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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18

loan to the Spanish government
through an individual, and suggested
that it be taken up through the regu-
lar government channels.
Rousselot objected TO this method
of procedure, explaining that the loan
was to be made personally to King AL
fonsO, and 1t was because of this Sc
cret arrangement he could promise
that Spain was to join the entente al
lies. The negotiations for the loan
still were under way when the
Frenchman was arrested on the charge
of falsely representing himself as
Count Rousselot," a French diplO-
mat here on secret mission.
Cook by Trade.
ROusselot, former telephone work
man at S15 n week. accidentally met
a wealthy New York woman and to
of noble birth, although his occupation
in France was that of a cook. She
advanced him stocks on which he
realized $4,000. hired an expensive
suite of rooms at leading hotel, or
dered brilliant uniforms. and in due
time secured entrance to select cir
cles. A half dozen expensive auto
mobiles We're constantly at his COM
mand. as well as fancy riding horses.
He succeeded In convincing even gov
eminent officials that he was French
officer here on great secret mission,
and obtained passes to shipyards and
war vessels.
He made ardent love to actresses
and heiresses and when his rooms
were searched, dozens of photographs,
bearing endearing bits of sentiment,
were found. Following his arrest the
marquis" said he merely wanted to
see how far he could go and how bad
ly he could fool the people of New
York.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
WHEN THE OUTDOORS CALLS
Spring Restiessness Only = Nantes.
tation Of Mankind's kinshIp With
Old Mother Nature.

Nature and her noblest creature,
man, that blind the are often grossly
mutilated and obscured by mans per-
istent system Of artificial living. but
there can be no escape from the kin
ship. We belong to the soil, and when
the old mother whispers of widefiung
spaces and the rebirth of living things
man answers with n restlessness that
Is acute and often misinterpreted. We
greet the first warm days Of spring
with peculiar lassitude. We call 1t
"spring fever" Into our so-long-con-
tented souls comes restlessness that
brings discomfort with the narrow limi-
tationa of the shut-in life! The great
outdoors begins to call its children, and
all the uncomfortable conditions of
mind and of body that ensue we vainly
hope to cure with tonlcs and sassafras
tea.
There has not yet been compounded
the medicine that will cure the cause
Of what we call spring fever. The dis
ease lies deeper than the physical. The
nostalgia IS spiritual yearning for
the Intimate companionship of nature.
Visions from we know not what source
come to us of wide fields and mist
covered hills.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18

In the knees for an hour afterwards,
Mr.. Bowser met the plumber. They
had not been good friends for the last
six months. owing to the fact that the
plumber had been called to mend q
pin-hole leak in a. water pipe and
had charged $3.50 for about 80 cents
worth of work. Mr.. Bowser had re-
fused TO pay the bill, and the plumber
had threatened n law suit The plumb.
er turned aside when he saw that a
meeting was about to occur. but Mr..
Bowser walked up and slapped him on
the back and said
Plumber, perhaps was too short
with you about that bill. 1 happen
to have the amount of it in my
pocket and you must take it. / do not
think l understand the true cost Of
plumbing as well as you do. l always
want to do the fair thing"
'Mr Bowser, you are fair and
honest man." replied the plumber, as
he took the money. by George, but
it does my heart good to meet up
with such mani"
The smile on Mr.. Bowser's face
broadened as he walked on. Here was
another case where he had made a
person believe that life was worth the
living. and his heart swelled as he
thought of 1t. He was so benign that
the motorman on passing trolley
car looked at him and wished he had
time To StOn his car and borrow a dol.
lar. Presently a boy came along with
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18

Of comparative rest when little fruit
is produced. followed by long period
when fairly uniform amount of fruit
Is borne.
Weather conditions play an import
ant part In the amount Of fruit pro-
duced during the summer and autumn
Only when the moisture supply and
other climatic conditions are favorable
can the yield be constant. For this
reason the results obtained from the
varieties OF this type Of strawberry
have varied greatly in the different
sections of the country and in differ
ent years. II n long drought occurs
while the plants are fruitlng the ber-
ries become small and the plants final
ly cease to bear. Therefore, they are
not well adapted to sections having
long droughts, except when irrigation
can be supplied.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
LOVED WISELY, BUT TOO MANY
Seventeen-Year-Old Girl Marries
Three Men, but Finds Third
Is Real Thing.

Oakland, Cal.--Edna Metcalf, sew
enteen-year-old girl, who loved wisely,
but too many. is under the wing of
her mother here. while attorneys are
debating as TO how she shall be disen-
tangled from three marital cOmplica-
lions.
Edna's love-making was entirely con-
fined to the navy. Last August she
welded Ensign Edward Reese. Duty
called him from her side, and soon
she met and promptly married Jack
Overstreet, Mare Island marine.
Finally, a naval radio operator, Lewis
Linwisky, wooed and won her.
Although desperately fond of each
of her naval husbands at the time of
the marriage, she now declares that it
took the third application for the love
virus to take.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18

bag, or how ii was. I've been bumpin'
from one institution to another in
Massachusetts. and freightin' from one
place to the other, and ] always Won
dered why l never had a mother, and
here I gotta get pinched by a uniform
ed bull to find out I really got one"
John r. Burke, q sailor on the U. S.
S. Seattle, read of the Youngsters ar
rest and told his mother, Mrs. Joseph
inc Reid of Brooklyn. the name was
the same as that of the seven-months-
old child that was kidnapped from her.
and so she sent the sailor boy post
haste over to the Tombs.
81 think I'm talking to my brother"
he said TO the youthful prisoner, who
came toward him from the barred
gate.
as dat so? ! amt got no brother.
| amt got anybody / know Of" was
the reply of George. But the sailor
asked him If he had q scar on his side.
and, brushing back his tOuseled black
hair, another scar was revealed, and
then there was no question about the
identity of the prisoner.
"Say, have got mother?" was the
first question the lad popped at him.
And when told that not only had he a
mother, but a good one. who has been
waiting 16 long years to see him. the
kid nearly wept for joy. He has a
sister, too.
snow I'm happy" he said.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
BOY IN JAIL FINDS
HE HAS A MOTHER
Carried Away While a Baby, He
Is Identified by His
Brother.

New York.-The prospect of doing
bit in penitentiary for carrying a
gun isn't particularly happy one, es-
pecially when fellow has pleaded
guilty. but sixteen-year-old George ].
Burke was smiling all day in the
Tombs, and he doesn't give whoop If
the court of special sessions sends
him TO Jail for life, because he now
knows he has real, honest to good
ness mother, and what's more, he's 60
ing to see her at once.
THAT'S the big idea," he told Ward
en- Hanley in the TOmbs. 81 didn't
know If came to this earth in flour
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18


pressed any man, and / certainly
should be glad to see you earning so
a day Here is quarter for each of
you, and you can do what you like
with It,"
The mems attitude changed at once,
and they lifted their old hats to him
and begged he would not have any
hard feelings on account of their mis-
take.
take. Mr.. Bowser passed on, and his
smile was more gladstone. He had
made hearts happy, and, If It had
cost him 60 cents to do II, 1t was
bread cast upon the waters. Only
two days before he had threatened TO
20 over to his family grocery and
punch the head of the grocer for Civ
Ing him light weight and poor serv-
Ice. Mrs. Bowser had argued with
him and kept him from going, but
he had made mental VOW TO meet
that grocer on the street and give
him what he thought he deserved.
Now all was changed. Mr.. Bowser
was so benign that he could forgive
anything or anybody. He saw the
grocer coming. and the grocer saw
him. The grocer's exclamation was:
ION my soul, there is old Bowser
coming, and I've got 10 meet him
He is sure to kick about something"
But there was no kicks. Mr.. Bowser
extended his hand and asked about the
state of trade and hoped the grocer
would soon be doing as large bust
ness as formerly. He even promised
to increase his orders to So week.
The grocer got away, but was weak
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
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information
IDEAL NUMBER OF BRANCHES
Three Is Considered About Perfection
on Apple Tree-Much Depends
Upon Roots.

(From the United States Department of
Agriculture)
For an apple tree three branches are
considered the ideal number. More
may be grown upon some varieties,
particularly those which are strong
growers and upon trees which have a
well-develOped root system at planting
time. If, however, the roots have been
badly mutilated In removing the tree
from the nursery. 1t will be safer to
reduce the number to three rather than
to maintain a larger number. These
three main framework branches upon
the ordinary first-class nursery tree
should not be more than 10 or II
inches In length. At the close of the
first seasons growth after planting
each one of these three framework
branches should be considered as
though 1t were separate nursery tree
and, II possible, three subdivisions Of
this should be maintained for the wood
supply Of the second year, the three
branches retained being cut back to
about the same length as those orig
tnally held by the tree as planted In
the first place. This operation should
be repeated each succeeding year. BY
so doing systematical development
can be maintained, and by cutting to
an outside or an inside bud the habit
Of the tree can be modified so as to
make 1t upright or spreading in char
acter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
She Knew What She Meant.

Spring is the time women plan new
dresses. They plan new dresses at
other times Of the year, Of course, but
they do an unusual lot Of planning in
the spring.
A certain worthy Washington wom-
IN. am told. was getting some new
spring dresses for her daughter. We
Will call her Mrs. Smith. She is a
most worthy lady, but not given to die
dOnary research. She ought to have
looked up the word pendant"
The dressmaker asked her how she
wanted the neck of her daughters
dresses cut.
do you want them 'V-neck' or
f0und?" asked the dressmaker.
snake them V, make them "" re-
piled Mrs. Smith. Her father is GO
ing to buy her pendulum. Washing
ton Star.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
LEMONS DO MAKE
THE SKIN WHITE
HOW TO MAKE A CREAMY LEMON
BEAUTY LOTION AT HOME
FOR A FEW CENTS.

Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
you with three ounces Of orchard white
Tor few cents. Squeeze the juice Of
two fresh lemons into bottle, then put
In the orchard white and shake well.
This makes a quarter pint Of the very
best lemon skin whitener and complex
lon beautifier known. Massage this fra.
grant, creamy lotion daily into the face,
seek. arms and hands and just see how
freckles. tan, sallowness, redness and
roughness disappear and how smooth,
soft and white the skin becomes. Yes !!
II IN harmless. and the beautiful results
viii surprise you.-Adv.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
FIND NEW BOOZE TRANSPORT
Woman Arrested In Kentucky Wears
Peculiarly Contrved "Under-
alls" With Many Pockets.

Newport, Ky.-Offlcers here discov-
cred Il new booze transport" when
they arrested ii woman who had sew
eral aliases as she stepped off train
from Popular Bluffs, Mo. She wore n
peculiarly contrived pair of under
ais" which contained many pockets,
and in each pocket was pint of Mis-
souri, whisky. Lacking money to pay
the imposed fine OF $500, the woman il
now In jail.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18

~ IN the morning at four o clock, do my
Aousework, then 60 to factory and work
IN day, come home and get supper and
fsel good. I don't know how many Of
my friends have told what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. Mrs. ANNA METERIANo,
% West 10th St., Peru, Ind.
Women who suffer from any such all
0ents should not fail to try this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
Observation-Disclosures,
BOWSer
Was Benign
But An Old Goat
Spoiled 1t All
BY M. QUAD.
SsssseeSeeeoee
tCopyright. Mcclure Newspaper syndicate

1t was pleasant Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Bowser had laid down to get a
nap, the cook had gone on visit to
her mother, and the cat was on the
alley fence taking sun bath and half
asleep. Mr.. Bowser lighted his cigar,
arranged his necktie and took his cane
for walk. He had had a good nights
sleep the night before. He had had
a good breakfast. He had read the pa
pers. The day was so beautiful that
he felt to forgive all enemies and find
no fault with anything in nature or
mankind.
Up the street half block, as Mr..
BOwser sauntered along, he found a
rope stretched across the sidewalk and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18

a robin in an old cage. Mr.. Bowser
smiled at the boy and at the robin
and asked of the boy:
"My son, what are you doing with
that bird?"
Il am taking it home" replied the
boy. Il bought him of boy for Is
cents"
'Oh. but it is wrong to imprison a
bird like that. He has got n mate
who is looking for him, and, perhaps.
young robins, who are pining for his
care"
But you won't take him away
from me, will you?" appealed the lad
as he got ready to run away.
mo, my son, l won't, but / will
buy him of you and give him his
back, he may light on my window
sill and sing his thanks TO me. l will
give you half a dollar for the bird"
You can have him in holy min
ute" exclaimed the boy. And as soon
as the coin was passed over he set
the cage down mt NJ. Bowser's feet
and went away shouting with glee as
he went.
The cage was lifted up, the robin
taken out and given toss into the
almost had tears in his eyes. He had
done another good deed. Three or four
people had gathered around him and
they saw the bird 90 and expressed
thelpsstOnshment. Mr.. Bowser smiled
at them and exclaimed:
Mankind has right TO freedom,
and why shouldn't our birds have the
same right? And any Of you can have
this cage who wants It,"
Down cross street, two blocks in
advance of Mr.. Bowser, some bad
boys who had never been talked to
by a benign man, were encouraging a
fight between dog and goat.
Neither animal cared to fight. They
were also somewhat benign. They
shifted ut each other and bluffed a
little, but each hoped TO get out of
the situation without a conflict. The
boys persisted. however, and finally
the dog was encouraged to 90 in for
a shindy. He sprang forward and
gave the goat bite, and the goats
courage was not equal to the occa-
sion. He turned and ran. II was just
what the dog was hoping for, and he
made a vigorous pursuit Facing the
nd af no Is g., Il;
ent Thing from facing his horns.
1t was n pretty even race to the
corner, and the goat arrived there just
as Mr.. Bowser did. There was col
lision and Mr.. BowSer went into the
gutter with cane and hat and the be-
nicn smile scattered all around. The
dog stopped, and, after moment, the
goat put on speed and soon vanished
, from view.
And what did the benign Mr.. Bow
ser do when he picked himself out
Of the dust? He looked around for
somebody to hold him 70 blame for
the calamity. He found three or four
men and shook his fist under their
. noses, anu ne SWofe by tne Deard or
his father 10 lick the whole town.
The benign smile had faded forever.
Mr.. Bowser went home. His hat
was broken and his cane was spin.
tered, and there was dust all over him.
He found Mrs. Bowser UP and ready TO
ask him questions, but, instead of re-
plying, he went upstairs and was seen
no more until the evening meal was
ready. During garnet retirement he
did some thinking, and the thinking
was expressed TO himself on the way
downstairs:
by thunder but being a benign and
happy man don't pay five cents on q
dollar, and / am going to quit it,"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
PLAYFUL KITTENS COST
DEATH OF AGED WOMAN

Eau Claire, Wis.-Five play
full kittens of which Mrs. Car
RE Hagen, slxty-seven, widow,
was intensely fond, cost her life.
The kittens, while playing on
the floor. ignited box OF
matches, setting fire to Mrs.
Hagen's dress.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
Land Of Skeletons.

Carl Emil Junck. the millionaire dye
dealer Of Chicago. said on his return
from a trip through Germany:
The Germans are starving. A fat
man is as rare In Germany today as
a-well, as q side of bacon or real to-
bacco
Germany is today band of living
skeletons. In Hamburg restaurant
one afternoon a skeleton opposite me
sat eating an egg-substitute omelette
shout the size of a half-dollar.
y looked at the poor fellow with a
pitying glance and said:
"'Can such ratiOns nourish you?
"'Well.' said he. In dismal voice,
they keep skin and bone together"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
Uses Rib for laMhone.

Pueblo, Col.-William NJ. Bilstein, a
railroad employee of this city. under
went an operation to replace a piece
of jawbone that had TO be removed
following an accident. A piece of rib
was substituted and Bilstein's jaw
again is perfect.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
MAKE INVENTORY OF ORCHARD
" 1t Does Not Contain Fruits That Do
Well in That Locality, Order
Some Trees.

Make an inventory Of your orchard
and In case you find that 1t does not
contain all Of the different kinds OF
fruits that do well in your locality
with varieties ripening in succession,
order enough trees of the proper sorts
to make up the deficiency.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
Grocer Was a Pjckpocket.

London.-Here's a story robbed Of
its peace-time prominence by the war.
In Mlddlesex court last week Henry
charge of picking pockets. 1t de-
veloped that he had been convicted %
times previously and was an absentee
from the army. He was sent to pris-
on for three years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18

Lumberton, N. IA huge bald
eagle stole six baby pigs from the
farm Of Howard Haines- near here,
just after Haines had estimated that
the six little porkers could be con-
verted into at least a ton Of pork by
next autumn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
CutIcura Beauty Doctor

For cleansing and identifying the
skin, hands and hair, Cuticura Soap
and Ointment afford the most effective
preparations. For free samples ad.
dress, "Cuticura, Dept. x, Boston" At
druggists and by mail. Soap %. Oint-
ment 25 and 50.-Ady.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
FRENCH lMPOSTOR
DAzZLES GOTHAM
Almost Succeeds in Getting Huge
Loan From New York
Bankers.
BLOCKED BY LANSING
Former Telephone Worker at SIS q
Week Bought Brilliant Uniforms
and Had Merry Time Pooling
CulIibe New Workers.

New York.-Chance alone caused
the castle of the bogus Marquis Ed
mond RousselOt di Castillot' to top
pie over, after he had captivated the
beauties of New York city with his
brilliant uniforms, secured loans from
wealthy men and contracted bills at
the Waldorf-Astoria and other famous
hostelries amounting to thousands OF
dollars. His success at issuing bogus
letters, decorated with the coats OF
arms of imaginary estates in France
and Spain, and intimate correspond
ence with the king of Spain, all his
own handwriting. gained him admis-
sion, not only to the leading homes of
Americans in the metropolis, but en-
trance to military clubs and Organiza-
lions.
Went Step Too Far.
Emboldened by his success, which
included masquerading in the uni
forms of various French regiments,
all made to his order by New York
tailors, the marquis" conceived the
idea of conducting negotiations be-
tween New York bankers and Spanish
authorities, by which Spain was to
enter the war on the side of the allies,
and was succeeding fairly well when
the state department decided TO take
a hand.
When the subject of the loan was
preached to the bank by Rousselot,
who had been introduced properly by
w. f. ID. Stokes of New York city, the
bank communicated Immediately with
Secretary Lansing, who opposed the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18

QOWu alu . , U
badly that at times
II could not be on
my feet and it did
not seem as though
i could stand it. /
tried diff err n {
medicines without
any benefit q nd
several doctors
told me nothing
but an operation
would do me any
good. My drug
glSc told m q or
Lydia E. Pink X
hams Vegetable
Compound. took
1t with the result
that I am now well
and strong. / got
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
New Idea.

How queerly pedestrians walk now
adays."
"Yes; you see, the auto honk has
naturally brought in the goose
step"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18

Springfield, Ill.-Mrs. Mary Sheehan
has been convicted here as modern
Fagin. She was found guilty in the
county court of having hired boys Of
hc- neighborhood to steal coal for her.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
Poisoned Father Who Whipped Her.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Because, she says,
he whipped her so often. Gertrude u
rich, thirteen years old, poisoned her
father, Ernest Ulrich, and later cou-
fesscd to the sGice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
Time for TranspIantjnu.

Early spring Is the safest time to
transplant trees in all northern lati-
tudes where the winters are severe
and the air dry.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
Carefully Plan the Orchard.

The orchard should be carefully
lily during as long season as possible.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
FRECKLES
lew b The Tins to Get Rid Of These Ugly Spsts

There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed Of your freckles. as the pre-
pcription othine-double strengths guar
lntsed to remove these homely spots.
Simply get ounce Of othine-doubls
strsagth--from your druggist. and apply
little Of Il night and morning and you should
soon zee that even the worst freckles have
begun TO disappear. while the lighter ones
have vanished entirely. II 10 seldom that
moro than ono ounce In needed to completely
complexion. .
BE sure TO ask for the double strength 9TH
the. A. this Ia sold under guarantee or money
back II It falls to remove freckles-Adv.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
Fruits for Every Farm.

Every farm should have generous
supply OF fresh fruits in season. and
canned and dried fruits In winter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18

He Was Complimentary.
"If ! give you one kiss will you be
satisfiedY" mo. / expect the sample
TO assay better than that"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
Proper Fate,

"What did they do with that clever
forger?" "They sent him promptly to
the 'pen.'"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18
WOMAN WORKS
15'H0URS A day
Marvellous Story of Woman's
Change from Weakness
to Strength by Taking
Druggists Advice.

Peru, Ind suffered from q dis.
placsment with backache and dragging