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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-08

think you'll notice that I'm getting
worse"
Taken ON about twelve pounds"
said Quincy. Thirteen, maybe"
Twelve"
"Well. 1t won't do" The doctor
rubbed his eyelids You're so much
better I'll have to use some machinery
on you before we can know just where
you are. You come down to my place
this afternoon. Walk DOWNFALL the
way. suppose you know why your
father wants to know"
Bibbs nodded. Machine shop"
"Still hate it?'
Bibbs nodded again.
Don't blame your the doctor grunt-
ed. Eyes, expect it'll make lump in
your gizzard again. Well, what do
you say? Shall / tell him you've got
the old lump there yet? You still want
to write, do your"
whats the useY' Bibbs said, smil-
ing ruefully. My kind of writingw
YES" the doctor agreed. II suppose
IL you broke away and lived on roots
and berries until You began to attract
the favorable attention of editors you
might be able to hope for an income of
four or five hundred dollars a year by
the time you're fifty"
That's about it," Bibbs murmured.
"Of course ! know what you want to
do" said Quincy. drowsily. you don't
hate the machine shop only; you hate
the whole show-the noise and jar and
dirt. the scramble-the whole bloomin'
craze to get on You'd like to go
somewhere in Algiers, or to Taormina,
perhaps, and bask on balcony, smell
ing flowers and writing sonnets. You'd
grow fat on 1t and have delicate lit
tie life all to yourself. Well, what
do you say? can lie like sixty, Blbbs!
Shall tell your father he'll lose an
other of his boys If you don't go to
Sicily"
81 don't want to go to Sicily" said
Bibbs. II want to stay right here"
The doctors drowslness disappeared
for moment, and he gave his patient
sharp glance. "lts risk" he said.
81 think We'll find you're so much bet
ter he'll send you back to the shop
pretty quick. Something's got hold
of you lately; you're not quite so lack.
adaisical as you used to be. But
warn you: think the shop will knock
you just as it did before. and perhaps
ever harder, Bibbs."
He rose, shook himself, and rubbed
his eyelids. "Well, when we 60 over
you this afternoon what are we going
to say about it,"
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NEEDED HIS WINTER CLOTHES
Minus-zero Blast Chilled the Captain
of the Merton Hall, Arriving
From the Tropics.

From torrid heat of 10 degrees
into minus-zero blast came the Brit
ish steamship Merton Hall from India,
a few weeks ago. Captain Sullivan
could not find words to tell how in
human he found Boston weather. The
ship was six inches deep in ice. its
sides so white one might say they
were painted so. The navigating
bridge was a toboggan trampled by
hobnailed boots that tortured. Cap
tain Sullivan vowed 1t seemed as II
the whole world was freezing up, and
awning stanchions, the electric fans
and screened doors, the tumbler with
the lemonade straws and the canary
were hollow mockeries.
When the Merton Hall crept up har-
Dor with anchors and chains so in
cased in ice II looked doubtful II they
could be used. Captain Sullivan be-
gan to think of going ashore to see his
agents. That gave rise to the ethics
Of dress. for the Merton Halls COM
mander was unprepared.
He had suit of flannels like they
wear at Bulge Bulge, the headland
after leaving Calcutta. Also gauzy
hat with gay ribbon to brighten the
mosquitoes. and a bamboo cane that
was the vogue in Alden. His top coat
was ample protection for storm on
the Indian ocean. and of material col
ored like the storms of sand that
sweep Suez. His gloves were Just
about as thin as they handle in Oran.
Naturally the captain was praying for
thaw.
In the Red sea. . short time back.
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ing there. he announced. And Bibbs
gave his sister shy but friendly touch
upon the shoulder as complement to
the handshaking. and left her.
Doctor Quincy was sitting by the
log fire, alone in the room. and he
merely glanced over his shoulder when
his patient came in. He was not over
fifty, In spite of Sheridan's habitual
"ole Doc Quincy" He was gray. how
ever, almost as thin as Bibbs, and
nearly always he looked drowsy.
Your father telephoned me yester-
day afternoon, Bibbs." he said. not rls-
ing. Wants me to look you over
again. Come around here In front of
me-between me and the fire. I want
to see IL l can see through you"
You mean you're too sleepy to
move" returned Bibbs, complying 81
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had now become the pleasurable duty
of other parties; and he sat expectant-
ly, looking first at his sister, then at
Lamhorn, as il implying that it was
their turn to speak. Edith returned
his gaze with mixture of astonish-
ment and increasing anger, while Mr..
Lamhorn was obviously disturbed,
though Bibbs had been as considerable
as possible in presenting the weather
as topic. Bibbs had perceived that
Lamhorn had nothing In his mind at
any time except personalities
could talk about people and he could
make love. Bibbs, wishing to be cour-
teous, offered the weather.
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SYNOPSIS.

sheridan's attempt to make a business
man of his son Bibbs by starting him In
the machine shop ends In Bibbs going to
santarium. a nervous wreck. On his re-
turn Bibbs finds himself an inconsider-
able and unconsidered figure in the New
House" OF the Sheridans. The Yertreeses,
old town family next door and impover-
tshed, call on the Sheridans, newly-rich.
and Mary afterward puts into words her
parents unspoken wish that she marry
one OF the Sheridan boys At the Sheri-
dan housewarming banquet Sheridan
spreads himself. Mary frankly encourages
Jim Sherldan's attentions. Mary shocks
her mother by talking of Jim as a matri-
moniai possibility. Jim tells Mary Bibbs
is not iunatic-"Just queer" He pro-
poses to Mary. who half accepts him.
Sheridan tells Blbbs he must go back to
the machine shop as soon as he is strong
enough, In spite of Bibbs' plea to be al
lowed to write. Edith, Bibbs' sister. and
Sibyl, Roscoe Sheridans wife, quarrel
over Bobby Lamhorn: Sibyl goes to Mary
for help to keep Lamhorn from marrying
Edith. and Mary leaves her in the room
lalone. Bibbs has to break to his father
1.-THE news of Jim's sudden death. All the
lrest of the family helpless in their grief
iBibbs becomes temporary master of the
ihouse. At the funeral he meets Mary and
trides home with her.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-08
How RaIndrops Make the Lightning,


An English scientist declares that
the splitting of raindrops in falling
through the ascending air currents,
which are characteristic OF thunder.
storms, is the source Of the lightning.
The small drops with negative charges
go up with the wind while large ones
with positive charges stay below.
Thus during a thunderstorm there is
usually region of positive electricity
between the positive earth and the
negative upper portion. When the
charge has become sufficient a series
Of direct current discharges usually
take place along approximately the
same line and these produce what We
see as lightning fash.
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recommend It to any woman suffering
from female weakness. You may pub
lish my letter If you wish. Mrs. JAMES
CoNLEY, 5l6 st. Clair ST., Frankfort, KY.
woman suffering from any form Of
female troubles should lose hope until
she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
Ingredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be a most valuable tonic
and invigorator Of the female organism.
All women are invited to write
to the Lydia e. Pinkham Medi-
cine Co., Lynn, Mass, for special
advice,-it win be confidential
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90 my own work,
had to hire 1t done.
] heard SO much
about Lydia E. Pink
hams We getab BILE
Compound that !
triedit. ! took three
bottles and / found
1t to be all you
claim. Now / feel as
well as everI did and
am able to do all my
~x~ -.l- -s~
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the ship was broiling under a sun that
heated her decks too hot for the bare
feet OF the Chinese deck hands, while
the temperature of the boiler rooms
scored as high as 100 degrees. The
enervating weather tapered off as the
freighter neared Port Said, but it was
not until some time later that arctic
conditions 300 miles from Boston were
encountered.
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help FOR
WORKING WOMEN
Some Have to Keep on Until
They Almost Drop. How
Mrs. Conley Got Help.

Here Is letter from q woman who
had to work, but was too weak and suf-
fered too much to continue. How she
regained health -
Frankfort Ky.-"I suffered so much
with female weakness that could not
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-08
Cause and Effect.

Hix-Meeks seems to have a lot of
faith in homeopathy. doesn't he?
Dix-Never saw anything to equal
it. Why, last fall when be had an
attack of hay fever he married q grass
widow.
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e PiurIbus unum.

Briggs-ls Skinner churchman?
Diggs-Yes, in a way. He's what
l would call limited Christian.
Biggs-How's that?
Diggs-He always limits his plate
donations to a nickel.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-08
Auto ArlstocracY.

Whats your aristocratic friend
growing about?"
He has grudge against the plain
people"
ION what scorer"
Says they wear so many rubbers
that 1t forces up the price of tires"
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Love has awakened In the
bosom of Bibbs--shy, hopeless
love for something unattainable.
The emotion Is reflected in his
gentleness with his grief-strlck-
en- father. VIII 1t stir his ambl-
ton and impei him to activity
that will help him win the girl
finally7 Will Old Sheridan come
to understand and appreciate?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-08
Do you think that Mary's
warm friendship for BIbbs will
help him to endure the machine
shop long enough to impress his
father with his usefulness In a
better job?

tTo BE coNTINUEpo
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business visit and incidentally to see
friends. Mrs. Clearinghouse has been
visiting the family in Pueblo for two
Or three weeks and is to return to
California soon, accompanied by Miss
Leila, who will visit there for three
months.
MR.. AND MRS. HYSsoNG DOWN
FROM RANCH.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Hyssong motor
ed down from their ranch on Thirty
One Mile creek this morning for the
purpose of purchasing supply OF
sugar. flour and other groceries be-
fore the price became so altitudinous
as to be beyond the reach OF all but
the war munitions magnates and the
Standard oil multi-millionaires. Mr..
Hyssong returned to the ranch this
afternoon, leaving Mrs. Hyssong to
spend few days in town.
ALDERMAN GRANT DICKINSON
PAPA.
Alderman Grant Dickinson, chair
man of the committee on streets.
alleys and bridges of the city coun-
ell, and local agent for the Wells,
Fargo Express company, had new
honors thrust upon him at noon to-
day by the birth of ten pound son
and heir. Mr.. Dickinson is so elated
over his good fortune that he is ac-
cepting this afternoon, produce and
merchandise for shipment by ex-
press to all parts of the United States
and Canada at one-half the usual
tariff rates. Mother and infant re-
ported to be doing nicely.
MISS RAMSEY HERE.
Miss Roberta Ramsey of Lake City
Colo. has come to Canon City to
.t. a,,I NoLr NM c.
sons. She is staying with her aunt.
Mrs. L. l.. Lambuth, at 500 College.
THE GUMAER FUNERAL TODAY
The funeral of the late A. r. Gu
maer was held at Wilson's mortuary
chapel, 72S Main street, at o'clock
this afternoon and was conducted by
Rev. ]. Lloyd McCreight, pastor of
the United Presbyterian church. as
sisted by Mr.. Chappell of Christ Epis.
copal church as lay reader. Many
beautiful flowers, the tribute of
friends TO the memory of the dead,
were placed upon the casket.
The members of the family are un-
decided whether they will take the
body to New York for burial or have
it inferred here. Pending determi-
nation of the matter it win be tenn
porarily placed in a vault at Wilson's
undertaking establishment.
RETURNED TO Los ANGELES,
THURSDAY.
Miss Emily Stewart left for her
home at Los Angeles, California, on
Thursday after a couple of months
visit here as the guest of Miss Maude
Jenkins of South Canon and her aunt
Mrs. C. w. Wolfenberger. She is a
talented and attractive young woman
and made many friends during her
stay in this city.
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ing to hear the campaign address of
Ex-Pl esident Theodore Roosevelt at
the Auditorium the following evening
in advocacy of tie candidacy and elec
ton of Hon. Chas. E. Hughes. From
Denver DIR. Vawter will proceed to
Dalhart, Texas. where he will join
party of friends on quail hunt in
New Mexico. He will be gone ten
days or two weeks.
WENT TO WESTcLiFFE THIS
AFTERNOON.
DIR. c. w. Wolfenberger left this
afternoon for Westafiffe where he
his professional practice in Custer
county.
MARRIED AT Ell PAso THIS
MORNING.
Harry Scheible of Westcliffe was
married at Ell Paso. Texas, at 10
O'Clock this morning to Miss Orva
Monsinger of Kansas City, Mo. Miss
Monsinger who had been visiting
the mother of her affianced husband,
Mrs. Fred Scheible, in Westcliffe.
passed thru Canon on her way to Ell
Paso last Saturday. Mr.. Scheible is
employed with big smelter company
in Arizona and he will take his bride
there to make her home.
TO VERSAILLES. MO.
Miss Lilly Moore who has made
her home in Canon for the past four
years will leave for Versailles, Mo-,
Tuesday where she expec,s to make
her home again with her mother.
I. N. BARBER TO MAKE
SOUTHERN TRIP.
l. N. Barber, late captain of the
Canon City fire department. will leave
Tuesday morning on a business and
pleasure trip to Ell Paso. Texas; Bis
bee. Arizona. and other points in the
southwest He expects to return
home for the November elections.
MR.. AND MRS. BIGGS HOME
SATURDAY
Mr.. and Mrs C. A. Biggs and son.
Clyde, of Grand Junction returned to
Canon City last Saturday afternoon
from a four weeks automobile trip
along the United States-Mexican bor-
der during which they visited FL
Paso Texas: Deming, New Mexico:
Globe, Phoenix. Tucson, Douglas and
other points in Arizona. They travel
ed distance of more than 2,7OO miles
Clyde Biggs will remain here for a
few days before proceeding to Grand
Junction.
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SATURDAY
sHERBINo's TO DENVER.

Mr.. and Mrs NJ. A. Sherbino of 1006
Rudd avenue, left yesterday morn
ing for Denver for - few weeks visit
there.
PHILADELPHIA LADY COMING.
Miss Annie ID. Bowen of Philadel-
phi will be here next week to visit
her neice and nephew, Miss Marion
Bowen and Mr.. Allen d. Bowen. Miss
Bowen will be here until about Nov =.
LIST.
HOME FROM VISIT TO TENNEssE
Mrs. A. F. Sims, who spent the
greater part of the summer with her
parents at Pulaski, Tennessee. has re-
turned to her home, sos Cooper ave-
nue.. She was accompanied on the
trip by her son, Robert.
PLEASANT MEETING OF G. c.
CLUB.
The members of the G. c. club were
delightfully."- entertained at the home
of Mrs. T.. f. Hermann, 522 Green
wood avenue, Thursday afternoon.
Mrs Rabsahl and Mrs. Weston were
guests of the club.
CAME HERE WEDNESDAY FROM
SALIDA.
Mrs. Sixt, who is a guest at the
home of her brother. Chas. Ankele.
and Mrs. Mary O'Neill accompanied
J. w. Pullman home in his car on his
weekly trip Wednesday, for a short
visit at the Fulham home in Canon
City.-Salida Record.
OPERATED ON IN DENVER FOR
GOITER.
Hubert Tremayne was operated on
at Mercy Hospital in Denver last Wed
nesday for goiter and is reported to
be getting along as well as could be
expected considering the rather seri-
Gus character of the operation. He is
expected to be sufficiently recovered
from its effects to be able to return to
Canon City by the last of next week.
According to physicians. only one
third as many men are afflicted with
goiter as women.
JAMES T. LOCKE IN DENVER
Jas. T. Locke is in Denver looking
after some business of a professional
nature. He is expected to return to
Canon City Monday or Tuesday of
| next week.
LEFT FOR HOME THURSDAY
Mrs. Minnie Ball left for her home
at Tacoma. Wash. last Hrsday af.
| ter a week or ten days visit here as
| the guest her half sister. Mrs. A.
j. Melchi, at 3O5 Macon avenue. Mrs
Ball spent a part of the summer in
Kansas City, where she attended
the National Encampment of the
G. A. r. and its associated organiza.
tions in August.
HOME FROM DENVER TODAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur l.. Earl E.
w. jerks and Mrs. Barr returned to
Canon City by automobile at 3 o'clock
this afternoon from Denver where
they went the first of the week to at
tend the |. o. o. F. grand lodge
sessions. They report the roads be.
tween Denver and Canon City as be
ing in splendid condition.
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ROY HIATT WORKING ON
MAxWELLs IN NEW ENGLAND

Roy Hiatt has recently been taken
TO Boston from Detroit by the Max
well Automobile company. Mr.. Hiatt
Is employed in the mechanical de.
partment. The Maxwell Service Mag
azine. under the Boston department
has to say of Mr.. Hiatt:
IN. NJ Hiatt. recently employed by
the Production Department, is at the
present time operating in the capac-
ity OF field mechanic at the Boston
branch. We are pleased TO state that
Roy IL one Of the best men ever sent
on from the factory and that the man
ner In which he has performed his
duties since coming to Boston are
bound to bring him success"
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hospital here in consequence OF an
attack of typhoid fever. complicated
with Brights disease. His condition
is such as to be source OF great
anxiety on the part OF his relatives
and friends.
x-RAY EXAMINATION
MADE HERE SUNDAY
Delbert Deter went to Canon City
on Sunday where he had an X-ray
examination made on the injury he
received to his arm a few days ago.
TIE fnSt has disclosed that TIE bone
Is IN better condition than was at
II 81 supposed and the hope is held
o., nov TIT l. e s'acturc will knit
rapidly and -. 70 viii suffer no
i,@d nfte--efracts from the injury
Florence Citizen.
w. e. GALLEY GONE TO ARIZONA
w. f. Galley left last Monday on a
combined business. and pleasure trip
to Miami. Arizona. and other points
in the southwest. He expects to re-
turn to Canon City sometime next
week.
SATURDAY.
Mr.. T. Witcher and son. T. Lee
Witcher of Canon City. candidate on
the liIhtI loI AT
torney. were visitors in Salida last
Saturday.-Salida Mail.
TWELVE MEN IN COUNTY JAIL
There are at present twelve men
in the county jail: six of them serv-
ing sentences OF imprisonment for
various offenses and six of them
awaiting trial at the November term
of the district court. Those serving
jail sentences are Nestor Cortez.
Henry McElroy, John Murphy. Tom
Foley, William Jaquette and Tony
Roma. Those to be tried In the dis
trict court are George Hustlack, Jack
Holiday. Otto Holtz. L. w. Smith,
Bryan Green and Raynor Graham.
SECRETARY WANTS SOIL
PRODUCTS EXHIBIT
Secretary Eugene A. Bradbury OF
the Chamber OF Commerce Is anxious
to get good specimens of soil pro-
ducts grown in this vicinity for dis
play in the Chamber of Commerce
window. Mr.. Bradbury doesn't want
boxes of stun but rather plates or
single specimens because the window
will not accommodate great many.
The idea is to show exactly what
can be grown in this locality and how
large and how perfect 1t can grow
BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL HERE
MONDAY.
John F. Dupes, who has been suf-
fering with a severe attack of blood
poisoning, was taken to a Canon City
hospital Monday morning where he
will be treated. Some of the bones
in his hand are diseased and an opera.
tion may be necessary. Dupes was
employed as baker for +. o. Nc
Dermith and the injury which re.
suited In his trouble was only slight
one and consisted of running a
small splinter in his hand. He has
been of duty for more than a month
and has suffered untold agonies.-
Florence Citizen.
CHARLIE FORD IN TOWN
Mr.. Charlie Ford drove into town
the other day from Chicago In his
trusty Stutz. He will be hero week
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POLITICAL CAMP
MEETING AND CARNIVAL
OF The SEASONS"

The South Canon High School In
planning for next Friday night an
event that is attracting considerable
attention. Politics will be a leading
feature. as indicated by the title.
Close secrecy is maintained concern.
ing the details of the political pro-
gram. but a lively time is predicted.
Exhibition folk games are TO be given
and the Carnival of the Seasons"
will add much to the merriment OF
the evening The entertainment is
being given to support school acti-
vities. and the invitation is extended
to any who wish to join in an evening
of good fun.-adv. 2iH3t
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HURT AT POWER PLANT ON
TUESDAY

Thomas Mccartney of 4l3 West
Douglas avenue. South Canon. was
brought to the hospital here on Tues
day in consequence OF injuries sus.
tanned In an accident at the plant OF
the Arkansas Valley Railway, Light
a. Power company where he was EN-.
ployed, Mr.. Mccartney WAS moving
heavy tool box when the box in
some manner fell upon him. breaking
one OF his legs. The wound Is quite
serious one and will incapacitato
It's victim from work for many
weeks.
Mr.. Mccartney was employed by
the construction company engaged
In the enlargement OF the power
plant.
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WEDNESDAY
BABY DAUGHTER BORN AT
MIHANITE

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nash of Mica
mite, both of whom are well known in
this city, are the parents of a hand
some baby daughter, born to them
last Sunday.
VISITING RELATIVES IN
LA JUNTA.
Mrs. F. C. Scott and little son OF
532 College avenue left on the Santa
Fe train this morning for La Junta
where they will visit relatives and
friends. They will be gone a couple
of weeks
SERIOUSLY ILL AT HOSPITAL
Alva Trout OF South Ninth street
South Canon. is seriously Ill at the
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while on his way TO FL Paso. to
spend the winter. Mrs. Ford will
leave Chicago next Monday and viii
meet Charles in the Texas city.
Charlie has with him friend. Franz
c'Red'O Kane who is going to live in
FL Paso. too. Charlie has host OF
friends in Canon who are glad TO see
him again and who are pleased to see
him looking so fat and so well. Char
lie likes Canon very much and would
live here only that the altitude is too
high for him TO reside in permanent.
Iy