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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
POLITICAL SPECULATION
By Ray Stannard Baker An Ultra
Radical In American Magazine
For Month OF February, 1910

We quote the following as the gist of
an article in the American Magazine
for February with the heading :" Is the
Republican Party Breaking Up?' We
think it safe to say that If isnot broken
up it will not be the fault of some of
the leaders who are doing everything
possible by denunciation and voting
with the democrats,
BAKERS POLITICAL PREDICTIONS
The Standpatters, or Conservatives
represented by such men as Aldrich and
Cannon, among Republicans, and Nc
Emery, of Louisiana among Democrats.
They stand essentially for the control of
government by property and privileged
interests. They have with them the
considerable group of older tempera-
mentally conservative voters who still
cling unthinkingly to party names.
The Insurgents. or Progressives, led
by LaFollette, Bristow, Cummins and
others among Republicans, and Bryan,
Champ Clark and others among Demo
Gratis. Though they may vary in opin-
ion as to how much the tariff should be
reduced, or how far government control
of corporations should go, or whether
the states or the nation should be the
chief regulator they all stand firmly
together upon the platform that the
power of property in governmental
affairs must be limited, that the people
must rule.
The Socialists, or Radicals, with q
small following everywhere. In Wiscon-
sin they have already elected five mem
bers of the Legislature, and in Milwau-
kee they have ten of the aldermen, six
county supervisors and four directors on
the school board. They stand upon the
platform, Let the Nation Own the
Trusts They argue that so long a.
private and personal ownership of the
great sources of production and of pub
lie utilities il permitted, property cor
ruption in government is sure to continue
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
Doesn't Live In Audubon

For some time the agent at the North
Western, VIM, Matlock, has been
troubled with passengers from the branch
roads who get so dry down there that
when they come here they use little
Judgment as To the amount they can
stand Jack, the willow stand maker,
blew into town the latter part of last
week from Audubon, He had good
time, and finally with small jug in
his hand and his cap on the side of his
head, drifted into the depot AT first
he was funny, then sarcastic and finally
abusive. The agent unable TO stand the
harangue longer, led Jack to the plat
form where scutiie ensued which ended
by placing Jack on the dray and taking
him TO the town parlor Next day he
sft rejoicing. Manning Monitor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
VIII Make The Carriers Laugh

Postmaster Wilson has received the
following letter from the Postofiice
Department that will be of special inter
rst to the rural carriers and their pat
rons. No more loose pennies in the box.
The letter says:
THE PosToFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, JANUARY %, 1910
The POSTMASTER: In view of the
extent to which the practice of placing
loose coins in boxes by rural patrons has
grown and the delay in the delivery
and collection of mail and the hardship
imposed on rural carriers incident there
to, you are informed that, commencing
February Fifteen, Proximo rural letter
carriers will not be required to collect
loose coins from rural mail boxes.
Patrons should enclose coins in an
envelope, wrap them securely in piece
of paper or deposit them in a coin
holding receptacle, 50 they can be easily
and quickly taken from boxes and the
carriers will be required to lift such
coins and, where accompanied by mail
for dispatch, attach the required stamps,
This should be announced to the rural
patrons through whatever means you
may employ, without expense to the
Department, and you are at liberty to
give the information embodied herein
to your local papers, if they so desire.
Il. " DEGRAU.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
A Democratic Opinion

The Avoca Journal Heaald expresses
the following opinion concerning Con
gressional matters in the Ninth District,
but we suspect that the wish in this case
is father to the thought. The Herald
says:
Attorney General Fl. W. Byers, of
Des Moines was in Avoca Tuesday call
ing on his Avoca friends and looking
over the political field formerly looked
after by Congressman Walter l. Smith.
Walter l. has left his congressional
fences in bad shape, many of them are
beyond repair--by Walter is hands.
They are in such shape that the Insur-
gents have gone over and through them
like sheep and can never be rounded up
by Walter /. and Company. From a
Democrat who is up tree watching
the fight it looks as if Mr.. Byers will
have no trouble in making Walter /. s
large majority look like thirty cents at
the coming primary on June Seven.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
Waxed Fat And Kicked

! How would those who are complain
ing Of high prices like to be set back
twenty years. Twenty years ago J. II,
Whitney was shipping out trainload
Of potatoes bought from farmers around
Carroll for fifteen cents u bushel A
local dairyman complained TO The Her.
aid that he had no sale for his calves
and could not even give them away.
Apples were selling in the stores at re-
tail for dollar q barrel. Fine land
was offered In this region ut $35. 90 per
acre. Such an excursion into the past
would hardly go down with the average
Carroll county citizen, producer or con
sumner; for while the farmer couldn't
get anything for his stuff in those days
the principal reason was that nobody
had anything to buy with. But the peo-
pie waxed fat and kicked Carroll Her
aid.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
SOMETIMES HARD TO SWAP

Prices of meat, -four, eggs and butter
are high, much too high in some places
In cities particularly the dealers have
taken advantage of the conditions and
boosted the prices clear ont of sight. But
the facts are that the prices of these arti-
Giles OF food are high for legitimate rea-
sons. People buy and consume them i'm
large quantities when they have the
money to pay for them. During the
hard times land low prices of years ago
the great mass of the people who work
for Il living had lit or nothing to do.
and consequently little or no money TO
spend for the table, During the last
dozen years most of them have been at
steady work with good wages and are
buying these articles of food notwith
standing the high prices. Plenty of
work and good wages will always bring
high prices To the producer.
The editor of the Marshalltown Times
Republican claims there is never any
over production but that sometimes it
is, hard to swap. He illustrates by
saying; The great west not long ago
was full of fat hogs at NJ, so q hundred,
corn at twenty cents and wheat selling
close to half dollar, while the mill and
factory operatives of the east were hum
CRY and out of work and western farm
ers wearing old oyercoats and wrapping
wires about the fellows of worn out
wagons. There was no overproduction.
Each needed all the other could produce.
But they couldn't trade, The bridge
was broken. Now, with the money to
buy, we are swearing off on meat
because tits too high. The western farm
er and stoclSraiser can not produce
enough stuff for the demand The
markets are not glutted. The hog yards
of the west are not crowded The crop
of hogs is short because everything sala.
bic is going out at the high prices,
Mr.. Dooley, wise philosopher, AYERS
that wages, prices and the like balance
each other The seven dollar day
plumber, head of No. XIX Plumbers
Union, borrowed five dollars of Mr.,
Dooley the other day to pay his grocery
bill. He couldn't live at the high cost
Of living. And no doubt the grocer roar
ed as plumbers bill came in The man
who paid two dollars fifty cents for NOV
ing the piano felt the outrage, but the
nan who moved it swore at the feed
man who charged him seventy five cents
a bushel for corn and made bale of
hay an investment Going farther back
the feed man cursed bitterly when he
vas forced to pay the farmer five cents
above the market price for corn, and
sixteen dollars ton for hay. And the
farmer settling with the hired man took
oath that he'd seed down the farm and
move to town before he d put in another
year Turning all l make over to the
hired help.
And what are you going to do about
it anyway?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
GASOLINE WILL BURN
Tom Thomson of Irwin Seriously In
jured by Filling Lighted Lamp

The correspondent from Irwin 10 the
Harlan Republican says that Tom
Thomson met with very serious and
extremely painful accident Monday
night OF Lash week while filling lighted
gasoline lamp at his home. He filed
the lamp too full and some of the fluid
ran out, In an instant everything was
ablaze. With his hands and arms u
sheet of flames, he carried the burning
mass To the door To throw il out. In his
confusion he did not notice the storm
door, which was shut and ran against
It, stopping out more gasoline and drop
ping the lamp. In spite of the terrible
pain, he reached through the flames,
opened the storm door, and threw the
lamp in the yard Then, with clothing
still blazing he pumped water and
threw il on the floor, which had caught
Are
About this time his father and John
Tank arrived, and with rugs and other
things quickly put out the fire The
on Toms back was blazing and
his father beat that out with his cap.
Toms hands We're so badly burned that
the skin hung down in strips A physi.
clan was called and all was done that
could be TO alleviate his suffering, but
the pain was almost unbearable.
II will be many days before he can
use his hands, and they may be perman-
emily crippled, though we hope not.
Mrs. Thomson and baby Gladys were in
the room when the accident happened.
Though Tom is badly hurt it might
have been much worse, It's cinch
Tom will never attempt TO fiji lighted
gasoline lamp again,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
Wedding Bells

A very pretty wedding took place at
the Methodist parsonage ON Monday
evening of this week. The contracting
parties were Mr.. Albert Scott and Miss
Lula Miller, both of Bagley, Iowa. Be
cause of former friendships and because
her sister for some years made her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Morley, the bride
desired her marriage to take place under
their roof Miss Bessie Miller sister
of the bride, from Harlan. Mr., and Mrs.
q. HI. Buck and Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
johnson were invited to witness the
marriage. After the services the COM
pany sat down to three course lunch
con which was served by the Misses
Eloise Buck and Alice Morley. After
spending day in Audubon, Mr. and
Mrs. Scott returned to Bagley and win
make their home on farm near that
town.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
A Very Prevalent Weakness

The big head" is popular way of
expressing common and very frequent
ailment. 1t rises from various sources
but the real foundation is a lack of sense.
A little money develops it in some peo-
pie; few good clothes gives it to others;
a little Office, where a chance is given
to exercise a little authority, is often the
cause of it, while others get it having a
little better job than their associates.
The truth is, no sensible person gets the
big head. The ones who become
stuck up and stiff -necked from sources
of any kind, are weak in the intellectual
caliber. Charlton Leader.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
Board met in adjourned session.
VI Crees, eXpenses SOWING war.

iuiib- : . % 81
On motion board adjourned TO meet
again at one pm.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
Paw Your subscriptions

Ordinarily we expect pretty good re-
turns from our subscribers during the
months Of November and December
But this year, owing to the bad condi-
ton of the roads most of the time and
the very cold weather part OF the time'
many people could not come to town ex-
cept to do little shopping for Christmas
and they were then too busy to think OF
anything else Now that the holidays
are about over and the sleighing is good
we hope that all of our subscribers VINO
are in arrears will come in and pay up
to, date. And in order to even up IL
might be good thing to pay year IN
advance. We know that dollar or two
is very small sum to most of our pat
rons, but the whole sum we have to
carry costs us not less than hundred
dollars year in interest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03

On motion board adjourned TO meet
again at one pm.
One o'clock p. IN. =
Board met pursuant to adjournment
On motion Chas VanGorder was re-
funded $l14 tax of 1907 ON account Of
error in assessment roll.
The Audubon County Journal, being
the lowest bidder, was awarded the
printing Of the 1910 financial report at
30 cents page. Work TO be finished
Joseph Baumgardner was appointed
steward of the county home and farm
from March 1, 1910, TO March 1, 1911,
ut $50 per month, payable monthly.
On motion the following bonds were
approved:
&c Tihben, assessor Audubon township.
Court.
Official report of p. f. James, mayor
of Kimballton, was approved.
On motion the deputy county Auditor
was allowed $50 per month, payable
monthly, for the year 1910, and the fees
of the Auditors office.
On motion the contract for building
wooden bridges in 1910 was let to John
WtikiltOH hb tub lOilOWlIk pflGtS.
New bridges; per lineal foot 1913 5 80
Lumber in repairs, per M -..--- 81 80
Piling driven, per lineal foot. 49,. az
Handling old lumber, per NJ 8 90
On motion petition Of Geo. K. Kellogg
for increase in salary OF deputy treasurer
was rejected.
On motion board adjourned to meet
again at = am. January 25.
IL y IL t.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
On motion the following agreement
was made:
OFFER TO vACATE ROAD
The Board of Supervisors of Audubon
county, Iowa, in regular session assem-
bled, hereby offer to take the necessary
steps to vacate that part of highway No.
353 and located i'm lots and in section
3, township -, range 36, and rendered
idle and useless for road purposes by
reason of change of location Of said
highway in the said section, and there
fore ordered by said board. II is further
agreed that the said Board of Supervis-
ors will carry out the terms of this said
offer as soon as possible after the change
is completed and the new part OF said
road is opened to travel.
Dated this 25th day of January, 1910.
f. ID. SEARLS,
q. M. Ross,
SAMUEL McGAFFIN.
Board proceeded to make annual set
Element for county bridges.
On motion claims were allowed as
| follows:
Standard Bridge Co., balance
due on bridge work -.-- 2l43 A
J j II Christensen, trustee Hamlin
township ----- .-----A-- w
On motion board adjourned to meet
again the first Monday in April.
ED b. COUSINS, F. ID. SEARLS,
| Auditor Chairman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
short.rorns For Sale

Eleven bulls from eight to fourteen
months old; all red; all Scotch Topped;
prices from 5000 to $4,000. Also six
teen cows safe in calf or with calves at
foot, and twelve heifers of breeding age
For more information address or call on
AIT III. p. BoNNESEN
r. F. d. Five. Audubon, Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03

For SALE! Twenty-Five Duroc-
Jersey sows to farrow in March and
April. These sows are bred TO three
different boars and will sell them for
worth of the money.
Aft OWEN DAVIS, Audubon, Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
Important Notice

I All persons indebted to me will please
take notice that on or before February
) they must call at my store and make
settlement and thereby save trouble for
both of u.s. MILES s. KNESS. AZ
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-16
up-to-pata Reekeenlnn.

The up-todste beekeeper no longer
leaves his colonies outdoors all win
ter without adequate packing, 81 it
spells disaster to do So
Tho common method has been TO
place an empty super on the top OF tho
colony, nlled with a bag OF chan or
other absorbent material. While this
will Go world OF good, 1t will be bet.
ter to enclose the entire hive and
super with couple OF thicknesses OF
waterproof paper. which gives in
creased comfort and warmth and pre-
vents all possibility of rain or wind
getting in between the super and the
hive body.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-16
COurtiuU by CtpaVs

A sketch OF Dutch manners that
has just appeared in an American
journal relates how, in affairs OF the
heart among that susceptible people.
the cigar plays part at once dream
fly omblematic and practical The
young gentleman in love calls casu-
ally at the young lady's house with
his cigar out, and casually asks for a
light. That Is q delicate hint and II
he calls again for a light the parents
understand what to expect A family
council 10 had. and the reply Is pre-
pared II on the third call the wooer
receivea q light. but has thu door i'm
mediately closed in his face, he un-
derstands that he is cold-shouldered.
II, on the other hand, his suit is well
come, after receiving his light, he 10
invited in, tho young lady is present
cd to him. and he puffs out his de-
elsrstion through the eurls of smoke.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-16
A Fine Idea

In several towns in Canada the
school children have organized what
they call the Remember Club"
They go up or down a street and
count the houses or the telegraph
poles in so many blocks. They look
into show windows and take notice
of things displayed. They count
the number OF children at school or
Sunday school. They count all the
white or black horses they see in a
day or week. They look at people
OF the street and try TO remember
how they were dressed. They take
notice OF everything going on, and
then meet of a Saturday afternoon
and compare notes. The boy or
girl who remembers the most is Civ
en- a prize of a box of candy.
The idea is fine one. II is the
right way to cultivate both obserVa-
Jion and memory. and good will come
OF II. II you ask the average boy or
girl how many blocks he or she lives
from the Post ONCE or the City Hall,
not two out OF ten can answer you
without waiting to count. Many q
man in public life has found II the
greatest benefit to remember names
and faces.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-16
CAN HYpNorIzE YOURSELF.

But No One Can Hypnotic You
Against Your viii, Psychologist Says.
Ithaca. N. Y.-Almost any person
can hypnotize himself, says DR.. E. E.
kitchener, the well known Cornell
psychologist. The stronger ones will
power the more susceptible one is to
hypnosis. but he asserted that one
could not be hypnotized against his
will.
The so-oalled hypnotist is Of small
importance in hypnosis. he said. The
main thing is that the subject shall
give close attention to the fact that
he is going into the hypnotic state.
The professional hypnotist has an ad-
vantage over laymen, however for
through his advertising and talks peo-
pie get faith in his. ability.
To put yourself into hypnosis make
up your mind that you intend to be-
come hypnotized and presto, it is
done. Prof. kitchener said. First
would come hypnosis, then sleep and
then normal condition again. The rea-
son people are not successful in hyp-
nothing themselves is because they
won't let themselves 60 Children
and idiots are the only persons who
can't be hypnotized. He asserted
positively that a person could not be
hypnotized against his or her will un.
less caught of guard.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-16
Preparation and Sale Of Honey

Preparing honey is an important
part of the farmers work, writes an
apiarist The nrst thing necessary is
to see that the honey is carefully and
honestly graded. Then it should be
thoroughly cleaned Of propoi.s and put
in neat shipping cases. When filled
have the cases OF uniform weight
Then stamp your name and address
on the cases and back It up with your
guarantee. With this practice you
need have no fear OF keeping a good
trade after once having secured il.
am very much impressed as to the
necessity Of disposins Of our honey
near home, the beet and surest way
of maintaining prices. I am sure that
nine-tenths OF all the farmers could
get more money for their honey If
only they would drum up a home
trade, instead OF shipping to a con-
gested city market. would advise
drumming up the grocery trade first.
and II successful in getting orders
from some OF the leading grocers in
the town. then 10 TO their competitors
and tell them OF it. talking to them
as a drummer should. and the chances
are that you will get duplicate orders
from most all OF them.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-16
UnainknhIc 2fonrnhnnfs.

Five steamboats, are being built
for a Kiol shipping company which
are said to be wholly unsinkable. A
recent trial OF one OF the boats was
carried out in the presence Of repre-
sentatives Of the imperial navy and
many shipping firms. The vessel was
fully laden to represent 200 passen-
gers and II was assumed that. In
consequence OF leak caused by q
collision, the entire engine-room d.
vision. into which water was pump
cd, had filled. willis hole was made
to the exterior to admit water freely.
The ship accordingly sank, but when
it was full OF water it had still about
q foot OF free board above the sur
face, thus satisfying the conditions
imposed.-Consular Reports.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-16
Mlhtarina Bees.

Every spring reports from all
points Of the country deal with exten.
sive losses OF colonies. AS a matter
of fact the losses are due. in nine
cases out Of ten to absolute careless.
ness or neglect, though oftsntimes the
result Of ignorance Rs to the bees re-
quirements in the shape Of food. II
is not 30 much what the bees require
in the winter proper. as the eonsump-
ton of food then by a strong and we'll
protected colony is comparatively
small: but II is rather when breeding
has commenced in earnest that stores
rapidly diminish; and this is in March
and April, just before new honey is
brought into the hive in quantity suf-
ficient TO supply the daily want OF the
bees and the ever-increasing number
Of hungry Erubs.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-16
Whers Bee Men Fall,

During the past few years great
progress has been made in the science
of producing honey; few If any other
branches OF agriculture have kept
pace with us. but in one most impor-
tant respect-the marketing of our
productive are not much farther ad.
vanced than were the farmers of TWEEN.
ty-tiYe years ago; and although Of late
our product 10 secured in a much more
convenient and attractive form, which
requires more labor and expense to
the producer, the price has in the last
few years steadily declined until at
present 1t does not much, II any, ex-
coed the cost OF production.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-16
whea Locks Were First Used.

Locks were used in tho time OF the
Pharoshs. At KarnAk the visitor 10
shown the sculptured representation
of lock which 10 almost exactly like
the kind Of lock used in Egypt at the
present day. Homer says that Pene-
lops used brass key to open her
wardrobe. He adds that 1t was very
crooked and had an ivory handle. A
Greek writer who lived in tho last
half OF the twelfth century explains
that such keys were undoubtedly
very ancient, although still to be
seen in Constsntinople and else
whore. Roman locks. like the Egyp-
tian, required a partial sliding OF the
key. They were, however, more in
tricste.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-16
Pireors az DOCTORS Assistant.

A doctor in the north OF Scotland
hnds carrior pigeons of much use to
him. He has a scattered practice,
and when on long rounds he takes
several pigeons with him. II one of
his patients needs medicine imms-
diately he writes out n prescription.
and By means OF the birds forwards
it to his surgery. Here an assistant
gets the message, prepares the pre-
seription. and dispatches the medi-
cine. II, after visiting a patient. the
doctor thinks he will be required
later on In the day. he simply leaves
pigeon. with which he can be
called II necessary.