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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04

Not Believer In Ghosts, But Hc Relate
Singular Circumstance.

NOT Belcver In ghosts, But Hc Relate
Singular Circumstance.
al am not q believer in ghosts,
reincarnations, or the supernatural
in any shape, but / had a singular
experience some years ago which l
have never been able to account for
satisfactorily" said j. p. Lacroix OF
Montreal, 81 was second mate OF a
merchant ship in 1892. Among
the crew was tough customer
named Lander, always in trouble.
Ho had s frightful scar, extending
from brow to chin. the result of
dock fight; he had q bullet wound
which had taken away the lobe OF his
right ear, besides u peculiar pro-
tuberance like q wen on his fore
head. | would take my oath that
there was not another man alive
marked just like him. At the end
OF the voyage Lander killed his
wife and cut his own throat. He
severed tho windpipe but he re-
covered. Tho wound in his throat
healed, but left hole, which he had
to cover with his hand when no
spoke He breathed through sill
yer tube. He was tried and convicted,
and, happening to be in port, ] was
present at the hanging and saw tho
body buried. In 1890 / was on the
gold coast Of Africa. Ashore one
day l came across man bossing u
gang of negro laborers. His form
seemed strangely familiar. and l
started with surprise when | saw
him place his hand over his throat
when giving some orders. Going
closer saw the scar. the wen, tho
lobeless ear, the hole in the throat.
the silver tube, and every feature
and characteristic of the man ! saw
hanged and buried. | got into con-
versation with him He said his
name was DAIMLER. He was unable to
toll how he came by the wound in
his throat, ear and face, He said
he must have had long illness. He
remembered being in hospital, he
said, but 1T was like u dream. and no
had no recollection OF his life before
that. He said he remember while
still i'll, taking u voyage, he didn't
know whore from until he had landed
where ! met him. Ho told me my
face looked like one he had seen
in n dream, but he knew no had
never seen me before. How do | ac-
count for itP | don't try TO, | am
only telling the facts, 1 don't know
whether Danler was Lander come to-
life again, or "a reincaraation of him.
Maybe Landers neck was not broken
and some scientific chap had been
experimenting on him with u battery.
All / know is that no two men could
possibly be marked exactly in the
same way. If it was Lander he was
greatly benefited by the change, as on
inquiry found that he bore SPLEEN
did reputation as II quiet, law-abid-
ing, peaceable citizen"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04

can drinks" The reason is that all
the Belgians study FL giish diligently;
and they lind in these gOoG natured
waiter girls uniqu" chance to practice.
and acquire true pronunciation of the
language. This detail shows marked
contrast with another which is its di-
rect opposite. Scattered al over the
exposition grounds there are some
thirty drinking chalets, with fine ter
races. Most of the waiter girls in these
are Bolgians, girls who have not stud
led English, like the Belgian men who
patropiza the English bar. The Eng
fish tourists flock around these Bel
gian girls, but not for conversation,
simply to look ut them and commend
the beauty Of their faces and their
costumes and buy beer. The English
tourists cannot speak French, so they
cit i'll silence.
These Flemish maidens are the mild
est, modestest and most domestic types
of waiter girls the world has ever seen.
They are different from the waiter girls
in Spain. In Spain you will find waiter
girls both on the mountains and plains,
but never in the great towns, where
the custom does not favor their APP
pearance. But in the villages Of Anda-
lusia, where every one knows every one
from childhood up and there are few
designing strangers, 1t Is lot thought
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04
hInilnlIna.

Formerly all the mandoins used
in this country were imported from
Germany and Italy; now nearly all
that are used here, and great many
are used, are made in this country.
In the past year and a half or two
years the mandolin has become very
popular here, and its popularity
shows no signs Of diminishing. The
demand for mandolins comes from
all over the country, and it is SO
great that Wholesale dealers in mu-
steal instruments are not always
able to keep up with it promptly. 1t
is said that we make in this country
mandolins better than the imported,
and the same is said OF American
guitars. Guitars made in this coun-
try are now used throughout the
land, and they are also exported to-
all Spanish American countries.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04

Now let us see what constitutes the
Democratic party's boosted reductions
of duties:
On the basis of importations of last
year they have reduced the tariff on
leaf tobacco and Havana cigars 81 49,
012.
On liquors they have reduced duties
more than 1892 $50. The duty on.
brandy, for example, is reduced from
50. so per gallon under the law of 1890
to $3.50 under the new tariff law.
On laces and embroideries they have
reduced the duties based upon the inn
portations of last year 81, 537 800.
On silk dress goods, pushes, velvets,.
ETC., 81, $780, sos.
On ostrich feathers and flowers
1855, 800
On kid gloves, 1915, 900.
On chinaware, 81, 223,9S7.
On paintings and statuary, 1882, 657.
On pearl buttons, 1924 900.
On plate and cut glass, $215, 667.
On opium for smoking, $4O0,073.
On jewelry, $4,000.
How the reduced tariff on these ar
ticles will relieve the poor man! What
relief these changes will bring him!
Every one is an article Of luxury. Not
one has any place on the list of ne
cessities. All are articles which are
chiefly used by the wealthy and opu-
lent, the best conditioned OF our coun-
try. Yet these reductions had all to
be made to give the Democratic con-
gress an excuse for putting a duty
upon sugar, a necessity to every house
hold in the land, that they might en-
rich the trust, already fattened, as
they allege, by its ill-gotten gains.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04
The Democratic Diiem

The lot of the Democratic orator in
the present campaign is most un-
happy one. He finds himself confront
ed by the ugly fact that his party is di-
vided against itself, and that it is prac-
tically impossible for him to talk with
out doing it as much harm as good.
He can not defend the new tariff law
without blaming Cleveland for not
signing it, and he cannot condemn it
without blaming congress for passing
il. In either case, it will be observed,
he is sure to throw stones that
must hit Democratic heads. II
the law is to be regarded
as good one, then strong Demo-
cratic testimony TO the contrary is
to be scornfully rejected and if
it is to be considered bad, in whole or
in part, then it should have been de-
feated or properly amended by the
party having the power to do SO.
There is no escape from this dilemma.
1t will not do to charge that treason
prevented the fulfillment OF definite
pledges, and at the same time insist
that the party containing the traitors
is deserving OF approval and conf
dence. Neither will it answer to
claim that tho traitors are alone re-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04
Lease and Pullman.

The Lease has spoken and the cause
is ended. In one of her more thought
full and earnest moods the distinguished
kansan announces impressively that
George M. Pullman .'has been rapidly
accommodating his wealth for place
where gold will readily melt" The
yelled allusion is believed to be that
mysterious bourne the freezing over
of which is popularity regarded as per-
haps the most remote contingent
known to the human mind.
Mr.. Pullman is at once invested
with the melancholy interest which
comes with the transformation from
the condition of prisoner at the bar to
that of the miserable condemned, to
borrow the diction of the public
prints. Beautiful women may now
come and gaze through the bars at
him, leaving bouquets Of violets as
they depart, while strong men natur-
ally feel disposed to offer him Gig
arettes and ask him if he would like
to send message to anybody. The
sleeping car magnate is Immediately,
by the sentence of Mrs. Lease, sur
rounded by the protecting mantle of
pity. Some, even, may be affected to
the extent of approaching Mr.. Pull
man as one already dead, and walk
away with the remark that he looks
very natural.
1t is to be hoped that Mrs. Lease de-
clares in good faith. The public will
take her at her word, and extend to
Mr.. Pullman the usual courtesies sug-
gested by tender hearts. To learn,
after all, that the Pullman millions
were actually accumulated for pur-
poses other than melting, would occa-
sion shock of resentment, and make
the people feel as if Mrs. Lease had
not treated them right. The lady GER
tainly cannot afford to arouse sympa-
thy for Mr.. Pullman that he doesn't
deserve. She undoubtedly knows all
that, and probably based her announce
ment upon complete and reliable data.
1t certainly is to be presumed that she
would make no such important state
ment unadvisedly.
In the absence Of any request from
the friends of the doomed man to-
kindly omit flowers, offerings of that
nature may safely be forwarded. Gen
tlemen will please remove their hats
in the outer vestibule. Trib-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04
GRAND OLD PARTY.
KICKING THEsDEMoCRATS OUT
OF OFFICE.
Maine Gets In Her Work-The Federal
Elections Law and the Louis lana
Planters-Mr. Pullman Condemned to
Everlasting Dog Days.
D'y'u Hear From Maine.

Mr. Cleveland's indignant query,
elbow can we face the people?" re-
ours now with droll suggestion.
Sure enough, it takes q hard face
for the Democracy to confront the
people after having paralyzed the in
dustrial and business interests of the
country and written on the statute
book an odious record of legislation,
spotted with incompetency and per-
tidy. Election returns show that the
Democratic party cannot face the peo-
pie with any expectation that Demo-
cratic rule will be tolerated an hour
longer than the time required to kick
the party out of Office.
This process has begun, says the
Cincinnati Times-Star. The results of
elections so far held show Individually
popular purpose to return a Repub-
lican house of representatives in
November.
Vermont gave Republican major
ity of $4,000, an increase of Z 900 over
1892. Maine followed with u Repub-
lican plurality of not less than IS, 900,
the greatest Republican victory in
twenty-eight years. Since 1880, when
the Democrats carried Maine by ma
jority of 200, the Republican figures
have ranged from 5000 to 10, 200.
The plurality in the late election is
almost treble the average margin in
the elections of the past fourteen
years. This victory is none the less
significant because the huge Repub-
lican plurality was due more to fall
ing off in the Democratic vote than to
an increase in the Republican vote.
1t proves that the Democracy is rat
tied, demoralized, broken up.
A striking feature of the Maine cleo
ton is the verdict of the First congress
sional district, in which Mr.. Reed was
the Republican candidate. Two years
ago he had plurality of only 1,677.
Now he is elected by about 5000.
Such figures carry their own comment.
This district and the entire state have
honored Mr. Reed and the Republican
party with a magnificent vote of conf
dence.
Names thunderous condemnation
of Democratic policy and roaring in
dorsement of Republicanism will tend
to worse confound the confusion in the
Democratic camp and to stimulate the
Republican party everywhere, now en-
tering upon the congressional cam
paign.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04
They Killed the Goose.

There is deeper significance in the
recent revolt Of Louisiana sugar plant
ers than appears on the surface.
While it may sound strange to say
that this revolt is the result, or rather
one of the results of the repeal of the
federal elections law, such is I'M
doubtedly the case.
The law which was repealed at the
beginning ofnthe winter was never
passed for the purpose of protecting
the colored voters of the South, but
was put on the books in order to insure
clean congressional elections in the
city of New York. Cleveland was the
first president to apply the law and
order marshals to guard the polls.
The original "force bill" was killed,
as was the more recent Lodge bill,
which was for the same purpose-the
protection of the voter and the safe
guarding of the ballot everywhere at
all elections where federal officials are
voted for.
But the Democratic politicians felt
that an attempt to secure honest cleo
tlOnS was dow aU Unelf supremacy,
and they left nothing undone to have
the odious measure repealed. That is
where they made mistake-killed
the goose that laid the golden egg, as
it were.
The solid Democracy stood together
against the protection of the polls by
federal officials and rolled up the
usual majorities. The federal inter-
ference" cry was good one for Dem
ocratic leaders to cOnjure with, but
they could not sec far enough ahead
to understand that it was better for
their party to have it in force than to
have it repealed.
The law was repealed and the re-
suit is that Democrats now find that
they have lost most potent factor in
the whipping-in process. Southern
Democrats have no bug-a-boo to blind
them, and they are already preparing
to vote with the party that insures
them good business. Politicians, es-
pecially Democratic politicians, some
times make istakes.-Kansas City
journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04
The Eifel Tower Dissected.

The total weight OF the ironwork
in the Effel tower is 1867 tons, and
the foundation Of each Of its four in
dependent legs are sunk to a depth
Of fifty feet. 1t is constructed OF
iron throughout (most people think
it is OF steeD, the pieces OF that
metal used in it's construction being
10000. The exact height of tho
great iron skeleton is 9S4 feet
usually given as even l,0o0) and it
is to be the property OF the builder
for twenty years, beginning with
1889. after which time the sole
ownership reverts to the city of
Paris.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04
PLAYING THE GARRETT.
A Delight That City-Bred Children
Know Not of.

Know Not of.
There is one delight" said a man
who was reared in small town, that
I suppose many children born Ill great
cities never know, and that is the de-
light of playing in the garnet. Many
city children to be sure, have relatives
in the country or in smaller cities or
towns whom they have visited, who
live in houses with gafrets, and these
know something of the delights of the
garnet, but there must be many chill
dren who have never heard the name.
For myself, I remember well a
garnet to which I used to climb in rainy
weather up a steep and narrow flight
of stairs. 1t was warm and rather
stuffy in the garnet, but the rain made
music on the Shmglad roof and the
garnet itself was full of treasures.
There was room, to begin with, space
to move about in, though you needed to
], ok out a little for the timbers in
the slOping roof. There was a swing
from the two beams, and we used to
swing and swing in that and never
got tired of it. There was a chimney
up through this garnet, a great, big,
friendly chimney, and we used to play
tag around that chimney until we could
not run any more. There was n great
lot of old magazines, and these were an
unfailing source of delight. There were
old books in queer type and queer old
hair-covered trunks with round tops,
studded 18th brass-headed nails In
these trunks and around in the garnet
were curious, old-fashioned mems
clothes and the most extraordinary
gowns and capes and hats Of women;
not fancy costumes, but the real things,
such as they actually wore many. years
ago, and looking stranger than any
thing you could hire at a costumer's.
We used to dress up someti mes III these
old, old things and parade around in
the garnet and have great times gen.
orally, and so forget ourselves In the
delights of the garnet that the very
world itself looked strange when we
came down stairs and back to it.
What is there in the big city that
takes the place of the garnet"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04

an improper thing for village girls to
so to service in the Fonda and wait
on the village boys and travelling mule
drivers and the few patrons of the stage
coaches, as they sit 81 aging and drink
ing at their Manzanilla. In the church
yard of Our Lady of the Girdle, just
outside of IIuelva, and not far from
Palos-the shrine to which Columbus
and his crew marched in their shirts
for the fulfillment of VOW made i'll
a storm ut sea on his first home trip
from America-it is the habit for the
girls and young men of the country
side to meet and dance most every
afternoon. Below it, further down the
hill and near the river, there is fine
old country wine shop and hotel COM
bined, quite in the country. 1t was
there l saw the only violent act against
the laws of hospitality committed by
a waiter girl which memo.y of many
waiter girls can now recall. She stab
bed a gentleman deep in the stomach.
She was a handsome girl and beauti-
fully dressed in red. Her skirt had
four lace fiounceS and she had lace
sleeves. She had big yellow lily in
her hair, and eight rings on her fingers,
and more powder on her face and neck
and arms than you would think. 1t
is a pity she had not sold her knife to
buy another ring or rig up 4 fifth
flounce of lace; although mere dress
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04
ENOUGHTO SCARE AN UNDER
TAkER.
One Man, Two Collins and Ghostly
Voice All In One Express Car.

Voice All In One Express Car.
An express agent running between
Topeka and Smith Center had thrill
Ing experience one night short time
ago, says the Topeka State Journal
The night was dark and cloudy, and
the train was going about forty-five
miles an hour. The agent had locked
himself in the car and was preparing
to check up the bundles. He was not
long in noticing that two long boxes,
containing collins, were among the 9TH
er express matter checked for Man
haitian. All was still in the car except
the rumbling Of the wheels and the
soughing of the wind. 1t was only ma
tural, therefore, that the agent should
lump about six feet into the air on
hearing avoice apparently in one OF the
collins say, Let me out"'
The express agent drew his revolver
prepared for anything, and inquired:
Where are YOU?
LET me out!'
"Well, where are you?"
'Let me out" was all the answer he
could get in a tone like voice from the
tomb.
The express agent was not supersti-
tious but he was by this time, thor
oughly alarmed. He unlocked the rear
door Of the car and summoned the con-
ductor, brakeman, and porters. 1t was
his intention to open the Baskets, IL
necessary, and comply with the re-
quest of the mysterious voice. One
coffin was placed at one end of the
car and the other coffin at the other
end. Then the express agent inquired:
where are you now"
LET me outr' said TIE voice, not
from either coffin but from pile OF
miscellaneous express ematter wher
they had been. Stealthily and with
grave fears of the result the crew be-
gan investigation, expecting to find
anything from a highwayman to a wild
man. They did not find either, how
ever, but down toward the bottom Of
the pile they located the voice-It was
that of parrot
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04

their first practice in the art of polite
conversation from mincing syllables
and mouths too full of slang, in beer
cafes, the waiter girl remains an inno-
cent solace to many man who has
not any friends to chat with, and es.
Deciauy boon to travellers.
The pretty walters girls of Paris are
regularly dressed in plain black blue
or gray gowns. They are neat, anna
bic and witty; but l think no one
would call them over pretty, when
compared with faces you will see in
other lands. But they are very grace
full. and their faces are expressive,
and they make the best Of their mod
crate portion Of facial beauty which it
has pleased Providence to bestow up
on their race. They do not actually
fetch the beer They only act as cash
ierS-one cashier for each two tables
There they sit and chat with Gus
toners. It is a strange thing how the
bill mounts uD. Every glass is serv-
ed upon a saucer. Empty glasses go
back; saucerS stay. If at the end you
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04


have, say fifteen saucers (some slip
ped upon the pile by sleight-of-hand),
it means you have fifteen drinks to
pay for.
In London, where the barmaids
flourish in all her glory, she is thought
to really exercise a restraining and re-
filming influence upon the customers.
And so the English bars, like all the
continental drinking places, are less
sinks of vilenesS than our American
saloons. The London barmaid has al
ways scared your humble servant with
her naughty and neglectful air She
rules the shop. And it is a strong tes-
timony to her virtues that, with all
their projects of reform with which
the English now are busying them
selves, Sabbath-keeping leagues and
anti-betting movements temperance
and prohibition ard the abolition Of
the house of lords, one has to hear the
word yet against the barmaid as an
irstitut' ION.
A new and curious type Of English
bar maid has arisen at the Antwerp
exposition. You will never see the like
in London, She wars n sailor suit
Of blue and white, but for her apron
she has a Union Jack. There are some
thirty of these girls along the porch
that runs beside the front of the main
building. They all are English, very
English, ard do tremendous trade
in serving stout and beer and "Ameri-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04
Tho Eve OF tho Deep Sea Fish.

The eyes OF the deep sea fishes arc
iery varied; some have neither eyes
nor sight; others have greatly en-
larged eyeballs, so as to catch the
least glimpse of light. Their eyes
tend either to disappear or to be un-
usually efficient; but since no trace
OF sunlight can penetrate to any
great depth and it is probably quito
dark beyond a depth OF some two
hundred fathoms. OF what use can
ewes bep
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04
History Repeating Itself.

The day of Tom Reeds victory for
American over British interests was the
anniversary of another famous Ameri-
can triumph over the British, the
news of which was flashed over the
telegraph of that day-a mounted
courier-in the memorable words
1--WE have met the enemy and they
are ours" There is no objection to
history repeating itself, provided it is
the right kind of history.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04


grew I'D abuses In the business quar-
tiers there arose establishments where
the variety stage entertainment of the
night went on all day. There was the
ordinary cafe concert stage, where girls
sang patriotic and sentimental songs,
in chief about the "militair," which Is
so "Echoen" There were the ordinary
chairs and tables for the customers.
Between their turns upon the little
stage the singing girls were waiter girls,
served beer, and sat and chatted with
the customers, in pink skirts and short
sleeved ~Srlices. BY night no one
objected. They do not stick at trl-
fies in Berlin. But when these places
opentd up a hot lunch at cheap price
for young clerks, at noon, and had the
singing and drinking and the chat
ting go on through the noon spell, 1t
deranged the business methods OF
Berlin. Then cry arose against 1T.
Young clerks sat at beef and gravy,
with alb ig mug of blonde beer at one
hand and big blonde waiter girl up
on the other, attending to sweet songs
alternating with his lunch and beer
and kisses 1t was declared to be de-
acknowledgement the kisses nor the beer
but the gas burning in the daylight,
pink silk dresses in the daylight all
the glamour of the night by daylight
all the general atmosphere of topsy-