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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-11

dinarily be more economical to drill
the rock. II labor is scarce and high
priced 1t may be more desirable to
use a large quantity of explosive un-
der the rock as suggested above. Rock
has been satisfactorily disposed of by
all three methods.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-11
prove even sandy soils, though 1t can
not make a hard roadbed of such ma.
terial.
PICKING Emerald Gem,

Remember that the Emerald Gem
melon should be picked as soon as 1t
will separate easily from the stem and
kept in the house a couple of days be-
fore using. II allowed to ripen on the
vines 1t will acquire mawkish fla
vor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-11
Dairy Profits.

Economical feed production and
good selling ability won't show profits
without COWS that make good use OF
the feed and turn out an attractive
product. The best cows are not often
for sale, and are never cheap.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-11
Literal Application of Husbands Idea
Astonished Him at the Gates
of Heaven.

Jacob A. Riis, the brilliant writer
and social reformer, said the other
cay to a reporter in New York:
"A good New Years resolution
would be for us all to get in closer
toush with the poor. A football team
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-11

"'Why didn't you do like her? said
the saint.
"'Well, Saint Peter. was always SO
worn out from business on Sunday
that / had to play golf to avoid getting
neuritis, and, anyhow, understood
that if Mrs. Nicholson went to church
regularly it would do for both of u.s.
"'Your wife, said the saint. was a
true, faithful Christian. She came to
these gates four years ago. and she
went in-for both of you"
re &c n Jarua inh IN ha dru purca "a
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-11

It is a large job to be dry nurse u
all the Latin-American republics.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-11

(By PROF. b. e. POWELL, University
OF Illinois)
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23
GOAT INvADES OFFICE
AND EATS LIVE COPY
Plays Hobb With Type and Everything
Else Until He Is Forcibly
Elected.

WALLACE, Idaho, June 23.-"Old
joe pet angora goat, escaped from
a rear yard and came downtown on "A
personally conducted tour and enjoyed
himself until becoming frightened by
the unusual surroundings it bounded
into :he composing room OF the Daily
IDAHO Press, where. during an excit-
ing quarter hour before the animal
was captured by Editor Malcolm Glen
tlinning and the office devil. II We'd
with the proverbial bull in the china
shop In working mischief.
Racing throu IN the office. over com
posing stones and tables, the goat pied
several forms of type waiting 10 DE
put on the presses. chased the Office
bulldog out OF the window, then, at
tracted by fiuttering sheets OF paper
On the copy hook. jumped over Limo
type Operator McLeod's head and be
gan tearing copy off the hook and de-
curing II.
This was the final act that aroused
the editors wrath, and by main
strength, and the assistance of the
devil. the goat was grabbed by the
horns and tail end thrown bodily
through the front door.
Il stood a good deal" said the irate
editor, but when lie tackled the live
copy hook that got my goat
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23
MISS HELEN TAFT TO BE
MOTHERS SOCIAL AIDE
Plans to Take Active Part In White
House Functions, Tho Not Vet
Out OF College.

WASHINGTON. June 2s.-The ap-
pearance OF Miss Helen Taft. the 49,
yesr-old daughter Of the president. in
the role OF hostess at the White House
al the dinner given TO the Prince and
Princess Fushimi, the Japanese royal
visitors. may be often repeated from
this time on, during her fathers in
Cumbency. according TO those well-in-
formed OF official and social life in
the capital.
AT the Fushimi dinner Miss Taft not
only wore her first grown-up evening
gown. but her first full length dress,
ard carried herself with the grace and
dignity OF one accustomed 10 the posi-
ton of honor in such formal and try.
Ing functions.
Her gown OF white was becomingiy
dccol,ete and made en- train. Her hair
was dressed in keeping with the dig
nifty OF her gown. and there was moth
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23
AMERICANS MAKE
LOUD PROTESTS
Tourists Complain About Primitive
Accommodations at 0berammer-
gau-Can't Handle Crowds.

BERLIN. June 23.-The Americans
at Oterammergau have been haNhs
very bad time. The floods cut on
communication by rail and road, ana
the visitors 10 the little Bayarian VII
lage found themselves compelled 10
stay. whether they wished TO do SO or
not
But apart from this unexpected dis
aster the Americans. who have been
fiocking 10 see the Passion Play. liter
ally by thousands. are vociferous In
their complaints regarding the accom-
modations with which visitors 10 OBJ
erammergau must be content. Even
those who 20 there fully prepared 10
make allowances for the primitive
character of the place are disguised
with the inferior board and lodgings
offered
Prices for bed and meals range
from SO TO 81 day. Americans almost
invariably take the highest-priced &C
commodations they can get. expect
ing to ootain thereby the maximum
equivalent. but satisfied guests are
few and far between. The trouble
lies in The fact that the good. we'll
meaning Oberammergsuers have bit
ten of a little more than they can
masticate in attempting TO cope with
this years Passion Play crowds.
The attendance is three or four
times what IL ever was before, but
the available accommodations have
hardly been doubled.
II is at meal time that the Ameri-
can visitor finds himself especially
maltreated. His bed and room are
clean. IL not luxurious or spacious,
but he Is huddlej into dining
room" built TO accommodate perhaps
fifteen persons with comfort, but pack.
ed three times a day with crowd OF
forty
His discomfort only begins when he
wedges himself into his place at the
table, for the boarding houses at OBJ
erammergau az hopelessfy under
stated and the service is unspeak-
ably slow and bad.
The less said of the meals the bet
ter: the Oberammergauers are doing
the best they can. There Is not
single French chef in the village. The
one delicatessen shopkeeper in the
community. however. Is doing land
office business" with American visi-
tors. who storm his premises after
each OF their regular meals" and
avoid semi-starvation by that method
Scores of Americans, 1t must be
said in all justice, come 10 Oberam-
mergau with wholly ridiculous de-
mands. When the writer was there
recently he encountered some West
ern fellow -countrymen who were
kicking because they could not get
rooms with baths. A Cincinnati man
was irate because he could not con-
tinue a strictly enjoined diet OF Ora
ham bread. II was apparent, however,
that even the Americans who go to
Oberammergau in a spirit OF Spartan
RESIGNATION TO be satisfied with what
they find have their patience sorely
tried
At conservative estimate fully
one-half of the $500 spectators at
every performance of the Passion
Play are Americans The streets OF
the village reverberate from morning
to night with unmistakable trans
atlantic dialect.
The Americans have not been In
any grave danger. but have suffered
intense discomfort Sixty-seven houses
serving as hotels for foreign visitors
were made uninhabitable by the water
which stood four or Ave feet deep In
various parts of the village. For three
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23
BEER IN GREAT DEMAND.
Local Consumption Greater than Out.
put Of Breweries.

IL you want case OF bottled beer
for Sunday use, 20 tide over the dry
srell caused by the rigid enforcement
OF the Sunday closing laws In this
town, take a quiet tip. and notify the
brewery not later than Friday night.
Otherwise you will get no beer.
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock is
too late. For the last two weeks. the
breweries have been all sold out OF
bottled beer by that time. "Eighths."
the small. popular kegs greatly in
vogue for home parties, especially IL
the foreign settlements, are also very
scarce on Saturday. BY afternoon, II
is next to impossible to get any.
A brewery driyr stated that he had
never known Of SO much bottled beer
being sold as Is now consumed by the
Saturday trade, to provide against a
dry Sunday.
Meanwhile, the saloonkeepers are
grumbling. but hard listening fails t.
locate any kick from the breweries.
There is more money In II for the
breweries, In the house to house case
trade. than in selling to the saloon
keepers, and the business has risen tc
point where they can't meet 1t on
Saturdays.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23
MILLION TO CORNELL.
Goodwin Smiths Residue Is eequeate,
to Ithaca Institution.

ITHACA. N. ", June 23.-The most
important incident OF alumni day at
Cornell was the formal announcement
at noon yesterday by President Schur.
man, OF the university, that the late
Goodwin Smith had bequeathed all his
residuary estate to Cornell university
DR.. Schurman said to the alumni In
their annual meeting that it was not
known how much this bequest would
amount to. but II is rumored that II
will probaly exceed 100000. The
will says.
Il make this bequest TO show my at
tachment to the university, to pay
respect to Ezra Sornell. and to show
my attachment as an Englishman to
the union of the two branches of our
race on this continent. with their com
mon mother"
The Cornell Alumni association
elected Ira A. Place. vice-president OF
the New York Central railroad, alumni
trustee TO fill the vacancy caused by
the death OF Charles c. Dickinson, OF
New York. John III. Barr and Robert
t. Morris were reelected trustees and
<. lie B. Gardiner. rs. of Passaic, NJ
j., was elected president OF the board.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23

had met her and her family aoroaa
and had entertained them in my home.
40 | naturally looked them up here
as would old friends.
Almost Forced an engagement.
zone afternoon took tea at the
Young woman's home. | was ABOUT
To go when her father came home. En-,
terine the drawing room, he OPENER
the conversation. lie asked me what
my intentions were was horrified.
II was so surprising | took refuge
in a bic armchair In the corner |
think | Knocked over some bric-a-brac
while | did so. was SO nervous. But
her father smiled AZ me, as much as
10 say. Poor boy, he is so bashilI.
Finally, while easped and held
my breath. he said: Its all right. IL
You've got any doh.s TT pay them off
and give you a gooj settlement. That
need rot worry YOU
Can you imasire a more embar-
situation cid not love the
girl. and was moi looking for any one
10 pay debts that ! did not owe. | be-
lieye the butlor still thinks ! went
suddenly mad, for | rushed horriisS"
out OF that American palace"
Then Won do not like American
eirlsg' was asked. 49,.
''Oh. i adore American girls ex-
claimed the barren rhpturously. III |
marry az all Z, shall be an $merican.
but not the kind that fairly asks you
for a title. Such commercial ar
fair"
Girls at Home Are Stupid.
Il do not care for German girls. they
are so stupid Besides. they do not
know how 20 dress. They are like me
dolls. You tell them 10 sit IN
A corner and stay there, and they viii
do Just as they are told. | like the
spirited American girls. even though
they might have the worst tempers IN
the world Even this quality would
be relief from the uninteresting and
very dull German women.
The baron has castle In the south
Of Germany. an apartment in Berlin,
q home in STUTTGART. and a comfort
8 Die income. all OF which, he says. he
will share with some American girl
when he meets the right one.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23

ing Of che college girl on vacation to
identil, her. had her school-matos OF
Bryn Mawr surprised her while she
was acting as mistress of the White
House and first lady OF the land.
Il Ia not intended that Miss TAFT
shall abandon her course at Bryn
Mawr, but she Is said TO have realized
that her mother must not be taxed
with al. the heavy duties OF entertain
nent at the White House, and to have
conceived a plan by which she may be
her mothers valuable aide and at the
Same time completes her college course.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23

of his antipathy toward Cassel. He
even warned his friends not to be In.
innate with that bounder' Cassel
was immensely unpopular In society.
owing To his parvenu ways and push
ing, tactless behavior.
Suddenly there came a change. Cas-
sci was admitted to the royal circle
and became most intimote with ED.
ward
Edward was heavily In debt TO the
late Baron Hirsch. the great Jewish
financier and philanthropist. Hirsch
died. leaving these debts on record.
Edward thus owed the money 10 the
Hirsch estate.
Cassel was executor Of Hirsch's last
will and testament. Cassel arranged
the debt matter easily and earned the
kings friendship by way OF reward.
That was the secret OF Cassel's ex-
ceptional position at the English
court.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23
LIBRARY BOARD FAvORS D. A. c.
SITE FOR NEW BUILDING
Not Likely to Erect Structure on
Property Contiguous to Art
Museum Land.

The suggestion made by the trustees
or the Detroit Museum Of Art that the
Carnegie central library and the new
art museum be erected on contiguous
sites VIII DE discussed at joint meet
ing OF the trustees and the library
commission, 10 De held late this week
or early next week. The trustees
offer the commission that portion OF
the new museum site. on Woodward
ave-, between Kirby and Frederick,
Tor 100000. This would give the com
mission 800 feet frontage on Wood.
ward and 800 feet depth on Kirby-ave.,
but some OF the commissioners ex'
press doubt whether this site would
be large enough. arguing that the ID.
A. {. grounds AFFORD much more de.
sirable location.
OF the S2l6.000 required TO pay for
the museum site $4,000 is not yet
subscribed. II the library commits
sion could he induced 10 purchase a
portion OF the ground IL would not be
necessary to solicit any further SUBJ
scriptions.
Architects were cnosen by lot for
the new branch library buildings,
Wednesday. as follows: Woodward
ave. branch. Woodward and King
ayes. Gustave A. Mueller; Dix-ave.
and the Boulevard, S;ratton & Bald
win: Warren-ave. and the Boulevard,
donaldson \ Meyer. For two OF the
three other branches, sites for which
have not been purchased. B. c. Eetzel
a. Co. and Albert Kahn were chosen.
The third is yet to be named The
architects were instructed TO draw up
plans for buildings to cost $4,000
each. including fees at Ave per cent.
All OF the III apprentices who took
the recent technical examination pass
ed without difficulty.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23

lines he had to stay out. Many acci-
dents have been caused by men re-
naming in the game when they were
physically exhausted but refused TO
leave the lineup.
Limiting the onside kick to 20
yards is another good feature. But, of
course. you must remember that the
success OF the rules, as good as they
now appear 10 be, cannot be deter.
mined until the big teams have taken
them up and tried them thoroughly.
To me II appears certain the innova.
tions made in the game will make It
safer and more satisfying both to
spectators and players"
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23
Defends EUROPEAN
FORTUNE HUNTERS.
German Baron Says American Girls
r Are Too Eager To Wed
Men Of Title.
NEW YORK. June ss--Does the. Ecu.

NEW YORK, June 22--Does The sEu-
ropean nobleman come over here Win
I coronet as rait to be ieaped at hun
Erily ty the golden girl fsh. Never
cries the Baron II. Won Baldinger'
\ Geidenberg of Wbrttembers' lu'
baron who will sail for home tomcr'
row after a four months stay III lu's
y countiy, denounced Americans "h"
rriticise European noblemen FOR oeihs
fortune-hunters here.
Europeans do not hunt American
& heiresses. SAYS the baron. II Is ITO
American girl herself who seeks the
title. His observation. II not lhoe""'
his experience. in THIS couh'r! n's
proved TO him thai some Americas
girls fairy hurl themselves and iheir
fortunes 1T TIE heads OF European
lords.
~ have seen much since I came to
tbis country" said the baron In tie
Hotel Endicotr. where he took rooms
after visit 10 Washington and ATTAIN
re City. and I an convinced that
American girls who have married titles
hsye done much more with the AID ~
their parents tr bring about these
matches than the tilted captured
Tells OF Two Proposals.
Then the baron. who is a good look
ing fellow OF twsDty-seven, naitely
told OF two proposals OF marriage he
had received from young women IN
New York.
"They were the most remarkable
experiences ever had. although
have travelled much cried the baron.
with gesture expres sing contempt
The baron is anxious 20 marry. as
ne is the last Of hts name. but he said
he was sure he could not have ap'
reared so anxious that young women
inferred him their hef.ta. lie said the
one sad thing abcnt returning 10 Stuff
cart was the great disappointment MS
mother would feel ~ his failure 10
hccome engaged, az II is her wish 10
zee him married before she dies and 10
know that the family name win be
perpetuated
Bur shall only marry when | fall
In love, and no other cor sideration
eoufi induce me TO marry" the baron
went on. my mother was so anxious
II should marry that she engaged me to
German countess when was twenty
one years old. Bur did not love the
Girl. and ran away from home rather
than be compelled TO, marry her.
"very Homssy- and Very Rieh.'
\ It was really this lack Of love that
IN each casa made him reiec. the
offers OF the TWO New York title hunt
ers. =.
"Ona was very homely and very
rich" the baron explained, but did
not care about her LONELINESS, | sim
ply did not love her. She knew this.
tho, but she wrote me notes and let
tiers. whenI refused all invitations TO
her home she Ielephoned me one day
70 come toner home to meet some
charming friends 81 tea, as she sx.
pressed IT, r promised to go. But
fancy my establishment when ar
rived at her home &c find her seated
in her motor car An front of the house.
She motioned me~in. Then she order
ed the chauffeur~to drive for an hour
Through the park. Irever spent such
M hour, II was a dreadful, expeT,-
ence. Did you. ever have a girl you
cid not love propose. to youg. Well.
Il IL awful! st4.txk ~
Il invited to some dinner and theater
parties a charming young woman. I
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23

in the opinion of football men, make
II every bit as effective and not so
dangerous.
Under the new rules the player
making the forward pass must be at
least five yards back of the line OF
scrimmage, and the player receiving
the pass must not be over 20 yards
ahead of the ,scrimmage line. This
means that long passes up and down
the field Will be done away with, and.
by keeping the play closer, avoid the
danger from flying and hard tackles.
Flying tackles are barred, as is also
crawling with the ball, or pulling and
hauling the runner by his teammates.
former pupil OF Stages at the
Midway institute, and an athlete gen.
orally regarded as one OF the greatest
football players who ever donned the
moleskins, discussed the rules freely
~Of course, just what effect they
viii have on the game towards making
1t safer Is problematical AZ this time
We can't tell anything about II until
the new plays are tried out. but TO me
1t appears the committee has done its
work well.
4 "Retaining the forward pass with
certain restrictions which limit the
zone OF action will make this play
much safer in my opinion, while IL in
no way interferes with its effective.
mess.
But the greatest innovation and
the one for which the committee Is
to be commended is limiting the game
to four periods OF 10 minutes each and
permitting players compelled to leave
the game for a rest to return. This
does away with an exhausted man
keeping doegediy in the game, as was
the custom under the old rules, where
lonce q man was removed To thu aid q
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23

days the community VAS entirely shut
OF from communication With the ous.
side world by railway, telephone, ana
telegraph.
The Passion thcater was In grave
danger OF submersion. but the waters
of the Ammer began To fall before any
serious damage was done.
Such conditions have not prevailed
in the Oberammergau region for 800
years. Tie situation provoked by the
rising waters was aggravated by tor
rental rains. lasting thirty-six hours
without cessation. and by the melting
OF the snow on the adjacent mountain
tops.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23
NEW METHOD.
BY HI MALONE.


CHICAGO. Ill, June 23.-Safer and
eanef football under the new rules
adopted recently Is predicted by
Alonxo Stagg, athletic director OF the
University of Chicago, and probably
the best known man in the football
world. who makes his headquarters
westkof the Alleghanies. Further than
this sprediction Stage absolutely re-
fused to discuss the rules, or to go
into details as to how they would az.
feet the style of play.
Stage did not attend the final meet.
ing In New York. where the new
rules we're promulgated by a commit
tee composed OF Walter Camp, OF
Yale; DR.. Carl williams. OF the Uni.
versity OF Pennsylvania. and Percy
Haughton, head coach at Harvard, but
he sent one OF his assistants and re-
NAMED at home training his track
men.
ut would be impossible for me Il
discuss these changes az this time.
fStagg said. las many OF them are
theoretical and must be tested In pia,
before we can, tell whether they vii
be 4 euccess or a failure However
from what I have read I have no hest
tstion in saving that in my opinion
they will effectually diminish the dan
ger In the game and at the same time
rctsin many OF the thrills which max,
the game so popular"
The forward pass is one OF Stage'.
'pots. and lie fought hard to, have 4
continued IN use without any restric
tionS. but NJ eastern men overrniet
Mn. indeed. -f0r1 a. time n looked O.
~ tho forward pass was to be elm
1tofsd from The same but Stage woi
n part Of hiD hUht and the pass II re
MOOD. With restrictions which VIII
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23
KINGS FRIENDSHIP FOR
CASSEL NOW EXPLAINED
Formerly His Enemy. Edward Changed
When Banker Arranged His
Debts to hlrsch Estate.

BERLIN. June Gone OF the mys'
teries OF the late King Edwards court
was his friendship for Sir Ernest Cas-
sci. the German banker and hnancier.
who was born in Cologne. bred Teu-
ton, hut naturalized an Englishman
In earlier years. when Prince oil
Wales, King Edward made no secret
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23

A Frencaman has invented a bed
which Is supposed to scothe an occu.
pant to sleep. his weight operating
mechanism which drives a music box
II also has an alarm clock attachment
10 waken him which. IL he does no.
rise, drops the bottom OF the bed.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23
oFFlcIAL MAY BE REMOVED.

MANISTEE, Mich. June 23.-(Spe-
cial ALBERT Erickson, county clerk
of Manistee county, was arrested yes
terday, and Is now In jail charged
with mistreating boy. 1t is rumored
he will be removed from Office at once
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23

A new insect destroyer, upon which
a patent has been granted to a New
Hampshire man, consists OF a copper
basket. to be fastened TO and take
current from an electric light, which
attracts insects to their doom.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23

Improving on the ideas of inventors
OF mechanism TO wave a fan over the
occupant OF rocking chair by the
movement OF the chair, an Ohio man
has patented an attachment that
whirls 4 revolving fan at high speed.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23

To cook apples thoroughly instead
OF leaving the centers underdone. as
usual. n utensil has been patented In
which cored apples are impaled on
perforated cones, through which
steam rises from a boiler beneath.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-23
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