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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
DAME NATURE HINTS
When the Food ls Not Suited.

When Nature gives her signal that
something Is wrong It Is generally
with the food; the old Dame is always
faithful and one should act at once.
To put of the change is to risk that
which may be irreparable. An Ari-
zona man says:
For years I could not safely eat
any breakfast. tried all kinds OF
breakfast foods. but they were all
soft, starchy messes, which gave me
distressing headaches. drank strong
coffee. too, which appeared to benefit
me at the time, but added to the head
aches afterwards. Toast and coffee
were no better. for I found the toast
very constipating.
"A friend persuaded me to quit cof-
fee and the starchy breakfast foods,
and use Postum and Grape-Nuts In
stead. l shall never regret taking his
advice.
THE change they have worked in
me is wonderful. now have no moro
Of the distressing sensations In my
stomach after eating, and never havS
any headaches. have gained II
pounds in weight and feel better in
every way. Grape-Nuts make q do
licious as well as a nutritious dish.
and l find that Postum is easily d.
gested and never produces dyspepsia
symptoms"
Name givSn by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Get the little book, "The Roll to
MELVILLE" In pkgs. Therein
keason."
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time 20 time. They
rre genuine, true, and full of human
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27

the price of leaving Paris, and leaving
the son of Louis Philippe to his own
devices. did So"
And so, then you came to Wash
ington? That must have been some
years ago"
"Yes; some five years ago. ! still
was young. told you that you must
have known me, and so. no doubt. you
did. Did you ever hear of America
Vespuccf?"
A smile came to my face at the sug.
gestion of that celebrated adventures
and mysterious impostress who had
figured in the annals of Washington
fair Italian, so the rumor ran, who
had come to this country to set up
claim. upon our credulity at least, to
being the descendant of none less
than Amerigo Vespucci himself! This
supposititious Italian had indeed gone
so far as to secure the introduction of
a bill in congress granting to her Ger.
tain lands. The fate of that bill even
then hung In the balance. had no
reason to put anything beyond the au-
dacity OF this woman with whom
spoke! My smile was simply that
which marked the eventual voting
down of this once celebrated measure,
as merry and as bold Jest as ever
was offered the credulity Of nation
-one conceivable only in the mad and
bitter wit of Helena Won Ritz!
"Yes. madam" said. 81 have heard
of America Vespucci' presume that
you are now about to repeat that you
are she!"
She nodded, the mischievous enjoy
ment OF her colossal Jest showing In
her eyes. in spite of all. "Yes." said
she, among other things, I have been
America Vespucci! There seemed
little to do here in intrigue, and that
was my first endeavor to amuse N.Y.
self. Then found other employment
England needed a skillful secret agent.
Why should be faithful to England?
At least. why should / not also en-
10y intrigue with yonder government
of Mexico at the same time? There
came also Mr.. Van Zandt of this Re-
public OF Texas. Yes, It is true, I
have seen some sport here in Wash.
ingtoni But all the time as / played
in my own little game-with no one
to enjoy 1t save myself saw myself
begin to lose. This country-this
great splendid country of savages-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
~. .arouoht Down the House"

On one occasion. when Arthur Rob-
erts. the English writer. was perform
ing the part of Captain Crosstree In
the burlesque of BLACK Eyed Susan"
at Glasgow. he converted an awkward
contretemps into a hit In one Of the
scenes Crosstree entered supposed to
be inebriated and staggered about the
stage. In doing SO Mr.. Roberts acci-
dentally came In contact with the
scenery of the inn. bringing the whole
set down. The curtain had to be
lowered, and the vivacious comedian
came to the front and said: Ladies
and gentlemen, you see when we come
to Glasgow we always bring down the
house."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
Willing to Mako an Effort.

On large estate in the Scottish
highlands it was the custom for =
piper to play in front of the house
every week day morning to awaken
the residents. After an overconvivial
Saturday night, however, the piper
forgot the day and began his reveiIle
(can it be played on the pipes?) on
Sunday morning. The angry master
shouted to him from the bedroom win
dow: Here, do you not know the
fourth commandment" And the piper
sturdily replied: Nae, sir, but II
ye1l-hic-whustle It pll--hic-try II,
sir"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
CHAPTER xxxiv.
The Victory.

The Victory.
She will not stay the siege Of loving
terms.
Nor bide the encounter of assailing eyes.
Nor ope her lap to soul-seducing
For she is wise, II I can Judge of her:
And fair she is. If that mine eyes be
true:
And true she is. as she hath proved her
self. Shakespeare.
what have you done?" she ex-
claimed. Are you mad? He may be
here at any moment now. Go. at
once!"
II shall not go!"
my house is my own! am my
own!"
you know 1t is not true, madam"
saw the slow shudder that crossed
her form, the fringe Of wet which
sprang to her eyelashes. Again the
pleading gesture of her half-open I'm
gers
"Ah, what natter" she said ut
is only one woman more. against so
much. What is past. is past, mon
sieur. Once down. woman does not
rise"
you forget history-you forget the
thief upon the cross!"
1.-THE thief on the cross was not a
woman. No. am guilty beyond hope!"
Rather. you are only mad beyond
reason. madam. ! shall not go SO
long as you feel thus-although God
knows am no confessor."
81 confessed to you-told you my
story, so there could be no bridge
across the gulf between US. My hap
piness ended then"
at is of no consequence that we
be happy, madam. give you back
your own words about yon torch of
principles"
For a time she sat and looked at
me steadily. There was, say. some
I, dull of wit, could neither under
stand nor describe 1t. I only knew
that she seemed to ponder for a long
time. seemed to resolve at last. Slow
ly she rose and left me, parting the
satin draperies which screened her
boudoir from the outer room. There
was silence for some time. Perhaps
she prayed do not know.
Now other events took this situa.
ton in hand. heard a football on
the walk. a cautious knocking on the
great front door. So. my lord Paken.
ham was prompt. Now l could not
escape even II / liked.
CTo BE CoNTINUEDO
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27

began to take me by the hands. began
to look me in the eyes, and ask me;
Helena Won Ritz, what are you? What
might you have been?'
so now" she concluded. you asked
me, asked me what | was. and have
told you. I ask you myself, what am
what am to be: and say. am un
clean. But. being as am, have done
what l have done. 1t was for prin
ciple--or 1t was-for you! do not
know"
There are those who can be moth.
ing else but Clean" ! broke out. 81
shall not endure to hear you speak
thus Of yourself. You-you. what
have you not done for us? Was not
your mother clean in her heart? Sins
such as you mention were never those
Of scarlet. L you have sinned. your
sins are white as snow. at least
am confessor enough to tell you
that"
"Ah. my confessorl" she reached
out her hands to me, her eyes swim.
ming wet. Then she pushed me back
suddenly. beating with her little
hands upon my breast as though !
were an enemy. do not!" she said
"Go!"
My eye caught sight Of the great
key. Pakenham's key. lying there on
the table. Maddened. caught 1t up.
and. with a quick wrench of my naked
hands. broke Il in two. and threw the
halves on the floor to join the torn
scroll Of England's pledge.
! divided Oregon at the forty-ninth
parallel and not at afty-four forty.
when broke Pakenhsm's key. But
you shall see why have never re-
GREETED that.
ASK Sir Richard Pakenham II he
wants his key nowi" l said.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
AbysslnIans Not impressed.
CTo BE coNTINUED)

Members of the British mission to
Menelik In 1897 were chosen partly
with view to impressing the negus.
The average height of~the eight mem.
bers was six feet one inch, and five
of them were over six feet two inches.
Capt. Cecil Bingham of the First Life
guards, chief ornamental officer to the
mission, produced a great effect on
the natives with his helmet and
cuirass. But, according to Victomte
de Poincitis, who was present.
the cuirass did not impress the ma.
tives at all favorably. He writes: AS
Captain Bingham walked away
heard an Abyssinian warrior remark:
Just look at him. He must be a
coward! He has shitld which COW
ers his back!'"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
Too Ambitious.

According to a Chicago physician.
who bases his discovery on local In.
vestigations. six drinks Of whisky have
the same effect on mans system as
a hard days work. Unhappily. too
many of those Industrious Chicago I'm
bibers try to crowd weeks work into
a single day.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
Bears the
BIoodIess Battles.

What we want" said the peace
promoter. "is system that win per
NIT candid discussion to take the
place Of actual conflict"
Don't you think" inquired the man
who was reading the sporting page.
that our professional pugilists have
come pretty near solving the prob
lem"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
A Jar Of ReslnoI Ointment 10 a Handy
Remedy to Have In the House
All tho Time.

In twenty years. experience as Q
nurse have never found as good q
remedy for Skin Troubles. Eczema.
ETC.. as Resinol Ointment It's cooling.
healing effect on sore nipples Is truly
wonderful Mrs. T. b. Henderson.
Albany, N. Y. You can get Resinol
Ointment at the drug store.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
Honor Agricultural students :, An.,

The following are the honor stu
dents in the agricultural courses at
Ames: M. r. Tolstrup, dairy; Howard
Vaughn, animal husbandry; B. A. Stew
art, agronomy; r. s. Porterfeld, vet
Urinary; Shirley Storm. home econo-
mics. There is especial cause for con-
graduation that most of these honor
students are not the proverbial grinds
that the word honor students" brings
to mind. Nearly all of them have been
very active In outside work and have
not by any means sacrificed outside
activities for the sake Of securing
scholarship honors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
Stock Dip.

Mr.. c. o. Garrett Of Iowa says:
"Lime-sulphur IL the best stock dip l
have ever used. II is very much su-
periof to many dips now on the mar
ket, being more effective and more
durable. and it il absolutely not injuri-
GUS"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
Land as an Insuranoe

Good land-and there are millions
Of acres Of 1t still available in this
country at moderate figure-is the
best form of insurance not only for
the family in event of your death. but
for yourself during life. while you can
enjoy II to the full. No better legacy
can be left to your children.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27

and that after the siio has been filled
and allowed to settle for two days
1t is reilled to the top. The amount
which should be fed daily is based
upon an average weight of 40 ponnds
per cubic foot. BY examining the
table the economy of increasing the
depth of the silo is observed. A silo
1s feet in diameter and 80 feet deep
will contain 119 tons of silage, while
II its depth be 40 feet it will contain
$50 tons, or one-half more.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
Unavoidable Cows.

Have no hesitation in disposing OF
the Improbable cows. They are Q
mistake. Let somebody else have
them. They may be good for him
they certainly are not wanted by you
Retain only the good ones anf max,
a start toward putting your b-ksst
on . profitable. money-making Nae,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
OF COURSE.

The Magistrate-Yo say you didn't
know the pistol was loaded, yet the
dealer who sold 1t to you says you did
not pay for 1t.
Prisoner-What's that got to do wi,h
It? n
The Magistrate-Well. II you didn't
pay for 1t. then the dealer must have
charged II for you.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
Ball, Not Ball.

Going to give your daughter com
ing-out ball?"
mo; she's suffragette Keeps me
busy giving baiL"-Washington Her
al6.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
Rare Old Wine.

Some wine has been discovered In
the cellars of the city hall. of Bremen,
which has been left there for two and
q half centuries.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27

The preceding table in connection
with Table may be used to deter
mine the size OF the silo needed to
fulfill various conditions. For In
stance. If the silage is to be fed to a
herd Of 40 dairy cattle at the rate of
40 pounds per head per day. sfio Is
or IL feet In diameter will be satisfac
tory.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27

Natures laxative, Garfield Tea, over
comes constipation and is ideally suited to
tone up the system in the Spring.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27

Not Possible.
rs there a good parting scene In
that play?"
NO; the keros bald"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
Not ALARMING.

Not Alarming.
'Arry--Tve card you've got q Job,
Bill. Is it fac?
Bill-Yus. it's true; but there amt
no cause for anxiety; it's only tenn
pory!-London Opinion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27
DEEP sIlos ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

larger Storage Capacity nsues Perfect Preservation of Sage
Considerations of Economy Another Argument in Favor of
Deep SHos-Ponters From Iowa Agricultural College.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27

The following table gives the ap
proximate amount Of silage required
per day for various kinds of stock:
Table u. Amount Of sIlase Fed Per
Day.
Daily Ration
Kinds of Stock. Pounds
Beef Cattle
Wintering calves, s month"; old. Is to Is
Wintering breeding cows. 30 to 50
Fattening Beef Cattle 1922 Months
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-27

important to Mothers ].
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that a
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-10
N 'NAMARASbEG|N
THEIR SENTENCES
CONFESSED DYNAMITEI,S TAKEN
TO SAN QUENTEN PRISON
YESTERDAY.
SECRECY SURROUNDED TRIP
Sheriff Used An Automobile to Make
the 57-Mile Journey With His
Prisoners.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 9.--James b.
Mcnamara. confessed murderer. and
John j., confessed dynamiter, and
secretary and treasurer of the Inter
national Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, today started
for San Quentin penitentiary. fifty
seven miles north.
James b. Mcnamara. who blew up
the Los Angeles Times building on
oct. /, 1910. causing loss of twenty
one lives, goes to begin a sentence
of life Imprisonment, while his broth
er faces a term of fifteen years for
completely in the dynamiting of the
Llewellyn Iron Works here last Christ
mas.
I'm a young man, and I'm for un-
ion labor" was John j. Mcnamara $
parting comment to the world. accord
ing to Clarence s. Darrow, his chief
counsel. John j. also expressed the
hope that the sentiment of union la
Dor toward him would change, re-
marking that in time the case would
be better understood. The route to be
taken by Sheriff William A. Hammel,
and his prisoners was kept secret
and even the time of departure was
unknown to the public.
Photographers on the job.
BY previous arrangmnts with
Shriff Hammel today. collection OF
newspaper men and. photographers
concealed behind the jail. saw the
brothers enter an automobile. James
BIS. right hand was mancled to John
Us. left wrist. Both men looked pale
and cherries and walked the few
steps from the jail door with bowed
heads.
Sheriff Hammel was accompanied
by three deputies. As soon as the
prisoners were seated in the machine
canvass curtains wre drawn and the
automobile dashed away to the north
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-10
c. D. ?. Fighting
OVER POST OFFICE
OKLAHOMA CITY REPUBLICANS
PROTEST THE RECOMMENDA-
TION OF CON. MORGAN.
WAGE WAR ON MORGAN
Effort Being Made 10 Go Over Con-
grcssman's Head and Take
the Matter TO Taft.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 9.-(Spe.
cial.) THE contest over the post
mastership in this city took a new
turn today when kilograms were sent
to President Taft protesting against
the recommendation Of Congressman
Morgan for the appointment of G. II.
Eastman and endorsing George H.
Dodson. The protesting kilograms
We're sent to the president by Arthur
Gisiler, chairman of the Republican
county central committee; l.. T. Lane,
congressional committeeman, and w.
II. p. Trudgeon. state committeeman
from this county.
The friends of Dodson claim that
the recommendation Of Eastman was
pre- arranged for the purpose of Civ
ing the present incumbent, Postmas-
ter Brown. another year In office, as
a reward for his services to the party
during the last campaign through his
ownership and management of the
Daily Times of this city.
The indications point to very
spirited contest with showdown ps
to whether Congressman Morgan Will
be given the usual courtesy of naming
the postmaster backed by a part Of
the local organization or whether the
partisans of an opposing candidate
are strong enough to go over the CON
gressman's head. Both candidates
have strong friends and supporters
among the rank and file Of repub-
licans.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-10
I FARMERS MAY TAP GAS MAIN
PASSING THEIR HOMES.
II Company l. willing, II Muy BE
Donc-Lnw on Subject Not quite
Clcnr to Colonel Love.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 9.-(spec-
iHlD I'm reply to an inquiry from r.
Il. Don Carlos, a Dewey county farm
or. Col, Jack E, Love, chairman OF the
corporation commission addressed a
letter stating that there is no law pro-
hibiting a gas company from permit
ing farmers to tap It's mains and re-
ceiye n gas supply at any point along
the line.
II It should develop that there is a
law which would operate to prevent,
Colonel Love said, the commission
would see TO II that the next legisla-
ture repealed the offending statute.
Don Carlos, whose post office ad-
dress Is Wann, okla, had inquired
whether anything would prevent him
from making connection with the
mains OF the Portland Gas & Pipe
Line company.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-10
Committee OFF to See Mr.. Taft

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-To urge the
hastening of an adjustment Of the
passport question between this coun-
try and Russia, "a members OF the
National Citizen committee will leave
here for Washington tomorrow night
They will appear Monday before the
House committee on foreign relations
and may also see President Taft
William McAdoo is president of the
executive committe.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-10
PIONEER OF west
dies At ACE OF 81
AMBROSE KINI.EY DIED YESTEIt-
DAY AFTER a BRIEF At
TACK OF PNEUMONIA,

Ambrose Kinley, 90 years old, died
at 3 o'clock Saturday mornsng Of
pneumonia at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. H. w. Reynolds, 416 West
Second street. Funeral services were
held from the house yesterday after
noon at o'clock, with the Rev. Frank
Neff officiating. The body will be
shipped by the McBirney Undertake
ing company early this morning to
his home in Dexter, Kan. for burial
The deceased was born in 1919. on
Tanncook Island, off the coast of
Nova Scotia. When a small boy he
moved with his parents to Prince Ed
ward Island. where he lived until the
age Of ls. when he helped his father
man the boat that brought the fami-
ly up the st. Lawrence river to Ohio.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-10
REFUSE A chance
GIVE TESTIMONY
ROCKEFELLER AND ALIMONER
DECLINE INVITATION TO COME
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
A CLOSED CONTROVERSY"
81 Object Strenously To Come Before
Committee and Don't Want
too" Said Gates.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.--John d.
Rockefeller and the Rev. Frederick
I. Gates formerly declined today the
invitation of Chairman Stanley OF the
congressional investigating committee
to appear before the committee II
they cared to make a statement con-
cerning the testimony recently given
by Leonidas and Alfred Merritt. Mr..
Rockefeller's letter, dated at Pecan
tico Hills. December and addressed
to Chairman Stanley. reads:
Rockefeller's Reply.
Dear Sir:-The narration of Leon
idas and Alfred Merritt befCye your
committee was in substance the rep
ettion of the statements made by
them in a controversy closed fifteen
years ago, The statements are false.
They were so declared by me at the
time by sworn testimony and upon
cross examination. Before the re-
ceipt of you rinvitation | had repeat
ed my denial in a statement generally
published in the press. Their one
sided retracton is before you.
Il deemed 1t therefore unnecessary
to avail myself fthe opportunity now
offered to appear before your COM
mittee Yours truly, John d. Rocke-
feller'
Don't Want to Testify
Mr.. Gates letter is dated from 90
Broadway, December and is as fol-
lows:
II received your letter saying that
1. care to do so, / may appear be-
fore your committee.
sixteen years ago the Merritts
swore to these charges just as posi-
lively as they did before your com
mittee. Then they signed a retrac-
tion of the whole thing. They now
make another retraction.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-10
GOVERNOR PAROLS HALt~WIT.
TED BOY FROM GRANITE.


OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. s.---(spec-
iap--District Judge Loofbourrow and
700 citizens OF the Panhandle signed
2 petition to the governor asking
parole for I. o. Scrivener, half
wittcd Cimeron county youth, serving
a two year term at Granite for burg
larry The governor granted the pa
role.
Young scriyener lived on a claim
with his sister. He broke into a farm
house i'm the absence OF the occu-
pants. stealing some small articles Of
no great value.
The governor denied a parole TO
Olln Fitzgerald. convicted Of boot.
legtng In Carter county.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-10

MORGAN CITY, La. Dec. "a
dlsastroue fire swept the town of Pat
terson. seven miles west Of here to-
night, destroying ten buildings in
cludlng the opera house and several
business houses and residences. The
loss is estimated at 100000.