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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
The Unheroic ACE.

Somebody asked Frank keenan, at a
woman's club at which he spoke the
other day if he thought there were
any embryo Keans or Booths waiting
to burst forth from obscurity. There
may be-" he said, but there's no
chance for them now. The conditions
of the stage to-day don't call for act.
ing or encourage it. But 1 believe that
when the time and the opportunity
come the man appears. During the
Spanish-American war I was standing
with a Wall street man on a corner
in the lawer part of the city while an
outward bound regiment went march.
ing by. l CHANGED to glance at my
companion as the soldiers passed
flags flying and music playing, and
there he was with his face drawn up,
blubbering like a schoolboy with emo.
ton. And in business he was one of
the toughest propositions in Wall
street. If somebody had come along
that minute. though. he could have re-
cruited him without the least trouble.
I tell you. the feeling Is always there,
deep down, and they appear-gen-
erals, actors, what not-when the con.
ditions call them out"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
CromweIl's Burial Place.

Does Marlborough church, near Pc
tersborough contain CromwelPsi
bones? The only positive evidence TOT
that effect, says the Church Family
Newspaper, is that of the nurse who
saw the hearse containing them driven
by night through Huntington, not
stopping there, as she hoped and ex-.
pected, but taken further north, and
also that of the postboy who said he
was paid the mileage fee to North,
borough. There is no indication oil
them having gone so far north as
Newbury abbey. although a stone I'M
the passage there says: Under this
stone rest the bones of Oliver Crom-i
WELL" ETC., and the facts of Crom.
wells widow coming to live here and
being herself buried here are in favor
of the persistent tradition in the par
ish that Cromwell was secretly buried
here and another body substituted for
his on the night that it lay at the Red
Lion, Holborn.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
Art Treasure Recovered.

Much interest is being tAen in thel
beautiful bronze statue Of Lucilli.,
which King Edward had brought TOT
Buckingham palace recently. Recov-I
cred from Lake Nemi, near Rome, the
statue is said to have been one of thei
treasures on board the famous galley
Of Tiberius, which, for safety, wasi
sunk when Rome was attacked. I'll
stands about three feet in height and
Is of remarkable beauty. Now, nearly
1000 years old, the statue was for al
time housed In small Italian mu-
scum, the contents of which were rel
Gently disposed of, and by circuitousI
route 1T finally landed in its present.
resting place.
The statue is supposed to be a rep
resentation of the beautiful young sis-l
ter Of the Roman Emperor Caligula,
dressed in the flowing robe peculiar to
ancient Rome. Her hair is arranged
with fillets or golden bands, after theI
fashion of the Venus de Milo, and
about her neck is collar of gold. The
modelling of the hands is particularly
fine, and the general beauty Of the,
statue is enhanced by the curious blue
color which has spread over the whole
of the torso as result of its long inn
mersion in the waters of Lake Nemi.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
OnIv OIL.

They're little slow on the other
side" says New Yorker who spends
good deal Of his time on the CONT,
nent, "and while the stuffy little Eu-,
ropean railway carriages are now
lighted with electricity my memory
goes back to no remote time when oil
was used.
Zone night in Austria, during bad
storm, was aboard an express JUST
pulling out of Vienna, in first class
carriage. when we sprung leak. Drop
after drop, warm and dirty, fell upon
my hat and coat
"'See here. guard, said l, after a,
long wait for that functionary to ap..
pear. This won't do, you know! The
rain is coming through the lamp hole
and running my Clothes
THE guard investigated. Then, re-
assuringly, he said:
That's not rain, sir. It's only oil.
The lamp leaks little, but the roof is
quite sound. l assure YOU
Then the whistle blew, and he DART
ed away. "-Harper's Weekly.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
DREADFUL ORDEAL FOR CHILD
With Brain ParaIyzed, but Perfectly
Conscious, They Prepared Her
for the Grave.

Reading accounts Of the cases OF
premature interment related at the
meeting of the Association for the
Prevention of Premature Burial, the
lady of Bournmouth, England, was
prompted to tell the story of her own
narrow escape
Fifty years ago my grave was got|
ready In Hadlow churchyard in Kent,
and it is still waiting for me. 1 had al
long and peculiar illness. had been
staying with cousins who lived at a
country house not far from Tonbridge.
During our play one of the boys
kicked me accidentally on the head.
and this was the beginning Of an i'll.
ness during which was powerless to-
speak or move. 1t was kind of brain
paralysis suppose not SO well un-
derstood 80 years ago as now.
Both the local doctor and Londoni
specialist regarded my case as hope
less. Although unable to speak or to
move, even to flicker an eyelid, was
perfectly conscious of their presence
and Of all they said concerning my
case. My father was very i'll at the
time, and later I knew that he was
dead. and that the undertakers were,
in the house. But l could make no
sign.
But the awful moment, the horror
of which is still with me, came when
my nurse began to lay me out for the
grave. was conscious of everything!
OF the shroud and the bandages shei
was putting round my face. heard
the nurse say to my mother, who had
come to take last look at me: She
has been dead for hours; she Is quite
cold
CAS- my mother bent down to look
Rt me opened my eyes. All remem-
Der is seeing her fall backwards. and
then passed into Inconsistencies.
The next thing 1 can recall is the
nurse putting jelly into my mouth"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
THE APPETITE OF BoYHooD
Concerning the Good Old Food and
the Good Old Days Down on
the Farm.

The "old New Yorker" pushed the
change toward the waiter and dipped
his finger tips in the bowl, and said
to his friend opposite: I'VE eat too
much nowadays. l see signs of 1t
everywhere. Just look over the men
you meet in the cars mornings; every
man Jack Of 'em looks sslffed for the
grill"
WELL" replied the other, whose
appearance answered the description
given by the previous speaker, 81 was
raised on farm. We got up little
after daylight each morning and moth
er had heaping plate of sausage and
a griddle going that baked seven buck
wheat cakes at time. l always had
three or four big sausages-not the
kind you see served nowadays, but
larger. None of us boys thought of
leaving mothers table with less than
20 cakes in our interior, and we
washed 'em down with two big cups
of coffee. Along about half past nine,
after the sheep had done his work on
the treadmfll that turned the churn,
we left our work and INDUCED in two
large bowls of bread and buttermilk.
We put molasses in the fresh butter
milk until 1t looked like the coffee
they serve with the milk in the cheap
places nowadays. Dear me, how
good bread and buttermilk used to
taste! At IL o'clock we had roast
and two vegetables. and l never ate
less than four slices of bread cut from
loaves that would shatter the heart
of baker Of to-day. Grandfather al.
ways took nap after that meal, but
the rest Of us resumed our work, and
were ready to eat again after the
nights chores were DONE"
The first speaker had listened with
growing enthusiasm as the other told
of those earlier days of gSod, honest
labor in Gods pure air. and when he
finished, said: II used to live on a
farm as boy, too-and wasn't that
buttermilk and molasses good?"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
she ALMOST REMEMBERED.

| Little Josephine, aged four, was In
tently studying the pictures in a book
and seemed very much interested in a
picture of Charles Dickens.
Taking the book to her mother, she
inquired who it was.
THAT is Dickens, DEAR" said her
mother.
The picture was wonderfully fascin-
ating to the little girl, and when her
big sister came from college in the
evening she ran and got the book,
turned to the picture, and said:
Sister, see! This is picture of
Mr.. Darn"
Her sister replied, mo, dear; that
Is Mr.. Dickens"
WELL" said Josephine, 81 knew it
was some kind of swear word."-
Delineator.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
FIyins-Tethered Bird.

long, in it's flight first uncoils the cord,
keeping it always taut, and then re-
coils 1t in the reverse direction, re-
winding the coils close together. II
it starts with the cord fully coiled, and
continues It's flight until it brings up
against the pole, how far does it fly
in it's double course?
Solution-When a bird tethered by
a cord so feet long to post six inches
in diameter uncoils the full length Of
the cord, and recoils 1t in the opposite
direction, keeping it always taut, it
flies 10,157 feet, or very nearly two
miles, in its double course.
To avoid possible misunderstanding,
we point out that in order to pass
from the uncoiling to recoiling posi-
ton the bird must fly through a semi
circle at the end of the fully extended
cord,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14

through them all Each line, after the
first. must start where the preceding
one ends.
Solution-To pass through all the
nine dots with four continuous straight
lines, start at the top right-hand
corner and draw line along the top
of the square and beyond its limits
until its end is in line with the CEN
trail dots of the side and base. Draw
the second line through these con-
tinuing it until its end is below and in
line with the right-hand side of the
square; draw the third line up to the
starting point and the fourth as a
diagonal, which completes the course.
2. Place ten coins in circle, as is
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
Placing Coins In Circle.

shown in the illustrations, SO that all
of them are head uppermost
Now start from any coin you choose.
calling 1t 1, the next 2, and SO on,
and turn the fourth. so that the tail
is uppermost. Start again on any
head. and again turn the fourth, and
continue to do this until all but one
are turned.
Coins already turned are reckoned
in the count, but the count of -four
must fall on an unturned coin. Can
you find plan for turning all the
coins except one in this way without
ever falling to count four upon a
fresh spot. and to start on an I'M
turned coin?
Solution-After reaching and turn
ing the coin which you first call "four,"
miss three coins, and begin then a
fresh set of four; repeat this process
to the end.
8. A bird made fast to pole six
inches in diameter by cord SO feet
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
Dangerous Risk.

] Look out, Hi" shouted the farm
er's wife as the big balloon scared
over the farm with a trailing anchor.
Then thar arynaughts will hook
yeou up like fish if yeou don't watch
out"
! Gosh, Mandy!" gasped the old
farmer as he dropped his rake. "Yeou
don't think they'd try to do sech a
thing purposely, do yeou?"
Wouldn't trust them, Hi. That
tall chap looking down here with the
eyeglass is one of them thar Indiana
writer folks and he's working on a
book called, The Uplifting of the
Farmer Reckon yeou better keep
yeour eye on that anchor"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
Historic Doubles.

Those almost perfect doubles. /,
George Du Maurier and Sir Laurence
Alma-Tadema. were nearly indistin-
guishable. The story goes that LADY,
sitting beside Du Maurier at dinner,
started conversation by pooh-poohfng
all idea of resemblance.
"You know, Mr.. Alma-Tadema, III
think it's absurd to say that you and
Mr. Du Maurier are 80 awfully alike.
There's really no resemblance at q.
Don't you agree with me?" "Quita'
WAS the polite answer, "but you sec Il
happen to be Hr. Du Aaurisri" =.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
Adaptation,

! Miss Prim is very particular about
having everything appropriate. She
even carries this idea into her excla-
nations"
"She does?"
"At least, 1 suppose so. The 9th.
Or day / told her that Miss Petty, Of
whom she has very poor opinion,
had offered to make me some cara
mel for the fair. and what do you
think she said?"
"What?"
"Oh, fudge!"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14

Select l. H. C. Twine-
either manila or sisal-and
you may be sure you will
have full measure and a
qualityof Irvine exactly fitted
to the binder.
Substitutions and adulter-
atoms have been common.
Costly stops in the harvest
field have ruined hundreds
Of bushels Of grain at the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
The Wind.

At banquet in San Francisco.
apropos Of the blizzard that gripped
the east last month. DR.. Horace E.
Thompson. the statistical writer, said
with smile:
But the blizzard had its humorous
side. My cousins wife in BROOKLYN
awoke her husband when the storm
was at it's height.
"'Jim,' she said, Jim! Listenp
"'Listen to what?' Jim growled
The wind said his wife, Don't
you hear how It's moaning and groan.
ing?
is it?' said Jim. Well, put out a
peppermint lozenge, then. It's the
best thing in the world for the wind /"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
HIS PLAYMATE.

There was funny little boy
Whose hair was colored yellow;
He sat upon the fence one day.
This cunning little fellow,
And this is what we heard him say:
oh. hello. hello, hello'
When questioned why he didn't play
With other little children.
He said he found their games and noise
"A little too bewilderin',"
And so this funny little lad
Whose head was sunny yellow,
Played with an echo all day long
That answered Hello, hello!"
To all his shouts from morn till night,
In tones so deep and mellow.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14

critical moment when it
was dead ripe. Theknotters
become disarranged from
coarse, harsh fbres.
|. H.C. wine was provided
to relieve the farmers from
this embarrassment Be
sure that you see this mark
on every ball-itis as impor-
tant as the mark on a piece
OF your machinery.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
Partly So.

my good woman. does the system
of INSTALLATION seem to take with
your children at schol?"
Not all of 'em. mum. The doctor
said wild Mamie and Tommy 1t has
took fine. but Bill's amt took bit"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
A erand-New One.

City Editor-Here's mighty good
story about young fellow who runs
away with chorus girl.
Night Editor-What's that. A good
story? Why, it's been done to death.
City Editor-This one hasn't. It's
an absolute novelty. The young fell
low is neither a millionaire nor q
Pittsburger!
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
Scotland Buys American cr.n,..

Scottdhu Buys HmerIcan Granite.
American granite is being shipped
to Europe. Not long ago 800 tons of
blue granite from South Carolina were
sent to Aberdeen. Scotland. 1t re-
quired II cars to transport the stone
to Charleston. 8. O.. from the quarries.
It will DO Manufactured into mouu
mOnts.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
PUZZLES ARE AMUSING
Marking Stars on Straight Line, Pla-
cling Coins In Circle and Flying
Tethered Bird.

1. Here is an interesting little puz-
zle, which is by no means easy. Start
from one of the nine dots, and with
out taking the pen from the paper
draw four straight lines which pass
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
Point of Difference.

Point of Difference.
eyes," said the bride Of three short
months, Il had made up my mind to
remain in the spinster class, then
John appeared upon the scene and l
accepted him because he was so un-
like other men,"
oh, OF course he's different" re-
Joined the envious lady friend. "He
proposed. "-Yonkers Statesman.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
Realized the Dancer.

He-Now that we are married, pet,
do you love me enough to cook for
met
She-Enough. darling? l love you
entirely too much for that
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14
If You Want to Harvest
a Crop of Troubles Buy
Cheap Binder wine

One Of the most exasperatlng
moments at harvest time is when the
binder Irvine breaks. Every farmer
who buys Irvine knows what it
means to have the success of his
harvesting hanging by thread.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-07-14

Bessie-Do you find that golf is of
any real benefit to you?
Bob-Sure thing! I'm getting ex-
cellent control of my temper. Many
of the strokes that I make with the
utmost calmness now would have
caused me to swear like trooper six
months ago.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-07-28

Excursion to Detroit, Sunday, August
7th
DIR. Clizbe is sojourning at Mt.
Clemens.
Miss Sarah Mcnamara spent Tuesday
in Saginaw.
p. NJ. X. II. excursion to Saginaw
next Sunday.
See that 90 cent granite ware at
Sanderhoffs
Prof. McCurdy of this city spent
Tuesday in Saginaw
Sleeve ironing boards sixteen cents at
Sanderhoff's cash hardware.
The drouth in this vicinity was
broken by heavy rain Sunday last.
Fred Rowland is visiting his many
friends and relatives in this city.
The Woman's Club calendar for 1910
1 / is i'll the hands of the printer.
DR.. and Mrs Niblick of Reading are
the guests of their daughter, Mrs A. B.
Scattergood.
Mrs. Ezra Smith returned Tuesday
evening from an extended visit with
friends in Oscoda.
Miss Margaret McCotter of Hartford,
Michigan. is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles DePlanta.
Miss Velma Sharp returned Tuesday
evening from Ann Arbor where for a
week she has been the guest of friends
Mrs. c. j, Brown returned Wednes.
day of this week from Bay View where
several days were spent with friends and
relative.
Frank Hurst and family leave to-
morrow, Friday, for Elk Rapids where
they will spend a couple of weeks with
friends and relatives.
George Brown editor of the Otsego
Union is expected in the city tomorrow
for visit with his brothers, G. F.,
Edward and Eli of this city.
J Warren G.. Harding of Marion was
selected at the Ohio State Republican
convention yesterday as the candidate
for governor. Mr.. Harding is a news
paper man and received 746 ballots OF
the third ballot while only 534 were
necessary to a choice.
Ely Brewbaker cashier of the First
State bank accompanied by his wife and
son, Tad, left Tuesday of this week fol
Crystal Lake where they have rented {
cottage and will spend the next three
weeks fishing and resting. Their pos
office address will be Beulah
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-07-28
A Frightful Wreck

of train, automobile or buggy may
cause cuts, bruises, abrasions, sprains
or wounds that demand Bucklen's
Arnica Salve-earth's greatest healer.
Quick relief and prompt cure results.
For burns, boils, sores of all kinds,
eczema, chapped hands and lips, sore
eyes or corns, it's supreme. Surest
pile cure. Csc at Wheaton & Sons.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-07-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Dealers in farm implements report
business trisk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verron Wright were at
Crystal Sunday.
R, c. Petrie of Milwaukee was in
Alma, Saturday and Sunday.
w. ]. Melchers was in Owosso and
St. Johns. Tuesday of this week.
Cary Carr returned last Friday from
visit with his parents and friends at
Cass City.
George Sandell purchased Johnston
binder of the Alma Elevator Co., last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Gray returned Tuesday
from visit with friends and elatives
at Lansing.
Charles Fisher had FIVE and one-half
acres of wheat that averaged 40 bushels
to the acre.
Mrs. w. R. Rogers of North Balti-
more, Ohio. is the guest of Mrs. +,
Burkneau ana FAMILY.
Mrs. Roy Miller is enjoying a visit
with friends in Battle Creek and other
southern Michigan cities.
Miss Jessie Clark is enjoying a two
weeks vacation from her duties in the
office of the Alma Elevator Co.
Mrs. Benz Walker and daughter Miss
Bernice are spending their vacation with
friends at Lansing and Brighton.
r. b. Hatton and wife of Rives
Junction were guests the first of the
week of Thomas J. Clark and family.
DR.. A f. Bruske and wife left Friday
for Higgins Lake where a few weeks
will be spene at their summer cottage.
L. G. Schlecht of Milwaukee superin-
tendent of the Miller Saw Trimmer Co.'S
plant was in Alma Saturday and Sun
day,
Prof. J. T. Ewing addressed the
Mems class of the ST. Louis Presby-
terrain church last Sunday on the sub
ject "What we owe to the Greeks"
Work on the Miller Saw Trimmer Co.'S
buildings is moving along nicely. The
foundation walls are in, brick laying
has commenced and portion of the
steel work has arrived.
Francis King drove his auto to Sagi-
nav, Sunday from which city he took a
train to Boston where he had a business
engagement for Monday afternoon. He
expects to return to Alma today.
The Record Office is in receipt of a
card from Paul Engleman written July
10 announcing his safe arrival at Arcadia
DeSota county, Florida, which place he
intends making his future home.
Mrs. Miller who advertised sale for
two weeks commencing Saturday,
August % reports most excellent bust
ness. Many bargaing are still being
offered and our lady readers will certain
ly see that they are taken advantage Of
Virgil Mann of Emerson threshed go
WHY'S VI WHOM last nOuuuf anu DIS u
result had 1876 bushels of grain, an
average of over 80 bushels to the acre.
Who can beat it, This one crop at its
present market value more than pays
the first cost of the land when bought
three years ago. Mr.. Mann has sold
this wheat for 81 90 per bushel.
Henry Dietz and Miss Cora Joslyn of
this city were married Sunday afternoon
J at the home of the bride, 42S Euclid ave
Rev. II. L. Grain performed the cere-
nony in the presence of friends and
relatives of the bride and groom after
which a sumptuous wedding dinner was
served at the home of the groom. Many
! friends wish them life full of Joy and
sunshine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-07-28
WORK "a HOURS A DAY

The busiest little things ever made are
DIR. Kings New Life Pills Every pill is
a sugar coated globule of health, that
changes weakness into strength, languor
into energy. brain flag into mental
power; curing Constipation, Headache,
Chills, Dyspepsia, Malaria. 25c at
Wheaton's drug store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-07-28

WANTED Young single women to
do laundry work. Make application
Immediately to John \. Hoffman :,
Steward, Michigan asylum for the in
sane, Kalamazoo
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-07-28

WANTED-Competent middle aged
lady for general house work. Address,
Lock box 60, Riverdale, Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-07-28

FOR SALE-Material for a barn 80
"A already to put up, will trade for
horse, COW or live stock.
FRANK CLARK
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-07-28

WANTED.--Fireman at Wright house
good steady position for competent man.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-07-28
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST.

Observation-Disclosures at the Wright
House.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-07-28

FOR RENT OR SALE-One house
and lot. Enquire of Mrs. n. J. Nc.
Cullough.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-07-28

WANTED-Two married men for
work on the farm. Good positions,
good pay to the right parties. Enquire
of w. A. Knudson, Bell phone 80.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-07-28

FOR SALE---Small farm in Arcadia
township one and one.half miles from
Alma. Fair buildings, good we'll, all
improved. For further information en-
quire at Record office.