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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27
Surprise Your Friends

For four weeks regularly use DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They stimu-
late the liver Improve digestion,
remove blood impurities, pimples
and eruptions disappear from your
face and body and you feel better
Begin at once. Buy at the Extra
Drug Co. Store.-adv.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27
FORMULA FOR GOOD
FURNITURE POLISH.

One-half pint lnseed oil, one
half pint turpentine, one-fourth pin
Vinegar and one-fourth pint men
Stholated suirit. Put together in a
bottle and shake thoroughly.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27
BAKED CANNED CORN

Take one can of corn and stir
in one tablespoon flour, one beat
EN- egg and one pint of milk. SAT-
and pepper to taste. Pour i'm a
SHALLOW baking dish and put a piece
of butter the size of am egg in
the center. Bake thirty minutes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27
STEAMED APPLES

Il Pare and slice the apples, place
In top of double boiler with very
Aittle water. Cover and steam unit
BENDER, them run through a fruit
Epress and add very little sugar.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27

Onions are perhaps the most
wholesome vegetable in use but
are not used as literally as they
should be ON account of their dis
agreeable odor. When cooking on
ions if a timcup of vinegar is boil
ing ON the stove there Will be no
odor of onions in the room. A cup
OF strong coffee taken Immediately
after eating onions is said to-
counteract the odor on the breath.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh That Contain Mercur>

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Satarrh Cure. manufactured by f. J.
Cheney & Co.. Toledo. O.. contains no
mercury, and is taken internally ting
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu-
me- 1t is taken internally and made in
Toledo. Ohio, by F. ]. Cheney & Co. Tes.
Amonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Chronic Stomach Trouble Cured
There is nothing more discour-
aging than chronic disorder of
the stomach. Is itnot Surprising
that many suffer for years with
such an ailment when permanen
cure is within their reach and NAV
be had for a trifle. about one
year ago." says P. H. Beck of Wax
elee, Michigan, 81 bought packag
of Chamberlain's Tablets, and since
using them I have felt perfectly
well.I had previously used any
number Of different medicines, but
none Of them were of any lasting
benefit" For sale by all dealers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27
The Housewives Corner

A delicious gelatine pudding is
made with the juice of canned
Strawberries. Add the juice of an
orange to the strawberry.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27

A teaspoonful of camphor added
to a quart of soft water will kill
earthworms i'm house plants. The
plants should be quite ready for
water when it is applied.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27

A good polish for patent leather
shoes is made by mixing two parts
of cream with one part of linseed
oil. Stir we'll. Apply with "a bit
of flannel them rub off.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27

Soap suds should always be saved
for the garden. Fruit trees, vines
and roses all thrive with, AN, occar
sional watering with soap suds.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27
SAUCE FOR BOILED PUDDING

One cup sugar, one egg, piece
of butter size of a walnut, one ia
blespoon flour. Beat all together
and stir in ONE pint boiling milk.
Flavor as desired.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27

To rid room of flies instantly,
place live coal on ashovel, drop
on the coal few drops of carbolic
acid. and wave the shovel around
the room.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27

When furniture does not actually
need polishing it is good idea to
wipe 1T off thoroughly with a clo.h
dipped in linse' d oil.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27

OK. .sOHS h1LEl.
Physician Surgeon
Office Phone So. Hnuse Phone 81
once hrst door east OF
-e,nor Drug Store, upstairs extra, t0We
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27

tThis is the fifth article, in series pre-
pared by PROF. w j. KENNEDY. head Of
the extension department, Iowa State Coz
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-26
BABY D|SF|GURED
WITH ECZEMA
From Head to Foot. Spread Over
Scalp. EveryBitofH Came Out.
Head and Face Crusty Mass. Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment Cured.

Cranberry Isles. Mo. - MY baby's body
was completely covered with eczema. Ho
was about six weeks old whom 1t started. IL
came on his forehead FIRST then spread all
over his scalp SO that every bit OF his hair
came out. The eczema came In big blotches
on his face and neck. which after q few days
NIL ran into a solid mass He used to rub
them and sometimes he would make tho
blood come. IL was In the scaly form on his
body, but his head and face seemed To be a
crusty mass.
II tried an ointment for him but IL did not
do him any good. tried this one week and
by that time baby was one mass OF eczema
from head to foot. He used TO be quite rest
less nights. and while he had the eczema no
did not grow a bit. He was terribly dis
figured. sent and got some Cutlcura ONT
ment and Soap. l used the Cuticura Soap
night and morning In a warm bath. and Just
covered him with the Cuticura Ointment
and he wascured in two months. He Is nine
months old now and has got nice head OF
hair and Is free from eczema (Signsd)
Mrs Lena Il. Squirting. Mar &C. 1912.
For red. rough. chapped and bleeding
hands. itching. burning palms. and painful
Gnger-ends. one-night Cuticura treatment
works wonders Soak hands, on retiring. In
hot water and Cuticura Soap. Dry. anoint
with Cut'cura Ointment. and wear old loose
gloves duringthe night. Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold everywhere. Sample OF
each mailed free. witt. 32-p. Skin Book. Ad-
dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept.T. Boston"
ss-Tender-faced men should use Cuticura
Soap Shaving Stick, Csc. Sample free.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-26
Kitten Rescues Girl.

We often hear of dogs and horses
saving the lives of human beings, but
it is seldom. indeed. that kitten
manages To do this Yet that is just
what a pet kitten did for its little
mistress out in Venice. Cal.
The two had been for walk and
had been gone for some time when
the kitten came home alone. 1t
went Immediately to the girls mother
and began to meow" and to do all
kinds of things to attract the woman's
attention. When 1t saw that it was
noticed 1t started off. but the girls
mother did not follow IL at first The
kitten persisted. however and finally
the woman followed 1t and kept at the
heels of the kitten as 1t led the way
10 an amusement pier
There the little girl was found hang
ing head downward from large spike
She had fallen from the pier, and her
had caught In the spike. Life
guards rescued her Immediately. and
she was none the worse for what was
nearly very serious accident.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-26
How a Great Movement Was Born.

In the March Woman's Home Com
panion appears an article entitled Bet
ter Babies" which is an account of
campaign of national Importance, started
in Iowa by Mrs. Mary T. Watts. The
following extract tells in Mrs. Watts
own words how the movement was born
and how it grew;
THE Iowa campaign for better babies
is of national Importance 1t is not a
! fight for state supremacy in baby rails
| ing: it is the first step toward better
babies the country over. 1t is therefore
very interesting to hear the woman re-
sponsible for the movement tell how it
was born and how it grew. Said Mrs.
Watts:
My attention was called to the fact
that although pigs, horses and cows each
year showed material advance in deyel-
opment as class, the children were no
stronger physically, mentally or morally
than they were forty years ago; that
farmers wives were anxious to raise
larger chickens and were pleased if their
husbands live stock beat that of their
neighbors, but were seemingly oblivious
to the fact that the boys and girls OF
their families were not up to the stand
ard.
Competition, rivalry had done Won
ders for stock, why not for the human
family? Soon after this idea came to
me | was asked to arrange program
for the Woman's Hour at the Iowa state
college building at the state fair fair in
Des Moines. realized that this was my
opportunity. / secured the cooperation
of the extension department of the Iowa
state college and the Iowa congress of
mothers.
The first obstacle we met was tho
fact that no such thing as score-eard
for babies existed. Doctor Clark unhes-
itatingly took up the difficult work of
making such a card, using as working
model a system of scoring which has
been reduced to a science--that of live
stock. This card we copyrighted, not SO
much as a source of revenue for advance
ing the work, but to insure uniformity
for statistical purposes as the movement
grew.
AFTER Doctor Clark had drawn up
The score cards, the rest of the work was
easy. Six physicians gave
heir time and paid their own expenses
I'll for the good of Iowa babies. Three
ave talks on child welfare Three acted
Is judges. The newspapers gave us the
leeded publicity, and | put on that en-
ire initial contest, news of which has
rome around the world, for Just Sls25.
The highest prize that first year was a
Ive-dollar gold piece.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-26
New LithOgraphs By Pennell.

Joseph Pencils new series Of lith.
ographs-one of the features of The
Century for l9l3-will begin in the
March Century with six views Of the
capitol at Washington. Last year Mr..
Pennell was commissioned BY that mag
azine to go TO Panama and illustrate
the progress of work on the canal in
manner that would give clearer
idea of the magnitude of the task than
previous illustrations had done. The
Century was the first to reproduce his
pictures Of which it selected eight. They
caused much comment at the time. Can
al pictures from Mr.. Pencils collection
have since been used in newspapers.
and recently several were bought BY the
Italian government. so striking was
Mr.. Pencils success in the canal pic
lures that The Century again commits
stoned him 20 draw the series now BE-
ginning. In addition 20 the capitol At
Washington he viii draw for forth.
coming issues Of The Ceuturr scenes
IN Philadelphia, San Francisco. ths Yo-e-
mite, and the Grand Canon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-26
A Bird Magician.

In some parts of Europe the tourist
may have little bird called the SIS
kin pointed out to him by a peasant.
who says: THAT bird practices magic.
When he builds his nest he puts into
II q certain stone which makes 1t in
visible. Any one who could find this
stone In a siskin's nest would also be
invisible as long as he carried the
stone in his pocket When ! was a
boy used to watch for the siskins
building their nests. and whenever l
saw one would climb the tree to get
the stone. But the nest had always be-
come invisible before | could reach it"
It is quite true, as the peasants say.
that yon may see n siskin busily max
ing Its nest and yet. when you crawl
out on the very same branch where
he was at work. you cannot find the
nest at all. But there Is no magic
In the siskin's methods of building.
He simply makes his little home Of
material whose color exactly matches
Its surroundings. Generally he hides
his nest In the branches of fir tree,
from which the long tufts Of lichen
hang like an old mans beard. The
nest itself is small, round struc-
ture. and when covered on the out
side with lichen and built to nestle
close among the dropping lichen
growths of the FIR tree 1t cannot be
seen at all from below. Even when
one crawls out on the limb from which
It hangs. oftentimes he cannot find the
nest. because II is so perfectly con-
cealed by branch as to escape no
ice even at close quarters.--F. K.
Noyes In Volta Review.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-26
A Pardon That Came Too Late.

In the March American Magazine
Brand Whitlock, Mayor of Toledo, Ohio
tells the story of some of his eXperien-
ces with Governor Altgeld OF Illinois,
who pardoned the anarchists. The criti-
cisms tibet were heaped upon the govern
| or for pardoning the anarchists were
so severe that he became very cautious.
Whitlock was acting as the governors
secretary and took up the case OF man
with the governor, but the governor de-
clined to do anything, giving as his rea-
son the following: NO, | will not par
don any more. The people are opposed
to it. They do not believe in mercy.
They love revenge. They want prisoners
punished to the last extremity" Mr..
Whitlock goes on as follows:
Three or four days afterward | met
the governor one morning as he was
passing through the rotunda of the state
house, his head bent in habitual abb
straetion, and seeing me in what seemed
always some subconscious way he
stopped and said:
"'Oh, by the way: that pardon case
you spoke of the other morning. was
somewhat hasty fear, and out of hui
NOR. Ii you'll get the papers I'll see
what can be done
II knew OF course what could be done,
and knew then that it would be done,
and | made haste to get the papers,
which had been kept on my desk await
ing that propitious season which | had
the faith to feel would come sooner or
later, though / had not expected it to
come quite SO soon as that | already
the gladness that would light
Brennans good Irish face when | handed
him the pardon for his friend, and |
could dramatize the scene in that miners |
cottage in Braidwood when the pardoned |
boy flew to his mothers arms. | intend |
ed to say nothing then TO Brennan. how
ever, but to wait until the pardon, signed
and sealed could be delivered into his |
hands, but as was going across the hall
10 the governors chambers | encountered |
Brennan, and of course could not hold
pack the good news And so told him,
ooking into his blue eyes to behold the
irst ripple of the smile | expected TO
zee spread over his face; but there was
10 smile He regarded me quite soberly,
hook his head, and said;
Its too late now
"And he drew from his pocket a tele-
ram, and, without any need to read it,
aid:
He died last night
81 took the papers back and had them
led away among those cases that had
cen finally disposed of, though that for
lality could not dispose of the case for
ne. The governor was waiting for the
apers, and at last when the morning
ad almost worn away | went over TO
is chambers to add another burden to
hat heavy load which l had thought il
as to be my lot that day to see light {
ned in the doing of an act of grace and &
ity. told him as he sat alone at his !
esk, and the shade of sorrow deepened ,
moment on his pale face; but he said
othing, and was glad to 60"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-26
REJECTED SUITOR
CAPTURES BRIDE
He Beats the Bridegroom and Then
Throws Him From New
York House.

New York, Feb. 26.--The news spread
through the Waldorf Astoria Monday
that Philmon Stillwell, one of the book
keepers there, was to be married dur
ing the day to wealthy girl. Stllwell
announced his coming marriage and was
given vacation.
Monday night man, who looked as
though he had been roughly handled,
entered the West One Hundred and
Twenty street police station and
said to Lieut.. McGrath.
IL have Just been assaulted and my
bride of few hours has been taken
from me and is being held a prisoner
in her mothers home"
The man said he was Phlmon Still,
we'll bookkeeper at the Waldorf-A
toria, and lived in the Sarstield apart.
ments, 3495 Broadway.
This afternoon Miss Adelaide Won
der Leith and | were married by the
Rev. DIR. George Houghton at the Little
Church Around the Corner. We tcle-
phoned her mother at her home in One
Hundred and Thirty-flfth street, near
Broadway, that we were married, and ]
said that | would take Adelaide up to
see her at once.
Mrs. Won der Leith did not give ire
reason to believe that the marriage OF
her daughter to me was so distasteful
when she talked over the phone and ]
took Adelaide there tonight.
THE moment we got into the house ]
was set upon by a rejected sutton 81
my wife and struck in the face. With |
the assistance of others. this man threw |
me from the house. In the meantime
was torn from me- and | am
not allowed to see her or have any com
nunication with her.
Il have tried in every way to see
ny wife and to avoid making this mat
Ter public, but it is impossible"
Il would suggest that you 60 to court |
md get warrants for the persons who
assaulted YOU" McGrath told Stillwell.
The man left and no record was made
# the case
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-26
Why This Girl Failed To Land a lob.

In the March Woman's Home Com
paion appears very interesting talk
to business girls in which the follow
| ing story is told:
"A young woman living in an inland
town was given a valuable letter of in
! PRODUCTION to the superintendent of a
! New York department store, noted for
its good wages and considerable treat
ment of employees. The writer said to
the girl: Present this letter to my
friend. any morning before $780,
Arriving in New York, the girl went
to visit friends whose sons held posi-
tions in Wall street When she mem
toned her letter of introduction, the
mother of the family, who knew moth
ing of business customs, save as she had
heard her husband and sons speak of
them said:
Nonsense! You don't want to 90
down town at that hour. Big New York
men never appear at their offices before
10 O'clock
"The girl promptly forgot or ignored
the instructions of the man kind enough
to give her the benefit of his "infiu-
ence," and lent willing ear to the adj
vice of her new friend One morning
she presented herself at the office of
her prospective employer at l0;l5. He
was not at his desk. Over il hung a
sign-'Applieations received daily before
$3.50 a. M
"The girl read the sign, but did not
take its warning home. She was an ex-
ception. She had a letter of introduce
ton. So, despite the significant sugges-
ton of the office boy that she'd best
come back the next day before half
past nine, she sat down to wait.
The superintendent returned to his
office. shortly after noon His tour of
the store had filed his mind with notes
on details, large and small. He was
N no mood to see strangers, even though
hey bore letters from old friends. And
he was stickler for system. BY a
method peculiarly his own, he ascer-
aimed that the newcomer had been adj
Used to observe his Office rules, and to
all during the hour set for receiving
applicants. She had ignored instructions
md started her business career all wrong,
" counting herself a privileged char
cter. The man told her she must gain
experience in a smaller store. She did.
ne started at a bargain counter in =
tore commanding the cheapest sort Of
rade. at FIVE dollars a week. And the
ran back in her home town learned from
is city friend JUST why that letter Of
Introduction had carried no weight
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-26
Odds and Evens Game.

This is an interesting little game
for two players. They throw an odd
number of matches on the table-say
fifteen Now each takes In turn one.
two or three matches whichever he
likesI. and the winner is the player
who gets the odd number Thus. sup
posing you secure seven matches and
your opponent eight you win. II you
secure six and he gets nine he wins.
Try to find out whether the first or
second player ought to win In the
case OF fifteen matches. Then. If you
are interested. seek the general law
for any odd number OF matches and
under the extended conditions that
you can draw up to four or five or
any number of matches.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-26
A Report to the National
Council Of Education at
Philadelphia
NEED OF BETTER
SANITATION
Suzzallo Wants Efficiency
Standard for Employing
Of Teachers

Philadelphia, Feb. 26.-That rura
schools should be looked after as care
fully as schools in the large cities wal
advocated in a report submitted her,
yesterday 10 the national council of edu
cation, which with other branches q
the National Education association, Il
holding its annual convention in this
city.
The report yesterday was submitted
| by DIR. Thomas c. Wood, Columbia col
lege, New York, and was prepared IN
cooperation with the American Mediea
association. Ii urges better sanitation
for schoolrooms. The report points out
that the rural schools educate fifty per
cent. of the children OF the United
States. The discussion which followed
the reading of the report was partici-
pated in by leading educators from all
parts of the country.
Plans for organizing American school
teachers to increase the efficiency of
teaching as public service and to i'm
prove the status of teachers were out
lined by Professor Henry Suzzallo of Co.
lumbia university in an address Mon
day night. He advocated local guilds
Of teachers which would elect repre-
sentatives to state organization, which,
in turn, would elect delegates to a ma.
tional body in which each state would
have the same representation as there
IRE members of Congress.
Some of the aims of the proposed
organization" said Professor Suzzallo,
would be to make professional efii-
cheney the sole standard for employ
ment, assignment, promotion, demotion,
dismissal and release of teachers; to
Eliminate the choosing of teachers from
he domain OF practical politics; to re-
move the pressure of text book and sup
lly houses from educational affairs and
o make it unprofessional to apply or
Exert influence to secure a position which
las not been declared vacant"
State pensions with comfy between
;tates by which service in one state
would be recognized in another was some
II the legislation to improve the eco
1omic conditions of teachers which he
avored.
The use of prizes, honors, grades and
Examinations as allurements or goads to
ncourage the pupils to study was round
v condemned by j. l.. Merriam, profes-
or of school supervision of the Univer-
ity of Missouri, in an address before
he society of college teachers of educa
ion. Pupils should be taught TO study
or the benefits to be derived from the |
knowledge and not as means of Sc
uring prizes or to avoid humiliation |
hrough failure to pass examinations, he
declared.
In the discussion which followed sew
raj OF the educators defended the use
( prizes as an incentive to study, and
poke of the necessity of the examina
ions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-26
FOR The CHILDREN
Ny Girl.

The dear little children who pass all day
1 watch from my window above
Darllngs with blue eyes and black and
gray.
But one little girl love.
II isn't beca 1Se OF her lovely face;
Her hair Is as straight as string.
IL isn't because OF some wondrous grace;
She's a round little dumpy thing.
But she always mothers the littlest tots
And is Kind 10 the weak and small.
Swift on her two busy feet She trots
To comfort and help them all.
Once when the circus was passing by
And the band was blaring along
AT the sound of baby's piteous cry
She turned from the hurrying throng.
She lifted the baby and kissed the smart
q saw from my window above.)
She lost the circus. but won my heart.
This dear little girl | love.
st Nicholas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-26
Memory Helps.

Not only dates. but figures and facts,
can be committed to memory without
much effort by making il a rule new
er to think of one thing without
recalling what you want to remem-
Der with it Suppose you wish to re-
member a school friends address IL
you think OF the number OF the house
and the name Of the street whenever
you think OF his home you will never
forget IT. IL Is this habit OF tying one
Idea or fact TO another that enables
some persons to remember quickly.
and any one can acquire this habit
who Will perseverfngiy follow this
simple rule.