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The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27

on monuments. Air was conducted by
hose from the air reservoir on the auto
TO the pneumatic tool and the plan
worked admirably, saving considerable
time and expense in the work of let
tering on a monument standing in
cemetery far away from the shop.
Current is being transmitted from
Sweden to Denmark through a subma-
rine cable between Helsingborg, Swe-
den, and Elsinore. Denmark, a dis.
lance of about ten miles. The power
comes from water falls in southern
Sweden.
To eliminate glare from street
lamps an English engineer proposes to
illuminate streets by the reflection OF
lights thrown upon the fronts of build
ings.
The Saxon government has bought
several large brown-coal fields in the
vicinity of Leipzig with view to the
eventual liberalization of its state
railways.
Texas is not ordinarily thought OF as
an iron-ore district, but business men
who have recently bought 10000 acres
of Texas land estimate that 1t ulu-
mately will produce from 40,000,00 to
50,000,000 tons of ore.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
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FAULT IN CITY PLANNING
Standardization of Streets Can Be Car
ried to Excess, as California JoHf
nalist Points Out.

One of the greatest follies practieeu
in modern city-building, particularly
where the topography Is broken III
character, lies in Standardization VI
streets, more especially regarding the
width, saws the Los Angeles Times
The writer lives on cross street,
that is. one crossing at right angles
main thoroughfare - Avenue SlAty,
four-that carries at least seVefdl
hundred times as much traffic as the
one first noted, yet the widths OF tho
two are the same. The one is three
blocks long, blind at each end, nav
ing no possibility of a direct outieV
at either extremity. The other is the
main highway from Los Angeles 10
Pasadena by way of Colorado street.
and to Eagle Rock by the same iced
err
There is no question but a greater
width is needed on Avenue SlXtY-fohr,
as is the case with scores of streets
similarly situated. 1t is equally GER
tain that the crossing streets are
twice as wide as need be. The mlsef-
able parkways are but A. inches wide,
an area so restricted that good street
tree growth is impossible. Every
property owner with whom the writer
has talked on the subject would be
pleased to have several feet on eaeh
side added to the parkway, yet major
ity does not rule, even in Les Angeles.
No traffic is seen on such streets eX-
cept the daily routine of the milk
man, baker and vegetable peddler.
Yet the width is the same as that Of
the one great highway running
through the district
The case cited is used merely be-
cause the writer has intimate personal
acquaintance with it, having resided
on this specific street for ten years.
No personal grievance inspired this
article, for the residents on the street
have never sought to have it changed
All concede a widening of parkings,
with correspondence narrower
driveway. would make a more beauti-
full street, give it a more pleasant as
pect, allow of fine parkway gardening
etc. But did they know that when the
street is to be paved the cost of the
useless strips of width in paving
would pay for the change and new
curbs. they might petition the prop
er officials to make such change As
all streets are of the same width, and
all at right angles as we'll. the plan
ming and plating of such districts may
safely be turned over to our children.
And some of the latter would be bet
ter than their parents.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
New MAYS to Make Money.

When it comes to thinking up new
ways of making money you have got to
hand it to the people of the East side.
A woman over there has just been
sent to jail for making fish with aged
and chastened expressions look like
fresh caught With one paint brush,
tin of red paint and the skill of her
good right hand the lady can turn the
most discouraged collection of last
years cod into the lifelike semblance
of fish just pulled out of the river. One
look at the earmine gills would tell
anyone not possessing keen sense of
smell that the fish were fresh and
wholesome A board of health inspec-
tor who confscated the woman's mer'
chandise declares there are many
modern painters of still life in that
section of town who make it pay
New York Times
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
WORTH KNOWING

Perus 1914 foreign trade amounted
I $50. 1851
Alaska 1915 mining OUTPUT was val
ued at $50 zoe 900.
midas coal production has passed
the l2,000-ton mark annually and cleo
trical machinery is being introduced
into its mines.
A new glass for electric lighting
that absorbs but about per cent of
the light is said to be the most eff
cient yet produced.
So that programs can be read in
darkened theaters storage battery
light has been mounted In an opera
glass by an English inventor.
A headless setscrew has been In
vented that can be driven flush with
any surface by specially designed
wrench which engages slots in its
top.
Wooden shoes are frequently worn
by employees of breweries and tan
neries and others whose feet need pro
lection from heat. the demand hay
ing grown so large that factory fol
their manufacture from red cedar has
been established at Everett. Wash.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Eonqinq to Escape.

while Miss Founder was playing l
noticed you had far-away look in
your eyes
Yes
Were you so much affected?'
oh, no. was merely thinking of
certain far-away places where wished
| could be-
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Unconscious Joker.

What the case was about no one
seemed to know exactly. The lawyers
themselves were pretty we'll mixed up,
Then an important witness entered
the box and was presently asked to
tell the court the total of his gross
income.
He refused; the counsel appealed to
the Judge.
You must answer the question, -
said the Judge steraly.
The witness Adgeted about and then
burst out with:
'But-but. your honor. I have no
gross income. I'm fisherman, and
it's all net, Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
SAYS DIET HELPS
CURE PELLAGRA
A., .o,osr Any Uncertainty About
conouering Dreaded Malay.

p.ll,gra investigations conducted by
a. 5' r s Depar .ment of Health show
u the d;ot Is an important factor in cur
; tna' p ell, However, DR.. Hendon ad-
lug s'' not only nutritious diet to help
W. -. .otiert cain strength but the use of
Ss - peijaera Treatment. which real
IL effects cure by getting at the cause.
The Baaghn treatment has been SO sue sue
qessfnl that it is now sold with a positive
o ,,,sTsntee 10 cure pellagra or the money
, III. he refunded The best way to find
ont - + al, about pellagra and its cure is to
U Ti a DR.. Hendon, care American Com
bounding Company, box 2os7, Jasper. Ala,
asling for their big book on pellagra,
which Is sent free in plain wrapper. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27

one must resort to external indiea-
tions.
When selecting pullets, choose only
those from early matches with strong
constitutional development. early pro
ducing pullets, heavy eaters. early
risers, late retirers and active. Hens
of highest egg production have fem
mime appearance, fine head, alert eyes,
comb, face and wattles fine of texture
and medium in size. They should
stand square on their feet, legs wide
apart, with the front end of the body
slightly higher than the posterior end,
long back and tail carried rather high.
The body should present wedge
shaped appearance, yielding ample
room for the reproductive and diges-
tive organs. Late molters make heav-
Ter winter egg producers.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Mill Saw Reveals Honey.

Escaping the notice of all the camp
hands who fell and bucked the tree,
a hollow whKe fir yielded more than
fifty pounds of choice honey when cut
into by the sawmill band saw.
The honey was not discovered until
the combs had been severed and con-
siderable quantity had escaped
through the log carriage. Westwood
Dispatch to the Sacramento Bee.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
e4s4isties on Baths.

In kfnship to godliness, the Bronx
,oods In arrangement from cleanli-
ness Manhattan goes farthest. So
stated the representative of the sani-
tarv bureau. submitted to the board
90 health. An inspection of all lodg-
ing houses except the municipal lodg-
ing house where baths-a1so for Man
haitian dodgers are compulsory, re-
vealed the fact that Bronx dodgers
faithfully take their daily baths;
BROOKLYN dodgers take one in five
DAYS. and Manhattan dodgers take one
in eight DAYS. There were 5000 in
sneetions.-New York Times.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27

opinion.
Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the
devil and all the old charter members
of the original garden are there. done
forever in cement. also. for the sake
of variety rather than consistency, 1926
more figures, Biblical and otherwise.
perehed in concrete trees in his front
yard and glowering down in their i'm
passivity on villagers who pass that
way by day, but who sedulously avoid
it after dark.
In the center of the Garden of Eden,
in the midst of all this ghostly array
of cement creations, is Mr.. Dinsmoor' S
cabin home, a log house" built of
stone from native lodges. One of the
two porches is ornamented with ee-
ment beer bottles and jugs and mugs
as sort of merry jibe at Kansas pro-
hibition laws. One of the many in
laid tables in the cabin home is a
small one which contains 162 pieces
of wood Over the door in the living
room is what the old gentleman calls
a wooden sermon. Ii is the motto:
Home Is What You Make 1t"
Outside, as he faeetiously explains,
the sweep of his hand taking in the
petrified Garden of Eden, are $50
stone sermons. 1t took over 43t2
tons, or 1870 sacks, of cement to make
them, and the cost so far has been over
$1,000. But even at that Mir Dinsmoor
declares he is far from being through
There is a system to everything about
the place The garden to the west
represents the creation and fall OF
man according TO Moses. The front
or north, represents modern ciyili2a,
ton, how one animal preys on an,
other down to the little worm. There
are eight cement trees from 80 to 40
feet high lighted with 20 electric
lights. For the grape arbor, flag,
devil and rambling rose to stand on
there are 10 trees from s to II feet
high
1t all seems to represent a lot of
hard work But Mr. Dinsmoor is a
philosopher. 1t wasn't work. he saws,
but play. Work. according TO has
theory, is doing something you don t
like TO do He worked for SO years.
Then he went to playing. lie found
when he fed pigs for play 4 ~ got
fat; if he fed them for proHt he fed
too much. and they died. He figured
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Two Humorous Errors.

The error of the newest Chambers
biographical dictionary in which it is
said that from 1898 to 1900 Roosevelt
was president of New York" reminds
the Philadelphia Public Ledger of the
fine old typographical error that crept
into one of Horace Greeley's editorials.
There is no barn in Guilford" assert
ed the editorial. Greeley having writ
ten, There is no balm in Gilead."
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Transmutation of Metals.

THE alchemists yainly sought to
change mercury into gold We now
know" wrote John Candee Dean in
Popular Astronomy. that mercury
might be changed into gold if we could
expel its atoms one alpha particle and
beta particle, or if the metal thai
lium could be made to expel an alpha
particle it would become like atoms of
gold. This has not yet been done. but
it is possible that 1t might be done by
the application of an electric current
OF some million volts"
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27

An English inventor has patented a
shaving soap that is packed in wooden
bowls so that no mug is needed. the
bowls being thrown away when empty
Bulgarian rose gardens, which pro
duce much of the worlds supply of at
tar of roses. cover $4,000 acres and
yield 100000 pounds of flowers an.
nually.
The owner of a granite cutting es-
adjustment in Los Angeles has sue
cessfully used the compressed air
starter on his automobile for driving
the pneumatic tools used in lettering
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
An Observation.

Are you goin' to take boarders
next summer" asked the postmaster.
81 dunno, replied Farmer CorntosseI.
81 know some folks who would like
nice quiet place" yes. But all most
of them people want with nice quiet
place is to jump in an fill it chock-full
of their own particular brand of noise"
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Ground Alfalfa Not Good.

Ground alfalfa does not make good
litter to put ON broodor floors for
young chicks, They eat so much of it
as to cause trouble. Use cut rye straw
or clean sand. One poultryman was
losing seven or eight chicks day. but
when sand was substituted for alfalfa
meal the deaths dropped to one or two.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27

and a half inches thick, over soil in
terror, with thing and spray to irri-
gate. On top of the pyramid are plant
ed touch-me-nots. and when the straw
berries are ripe and visitors come Mr..
Dinsmoor calls their attention to the
flowers He says. however, that next
spring he intends to set out milkweed
in place of the flowers. hoping to raise
strawberries and cream on the same
bed.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27

You get your moneys worth every
time Hanford's Balsam is guaran-
teed to cure ailments and injuries that
can be reached by external application
or your money will be refunded by the
dealer. Getting a bottle now is like
taking out insurance. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
A Kidney Medicine That
Makes Friends Everywhere

= thirteen years ago We commenced selling
DR.. kilmer Swamp-Root and during our
eh'!fe experience we have not encountered
single unpleasant dealing with our Gus
toners 'zho have used it. 1t is a prepare
''oh mat gives universal satisfaction, and
our customers are always pleased to speak
IN the highest terms regarding it. We have
sufficient confidence in Swamn-Root n
recommend it and consider we are doing
our customer favor.
Very truly yours.
: bA9 AK, DRUG co.
WI l9lo' Roanoke, Va.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27

Among the ee-
ment wonders the
most notable is a
flag four by eight
feet done in red.
white and blue ce-
ment and weighing
nearly half a ton.
It swings in the
breeze on ball bear
ings, making a
weather yane. An
other odd feature is
a cement pyramid
on which strawberry
vines are planted
in the spring. The
cement Is about one
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build LIN The System

Take the Old Standard GROVE
TASTELESS chill TONIC You know
what you are taking. as the formula is
printed on every label. showing it Is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. so cents.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
of Course Not.

4 certainly do enjoy reading the
conclusions of scientific gentlemen.
They exasperate me sometimes by
their fatuous assumption of wisdom" "
That's because you don't 90 about
it right. The sort of conclusions they
reach in the Sunday newspapers
should never be taken seriously"
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27

What is this thing you're giving
me-" asked the man at the railroad
restaurant, making wry face
A sandwich, of course. What did
you think it was?9 asked the cross
looking blonde.
I thought it was a mustard plas-
ter"
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
SIMPLE COVER FOR TURKEYS
Nest Shown in illustration Has Been
Tested and Found Practical for
Sitting Fowls.

The illustration shows a simple and
practical sort of cover for the nest
ing turkey 1t should be about three
feet square and about two feet in
height at the top of its roof. 1t is
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Hair Tonic His Undoinq.

Il understand Binks has just had
most humiliating experience. Yes,
he has. You see. he prided himself
for years on his ability to withstand
regular liquor, and yet succumbed to
some hair tonic he bought at drug
store Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
HIGH EGG. PRODUCING FOWLS
Some characteristics >. Which VIII
Serve as Guide When Trap-Nest
Is Not Available.

BY C. s. ANDERSON. Colorado Agricul-
tural College. Fort Collins. Celo)
While the trap nest is the most de-
pendable method by which to select
birds of high egg production, the ad-
ditional labor and expense involved
prohibits it's use under most farm
conditions. Without the trap nest,
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Sorry He Did It.

II was with considerable trepida-
ton that we approached the shade OF
Sir Francis Bacon, whom we had
crossed the Styx to interview.
Is it true, we asked. that you
wrote the plays usually attributed to
Shakespeare
Yes" he replied, sadly. It's true
enough, but since I've seen some of
the Broadway productions of my stuff
I'm not Dragging about it
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Cure for Scaly Legs.

Scaly legs on poultry can be cured
by rubbing the feet and shanks with
kerosene and lard. Repeat once a
week for several times until cured.
Where the legs are very scaly, they
should be first soaked in warm, soapy
water to soften the scales.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27

after they begin to sit, to a place
where they can be watched and cared
for conveniently. Ordinarily the nest
ing turkey is regarded as about the
widest of the farms domesticated
creatures The nest cover has been
tested and found entirely practical
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Letter to
DR.. kilmer T. Co.
Bin hamton, N.
Prove What Swamp.Root win No Fo, Va,

p; Seha zen 3ents to DR. Kilmer & Co.,
,In y. y, for sample size bot.
s sie II VIII convince anyone. You will
a a,s3.a receive e. booklet of valuable infor.
ana dha'ioR a.. telling about the kidneys and bad.
~. hen writing, be sure and mention
ms sniS paper. Regular ffty-cent and one.
. .bl,ar SIZE bottles Tor sale at all drug
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Not a Good Motber

A turkey pullet, a female Matched in
1915, usually will not make a good
breeder this season and should be kept
over until next year.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Don't Friohten Chickens.

Do not permit children, dogs or
men to brighten your chickens. Fowls
that are easily frightened never do
well. Chop the head off the wild pull
let.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Unforqettable.

Man forgets much in this world, but
ask any of the old ones If he has for
gotten the lessons he learned at moth
er's and across fathers knee.-Hous-
ton Post.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
So He Gets Around

Why do you lace so tight when
Clinton comes around?"
On! the poor fellows arm is so
short"
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Tragedy.

Trlehd-When is joke not a Joke?
iiumorous-When you are denend.
.ne On IL TO pay your laundry bill ana
some cruel editor turns it down
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27

naeon-bo you believe he'll ever
iearh 10 write good hand?
make his mark 10 'oie "
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27

"Fan,a nooe SHARP SHOOTING PAINS
f.me e.e nina is the wonder worker for all
,-'' disorders Price 81 90 and soc Adv
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
Sad Results.

THE doctor says James has water
on the BRAIN" There! / told him
this prohibition fight would set him
crazy"
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
A FRIEND IN NEED

for instant relief and speedy cure
use Mississippi Diarrhoea Cordial.
Price soc and 25c.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27

Dr.. Pierees Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels.-Adv-
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
DEATH Turks IN A WEAK HEART.

so on first symptoms use "Renoyine"
and be cured Delay and pay the awful
penalty. "Renovine" is the hearts
remedy. Price $100 and 50c.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27
BY ROBERT n. MoUlTON.

p. DINSMOOR of Lucas,
Kan. calls it the Garden
of Eden, and being seven
ty-three years old, a great
grandfather five times. a
survivor of Is battles and
nonhyphenated.Z all of
which he freely admits,
he has a right to his
The Monticellonian., 1916-04-27

The modern young woman gazed
critically at the modern young man.
You are sure she said, that you
wish to marry me? Nothing could al
ter your decision?"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-02-10
MRS ANDERSON OF CALIFORNIA

GEO AND EARL TO OMAHA
Messrs Geo Hunt and Earl, NC
Claim went to Omaha. Sunday on
business
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-02-10

11-20 to 1921 Is .. :. ;. 7.09
Burroughs Add Machine Go at
temhion to Machine in Treas,
office to l2-24-l5 :. 400
w r Bolton team for County
Farm .. =. >. -. $1,000
Audubon Co. Electric Co lights
for Jail December 1915 400
for Court House claimed
22.53 allowed 1858 -. >. 17.43
Munkagaa;rd and Kjer material
and work, painting and hang
ing paper at court house $500
Chas L Tramp expense taking
j F Fiscus to- Glenwood 1920
Ruhs and Carter mdse for
court house >. .. >. >. >. lao
H P Petersen mdse for Mrs
Baumgardner 1900 Mrs. Ro-
gers 1888 (poor) >. -. :. 6O.88
A w Harvey clerk for Extra
township 5000 quarantine
work 24.OO B of H 200 1900
H S BURTON trustee ;. ;. 1900
H Shupe clerk Douglas town.
ship 24.0O B d 200 .. $500
Chicago Mgf Taps Co Steel
taps fer Co. Engineer j. 26.S7
fees and (pcor) acct
john Lykke =. !. ;. >. 1894
H..A Northup Auditor Record
ing Road Deeds AIS express
SO postaga PA office ex-
pense 800 >. :. >. .. 1893
l "A Jones work at court house $50
DIR. d Franklin medical ser
vices F Bunnell (poor) ). 100
On motion claims on the Bridge
Fund were allowed as follows
A H Jorgensen hauling and re-
pairing at No. IL Sharon $50
and bet sec 20 and 81 1926 5.75
R Rasmussen repairs and mater
ial for bridge crew ). -. $50
Dixon Lbr and Coal Co. miscel-
lameous bridge material ..72.10
Standard Bridge Co bal due
on no 1873 Cameron twp 6.72
On MOTION claims on the Road
Fund were allowed as follows.
G G Nelson filling at no. 4O5
Sharon, $3.50, east side sec
80, $50; south, side sec 80
2.75 placing culvert south
side section 80 4.37; haul
ing culvert 400. j.. 1892
VIM Porter dragging Gray, and
Audubon Hy sec A B Over
land by sec X Y ;. -. $50
H H Zaiger filling culverts
and washouts Hamlin and
Greeley by sec A G =. :. 1880
On motion the claim of Fred
Back on the Domestic Animal Fund
for $500 for four geese KILLED. was
County Attorney for THE State.
On motion the Board adjourned
to meet again at One O'Clock D. m.
One o'clock p. M. Board met
pursuant to adjournment, mem beers
all present.
In the matter of the assessor emit
of the Cigarette Mulct Tax against
F R Wagner
T M Rasmussen appeared for
the applicant and j. A Graham
County Attorney for the State.
On motion the matter was set
tied by agreement of F r Wag-
ner to pay One Quarters Tax
($75.OO) by the first day of A
pril 1916 the Board agreeing to
order the County Treasurer to can
Gel the balances of the Tax
($225.OO) 1t lis understood that
thls action cancels the assessor emit
| against part OF Lot 10 of the
North IL of Block 6 Extra. Iowa
and against f Frank owner on
said property, provided the said
payment of $500 is made by the
said f R Wagner by the list day
| of April 1916.
The Board then made the follow
ing order.
10 M y Mortensen County Treas
| urer:
You are hereby authorized, to
accept in full settlement of the
Cigarette Mulct Tax assessed a.
gainst R Wagner and ] F. Prank
and Lot 10 of the North 1-2 OF
Block 6 Extra, Iowa, the sum OF
Seventy-five and no 100 ($75.OO)
Dollars, provided the same is paid
by the 1st day of April 1916.
ON, motion tho Roorrd odio,,,,,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-02-10
Local Items
FRED HOLMGAARD VISITING

FRED HOLMGAAIfD VISITING
Fred Holmgaard spent Sunday
at the John Esbeck home east of
town.
MRS ANDERSON OF CALIFORNIA
Mrs. Minnie Croy Anderson left
Monday for her home at Fresno,
California, after three. months
stay with her mother, who has
been seriously sick for the past
three months.