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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11
MOTHER of EIGHTEEN CH1LDRE

II am the. mother of eighteen chill
drem and have the praise of doing
more work than any young woman
in my town." writes Mrs. C. j. Mar
tin, Boone Mill, Va. 81 suffered
for five years with stomach trouble
and could not eat as much as a
biscuit without suffering. 1t have
taken three bottles of Chamber
lain's Tablets and am now we'll
woman and weigh 16S pounds.
cam eat anything / want to, and as
much as I want and feel better than
I have at any time in ten years. I
refer to any one in Boone Mill or
vicinity and they will vouch for what
/ say" Chamberlain's Tablets for
sale by all dealers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

P. N. Petersen and wife. of north
of town, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans K.
Petersen and Nels K. Petersen at
tended the funeral of their rela-
tive, Hans Petersen in Elkhorn last
Monday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Honest Pete" Christensen, while
on his way from Atlantic to Perry,
Iowa, was rained in here Monday,
during the shower for two or three
hours while the River to River
Road again took on it's former, ev-
en-, frictionless and polished as
pect. a
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11
Notice

& On account of the crowded condi-
ton of our columns this week we
are obliged to omit Housewives
Corner" from OUT pages. 1t shall
appear next week however.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Peter Jorgensen. the efficient
book-keeper at the E. D. Cotton
store, departed Tuesday for Ded-
ham and Omaha where he will vis-
it a short time with relatives
and friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Little la Heath. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Heath, has been
very sick child the past week with
an attack Of cholera infantum At
the present writing she is reported
to be improving.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

A very interesting game of base
ball was played in the Athletic Park
last Sunday afternoon between the
Regulars and the Pick-Ups. Both
played their best but lack of prac-
ticeS was against the Pickup team
which caused them to lose the game
The score stood IL to 8.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Herman Clausen, wife and daugh-
ter, of Wiota, visited with friends
at the Mrs. Fred Baiers home from
Saturday until Monday
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11
Big Dance !!

There will be platform dance
at the Peter Madsen farm Saturday,
September 18th. Good music and
good order guaranteed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Thaw has gained a point in his
fight for liberty. The writ of Ha-,
beas Corpus restraining his depor-
tation is granted.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs M. Dimick and
daughter, Miss Ellowene and Mas
ter Frank Gault visited Sunday at
the Walt .Crees home near Audi
bon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11
For Sale ]!

The G. M. Dodge 100 acre farm,
three miles north of Extra. Well
improved. This must be sold to
close up the estate. Inquire Of
w. F. WILLIAMS.
tfAdv. Extra, Iowa, Rt. 2.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Mrs. Arthur VanAernam is re-
ported to be very sick at her home
east Of town. Her sister. Miss Ger
trude Basham is caring for her.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Miss Nellie Dyer departed last
week to again resume her studies at
Highland Park College in Des
Moines. She has been spending her
vacation with her parents, VIM. Dy-
er and wife, north of town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Clifford Poster was on the
sick list Tuesday and Wednesday
and was obliged to be off duty from
the Extra Drug Co. store where
he is employed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fouts, Of.
Casey. are visiting this week with
her aunt. Mrs. Jake Engle and hus-
band in this city.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Miss Emma Clausen, of wiota,
visited over Sunday with her gen
tleman friend, Herman Baiers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11
FOR SALE !!

We have few good Duroc Jer-
sey boars. both fall and spring
pigs. Also some Plymouth Rock
BOOSTERS.
A. F. ANDERSON & SON,
Adv. s25 Brayton, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Christensen
and son, and Mr.. and Mrs. John K.
Vande Brake visited Sunday at
the B. H. and Andrew Christensen
homes near Brayton.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Mrs. Tom Williams came up
from Atlantic Sunday to visit a
few days at the home of her son,
Frank and wife, who reside north
of town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Mrs. Roe Higgins, who is here
from Minnesota. visiting her par
ents, Hiram Heath and wife, spent
the latter part of last week visiting
her sister, Mrs. Ola Dorsey ;,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

shomp Bintner is the proud pos
SCISSOR of big Abbott-Detroit car
which he purcased last week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Mr.. Sam Green is assisting G..
o. Hunt in the pool hall during the
absence Of Asahel Burwell
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11
FACTS ABOUT
PRESCRIPTIONS

1t is not alone the ingredi-
ents that enter into your
prescription that determine
the price but it is the time
and knowledge required to fill
your prescription in a. scien
tific manner. That is what
you pay for. In other words
you pay for a guaranteed, ac-l
curate service when you have
your prescription filed at our
store. Every prescription re-
ceives proper and due atten-
tion, and we will guarantee
that you will receive proper
drugs, scientifically compoun-
ded, and the price will be
reasonable.
.t
EXTRA DRUG co.
1--WE LEAD"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Genius.
Genius is the art of taking infinite
pains. Carlyle.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11
SUFFERED
awful PAINS
For Sixteen Years. Restored
To Health by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Moretown. Vermont. -"I was trou-
bled with pains and Irregularities for
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Mrs. Louie Baiers and baby left
Friday for Northampton, Iowa to
be gone about two months.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

Hans r. Hansen was a business
vitior in Omaha from Monday I'M
til Tuesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-09-11

George Hagaman, while returning
to his home from Carroll to the
country Friday afternoon, and
while crossing the railway track,
was struck by the Denver special
west. The horse he was driving
was killed, the buggy smashed dnto
kindling and he was bruised about
the body and had one arm broken
The school board of Adair re-
jected all the bids offered for the
new addition and returned all
checks deposited. The board says
they will not pay such prices. The
present building cost something
like $4,000 while the addition will
cost nearly twice that amount, if
accepted. They will advertise for
new bids.
The citizen., 1913-11-14
BACK TO THE MIDDLE AGES
Idea for Opera Bag Has Been Copied
From Those Carried Many
Centuries.

It Is called medieval" because 1t
so closely resembles those beautiful
bags almost invariably seen on ladies
of rank during the middle ages.
Take an oblong OF heavy. cream
colored moire silk. eight inches long
by six and half inches wide. Meas
ure up from the bottom two inches
on each side and place another mark
in the center of the bottom Cut from
the side marks to the mark at the
center bottom, and this will make a
decided point. Cut another piece of
moire the same shape and size. Place
the two pieces one upon the other,
run a narrow seam about the pointed
bottom and two sides. Cut a lining
from pale blue satin to fit the bag.
Run two rows of stitching along the
top to form a casing and run through
it gold cord, to draw the mouth of
the bag shut. Now crochet, in simple
chain stitch, an "overdress" of gold
thread that will slip over the bag and
The citizen., 1913-11-14
MERELY A POPULAR BELIEF
Scholars Question Whether the Apple
Was the "Forbdden Fruit" In the
Garden of Eden.

Why and how it has happened that
the apple has been spoken of as the
fruit that was forbidden in the Gar
den of Eden is one of the great puz-
zles of Biblical scholars. The fact Is
that in Genesis 3, where the incident
of the eating of this fruit of the Tree
of knowledge of Good and Evil" is
mentioned, no name whatever is given
to the fruit. All that is said is: And
when the woman saw that the tree
was good for food. and that it was
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be
desired to make one wise, she took OF
the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave
also unto her husband with her; and
he did eat" (verse g..
In fact, scholars doubt very serious
ly whether it was the apple at all.
They suggest that all evidence points
to il having been the ounce, fragrance
of which was held in the highest es-
TEEN by the Orientals. Another point
in favor of the ounce is that it is the
The citizen., 1913-11-14

Quoted leisurely business of mysteri-
Gus import, sitting where the cool
autumn breeze from the river brought
its refreshment
There were two other. inner, offices
to McCarthy's establishment, in which
sat a private secretary and an office
boy. Occasionally Mccarthy, with
some especial visitor, retired to one of
these for a more confidential CONVEX
sation. The secretary seemed always
very busy; the Office boy was often in
the street At noon Mccarthy took
lunch at a small round table in the
cafe below. When he reappeared at
the elevator shaft, the elevator starter
again verified his watch. Malachi Nc
Carthy had but the one virtue of ac-
curacy, and that had to do with mat
ters of time. At five minutes of six
he reached for his hat; at three min
utes Of six he boarded the elevator.
Runs all right today, SAM" he re-
marked genially to the boy whom he
had half throttled the evening before.
He stood for moment in the en-
trance of the building, enjoying the
sight of the crowds hurrying to their
cars, the elevated, the subway, and
the ferries. The clang and roar of
the city pleased his senses, as a YES
sci vibrates to its master tone. Nc
Carthy was feeling largely paternal
as he stepped toward the corner, for
he int NP
these people were in his hands.
Easy marks" was his philan-
thropic expression of this sentiment.
At the corner he stopped for car.
He glanced up at the clock at the
Metropolitan tower. The bronze hand
pointed to the stroke of six. AS he
looked, the first note of the quarter
chimes rang out. The car swung the
corner and headed down the street.
Mccarthy stepped forward. The
sweet chimes ceased their fourfold
phrasing, and the great bell began
its spaced and solemn booming.
One!-Two!- !-Four!-Fi
SKI Mccarthy counted. At the recol-
lection of a crazy message from the
Unknown, he smiled. He stepped sor-
ward to hold up his hand at the car.
Somewhat to his surprise the car had
already stopped some twenty feet
away.
Mccarthy picked his way to the
car.
Wonder you wouldn't stop at a
crossing" be growled. swinging
aboard.
Juice give out" explained the mo-
torman.
The citizen., 1913-11-14
NEGLIGEE EASY TO MAKE
Garment That Would Cost Much Mon
ey If Bought May Be Put To-
qether at Home.

A creation of messaline. chiffon ana
filmy shadow lace that would delight
the eyes of woman, however regard
less of her personal appearance she
might be, was recently exhibited In an
extensive shop. The foundation of the
negligee was white messaline. Over
this was draped cream chiffon bodice
and a panniered tunic of the chiffon.
The pannier effect. which was even
all around. was obtained by simply
turning under the edge of the straight
tunic. giving it bouffant touch. A
girdle of pale blue messaline outlined
the high waist line, and the lace fichu.
which draped the shoulders, Marie An
tonette fashion, was of cream shadow
lace, the V being ornamented along
the edges with natural-sized rosebuds.
of pink chiffon
While the effect was elaborate. the
making of such a negligee is quite
simple and easily accomplished by the
average needlewoman 1t would fur
ther beautify the negligee to embroid-
er about the bottom in colored silks a
a border of tiny pink rosebuds.
The citizen., 1913-11-14
THE CITIZEN FRED ER1cK, MD, FRIDAY,

asalnst two public utility concerns for
Ii'erlerlng with his business. Percy
D@rrow' his curiosity aroused. inter.
viewed the Janitor. Under that func.
''oharys guidance he examined the
points OF entrance for the different
wires used for lighting and communi.
o"'ioh looked over the private-bell in.
SITUATIONS, and ascended again to the
corFldor, abstractedly busting his fin.
gers. There he found group of the
puildins tenants, among whom he dis
tlhgulshed Doctor Knox.
Same complaint, suppose-no
phones, no lights, no BELLS" he re-
marked.
seems to be- replied Knox. Gen.
eral condition. Acts as though the
man arteries had been cut outside"
Inside bells? House phones?" sug.
gested Darrow.
Inc repair men came in double
quick time and great confidence. They
went to work in an assured manner
"hlch soon slackened to a slower be.
"iiderment. Some one disappeared to
return with box of new batteries.
me head repair man connected a
group of these with a small bell in the
executive office. The instrument, how.
ever, failed to respond.
Try you ammeter," suggested Oar.
row who had followed.
The delicate needle of the instru.
ment did not quiver.
Batteries dead" said the repair
man Jim, what the hotel-bill do you
mean by getting dead batteries? Go
back and bring a new lot, and test
EN-"
In due time Jim returned.
These test to fifteen said he. Go
to it,"
"Test-nothing! roared the repair
man after a moment. These are dead
too"
Percy Darrow left the ensuing ar
gument to its own warmth 1t was
growing late. In the corridor a few
hastily-brought lamps cast dim light
Percy collided against Doctor Knox
entering the building.
Not fixed YETI" asked the latter in
evident disappointment. What's the
matter?"
Il don't know" said Darrow slowly:
1t puzzles me. It's more than an or
dinary break of connections or short
circuiting through apparatus. If one
could imagine big building like this
polarized in some. way-anyway, the
electricity is dead Look here" He
pulled an electric flash-light from his
pocket. Bought this fresh on my way
here. Tested it, of course. Now
there's nothing wonderful about these
toys going back on man; but"-he
pressed the button and peered down
the lens--"this is a funny coinci-
dence." He turned the lens toward his
friend The filament was dark
The citizen., 1913-11-14
CHAPTER III.
The Movino Finoer Writes.


The condition OF affairs in the At
las Building lasted long enough to car
ry the matter up to the experts in the
| employ of the companies; that is to
say, until about three o'clock the fol-
lowing morning Then, without rea-
son, and all at once, the whole build
ing from top to bottom was a blaze of
incandescent light
The little group of workmen and
experts nodded in a competent and
satisfied manner, and began leisurely
to pack their tools as though at the
successful completion of a long and
difficult job
But every man jack of them knew
perfectly well that the electrical ap-
paratus of the building was now in ex-
actly the same condition as it had
been the evening before. No repair
work had followed a futile investiga-
tiOn.
As the group moved toward the
outer air. the head repair man quietly
dropped behind. Surreptitiously he
applied the slender cords of his pocket
ammeter to the zinc and carbon of the
dead batteries concerning whose fresh
ness he and his assistant had argued.
The delicate needle leaped forward,
uuiyered like a snakes tongue, and
lowered over a number.
Fifteen" read the repair man; and
uIIoIift'
The daily business, therefore. open
ed normally. The elevator shot from
floor to floor; the telephones rang;
the call-bells buzzed, and all was we'll.
At six o'clock came the scrub-woman;
at half past seven the office boys; at
eight the clerks; little later some of
the heads; and precisely at nine Nal
achi Mccarthy, as was his invariable
habit
AS the bulky form of the political
boss pushed around the leaves of the
revolving door, the elevator starter
glanced at his watch, This was not to
determine if Mccarthy was on time,
mt to see if the watch was right.
Mccarthy had recovered MS good
hlmor. He threw joke at the negro
,plisNing the brass, and paused gen.
.guy to exchange word with the ele-
vstor starter.
Worked until about three o'clock
the latter answered a question. Got
II fixed all right. No, they didn't say
what was the matter. Something to
do with the wires, | suppose
Most likely" agreed Mccarthy.
AT that moment an elevate"
dropped from above and came to res:.
like a swift bird alighting. The doors
parted to let out young man wearing
the cap of the United Wireless.
Good morning. Mr.. Mccarthy" this
The citizen., 1913-11-14

A woman cannot stick hat on her
head as you stick stamp on a letter
There is an ingenious machine that
sticks stamps on letters at the rate
of several thousand an hour. But no.
body has invented machine for stick.
ing hats on the heads of women A
man can buy a hat in five minutes,
but no woman would dream of buying
hat in less than an hour. Often a
woman will acquire a splitting head
ache in the attempt to find one hat
to suit her out of hundred, and not
seldom she carries away the head
ache without hat on it. The hat
hunt is only small part of the daily
agony of shopping, and yet a man,
London Opinion remarks, would rath.
er cut his throat than engage in a hat
hunt as a dispassionate spectator.
Men prefer to hunt the fox or the
stag. the tiger or the lion, the grizzly
or the grouse. A tiger hunt is not
nearly so perilous as lat hunt.
The citizen., 1913-11-14

MS acquaintance in. and at once
preached the subject of his errord
DOCTOR Knox promised the matter his
attention. The two men then en-.
parked on a long discussion of Profes.
! sor Schermerhorn's discovery of sinner.
radlum, and the strange series of
events that had encompassed his
death. Into the midst of the discus.
sion burst Mccarthy. his face red with
suppressed anger.
Can use your phone?" he growled
On, yes said he, as he caught sight
OF the instrument Without awaiting
the requested permission. he ierked
the receiver from its hook and placed
it to his ear.
Deader than a smelt,' he burst out
This is nice way to run public
business. Thanks he nodded to Doc.
tor Knox, and stormed out.
Darrow rose languidly.
III see you again." he told Knox.
AT present I'm going to follow the
human cyclone. 1t takes more than
mere telephones to wake Mccarthy
up like that"
He found the boss in the hall. his
hnger against the down" button.
That's three cars has passed me-"
he snarled, trying to peer through
the ground glass that. in the Atlas
building, surrounded the shaft. III
tan somebody's hide. Down" he bel
lowed at shadow on the glass.
Have cigarette" proffered Percy
Darrow. Calm down. To the scien-
tific eye you're out of condition for
such emotions. You thicknecks are
subject to apoplexy."
oh, shut up" growled Mccarthy
There isn't phone in order in this
building two floors either way I've
tried 'em-and there hasn't been for
twenty minutes. And | can't get
messenger to answer call; and that
ring-tailed, star-spangled ornament of
a janitor won't answer his private bell
I'll get him bounced so high the black.
birds will build nests in his ear before
he comes down again"
After trying vainly to stop a car on
its way up or down. Mccarthy stump
ed down a flight of stairs, followed
more leisurely by the calmly unhur-
ried Darrow. Here the same per-
formance was repeated A half dozen
men by now had joined them. So they
progressed from story to story until
an elevator boy. attracted by their
frantic shouts, stopped to see what
was the matter. Immediately the door
was slid back on its runners, Nc
Carthy seized the astonished operator
by the collar
Come out of that. you scum of the
The citizen., 1913-11-14

come within two and half inches of
the top. The mesh covering will, of
course. be pointed. Make it in square
mesh, similar to filet lace. about two
or three chain stitches forming each
side of the squares. At the two lower
corners of the bag and at the bottom
point hang tassels of gold.
To further beautify the bag and
give 1t still more of a medieval an.
pearance, sew all over the gold over
Dress at the corners of each square.
where the mesh forms a small cross
seed pearls or small pearl beads; but
beads of dark blue glass are good
limitations of sapphires and are more
durable than pearls Corals of tur.
quoise-colored beads are most effec-
tive.
After the beads are sewed on with
a fine gold thread, slip the over
dress over the white moire and tack
it to the silk along the tiny points
which have been crocheted along the
top edge of the overdress.
The citizen., 1913-11-14
NINE. MERRPS ADVICE
THREE GOOD IDEAS FOR EVENING
ENTERTAINMENTS
Old Pastime That Is Just as Enjoyable
as It Ever Was-Charades Easy to
Arrange-Flower Contest is
Well Worth While.

At recent card party a few of the
grand danes present began talking of
the pastimes of their childhood and
one and all agreed that "Logomachy"
| had been not only enjoyable but most
instructive. So l Immediately inquired
into the game and found that 1t would
be most excellent, as it cannot help
but teach spelling. which is one of
the crying needs of the day. | dis
like to say so. but many of my let
ters from school children, even of
high school age. are often badly
spelled and badly written
The regular 'Legomachy" sets may
be obtained, and "Anagrams" may be
used. The cost is very small. Home
made sets are quickly constructed by
taking letters from the top of a daily
paper (as they are usually good-sized
letters). mount them on squares of
cardboard or very thin wood. With
scroll saw, these are easily man
aged. Make about three dozen Of the
letters most commonly used, with q
few extra vowels; half dozen each
Of 20, X" and ~" will be enough.
To play the game, give each one
the same number of letters, the faces
turned downward on the table. Each
one in turn places letter face up in
the center of the table and If he can
form a word of not less than three
letters from those collected. he takes
them. This may be done either before
or after the player has turned up the
letter. The one playing continues to
draw new letters as long as he can
add them to words already made by
himself or any other person. The one
who turns up the last letter is per-
mitted about twenty seconds to claim
the word, after which any one may
take 1t by first naming it.
Any player may take from another
a word, il by adding another letter he
can make materially different word
from it.
A change of verbs into their own
participles, or nouns to adverbs or ad-
jectives, is not counted. Proper nouns
and authorizations are not counted
A standard dictionary should be
agreed upon as an authority for set
Ting any controversy.
If one player has a word which may
be changed into another he must
name this transposition. if he does
not do so, one Of the others upon an
nouncing 1t may capture the word for
himself. When any one player has
ten words, all must count the number
of syllabies their words contain and
the person having the greatest num-
Der Of syllables wins that game.
Some players count the one who
first has ten words as the winner.
This point may be decided by those
playing, before the game is started.
The citizen., 1913-11-14
Question of Degree.

On writ of error to the supreme
court of one of the territories. counsel
for plaintiff In error sharply criticized
the rulings of the trial judge. When
the counsel for the defendant in error
began his reply, the following took
place:
May 1t please your honors, before i
finish my argument. think can show
you that the trial judge was not as
crazy as counsel on the other side
would make him out to be-"
BY a member OF the court: Let me
understand you; you admit the fact OF
insanity of the trial judge. but deny
its degree?"--Case and Comment.