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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

The steer, the COW, the hog, the
mule and horse colts, and other stock
are entitled to credit for the manure
left in the stall and in the barn-yard.
Until recent years very few men were
willing to credit the stock with the
value of the manure obtained from
them. Now many feeders and stock
growers admit that they expect no
profit except the manure that means
rich land. large crops. and bank &C
count.
The Dutch say: No stock, no ma
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05
IS FIRST WOMAN OFFICIAL

Miss Edith Campbell is the lady
who has been elected a member of
the Board of Education for the city of
Cincinnati. President Taft in a pub
lie speech heartily endorsed her can
didacy and though she was not on his
ticket he voted for her, She is a
brilliant woman with marked execu-
tive ability and wide educational ex-
perience. President Taft says he be-
lieves that every city Board of Edu-
cation would be the better for women
in it's membership and doubtless his
endorsement had much to do with
Miss Campbell's election.
Her election gives her threefold
distinction. She is the first woman
elected to any public office in Gin
cinnati, though several have been
candidates before. She is the first
G, ndidate ever elected to the Board
OF Education in Cincinnati who ran as
an Independent, and she goes on last
ing record as the first woman in the
United States for whom president
of the United States cast his vote.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05
FANCY CAKES FOR FESTIVITIES.

Small cakes that will keep indefi-
nitely are reserve that all wise
housewives desire to have on hand.
The following has good keeping quail
ties:
Rocks.-Cream cup of butter add
cup and half of sugar, three eggs,
teaspoonful of cinnamon, half tea
spoon of allspice, teaspoonful Of
soda dissolved in two tablespoonfuls
of water, pound each of walnuts
and dates cut fine and two and a half
cups of -four. Drop from spoon on
buttered sheet
Oatmeal Cookies.-Brown the oat-
meal until a light color and put
through the meat chopper Take a
cup OF shortening, two cups Of oat-
meal, two cups of flour, a cup of
sugar, teaspoon of cinnamon and
one of soda, two eggs and seven table,
spoonfuls of sour milk. A few nuts
and raisins MAY be put through the
meat grinder with the oatmeal and
added, if desired.
Rice Cookes.-Cream a half a cup
OF butter, add third of cup of
sugar gradually. one egg we'll beaten,
three-fourths of cup of -four, a half
teaspoon of vanilla. Beat well and
drop from a spoon on a buttered
sheet. Spread thinly with knife
dipped in cold water. Put four large
raisins on each cooky. Blanched al
monds or strips of citron cut in small
pieces may be used
Nut cookies.-Beat the yolks of two
eggs until thick, add a cup of brown
sugar gradually. a cup of nut meats,
then the whites of the eggs, and six
tablespoonfuls of flour mixed with a
few grains of salt. Drop from the tip
of a spoon on buttered sheet.
Spread and bake in a moderate oven.
Cocoanut Cream Cookies. Beat two
eggs until light, add cup of sugar
gradually, half cup of shredded CO.
coanut, cup of cream and three cups
of flour sifted with teaspoonful OF
salt and three teaspoonfuls of baking
powder Chill and roll out one-half
inch thick. Shape with small round
cutter and bake in moderate oven.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05
PREACHER ELECTED MAYOR

One of the most notable political
changes in New York at the recent
election was that in the city and coun-
ty of Schenectady, where certain Re-
publican and Democratic factions
united with the Socialists and elect
ed all the city officers, except one
and gained a majority of the county
offices, beside electing. an assembly
man. The leader of these mixed
forces was Rev. Dr. George R. Lunn,
their candidate for mayor, whose por-
trait is shown, and who polled prac-
tically two-thirds of the entire vote.
Rev. DIR. Lunn was at one time pas
tor of the First Reformed church, one
of the most aristocratic in the city.
Three years ago his advanced polit-
ical views, some of them in harmony
with Socialistic principles, forced his
resignation from the First Reformed
pulpit and he then organized the Unit
ed Peoples Congregation, which re-
Gently united with the First Congre-
gationalist DR.. Lunn edits weekly
paper called the Citizen in which he
views and frequently conducts Sunda
same purpose.
The Socialistic vote in Schenect
2,240. The town has population Of
$51,000,000. DR.. Lunn's plurality was
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

Fire fans-men who always run aft
er the fire apparatus-have formed an
organization. Next should come So
ciety of men who stand for hours
watching workmen excavate for
new building.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

A telephone snipe" is a man who
habitually uses some other mans
telephone at no other expense to him.
self than a thank you" He -four
fishes, perhaps, because he is not a
game bird
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

nure; no manure, no crop. The stock
feeder or grower who makes ends
meet in settling feed and labor bills
profit should be satisfied. OF course
we should obtain all the profit pos
sible from the stock business. How
ever. let us not forget to count in the
manure on the profit side.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

A close calculation shows that 3d..
100000 apple eaters in this country
have 100000 barrels of apples to
eat this year, and every man Is ex.
pected to do his duty.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

Whitney Of the under President Cve
OF the
Melville reapponted in 1892 and again in 1896
Melville
The magnificent
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

Boston women want the marriage
service. amended The changes that
they are in favor of are not mention
ed, but it is safe to presume that they
want to amend it in their favor.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

Having paid $35 for machine guar
anteed to make perfectly good green
backs out of blank paper, ST. Louis
man was indignant at the outcome
He is one of the kind that are born
every minute.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

A world trotting goat with an in
satiable appetite for cigarettes is Wis
iting Boston We do not know of any
better use for cigarettes than to feed
them to that goat.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

A young actor has married wild
ow said to be worth $15,OOO,O00. How
did he do it-milk baths. divorce or
lost diamonds?
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

An eastern suffragette. defending
trousers for women. suggests two
suits of clothes year as sensible.
The old man probably would like to
see a proportionate reduction in hats.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

Philadelphia's new popular song is
entitled Bending Over Bender's
Benders." 1t is not popular. how.
ever. in New York
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

The bridegroom who had his we'd
ding trousers tilched on his way to
the nuptials can console himself with
the thought that the wife is now pre-
vented from wearing them
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

The approach of winter has its
drawbacks. including early Christ
mas shopping and the meeting OF
congress.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

1.-THE rosy-cheeked country girl Is
a myth says DR.. Woods Hutchinson
Regarding the rosy-cheeked city girl
he said nothing.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

A contest between a meat and vege-
table diet shows the vegetarian to
have gained fifteen pounds Why be
worried by the market page?
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

Luther Burbank has turned out
thornless blackberry bush. The CON-
pletion of the square pea is the utility
that is eagerly awaited.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

BY migrating from one summer re-
sort to another a Los Angeles woman
claims to have scored 212 offers OF
marriage
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

New Yorks budget for 1912 will be
S1S7,200,000 The city should be able
to buy lot of government for all that
money
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

cold wave is on the way Have
you thrown up intrenchments in the
coal bin?
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

If the head of a feminine jury is a
toreWoman, each of the others should
be a juress.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

China was 1000 years in waking up
but after she got her eyes open she
certainly did show energy and speed
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

Life is getting to be just one
blamed probe" after another
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

Some of these days a cold wave
will come along that will live up tG
the advertisement
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

If China develops a republic 1t will
have to reform its spelling and adopt
civilized letters
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

Lansing
occupation
o interest
ofw hic he is the head.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

- Tourists in Switzerland.
travellers IN Switzerland average
ABOUT 100000 year, of which number
ABOUT SIX per cent. are Americans.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

The commercial travellers are plan
ming an abridgement of hotel tips and
are inuring themselves to hard looks
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

The coal sellers and the clothiers
are plainly getting into the good
graces of the weather man.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05
Many Soldiers Suicide

Inc military profession the world
over has the greatest percentage of
suicides.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

Pittsburgh is now legally entitled to
the b. If it will make Pittsburgh any
Esster let US all be joyful.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

Jack Frost is outclassing all the fly
and mosquito swatters
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05
WW 6Gf5 @M

w w HEN main amt got no ideas
of his own, he'd ought to be
Kind of careful who he borrows from.
Owen Wister.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05
|J19MI'FGHEN
EqesE7ABINET
AcK of the loaf is the snowy

U1,T HE7 elIo 5lIO''g
flour,
and back of the -four is the mill;
Back of the mill the wheat and the
shower
And the sun and the Fathers will.
-Babcock.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

Rodgers, the aviator, does not think
lis record will stand long. 1t will for
all of us.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

Aviators prefer to fly where the
ground is not frozen hard
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

medium
l
Education said
should have their efficiency this direction
showed what women politics chance
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05
Not ALWAYS

Opportunity does, always nresapt
an engi aved calling "ard
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

Rural Retreat +: Virginia
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-01-05

PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05
BETHEL

Mrs. Ray Shockley and children OF
Enid, Okla, arrived Wednesday to visit
her mother, Mrs. Coe, and sister, Mrs.
Fred Hale.
School commenced Monday in District
No. 2, with Mabel Lieb as teacher, and
Bessie Davis teacher in District No. 8.
The Ping Bros. beautifed the school
house in Dist. No. 2 Wednesday, with
some beautiful new wall paper
Several families in this vicinity at
tended the Old Settlers Reunion at
Audubon Saturday.
Will Crone and wife, and Miss Lena
Mack took Sunday dinner at the John
Reuschling home.
Leo Reuss, of Audubon visited with
his friends Fred and Carlos Ruhs the
last of the week.
A horse was struck by lightning and
killed on the NJ. T. Foley farm last
Sunday night. ...
Mrs Ruth BEEN is in Des Moines IN
dergoing an operation for cancer of the
face. &c.,.
John Reuschling and John Ruhs pur-
chased some cattle of Frank Sampson.
Pat Carroll and son Harvey, were
callers in Dedham Tuesday.
Mart Olson, Jr and wife visited Sun
day at Bert Renshaw's.
Fred Rasmussen shelled corn Tues
day for Fred Hale.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05
LINCOLN AND FISCUS

, Mart Martinsen, while coming home
from Audubon one day last week in his
auto, attempted to pass a team while
crossing grade, and as it was a little
narrow the auto was thrown into a
ditch One front wheel was broken
into splinters and Geo. Peterson had an
ugly cash cut in one of his legs which
caused him considerable pain.
Dan Nelson sold his farm sometime
ago to Lars Hodne. Dan owns another
farm in Guthrie county but intends also
to buy another farm in this vicinity.
Fred Bladt moved to Botna Monday
where he recently purchased store,
He expects to sell his store at Fiscus
in the near future.
Andrew Anderson sometime ago sold
several thousand bushels of corn to
Manning buyers at SO cents per bushel
Andy Anderson recently purchased a
tract of land in Guthrie county ard
will probably move there next-year.
NEG 3. O. Botwnmpyer returned
home Friday from KinNley.AIa. where
she had been to visit her mother
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05
HERE AND THERE.
THE CONVERSION OF DOUGLAS
DURANT.

THE CONVERSION OF DOUGLAS
DURANT.
Doug slowly repeated the verse
from memory as if to get better
grasp upon its meaning and to gain
a little time. Then, more to himself
than to Eva, he began in the semi
soliloquy of inspiration: Ignorance
is darkness. Truth is light. We are
poor ignorant beings cropping about
dark, laundering into pitfalls and
fioundering about in the ooze of vice,
crying for light and shrieking be-
meath the lash of our own folly. We
pluck sweet flowers by the way, when
10! from among their fragrane pc
tails dart venomous serpants and
strike their fangs deep into our lives.
Flowers of sin, ycsL yes! deceitful
flowers of sin. Oh! for the truth to
make US free. Yesterday sinned. ]
will never again repeat that sin be-
cause experience has painted the dire
full consequences upon the walls of
memory and put me in possession Of
a truth that stays my hand. The slow
accumulation of truth in the human
intellect has transformed naked sava-
ges into cultured presidents of the
United States. How wonderful is
the power of truth! A new mechani-
cal invention is simply combination
of newly discovered truths which free
as from meterial inconvenience and
make US more of master and less. a
slave. The discovery of new moral
truths lifts US from the deadly slime
of vice. Look! Evangeline, look! ]
see youth with rosy face and spark
ling eye. How innocent he is! He
promises future civilization a noble
citizen. But, look now. A monster
is creeping upon him. 1t is vice. He
is smoking cigarette. He is drink
ing rum. The rose in his cheek is
fading. The light in his eye is going
out, He is whitening. He is being
destroyed. See! he is now a GRIM
inal pacing to and fro in prison
cell. Again the scene shifts and he is
now a hopeless maniac clawing at
the padded walls of his room on the
floor of which he sinks down and dies
before our Mortified eyes. His des-
truction is complete. Oh! Yes, ye
shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free Had he known
the truth. Had he paused at the part
ing of the ways and asked for wis
dom he could have seen the black
consequences of his course. He could
have heard the wailing, shrieking,
and gnashing of teeth afar down the
broad road of wickedness. Some kind.
hand would have pointed along the
narrow path of virtue at the end of
which he could have seen thes unny
helds of peace and rest He acted
IN the siAet& Of truth a9dswas lost.
'fes FeA W fen lnowitdse of the
truth sets US free frem error and en-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05

= 1--WE certainly hope that the pro-
gressives will not put third state
ticket in the field" says the Grinnell
Register. Republicans of all shades of
Bolitical beliefs united in selecting a
etate ticket at the primary election and
fractional lines were not drawn. So it
is very reasonable to conclude that the
ticket chosen is as satisfactory to the
voters as any that can be
picked out. A division between the
standpatters and progressives seems in
evitable but, as long as they have start
ed in to run the state campaign on the
mutual plan we believe it would be well
to wait until after the election before
permanently dissolving the firm"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05

ables us TO adjust our conduct to the
will of Cod
This was Doug's explanation of the
verse. 1t seemed almost inspira-
tional and he delivered it with such
enthusiasm that he was breathing
hard when he finished. Eva was as
tonished and said: "Mr. Durant, even
though your comment on my expla-
nation be true, you have out done
me. You should have been in pull
pit while delivering that"
Thank you, Evangeline," said
Doug, your kind remarks remind me
of my future plans. ! will lay them
bare to you, will. Please note that
say, i WILL l have written them
out in detail in letter to my mother.
/ have not sent the letter yet. You
shall read it. You must read it. You
are concerned. You are an element
of my plans, yes vital element. Here
is the Letter, read it carefully while /
bees among the blossoms" At this
he handed her the letter and strolled
away. Mastered by burning curios-
ity to know the contents of the letter
and secret desire to know Doug's
plans for the future, Eva took the
letter with an eagerness that pleased
Doug immensely. The mischievous
wind snatched Evas bonnet from her
lap and tossed it upon the grass and
playfully pulled more Of her golden
hair from the clasp of the blue rib
bon, and caressed with a sweet low
murmer as, with an intense interest
that made her oblivous to all about
her, she read the following letter
which Doug had written to his moth
err
Z.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05

Mrs. Roscoe -Essington, came up on
Fridays evening train to visit with
her old friend, Mrs. Grant Kness, and
to enjoy the old settlers picnic.
Miss Elizabeth Hall, of Cleveland,
Ohio, was the guest of her. cousin,
Mrs. Marshall McNutt, the latter part
of last week.
Miss Eta Burr is now welding the
switch in the Old Hamlin school.
Miss Burr is an experienced teacher.
Miss Mabel McNutt of Ross con-
templates organizing a music class
in the vicinity of Hamlin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05

While March Jones was on his way
to Audubon, Sunday evening, he was
halted by the furious thunder storm
and forced to take refuge in the Grant
Kness home.
Peter Rubel is making some extern
sive improvements on his farm in
west Greeley by way of number Of
small buildings to increase his con-
Tenience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Jones came
home Sunday from Rochester, Mimi,
where Mrs. Jones underwent a very
successful operation for appendicitis.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05

The Hamlin Cement workers went
out to the R. H. Garrett farm to erect
a cement block hen house.
Bert May is erecting new machine
shed. Sure, it pays to shelter your
machinery.
School began at the Root school
house Monday with Miss Culver at
the desk.
Jay Eddy and family spent Sun
day at the home of his brother, o. w.
Eddy.
Frank Beers put a fine bunch of
hogs on the Hamlin market.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05

AN Audubon man remarked the other
day that you don't want to bank to
much on the word progressive. The
devil is progressive. He set out to catch
the world with one snake and an apple
and now he uses fine clothes and dirty
dollars.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05

4 MADRID has established the rock
pile system for the entertainment Of
hoboes and as result the knights of the
rpad are CONSPICUOUS for their absence.
This is a good move and we believe if
established here would go far toward
freeing the community from transient
idlers of the genus hobo, e.,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05

SOME foul-hearted, loose tongued
person may start a slanderous report in
q community and many of the so-called
Christians will quietly push it along.
IA man asked us the other day how
much better are the pushers than the
hatcher?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05

AUDUBON entertained the Old Set
tiers of Audubon in splendid style last
Saturday. The day was an ideal one
and the speaker, the Hon. D. w. Ham
ilton, gave an ideal talk. Many people
were glad to hear the distinguished
IOwan 81. "
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05

Chas Paulsen was in Des Moines
last week getting repairs for his thresh-
ing outfit
Born to Chris Anderson and wife on
Wednesday Aug, 2sth, a girl.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05

A STORY is out to the effect that a
bat once worn by Theodore Roosevelt
and which was dropped in a canyon in
Colorado has been found and it is petri-
fed. Why not call the new party the
"Petrifed Party"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05

1.-TWO thousand dollars year and a
six hour day is what Socialism offers
for your vote" That is the way one OF
the Debs newspapers put it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05

'IF Tammany can'trun a government
any better than it does police force. it
is mighty poor policy to elect Wilson
president, concludes the Perry Chief
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-09-05

Something very unusual happened
on the James Eagen farm over in
east Greeley, Monday, when one of
his old Duroc sows scraped up a
little straw, lay down and smashed
all records by narrowing twenty well
developed pigs. OF course, the de-
plorable storage Of dugs soon pre-
cipitated periodical scraps among the
pigs. In her awkward efforts to quell
these meal-time riots the mother
tramped five to death, leaving her
fifteen; but they are rugged little
rustlers and will probably reach the
packing house in safety. The sire of
this remarkable litter is an old Pc
land China.
Homer Beers, Henry Burr and Orrin
Colee have each bought a farm in
Greeley township. Mr.. Beers bought
the Chas. May farm, Henry Burr
bought the Hi Young place and to:l
Coiee got a part of the John Weber,
eighty. s'I4+I I.