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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-14

house. My back ached all the time and
/ was utterly weak. unable at times to
walk without assistance. The kidney
secretions were very irregular. Doan's
Kidney Pills restored me to good
health, and I am able to do as much
work as the average woman, though
nearly eighty years old"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Foster.
Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
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WASHINGTON.--Buffeted from pill
w lar to post for quarter of cen
fury. the United States civil service
commission is crying at the doorstep
Of the committee on appropriations of
the house of representatives.
Give me a home Of my own" is the
plaintive appeal of this national waif.
Although established permanently in
the affairs of the government, the civil
service commission Is a homeless wan
derer without a place to lay its weary
head. Five times since its establish
ment in 1883 it has been turned out of
doors and forced to seek new living
quarters. Now it is asking congress
for 100000 with which to build a mod
est dwelling place where it may be Sc
cure from eviction and where its work
may be carried on in a proper and dig
nified manner. In asking congress for
a home the commission has not been
content to follow the conventional
practice of pointing out how much
money will be saved in rentals. The
moral element in the proposition is i'm
portant, also, according to the Official
communication addressed to the presi-
dent by the commission and by him
transmitted to congress.
"a man is hardly a respected head
of family until he owns a roof I'M
der which he may gather that family"
says the commission. ANY bureau or
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
HINTS ON MENDING
BONE POINTS OF MORE OR LESS
IMPORTANCE.
When the ButtonhoIe Tears-Patchinu
the Corset Cover-5est Way
to Fix Up Prayed
Silk Waist.

IL buttonhole tears out lay q piece
Of closely woven tape back of it, stitch
firmly in place, hem the old buttonhole
to it neatly and then cut and work in
The tape a new buttonhole of the prop
er size. An extra fine way is to rip
the band apart and take out the
threads of the old buttonhole, stitch
the tape on the inside Of the back
fold of the band, stitch up the latter
in its original shape and proceed as
before. When buttons have torn out
1t is comparatively easy to squeeze a
small square Of good tape through the
hole, lay it fiat in the proper position
between the two folds of the band and
stitch it in place. Hem down the rag
ged edges on both sides and sew the
buttons to the tape Any button or
buttonhole that is to bear strain
should be stayed with tape when the
garment is being made, the stay tapes
for both buttons and buttonholes be-
ing placed in the band before it IS
stitched.
The corset cover comes next in or.
der. One way to make it is to cut it
from the shirtwaist pattern which fits
you, making it round or square neck,
as you like, and with a peplum to
avoid fullness over the hips. When it
comes to mending ordinary corset
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
Automobile to Supersede the Horse

The urgent deficiency bill recently
reported, authorizes an appropriation
of $4,000 for the purchase, care and
maintenance of automobiles at the
White House. This appropriation be-
comes available Immediately. 1t will
cover the initial cost of the machines
which Mr.. Taft will doubtless pur-
chase and also provide for the care Of
the machines for the remainder of the
current fiscal year, which will end
on June 30. In the new fiscal year,
beginning July /, the White House au-
tomobiles will be provided for by an
appropriation becoming available on
that date carried in the executive, leg
islative and judicial appropriation bill.
This appropriation approximates $685..
900 and provides for the maintenance
of the White House stable.
According to statements made at
the Capitol Mr.. Taft intends to use the
automobile exclusively in his move
ments in and about Washington The
provision in the urgent deficiency bill
authorizing the use of automobiles at
the White House was inserted in that
measure at the request of President
Elect Taft.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
Leaders in Congress Come from Cities

states, else the representation of that
region among the members from the
cities would be still further materially
reduced.
1t is noteworthy that of the city
membership sent to congress 16S are
lawyers and only 6S belong to other
professions and avocations.
Two of the best all-around legisla-
tors in Congress-Theodore e. Burton
of Cleveland and John w. Weeks of
Newton, Mass.-come from the cities.
They are equally posted on currency,
the tariff, the navy, agriculture and
rivers and harbors. Representative
Mann of Chicago is a recognized au-
thOrity on the pure food and drugs act.
f. P. Gillet of Massachusetts is the
best-informed man on the civil serv-
ice; Charles L. Townsend of Michigan
on the interstate commerce laws, it
being generally known that he practi-
cally drew the Hepburn railroad-rate
act; James A. Tawney of Minnesota is
the authority on appropriations, and
Serene E. Payne Of New York on the
raising of revenues to pay them; John
DalZell of Pennsylvania is the apostle
of protection; w. S. Bennett of New
York the strong man on the immigra-
ton laws, and Charles N. Fowler Of
New Jersey on currency.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
Civil Service Commission Wants Home

department of the government wholly
peripatetic and without permanent
Quarterings is subject to suspicion and
to sighting considerations. We want
ed to be helped out of that situation"
1t is nearly twenty-siX years since
the commission was organized. The
early meetings in 1883 were held in the
apartment of Dorman B. Eaton in the
celebrated but dilapidated Wormley's
hotel. Later the commission rented
two rooms in O residence in Fourteenth
street. From there it moved to the
seed building of the department of ag-
riculture. In 1885 it moved, to a wing
Of the city hall building. In 1898 it
moved to the Concordia building, and
in 1900 it moved to its present wholly
inadequate building.
The commission wants quarters
that are permanent, that will be a
credtable monument to the work it
has done and an honor to the public
service that it is performing An APP
preparation of 100000 will provide a
proper site and building and this APP
preparation is recommended. In trans
hitting to congress the commissions
letter and the draft Of bill for the ap-
preparation, President Roosevelt says
he approves the commissions recon-
mendatiOn.
The force Of the civil service COM
mission consists Of 1914 employees, Of
whom 157 are constantly employed in
Washington. These employees super
wise and complete the work of 1859
local boards, composed of 4,690 men,
bers, distributed throughout the terri
torial extent of the United States, Ha-
waii, the Isthmus of Panama, and the
island Of Porto Rico. Last year there
were 1891 applicants for examina-
tons
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
BARCELONA IS SAFE
RUMORS OF CATASTROPHE IN
SOUTHERN SPAIN UNTRUE.
SLIGHT QUAKE WAS FELT
Inhabitants of Villages Flee Expect
ing Repetition Of the Italian
Disaster.

Madrid, Feb. 1--All comr unica-
ton with southern Spain and with
the city of Barcelona is uninte Ipt-
ed and normal. and the reports from
England relative to the disastrous
earthquake and tidal wave are un-
true. There was a slight earthquake
at Totata, in the province of Murcia,
but no serious damage was done
The walls of only few houses were
cracked. Slight shocks were also
felt in the neighborhood village of
Olias. At both Totana and Olias the
Inhabitants fled panic-stricken to the
suburbs, fearing that a disaster was
upon them such as devasted Sicily
and southern Italy. 1t is reported
that the moment the quake occurred
the sun was hidden by dense gray
cloud which, however, disappeared
Immediately while shower of hail
stones as large as walnuts covered
the ground to depth of several cen.
timetres.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
LIQUOR BILL IN CONGRESS.
Leaders Determined to Pass Measure
Regulating Shipments.


Washington, d. c., Feb. IA SER
les of conferences were held by those
leaders to determine on some method
of getting the house to agree to
legislation to regulate the shipment
OF liquor from state to state. Repre-
sentative Watson of Indiana, repub-
lican whip, whose defeat for gov
ernor is charged to his anti-liquor
platform, is leading the fight for the
proposed legislation. The pro-
gramme finally decided upon prob
ably will be to tack the liquor legis-
lation onto the bill for the codifica-
ton of the penal laws of the United
States which has a privileged place
on the house calendar. AS a bill for
this propose already passed the sem
ate it Is believed that both houses
can be brought to an agreement to
enact liquor legislation mere quickly
than by voting on a separate bill
This course also would avoid the dis
agreeable action of ignoring the fail
ure of the committee on judiciary to
report the bill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
MAKE PRETTY WASH CUSHION.
Simple Coored Handkerchiefs Are the
inexpensive Material.

The girl who wants a pretty wash
cushion on her dressing table can
make it from one or two handker-
chiefs. If one wants to spend money
on finely embroidered handkerchief,
the result will be handsomer, but the
cushion will be just as pretty for
every day use if she uses the colored
bordered handkerchiefs that sell at a
small price.
The color chosen should match the
rest of her room. The cushion itself
is covered with colored china silk and
should be made soft and not stiff.
Over this is put the handkerchief
with its colored border and a colored
initial worked in the center.
At each end there are two button
holes. Under the cushion is a plain
hemmed strip of thin muslin also with
two buttonholes at each end. The two
are tied together with a bit Of half
ZACH colored ribbon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04

hE ORE than half the membership Of
IVA the United States senate and not
quite half Of the membership of the
house Of representatives in the pres
ent house come from cities and towns
with more than 10000 population. OF
the 2S6 members of both houses who
come from cities and towns 81 are in
the senate and 1875 in the house of rep
resentatives. OF the senators 3S are
from the northern states and only IS
from the southern states, while among
the representatives 145 are from the
north and only 40 from the south.
The leadership of both the house and
senate on the Republican side is
largely confined to men from the
cities, while the Democratic leader
ship. in the house especially, is divided
among men from the smaller commu-
mites Sectionally the states of Mary
land. Kentucky and Missouri have
been included among the southern
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
FoULARDs AND PoNeeE BACK.
Soft Fabrics Resume Their Place in
the Fashionable Heart.

1t was to be expected that the dom
mating fashion for soft fabrics
would bring back the use of foulards
and pongees. Both are appearing in
the new goods.
The pongee is unlike anything seen
before. There seems to be no end to
the invention Of the manufacturers
along this line. The new material is
called himalaya cloth, and comes in
stripes, checks and two-tone plaids.
Foulard was always an excellent
material. 1t has most wearable quail
tiles. 1t has risen and fallen in favor
for decades, although there are some
women who dress in first style who
are never without one smart foulard
frock.
The new weave is in all the popular
colors, such as canard blue, wisteria,
catawba, Egyptian red. chestnut and
sapphire.
1t Is prettier with the coin dot as
design than the small sprig, but
most of the newest designs show an
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
Her Indoor Vegetable Garden.

The West Philadelphia woman who
was the envy of her neighbors last
summer by virtue Of her vegetable gar
den in her small back yard, which kept
her table well supplied for a month,
has again stepped into the limelight.
This clever woman has succeeded in
raising several kinds of vegetables in
flower pots of earth inside her house.
Already she has raised several stalks
of asparagus from roots, and her fam
lily Is enjoying the luxury of green
asparagus, while their friends and
neighbors are eating canned goods.
Radishes, too, have grown indoors for
this amateur trucker, and now, made
ambitious by her successes, this wom-
an is going to plant some lima beans
and peas. The care Of her indoor
vegetable garden is mot wearing, for
the West Philadelphia woman, to gain
time. has simply cut down her usual
list q potted plants and devoted her
time to more practical growing things.
Philadelphia Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04

covers patches are put in like those
in drawers, all the way to the waist
band if it seems worth while, other
wise round or square ones with the
corners carefully inferred. Circular
corset covers are a little harder to
patch, since the place where holes
come most quickly-under the arms
is on the bias Combination corset
covers and drawers, or corset covers
and skirts are being more and more
adopted. The former combination is
covers are worn about the same length
of time, whereas corset covers soil
much more quickly than skirts.
Mending silk skirts is almost hope
less. When pinked ruffles fray out cut
away the saw-edged points just above
the pinking. Sometimes new narrow
ruflles are needed and often only a
new dust ruflle. When a fayorite silk
skirt is too far gone to fuss with it is
sometimes possible to make from it a
12-inch ruffle which may be put on
sateen foundation or fastened to the
inside of the skirt 1t matches. Cir
cular skirts will not stand the weight
of such rufTle, but the plain,plaited
ones will. Make the silk flource as
deep as you can, then sew it to a strip
of thin material and attach it to the
skirt at the seams. This plan has, for
stout women, the particular advantage
of giving support to the skirt without
any extra material over the hips.
White skirts with plain hens are
easily mended around the bottom.
Without ripping the hem, insert the
finger or a paper knife at some hole
and separate the two parts along the
frayed edge. Now turn UP each loose
part about half an inch or possibly
more, according to the height of the
worn places, haste the edges together
and stitch. This gives neat, solid
edge again.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
California Hears from Roosevelt.

Sacramento, Cal, Feb. 1.-Gover-
nor Gillett made public last night
the text of letter received from
President Roosevelt with regard to
anti-Japanese legislation now pend
ing in California legislature. Presi-
dent Roosevelt quotes from letter
from Secretary of State Root to Gov
ernor Gillett, and from memoran-
dunn pointing out that Mr.. Root saw
no objection to law which treated
all aliens alike, but to avoid conflict
with the constitution such statute
should contain an expressed provi-
sion excepting from its operations
my rights secured by treaty between
the United States and foreign ma
tons. Mr.. Roosevelt says that this
view has his cordial Endorsement.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
NgzH,$vAFLxz7
~3'f O aO

JINGLE JOE" CANNON, plain
" farmer and unfrilled speaker of
the house, will soon blossom out and
put on more airs that humming bird
with two sets of wings: He is going
to have carriage with two prancing
horses and colored coachman.
He will dash along Pennsylvania
avenue like real plutocrat and throw
dust in the eyes of the common toiler
Flooding along on his weary way. For
all these years Uncle Joe" has occu-
pied the rear seat of a trailer and
smoked his Porto Rican cigar in peace
and content.
Then some foe of rural simplicity
slipped over to the senate and whis-
pered that Speaker Cannon should
have a carriage. To make consistency
jewel it was suggested that the gov
eminent ought to keep a vehicle for
the vice-president.
The bait was swallowed In connec-
ton with the line and pole and the
legislative executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill provides that the
vice-president and speaker shall each
have q sAfflage.
1t was figured that two prancing
horses for each, with an appropriate
conveyance having four wheels and a
vanished body. would cost the gov
eminent $1,000, and that lump sum
was allowed for the innovation.
The item. which Is Incorporated for
the first time 1oes not fxassfy sheth-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
Bank Will Have Home.

Davenport-The Union Savings
bank of this city will be the first of
Davenport's banks to build a home
of its own. The plans provide for a
stone building in the style of the re-
naissance, to be erected at Third and
Brady streets, on one of the principal
business corners of the city. The
building will be as tall as the ordi-
nary three story building and the
move of the bank to have home of
it's own is in line with the tendency
of banks throughout the country.
The construction will be heavy
enough to carry several stories Of
,ffices, if in the future it is desired
10 extend the building UP into the
air.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
Town Wiped Out by Flames.

Coffeyville, Kas., Feb. 1.-The town
of Nowata, across the line from here
in Oklahoma, was almost wiped off
the map Saturday by fire that de
stroyed thirteen business houses, two
banks and the county court house,
which latter held all the records Of
that section of Oklahoma The loss
is estimated at 100000. The in.
tense cold made it difficult to fight
the flames.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
Glass lampshades,

If imitation is the sincerest fattery,
the artistic value Of cretonne is estab-
lished beyond a doubt by the new
glass lamp shades, which seem to be
huge frames covered with dainty Gre
tonne-until you tap one with an in
vestigating finger. The glass is futed
and wrinkled to follow the convolu-
tons of the flower petals and leaves.
A square shade of opalescent cream
glass has a border of blurred roses
that look for all the world like one of
the high-class French cretonnes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04

A UTOMOBILES will become a part
"A of the White House equipment in
the administration of William H. Taft,
taking the place in measure of the
horses and carriages now used as
means of lOcomotion in and around
Washington by the members of the
Roosevelt family. One of President
Roosevelt's pet aversions is the auto
mobile. He has declined to purchase
a car and only in two or three in
stances has he ever consented to be
a passenger in one. On the other
hand, Mr.. Taft is very fond of the au-
tomobile. In the late political cam
paign he made many tours in high
power cars, notably on his visit to
New York, where he was compelled
to make long jumps in accordance
with arrangements made for him by
the national and state committees.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04

from writing-table drawer, or from
the corner of statinery case by the
little ring at the top. Any key-ring in
a small size, would serve for this pur-
pose. The pen-wiper itself is made
from number of squares of cloth, cut
out in points at the edge, and held Sc.
curely in place in one corner by a
piece of soft leather made in a tri-
angular shape, and stitched along the
lower edges. The ring is then slipped
through the leather at the top. 1t
would be pretty idea to embroider a
monogram on the outside piece of
cloth, in the fashion suggested in our
Illustration.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
Hat shops to BE "openn.

South Norwalk, Conn, Feb. L.
Positive information was given out
by the heads of hat making concerns
that all the shops which were re-
Gently struck by the Union Hatters of
North America will be started up on
Tuesday, Feb. 9, as open shops" The
order of the Associated Hat Manu-
facturers is that no union labels shall
be put in hats hereafter. The
strikers here are greatly surprised at
the action.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
Old STYLE Combs.

Old circular combs from the time
of the restoration are being revived,
and are in great demand. They are
worn on the top of the head, rather
far back. Some in gold filigfee, thick
ly set with seed pearls or with coral,
are extremely dainty. Many are dec
GRATED with ten or twelve large heads
of jade or lapis lazuli, and with them
is used scarf of jade green or lapis
blue chiffon, following the largest cir
conference of the head, its ends at
one side of the back fastened In hndeS
the side Of the comb.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04

allover scrollwork in white or in an
other tone of the same color that is
quite attractive.
This material makes up into in
formal indoor gowns and can be built
with enough elaborateness to serve
for the theater. The present method
of making frock with a high-waisted
skirt and an upper bodice without a
stock and of lace and net with a little
galloon or bullion trimming gives one
chance to make an obscure mate
rial go far.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
Flowers of Silver Tissue.

On a large hat of soft black beaver
the trimming is formed by a leafess
garland of large marguerites made of
silver tissue. The contour of each
petal is outlined with narrow band
of black, fleecy beaver in marked con-
trast with the delicate texture of the
metallic goods-VogUe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
Chinese Slippers.

Now that the importers bring over
Chinese slippers large enough for the
American woman's foot, they are hav-
ing popularity. They wear forever and
day as bedroom slipper and look
very. quaint and pretty.
Those who wear them say they are
comfortable. The price is not beyond
the average purse and one is sure Of
having a slipper that will not wear out
in half a season, VAS the Turkish slip
pers do.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04

bean. Nine years of this ran me down
to state of continual weakness, and
thought / never would be better un-
til began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The Improvement was rapid and
since using four boxes / am cured and
have never had any return of the
trouble"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
Carriage for "Uncle Joe" in the Future

er either of the officials shall have one
or two horses, rockaway, victoria,
trap or phateon. 1t simply specifies
horses and carriages. That IS GER
tainly sufficient for one of the plain
people like Uncle Joe" Cannon.
Up to this time the president and
members of the cabinet were the only
ones Uncle Sam provided with horses
and carriages.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
TROLLEY DISASTER IN OHIO.
Car Cashes Down Hill and Rolls
Down Enbankn1ert,


Cincinnati, o., Feb. 1.-The snow.
storm and consequent slippery tracks
is given as the cause of an accident
here that may cost at least two lives
while several other persons were in
jured. A College Hill main line car
with thirty-seven passengers jumped
the rails on Clifton avenue and
tumbled down a steep embankment,
landing at the bottom of a ravine,
with mass of shrieking, fighting
men and women caught under it or
hurled from the platform or through
windows. More than score of
passengers were injured, some very
seriously. That some were not in
SANITY killed is considered remark
able.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-02-04
And He Probably Did.

What can l do" roared the fiery
orator, when see my country going
to ruin, when | see our oppressors'
hands at our throats, strangling US,
and the black clouds of hopelessness
and despair gathering on the horizon
to obliterate the golden sun of pros
perity? What, ask, can do?"
"Sit down!" shouted the audience.