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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06
AMERICAN MUSIC ISN'T BAD
David eIspham Says Much Of Il Com
pares Well With Best Of For.
eign Compositions.

At recent recital which he gave
in Carnegie hall. David Bispham said:
There is just as much bad music
written abroad as there Is in this
country, only we do not always hear
1t. When we get foreign music we
always seek the best. We buy the
works Of the best composers and we
give no attention to any others. Here
at home we hear all that is published.
We cannot avoid the bad If we would.
We hear II on the streets In spite. OF
ourselves, and we grow to think, un-
less we take pains to study American
music, that the most OF 1t is poor.
This is not true. Some of 1t is very
bad, but much OF it is as good as that
written by the best foreign compos-
ers."
In proof of his faith in the good
quality of American music Mr.. Bisp-
ham makes 1t rule to devote por-
ton OF each OF his programs to the
work of American composers. While
all OF his audience may not agree with
him that these songs equal the best
OF the foreign works, it certainly
should be an inspiration to American
composers to have so excellent an ar
fist place such faith in them and
prove his faith by giving their works
the benefit of his renditions. Mr..
Bispham laments the prevalence OF
ragtime, and urges his audiences to
lend all their influence toward its
adjustment. To him music is worth
less unless taken with suficfent seri-
BUSINESS to express q lofty. or at least
an intelligent, IDEA
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06
The Good Shopper.

Some women are naturally good
shoppers; they have the instinct for
making a good bargain, and the d.
termination to get for their money
the thing they know they want. Other
women are naturally nervous and tim
i'd, but they should endeavor to shake
this OF and to gain confidence. When
q shopman says, Madam, assure you
this is just the very thing you war /.
everybody's using it," do not forget
that every shopman's business Is to
sell whatever he has in stock, not
necessarily to sell just what you want.
II you have made up your mind to
use particular custard. or particn-
lar brand of cocoa, or to buy a dress
of particular style and shade. have
1t, or you will suffer disappointment,
and be annoyed with yourself after
wards. Always remember that the
A. B. C. Of good shopping is to stick
out for what you have made up your
mind to buy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06

years. and at times became SO bad I
would become unconscious. have been
found in that condition many times.
Physicians did not seem to be able to
do me any good. would become
weak and for days at q time could do
no work. Not long ago / got a box
Of DR.. Miles Laxative Tablets, and
after using them found ] had never
tried anything that acted In such Q
mild and effective manner. ! believe
have at last found the remedy that
suits my case"
Thousands of people are sufferers
from habitual constipation and
while possibly realizing something
of the danger of this condition, yet
neglect too long to employ proper
curative measures until serious i'll
ness often results. The advice of
all physicians is, keep your bowels
Clean" and it's good advice.
DR.. Miles Laxative Tablets are
sold by all druggists, at IS cents a
box containing rs doses. If not
found satisfactory, your money is
returned.
MILES MEDICAL CO.. EIkhart. Ind.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06
IMMENSE POWER OF WEALTH
ingenious Writer Shows What WORLDS
elk Richest Men Could Do
II They Combined.

In the Strand Magazine appears q
unique article with the title, What
Six Rich Men Could Do" The author
has taken as the worlds six richest
men John d. Rockefeller, Pierpont
Morgan, Astor, Lord Strathcona, An
drew Carnegie and Lord Rothschild.
He calculates that between them they
own 100000, 900. What might they
do with such sum II they combined
forces? What things could they not
achieve with $5,00O0000O Suppose
they were aggressive and inclined to
wage war. They could put 1000, 900
men In the field and maintain them
for ten years, perhaps for twenty. The
American Revolutionary war cost
$700.000,000. The wars with Napoleon
from 1890 to 1915 cost Great Britain
$3.50, 100000. The Crimean war cost
$50. 100000 for two years. The South
African war cost England $3.50, 0O0,-
900. The rich sextet could have borne
the costliest Of these wars and had
q good sum over ,,..
II they TUNED their attention to the(
sea they could with half their capital
build fleet that would be unique,
overpowering. irresistible. The big
gest feet In the world-that of Great
Britain-could probably be duplicated
for $1,0O0,000, Again these irwin
chile six could give 500 each to every
man, woman and child in the British
Isles, They could buy all the automo-
biles In the world and then have
enough left over to purchase the Pa
mama and suez canals, and after that
SUFFICIENT to- buy up. British shipping.
These are . few, Of the startling
things these six elderly. gentlemen
could do with ttgir combined, wealth
If they only Possessed the requisite au-
dacity, imagination and agreement.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06
The lady,a Leisure.

1.-THE truth about the leisure of tie
lady is this: 1t was never, In wome n
Of our race. q leisure Of the hands;
It was, prominently. leisure Of the
mind. Aside from her first and most
obvious function, the lady was shelter
ed, petted and adored that she might
kSve mind. at leisure from itself, ar d
therefore at the service Of others. Ac-
cording to her temperament, whether
. Martha or q Mary. she performe1
this service In q more active or more
passive fashion. She was the Lis.
tener; she inspired, pacined. comfort.
ed. She bound up the wounds lie
made, poured in the oil and wine. Her
heart was the home Of homeless
causes; she cherished ideals as wei!
as individuals. II Is a priceless serv-
ice. and cannot be overpaid. Her low
ing performance of 1t was the glory I
the type whose loss we are deplo--
ing.
To be worth her salt in our nation
al life, the lady must be either Ma
tina or Mary.-There is no other hon
est life for her."-Cornelia A. p. CON-
er, In Atlantic.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06
Two Fine Horses.

MASSILoNNAIS Dc CHATEAU 5455 is
a Belgian Stallion; color is Red Roam,
he is extra large; big boned, and has
all the points of a fine draft horse.
His sire was Clarion de Modcreau 80, $50.
and his dam was Jeanette de Moncreau
47,219. Massillonais du Chateau was
imported by Mr.. Henry Lefebure, Of
Fairfax, Iowa. eN
RoYsToN PRINCE 1885 is a Frence
draft horse. Black in color and weighs
ton. smooth and low down.
Both horses will make the season of
1912 at my barn in Audubon. &
If you are interested in first-class
horses it will pay you to call and see
my horses. $500
16tf F. o. Niklason. !.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06
LIKES THE OLD soNes
MIDDLE-AcEb MAN ALLOWS HIM.
SELF TO WONDER.
Will the Dltties Of the Present Day
Arouse Such Pleasant RecoIlec-,
lions 40 Do Those Of the
Long-Distant Days?

"Do you know what wonder some
times?" said the middle-aged man. II
wonder II any Of the songs Of the pres
emit day will live in the minds Of the
young people who sing them now to
arouse pleasant recollections In them
50 years from now.
do you see what I mean? know,
l guess, 40 songs-20 anyway-that we
used to sing when l was a youth that
we all thought were lovely. Some Of
these had come down to US from old
or times and they are still living, and
I suppose will keep on living. But
there were other songs, written In
that day. that appeal to Us older peo-
pie now as strongly as they did then,
and perhaps more SO, though in a
somewhat different way now because
they bring back fond recollections.
Il have no greater pleasure than
hearing my children play and sing
those old songs that were sung when l
was young, and ! wonder-I do won
der-if any of these songs written say
AROUND i9 the last ten years. will sur
years hence, with an interest like mine
now in the songs Of my youth.
II am inclined to doubt It. Lots of
the songs Of the present time are fool
ish, aren't they? And with words poor
or worse than poor. And still when /
sit down with a book of my old songs
q nd on ~ IN To-
instead of singing, have to smile over
some of them, for some of them were
pretty thin and meager stun when you
came to read them. Still youth likes
high flown romantic things and it
doesn't apply the acid test. We don't
do that till we are older, and among
the songs written in the present day
there may be some that will survive,
foolish though they may seem to be to
people Of maturer years.
"And how do ! know but that the
old folks in my younger days thought
the songs we sang then were foolish?
Maybe they did; but we loved them
then and as older people we love them
now; they make youth spring up in
us again. And 1t may be, It may be,
that some of these present day songs
that We older people now think Of nc
account will still live, either by some
charm Of their own or by the charm
Of all things associated with youth,
to be sung 80 years from now by our
children then grown old, just as we
now sing over the songs of our youth.
and with just the same Joy. It may
be. But think they will then be
singing too some Of the songs that
pleased us. the songs that 60 down
through generation after generation"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06

VIM. Baylor came up from Atlantic
to spend Sunday at his home. He is
improving slowly.
Bessie Witthauer who has been at
tending college in Des Moines is here
visiting friends.
DR.. Donaldson, Chas. Watts and Nick
Niklason of Audubon spent Sunday here
with friends.
Helen Dinsmore of Anita is visiting
Hattie and Genevieve Wright at the
Park Hotel.
Anna Dorr of Sioux City came down
last Thursday to visit with friends a
few days.
Mrs. Hash and Miss Mary Powell n.
turned from Lawrence, Kansas, Monday
evening
Earl Lantz of Anita spent several
days here visiting his brother, DR.. Roy
Lantz.
DR.. Benjamin of Elk Horn was here
last Thursday evening visiting friends.
Frank Jenkins and Bud Rendleman
autoed to Audubon Friday on business.
Fred Mcbride of Polk City is visiting
at the Rev. Mintier home in this city.
DR.. Roy Becker Of Anita spent Sunday
at the DR.. r. A. Jacobsen home here.
John Cotton of Nebraska was calling
on friends here last Saturday.
DR.. Weighton was down from Audi.
bon Sunday on business.
Marshall Smith of Shelby was visiting
relatives here last week.
DR.. Brooks of Audubon was in town
Friday on business.
Otto Witthauer Of Audubon spent
last Thursday here.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06

Mrs. Jessie -Hensley left for Harlan
Tuesday evening to visit her sister ovel
night before leaving for Kansas Cit.
where she goes to take training at tn,
Willous Sanitarium.
Dena Hensley closed very successful
term of school at the Hockenberry schoo
west of town last Friday and gave 9
general picnic to which all present en-
joyed very much.
Jennie Mintier and Hilda Schumacher
who have been teaching school in Sar
Mateo, New Mexico, arrived here Fri
day for short visit at Rev. Winters.
Hon. LATE Young, candidate for U.
S. Senator spoke to the citizens of Extra
last Friday. in the park. He went
from here to Anita.
Dena Hensley visited at the home Of
her cousin, Mrs. Dick Hartzell, last Sat-
urday. Mrs. Hartzell has been quite
sick the past week.
Mrs. Walter Hockenberry and son Of
Shelby came up last Wednesday to be
here for Decoration. She returned to
her home Monday.
The Juvenile base ball nine crossed
bats with the Audubon lads here Mon
day and got beat by one score. The
score stood to 4.
Mrs. Ida Sturgeon Mofiet and children
of Grundy Center arrived here Saturday
morning to visit relatives and friends
for short time.
E. B. Voss and two daughters and Sam
Hayes drove to Des Moines last Thurs
day in Mr.. voss' new car returning
Sunday.
Herbert Theilan and wife returned
from Carroll Monday afternoon where
they had been visiting at their parental
homes.
Mrs. McGan who is visiting he sister
Mrs. George Gore of this city has been
a very sick lady and under the doctors
care.
Jim Jenkins of Anita was here last
week calling ON friends. He clerked at
the E. D. Cotton store several years ago.
Ruben Struthers of Peoria, ILL.,, and
two sons arrived here last Saturday to
visit at the Wulf home south of town.
Hon. Frank Andrews left for Wyo-
ming last Friday to visit his sons who
lived out there for short time.
Gerald Hensley visited his sister, Mrs.
Fred Wilkins and his little daughter in
Atlantic last Friday night.
June IA is flag day and the people
should not forget to display their stars
and stripes on this day.
Pete Tharrish and family from Adair
came over last week and spent few
days with relatives >
Chas. Jenssn and wife Of Atlantic
visited the latter part of last week with
friends in the city.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06

Eau MADDEN and wife have moved
~ to Clearfield, Iowa, where they
Formerly resided before coming to Extra
Nj MADDEN has been clerking in the
big.double store of E D, Cotton's. hav-
ing charge of the gents furnishing dept.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hadden have been good
workers in the NJ E. church to which
they belonged and will be greatly missed
as they have made many friends while
liping here. Mr.. MADDEN expects to go
in business for himself.
Born to Warren Rumelhart and wife
Gedrday, June LIST, twin girls, but their
stay here on earth was very short.
Or died Saturday evening and the
otlSr Sunday morning and they were
lid to rest in the Schumacher cemetery
HS6dAy afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rnmelhart have the sympathy Of the
co)l1unity in their hour of grief.
sRA. Peterman and family came last
Thursday to spend the day with rela-
tive and Lester took his usual place
With the Extra Cornet Band in the Dec
sSe3ion Day services and played for the
d12ee. Lester returned to Atlantic
Friday but Mrs. Peterman and children
remained until Wednesday.
Mrs. j.. X. Andersen arrived here last
Wednesday from Des Moines to visit
OVER night with her sisters, Mrs. j. B.
j. Lohner, Mrs. p. X. Jensen, Mrs.
Chris Wulf and Miss Olga Larsen. Mrs.
Jensen and daughter accompanied her
pm to AvQca to visit their parents for a
Few days.
Mary Marietta returned home from
Shelby last Friday, where she had been
assisting Mrs. A. A. Ferguson with her
homework and caring for the new
daughter that lately arrived. Mrs.
Ferguson will be remembered by the
people here as Miss Blanche Bates.
1.-THE ball game Decoration Day was a
good interesting game, the home team
winning the game. The Gray nine were
. good bunch of young men and made
many friends while here. Some Of them
remained for the dance in the evening.
That broad smile that Will Hayes was
carrying around Saturday was all on
account of the young gentleman that
cape to take up his abode at their
home Saturday morning. Mother and
son are doing nicely.
Ellis Oliphant of Atlantic who under
went an operation for appendicitis last
week at the hospital at that place is
said to be in critical condition. He
was once resident Of Extra.
The Extra Boosters nine went to At
lantic Sunday and lost the game by nine
scores. We don't know just how many
scores Extra did make, all we can find
out is they lost the game.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06

Many cases OF
typh old fever,
appendicitis a n d
other severe dis
eases are trace
able to prolonged
clogging of the
bowels. Regard
he effects o E.
constipation, c.
f. Ayers, 6 Sabin
ST., Montpelier,
VT, says: 4.
II was amicted
with constipation
aDI ace for
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06

Probably few persons are aware that
somewhere, many miles away from
this earth, an enormous mountain
twenty miles high Is flying through
space. This mountain is known as
Economically as. the planet Eros. The
ordinary man has long taken it for
granted that all the planets are more
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06
Hard suaaestlon.

II have all the respect in the world
for science" said the patient man.
but"
We'll 80 ahead and finish your
kick"
II can't keep from thinking that
what this country needs is fewer
criminologists and more good po-
ucemen."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06
Lower aid.

"By Cory" said Pat, as he read the
morning paper. Here's Larry Doolan
failed for half Million
The graspin' omadhaun!" cried
Mike. Sure an old do ut fer tin!"-
HaYper's Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06
Constipation, if Neglected,
Causes Serious Illness

Constipation, if neglected, leads
to almost innumerable complica-
tons affecting the general health.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06
INSURANCE AND ABSTRACTS.

Why not invest In fire Insurance
policy before you have fire? Rates
are too low TO take chauces. We
hsve accmpiete set Of abstract books.
Land Va valuable and yon should
know that your title Is perfect. Call
and get our figures. IL
q MASH & PHELPS. 1
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06
Weekly Weather Report.

Weather report for week ending
June 5th.
Date Thermometer State of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06
Too Early to Plan
a Vacation?

Not At an. This il just the time to
begin your preparations and your vaea-
ton period will find you ready to enjoy
Il to the full. There Is only one
place this summer to spend 4 real
vacation - among the Rockies -in
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06

GEO. E. KELLOGG,
Coop. Observer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06
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The sun., 1912-07-04
WILSON AND ROOSEVELT
Thomas ". Lawson Names his Ideal
Bull Moose Ticket.

BosroN. July 3.-Thomas W. lawson
tonight issued an open letter to Theodore
Roosevelt in which he says:
Our course seems as clear ~ the sunlight
The pirstical action OF the Chicago conven-
ton and the sinister plotting OF the big
beast bosses AZ Baltimore make the demand
imperative for new party.
The single handed victory OF that great
progressive. William Jennings Bryan. and
the nomination of that ideal progressive,
Woodrow Wilson. does not alter the stua-
ton.
As you know. have been with you
heart and soul from the nrst day OF your
public career. Your campaign cabinet
turned down my two earnest appeals to
you at Chicago to enter the convention.
mount the platform and even though the
convention hall were wrecked. insist that
our rights .be acknowledged and enforced,
ON my return with you In your car
pledged you my pen. voice and pocketboOk
for the new party.
For our great cause. for the country and
for humanity. seze the opportunity Of doing Y
untold good for the American people. Show
Yourself to be the man we know You TO be.
Organize the new progressive party in
every State in the Union. Call a convention
which should take it's place az the most
notable in American politics. Nominate n
straight progressive ticket with Wilson at
the head and yourself in second place.
Give us Wilson and Roosevelt" and We
will poll more votes than the Republican
and Democratic candidates combined and
with that backing Wilson can and will do
what you would have done had We not
been black jackcd at Chicago.
The sun., 1912-07-04
candidate: and he also has emerged from
the ordeal with the good wishes Of all the

candidate: and he also has emerged from
the ordeal with the good wishes Of all the
Democratic leaders.
This young man who has jumped to the
front 80 rapidly as . political manager
is unassuming and modest. His manner
in addition TO his pleasing personality
he has good judgment and the proper
sense Of propriety. One Of the old time
Democratic leaders. speaking Of Mc'ombs
to-day. said
This Wilson victory was remarkable
and best managed fight Of its kind I
ever knew. Wilson's managers have not
made single mistake"
The reputa alton that Mr.. McCornbs
has earned at this Democratic national
convention is indicated by the fact that
arkansas. his native state. oompiimeated
him by giving him it's IL votes for Vice
President when the first roll call was
taken. Mc< Combs was an undergraduate
OF Princeton when DR.. Wilson was Presi-
dent. He was graduated with the class
of 1898. When DR.. Wilson waS nominated
predicted that he not only would be
elected Governor but would be the next
President OF the United States. He had
so much faith that he undertook on his
own hook to organize the Wilson Presi-
dental boom. When he started the
movement was nndnceO IRON HIS own re-
sources
Il felt" said MIR. McCombs this morn
, ing. that the demand for Gov. Wilson's
nomination should start in the West.
That is why I advised him to visit that
section. also decided that his campaign
should be conducted along new lines.
We did not want his nomination to come
through the customary channels. We
wanted. il to come as the direct demand
of the people. We had no money with
which to finance the campaign and We
had to resort to tactics. The tactics
we used were directed along the line OF
popularizing our candidate with the
people 40 that they would know him as
he l.. II looks as il We have succeeded
II was not. however until the Baltimore
convention assembled that NcConlbs' s
ability as "a political manager began 20
attract attention. He was quick to per-
ceive the advantage to be derived for
(iov. Wilson from the fight on Judge
Parker He mapped out his course early
in the struggle and steered by it straight
to the end Gov. Wilson himself al one
time was ready to withdraw from the
race. but McCombs refused TO listen to
the suggestion.
Several of the Democratic leaders
had conference with McCombs to-day
after the National COMMITTEES meeting.
and it is believed that they will urge Gov.
Wilson to put him in charge Of the national
campaign.
The sun., 1912-07-04
KINGS SOLID FOR TICKET.
DE ocracy TO WhoOp II Up for VII.
sOn and Marshall.

WV. s"S "aSsoaSAhs
The Kingr county Democracy is to give
the ticket nominated at Baltimore q solid
and enthusiastic support. according to
the declaration Of all the managers and
district leaders. There has been no note
of discord heard in the party ranks.
and it is confidently predicted that Kings
county will register one Of it's old time
Democratic majorities for Wilson and
Marshall.
John H. McCooey. the county leader
directly after the nominations were made
telegraphed to George n. Young. who is
in charge Of the Thomas jefferson head
quarters. to have transparency painted
as soon as possible, and it is to be put up
in front of the building on Tuesday.
We intend to whoop II up in great shape
when we get home" Mr., McCooey said
The ticket is a winner
Col. James d. Bell. the veteran chair
man OF the county committee. who has
been Democratic warhorse since the
prime. voiced the sentiment OF the organ
ization in this statement:
There 10 no reason for any Demo-
crat to fail to support the ticket and every
reason why he should support it. and why
very large number Of those who have
heTetoiore not acteO WIN the Democratic
party should act with it ON this occasion
and give the country. suffering from many
evils the opportunity OF trying new leaders
and new politics in the administration of
the Government Of the United States
Both platform and ticket have been we'll
received in this borough"
The Twenty second Ward Democratic
Club. one Of the oldest party organiza-
tions IN the county. was the first to ratify
the ticket, hurried meeting for that
purpose being called on Tuesday evening