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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-08
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BY Keeping Your Complexion Young
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The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
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keep the skin clear, fresh and youthful,
as well as to keep the hair in live,
healthy condition and the hands soft
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Free sample each by mail with Book.
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-08

A woman is never satisfied until she
can Go things two different ways.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-08

Don't stretch the truth too far or
the recoil may knock you out
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-08

sweet lanu OF liDerty.
II is not surprising that in their
hearts there is sympathy or partially
for the land Of their nativity when It
is involved in life-and-death struggle
like that which saturates Europe with
the blood of their kinsmen. Search
your hearts deeply, my countrymen.
One must be human to be an Ameri-
can, he must have human sympathies
and human loves, and I should pity
the foreign-born and the sons of for
eign-born whose very souls are not
wrung by the cataclysmal sorrow Of
the old world. But sorrow is the test
of soul and the very altar Of recon-
secration. This is the momentous
hour for the blazing soul of Ameri.
can allegiance. The spirit of the IA
theirs is calling. and the safety of un-
born Americans is demanding and the
security of the republic is requiring
that now and here and everywhere,
under the Star and Stripes. we pro-
claim a plain. simple. glad and unal-
terable Americanism. 1t must be the
offering Of loyalty and devotion and
love and trust. and life. II need be.
to these United States. now and ever.
lasting.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
Flvino War Horse.

A correspondent of the Milan Cor
riere della Sera" reports the following
story:
IAN Italian lieutenant recently rode
through one of the villages on the
Isonzo front. He dismounted before
the temporary quarters Of the COM
mander of his regiment and tied his
horse to tree. When he entered the
house he heard the humming poise OF
a large Austrian she'll and moment
later 8 terrible explosion followed.
The shell Lad struck small building
on the opposite side Of the street. An
immense cloud Of smoke and dust rose
and when It disappeared the horse of
the officer vas gone.
1.-The air pressure caused by the ex-
plosion had lifted the animal from
the g7o,lnd and thrown 1t on the fiat
roof OF q nearby house, where It was
found almost unhurt. It was no easy
lob to get the horse to the street
again, as this could only be accom-
plished with the aid Of large crane"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
WELL, STRONG
AND HEALTHY
Doctor Recommended Cardui to
Build Up Her Strength. Said 1t
Was a Fine Medicine.

Mandarin. Fla.-"About is years ago,
after the birth Of my child" writes
Madame c. Billiard, of this place, II
was in very low and rundown
state Of afffRlsla1f end was very weak.
mended that Z. fa e. ~a fas.. IT, vas
treating me, and he told me- to take
1t to build up my strength Said il
was a fine medicine. I<
and it built me UP. Aftef the use of
2, I was greatly improved in flesh,
strength, and health, in fact was en-
tirely well, but took one more bottle
to be sure I'd taken enough. ] was
able to do my work and was well,
strong woman.
81 highly recommend it as tonic. I
have never had bad health since. have
been well and strong and healthy eyer
since"
Cardui, the woman's tonic, Is a medi-
cine prepared from vegetable, medici-
nal ingredients, which have been found
to exert a tonic, building influence.
For over 40 years this medicine has
been used by the women Of this coun-
try, and the thousands of letters. which
come to us every year. are proof of it's
real therapeutic, beneficial medicinal
value.
If you are in need OF a remedy for
womanly Ills, take Cardui, the woman
tonic. For sale by all druggists.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10

toned in this book: nothing more,
nothing less!" and taking small vol
ume which lay on the table. he tossed
It In front OF Rev. Smith Boyd.
II was the Book of Common Prayer.
containing, In the. last. pages, the ar
ticles of Faith.
Clark seized his hat and coat. and
strobe out of the door, followed by the
red-faced Chisholm. who had also been
asked to resign. Nicholas Van Ploon
rose, and shook hands with Rev. Smith
Boyd.
Sargent has told me about your
plan for the new tenements," he stat
ed II am In favor Of buying the
property"
We'll swing It for you, Boyd.
promised Jim Sargent. i've been
talking with some OF the other mem
bers. and they seem to favor the idea
that tbs new vedder court will be .
great monument. There'll be no such
magnificent charity in the world. and
no such impressive sacrifice as giving
up that cathedral! l think Cunning
ham will be with us. when 1t comes to
q vote"
Certainly" interposed Nicholas Van
Ploon. 1--WE don't need to make any
profit from those tenements. The nor
NAL increase In ground value will be
enough"
YES" said Cunningham slowly. Il
am heartily in favor OF the PROPOSE
tion."
]. Coming along. doctor?" invited
Manning, going for his coat and nat.
mo, think not" decided Rev.
Smith Boyd quietly.
He was sitting at the edge of the
table facing the Good Shepherd. at
the edge Of whose robe still sparkled
crystalline light. and in his two hands
he thoughtfully held the Book OF Com.
mon Prayer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
IF HAIR Is TURNING
GRAY, USE SAGE TEA
Don't Look oldI Try Grandmother's
Recipe to Darken and 5eautify
Gray, Faded, Lifeiess Hair.

Grandmother kept her hair beauti-
fully darkened, glossy and abundant
with. brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair fell out or took on
that dull. faded or streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect. BY asking at
any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Hair Remedy" you will get
large bottle of this old-time recipe,
ready to use. for about so cents. This
simple mixture can be depended upon
to restore natural color and beauty
to the hair and Is splendid for dan
druff, dry, itchy scalp and falling hair.
: A well-known druggist says every
body uses Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur.
because 1t darkens so naturally and
evenly that nobody can tell it has been
applied-it's so easy to use, too. You
simply dampen a comb or soft brush
and draw it through your hair, taking
one strand at q time. BY morning
the gray hair disappears; after an
other application or two, 1t is re-
stored to its natural color and looks
glossy, soft and abundant ADV.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
EVIDENTLY A HOPELESS CASE
Obstinate Man Determined Not to Ad-
NIT That the Dlctagraph Had
Helped Him.

A certain young man OF Columbus
who is SO hard OF hearing that he oft
times carries little dictagraph In
strument with him to help him follow
the conversation OF his friends, was
among some OF his rural relatives last
week. There happened to be farmer
in the vicinity who had not heard q
word for years. The Columbus man
was introduced to him and referred
to his little instrument which helped
deaf persons, and offered to demon
strate it to him.
Il cant hear through those things.
l have tried them all and none OF them
are any good" he said.
Put this up to your ear and try 1t.
anyhow" suggested the visitor The
farmer hesitated a while and then put
one end of the instrument to his ear.
To the surprise of the Columbus man
the deaf farmer replied. when asked
in a tone hardly above whisper,
Can you hear what say?"
Nope, / can't hear word. These
things don't do. me any good"
Would you acknowledge 1t II they
would help your" was then asked him
in q still lower tone of voice, and the
answer came back promptly: Ger
tainly would. but can't hear q word
you say"
The Columbus man put the instru-
ment back in his pocket and said to
his rural friend. "A hopeless case. -
Columbus Dispatch.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10

ever swept the world without ito -
tendant supernatural phenomena. 50 no
great spiritual revival has ever swept
the world without its concreted symbol
which men might wear upon their
breasts. The cross! What shall be its
successor? A ball Of ilre in the skyl
Who knows! If that symbol OF mans
spiritual rejuvenation, of his renewed
nearness to God. were. In reality. q
ball OF fire, Gail, would hold It up IN
the sight OF all mankind though 1t
shriveled my arm!"
The thin treble note stole out OF the
organ loft, pulsing it's timid way among
the high. dim arches, as II seeking a
Judgment where 1t might fasten Its
tiny thread Of harmony, and grow into
song Of new glory, the glory which
had been born that day in the two.
earnest hearts beneath In the avenue
Of slender columns. The soft light
from one Of the clerestory windows
flooded In on the compassionate SON OF
man above the altar. The very air
seemed to vibrate with the new In
SEPARATION which had been voiced IN the
old Market Square church. Gail gazed
zap at Smith Boyd. with the first con-
tent her heart had ever known: con-
tent in which there was both earnest
ness and serenity, to replace all her
cropping. He met her gaze with eyes
in which there glowed the endless love
which 1t is beyond the power of speech
to tell. There was moment OF ecstasy.
Of complete understanding, Of the per.
feet unity which should last through
out their lives. In that harmony. they
walked from the canopy Of dim arches,
out through the vestry, and beneath
the door above which perched the two
gray doves cooling. For an instant Gail
looked back into the solemn depths.
and usefulness came into her eyes.
"The ball of fire." she unused. When
shall we see 1t in the SKYE"
THE END.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
orioin Of Grain az Measure.

The gruin, as measure of weight
has its name from being originally the
weight of grain OF wheat. A statdte
passed in England in 1856 ordained
that 80 grains of wheat, taken from
the middle Of the ear and well dried.
should make pennyweight, IL Of
which should make an ounce. while
IL ounces were to make pound.
The pound. therefore. consisted OF
1850 grains But several centuries
later the pennyweight was divided into
"a grains, which makes the troy
pound $3.50 grains. The pennyweight
was the exact weight of silver PEN
nv. The standard grain was pre-
scribed by act OF parliament in ths
reign Of George ~.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
BEGIN HOT WATER
DRINKING EF YOU
DON'T FEEL RIGHT
Gays glass Of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
washes out poisons.

II you wake up with bad taste, bad
breath and tongue is coated: II your
head is dull or aching; IL what you eat
sours and forms gas and acid in stom-
ach, or you are bilious, constipated,
nervous, sallow and can't get feeling
just right, begin drinking phosphated
hot water. Drink before breakfast,
glass Of real hot water with q tea.
spoonful OF limestone phosphate In 1t.
This will flush the poisons and toxins
from stomach. liver, kidneys and bow
els and cleanse. sweeten and purify
the entire alimentary tract. Do your
inside bathing Immediately upon aris-
Ing In the morning to wash out of the
system all the previous days poison
Gus waste, gases and sour bile before
putting more food into the stomach.
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood. nerves and
muscles became loaded with body i'm
purities. get from your druggist or
storekeeper quarter pound Of lime
stone phosphate which is inexpensive
and almost tasteless. except for a
sourish tinge which Is not unpleasant.
Just as soap and hot water act on
the skin, cleansing, sweetening and
freshening. so hot water and lime
stone phosphate act on the stomach.
liver, kidneys and bowels. Men and
women who are usually constipated,
bilious, headachy or have any stomach
disorder should begin this inside bath
ing before breakfast. They are as
sured they will become real cranks on
the subject shortly.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10

thirty-nine articles Of religion! With.
tn his grasp he had held position Of
wealth, OF power. OF fame! He scarce
" considered their loss: and In the
ease with which he relinquished them.
he knew that he was, self-absolved
from the charge OF using his con.
sciencc as a ladder Of ambition! II
personal vanity had entered into his
desire to build the new cathedral. II
had been incidental. not fundamental.
It made him profoundly happy to know
this with positiveness.
Hp called up the house Of Jim Sar'
gent and asked for Gail.
Come over" he invited her. y
want to see you very much. I'm In the
church. Come In through the vestry.'
AL right" was the cheerful reply
I'll be there in q minute"
He had been very sly! He was tire.
mendously pleased with himself! He
had kept out Of his voice all the long.
ing. and all the exultation, and all the
loveJ He would not trust even one
vibration Of his secret "a , cold tele-
phone wire!
He set the door of the S0stry cpen
wide. Within the church, the organize
had conquered that battling run In the
mighty prelude Of Bach, and the great
dim spaces up amid the arches were
pulsing In ecstasy with the tremendous
harmony. Outside. upon the back.
ground Of the celestial strain. there
rose futtering, a twittering, COO.
ing. The doves of spring had~returned
to the yestry yard.
Just q moment and Gail appeared,
poised in the doorway. with a filmy
pink scarf about her shoulders, sim.
pie frock of delicate gray upon her
slender figure, her brown hair waving
about her oval face, faint flush upon
her cheeks, her brown eyes sparkling
her red lips smiling up at him.
He had intended to tell her much,
but instead, he folded her in his arms,
and she nestled there, content. For 9
long. happy moment they stood. lost to
the world Of thought; and then she
looked up at him., and laughed.
II knew 1t from your voice." she
said.
He laughed with her; then he grew
grave, but there was the light Of the
great happiness In his gravity.
Il have resigned" he told her.
That was part Of what she had
known.
And not for met" she exulted. II
was not question. She saw that In
him was no doubt, no quandary. nc
struggle between faith and disbelief
Il see my way clearly" he smiled
down at her; "and there are no thorns
to cut for me. l shall never change"
And we shall walk hand in hand
about the greatest work In the world
she softly reminded him, and there
were tears In her eyes. But what
work shall that be, Ted?" She looked
up at him for guidance. now.
ITO shed into other lives some OF
the beauty which blossoms in our
own" he replied. walking with her in
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10

to the great dim nave, where the
shadows still quivered with the under
echoes of the mighty Bach prelude. I
have been thinking much OF the many
things you have said to me-" he told
her, "and particularly Of the need. not
for new religion, but for re-birtn
of the old; that same new impulse to-
wards the better and the higher life
which Christ brought into the world. |
have been thinking on the mission OF
him, and 1t was the very mission to
the need OF which you have held SO
firmly. He came to clear away the
thorns Of creed which had grown up
between the human heart and God!
The brambles have grown again. The
time is almost ripe, Gail. for q new
Quickening OF the spirit; for the sec
ond coming"
She glanced at him, startled.
For new voicesin the wilderness.
she wondered.
Not yet" he answered. I'VE have
signs In the hearts of men, for there Is
8 great awakening Of the public con-
science throughout the world; but be-
fore the day OF harvest arrives. we
must have sign In the sky. No great
spiritual revival has ever swept the
world without its attendant supernat-
ural phenomena. for mysticism Is q
part Of religion. and will be to the end
zof time. Reason. by the very nature
of itself. realizes its own limitations.
and demands something beyond its IN
derstanding upon which to hang its
faith. It Is the need Of faith which
distinguishes the soul from the mind"
{ sign unused Gail, her eyes aglow
with the majesty OF the thought.
1t will come he assured her, with
the calm precedence Of prophecy it.
self. 'As~no great spiritual revival has
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
Gene Fields Humor.

Eugene Field often liked a game OF
whist ia the evening, when he could
..drop in" and was not specially In
vited.r One Sunday night when leavs
inr the house OF friend he called out
loudly. for the benefit Of the rigif
church members connected with tbs
mccormick Theological seminary.
across the street: No. Charles
Henry. shall never play poker with
Won again on. Sunday night, much
to the chagrin of Charles Henry. Z
model man who never incalS0s in
noIker on Sunday or any othss xight.
Elsie +. Well. in McBride's Nloe
siue
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
In a Different Light.

1.-THE boys are throwing stones at a
poor peddler."
Outrageous"
That's what think"
Whose boys are they?"
Yours"
"Oh, well, boys will be boys. Let
the children play"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
The Earlier Opportunity.

"Do you think our friends peace
plans can end the warp
I'm afraid not. Anybody smart
enough to end the war would have
been smart enough to prevent It"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10

A minister says the right path is
often left.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-28
G.O.P. WOULD ON MEXICO SAYS
 SENATOR
Vigorous Rap for Wilson's inconsistent" Policy Civ en by Rhode Islander. Re ply by Stone
(sv Review Leased wireA

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Discus- sion of the administration Mexican policy broke out again today in the senate. Senator Lippitt of Rhode Is land attacked President Wilson's course in a prepared speech which included a detailed review of rela- tions with Mexico since the over throw of Madero and drew replies from several Democratic senators.
 "The president boastfully proclaims declared Senator Lippitt. land threat ems the gravest consequences the next, but he sucks the force from both by declaring in between times that he is too proud to fight and that it is none of any ones business what takes place in Mexico.
 ''If the Republicans should be sue cessful in the next national election is it their purpose to declare war on MeXico?" asked Senator Thomas of Colorado
 Tt is my opinion that the Ameri- can people ought to send for another doctor for the Mexican patient" an swered Senator Lippitt Chairman Stone of the foreign relations com mittee responded by reading an edi- torial from an independent newspaper which declares that any other course than the one pursued by President Wilson would have meant war.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-28
British Deny War Ship InUaded U. s.
 Waters at Norfolk
American Sailors However, Stand by Their Story, Leav-
 ing no Doubt Who Was
 Right and Wrong
(sv Review Leased wire.)

NORFOLK, Va. July 27-Official denial by the British embassy at Washington that a British cruiser had visited Chesapeake bay was received in silence by naval officials here to- day. but from other sources 1t was learned that there was no disposition on the part of any men on the tleship Louisiana who reported that they saw ship which signalled 'En- glish cruiser" to change their story.
 On at least two points. the uniden- tified ship had the general outlines of cruiser and that she sienalled she as one. at least five of the Louisi- ana's men agree. it is said Others are understood to insist that they saw certain details about the ship which convinced them that she was a man of war.
 While naval circles within the capes were agitated with the cruiser mystery today. the neutral squad of the United States warships and the allied patrols spent quit day out side.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-28
BUILDING BOOM HITS
 MEXICO; BIG ACTIVITY

the improvement of the harbor Of Progreso. which will include dredg- ing the harbor and the building of wharves and oil storage tanks. Plans also have been completed for the dredging of the harbors Of Puerto. Mexico, and Frontera. and bids will be opened shortly for the making of the channel in the Panuco river at Tampico. 200 yards wide and 35 feet deep. which will enable the largest tankers to load there The cost of this work is estimated at $2,000.000 gold.
 The governor of Jalisco has been given orders to start ork on the line to the coast.
 The government has been urging the Southern Pacific of Mexico to extend their line from Topic to La Camara. where it would connect with the present railroad from Guadalajara. The money 10 begin work has been offered to the company the sum to be deducted from the amount due the railroad from the government
 Wireless stations have been started at Acapulco, MaZatlan, and Guaymas.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-28
fRv Rcview Leased Wire.l

NBN heNleW LedStu NlIeI
 MEXICO CITY. July 27.-Eight corps of civil engineers are nov in the field preparing for the extension and building of railroads by the gov ernment. according to an announce ment made today bv the department Of communication. Work is now be ing actively pushed on an extension line from Le De Mena. Durango. to Conception del Gro. connecting with the line running south from Saltillo. to open rich mining countries.
 The engineers are now surveying for a five-mile tunnel through the mountains in the Mazapil district.
 A new line is being built southeast from Saltillo to Ortega which will tap rich agricultural districts. About 14 miles of this line have been com pleted Ten million dollars in gold have been turned over by the gov ernment to the Yucatan authorities off line of railway connecting the Yucatan road with the Tehuantepec line and the Isthmus railroad running from Vera Cruz. taking in Campishi. Frontera and San Juan Bautista and joining the isthmus line at Santa Lu- cretia.
 The authorities of Yucatan have been authorized to begin immediately
Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-28
Cure for Epidemic in N. Y. BelieUed
 Found at Last
(By Review Leased Wire.)

NEW YORK, July 27.-Marked sue cess has attended the treatment of 30 infantile paralysis patients with inter-spinal injections of adrenalin. the remedy suggested by Dr. s. J. MeltZer, according to a report to the health department today by Dr. Ed ard J. Bermingham. In 8 cases. the report says. the symptoms complete lv subsided, w'Ile the other IS in fants are said to be speedily recover inc
 "We feel that Dr. MeltZer's theory has been sustained" said Dr Ser mingham. "We will not say proven. because 30 cases cannot prove such an important matter"
 Special methods of caring for the patents have teen adopted in cor rectiCr with the use of 1dcnalil, m jactions of which are made directly into thr spinN every six hours One If the methods is supplying he rGtients when the convalescent period starts. with new dolls and toys. A happy state of mind is a great remedial measure, Dr. Bermingham said.