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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Audubon / oMnship

Fred Kline has a new DeLaval Sc
paratoI;
Mary Thielan has been sick with
tonsilitis.
Mrs. Gustave Seidleman is some
better this week.
C. j. Grant sold cattle to Fred
Wahlert Monday.
Chas. Newman and wife visited at
VIM. Hocamp's Friday.
Henry Hocamp ST. marketed hogs
in Extra last Wednesday.
Chas. Newman marketed two loads
of hogs in Extra Monday.
Albert Hocamp purchased fine
set of work harness Saturday.
Mrs. Thomas Rogers is entertain-
ing her brother from Iowa City.
Nick Bintner's stock sale Fep. 18th
will be big affair. Attend
Mrs. VIM. Kirkham and children
visited at w. Ill. Turner's Monday.
A Mr.. Schwenneker of III. is visit
ing his relatives the Tibbens and
Schwepnekers.
j. M. Smith will soon move to the
Cecil farm west of Anita which he
recently purchased.
There was preaching at the Chris
tian church Sunday, a fair attendance
considering the roads.
Mr.. Williams of Ohio, cousin of
Mrs. Fred Kline is here visiting the
Kline and Davis familias
Mrs. Poulsen wife of the former
pastor of the Christian church is visi-
ting friends out this way.
Some more of the Henry Tibben
children are sick with the measles,
Ethel Is recovering nicely.
| Mrs. A. Andersen is the proud pos
SCISSOR of au orange tree bearing ripe
orange at the present writing.
Mrs. VIM. Wahe and family from
south of Adair visited the latter part
of last week with the Witte family.
Mrs. Arthur Schwennekerof Guth-
RE County celebrated her birthday
Feb. by giving party to her many
| friends.
Miss Lizzie Gripp of Moline, III.
is here visiting her sisters, Mrs. Mar
| ion Rummelhalt and Mrs. George
| Wahlert, il.
Chas. Boehme purchased new
gasoline engine last week to use in
| place of the windmill, which was de-
molished in the storm last week.
The Chas. Prohaska family former
ly of this locality who now reside
near Huron,s,S. D. will have big
sale next week ard move to their
new home on a farm joining Messing
ton, 5. ID.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
boobies SOCIAL
STRIDES

boobies threw down his pencil in
desperation.
Say, what in the world is the use
of trying to prove that all the angles
of an equilateral triangle are equal
when you can see they are by looking
at them?" he demanded
Doodles' sister smiled from the SUI
perior height of her college education.
But you can't depend upon the
eye,' she replied, in establishing
the great mathematical truths
cav" interrupted Doodles with a
very audible yawn; the fellow who
made up geometry ought to be ducked
in an ice hole"
Il think you aren't in the mood for
working to-day" suggested Doodles'
sister.
Il should say not" declared Doodles.
Say, you don't catch me again stay
ing at home on Friday afternoon get
ing my work for Monday. I'd have
gone to the social, only l didn't want
to ask a girl. What do you have to
do, anyway, when you ask girl to go
to a dance with your"
We'll" said Doodles' sister, smiling
up from her Irish crochet work, "of
course, you have to dance with her
and"
q know that" interrupted Doodles.
81 mean about the program and all
that. | suppose if you take her you
have to go home with her.
It's the polite way, agreed Doodles'
sister. You must help fill her pro-
gram and dance with her"
boobies burst into a fit of laughter
That's not the way Shorty Todd
did, he said. Shorty took a girl to a
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11

While she was still holding forth. hop
llg that she would forget all about
1t. But | couldn't shake off my fore
oodings. and the conversation tagged"
Nothing unusual in that. is there?"
wickediy interposed the bosom FREUD
Charles actually began TO look
oored, continued Nannette. and then
we both had such a shock! If YOU
will believe me who should come
marching into the room but"
Aunt Nancy?" breathlessly inter
rupted the bosom friend
Aunt Nancy" repeated Nannette.
Wasn't it awful? l had been so
afraid of something of the kind. She
planted herself in the only straight
backed chair in the room, and, sitting
bolt upright, gave me my orders:
Now, Nancy, introduce me to
your friend
Charles had been lounging in his
chair and / assure you, Isabel, that
the way she looked him over through
her spectacles made him straighten up
in short order.
Il felt as though should sink
through the floor when she came in
wearing her plain black dress and
white collar and cuffs, her hair part.
ed in the middle and plastered down
on each side, looking for all the
world as if it had been vanished. she
aad brushed it SO smooth. You
know how stylish and exclusive
Charles people are?
We'll, before | knew it, they were
talking together in the most animated
manner | don't know when | have
seen Charles so interested. 1t was
strange talk to me, too, for. as dad
says, l have neglected to cultivate my
mind
They talked about literature, art,
politics, and even science, and had
to sit there like dummy and listen
to them. Even while he was holding
my hand to say goodnight he was
looking at and talking to Aunt Nancy.
"No8'. what do you think of that?"
Il think you're lucky that your Aunt
Nancy is too old for Charles to marry"
said the bosom friend
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11

dance and got mad at her because she
told him that he ought to learn how to
reverse. He sneaked away and left her
there at the dance and she went and
cried about it,
Doodles laughed so that he swung
both legs over the top of the writing
desk falling off his chair as a result.
Cant you keep still and do your
geometry" asked Doodles' sister
Nope" responded Doodles, cheer
fully picking up the vase he bad
knocked down. What gets me is
what to talk about all the time to the
girl Why, some of the fellows can
jolly a whole bunch of girls aud make
them all laugh. Well wouldn't take
the trouble to make an idiot of my
self for lot of silly girls.
Say, guess I'll blow over to Fat
Prices. The social doesn't begin until
four and it's only three now
Dinner was on the table when Doc.
dies came in, flushed enthusiastic and
hungry.
Z went to the social" he announced
to the family.
Il thought you didn't like girls"
chided boobies sister.
Going in for socieLy?" queried Doc
dies father, with a twinkle in his
eye.
Doodles dropped several handfuls of
crackers into his soup. II took girl,
all right" he said. Then he redeemed
to the roots of his hair, as the family
gave shout of laughter.
Well, I'm not going to be a lobster
any longer protested Doodles, with
a suggestion of swagger in his man
ner. Il tell you, Fat Price wasn't in
it to-day. | went over with him and
two girls and they both said could
beat him all hollow dancing. I'm 90.
ing to take Fats best girl next week
and he's awful mad. Say dad, some
OF the fellows are going to have tuxe-
does for the quarterly dance and |
don't see why | shouldn't have one
Look here, Young man. said Doc.
dies father, with the twinkle gone out
of his eye. I'm sending YOU to school
to acquire fair proportion of com,
mon sense, but I'm afraid you are los
ing Sight of that purpose Suppose you
make conquest of your geometry
before you attempt any feminine con
quests"
Doodles looked subdued and an un.
comfortable silence prevailed at the
table for few seconds. Then, sud
denly Doodles' face cleared and be
came sunny again.
Well say, dad, how about the foot
ball togs2 Don't 1 get those?" he de
manded.
That's a different matter, replied
Doodles father. Wen get those 10
morrnw Chicago Daily News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
MANN {: {: T 7 IS
WOO:

Aunt Nancy's come, Nannette an
nounced to her bosom friend in a
choked voice, and of all the frights."
What do you mean?" asked her
bosom friend.
We'll, hesitated Nannette, "of
course she's as neat as can be, but her
clothes look as if they were made for
Mrs. Methuselah"
IF it's only her clothes, you needn't
worry remarked the bosom friend
You don't have to wear EN-"
Its not only her clothes," shrieked
Nannette. It's her notions. They are
simply appalling
For instance" suggested the bosom
friend, taking look at her back hair
in the mirror with the help of a hand
glass
For one thing, she objects to my
name, explained Nannette, indig
nantly. The very first thing she did
after taking a comprehensive view
of the family-was TO stare at me
through her Observation-Disclosures
ones, at that-and ask: Is this one
Nancy, my Soq-chlldH
Dad, who is proud as can be OF his
enormous family, looked little sheep
ish at that.
'Y-y-yes, he suffered. We had
her christened Nancy, of course, but
she has taken a fancy to be called
er-Nannette."
Humph!' said Aunt Nancy,"
why, she was perfectly scandal
lied at the idea of my entertaining
Charles all the evening without the
assistance of the other members of
the family! The idea,
of course, when the bell rang at
the accustomed hour, that horrfd Tom
had to below out It's Mans Tues,
day night beau, Aunt Nancy. Par.
lor's pre-empted for the evening"
You should have seen her stare.
Am l to understand, Maria she
asked, fixing poor mother with her
eye, that this child has visitors from
whose company her parents and her
brothers and sisters are barred?'
Times have changed, Nancy said
dad, looking silly"
In my time, said Aunt Nancy, it
was our greatest pleasure 10 have
our parents and all the family enter
into our enjoyments and help in the
entertainment of our friends
We'll, declare!' said the bosom
friend.
Now, do you wonder that I was
| frightened at the idea of Charles meet
Ing herr" asked Nannette. But
haven't told you the worst" with a
gloomy emphasis. Il slipped away
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Loo Ear undernround.

Wood 404 feet underground in a per,
feet state of preservation was found at
the Alabang stock farm the other day
while boring for the second artesian
we'll there. The drill had penetrated
to depth OF 100 feet and had just
been drilling hard rock when it sun
denly struck log which was five feet
in diameter and in perfect state of
preservation
How log could be so far under
ground and underneath ledge OF
rock in perfect condition is a question
that is puzzling The officials of the
bureau of agriculture. Manila Times.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Cameron and Ross

Oscar Swanson bot a farm of Frank
Nikl4soN last week.
The BalloH family were visitors at
the Chris Krauel home.
Will Parrott and family spent
Sunday at VIM. KrauePs.
Will Parrot is busy putting in
telephone batterses this week.
Mrs. Theo Marten visited few
days last week at VIM. KrauePs.
a small crowd attended the Aus
tin Baldwin sale last Thursday.
John Makes has oented the Chris
Kraft farm for the coming season.
Henry Schrader and wifa visited
Sunday at the August Cerka home.
Ralph MeCuen is staying with his
uncle, John Reed near Extra, this
winter.
Jesse Neitzle went to Neb. last
Thursday to visit his friends, the
McCaw boys.
Currier, the Ross harness make
went to Anita Saturday morning TO
visit his children.
The box social was we'll attended
at the Balls schoolhouse. The pro-
ceeds were Sl4 so.
Mrs. Jim Jeuseu is improving very
slowly, they think that she will have
to have an operation.
Miss Lille Ehlert has been visi-
ting the past week with her sister
Mrs. Otto Tessman.
Joshua Jordan's little boy was
quite sick last week but is getting
along nicely at this writing.
Ralph Ballou went down to North
Branch to see Mr.. Dove about work.
ing with him at The carpenter trad,
next summer.
The Woodmen Hall in Ross is beire
built larger by an addition on thu
south end, of 30 feet, it was entirely
too small the way it was.
Willie Johnston and Miss Flot
Putnam were united in marriage l4s
Wednesday by Rev. Wendell, pastoI
of the Evangelical church of Audi,
bon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
WHY FEW LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Has Well Por-
trayed Situation.

1 understand we were speaking of
love at first sight remarked. mildly
Now, as all man knows about a
woman whom he looks at is just what
picture as big as copper, or a
"nickel" rather, at the bottom of his
eye can teach him, l think | am right
in saying we We're talking about the
pictures of women Well, now, the
reason why a man is not desperately
in love with 10000 women at once is
just that which prevents our portraits
being distinctly seen on that wall
They are painted there by reflection
from our faces, but because all of
them are painted on each spot, and
each on the same surface, and many
other objects at the same time, No
one is seen in the picture. But
darken chamber and let a single
pencil of rays in through a keyhole,
and you have a picture on the wall.
We never fall in love With woman
in distinction from women until we
get an image of her through a pin.
hole. And then we see nothing else,
and nobody but ourselves can see
the image in our mental camera OBJ.
scWa.-From The Autocrat of the
Breakfast Table" by oliver Wendell
Holmes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
The Language Of Science.

81 must say" remarked the plain
everyday man. that | feel as if l had
a cold in the head. And I'm so hoarse
I can hardly speak
Il see, answered the scientist You
are suffering from a slight cohyza,
causing congestion of the mucous
membrane and suffusion of the optical
organs, and inducing somewhat
phlogistic condition of the pieglottis.
Perhaps, however, you had better send
for a physician
Send for a physician? No. l don't
want doctor. Send for an inter
prefer
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Gr News

Mr.. Seiverts snd family are NOV
ing to Vail.
Mrs. Neitzle was Manning shop
per Monday.
Mr.. Frank Rogers went to Man
ming Monday.
Mrs. George CARRIER was on the
sick list last week.
Preaching next Sunday morning at
II O'Clock at the U. b. Church.
Uncle Jim Crow was quite sick
with cold the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred HASTE were
Audubon visitors one day last week.
No lecture or entertainment Tues
day evening on account of the storm.
Old Mr.. Wiese, Mrs. Plehm's father
west of town was buried last Mon
day.
Mr.. Wood of Davenport was an
ever Sunday visitor at the Lamp
home.
Mrs. L. j. Spilker went to scran-
ton the last OF last week to see her
parents,
Messrs Packard, ana Robinson were
Manning visitors at the Babcock sale,
Tuesday.
Mr.. Farrell's parents returned from
Dakota last week. They are visiting
in Manning this week.
No preaching at the M. b. church
next Sunday afternoon on account OF
the meetings going on in Manning.
Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Jennie Leigh
ty spent several days at the Linn
home helping to care for that lady
Grandma Steer went down to her
daughters, Mrs. Lou Barger Friday
night to spend her birthday with
them on Saturday.
Miss Dyer, the Lincoln Center tea
cher went to her Extra home Friday
night did not return till Monday eve
ming. Charlie Mclaughlin taught
for her
The Rural mail carrier wishes to
thank the town officials fer getting
roads shoveled out and in shape 80
he could make his trip Monday OF
last week.
Fred Bauman OF Bird City, Kan
sas came last Satu day evening to vi
sit his parents and friends here. He
has sold his farm there and is locking
for another one we understand.
Mr.. Ed Newell was buried Sunday
morning, funeral at the home, at ten
O'Clock, interment in Audubon Gem
etery. Quite number went out from
town, the minister, singers, some OF
the pail bearers and Others.
We'd the 10th was Mrs. Rev.
Stark's birthday. A surprise was
planned for her, but the storm OF
Tuesday made it impossible for any
Que to get there, His daughter from
Jillsda l la WAS aynacted for TINT day
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
TyPHolp's cosp IS IMMENSE
Common Sickness Measured Against
Dollars and Cents.

1t Is worth while, says H. E. Jordan,
in Municipal Engineering magazine, to
consider TIE cost of typhoid fever in
order to get the Importance of its pre-
vention we'll fixed in mind. 1t is a
recognized fact that the greater ma
jority of those persons who die from
this cause are between the ages of 90
and 80. Basing ones estimate upon
the value of human life as given in in.
surance estimates, the average value
in life capital that is thus destroyed
is about $4,000 In the summer Of
1907 there We're studied in the Seventh
and Ninth wards of Pittsburg 1914
cases, with especial reference to the
actual cost in money expended These
cases occurred in 146 families; from
them there were IL deaths; 81 wage
earners lost S64 weeks work; care
takers mot professional nurses, but
members of the family lost 1872
weeks work; there We're IS of the
cases treated in hospitals; total cost,
In these three factories alone, $4,000.
This being proportional among the
1914 eases, amounts to SIPS per case, or
$4,000 per death. 1t is without ques.
ton that the cost more nearly approx
mates $4,000 per typhoid death on
account of the inability of the
patient to resume work at his
normal rate. This makes a total
cost per death of $500 There
is, then, with the sole question of the
money cost in mind, a deep problem
for solution before this one cause of
destruction of human life is elm
mated.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Greeley Clipping
Too late for last week


Frank Duvall lost eighteen heed
of hogs during the storm.
B. G.. Higgins is boarding with
Henry Minersman this week.
The storm tieud claimed three head
of calves from Clint Rucker Friday.
Dick Hartzell was the first man
seen breaking the roads last Satur-
day.
Attend the Nick Bintnee sale Feb.
Is, one and one-half miles south OF
Extra.
Peter Schwab's mother will make
her future home with son in Linn
county.
Lincoln Lee of Guthrie County was
storm bound for two days at Lloyd
Miller's.
Warren Boyer moved his posses
sions from Extra out to Claude
Jaynes Wednesday.
LLOYD Miller had new buggy shed
reduced TO kindling wood by the ter
rife wind last Thursday night.
The unexpected blizzard fonnd a
good many out OF coal and provisions
because of the previous bad roads.
Writ Duvall of Melville township
came down to visit with his brother,
Frank last week and returned home
Friday in the terrible storm.
Word comes from Orient, Adair
Co. that Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Deets are
the proud parents of nice little baby
girl Grandpa and Grandma Deets
are feeling proud and happy.
Lew AnciauX had several head of
cattle stray away during the storm
they took refuge in ditch and were
completely covered by the drifting
snow. They were discovered by their
breath melting hole in the snow,
one died from The exposure.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
The Need of the World

The world must return some day to
the word duty, and be done with the
word reward. There are no rewards
and plenty of duties. And the sooner
a man sees that and acts upon it like
gentleman or fine old barbarian,
the better for himself-Robert Louis
Stevenson.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Taking the Waters"

1t is the regimen that thins. l re-
member asking a leading physician at
Marienbad whether he really believed
in the claim that those famous waters
reduce the weight of the fat people
who imbibe them. He smiled and said.
Perhaps they may act as dissoly.
ent."-London Truth.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Domestic Economy.

They had automobiled in "a miles
to see Mr.. Highfyer's pet oculist, and
on the return three tires, one after
another, had blown up Whereupon
Mrs. Highfyer remarked, plaintiyely,
and with intense conviction: My dear
Alfred, it would have been so much
cheaper to have kept you at home and
bought you a glass eye!"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Measures Hardness of Metals.

An instrument to measure the hard
ness of metals has been recently de,
vised. more especially designed and
found very useful in the manufacture
of tools like twist drills, where the
hardness has to be kept between mar
row limits. 1t consists of a glass tube,
within which a steel ball of 40 grains
weight, treated by a special process
so as TO have jewel hardness, falls
freely. The height of the rebound of
the bail measures the hardness. OF the
metal ii strikes. Were the area of
contact between the dropped weight
and the metal larger, so that no ap-
preciable dent We're made, the rebound
would be a measure of elasticity ,ath-
er than hardness. The height of the
rebound is measured on a scale. of
which 100 is the average hardness of
carbon steel, which is also found to be
the safety limit for steel tools after
relocating ard tempering ready for use
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Real Estate

IF you have the credulity to thinks
your face is clean after you have car.
ried it all over New York" said the
business woman, put a lot of cold
cream on it, then wipe it of with a
clean cloth. The amount of genuine
soil you will find on that cloth will fill
you with establishment. New York
Press.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Proof That Dreams Come True.

"Yes'm, I'm goin to move to-mor.
row." said Bertha, the colored wash
erwoman. "Yesm. l knowed it las
week. l dreamt it. Whenevah | be-
gins to dream Of packin' my trunk
and gettin' ready to go somewheah,
the lanlawd, he comes the ve'y nex'
week TO the rent. Yes'm, I'm goin'
to move tomorrow
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
GREATLY Esacaerated.

Although the correspondent who
says zinc collins have become remark.
ably popular in Vienna has an estab.
lished reputation for veracity, it is i'm.
possible not to feel that he has exag.
gerated. Courier-Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Heaven en- Earth,

Heaven consists of desiring, from
the heart good for others more than
for ones self, and in serving them
with a view to their happiness, not
from any selfish aim of obtaining re-
Enumeration, but out of love.-Sweden-
borg.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Tie Rorrid Mans Curl

There's no sight so pitiful to me-"
said the pretty girl, as the painful at.
tempt on the part of the man begin
ming to be bald to make little curl
in the middle of his forehead of the
few remaining strands of hair. And
still, | know they don't deserve my
pity. I never have found a man yes
with such curl who wasn't horrid."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Literary Fit.

'Did your friend make a hit at the
literary club"
u guess he did. He pronounced Les
Miserables' in brand-new way and
then alluded to it as Victor Herbert's
masterpiece"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Food for THOUGHT.

The ten-yearold girl who conquered
a burglar with broomstick is entitled
to all credit for courage and vigor.
Nevertheless when she adds a dozen
years more TO her age the wary un-
married youth may entertain doubts
as to whether her energy might not
some time be excessive for welded
bliss.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Makinn Shoes.

Picture a herd of $500 kids and
goats, 407 horses and colts, 700 calves
and 1873 steers. Then think that the
skins and hides of all these animals
supply one shoe factory in America
with enough leather for only single
day
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Word from sr,er Williams,

81 got lots ter be thankful fer in
dis oil WORT. Outside er de rheuma.
tism, an de broke-bone fever, an de
fall chills, an de winter misery, amt
got a ailment on de face er de airth!"
Exchange.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Even Worse,

"A public man should be careful not
to say anything he Will be sorry for"
Yes, and yet he's lucky if he mere
~ says ii instead of putting it in
writing and signing mis- name to it."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Rock and Rive.

Many man has been wrecked on
the rock of adversely, but there is
generally a little rye on tho side
Philadelphia Record.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
Wealth and Dishone sty.

If dishonesty always brought riches
fewer candidates would consider it
worth while to bid for the votes OF
the plain people. 9u9.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-11
No More Divorces.

Hubby" will stay lover true,
Every wife his only sweetheart, too,
Perpetual matrimonial bliss twill be,
If both take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. Nick Dotling