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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
MEN TOPlTTSBURG
Texas Man Heads American Life As
sociation-T. w. Blackburn Re
elected Secretary.

Des Moines.--Uniform state laws
for the benefit OF insurance compan
les, regulating taxation OF companies
licensing OF insurance agents and
protecting companies from SANDER
Gus statements of opposition agents
will be sought by the American Life
convention, which closed It's annual
convention after II had referred the
uniform legislation matter TO the ex'
ecutive committee.
T. w. Vardell head OF the South
western Life Insurance company oil
Dallas, Tex, was elected president
after O spirited contest with Felix
G.. Cross. OF Chicago, representing the
men who did not think the Office
should go to the south. Hon, Frank
d. Jackson was elected vlce'president
for Iowa. T., w. Blackburn. of oma-
ha, was reelected secretary.
Isaac M. Hamilton, Chicago; M. A,
Wooden. Indianapolis; J. b. Reynolds
Kansas City, Mo-; w. A. Indy, Lin
coin. Nebr.; p. d. Gold, Jr., Raleigh,
s. c.. and Thomas l.. Miller, San
Francisco. were elected members OF
the executive committee.
Pittsburg won over St Paul and
Washington. d. c., for the site OF the
next meeting. the invitation OF St
Louis having been withdrawn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
IMMENSE CHUTE FOR TIMBER

One of the longest and largest tim
Der chutes In the northwest, Is located
on the Klamath river, in the extreme
northeastern corner of Sishyou coun-
ty, California. 1t is used almost en-
tirely for shooting" saw logs from
the top of a mountain down into the
Klamath river. In total length this
great chute is about 5000 feet, and In
places 1t assumes an angle OF about
As degrees. The chute resembles o
huge trough more than six feet wide
between the two sids at the top. The
bottom and rides are about IS inches
thick, all very securely jointed and
fitted together and. at short inter
walls. strongly anchored to the steep
mountain side.
Most of the shooting" Is done du-
ring the winter months when the
chute is coated with snow and ice,
or kept wet by rains. When big
log is started down the steep slippery
way 1t gains a tremendous rate OF
speed before reaching the rolling
stream at the MOUNTAINS base--more
than 5000 feet below. So fearful is
the swiftness that the friction often
scorches both the chute and the bark
on the logs. Only few seconds are
required for the big log to make It's
Journey from top to bottom.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
Experiment Farm Popular.

orrectionvife.- interest In
being shown In the county experiment
farm here. A delegation OF about
twenty-five farmers were here recent
ly and had Prof. G. II. Bliss OF the
state college at Ames take them over
the several hundred plots OF corn
there. Hundreds Of farmers nearer
by are getting valuable information
there. An instance Of the value OF
the experiment farm is this, one
Woodbury. county farmer who has
prided himself on his knowledge OF
corn, was here to see the three plots
planted from his corn. While the
stalks stood ten TO fifteen feet high,
the ears were short, immature and
pointed. On either side was corn
with rhorter stalks but larger and
more mature ears. He saw that In
the same soil. exactly the same plant
ing and cultivation, his neighbours
corn was far ahead OF his. He saw
the point and announced: IL guess
III have to change my variety"
There are more than 100 samples
planted from over the county, from
corn breeders and seed houses. The
varieties best adapted to this section
are therefore plainly shown, the value
of such demonstrations being mani
fold, II the farmers will heed the les.
son. Many are doing SO.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
NEW WAY TO COMMIT SUICIDE

After no fer than six unsuccess-
full attempts to kill himself sailor
named Leon Weiss has finally COM
mitted suicide In an original fashion
A month ago he threw himself into
canal at Rheims, but was rescued. A
few days later he hanged himself by
his braces on a tree in public
square, but his braces broke. He did
not despair, however, and, drawing a
revolver, shot himself twice. He was
taken to the hospital, where he was
cured of his wounds. A few days aft
erward, at Loan railway station, he
shot himself just as train was COM
ing in, hoping to fall beneath the
wheels, but again his life was saved
and he was taken to the hospital. He
managed to tear off his bandages and
swallowed them. Then he obtained
some water and drank 1t. and this,
with the cotton wool he had swallow
ed, suffocated him. Thus his seventh
attempt was successful
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29

Washington for several years. He Is
one OF the few bachelors of the dipio
matte corps who has remained single
and given no rise to gossip about his
engagement 1t is not known II he
will be transferred soon or not. He
has already passed the period of time
during which secretaries of embassy
may consider themselves safe from
transfer to another post. But the
early change In the Enthusiastically
may cause his retention here for some
time to come.
Count d'Adhemar. a Belgian, who
has adopted the United States as his
place Of residence, and who has a
large estate In Virginia and apart
ments at the capital during the win
ter, is one of the popular bachelors
He is also known as the man Of whom
photograph cannot be had. Gossip
has connected his name with girls
more than once, but now all OF them
have married, and Count d'Adhemar
has the laugh on all his friends who
accused him Of being unable to con
tinue single.
To continue the list, there Is VII
liam F. Hit. son Of the late Robert r
Hit, who. while one of the richest
and most popular bachelors here, II
mentioned as the future husband o.
Miss Katharine Elkins through the
message" of the brides bouquet and
the piece of wedding cake under the
pillow, both obtained at the wedding
of Miss Townsend three months ago
Mr.. Hits friends tease him because
they say he actually put the cake un
der his pillow and slept ON 1t.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
CANNOT MAKE RAIN.

The war department refused to use
artillery to produce rain in the dis.
trict where forest fires have been de.
vastating the western country, Rain
making was fad few years ago In
this country, and Uncle Sam spent
large sums of money sending up
bombs and firing cannons at the skies,
The report on the experiment was ad,
verse, so the government has no more
faith in rain-making oddly enough,
the people of Italy. whom we are ap,
to regard as non-progressive, are very
much interested in guns to affect the
weather. In all the vineyards OF
Italy there are to be found curious
funnel-shaped guns pointing to the
sky. The chief danger to the vines I'm
that country Is from hail. The Italians
believe that these guns, when fired
dissipate the clouds and prevent hail
storms.
Willis l.. Moore, chief of the wealth
er bureau, in giving his opinion on
the subject, said in part:
1.-THE reason why rain usually fol
lowed the great gattles of history ia
that commanders of necessity move
armies and began engagements, II
possible, on fair days; then, as rain
falls on an average OF one day In
three, II It does not follow battle II
Is due to the fact that drought pre-
walls. In other words, the regular
operations of nature should bring rain
during or at the close of battle be-
gun during clear weather.
ut is the opinion Of the most emf.
nent physicians and scientific expert
mentists of the world that rain can
not be caused by the setting off oil
explosives, but only by marked In
crease In the vapor content Of the air
or by a decided lowering of the tenn
perature, in neither Of which processes
can man operate on such stupendous
scale as to initiate nature.
1.-The agricultural department has
| for years combated the mercenary ef
forts of charlatans to prey upon the
credulity of the public to get both
public and private revenue for theil
efforts to produce rain. II the govern
ment should accede to the request Il
have the army fire its heavy guns II
an effort to cause rain with which I,
put out the forest fires, these pseudo
scientists, having In measure tn,
sanction Of the government for thel
operations, would for many years Il
come have fruitful field for thei
i fraudulent work"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
ONE WHO IS ABLE TO COME BACK

WI Ting-Fang. the irrepressible and
everlasting question mark OF diplo-
macy, is a real example of the old
man who can come back. When he
came to Washington first he amused
and then shocked almost everybody
with whom he came In contact. He
was not altogether relished in diplo-
matte circles, because he had an UNI
pleasant, not to say undiplomatic,
way Of stating things. He was In
many fencing bouts with John Hay
and Elihu Root, and both Of them en-
loved him, although they distrusted
him. When WI retired as Chinese
minister the first time the belief was
expressed that he was down and
OUT" in fact, 1t was intimated that he
might have to lose his head IL he
returned to China. But he vas found
useful at home, and then was again
sent to the United States as minis
ter. But he had become too much of
a Joke to be a successful diplomat,
and was recalled Now the Chinese
government seems TO have need Of
him, and has put him in an important
place in the foreign Office.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
HOW SNAKE WAS CHARMED.

Singing Nearer, My God, to Thee"
three women charmed rattlesnake
that had Just crawled from beneath
cushion, upon which one Of them was
seated, out on the Vale ranch, near
Salt Lake City, the other week.
Mrs. f. P. Dunlap and two lady visi-
tors were seated on lounge under the
trees when Mrs. Dunlap perceived the
snake. Instantly she thought of music
charming reptiles. and she whispered
Lets sing" She commenced to hum
the sacred air, and the others, not
knowing why, took It up. The snake,
with head poised, paused, and Mrs.
Dunlap slowly arose and beckoned the
others to follow, which they quietly
did. After having gained safe dis
lance the others discovered with as
constituent what their danger had
been. Armed with clubs the women
len killed the snake.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
HOUSE BUILT FROM ONE FIR.

A fourteen room, two and a half
story house, built entirely of the lum-
Der from a single fir tree, was recent
ly finished at Elma. on the west
coast
The tree was a giant Douglas mr.
and was felled west of the town. It was
marvelously straight and when scaled
was found to contain 10000 feet of
serviceable lumber. Inside the bark
the stump measured seven feet and
nine inches in diameter, and the total
height of the tree was over 800 feet.
At the standard price of $25 thou
sand the lumber in this tree was
worth more than $1,000. Elma Is in
the midst of the great fir timber belt
on the west slope of the Cascade
mountains.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
sIaaest Rug In Masonic Lodge.

The biggest rug in the world, SO
l was told by friend of mine in New
York, is in the grand lodge room of the
Masonic temple In that city" said l..
B. Wrisley Of New Orleans at the Ma
tional. II saw it, and I'm inclined to
accept his statement. II is In one
piece, and is about sixty feet square,
although / am not exactly certain
about the dimensions. The rug was
made in Austria and was completed
within two months after 1t was or
dered. am no Judge of rugs, but It
seemed to me to be magnificent
piece of work. How they ever got such
an enormous affair through the streets
is more than can explain. II is too
heavy to have been folded. Wash.
ington Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
ExTINGUlSHER CAUSES FIRE

One of the most extraordinary
causes of fire ever recorded has to do
with the destruction Of the warehouse
of a match company In st. Louis. In
which a sprinkler tank, provided as a
means to extinguish fires, was the
means by which the blaze was started.
The tank supports collapsed, and the
falling tank ignited the matches. with
a resultant loss of $4,000. The sup
porting structure Of the tank, accord
ing to the fire reports. had been al
lowed to rust until the steel at places
was almost eaten through.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
BIGGEST OF APPLE TREES

On the farm of Trembley brothers,
near Albright, w. Va, is growing
what is claimed to be the largest APP
pie tree in that state. The ire Is IL
feet in circumference four feet above
the ground. 1t has four limbs which
are from four to six feet In circum-
ference, and has one branch four and
one-half feet In circumference 20 feet
from the ground. The tree has spread
81 feet and is 40 feet high. The esti-
mated age of the tree is 125 years. 1t
is in fine, healthy condition.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
A BOX OF MYSTERY.

A rather creepy thing happened at
italy, Tex, one day recently. A large
square box which was unloaded by
mistake more than year ago and had
been stored all that time in the freight
house of the railroad, was opened by
the station agent to ascertain its con-
tents and see If they could give any
clue as to the owner. The agent got
queer shock when he opened the pox
and its CHASTITY contents were revealed
to him. 1t contained the naked and
mummified bodies of woman and
child.
The mysterious box was unloaded
from an express car at Italy because
the address upon it had been obliter-
ated. An effort was made at the time
to discover the person who hao
shipped 1t but the search was unsuc-
cessful. .Ar
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
sAGAcIoUs DOG.

A remarkable story of dogs hom-
ing instinct and sagacity comes from
Tarbert. Scotland Several months ago
a dog was obtained from a Tarbert
lady and taken by its new owner oy
steamer and train to Clydebank. The
animal has just turned up at its Tor
mer home at Tarbert In much eA-
hausted condition. but showing unmls-
taxable signs Of its Joy at meeting
old friends At IL was not observed IN
any of the steamers and arrived very
late at night, the inference Is that II
journeyed all the way from the city
overland, 100 miles. The mystery Is
how It found its way back alone py
a circuitous and almost trackless
route round the heads of the long
Clyde lochs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
SWALLOWING TEETH FATAL

"A remarkable story was told at an
induest held at Enfield. England, on
Mrs. Kate Methuen. In 1908 she was
knocked off her bicycle and had four
false teeth and plate knocked out
of her mouth. Two Of the teeth ana
part of the plate we're found, but the
others were not discovered. Whlie
fastening her bootlace some weeks
ago blood suddenly flowed into her
mouth, and she subsequently entered
a hospital where she died. A post
norton examination revealed the two
missing teeth and piece Of the plate
fastened in the gullet of the throat
around which an abscess had deveE
oped. Death was due to blood poison
ing set up by the abscess.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
BUNCH OF LEGS AND FEET

The farming community Of Elgin,
in the north of Scotland got some
thing to gossip about the other week
when a porker was ushered into their
midst equipped with eight legs and
nine feet. Three of the extra legs
grew behind the hind ones, while the
fourth grew near the tail and curved
iup sharply towards the back. This
leg possessed two distinct feet. Unfor-
,tunately the pig did not survive to be
come great porcine pedestrian. 1t
was accidentally killed. and now looks
upon this vale of tears from out the
security Of bottle of methylated
spirits.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
LEASE RUNS TO FINAL DAY

Remarkable terms of lease grant
ed by Welsh landowner to the trus-
tees of Congregational chapel and
graveyard at Beulah, near Cardigan,
have Just been disclosed. In 1860 the
lease was made out for ninety-nine
years, but recently the landlord was
asked to extend 1t, so that they might
not be disturbed in their last resting
place, at least before the Resurrection
morn" He asked II the afternoon OF
the Resurrection Day would not be
better, and acting upon that sugges-
ton the lease was made to run to the
afternoon of the last day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
Mobile Will SNEAK

Pleasantville.--A fall festival and
reunion OF the Third Iowa cavalry
will be held here September 81 to
October l. General John Noble OF
st. Louis, will be one of the speakers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
SURGICAL OPERATION ON HEN

Mrs. Matte 5isson, Of Hazleton.
Ind, performed a surgical operation
ON a hen recently. While feeding her
chickens Mrs. sisson noticed that one
seemed unable to swallow It's food
On examining the chicken, Mrs. Sis
sson found that its craw was extended.
with the aid of a pair of scissors she
cpened the craw and took out three
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29

From the pot here pictured victims
for sacrifice were made to drink a
magic draught in order to kill" their
souls before their bodies persisted, so
that the souls could not be set free to
take vengeance upon the living. The
pot came from the place of slaughter
at Namugongo, Uganda.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
T.aober Wins DAMAGE sult.

Mason City.-A jury at Northwood
gave Laura Molsberry, school teach.
er. $3.50 as damages in suit
against Otto Christians, a Grafton
banker. for injuries received when
Miss Molsberry was struck by the
defendants apto.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
Teachers TO Meet In Mason CITY.

Mason City.-According to pro-
gram which has just been issued the
teachers OF the north half OF Iowa
will meet in this city Oct. 13-14-15.
The president of the association IL
Supt. A. Palmer. of Marshalltown.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
A Fortunate Canine.

First Canine-Rover Is certainly
lucky cur. He has position as
watchdog.
Second Canine-Where does his
luck come in?
First Canine-Why, he barks In his
sleep and the family thinks he's awake
all night
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
Woman EIahts euraIar.

Council Bluffs.-Mrs. + F. Frohm
engaged In hand to hand fight with
a burglar whom she found In her
home. The man escaped A young
man giving the name OF Bernard
Louck was later arrested He had
considerable jewelry upon him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
Soldiers Reunion at Montezuma

Montezuma.-A soldiers reunion
will be held heie October IL and Is.
All soldiers who enlisted from this
vicinity and the 10th. 2Sth and 10th
Iowa regimental organizations win
take part in the reunion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
rakes Acid For Medicine; Dies.

Mitchellyille.-T. F. Barnes, an
aged man. drank a quantity OF car.
bolic acid thinking 1t was medicine.
Though physicians were called at
once Barnes died within short
time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
Pepper In offlcsr,s Face.

Northwood.-W. E. Durbey. news
boy on the Rock Island trains, who
was being taken to jail by Marshal
Olsen. threw pepper in the officers
face and made his escape.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
Iowa Farm Brings 5000 Acre.

Iowa City.-The immense increase
In real estate values in and near
Iowa City is shown by the sale of
Daniel Donohoe's 160-acre farm to
John Dryer for $4,000. Donohoe
purchased it for $4,000 just eight
years ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
Foster Passes Examination.

Creston. Foster. OF this
city. was one OF the three men out
OF a class of &c who succeeded in
passing the last state pharmacy ex-
animation held in Des Molnes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
Everybody Knew Him.

Stranger suppose Mr.. Shortleigh
is well known here, isn't he?
Native You bet he is. Why. he's
so we'll known that he has to go out
OF town to borrow money.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
TEN EARS ON ONE STALK.

A roasting ear that will not be
roasted, boiled or cooked in any other
manner, but preserved as a curiosity
az long as II lasts, was grown by
Charles (. Besors. merchant. Center
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29

bones that had lodged in such manner
the chicken could not swallow. After
the operation she dressed the wound
and turned the chicken loose. 1t Is
now eating as usual
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
Nets for the Bachelors.

mystery involving beautiful girl OF
Bogota, whom he met while he was
United States minister to Columbia.
Captain Butts name has been linked
with that of Miss Yvonne Townsend,
daughter of Mr.. Lawrence Townsend,
former United States minister to Bel
GUM. Miss Townsend has also been
spoken of as the girl with whom King
Manuel of Portugal Is In love.
Viscount de Alte has been In Wash
ington eight years. He has remained
a bachelor for a longer continuous
period than any of his confreres while
in service in this city 1t is also
worth remembering that the marriages
of Washington girls to foreign diplo-
mats are increasing each year, while
those of the last eighteen months ex.
coed the total Of the preceding three
years. In fact, the Portuguese min.
lister is regarded by his intimates as
a sort of enigma. He is highly popu.
lar with the women, and no man ever
made more courtly bow to fair dam
sci, but he has not dropped the least
hint Of attachment for any one girl.
although he is the confldant and friend
Of many.
The Element of Doubt.
Captain Butt, who radiates in the
White House, always at the left of the
president, and refuses to be hidden
by the presidential shadow, is said to
be the despair of natural-born match.
makers. And in Washington, strange
to say, there are no matchmakers
worth considering who have daugh.
tiers of their own to marry off. II
seems to be the spirit of the life here,
where men come and remain a month
or ten years, If not the rest of their
lives, and then go. This lack of as
surance as to how long any popular
man will remain In Washington tends
to accentuate the desire to give him
a wife from Washington before the
exigencies of duty take him away to
other parts of the world.
Captain Butt smilingly evades all
questions of his matrimonial inten-
lions. The girls, who seem to know
when a man has fallen" persist In
declaring ludL He SHOWS preference
for Miss Townsend. No assurances
can be obtained from the latter's fam.
lily. Miss Townsend herself says that
she will discuss her wedding plans
when the time comes, adding ocular
ly: IF II ever comes"
II has been limited that the presi.
dent, while not frowning against the
marriage of Captain Butt, prefers that
he wait little longer. Captain Butt
must accompany the president on all
his trips, be with him from early
morning until late at night, whenever
he gives an entertainment, or is seen
In public, or receives delegations. All
these duties, from the presidents
standpoint. take Captain Butts time
up to an extent too great for mar.
ried man And II Is said that the
president had rather his aide go with
out wife than release him. What
Washington wants to know now is
whether the captain Is strict ad-
herent to duty or II he will let the
whole thing "go hang" when the girl
wishes II.
Prince Koudacheff has been In
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square, Wanyesboro, Pa, on his West
Main street lot 1t consists of ten
separate ears in one compact bunch,
little crowded and misshapen. but
otherwise perfect