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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
For the Hostess
Chat on Topics Of Many Kinds, by a
Recognized Authority

Or, Did you live happy ever afterf
What influence had the mans love on
the woman?
What influence had the woman's love
on the man?
What was the most stirring event of
your history?
The young hostess vas dressed in
a becoming evening gown, and her
brother, who acted as host, was not
disguised. There was m man whom
no one could guess, as he o. a
masque and black domino. After a
lively time guessing, and when nearly
every one was discovered, the mysteri-
Gus stranger was found beside the
hostess, and her brother in the fol-
lowing words broke the news to the
merry lovers:
As you. dear friends, are fact and not
fiction, living and not dead; as your love
lead to marriage, and you have lived hap
by ever after, we wish tonight to offer
our congratulations and our good wishes
for the future to our hostess and her H.
ance, Mr.. John Blank.
1t is needless to say that hearty
congratulations were in order and a
jolly dance followed. The refresh
ments were simply ice cream in the
shape of double hearts, one pink, one
white, and small heart cakes, A fruit
frappe was served from a bowl sur
rounded by a wreath of pink roses,
and each guest was given n rose as a
souvenir.
MAnAMD MERRI
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01

NEW YORK.-Thornton Jenkins
~ Hams, novelist, short-story writer,
seaman and defendant in the Hams
murder trials, has disappeared. I'm
der some other name he is making his
living as a sailor once more, but no
one knows what ship he is aboard or
whittier he is bound. The last seen
of him was in Washington. He was
then heading for some distant port to
get aboard a ship and leave his coun-
try forever.
Hams left his little daughter Mol
lie with his parents and signed a doc
ument giving to the general, his ia
Their, a lien on all the royalties COM
ing from his books. He went to sea
penniless.
Since the killing of William E. An
mis- at the Bayside Yacht club, over
a year ago, Thornton Hams has been
persona o grata with the publishers.
One magazine, at least, hat accepted
his stories and paid for them in adj
anc of publication, failed to print
them. Men who were once eager to
get stories from him and be received
by him as his friend, avoided him
after his trial at Flushing.
Before his disappearance Thornton
went to Sing Sing to bid farewell to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01

THAT New York is the home of the
i greatest property holdings which
the world has ever known, and that
the whole 1876 square miles of its area
with a valuation which makes the ma
tional debt seem trifing in compari-
son, is held by less than two per cent.
of the population, are only a few of
the astonishing facts made known by
official figures just compiled. Accord
ing to these figures the assessed valu-
alton of the taxable property In New
York Is now almost 81 1000, 900, 900, S.
800. 600, 900 being the exact figure
given
The actual sale value, however, is
probably more than twice this amount
or about one-tenth of the estimated
wealth Of the whole United States. AS
an indication of the great value placed
on real estate here, the figures show
that two-thirds of the taxable property
in this city consists of land. Less than
1000 persons. or one-fiftieth of the
city's population, own not only every
particle of this land. but all the other
taxable property included in the re-
port as well.
Taking the actual value of the land
as $l0.O 900, OOo. 900 this means that the
property owners in this city hold on
the average $4,000 worth of real cs-
tate each. On this basis the average
value of the ground alone throughout
the entire city Ia s3l000.C00 q square
mile, or $4,000 an acre. Tsts. o.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
Society Box Holders in New Theatt

now being engaged. AS yet it is incom.
plete, less than half a dozen actors
having signed contracts.
There are S5 founders of the new
theater, and it was agreed by them to
apportion the boxes by lot. After this
was done the other applicants nego-
tiated with the founders for a place
in the boxes for certain performances.
There are 232 single seats directly
above the boxes, and these were as
eagerly sought as the boxes them.
selves. In them on subscription
nights will be found those socially
prominent who were unable to find
room in the boxes, which will rank
in Importance to those in the parterre
row at the Metropolitan.
Mr.. James Hazen Hyde, one of the
founders, who has been living abroad
for three years, is the owner of box
No. %, which is located in the very
center of the arch, and which, relative.
ly, is the same as box No. 35 at the
Metropolitan, which is owned by Mr..
j. Pierpont Morgan. Mr.. Morgan, also
founder of the new theater, received
box No. z in the allotment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01

Richard Watson Cooper, the new
president of Upper Iowa university,
comes to his position admirably
equipped for head of n of the oldest
and most conservative Of the educa-
tional institutions Of Iowa. Prof.
Cooper comes from Hamline, where
he has been a lecturer for some years
on English literature and literary
characteristics of the Bible. He is
also a public speaker of note outside
the college walls. He says he was
born in a strawberry patch and
brought up in a peach orchard, and is
a lover of wood and field, of bird and
beast, of the spirit of man and of the
infinite spirit of the universe"
President Cooper was born Deem
Der %, 1866, at C~heswold, Del. His
grower, prominent layman of Whining
tor conference, and a member of Los
Angeles general conference. In 1887
he graduated with the highest CLASH
cal honors as valedictorian from Will
Transport Dickinson seminary, Will
Transport, Pa. In 1890, three years
later. he graduated as honor student
from Wesleyan university, Middle
town, Conn. In 1901 he was librarian
and graduate student in English lit
erature at Wesleyan university. From
1891 to 1899 he conducted the depart
ment of English, which he established,
also, at Wesleyan academy, Wilbra.
ham, Mass, the Oldest Methodist edu.
cational institution. This was one of
the first thorough preparatory courses
in English, established on p~resent-day
lines. He was called in the fall of
1890 to establish the department of
English language and literature at
Hamline university, st. Paul, MINI.
In 1906 rhetoric and English language
were made a separate department.
In 1908 debate and oratory were sep.
arated. Since then Prof. Cooper has
devoted himself to the Bible depart.
ment. Y
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01

The most persistent and aggressive
tighter for the principles which have
been made familiar by the teachings
of William ]. Bryan is George F. Rine-
hart of Iowa. Henceforth, however.
he will be of Oklahoma. Mr.. Rinehart
has purchased an interest in a news
paper at Clinton, Okla, and will be its
editor. Upon his departure a notable
banquet was given him, made more
than conspicuous by the fact that al
though not w 40 were present, they
were the close friends of Mr.. Rine.
hart, and the list included Gen. James
B. Weaver and William j. Bryan.
There's something in a name after
ALL" said Mr.. Bryan as he spoke in
terms of endearment of his friend at
the banquet. "Ive been impressed
with the name of our gest of honor.
Knowing him as / do, and understand.
ing his characteristics, the name sug-
gests to me that he is thorough, he is
earnest; he in in fact a Democrat
from the rind to the heart-Rine.
hart"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01

TWENTY years from now the ground
i area or lower New York will not
afford even standing room for it's oc-
%cupants. The congestion of popula-
ton in that part of this city known as
Manhattan, covering the site of the
original settlement and extending from
the battery northward to the Harlem
river, already has become so dense
that, were all in it to die at once, the
territory in which these people live
and work would not afford sufficient
space for their burial.
The population per acre of Manhat-
tan is now 157, which is more than five
times that Of any other city in the
country. Were this population housed
in o~ne-story buildings, the average
amount of ground per person would
be a plot 16 feet square.
But as the average height Of build
ings in this territory is practically
eight stories, the average size of the
ground space per inhabitant is the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
Congestion on Island of Manhattan

incredibly small area of 80 square feet
"a plot four feet by eight. In spite
of this congestion, however, greater
New York, as distinguished from Man
haitian, is not the most densely pop
ulated city in the country. That title
belongs to Baltimore, with 20 per
acre, while greater New York with 20
per acre, comes after Milwaukee, with %
How rapidly the congestion in Man
haitian may be expected to increase
is indicated by the values Of
it's real estate. In this respect two
new records were set last week. The
first established a new high record for
Fifth venue property, a lot having
been sold at a price amounting to $34,-
900 a front foot, or 1910 a quare foot.
a value considerably larger than that
represented by an equal area covered
with $50 bills.
Only 40 years ago this same prop
erty sold for one-twentieth of this price.
The second record came as the result
of the leasing of a piece Of uptown
property for 149 years. From these
two factors it is evident that the de-
sire to snap up property for long
terms, together with its rapidly in
creasing value, will soon reduce the
average amount of ground per inhab.
liant to less than the space necessary
for standing room.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01

THERE has been a great amount of
j speculation as to where the mem
bers of the fashionable set of New
York would be found when the new
theater, the $4,000, 900 institution, en-
dowed by a coterie of wealthy men of
New York, is opened next November.
There are only % boxes, a much
smaller number than in the Metropl-
itan Opera House, with which the
new theater is closely allied, and with
so few places and so many eager to
occupy them, it was a serious matter
to settle the seating question.
AS now planned, two opera comique
performances will be given each week
one at night, the other at a matinee.
At other subscription performances
plays are to be given by a company
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01

Beans the Drayman" may become
Beans the Millionaire" If all reports
are based on fact. II. II. Beans has
been making the trains" at Sheldon
ever since the first drummer stopped
off at the town, and his chief pride
has been that he never permitted a
customer to miss a train or failed to
get the baggage into the depot on
time. Now Mr.. Beans has been ap-
prised that, unless there is a broken
link in the chain somewhere, he is
one of numerous heirs to a vast
fortune in real estate in New York
City. He Is having the matter in.
vestigated, but in the meantime will
see to it that his reputation for never
missing the trains is not injured In
the least by stories about vast wealth
elsewhere.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
AW~@4
IN pQUjE

Many long coats are seen in white
serge. @
For r%un-around frocks nothing Is
more popular than serge.
Navy blue veilngs with dots in vel.
vet are a feature of the season.
Black collars on white serge suits
are not so often seen as earlier in the
season.
Frocks of silk, crepe and other un-
lined materials are weighted down by
broadcloth facings.
Doub.e motor wells, Joined only at
the edges, are being made up in green,
brown, or blue ver white.
Strings, usually not serving any
practical purpose, but caught up and
knotted in some graceful fashion. ap-
pear upon a number of the most pic
turesque broad brimmed hats this
season.
Should the Louis XVI. modes return
70 favor, 1t is likely that the high coli.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
Color Schemes.

when In doubt use pink" so said
4 successful hostess upon being asked
the best color scheme, Pink bears
both the daylight and the artificial
light equally well, and Is always be-
coming, n fact not to be overlooked by
4 thoughtful hostess.
Blue changes to green at night, but
good scheme to s 1t. Yellow is not
/ satisfactory color to have at night,
rs 1t is apt to look faded from the
sunlight. Violet is not good at night,
,ut at present is much in favor for
Ipring luncheons, with corsage bou-
luets at each place for the guests.
Red is rarely used in warm weather,
tut is always delightful in winter time,
carrying with a suggestion of warmth
md welcome that Is grateful. A North
Iide hostess invariably uses red the
ear round, as II harmonizes with her
furnishings and service, so that the
!olor has come to be recognized as
Ter own individually and her red din
lers are noted.
Green alone and combined with
White is always pleasing and is a sum
ner time favorite.
Ferns are always good and may be-
tept fresh a long time II placed one
over the other ON a fiat board, then
immersed in cold water and kept in
| cool, dry place. 1t is in good form
o use the flower that is in season,
md the Japanese method Of using
lowers is being adopted more and
more, as the flower holders are on sale
low at nearly all of the department
Itores.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
NEWSY NOTESA
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T. Jenkins Hams Takes Up Sailors Life

his brother Peter. He found Peter a
CHASTITY wreck of a man. His silky
black beard had been shaved off and
his face showed cadaverously above
his prison stripes. The brothers were
allowed n hour together. Thorn
ton showed mingled rage and grief at
the plight of his brother, of whose
acquittal of the charge of murder he
had felt sure. His voice was husky
when he told Peter good-by.
And so | must say good-by," he
said. Il must leave you, as the hour
that / can see you draws to a close.
Good-by, Pete; you know what | think
and what l feel-words will not ex-
press it. The long days in prison
will never be forgotten. l will never
forget you, poor boy.
Never for a moment dream that
you are a criminal-never think of it,
Pete, for in the heart of every true
man, every human who is fit to be
classed as such, there beats a throb
of sympathy for you.
Il know, and every man knows,
that if there had been a law to protect
your home, and a law to protect your
honor a IS a soldier, you would not
have been driven to such extremity.
OF the men who caused your ruin, one
is dead, the other at large, and there
seems to be no law written that will
bring the s%coundrel to Justice"
E. N. L. Young, attorney for Capt.
Hams, has served papers on the dis
trict attorney of Queens county call
ing for a new trial. Mr.. Young's con
tention is that the verdict was con.
trary to the evidence.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
The Hin Yoke.

The cuirass or princess hip yoke eff
feet which has been conspicuous in
imported gowns since the first open
ings of the season Is being brought out
In many unexpected ways. One Of the
newest Is the entire princess gown
with the lower part of the bodice and
the hip portion Of the skirt covered
with embroidery. which makes them
one in line and treatment.
In this way II is possible to turn
a two-piece gown into a princess. the
simple process of covering the waist
seam with embroidery or braid being
all that is needed. Some of the trim
mings of this kind are put on In
Jacket or coat shapes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
Carnival Of Merry Lovers.

A young woman who wished to an.
iounce her engagement in a unique
manner issued invitations for a fancy
iress party in which the guests were
equested to come dressed as famous
overs" Husbands and wives, broth
RS and sisters, maids and their IA.
'orite SWANS came together and great
vas the fun trying to guess who was
Who. There were John Alden and Pris.
lila, Hiawatha and Minr shaha, Paul
md Vidginia, Queen Elizabeth and
Essex, Dante and Beatrice, Napoleon
md Josephine, etc. All characters
we're kept secret and the host asked
he following questions:
Are you fact or fiction?
Are you living or dead? or left alive
n the story they are supposed to be liv-
ng)
Did your love ead 90 marriage?
Either. What %prevented2 "
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
The Modern Kind.

these are indeed days of progress
In all lines" observes a New York
woman. II had advertised for a
French maid. The chic. trim young
Gallo person who first applied took
my fancy for a moment or so. but
when our negotiations touched upon
the question of salary my Illusion was
dissipated. Producing highly chased
silver case from her coat pocket, she
proffered me a cigarette, saying:
DO. please, madam, take a smoke!
It's so much easier to discuss these
little matters while enjoying a cigar
cite! '"-Harper's Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
Remarkable Memory.

Daniel A. Adys, the colored atten.
dant at the American Geographical
society, New York. has been with the
society for 2S years. He knows more
about the society than most members.
He is an educated man and has & re-.
markable memory. The other day {
mar entered the Office and Adys ad
dressed him by name. The visitor
was astonished. why" he said, how
is II that you know me?" "You have
been in here before" Adys replied
Yes. l know" said the visitor, but
only once, aud that was eight years
ago"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
Gotham Property Is Held by the Few

course, is only an average, since in
some parts of the city an acre of
ground amounts to many millions. The
average value of property, not inclu-
ding the land itself, is $4,000 an acre,
so that each member of the select
1000 0 constituting two per cent. of
the whole number who own all New
York has on IN average $15O,OOO
worth of property. The other 3,40O, 900
of the city's population are merely
tenants.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
Poets, in Major and Minor. Keys.

foets, IN MAJOR ~ minoT Ncys.
1t would be difficult to tell the ex
act month, year Or decade when a
minor poet ceased to be a minor poet
and became known to the literary pub
locations as "a poet" Minor poets do
not go through any change analogues
to that made by the caterpillar when
she becomes a butterfly. If some one
should ask whether minor poets do ac-
tually leave the ranks of the fratres
minores and enter the ranks of the
major poets, 1t would probably be diff
cult to give an apodictic and categor-
ical reply.
But there would seem to be no par
ticular reason why a minor poet
should not be found one day among
poets. Possibly he himself might
not know where he was until after
some time had elapsed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01

elected from Jackson county to the
legislature was anything accom-
plished. He promised just one thing
when he ran for the office, and that
was an appropriation for the removal.
He got it, though the way was not
easy. An association was formed, at
the head of which Mr.. Ellis was
placed, and in April he and others
went to Omaha and brought to Iowa
the body of Ansel Briggs.
The monument under construction
is granite and will weigh about fifteen
tons. 1t will be 20 feet s inches high.
On one of the sides will appear. cut
in the stone, a map of Iowa
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
OTTUMWA'S GRAND OLD MAN

Ottumwa's greatest contradiction of
the Osler theory-its grand old man,
who, though past 81 years old, travels
with shoulders thrown back, two
bright, sparkling eyes In his head
and a carriage and spryness that
would do credit to younger mems
Augustus H. Hamilton. retired law.
yer and editor. Mr.. Hamilton was
publisher of the Ottumwa Daily
Courier for over 20 years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01

fure will be revived, with the hair
brushed off the forehead, the many
puffs and coils, and ever the side ring.
lets Of the period.
A very pretty hat, also suitable for
wear with white dresses, was seen
the other day. 1t vas a fine leghorn
straw in the natural color, the crown
being entirely covered with pale blue
chiffon. laid on in soft. fiat plaits. One
side of the brim was turned up, with
a big, full bow mot wired at alb Of
the chiffon. II vas worn with a white
rep suit, which was braided p~rofusely
with white linen soutache braid. the
skirt being a circular one and the
coat a very long, semihtting affair.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
no correctly Mend Gloves.

First, never s silk for this pur
pose, as II cuts the kid, but select cot
ton the exact shade of the gloves, ano
with a very fine needle ~buttonhole
around the rip or tear, then catch to
gether on the wrong side, taking n
stitch at a time from one loop OF the
buttonhole stitch to another. When
the rem is Joined in this way 1t Is
scarcely ~perceptible and wears longer
than If sewed through the gloye.-Ths
Housekeeper.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
Wealthy European Rulers.

Queer Wilhelmina Of Holland. al.
though rich, is not nearly SO rich as
the emperor of Russia or the emperor
of Austria, and 1t Is doubtful whether
she has so large a fortune as the king
and queen of Denmark or the king OF
the Belgians, or even the king of the
Hellenes. who has made enormous
sums by successful speculations. IL
is also said by those supposed to
know that Queen Wilhelmina has not
inherited largely from numerous rel
atives. She inherited the fortune Of
her father, King William. but not a
zen has come to her from any other
relative.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
Woman Collects Taxes.

Miss Martha E. Johnson has Just
been reelected tax collector of La.
coma, N. II. This is her fourth term.
She is said to be the only woman tax
collector in New England. She is a
graduate of the Laconia high school
and an active member of the Laconia
Wocan's club. =.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
LInaerle Ribbons.

Lingerie ribbons are wider than for.
merly. Some an inch or even two in
width are employed through beading
proportionately wide. Ribbons of this
kind thread the tops of %flounces in
lingerie and lace p%ettlcoats and are
used in corset covers. chemises, etc.
The tying of the soft long loop bow
is one of the important items.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
NEW DRAINAGE DISTRICT.

A new drainage district has been
petitioned for in Monona county. 1t
will drain lands in both Kennebec
and Belvidere townships. affecting
nearly 1000 acres Of rich farming
lands. An engineer has been ap-
pointed to make a survey of the
ground and to make a report as to
the necessary improvements required.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01

The modest monument to the mem.
DRY of the first governor of the state
of Iowa will soon be ready for dedi-
cation in the little cemetery at An.
drew, in Jackson county. Gov. Ansel
Briggs was a resident of that town,
which at the time Iowa was made a
state was comparatively more i'm
portant than it is now. He was a
quiet man and poor. He afterwards
removed to Nebraska and he vas
buried in a cemetery there. The
grave was practically unmarked and
so the Iowa legislature appropriated
$1,000 to have the casket brought back
to Iowa and to have a monument
erected to mark the resting place of
the first governor.
The project OF removal was an old
one, but not until J. w. Ellis was
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-07-01
Such Sweet PARTING.

did he give you a parting EN-
brace?.
"You bet he did. it parted three of
my corset steels."