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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
BOYS as Glass Breakers

ITS about time declared the in.
dignant citizen, that something was
done with boys who smash the glass
around the street lights. Again and
again have seen them throwing rocks
at it for ten or fifteen minutes until
one was successful in smashing it.
When they play ball, it seems to be
for the purpose of hitting and break
ing the glass of lamp either on the
curb or at the steps of an apartment
house. Ii house is vacant, you will
notice that the basement windows are
broken half the time 1t is all done
by boys, who apparently take great
delight in the sound of a good. hard
smash
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
A Colorado Woman.

That women should display enter
prise in Colorado is not to be won.
dered at since they have been for
man years fully qualified voters
there good specimen of the ad.
vanced woman in the Centennial state
is Mrs. Nellie Upham, who is the vice
president OF mining company, and
who personally supervises the running
OF fifty gold and silver mines. boss
ing three hundred workmen. Mrs
Upham had studied mining and min
erals for Il long time. and some five
years ago she drifted into her pres
ent business. 1t is stated that she
manages affairs with great ability
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
Water Power DEVELOPMENT.

The development of the water
power of small streams is just begin
ming, but the movement is general all
through this and foreign countries.
Nearly 70 per cent of the 5,737.372
farms in the United States boast of a
small creek or two roting boisterous-
ly through the bushy glens and rocky
ravines or singing and playing through
the daisy spansied meadows. Nearly
every one of these streams is avail
able for Observation-Disclosures Re
view of Reviews.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25

but Miss johanna, like the plucky
girl she is kept right on with her
scnool work.
Synopsis of the two plays to be
given at kimhalltou:
Characters of the play .Sociaterlojer:'
Herr Lange, a Danish country gentlemen
Jens Vest
Emile, his daugllt Alma NIadsen
Lieutenant Wilmer, a young officer
Theoder Jensen
Anker Artist Jacob Syendsen
Professor GlOb Anton Christensen
BARKING Lawyer --------.-----.N. E. Dahl
Herr Langa has in the time of war open.
ed his house to the officers of a regiment
stationed near his place. Lieutenant Vii
iner has met Miss Emile in Copcnhapen
and now wishes to renew the aco,1ain-
lance. This Herr Lange has found ont
and intending to see what the lieutenant
is good for imprisons his daughter in her
room. The story goes on to tell how the
lieutenant turns the Joke on Herr Lanpe
and shows him that he can fight equally
good whether in battle or intrigue
Characters in Ire for En- or Three for One:
hrs Brant widow, Caroline Christensen
Caroline, sewing girl lydia NIadsen
Mrs Mortenseu Alma NI.dsa,
Gabriel kristensen, Garoline's
Theodore Jensen
Herr Torn, owner of a large factory
Ludwig Petersen
Mailing, young author \ +. Dahl
hrlstlan, son of Mrs. Brandt
Arthur Sinonsen
Caroline is engaged to Gabriel Kristen
sen, young man learning the carpenter
trade, but is rather Ciissatis fled wifi, him
Mailing, a young author is a rather wild
bird AT time when in need of money
ne writes to his uncle Torn in Sweden
that ne Is going to marry and invited him
10 the wedding, well knowing that the
uncle was suffering from the Cont and
couldn GOMEZ The uncle behaved bean,
tltully and as wedding present sent a
large sum OF money, IuSt what MAILING
mad hoped for. A year after Mailing an
houhced to hini the arrival of an heir.
AGAIN the uncle showed tact and sent
another sum of money This tricl, o,r
young author played several times aud
an was going we'll. 1masiu his desnair
"hen he one day received a letter from,
MS uncle stating that he was on his yyay
10 VISIT ms dear nephew and would be
there IN two hours. How Mailing tries TO
act the story how he fails and how all
ends We'll Is a very cornical story
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
Protective Device.

When a telephone line is electro.
statically charged the telephone acts
as condenser. The winding serves
as one plate of the condenser, the
frame of the receiver as the dielectric
and the person who is holding the re-
ceiver to his ear as the other plate of
the condenser. In order to prevent
this condenser from discharging
through the person, German inventor
provides grounded metallic cover for
the receiver, the capacity of which is
somewhat greater than that of the
body
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
r,er indoor Vegetable Garden.

the West Philadelphia woman who
was The envy of her neighbors last
summer by virtue OF her vegetable ear
den in her small back yard, which kept
her table Wen supplied for a month,
has again stepped into the limalight.
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
neishbors 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 not wearing, for
the West Philadelphia woman. 10 gain
time, has simply cut down her usual
list of potted plants and devoted her
time to more practical growing things.
Philadelphia Record
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
The Adventurous Feline.

Hello, is this the electric ngh,
company? Do you take cats down.
yes, cats?-she is on pole, and cry
Ing just terribly. She must have beer
Up there week, for she's jus, as thin
What ?-Oh, this is Fifty-ninth ave.
aue y big dog is barking at her. too,
and she-what street? Why, l don't
KNOW; | don't live on this street, do
l?-Oh, yes. OF course Bristol street,
the druggist says. Oh, will you?--
You are SO good And man just
said She is playing with the trans
former and might short-circuit herself,
or something. Well. thank YOU very
much. | am so glad. Good by. Sue
cess Magazine
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

The above is the name of German
chemical, which is one of the many val
liable ingredients of Feley's Kidney
Remedy. Observation-Disclosures is
recognized by medical text books and
authorities as a uric acid solvent and
antiscptic for the urine. Take Foley's
Kidney Remedy as soon as you notice
any irregularities, and avoid serious
malady. Nick Dotfing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
Models, Earnings.

Nowadays all the leading Fl
modistes employ living model
good model can earn five to six pot. Is
week, the minimum wage for
show lady being two pounds a week.
There are some models in London who
are paid as much as $40 a week, and
in Paris the salary OF a good model in
some of the best establishments runs
to el2 week. AS long as a model is
young and attractive her position as
such is secure enough, and often very
well paid, but at 80 and sometimes be
fore, she is generally regarded as too
Old for the particular work required
OF her-that is, showing the effect OF
dresses when made but if she has &C
quFed a good knowledge of a modiste's
business she is almost certain to OBJ
tain further and far more permanent
employment With her own firm or else
where--London Tit-Bits.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
Educ ation in America

Boardly speaking. the educational
systems and institutions of the Uni
ted States, public and private en-
rolled in 1906fo7 in the neighborhood
OF 100000 pupils of all grades and
classes. About 90 per cent. of the to-
tai population attended the common
schools for longer or a shorter. peri
cd. This percentage had been pretty
nearly stationary for 30 years. In the
meantime, however, the average
length of the common school year had
advanced from 1870 days to little
over $50 days, and the percentage of
those enrolled who We're on the aver
age in actual attendance each day of
this longer school year had advanced
from So per cent. TO 20 per cent
Report OF the Commissioner of Edu-
cation
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
choate,s Humorous Comparison

Chief Justice Shaw of Massachu-
sets, one of the greatest lawyers of
his time, was plain. practical man.
and looked in his old age, as he sat on
the bench, somewhat like a Chinese
idol, and he used frequently to cut off
Mr.. Choate's eloquence by calling him
back to the plain facts At a bar din
ner Choate was called upon to toast
the chief justice, and what he said was
this: We regard our chief justice as
the heather regards his idol. We know
that he is ugly, but We feel that he is
great
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
COLLEGE Course in Politics.

To Columbia university belongs the
credit OF Offering the first course de-
signed to give students a practical
knowledge of the conduct OF political
affairs. That institution has asked
the bureau of municipal research in
New York to give the members OF the
class the benefit OF the experience it
has derived from the study of the af-
fairs of that city, and the invitation
has been accepted. The growing de
mand for the adoption OF the scien-
tific methods of city governments
lends support to the view that college
men will be in demand in this de-
paltment of the public service. hence
the propriety and usefulness of uni
yersity course established on the lines
indicated by the innovation at Column
bia.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
The New ENGLAND Shirt

In every crisis that has come to
this country the New England spirit
has risen TO he top. it may have
been dormant for a time, but when,
ever the necessity arose it manifested
itself. In the great internecine strug-
gle it predcminated. in more recent
times it has asserted itself. The pill
grim blood and the pilgrim spirit have
overcome all difficulties. Without
them the west would be Wilderness
The pioneers OF the western states
We're actuated by the spirit that set
tied New England Denver Repubh-
can.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
Directors for A. N. & S Ry.

Following is the list OF Directors
elected for the year, 1909:
NJ. n. Esbeck
A II. Jorgensen
Geo. Marcusen
John Petersen
John Biesiad
Drace Sorensen
Geo. n Christensen
w. L. Harris
Jas. Stier
JAS E Bruce
j. H. Simmons
III. S. Rattenborg
Albert Jahnson
A. NJ. Duvall
F. c. Smith
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
Pine Lines for Oil

The first pipe line used for OIL in
the United States was a small affair
an inch in diameter This was in
1865. BY 1879 there were lines five
inches in diameter and 100 miles
long. To-day the line from Ok
lahoma to New York, by way OF
Chicago. measures nearly 1000 miles,
and our enormous annual production
o< petroleum is transported chiefly
through these lines. The price of
this transportation from the oil fields
to the Atlantic coast, is only about
three cents barrel, or, if interest
and cost of replacement every ii years
be taken into account II cents a bar
rel. Pipe lines are now common in
other petroleum producing countries,
notably in the neighborhood of Baku
where one line across the Caucasus
range is nearly 600 miles long.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
Soand 'n His Immortal Writings, Says
London leurnal.

Whether statue should be erected
20 Dickens is the s@biect of an integ
estlng article in the London Spectator.
Tie writer IN the course Of his brows.
Ing quotes from AlicaNber and SAYS
Every -ader OF Dickens. OF course.
VIII be able to match his favorite pas
sages against ours The enthusiasm
with which such competitions are oft.
en- conducted is the truest proof of the
soiace-We do not use too strong a
word which such memories bring in
time OF veNation, dullness or grief Ana
IN them whichever they may ba-da-
tached as they are and properly should
be, but complete and memorable ii!
themselves, the true monument to
Dickens is to be found"
The monument to Dickens was
erected by himself His characters
live forever, for they are human in
their nature and we have all seen
them. One remembers more of David
eopperfield or Little Nell or Barkis.
or Little porrit, or Pegotty, or Sam
uel Weller. than of the Others perhaps,
but whore is there a reader of Dickens
VINO has not fixed in his memory at
least one of his Characters?
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
LARGE Catch of Rerri,o

The east coast herring fishing has
been brought to Il close and the boats
are being rapidly made up and The
crews paid off At Yarmouth and Low
erstoft the total catch has been. ia
round figures, 1850 lasts, or l,oll..
152,000fish What the retailvalue would
be is difficult TO estimate, but at three
a penny and seldom are they even
hawked about the streets at cheaper
rate The sum works our at Gl,404..
4G2 London News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
kirnballton

Rev Gregersen spent several days
il Des Moines last week.
| MIR. Miller and family are visiting
friends here. They are from Mimi.
Miss Jessie Justensen is spending
the week with her aunt, Mrs. Jacob
sen.
A dance was given by Simon Han
sen and Levi Hansen to their friends
Saturday.
MIR. Hans Peisrsen the merchant of
Elk Horn visited old friends here
Wednesday.
The Kimballton Literary Climb
still give their Wed. evening program
every week.
Mr.. NJ III. Madsen's children have
been very sick the past week but are
recovering now.
MIR. Soren Justensen and family
ale moving on the Tegkelsen farm the
first of the week.
MI e. n Christensen's were sur
prised by the neigh bors Sunday when
they gathered at their place.
Rev Edwards begins his new year
at Correction Grove Church Sund av
at half past ten "A. Nj. and at Brayton
Sunday eve.
MI. Lars Petersen's were delightfully."-
SUI prised Tuesday evening when the
neighbors gathered at their place and
presented them very beautiful couch
Mr.. Adolph Petersen has purchased
lot from Mr. Mitten on Marsial
Street at the price of $500. Mr.. Pet
ersen is going to build a home there,
and Peter Hansen has contracted the
JOB.
A dance WIS gwen by the Kimball-
ton Young People Society Monday
eve. A delicious supper was given by
five young men, Jens Vest, Ludwig
Peterson, N. Dahl, Jacob Svendsen
aud Peter Kruger.
Mr.. Jens Andersen has bought half
interest in the Kimballton Furniture
store. Great improvements will be
made in the near future. Give the
new firm chance when they are
ready for it.
Miss johanna Bjorn was riding to
school the other day when the horse
got frightened and broke the saddle
girl ard throwing her TO the ground
lluocking two teeth through the cheek
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
Haitians a Lazy Let.

Sydney Brooks, writing 10 the Lon
don Chronicle about Haiti, says the
Haitians We're the first people in the
world to abolish slavery. and Mrs. C.
R. Miller, writing in Leslies Weekly.
says of Haiti: In that little republic,
covering about 10000 square miles,
within five days sail of New York, one
may encounter more strange complica-
lions and a greater disregard for hui
man life than in the remote c0un-
tries of the east. Situated in the
very heart of the West Indies, where
civilization exists in high degree,
Haiti alone has kept her doors closed
10 progress She became an independ-
ent state more than 100 years ago.
Her rich lands were already under Gull
tiyation, but the lazy natives allowed
the plantations to go 10 ruin, and for
ests haze grown up instead
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
Scene Of Deadly struaaLes.

1t is doubtful there is any portion
OF the earth up-n which there are so
many deadly struggles as upon the
earth around the trunk of tree. Up.
on this small arena there are stru ggles
herce and Wild; here nature is rec
in tooth and CLAW When tree il
small and tender, countess insects
come to feed upon it, I.rds come 10
it to deFor these ms, cts. Around
the tree daily are almost merciless
struggles for existence. These death
struggles occur not ony in the day
time, but in the night Nice, rats and
rabbits destroy millions of young
trees. While at their deadly feast.
many a time have they been surprised
by hawks, and then they are at 2
banquet where they themselves arr
eaten. The owl, the faithful nigh.
Waterman OF trees, often swoops down
at night, and as a result some LITTLE
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
For Sale

10 acres of choice level land suit
able for a retired farmer. Located
about three blocks from Elk Horn
church. Will sell FROM one to ten
acres to suit the purchaser. Enquire
at Elk Horn bank of
JOHN PETERSEN.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25
Girls ReIl.Rinainn Feat

Miss Lillian Wilson Leicester
(Eng). girl OF l6. has Just accom-
plished remarkable ringing feat by
taking part in a peal OF sop bob
major on st. Johns church bells. Az
though the task occupied three hours
and 10 minutes she accomplished it
with comparative ease. and is the first
lady TO achieve such . performance
il the Midlands.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-02-25

ree IS splashed with the blocl OF tae
animal that came to feed Upon it
Worlds Work.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-26

the combination controlled of these
products, respectively. 50
per cent, smoking, II per cent; fine
cut, 81 per cent, and snuff, 96 per
cent" In the year 1906 the combi-
nation used in the manufacture of its
various products nearly 300,000,0OO
pounds of leaf tobacco.
IAN idea of the absorption of
competing plants" says Commission
er Smith, 'and of the changes
through combination within the last
decade may be had'from the fact that
in 1897 the combination had ten
plants, each producing over $4,000
pounds OF manufactured tobacco or
snuff per year. while there were 24S
independent plants Of the same class.
In 1906. on the other hand, the COM
bination had forty-five plants of this
class and Independent manufacturers
14O. Especially conspicuous has
been the absorption of the large
plants. In 1897 the Combination
had eight plants. each producing over
.O00. 900 pounds OF these products
per year: while its competitors had
forty-slx such plants. In 1905 the
&C mblnatlon had thirty-four plants ol
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-26

net capitalization of over $316,000,-
900. A very small group of ten
stockholders controls sixty per cent
of the outstanding voting stock of
the American Tobacco company,
through which company the entire
combination is dnntrolled."
A list of the subsidiary companies
controlled, including over twenty
hitherto secretly controlled, so-called
bogus independent concerns" Is
given in the report. It. is shown al
so that the combination Is practically
the only important exporter of to-
bacco manufactures from this coun-
try. Astonishing figures are given in
respect to the development Of the
combination. In 1891 It controlled
SO per cent of the business of cigar
ette manufacture. and this proper
tion practically Is maintained today.
In cigars its output increased from
per cent of the business In 1897 to
II 7-iO per cent In 1905; while In
manufactured tobacco (ehewing
smoking. fine cut and snuff) "thG
combinations output increased from
per cent Of the total In 1891 to n
! per cent In 1909. Finally, In 1908
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-26

that control.
These divisions of the report. re-
sulting from a thorough investiga-
ton into the business operations OF
the tobacco combination, contain an
elaborate discussion of the methods
by which the manufacture of tobacco.
except cigars. has come under the
control of a comparatively few cap
italists Commissioner Smith says:
In the tobacco combination are
the American Tobacco company and
It's three great subsidiary combina-
tions. the American Snuff company
the American Cigar company. and
the Rrltish-Ameriean company. be-
sides elghty-two other subsidiary
concerns doing business In the
United states. Porto Rico and Cuba
The combination represents a tota
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-26
lWO men die
IN Blizzard
(By Associated Press. }

DENVER, Feb. 25.-Two men are
known to have perished in the bliz-
zard which ragged over Colorado yes
terday, and third is so badly frozen
that he will probably die. A Mexi-
can sheep herder was frozen to death
near Hugo, and White, herder who
accompanied him, was SO badly
frozen that he is not expected to live.
Thousands of sheep throughout the
eastern portion of the state were
killed by the storm.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-26

REACTION
DEVELOPS in tone
OF STOCK MARKET
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-There was
an abrupt ending today of the strong
rally in stocks which developed yes
terday The reaction reached a vio-
lence in some quarters that paral-
lelled the demoralized breaks of
Tuesday, and in the stocks most af-
fected carried them to lower prices
than was touched by the previous
break Speculative opinion conse
quently is much unsettled again and
great confusion is shown in the cur
rent market Bonds were irregular.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-26
his size. and independent concerns

this size, and independent concerns
only seventeen.
Despite the combinations enor-
nous expenditures for advertising
and in schemes and despite fire.
quent price cutting by means OF its
so-called fighting brands, there has
been. In several branches OF the in
dustry. constant tendency for COM
petitors to gain business more rapid
ly than the combination. and thus
to reduce Its proportion OF the out
put. This tendency has been over
come only by continued buying up
OF competitive concerns. Many
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-26

weaker concerns have been virtually
driven out of business or forced to
sell out to the combination, either by
reason of the direct competition OF
the latter or as an indirect result Of
the vigorous competition between the
combination and larger independent
concerns In the case OF the larger
and more powerful concerns which It,
acquired. however. the combination
has usually secured control only by
paying high price. The immense
pIohts OF the combination have en-
abied il to keep up this policy"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-26
,YETHODS USED BY
TOBACCO TRUST
MADE PUBLIC
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. Feb. s5.-Her-
bert Knox Smith. commissioner OF
corporations, today made public sub
divisions two and three of part one
Of his report on the tobacco industry
they deal with the present organiza-
tlon OF the tobacco combination so
called. It's degree OF control In that
industry. and the development OF
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-26
HUGO KELLY NOW
IN Line TO Meet
STANLEY KETCHELL
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Hugo
Kelly of Chicago defeated Joe Thorn
as of San Francisco in five rounds
before the Fairmont Athletic club
tonight The police stopped the fight
when Thomas became helpless. The
winner is expected to meet Stanley
Ketchell, the middleweight cham
pion.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-26
navy DESERTER
MUST Serve
OUT SENTENCE
(By Associated Press !,

JOPLIN (Mo.), Feb. 25.-With a
$4,000 estate IN Joplin, Missouri,
awaiting him, ]. H. Kelly, deserter
from the South Dakota, who gave
himself up to the federal authorities
here, must pass thirty days pris-
oner on the brig Independence" at
San Francisco, and follow it with six
months service in the navy, three
of them without pay. before he can
return and settle the same.