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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10
TEN IN PRoNoUNcING MATCH
Professional Men, Including Doctors,
Lawyers, Teacher and Preacher,
In Novel Test

Ten professional men, including doc
tors, lawyers, a teacher and preach
er, took part in a pronouncing match
in a New York hall of the Young
Mems Christian association recently.
Twenty-one words were written on
the blackboard The best man in the
ten pronounced IL words right, ac-
average number of errors was IL.
Such are the perils and uncertainties
of that which he are pleased to call
our mother tongue.
William Henry P Phyfe having COM
piled book of 1000 Words Often
Mispronounced," found it easy in a
later edition to increase the list to
10000. 1t is not likely that even in
the second effort he reached the final
word, for decisions on disputed pro-
nunciations are chiefly arbitrary, and
even presumptive authorities take lit
tie trouble to agree among them
selves.
Only one man in the Young Mems
Christian association ten pronounced
"harass" with the accent on the first
syllable. He admitted that he was
perhaps right by accident. The nine.
to-one argument of educated usage
indicated here has not prevailed with
the dictionary-makers. 1t may catch
up yet. There is the hopeful instance
of "squalor" and "squalid." OF these
two words the latter is arbitrarily
'squaw-lid," as pronounced, while in
the former the logical "squaw-lor" has
been recognized only in modern times
against the fixed "squay-lor" of earlier
years.
After all, the harmonizing of Eng
lish pronunciations IS matter OF
some Importance with the simplifying
of spelling
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10
HAMLIN
SnSsaagzsaSgzzaSzSgzSz&zs.

Nels Moigaard and lady friend
visited out at Mr.. Mickelsen's Sum
day.
Peter Nelson marketed two cars of
hogs and two cars of grain the past
week.
Chris Wiges and wife visited her
relatives the Mortensen families over
Sunday.
Hans Freaericksen shipped out two
cars of sheep the past week to South
Omaha.
j. G.. Petersen was in town Tues
day and reports he had about 80 acres
of corn yet to pick.
Willis Rattenborg has been out Of
the butcher shop long enough to pick
his ten acre patch of corn.
The cement men were erecting q
cement stone foundation under the
N. Mortensen home Tuesday.
The painters have Just about finish
cd a nice job of painting on the farm
occupied by Andrew Nicholson.
Hans Mortensen had new Column
bia scale installed last week down
sou tn west Of town on his new farm
Mrs. Eta Jones out east of Old
Hamlin is preparing to 60 to Califor-
MIA in a short time on visit for the
winter.
Chris Wiges of Sharon intends to
commence work on his new livery
and feed stable in Hamlin the last OF
this week.
Peter Nelson, wife and daughte,
started in their auto Tuesday for Der
Moines on business and pleasur.
trip combined.
Mrs. Thid Gearheart and daughter
arrived here last Friday and visited
her brothers, w. W. and Tom Crees,
until Monday
Chris Nelson and son of Elk Horn
were visiting at Chris Hansen's the
past few days, returning to his work
ON the r. r. Tuesday.
Mrs. Grant Kness is still carrying
the mail on Route /, while her hus
band is engaged in cribbing his corr
and barking his fingers.
The painters and paper hangers ar
closing up their work on the Pete
Mortensen residence SO that he con
templates moving into it next week
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10
REPRESSION OF p. /. n. PYLE.

Peruvious Ingomar Rensselaer, Pyle,
Was one of those boys
Who never q moment believed it worth
while
To stop making noise.
Fer Ruvey awoke at the stroke of the
clock
He was snoring in glee.
He made enough noise to wake the whole
block
Did Peruvious P.
He yelled while he dressed and he
stamped on the floor
To the dread of his ma.
He raped on the windows and banged
on the door.
Which wakened his pa (naturally).
He coasted downstairs and cried when
he fell,
Which made such a din,
That all Of the neighbors knew mighty
we'll
When lingo was in.
He footed and banged, P. I. Rensselaer,
Pyle,
Till folks in the town,
Had him stuffed with guncotton in grand
army style
To keep the noise down.
They wound him in down quilts and
blankets and fleece
In undisguised hopes
That 'twould stif1e the noise and bring
back the peace.
They tied him with ropes.
When I tell you that mercury stood in
the shade
AT a hundreS and ten,
You'll know how uncomfortable Ruvey
was made,
He won't racket again.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10
Celebrates Birthday

A large number of young people
from Elk Horn, Hamlin and in the
neighborhood gathered at the L. c.
Lauritzen home south of HamliD
Sunday to assist ISIS Katie in cele-
brating her tenth birthday. The
youngsters amused themselves as they
saw proper in games, plays, music
and other diversions besides partak.
ing of fine dinner prepared by the
mother of the young lady, who was
further made happy by several nice
mementoes reminders of this event in
the future.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10

Jens OLSEN finished picking corn
for Jess Beck last Saturday and will
now work for Nels Jensen at the car
ter trade until the close of the build
ing season.
J. Q. Sweezy Of Luzerne, Mimi. is
here visiting his son Thomas and wife
aud especially with those triplets
who are still reported we'll and grow
ing nicely.
Hans johnson returned from the
Bluffs Friday and reports his wife as
getting along very nicely since the
operation TO which she submitted the
first of last week.
Joe Chase was here Monday from
Extra moving the residence Nels
Mortensen recently purchased, from
the Hans Mortensen farm to a loca-
tion here where he has a good lot.
Nels Mortensen Jr. devoted part of
his time Tuesday to transporting vo-
tiers to and from their homes to the
voting place at Hamlin Center using
his auto, which did the work to a
charm.
Willie Wiges and Eisel Gregersen
of Elk Horn were in town Sunday
visiting relatives and it was further
observed that they were paying due
attention to couple of Hamlin's
handsome bellies.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10
All The Best Ideas

Before the Overland made motor car en-
cheering had reached high state of develop
ment And the designers of the Overland, know
ing this, combined the best ideas developed But
they made new engine which solved the most
serious of motor problems. 1t is quiet and pow
erful. It is free from all complexities The YER
lest novice can always keep it going.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10
Both Speedy And Effective

This indicates the action OF Foley
Kidney Pills as S. Parsons, Battle Creek
Mich. illustrates: II have been afflicted
with severe case of kidney and bladder
trouble for which found no relief until
/ used Foley Kidney Pills. These cured
me entirely of all my ailments. | was
troubled with backaches and severe
shooting pains with annoying urinary
Irregularities. The steady use of Foley
Kidney Pills rid me entirely Of all my
former troubles. They have my highest
recommendation. Sold by all druggists
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10
Trick With Decanter.

upward one-third of it's length, or
enough to bring it under the shoulder
of the decanter; then push into the
decanter, leaving the long end out
side, and lift carefully. The idea is to
displace the center of gravity. The
performer should take care to use a
straw without crack or flaw in It,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10
RARE TRICK WITH DEcANTER.
DispIacing Center of Gravity by Means
of Bent Straw-Latter Must
Be Strong.

Can you lift decanter, half filled
with water, by bent straw? 1t is
quite easy. The decanter should have
a narrow neck and wide and rather
square shoulder-part. The stray must
be good and whole one, about 2 TT.
or 211a TT. long. This should be bent
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10
To Music Lovers

Anyone wishing one of Mrs. Geo.
Robertson's songs entitled "Down
By The Grape Vine ing" may
have one while they last, oy sending
25 cts. in silver for each copy to Mrs.
Geo. T. Robertson, Hamlin, la.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10

6E of the Overland credited largely
" engineers who designed the smpfied construction
the marvellous the method of CONTROL which made
the Overland the masterpiece of Automobile mechanism
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10
Shall Women Vote?

If they did, millions would vote DR.
Kings New Life Pills the true remedy
for women For banishing dull, tagged
feelings, backache or headache, consti-
patton, dispelling colds, imparting appe
lite and toning up tho system, they're
unequaled. Easy, safe, sure. 25c at Win
frey g. Chantry's.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10

Let US figure on your Windmill
and Pump job.
Extra Auto & Machine Wks.
P. x. Jensen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-10
The Simplified Car

The next great step was to reduce the num-
Der of parts In one place the designers invented
one piece that takes the place of AZ. They devised
the pedal control found in three Overland models.
Push one pedal forward to go ahead backwards
to reverse. Push another pedal forward for high
speed The hands have nothing to do but steer.
Come and see the cars and Judge them for your
selves.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-11
C. H | n AS
L JOURNALISM
BY FRANK G. CARPENTER
In a Chinese Newspaper Office.

/ spent some time today going
through the establishment of the most
important of these papers. 1t is known
as the Sin Wan Pao, and has about the
largest circulation of any newspaper
in the empire. It belongs to a limited
liability company, made up largely Of
Chinese, but most of the stock is
owned by an American, DR.. John c.
Ferguson, who is also proprietor of
the Shanghai Times. 1t was with DR..
Ferguson that I went through the Of
fees. The Sin Wan Pao is situated
on what might be called the Fleet
street of China. This is q part of the
Shantung road. which is lined with
newspaper offices. and lies in the heart
of FOREIGN Shanghai. with big bust
ness buildings on either side.
The most of the papers, however,
are housed in low. dark, i~ll-lighted
structures, the offices being cached by
narrow stairs I was e~sneciaflv i"tor-
ested in the sleeping accommodations
put up for the compositors and edi-
tors. It will seem strange to our
newspaper men that the employees of
Chinese dailieS should be slept and
eaten" Their wages always include
board and lodging. But the meals
cost but q few cents each per day.
and the lodging is not as good as the
Storage accommodations of an At
lantic steamer. For instance. in one
journalistic building I found ten men
sleeping in a bedroom not over twelve
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-11

against foreign goods down in Can
ton. There are already tWenty-one
dajlies in the Chinese capital. and
eight here in Shanghai. Five ave
been started in Hongkong; and more
in Canton and others Of the provin-
ciai capitals.
These journals represent every
shade of opinion, and not a few OF
them are sensational. Some are ardent
supporters of the imperial govern
ment, and others r criticising it
Some boom certain local issues, while
others them. The public
officials are beginning to wake up to
the power Of the newspaper. and not
4 few Of them are starting journals
TO forward their views.
Here in Shanghai there are alto
gether about one ndr periodicals.
These include monthlies, weeklies and
dailies, the latter being among the
most important in China. The papers
are published in the foreign section
of the city, and are therefore free
from government inspection. This al
lows their editors more latitude of eX-
preston than is permitted to the pa
pers In the native towns, and the
Shanghai dailies therefore go out 10
all parts OF China.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-11
A uODERN NEWSPAPER ERA BE-
GINNING AMONG THE CELES-
TIALS.

Two Hundred Dailies Already Found
ed. and More Starting in All the
Great CenterS-A Woman's Daily
at Peking-Oficial Organs-The
Prince Regent Wants a Paper-The
Passing of the Picking Gazette-A
Visit II a Big Newspaper Office.
Where the Printers and Editors
sleep Oh the Premises-Queer Fea-
lures of Chinese Journalism
Pringters' and Newsdealers' Unions
Cartoons and Advertisements
Chinese Journals Abroad.
Copyright, 1910, by Frank G.. Car
penter.)
SHANGHAI, 1908.
China is now looking in the world
through the right end of the onora
glass. Is four hundred millions
have their almond Eyes open, and it
wants something yellow to stir up its
blood. Moreover, it is finding that
something in the new newspapers.
which are now springing up all over
the empire. Within the past three or
four years DOT four hundred period
5cals have been established, and half
that umbe of dailies are now coming
out in the different cities. There is a
yellow journal on the borders of Tibet:
newspaper reporters are interviewing
the statesmen in Peking; and the ma
tive editors are demanding q boycott
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-11

csc news has the first place, and local
kilograms often crowd out the ca
h1es. The paper has also law reports,
TRANSACTIONS from the foreign news
papers, personal gossip and even
fashion notes. I am told that its ad-
vertising is steadily increasing. and
that the Chinese are beginning to ap-
preciate the value of newspapers for
selling goods. There are many Chin
csc patent medicines, and such adver-
tisements may be seen in every jour
raj.
Patent Medicines for Bound Feet.
In one Of the interior papers Of q
few days ago I saw medicine for bound
feet advertised. It was displayed
with q scare head, and with faces sad
and joyful. labelled before and after
taking The translation a
Our Lily Print Powder has been
sold for many years. and it is mir
aculous in its effects. BY its use the
foot can be bound tight without pain
fully swelling. and yet can be easily
brought to a narrow point. Price per
bottle forty cash. Also our Para
eon Powder. the sole cure for sores
caused by the binding. Sixty cash o
bottle. Sold only at h drug store
at the sigh Of Great Good Luck. in
Precious and Moral street. All others
are limitations"
The same paper advertised pills for
women and pills for men. It also an
ounce the virtues of hair restorers,
and drugs certain to make Chinese pig
tails grow.
One advertisement related to q run
away wife. and another for a female
slave, for the return Of whom a good
reward was offered.
Nearly all these dailies publish car
tons. This is especially sc of the pa
pers of Picking. The change in dy-
nasty, the opium evil and the new
army are graphically pictured. Pa
pers of that character are popular,
and they are rapidly increasing in
rumber and circulation. The daily
Journals now contain the news Of the
court and are full OF interesting Cos
sip about the prince regents, the M
CONTINUED on Page Sixteen.1
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-11

Chinese empire, n specially the large
cities in the prOcincia1 capitals. The
paper gets the news Of the world by
cable through the Reuter- Associated
Press. Much of it's correspondence is
sent in on approval, n not a few Of
the writer's are paid small salaries
with bonuses for extra work.
The Printers Union.
I found many queer things In the
In the first place, the printers are not
hired individually. A contract is made
with the foreman, who sets up the
paper at SO much per day n employs
his own assistants. In this he has to
conform to the printers union, for
everything in China is done by guilds
and labor organizations. The employ
ers have also q union. and SO have
the newsdea1ers. The proprietors
for each copy Of their circulations.
and they dare not push their sales in
dependent1y of it. The latest guild is
that of the newspaper owners. They
have combined together not to cut
prices and to defend themselves from
the printers and others.
The Sin Wan Pao has a circulation
of about twenty thousand, but this IS
equal to more than one hundred thou
and in the United States, because
every copy of q Chinese pc" ic
sold over and over again. 1t first
goes to the rich, who use it for the
morning. In the afternoon the boys
call for it and sell it again. In the
morning it is worth IA cash, or about
one-ha1f cent American. In the after
noon it will bring a quarter of q cent
and the next day perhaps half that
Eevry cop is supposed to reach five
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-11

feet square. They lay II above the
other In hunks built around the walls,
and the only private property l could
see was the boxes in which the men
store their clothes. Not only the com
positors and reporters, but som" OF
the editors sleep on the promises )"
this way. They are always on hand
and there is no trouble in getting out
an extra at any hour Of the night.
Wages of Newspaper Men.
AS ! went through the establish
ment l asked as to the wages. They
are exceedingly low. Compositors are
paid by the month. They each receive
form two to seven dollars for thirty
days of hard work, there being no
rest on Sundays. The two-dollar men
are the apprentices-boys who have
had a slight education and are learn
ing to set type. Editorial writer's are
fairly wen paid. some receiving as
high as $35 q month, while reporters
get IS cents and upward per day.
Some space work is done. and cores
pondents are paid for what they send
in, according to the valuation of the
editor. The Sin Wan Pao has in all
about two hundred correspondents
who send in letters and kilograms.
They represent every section of the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-11

different families. So that. as far a.
the advertisements are concerned. it
touches five times as many people as
a United States journal.
In h Composing Rooms.
But come with me into the COM
posing rooms and see how the Chin
csc newspaper is made. The printers
work in pens made Of type cases,
which rest on the ground and rise
high above their heads. The cases
slope backwards, and each contains
thousands OF lead characters. The
types are thicker than ours, but not
so tall. They are made in the estab-
~lishnent, and boys are kept busy day
in and day out, casting new type for
the Some OF the dailies are
now putting in stereotyping outfits,
and the Sin Wan Pao is east in cyl
inders, just like an American news
paper. It is run off on d rotary press,
which prints 80, 600 In hour It goes
TO press at our O'Clock III the norm
ing and has Geographic news up to
that hour.
The paper used by the Chinese
journals is thinner and better thar
ours. This is necessarily SO, as many
OF h characters are black. and they
hold ink like a sponge. The advertis-
ers often want white letters on q
black background, and the paper must
be good or the ink will show through.
The Sin Wan Pao is now using a
glazed onion skin paper. which is
made of Norwegian wood pulp espe-
cially for this market. It looks as
though it were CREASED.
How the Papers Look
7 Wi~h 7 could show you one of these
new Chinese newspapers. The Sin
Wan Iao. when spread out, would
cover a big double bed. 1t is divided
up into pages or sections, each of
about the size of a g~entleman's hand
kerchief. The printing is done only
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-11

one side Of the sheet, and the whole
is a collection of characters, such
as used on tea boxes. with cartoons,
the electros and wood cuts Of adver-
tisements scattered through here and
there.
The paper begins at the back and
one reads up and down the columns
instead Of across them, as with us.
The first page is take up with the
title and important advertisements
This space commands the highest prices
and the ads upon it bring three times
as much as those on the inside OF
the p The second page has the
table of contents and the imperial
edicts te1egraphed from Picking, while
the third has heavy editorials on lead
ing questions. Further owe there are
special kilograms from all parts OF
China, and still further important
news and correspondence. The Chin
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
Discharged Bartender Shoots Saloon Keeper,
 Killed By Policeman

N Haverstraw, ". Y, July 5.-Revol- Ser in hand, Herman Ripple, bar tender, discharged three days ago by Leo Hirschfeld, saloon keeper of Main street, Haverstraw, walked into Hirschfeld's bottling house, on Fair mount avenue, yesterday afternoon, and without a word began firing at the proprietor and a workman known as John. He fired five shots in all, one of which struck Hirschfeld in the left side of the neck and another in the left temple, killing him instantly A third bullet inflicted a flesh wound in the shoulder of the helper Then Ripple turned and fled up Fairmount avenue.
 Policeman Sheridan, hearing the shots from his post near by, gave chase for two blocks. At the top of the hilly street near Hudson avenue Ripple turned and fired his remaining shot at the policeman, now only ten paces away. The bullet went wild. A moment later the policeman had fired four shots from his revolver at Ripple, who fell to the street with a bullet in the right side, one in his left arm, and two in the left leg. He was taken to the home of Dr. B. B. Laird. where he died half an hour later.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
BOY HALF HOUR
 ON A LIVE WIRE,

Chicago. July 5-Stretched across live wires Of the sanitary district pow CT plant with F ,0c0 volts of electricity rassing through his body and blue flames shooting from his extremities. Nicholas Maronicb. 1S years old. or Evanston. lay for half an hour Sun day while efforts were made to rescue him. He was taken down finally burn ed so badly that both of his legs had tc be amputated.
 His sixteen-year-old brother Joseph. who had attempted to lift him and had fallen from the top of the fifty foot pole as the result of shock also 1t is not believed the older boy will live. The younger has a chance for recovery.
 No one knows how Nicholas happen ed to climb the pole to the perilous po- ,eition- Both the police and fire de- apartments were notified and men hur- Sisd to the scene. A large crowd gathered and witnessed the attempts of the fire department to raise its longest ladder. It failed to reach the banging legs of the boy.
 A half hour had passed since the boy had been discovered on the wires. Suddenly his body was seen to relax and hang limp. This was the first signal to the crowd underneath that the current had been shut off.
 The boyiwas lowered then with ropes to the ground and removed to a hos pitai along with his brother. He had not lost consciousness. the doctors de- clared. until the current was shut off.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-05
POLISH PRINCE WEDS DOROTHY
 DEACON, TODAY
Especial from United Press.)

|
 London, July 5-Prince Antoine AL bert Radziwill of Poland was married at 12:30 today in St. Mary's church, to Miss Dorothy Deacon. daughter of Edward Parker Deacon of Boston. Rev. Dr. Bridewell off1ciated. Owing to the curiosity arising of last week. s unexpected postponement of the we'd ding every effort was made to have the ceremony conducted with as much privacy as possible. Only the closest friends of the couple were present and the reception that had been planned was abandoned. An enormous crowd waited outside the church and the po- lice were called upon to hold the peo- ple in check.
 Despite the recent explanation that the wedding was postponed last week owing to the objection of the Princes grandmother to his marrying a woman without a title. it is generally believed today that the Princes family was holding out for a more liberal settle ment upon the bridegroom.
 The financial arrangement has not been learned, but Mrs. Baldwin, moth CT of the bride, and Solicitor Adams were both quoted as saying that the Prince had fared well in tho money arrangement.
 The demand for settlement on the Prince Is said to have been made in view of the fact that it may be sev- eral years before he cannes into pos session of the family estates in Poland which bring in a great revenue.