.C. SOUTHERN ASKS
 FOR INJUNCTION
Brings Suit to Enjoin Railroad commis- sioner's Orders and State Laws, Similar to That of Other Roads
 Eugene Cox Mentioned.

Little Rock, Sept. 4.-William G. Street of Missouri, who as- serts that he is the owner of 5000 shares of stock of the Kan sas City Southern Railway Com pany, filed suit in the federal court yesterday against the rail road commission of Arkansas, Eugene Cox and A. G. Lee and the Kansas City Southern Rail- way Company. Excepting for wording sufficient to make the complaint applicable to the Kan sas City Southern Railroad, the complaint IS identical with the rate suits filed several weeks ago, which resulted in Judge Vande- vanter giving the roads tempo rary injunction.
 The court is asked to enjoin the rates and orders issued by the railroad commission of Arkansas; to enjoin the two-cent passenger rate; to enjoin the road from put ting into effect the passenger rate or any of the orders of the railroad commission, and to pre- vent Cox and Lee from bringing suits as shippers or travellers to collect penalties prescribed under the laws for failure to obey the commission aud make the passen- ger rate two cents mile.
 The Kansas City Southern railroad has, according to the complaint, l54 miles of main track in Arkansas. It's business is chiefly through Arkansas, Ms souri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. It claims the rates iu effect in Arkansas are not only ruinous to tho road, but they have been promulgated in manner that interferes with the interstate commerce act.