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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29
LOCAL AND Personal

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Mrs Gerald Hensley died at
her home in this city "Wednesday
morning, November 81. Obituary
next week.
M Christensen will entertain
number of relatives and friends
at their home tomorrow, Thanks
giving Day.
Miss Edna Esbeck, daughter Of
John Esbeck and wife, celebrated
her 22nd birthday anniversary
last Sunday evening by entertain
ing number of her friends at
her home in Kickapoo Park.
Word from Oscar Anderson states
that he is now clerking i'm a store
i'm Ludington, Michigan and re-
ceives 81 500 per week. Oscar is
we'll known lin Extra, he having
clerked in the Petersen store last
spring for several months.
The new residence which is be-
| ing built by Tune Thomas ON hEs
farm south of town, is nearing
complexion and the family hopes
to move to the same by january
first. 1t is home that one can
be well proud of. o
The High School students anG
faculty held party at the schoo,
house Friday evening, which was
in place of their trip to Anita
for basket ball games which were
cancelled ON account of very
contagious disease i'm Adair.
Mrs Frank Basham, sens FREQ
4 and Jimmie, and Walter Cannon
autoed to Oalofield last Sunday afs
/ ternoon to visit few hours with
re latives. On their return home
they were accompanied by Hilds
Cannon who will visit few days.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29
WOMANS CASE STARILES
EXTRAS FOLKS

A business MANS wife could not
read Or sew without sharp pain in
her eyes. For years her eyes
were red and weak. Finally she
tried puie .Lavoptik eye wash. The
result of ONE application astomshed
her. A small bottle of Lavoptik is
guana reeed to benefit every case
of weak, STRAINED or inflamed eyes.
ONE WASH will startle with its
quick results. Aluminium eye cup
free.
The Kearney Pharmacy
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29
CONG'L SUNDAY SCHOOL,

The Sunday school thermometer
is steadily rising. Let us endeavor
to excel all past records. This can
only be accomplished by united
effort ON the part of the scholars,
teachers and Officers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29
BOX soC4ABLE.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

The head of (lorses that will be
sold at the Juhl sale Friday
next, are good ones
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29

The school ma'am is the guiding
star of the republic. She takes
the bantlinlg fresh from tthe home
nest full of his pouts, hds pets and
his passions, ungovernable i'm MANY
cases. a rampant little, riot little
wretch whose own mother often
admits she sends him to school
purposely to get rid of him.
The school ma'am takes a
whole car load of these little .an-
arches, half of them singly and
alone cannot be handled by their
mothers, and she makes useful
citizens of them.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29

Peter Nissen left Monday for
Council Blufffs to attend business
college during the winter months.
Jens Andersen and family and
Chris Andersen. and family We're
visiting their mother. Mrs sonen
Andersen, Sunday.
H LarseD who has 'een i'll
for sometime, has zone 20 the
sanltariupeat Nevada, Iowa. for
treatment.
X P Clark Wen. to Harlan Sat
urday to attend Herford sale.
Try some. of those big fat oysters
at williams Cafe.
REMEMBER. Il REMEMBER
remember, " remember,
Inc house where was born,
I'he little window where the sum
Came peeping I'm at morn.
You'd hardly know the old n,o.a
now,
For dad is up to date,
And the farm lis Scientific
Frcm the back lot to the gate
me house and barn are lighted
Wlth the bright actylene
1.-The engine i'm the laundry
Us run by gasoline.
we nave silos, VIE have autos.
we have dyynamos and Things
telephone for gossip,
And a phonograph that sings.
lhe hared man has left us
We miss his homely face.
lot of college graduates
Are working in his place
i'here's an engineer and fireman
A chauffeur and vet.
Lectrildan and mechanic
ON. the FARMS run right ,ro,,
bet.
Inc little window where tine sun
came peeNng din at morn
NOW brightens up bathroom
That cost car of corn.
Our mdlkmadd is pneumatic,
I And she's sanitary, too
but dad gets fifteen cents a oua,uh
For milk that once brought tive
Canadian COURIER
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29
FOR SALE.

We have some fine Rose comb
Rhode Island Red raosters for.
sale. All pen breed and headed by
high scoring birds. Call Or phone.
Anton Kommes
Ex1ra, Iowa, 1OE21
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29
NOTICE PALACE TAEATER

Commencing Monday Dec, Srd,
ON account of the increase i'm
price of motion picture film tax
house tax and admission tax we
will give our patrons a better show.
Admission will be 10 and Is CENTS
including admission tax.
s Meurer Mgr.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29

TAKEN UP
A roam yearling heifer about a
month ago. Owner cam have
same by indentifying and paying all
expense. w pd
P G Kmudsen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
ALL sale dates for R. w. Jones
or Jones and Son, Auctioneers
made at the office of Harry and
HUNT, Extra, Iowa.
A. w. Harvey will clerk your
sales if wanted, anywhere. Familiar
with thoroughbred sales and require
ments of a clerk. T f
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29

Mrs Andrew Wells spent Tues
day with Mrs john Root. Mr. Wells
attended the Christensen sale near
Hamlin.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
White Plymouth Rock BOOSTERS
at 1.25. Leave orders at Extra
Produce Company for Mrs Perry
Bruner.
11.22 TT
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29
Notice TO THE PUBLIC

No hunting or trapping allowed
our farms. Trespassers will be
prosecuted according to law.
M Knudsen. Hams Andersen, Chris
Petersen, Paul Way, Oluf Jongen-
sen, Mrs Mary Thielen, Frank Nav
ratil
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29

FOe SALE.
BY owner, ON easy terms 80
acres, 8 miles northwest Of Extra.
Paul Petersen, Blair, Nebr.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29

tf you are not member or adj
herent to any of the Extra
churches you are cordially invited
to make your church. home with us.
lood Congre gational Singing and
brief talks ON Vital Subject BY the
pastor are THE order of our SER
vices. Everybody Welcome.
w g Baldwin Minister.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29

MIR and Mrs NJ L Parrott were
Oakfield visitors Sunday. Their Son,
John Parrott taking htem down
In his cal
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
Barred Rock BOOSTERS for sale
$1.25 each.
Chris Petersen. Phone 31E14,
Extra. Dec. pd
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29
FOR SALE,

All our house hold goods.
Miss Gano, Extra, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29

George struthers and SON, Carrot
have been shredding corn west of
Extra for several diAfe1ent part
les. 49,.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29
Christian Church.

Christian Church.
Sunday School 1000
Preaching services Hoo
Audubon Township
Sunday School 200
Preaching 800
CE $50 :,
Preaching 7.30
G. s. Linkletter
BOX soC4ABLE.
Box Social at Lewis School DIST.
No. 2, Friday, December Z. Every
body come and bring OK.
Edythe Marsh teacher.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29

Congregational Church. sra
Sunday School 10 A M
Preaching IL A M
Evening z 80 A. M.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29
Your Duty as Plain.

Your Duty ajs Plain.
You are asked to do Certain
Things for your government NOW,
and if you fail, later on will come
the gentle order, YOU MUST DO
whati is asked of you.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29
CLASSIFIED ADS
Adds under this head will run
till ordered out.

I have for sale number of
farms that are. priced right. Call
and see me when you want to buy
farm.
Also have several houses for
sale in Extra.
j, B. j. Lohner
Extra, Iowa. 7. f.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29

P M Christensen will entertain
a number of relatives and friends
at their home tomorrow, Thanks
giving Day.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29

Z Mrs Gerald Hensley died at
her home in this city "Wednesday
morning. November 81. Obituary
next week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29

What a School Ma'am Has TO DO.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-29

Try some of those big fat oysters
at williams Cafe.
The Press., 1917-03-01
that he will never know" I pleaded.

that he will never know" pleaded.
 ''No. sweetheart; that would be too easy. You are going to stay right here and face the old forty-two centimeter," he made reply to my pleading re- quest as he bent and laid his cheek upon the lovelock. "That curl ought to have opened my eyes when l sat and watched you open yours day be- fore yesterday morning." was the re- mark he added to his cruel command that stay and face my very dreadful and so very much beloved uncle. the General Robert
 "I am afraid" I answered as l clung to him with q trembling.
 "Yes; know you are afraid of him or anything" laughed my beloved Gouverneur Faulkner. with shake of my shoulders unlcr his great "trOn- hands. But perhaps 1hese papers have ill my pocket from Captain Las selles, who is at the mansion getting rid of dust, will help you out after the first explosion, which you will have to stand in a very few minutes from now if that hall clock is correct ard know the generals habits as l think l dO."
 "Oh, let me ascend and get once again into my trOusers"' exclaimed us I sought to leave the arms that again held me close.
 "Neverw said my GOuverneur Faulk ner after another kiss upon the cheek nearest to him. "Y0u'l just wear this ball gown until you can get some dimity, madam, and don't you ever even mention to me-
The Press., 1917-03-01
AI;k.. Vet Very Different.


 On Seventh avenue the other evening | saw a small red headed fool of boy throwing cans. ''An excitement crav- ing. empty headed kid" said to my self, driving by. On the next block saw girl with red curls, dressed in furs. rather dashing. who gave me a little provocative smile as I passed. Did say to myself that she was an excitement craving, empty headed kid2 She was, but I didn't. On the con trary. for the moment at least, l felt quite drawn toward her. Yet she and that boy might easily have been broth CT and sister and twin rowdies at heart. Why did one of the two so at tract me and the other repel2
 The strange lure of sex. It was ready to blind me to the mental de- fects of that girl It was ready to fix my thoughts on her cheeks or her hair if Id sat with her. Now, isn't that odd: I should never have given a snap for her kid brothers hair or cheeks naturally. I'd have looked him well over and seen at glance he hadn't much character and maybe less brains, but could I have seen what she lacked once I'd felt her attractiOn?- Clarence Day, IT,, in Metropolitan Ma gaZine.
The Press., 1917-03-01
wnndara oE Color

A small and simple experiment can be made by any reader which will go far to convince him or her what a good thing it is we have sunlight, which en- ables our eyes to take advantage of the beautiful hueS of nature. Make room quite dark and then burn some car bOnate of soda i'll the flame of a bun sen gas burner. It will burn with an orange yellow light sufficiently strong to illuminate everything in the room. i but you will realize with a sudden shock that, bright though the light is. all distinctions of color have vanished. Only light and shade remain. A crim- son carnation, a blue violet, red ta- blecloth, a yellow blind-all look gray or black or white. The faces of those present look positively repulsive, for all natural color has disappeared. No other experiment. will so well convince those who have witnessed it how great loss would be that of our sense for l color.
The Press., 1917-03-01
CHATTER Xvi. sNk.n AnnMvenifib

ND. as had planned I then ae-
 M complished. l discovered that A Lghtfoot at pasture, and I
 quickly had placed the saddle upon him and had turned him down the mountain to choose a safe path for both himself and me. did not look upon those cradles of fragrant boughs in which the boy Robert had lain at rest beside his great friend, the Gou- verneur Faulkner. from whom he had stolen faith and affection.
 "Why did not you also steal his pOcketbook as he lay asleep beside you, Roberta, marquise of Greg ard Bye?' I questioned myself, with scorn and torture, as good Lightfoot crashed down from that Camp Heaven into the dark night.
 And on we rode, the large horse with the woman upon his back. for long night, through fragrant thickets that caught at my riding brooches with rose tendril fingers and under thick forests of budding trees, through whose branches of tender leaves the wise old stars looked down upon my bitter weeping with nothing of com fort, perhaps because they had grown of a hardness of heart from having seen so many tears of women drop fin the silence of a lonely night.
 Then came a dawn and a noon and a twilight, through which I pushed forward the large horse with great cruelty, only pausing beside streams to allow that he drink of the water and also to throw myself down on my face and lap the cool refreshment like
The Press., 1917-03-01
ITO be continued.l
proppinq the Aspirate.

Dropping the aspirate in the combi-
 nation "wh" has the support of three authorities on English pronunciation the late Dr. Sweet. Professor Ripp- mann and D. Jones. This h. by the way, does not follow an initial 'w,'' except in the spelling. What those who do pronounce it really say is "hwich,' "hwen," etc. In emitting the aspirate we are merely carrying on a process long established in English, Take, for instance, the words lady "loaf," 'lean," laugh meek" and ridge" All were originally pro- nounced with an initial "h." which has now entirely disappeared. Even more violent consonantal changes have talk en place. In "knife," 'know," ''gnaw'' and write the initial ''k," "g'' or 'w' was at one time pronounced. Knife for example, developed some thing in this way. Knife" 'tnife, '' ''hnife." ''nife." the first consonant be- ing sounded. Not so very long ago ''knee'' was pronounced "tnee' in Cumberland.-LOnd Chronicle.
The Press., 1917-03-01
eh.,r, ofp,.hov.

No traveller who has visited rRou- mania returns without praising the wonders of Prahova. Here. after one has passed the heights of Predeal, is q charming valley in the midst of for ests, of great rocks and spouting wa ters. The landscape evokes recolIec- Hons of Switzerland. with architecture that recalls the orient. Azuga. Bustena, are seated on the bank of Il tumultu. ous river Farther away is Sinaia. The court and the Roumanian aristOcracy have built in this delightful valley their summer homes. There are no large hotels. All that made life at Bukharest is taken by summer so- jOurners to the shadows offered by Prahova and it's sweet freshness. Near Sinaia the valley widens and Campina appears, the chief city of the coal lands and of the salt mines. Ami mals that are at liberty assemble about block of salt to lick it, for salt, like petroleum, is everywhere.
The Press., 1917-03-01
The Ancient Draqon.

The pterodactyl, whose fossil remains have been found in the chalk at Cam bridge, England, and elsewhere, with a very varied spread of wings, which in the largest specimens must have reached twenty-five feet, is almost fden- tical with the dragon of fable. A bat like creature, with an elevated body and long neck. ending in an absurdly small head with a portentOus beak, 1t could run very swiftly, was fish eater and could swim, or it flew by means of huge membranous wings, which con nected it's long fore quarters with its hind legs. The pterodactyl evidently existed down to comparatively recent geological period, and it is not at all improbable that the traditional dragon Is described from the last living speci- mems as met with by primitive man.
The Press., 1917-03-01
Lanuuaae of Eootprints.

Among the Indians the study of hu man footprints was carried to fine point Many of us would be able to say at n glance. Here goes So-and- so.'' with perfect accuracy. Even the children would recognize instantly the footprint of a stranger from another tribe. It was claimed by some that character may he read from the foot print. just as some white people un 1ertake to read it from the handwrlt ing, on the ground that certain char acteristic attitudes and motions of the body. reficcting mental peculiaritics affect the gait anIl consequently the pedal autograph. At any rate. our people were close readers of character and do not hesitate to say that faith full study of the language of footprints in all its details will be certain to de velop your insight as we'll as your powers of observation. - Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa) in St. Nicholas.
The Press., 1917-03-01
THE MIDDLE WEST.
Can Any One Really Tell Just Where lt
 Ia Located2


 Is Located7
 The east retains a somewhat con. descending attitude toward the middle west, and in its friendliest moments speaks of the plainsmen as first rate raw material" as if the middle west existed and had somehow local hahi tatiOn and Il name.
 The middle west itself is by no means so sure about that. Although the prai ries begin at Batavia, N. Y, Buffalo nians resent being termed middle west ernerS Omaha l should describe as unquestiOnably middle western. yct there are middle westerners who repu diate Nebraska and only tepidly nc cept Kansas, while St. Louis and Kan sas City belong to the middle west ac cOrding to some authorities, To tht south according to others as vOcifcrouS By general consent Minnesota belongs to the northwest. However, if you go halfway from Portland, Me, to Port land, Ore, all of Minnesota lies behind you. In Chicago they say: "Why, man. alive, there's nothing western about Us This iS the interior" A dear soul in Montana remarked to me: How jolly to hear that you came from the east Pm an customer myself. I lived in Iowa."
 Where. then, is the middle weSt| In the words of the immortal ArtcmuS. answer, ''NOwhere-nor anywhcreH else "-Roliin Lynde Hartt in Century Magazine.
The Press., 1917-03-01
The Aeiuht of Trees,

When one is out for walk it is a very common thing to wish to know the height of particular tree which happens to catch the eye. When the sun is shining it is possible accurately to measure the height of the tree from the shadow it casts on the ground. In order to do so a stick must be set up- right in the ground so that Its shadow falls besile the shadow of the tree Then, as the length of the sticks shad- Ow to the sticks height, so Is the length of the trees shadow to the trees height. For example, suppose d two and half foot stick shows q shadow three feet long and the frees shadow is eighteen feet long. There fore the tree is six times as high as the stick, which shows that the height of the tree will be fifteen feet.
The Press., 1917-03-01
Ruasians Lioht Drinkers.

The Russian realized perfectly we'll the evil effect of the use of vodka upon his fellow countrymen. We must not share the belief, disseminated by the books of dilettante travellers, that every one in Russia was a hard drink CT. Far from 1t. Certain very cOnsid- erable sections of the population did not drink at all. Such were the Mo- hammedans. to whom. the prophet of Allah had forbidden the juice of the grape; such were the sectarians among the orthodox, who refrained on prin- ciple. Many others as well did not in dulge, either from distaste or from conscientious scruples. In fact, sta tistical evidence shows that the people of the Russian empire consumed de cidedly less alcohol per capita than the peoples of many other European cOun- tries.-Robert r. Blake in Atlantic.
The Press., 1917-03-01
AutonohiIa Oops.

The practice of running an automo- bile with the top up when it is not needed is costly. according to tests which I made. says contributor to Popular Mechanics. When the back of the top cannot be rolled up the re- sistance is especially great. Six miles more were obtained from gallon of gasoline with the top rolled and cOv- cred as compared with having the top up with the back closed. When going against the wind this extra pull is es- pecially heavy, and difficulty in mak- ing a hard climb may often be relieved by lowering the top. Careful regula- tion of the top, using it only when es- sential, will be found to be a worth while factor in reducing the gasoline hill
The Press., 1917-03-01
Population by Sex.

About half the probable population of the world has been enumerated with relation to sex. About -50.3 per cent male, 49.7 per cent female, is the re- suit of this count. Only in Europe. among continents, do the females out number the males, the proportion be- ing: Female. 506 per cent; male, 49.4 per cent. In most parts of the world of which we have information the re verse is true. The percentage of males in British India is 5O.9; ill the tribu- tary states, 51.7: in Japan, 5O.5. ln the United States by the last census there were 1O6 males to 100 females, the divisions of native, foreign, etc. being as follows: Native white of na- tive percentage, 1O4 males, 100 females; native white of foreign parentage, 99.5 males, 100 females; foreign white, 129.2 males, 100 females; negro, 98.9 males, 100 females; all other, 1855 males, 100 females.-New York Times.
The Press., 1917-03-01
Artist and Coun&erfeiter.

There used to be an old German counterfeiter in this country who was veritable wonder with the brush and pen. This man literally painted pie lures of twenty dollar notes which were works of art. He used no tools except his pens and brushes, and 1t took him a week to do the portrait of banknote. He figured that his handi- cap was worth about $3 day and worked under the idea that the world owed him fair living and should not object if his talent led him toward portrait painting, with twenty dollar bills for models. Even jail terms fail ed to impress him seriously with his wrongdoing. A collector of curiOs once offered $500 for one of his speci- mems of bill portraiture, and the value of some others was said to be even greater, so marvellous was the delicacy of his brush work.
The Press., 1917-03-01
THIRTY.oNE YEARS AGO.
February zs, 1886
Items Of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty-one years ago.

] McDonald, recently with the Warren Woolen Co has taken the superiutendency of one of RawitseI Bros. mills at Staffordville
 The opera Mikado will be given III Grace church Sunday school room on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings with the following cast of characters The Mikado of Japan. Henry Butter. field; Nankl-Poi, Dr F. L. Smith Ko.Ko, w H. Desper; Poo. Bah, r W. Patten; Yum Yum. Miss Ida G Larom; Petti.SinR, Mrs C II. David Peep Bo, Miss Mary I. Newton KatIsha, Miss G. E ChamberliD Chorus, Miss Genie Mclaughlin, Mis- Edith Baker, Miss Alice Chamberlin. l. Mclaughlin, R Comins, F Williams. Pianist, Miss Anna Con verse.
 Born. -StafforI, tVillage), 10th, sou (Curl HtIaml to c P. Bradway.
 Stafford Springs, 23l, son to Ben iamin Labonty; 18th daughter t' Napoleon Fregeau; l4th, son tt Antorine Thivearge.
 Married Wpstford, 16th, by Rev O Bissell, Irving V. Reynolds ant Emma NJ. Lillibridge, both of Ashford
The Press., 1917-03-01
Tranquility of Liszt,

IisZt was a sweet SOuled character. One day two of his friends. musicians, resolved to put the maestro into a passion Which one of his habits,' they inquired, would most seriously trouble him were he deprived of it?''
 "PerhapS.' was the answer, "he would suffer most if deprived of a well made bed
 The two cOnfederatcs, with louis. bought over a servant to their designs. She was not, it was agreed, to make his bed for that night.
 Liszt slept badly and the next morn ing simply said, You have forgotten to make my bed"
 For two days following she neglect ed making the bed, and on the third day the maestro simply said
 II see that you have decided not to make my bed. We'll, let it alone. ] have come to accustom myself to it"