Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-28

Mark Twain's birth and death were
both marked by visit of Halley's CO.
met
The Suez canal has proved to be one
of the most profitable commercial un-
dertakings in the history of the world.
In England any child over seven
years old can be prosecuted as GRIM
inal. In Germany twelve is the limit
of responsibility.
For the first six months of last year
10000 bibles were printed and circu-
lated in China. In Turkey large num-
bers are being sold also.
Within the last year sixty-five nun
dred inventors who were too poor to
make the final payments on their pa
pers were obliged to forfeit them.
| About 81, 7OOO 900 worth of Austral-
ian beef and mutton, which can be
sold here at profit for from to 6
cents pound less than the prices on
American products, has been contrac-
ted for by the local butchers of New
| York.
EXP esident Roosevelt carried two
of Mark Twain's books with him thro'
the Jungles of Africa, "Huckleberry
Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" Mr.. Roos-
evelt says he read both OF them sever
al times and always with the greatest
interest.
1t takes forty freight cars day to
move the output of the Maxwell Bris-
coe Automobile factories, now and be-
fore the end of the month fifty cars
will be necessary. The Motor Com
pany promises to turn out 40 auto
mobiles per day by the first of July.
A new use has been found for sage
brush. 1t is found that when placed
in the road it is readily crushed to q
pulp and forms q perfect mat By
mixing with earth it becomes firm,
dustless and noiseless and gives pro.
mise of long wear. Out in Washing
ton they are using it largely for road
building.
Two officers, who were patroling the
border between the United States and
Mexico, recently shot and killed .
Mexican, who was smuggling four
Chinese into our territory. Tie coro-
ner's jury, who Investigated the affair
exonerated the officer, who was re-
sponsible for the killing. The Chinese
were arrested.
The state agricultural department
of New Jersey has started out an s.in-
structive train" for the benefit of the
farmers, and is proving very popular
The farmers are iocking to the stop
ping place in large numbers to listen
to the lectures and witness the de.
monstrations. The American farmer
who wants to be up to date is catch
ing on.
Prince Tao Poy LAX of China, uncle
of the emperor, and minister of war In
the imperial cabinet in China, is in
the United States for the purpose of
studying American Army methods.
The prince and his party are special
guests of our government while here.
and the president has designated Col.
Schuyler to act as personal escort. The
president will give the prince state
nner tonight.
Edmund HALEY was the son of a
soap boiler. He was educated at Ok
ford, England. He began in early
youth to study astronomy. His fame
rests chiefly on his knowledge of CO.
NETS and his predict on that the CO.
met which appeared in 1907 and 1852
would reappear in 1858. The predic-
ton came true and from the time OF
its appearance at that date it has been
known as Halley's comet.
| THERE'S no national holiday, not
even the Fourth of July, although the
Congress has at various times appoin-
ted special holidays. The proclama-
ton of the president designating a
day for Thanksgiving makes 1t legal
holiday only in the District of Colum.
bia and the territories. Congress has
passed no act making any day legal
holiday which would be necessary
before it wou Id be national holiday.
AS result of continuous tests OF
Nebraska seed corn, the Commercial
Club of Omaha announces that only
2712 percent of the corn held by the
Nebraska farmers for seed will grow
The corn in the southern part of the
state is absolutely worthless for seed,
while in the southern part those who
have tested their corn find they only
have sufficient seed tor themselves
and will have none to sell.
Seventy thousand census enumera
tors are engaged in counting the pop
ulation of the United States. The
work is booked to be completed in one
month but the exact popula ton OF