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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21
HARD ON CHILDREN
When Teacher Has Coffee Habit.

BEST is best, and best will ever
live" When a person feels this way
about Postum they are glad to give
testimony for the benefit of others.
A school teacher down in Miss. says:
Il had been coffee drinker since my
childhood, and the last few years 1t
had injured me seriously.
"One cup Of coffee taken at break.
fast would cause me to become SO
nervous that I could scarcely 60
through with the days duties, and this
nervousness was often accompanied
by deep depression OF spirits and heart
palpitation.
Il am teacher by profession, and
when under the influence of coffee had
to struggle against crossness when in
the school room.
When talking this over with my
physician. he suggested that l try
Postum, 30 purchased package and
made it carefully according to direc-
tions; found It excellent Of favour.
and nourishing.
I'm short time noticed very graft
flying effects. My nervousness disap-
peared. was not irritated by my pu-
pills. life seemed full of sunshine, and
my heart troubled me no longer.
II attribute my change in health and
spirits to Postum alone"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereaI-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack
ages.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup of hot wa
ter, and. with cream and sugar. makes
delicious beverage Instantly. soc
and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
c, st about the same per cup.
There's o Reason" for Postum
sold by Grocers,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21
SYNOPSIS.
10

Kenneth Griswold, an unsuccessful
writer because of socialistic tendencies,
holds up Andrew Galbraith. president of
the Bayou State Securities, in the presi-
dents private office and escapes with $780,,
300 in cash. He goes aboard the Belle
Julie as deckhand. Charlotte Farnham
OF Wahaska, Mimi, who had seen him
cash Galbraith's check In the bank. rec
ognizes him. and sends letter of be-
travail TO Galbraith anonymously. Gris-
void is arrested at St. Louis, but escapes
from his captors. He decides on Wa
haska, Mimi, hiding place, and
takes the train. He falls i'll on the sleeper
and is cared for and taken to her home in
Wahaska by Margery Grierson, daughter
OF Jasper Grierson, the financial magnate
of Wahaska. Margery finds the stolen
money in Griswold's suitcase Broffin,
detective. takes the trail Margery asks
her father to get Edward Raymer into
financial hot water and then help him out
of It. Griswold RECEIVERS to find the stolen
money gone. He forms friendship with
Raymer, the iron manufacturer. Brofin
comes to Wahaska in search of the wom-
an who wrote the anonymous letter to
the safety deposit vault and turns the
stolen money over to him. Charlotte bluffs
out Broffin and Margery begins to watch
him. Griswold puts his money In Ray
mer's plant and commences to rewrite his
book. Griswold is not sure that Charlotte
has not recognized him. He uses Mar
gerry and Charlotte as models for the
characters in his book and reads the
manuscript to them. Broffin spies on
Margery, who throws him off the scent
regarding Griswold.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21

some little craft lay at their feet.
Strictly under orders he made sail on
the little ship, and when the captain
had taken her place at the tiller he
showed off; and when the helmswoman
had laid the course up the lake, Girls
void. pipe filled and lighted. pillowed
his head in his clasped hands and
great contentment, flowing into all the
interstices and leveling all the Unequal.
tiles. Tapped him in its soothing food.
He was still half-dozing when he was
made to realize that the murmuring
rush of water under the catboats fore
foot had changed into a series of re-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21
HAD A SUFFICIENT BURDEN
Son Saw Little Probability Of Father
Taking on a Duty That He
Could Sldestep.

Down In the southwestern section
Of Texas a gentleman by the name Of
Patten vas running for the state SEN
ate. His partner, being very much in
terested in the election, took an active
part In the campaign. One day he met
a young man from the forks Of the
creek and, after inquiring about his
father. mother and the rest of the
family, discussing the weather, crops,
stocks and things in general. said:
We'll. Bill, is the old man going to
support Mr.. Patten this fall?"
The young rustic scratched his head
and after some little hesitation re-
piled:
We'll. don't know. sir. but think
not, sir; you see he's having darn
hard time supporting himself, sir!"-
Mack's National Monthly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21
CHAPTER XXI.
The Valley Of Dry Bones.

ne taHcy OF Try DoHcb.
The cyclor,r summer storm had
blown itself y. and the clouds were
beginning to break away in the west.
when Griswold. obeying Margery's
urging to go home and change his
clothes, turned his back upon Mereside
and his face toward future of thick
ening doubts and unnerving possible
ties.
Griswold had not deceived himself,
nor had he allowed Margery's apparent
confinement to deceive him. The
old mans mind had not been wander
ing in the eye-opening moment of con.
seriousness regained. On the contrary,
what he had failed to do under ordi-
nary and conventional conditions had
become instantly possible when the
plunge into the dark shadow had
brushed away all the artificial becloud-
ings of the memory page. What action
he would take when he should recover
was as easy to prefgure as 1t was, for
the present at least, matter negligi-
BILE. The dismaying thing was that the
broad earth seemed too narrow to hide
in; that invention itself became the
clumsiest of blunderers when 1t was
given the simple task Of losing sim
gle individual among the millions Of
unrelated human atoms.
Thus the threat OF the peril which
might be called the physical. Eut be-
yond this there was another, and. for
a man of temperament, still more
ominous foreshadowing Of evil to
come. OF some subtle, deep-seated
change in himself he had long been
conscious. Again and again 1t had
manifested itself In those moments OF
craven fear and ruthless. murderous
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21

and the husband of that authors Luz
cretia Clavering; that Dickens Hunt
ed Down" was suggested by Waine-
wrights career. Oscar Wilde wrote a
whimsical II not wholly sympathetic
essay about Wainwright. and there is
an account of him by w. Carew Haz-
lit prefixed to collection of the poi
soner's essays and criticisms published
35 years ago. Wainwright had SON
who entered the British navy. Anx-
ious to escape the dishonor attached
to his name he came to America and.
II is said. married woman of means
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21

the pipe; want something that can
chew on"
A cigar was found, in the drawer
which had so lately furnished the wea'
pom. and by the fare of the match in
Raymer's fingers Griswold saw face
haggard with anxiety.
What is the matter. Edward?" he
asked.
"A mix-up with the labor unions. It's
been brewing for some little time, but
didn't want to worry you with 1t.
Unless we announce fiat increase OF
20 per cent in wages tomorrow morn
ing, and declare for the closed shop,
the men will go out on us at noon.
I've seen II coming"
II the god of mischance had chosen
the moment 1t could not have been
more opportune for the fire-lighting of
malevolence. Griswold's swing-chair
righted itself with. a click.
well see them in hell first, Ray.
mer! The ungra.eful beggars are
merely proving that 1t isn't in human
nature to meet justice and fairness and
generous liberality half way. If they
want fight. give it to them. Hit
first and hit hard; that's the way to
do. Shut up the plant and make 1t
lockout"
II was afraid you might say some.
thing like that in the first heat of II"
said the young ironmaster. IT'S a
stout fighting word. and l guess. under
the skin. you're stout fighting man,
Kenneth--which I'm not. Where are
your convictions about the man-to.
man obligations? We've got to take
them into the account, haven't we?'
Damn the convictions!" snapped
Griswold viciously. IF I've been CIV
ing you the impression that I'm an i'm.
practicable theorist, forget 1t. These
fellows want fight: ! say give them
fight-all they want Of 1t and a lit.
tie more for good measure"
Raymer did not reply at once. This
latest Griswold was puzzling him. and
with the puzzlement there went sor-
rowful regret; the regret that has
been the recanter's portion in all the
ages. When he spoke 1t was out OF
the heart of common sense and san.
ity.
81 know how you feel about 1t. ]
don't dare to pull down fight which
may not only shut US up for an in
definite time, but might even go far
enough to smash U.s."
Griswold took his turn of silence.
rocking gently in the fitting chair.
When the delayed rejoinder came. the
harshness had gone out OF his voice.
but there was cynical hardness to
take its place.
Its your affair: not mine." he said.
IF you've made UP your mind not to
fight, OF course, that settles 1t. Now
we can come down to the causes.
You've been stabbed in the back. Do
you know who's doing it,"
(To BE CONTINUED.)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21
Gro BE CONTINUED.)

music on the piano rack. she sat down
and began playing. pounding the keys
with little regard for correctness of
time. Observing the small daughter
of the household watching her earnest
ly, the would-be admired player
pressed harder on the loud pedal. lift
ed her hands higher. and ended with
a flourish.
Whirling around on the stool. she be-
slowed patronizing smile upon .he
child. who looked up and naiyely re-
marked n can't play that. ei.ber -
Woman Home Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21

ton of the volatile products. The ex-
pertinent was made and the process
yielded two oils. One was heavy and
the other light. 1t was soon found that
the heavy could be satisfactorily used
as a preservative for wood that had to
be fixed underground or submerged In
water and was used extensively In pre-
serving piers and wharfs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21

a member of the circle to which Lamb.
Hazlitt, Hood and others belonged.
Philip Hale observes in the Boston
Herald. Among those whom he pol
sone1 for insurance money was young
Helen Abercrombie. When he was
asked how he had the heart to kill
such a fair and innocent creature. he
answered. after mature reflection;
Upon my soul. don't know. unless
IL was because she had such thick an
kles."
1t is said that Wainwright was the
original of Bulwer Lytton's Varney,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21
Coal Tar once Thouaht Waste.

About a century ago coal tar was
considered almost a waste product.
and no one had thought 1t worth while
to experiment with 1t. At that time
gas was being introduced as new
light and Frederick Accum, who wrote
one of the first books on gas lighting,
suggested the boiling of the tar In
still and the cGndensation and coilec-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21
CURIOUS REASON FOR MURDER
Surely Slayer Never Gave More
Whimsical Excuse" Than That
offered by EneIishman.

The Brides Bath" murder trial In
London with one Smith charged with
staying for the sake Of insurance and
legacies three of his six wives-who
were found drowned in the bathtubs OF
LODGING houses--recalls the singular
cer Thomas Griffiths Wainewrisnt,
art critic, forger. poisoner,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21
Independence.

Josh Juniper-That Teller. Aaron
Alfred. has got less pride than any
young farmer ever seen!
81 Wank-How's that?
Josh Juniper-Why. when he goes
to town he don't walk his team most
all the way an then whip up an
come whirlin' over the top of the hill
an down into the village, a-snortin'
an a-sawin'; but just comes pokin'
along into town like he didn't care
durn whether anybody was lookin' at
him or not.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21
LOGICAL.

what the matter, sir?" asked
the clerk in the hotel. i"Were you
expecting someone?"
II should say was" said the man
angrily. my wife was to meet me
here at two o'clock. Il just got here
and now it's four o'clock and she
isn't here yet. Never knew q woman
to be on time anyway"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21

II he is living he would now be about
eighty years old. Has his history In
this country ever been traced?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21
Two Of Kind.

The visitor claimed to be a good
pianist with unusual ability in reading
music at sight. Seeing sheet CT
The Tupelo journal., 1915-10-01
Might Need Them,

AFTER de sarmint, t'mor' night,
Brudder Simmons" said old Deacon
Whang, "we'all is gwine to have a
rousin' hazanner meetin', and burn up
yo' paragraphs, bless de Lawd!"
Burn up which, sah?" returned
Goat Simmons, the recently convert
ed gambling man, in considerable as
constituent.
"Yo' gamblin' paragraphs, sab.
When a spo'tin' man gifts converted
and washed whittier dan snow dey al
ing burns up his kyahds and dice and
SIGH scan'1ous stuff as dat midst loud
shouts O. praise. De Lawd is wild 'em,
and de gamblin' brudder steps 10th
and filings his paragraphs ON de fab
and stands with bowed heads whilst"
mot me, sab! I amt gwine to do
no sich-uh thing!"
But, muh goodness. brudder, yo am
converted, isn't you, and"
"Yassahr! rs sho' converted, but
dat don't make me a blame fool! l
mought backslide an need dat
stuff!"-Kansas City Star.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-10-01

The phenomenal advance in
the cotton market has relieved
the depressed condition of the
country and there are strong in
dications that the conditions that
have existed for the past twelve
months are safely passed. Tues
day cotton was sell freely on the
streets around 12a cents, the
highest price, 1850 being paid
Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday
saw a decline of 90 points on
spots, but futures are selling at
the advanced prices for the
months of next year. The de-
cline is not considered perma-
nent by cotton men, and a sharp
advance is looked for in the near
future. The tropical storm rag
ing over the south will doubtless
bring the price back to its most
advanced point.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-10-01
WILL GET $500. 900, 600

The efforts of the commission
sent by the British and French
governments to secure a loan of
a billion dollars in this country
can be said to have been half
successful, as the bankers have
agreed that five hundred million.
will be furnished the foreigners.
The loan will net the investors
five and one-half per cent, which
is considered a good thing by
the eastern money lenders.
There has been considerable
newspaper controversy as to
whether or not this loan should
be made, and some real financiers
have been found on both sides of
the proposition. The condition
of the finances of the two coun-
tries is such that there can be
no question of the value of the
bonds should the allies win.
England owes no foreign debt
and France is indebted to this
country but a small amount. The
man who buys the bonds of the
two countries, however, CANDLES
on the success of the allies.
Should they fail the German
government would determine the
value of the bonds.
The one objection raised by
those of prof. German sentiment
is that the money obtained
through the loan would be Used
to buy munitions of war, ~-l it
is claimed that only five per cent.
will be spent this way. The
vast sum will be used to buy
foodstuffs, cotton and other nee
essary commodities to furnish
the armies of the allies.
Not a dollar of the funds will
be sent out of this country.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-10-01

AS is usually the case, dur
ing the few months of a re-
firing governors term, Governor
Brewer is being besieged with
pardons by inmates of the peni-
Tertiary. The unfortunates and
their friends feel that the time
is opportune to get them out OF
prison when the Governor is soon
to quit his office. Among the
petitions now before the Gov
ernor is that Of Will Sorsby, who
six years ago murdered Postoffice
Inspector Fitzgerald at Clinton,
when Sorsby was found short in
his accounts in the p~ostoffice.
Fitzgerald had committed no
overt act, but in the discharge Of
his duty as inspector had checked
up Sorsby and found him short.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-10-01

ring Of a sound constitution is the
period of youth. The seeds of weak
ness are sown in the system then; by
irregularity Of life, particularly in the
hours allotted for sleep and rest; by
excess in eating and drinking; by
grosser excuses and by lack Of proper
exercise.
"The rules Of health from which l
have never swerved from my youth
are: Regularity Of life, moderation in
eating and drinking, exercise proper to
my age and profession, avoidance Of
worry and an ever-abiding trust in
Gods providence. / have always been
avaricious in the matter of sleep.
Early to bed is the wisest of all saws
for him who has work to do and am
bition to do it well."-Los Angeles Elk.
press.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-10-01
THE JACKSON HIGHWAY

The convention held at Nash
vile to form a permanent organ
ization for the purpose of building
a national highway over the old
military route of Andrew jack
son in 1916, when he fought the
battle of New Orleans, elected
permanent officers and the path
finding committee and adjourned.
The fight seems to have mar
rowed down between the advo-
Gates of the Central Alabama
route, passing through Decatur,
Birmingham, Montgomery and
Mobile and along the Mississippi
gulf coast and the faction that
advocate the route that Jackson
traversed, which lay through
North Alabama, Columbus. Me-
ridian and points south.
The duty of the pathfinding
committee, it would seem, should
be made easy by examining the
records of the war office of the
government at Washington. This
information can doubtless be
furnished by one of the bureaus
of that department. Command
ers of armies are supposed to
report daily their progress and
these reports are preserved as
records.
The time that has elapsed since
Jackson's march is too short for
any doubt to arise in the location
of his route. One hundred years
in history, especially with the
view of preserving historical
events is too short to permit Of a
controversy where the facts were
so well established as in this
case. We can find no ground to
controvert the contention that
jackson passed through what is
now Columbus on his famous
march and in our opinion, when
the pathfnders report, this route
will be named.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-10-01
THE BOGY OF OLD AGE
SCARED AWAY BY FAMOUS MEN
OF 80 YEARS YOUNG.
They Testify That Right Living and
Sound Thinking Infuse New Life
Constantly Into Every Part
Of the Body.

Old age used to be regarded as an
incurable disease; a time to be looked
forward to with horror; a period Of
useless numbering of the earth.
That bogy is scared away by the
testimony Of some of the living cele-
brities who have left the Biblical
"three-score-and-ten" landmark far be.
hind them.
Says John Burroughs, the great
naturalist, at seventy-seven:
Il am in better health and more able
to do my work at seventy-seven than
| was at forty-seven or at fifty-seven.
l have produced more manuscripts
during the last three years than dur
ing any other three years of my life,
and of a kind that has made unusual
intellectual demands upon me.
sold Age is not such a bugaboo after
all. He is, in many ways, better to
live with than Youth, because he
leaves you nor at your ease; you are
in the calmer waters; the fret and
fever of life have greatly abated. Old
Age brings the philosophical mind; he
life; he brings more tolerance and
charity and good will. l did not squan-
der my youth in excesses, and hence
l am not bankrupt in my old age"
A novelist, who is six years older
than Burroughs and who writes six
hours a day, gives this recipe for stay
ing young in the eighties:
II have constantly given my mind
plenty of new thoughts, and this men
tai diet has kept me young. 1t is rou-
tine that ages. Even in my sleep l
am often mentally busy. l think l
know consciously that when l rest |
darken. / have constantly proved
that intellectual activity. infuses life
into every part of the body. AS far as
possible l avoid anger or worry, for
one hour of such facilitating mental
exercise destroys all personal mag
netism; and what passes between
them and the soul do not care to say.
Il keep my health because | keep
my illusions. 7 will not believe that
everyone is false. | will not believe
that hope tells a iattering tale, or that
friendship is only a name, or that
true love has fed from earth and hat
the fear of God has vanished. And,
above all other reasons for my good
health, | place the vivifying power Of
love. Love is life."
Cardinal Gibbons, eighty years old
and in the prime of his powers, says:
Il believe firmly that the critical
time Of life for the making or mar
The Tupelo journal., 1915-10-01
CHARLES r.. SMITH RELEASED

Through a habeas corpus pro-
ceeding before Judge Venable,
of the circuit court at Meridian,
Charles R. Smith has been re-
leased from the East Mississippi
insane hospital.
Mr.. Smith shot and killed E.
A. Laurent at the Mobile and
Ohio depot at Artesia about SIX
years ago and after a most sem
sational trial was convicted and
sentenced for life to the peniten-
tiary. On the trial there was a
plea of insanity and strong evil
dence was introduced to show
that Mr.. Smith was a paraonolc.
The jury, however, failed to take
this view of the case and brought
in a verdict of guilty on the
charge of murder.
After following the testimony
closely, we reached the conclu-
sion that the. defendant was in
sane; that there was no real
cause for the killing of Laurent
and that the defendant was suf-
fering from some hallucination
that impelled him to do the rash
deed. After Smiths confine-
ment a move was made to have
him transferred to the asylum,
which was successful. Some
time ago Governor Brewer grant
ed a pardon on condition that
Smith be kept in the insane hos
pital. Recently a full pardon
was granted him by Governor
Brewer and the action of the
circuit court in dismissing him
from the hospital makes him a
free man. The testimony of
many witnesses went to show
that Mr.. Smith is now a sane.
man.
From the last proceedings in
the case we are Of the opinion
that Governor Brewer made a
mistake III granting a full par
don in this case. Criminally in
sane persons are too frequently
brought back to criminal intent
on the least provocation and the
safety of the public should be
first consideration in dealing
with them.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-10-01
MaIayan Rubber Industry.

Since 1897 developments in the rub.
Der industry in Malay have been nor
nous. In 1897 about $50 acres were
planted to rubber. Year after year
more jungle was cleared and the acre
age increased rapidly. A tremendous
development was felt in 1906. De-
mand for rubber the world over taxed
the supply and spectators rushed to,
put land under cultivation. 1t is stated
that in that year alone 10000 acres
were alienated for rubber cultivation.
In 1912 there were 621,621 acres under
rubber, and at the end of 1912 there.
were 1866 rubber estates Of i've 100
acres in extent, the average yield pei
acre being 260 pounds.