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Acknowledged the Com.

The origin of the familiar expires.
sion acknowledge the corn" probably
arose from this amusing incident: A
raw countryman went to New Orleans
with fatboats, the one laden with
corn, the other with potatoes. He Wis.
tied gambling house and. betting.
lost his money, corn and potatoes. Re.
turning, he found the boat containing
the corn sunk, all total loss. He lay
down and dreamt of ''jack-pots," corr
and potatoes. and about sunrise the
"child Of chance who had won his
corn and potatoes came to take them
Rubbing his eyes, the countrymar
said: ''Stanger, I acknowledge the
corn-take 'em: but the potatoes yor
can't have, by thunder"'-Boston Her
aid
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-14
Good Thing for Wasus.

Mr.. Lawson TAFT. the well-knowr
English surgeon, says that the sugar
in certain fruits becomes changed into
alcohol during the process of decay and
that wasps sometimes get very drunk
thereon. On grapes and certain plums,
he says, you viii see them get very
drunk, crawl away in semi-somnolent
condition. and repose in the grass 70,
some time till they get over the bout.
and then they viii go at It again
Moreover. Mr.. TAFT declares that they
do their worst in stinging, both in the
virulent nature Of the stroke and the
utterly unprovoked assaults of which
they are guilty. 81 was stung last year
by drunken wasp and suffered severe
" from symptoms of nerve poison fol
several days. In such drunken pc
culiarities they resemble their human
contemporaries"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-14

absolutely disgraced. The man who
should attempt to see her alone would
be Offering an insult. An Englishman
said to me: Il was betrothed to my
wife (who was my cousin) three years.
During that time j never saw her alone
single hour. If obtained five or
ten minutes-sometimes by the tenn
porary absence of her family from the
room during my visits-I felt trans
ported to Heaven"
A Frenchman who has the entire to
the most exclusive families in Amer
lea said to me- Il shall never get ac-
customed to the freedom of the Amer
ican girl. i saw two young ladies of
great culture and refinement yester-
day enter restaurant together and
order lunch. 1t was n very quiet and
elegant restaurant, to be sure, but it
struck me as a remarkable freedom of
conduct. Another young lady belong
ing to fashionable family tells me
she has done the same thing quite
alone when caught down street by the
tide of shopping at lunch hours. /
hear these young ladies speak of chap
eroues-but | do not understand the
American ideas of chaperones. Some
excellent young ladies l know, who
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-14

The really popular girl always knows
a lot. She knows enough not to gossip
about people who have done her IA
vors and who are in way of doing hel.
favors. She knows enough to dress ap-
propriately at all times and never to be
overdressed. She knows enough not
to wear diamonds, discuss religion or
politics, boast about her ancient lin
cage or tell iong-winded tales. She
knows enough to keep silence and she
knows enough to talk we'll She knows
how to dance, swim, row. sail boat,
play the piano and banjo, sing negro
melodies and college songs. She knows
enough not TO give away ali the fun
ny condolences that the boys give her
when in the blues or feeling particular
ly good, and she knows how much to
cook when they are stranded on an
island, becalmed and without oars or
stick with which to pole home. She
knows just how to catch a fish and
then to cook it, and she knows enough
not to growl and whine and complain
until they are safely home.-Philadel.
phia Enquirer.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-14
COURAGE IN SURGERY.
Why Experienced Practitisners Are Cool
While Operating.

Why Experienced Practitioners Are Cool
While Operating.
An old surgeon, engaged for the mo-
ment in dissecting cold roast quail.
and making, it must be confessed, only
an Indifferent job of it, had been lis
tening incidentally to the conversation
of his table companions who were dis
cussing the calmness and nerve dis
played by the average practitionerd dur
ing surgical operations, says the New
York Herald. Both agreed that the
poise and GOODNESS shown by surgeons
at times were extraordinary and hard
to understand.
"Now, friends, if you will permit
me-" interrupted the surgeon at this
point, 81 would like to tell you that
there is nothing extraordinary about
it. The nerve as you call it. of the
surgeon under such circumstances is
the most natural thing in the world.
1t is not a display of calmness which
has been put on for that occasion, or
an exhibition Of courage summoned up
for an unusual emergency, but simply
the normal demeanor of a practical,
matter-of-fact man who knows what
he has to do and how he is going to do
it,
''The trouble with many people who
marvel at what they call a surgeons
courage is that they fail utterly to
comprehend the conditions under
which he performs his work. They
imagine that he is experimenting, or
that he doesn't know his ground, or
that he will cut something that he
ought not to cut. Nothing could be
further from the facts. No movement
in science or mechanics is preceded by
a more accurate foreknowledge of its
results than the average operation in
surgery. There is no such thing as
guesswork about it. The operator
knows he is performing an operation
which is based upon an exact science.
He follows rules which apply to all
cases, and is secure in the confidence
that causes which have produced cer-
tain effects in given instances will do
SO in all others.
"Why, then, should there be any
need in his work for extraordinary
courage? There are cases. of course,
so critical or SO unusual as to excite
even the calmest and most self-con-
tanned operator, and when these are
under treatment the surgeons powers
of self-control are frequently taxed to
their utmost limit. To the man who,
in such case, can WELD the knife
without tremor, when life itself de-
pends upon the accuracy and delicacy
of his touch, we must award the praise
due to real heroes. But in the aver
age case, say of amputation or of skull
fracture involving cranial operations,
the surgeon neither needs nor possesses
more than the courage of an intelIi-
gent, sincere man, who knows his duty
and has learned how to perform it.
His technical knowledge of anatomy
and its methodical habit of work ac-
custom him to conditions which alarm
and excite enon-professional minds, and
he goes about his task with a certain
quiet, vigorous, assertive confidence in
the result of his movements which the
observer is quite likely to mistake for
a marvellous courage summoned up for
that particular occasion. 1t is courage
of a certain sort, l confess-the cour-
age of absolute confidence in the in
fallibility of the science he repre-
cents -
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have all been more or less inoculafed,
but the virus has not always worked.
What is considered society proper Tor
improper) is composed of a handful of
people in each large city. But beyond
about and above this handful Of pure
ly fashionable beings are circles with
in circles composed of cultivated, In
tellectual and refined people, many Of
them possessed of wealth, others who
are among the worlds toilers.
'The advent of woman into all pro-
fessions and art has established a So
ciety which is distinct in itself. 1t
would be impossible and absurd TO in
sist upon chaperone for all the cul-
tivated charming young women who
are engaged in artistic pursuits, for in
stance, or in journalism in New York
city. AS result, the even semi-fash-
ionable girl, who has home and no
occupation save to be pretty and
emuse herself, does not go out evenings
save in the company of chaperone.
She goes about by daylight quite indie
pendently; but after six o'clock parent
or chaperone must enter into her plans
Tor pleasure.
"This rule, however, it is utterly i'm
possible for the army of gifted young
women to follow, who are pur-
suing careers Of various kinds.
They consider the theater, the con-
cert and the opera part of their edu-
cation. They are glad to accept the
invitation of young gentleman whom
they respect to enjoy these pleasures.
and they have no fear of losing his
respect, or their reputation, by being
seen in public with gentleman and
no chaperone. In foreign lands they
would be under suspicion, but not
establish the respectability of the Gus
tom, and after all. the freedom of the
fashionable girl with the chaperone
is almost as great as that which the
independent young artist enjoys. For
repeat the assertion that the Ameri-
can chaperone is huge joke. She re-
members her own free girlhood, and
she gives the young people under her
charge wide latitude Any amount of
mischief can be plotted in her presence,
If the young people are mischievously
inclined, and she will never prevent
it's execution. Were all the tragedies
which have taken place in the lives of
fashionable girls suddenly to be ex
posed to the world. fear the name of
chaperone would, be held henceforth
in less respect. Not that she counten-
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belong to respectable and cultivated,
though not fashionab BILE. families, went
OFF with party of young people Of
both sexes to witness 4 naval parade
of some sort in the harbor one morn
ing. 1t shocked me. Young ladies
could not do such thing in France
and remain respects Bile"
THAT is where the American girl
has the advantage" said. "She does
not need chaperone to keep her re.
spectacle. She Is born and bred with
the idea that she can keep herself So"
Yet l hear you Americans talk Of
the chaperone." he said. In what
cases is she supposed to be necessary,
and what are her duties?"
The American chaperore is COM
paratvely new institution" replied
"A few OF our most wealthy and fashion
able families adopted the idea a good
many years ago, but the general pub
lie has been slow in accepting it. The
different grades and circles OF socisty
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-14
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-14

The first printed books abounded
they were extremely difficult 10 read
and understand. and a treatise was
prepared and printed How to Read a
Printed Book 1t gave explanations Of
the abbreviatious
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-14
Welcome Visitor
Sights and Scenes

To enjoy and sec places OF
which Poets have sung snd made
immortal. To see the bir,hpIaces
of them who occupy prominent
part in the worlds history. You
can see all this ct the same ting
read concise graphic descnp.
ton of each sitting at Jour own
fireside. Eight cents = week and
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each week
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-14

them, for the methods of the Ameri.
can chaperone are indeed amusing.
In the old world the vigorous vigi-
lance which surrounds the young girl
renders a tete-a-tete with an admirer
an impossibility. The young girl who
should scheme to obtain it would be
looked upon with suspicion, if not as
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-14
The Right Age.

Sarah-She's worth million, and
just the right age for you.
Jerry-Any girl worth million is
the right age for me.-Detroit Free
Press
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-14
Kansas Steam Laundry

122 & 124 S. Lawrence Ave.
All work guaranteed to be turned out in
good order. Goods delivered to any part
of the city. Telephone 1885,
Agents in other towns wanted.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-14
She Did 1t for Fcarorx
LinCering.s

How many times did you kiss him?"
"Only once. We were alone hut
twenty minutes. Truth.
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ances evil doing, but that sheis small
protection against it.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
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who were visiting in our midst They
como to America with the idea that
our girls are absolutely unrestricted in
their freedom. When they discover
that the chaperoning system has been
inaugurated amongst US, they are sur
prised, but their surprise changes to
amusement as they observe the
American adaptation of a foreign pat
ent. And we cannot be angry with
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- ------H-
The Tactful Truth Teller.

The Tactful Truth Teller.
He-Hou don't tell white liesl Your
congratulations upon old McCaveson's
reaching his eightieth birthday were
fery sincere, were they not?
She-fes. They We're addressed to
that pretty young wife of his.-Truth.
She Did 1t for Economy.
Father wish you would not lace so
light. 1t is positively inhuman.
Daughter - Why, l thought YOU
would be pleased, father. The mate.
1al for this dress cost five dollars a
gard.-Vogue.
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THE CHAPERONE.
Ella Wilcox Thinks It an Incentive
to Be Mischievous.
The Last Fifteen Years Have Not Inn
proved Mems Chivslry - What May
Happen II the Chaperoning
System Increases.
COPYRIGHT, ls94.1

D THE foreigner
our American
chaperone must
be a droll study.
Indeed l have
heard many a
curious co m
m g Z t passed
upon her by
foreign m @ %
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VXyANrED-AGENTS-T LARGEST AND
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ton. Charles ID. MILL general agent, Kansas city
Mo-, is desireus OF adding his force OF district
agents Ia Kansas. Liberal renewal contracts and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-05-03
Religious Foot washing In Paris.

The church, being fond Of striking
contrasts, put forth all her pomp while
the archbishop was going through the
humiliations of the ceremonial. Strict
ly speaking, there is no foot washing.
The Ia INDECENT old men had their feet
washed before they came to the oathe-
dral
When seated there in row, stock.
ingless, but with slippers resembling
those worn by seabathers at Trouville,
the archbishop approaches them, attend
ed by his Wears general. One of these
ecolesiastis bears a golden ever, with a
narrow neck, in which is scented water,
and the other basin and napkins of
fine damask linen. A footstool is before
each old man. The basin is set on 1t by
the archbishop This done, the person
whose feet are to be washed withdraws
them from the canvas slippers and holds
them over the basin. His grace then
pours few drops Of water over each
foot. This done, towel is handed to
him, and he wipes the water away.
As there are IL persons to be attend.
ed to, this Office, which is taken to SYM
bolixe Christian charity and humility,
Is repeated as many times. A grand pro-
oession, followed by an anthem, ends the
service Paris Correspondent London
News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-05-03
Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday is So called from the
curious custom of strewing ashes on the
head as sign of penitence. 1t was prob
ably instituted by Gregory the Great,
who was pope from 500 to GOA. Origi-
nally the ashes were consecrated on the
altar before mass, sprinkled with holy
water and signed three times with the
cross. During this ceremony the priest re-
cited these words, "Memento quod oinis
es ct in cinerem reverteris !" Remem-
Der that thou art dust and must return to
dust) The ashes thus consecrated were
then strewn on the heads of the officiat-
ing priests and the assembled people.
The ashes were usually obtained by
burning the, palms consecrated on the
preceding Palm) Sundays. Louis
Republic
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-05-03
nAY MAGAZINES.
In The Country Are The True Americans.
BY A. IL ROBERTS

In The Country Are The True Americans.
Great cities, among us, are typical of the Re-
public as whole, but the citizens of our great
cities have their nationality brushed off at their
elbows. In the country there are still purely
Ameaican communities, whose fathers and
grandfathers were American before them.
Moreover, in the country the foreigner becomes
more quickly AmericaniZed. In New York he
hardly pays us the compliment of learning our
language.
And 1t is not strange that the few foreigners
who have either the wit or the good fortune to
penetrate into what they call the provinces"
are our kindest judges; for they have seen the
American at his best. They have touched both
the picturesque and the gentle side of our
national character. 1t is not in the great cities
but in the little cities and villages that one sees
the class that Emerson loved, the plain liyers
and high thinkers, or another class, not so plain
in its living, not so high in its thinking In one
way; but practical followers Of righteousness
and exceedingly pleasant peoplet to meet. Many
of them have what counted for wealth in a
simpler generations all Of them have education
and generous habit OF mind. They love their
country, but they are little shy of politics;
nevertheless they furnish the pith OF the Repub-
lie. They are the silent Warwicks that make
and unmake party kings, asking and expecting
no reward, and only half-conscious of their own
power. Most OF the women treasure up, some-
where, an old sword or q pair Of furnished
shoulder straps, belonging, 1t may be to gray,
it may be to a blue uniform, but worn by equal
ly honest and gallant fellows. The'men are in
touch with the present, but they keep the sturdy
virtues taught them by their fathers, and, God
be thanked, they will transmit them to their
sons-From "The Provincials-Sketches OF
American Types" by Octave Thanet, in the
May Scribner.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-05-03
Two Great DAYS.

The teacher was instructing the arith.
metio class in history.
Son what day is Washington's birth
dayf" she inquired.
Twenty second Of February" an
swered the class
"And Independence day?"
"The Fourth of July"
"What is the difference between the
two daysp"
This seemed to be a poser, and no re-
ply was forthcoming. Finally young
ster who had been scribbling ON a slip
of paper held up his hand
Good for you, Johnny" said the
teacher encouragingly. Now tell us
what the difference is between these two
of the greatest days in our national his
tory"
-Four months and 10 days, ma am, !"
and the teacher was shocked, because
she had forgotten there was an arithme-
tic side to the question as well as a his
tory one. Detroit Free Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-05-03
REAIEN1BER


This is a Phillips Rock Island Tourist
Car, and is accompanied by a Tourist
Conductor through to the coast, and
runs on the fastest trains, and second
class ticket takes you in this car.
The rate for birth reservation is low
being only "a through to the Pacific
points and proportionately less for
points en- ronte, and there is no better
wac TO take in the great Mid Winter
Fair. To those who cannot go on
Tuesdays the Great Rock Island Route
runs another Tourist car leaving Mimi
eapolis every Thursday morning, via
Albert Lea, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids
ana Columbus Junction to Kansas
City, and on to Pueblo over the Scenic
Route and Southern Pacific runs to
San Francisco and Los Angeles.
For full particulars, address,
JOHN SEBASTIAN,
G. i. A., G. r. l. & p. RY.,
Chicago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-05-03
How Grant Came To Write His nemoirs.

At the age of sixty-two General Grant found
necessary to begin the battle of life over again.
He determined then to write his memoirs, His
attention had been turned in this direction for
some time, through the suggestions Of his
friends, and especially through the example Of
General Sherman. Following the failure Of
Grant & Ward he received offers from different
publishers of such character as to indicate to
him that he might with his pen still be able to
build up competency for his family. His first
contribution to literature had been published in
December, 1882, in the 'North American Re-
yiew." This article was entitled IAN Unde-
served Stigma and was defence of General
FtZ John Porter. As a means of raising i'm
preparation OF four articles for the "Century
Magazine. From General Grants Greatest
Year, by I. @. Crawford, in McClure's Maya
zine for May.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-05-03
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

The Green Bay Lumber Co., Mash Phelps &
Green, assignees) plaintiff VS. Chris Sand, Chriss
Jorgensen, ct al defendants. n
To ChriSs Jorgensen defendant
been filed by said plaintiff in the Office Of
the clerk of the district court OF
said Audubon county, Iowa, asking
that your interest i'm the n of neh and
W u ne y of ne a Of section twenty (20) town
ship seventy-nine (79) range thirty-fve (35) in
Audubon county, Iowa, be declared Junior and
inferior to the mechanics lien of plaintiff there
on, that said lien be foreclosed, and plaintiff
have all equitable relief. And that unless you
appear thereto and defend before noon OF the
second day Of the next torn OF the said court,
commencing at Audubon, said county and state,
on the 10th day of May, 1904, default will be
entered against you and judgment rendered
thereon. H
Dated at Audubon this 2ist day OF April A. d
1894.
NASH, PHELPS & GREEN,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.