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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01
Georgia.

How is this we hear about Georgia.
state of the South has gone Demo-
cratic by only about twenty thousand
or lessp Can this be the same Georgia
that two years ago gave Cleveland
129, 1856 to 42.939 for Weaver, and
As. 800 for Harrison?
Then the Democratic candidate had
a plurality of S6.9S9 over the Popu-
lists, S1,0Sl plurality over the Repub-
licans and So, l42 majority over BOTH
And now, alas and alas! they must
needs be content with paltry twenty
thousand or less plurality!
In van the great Hoke, the mighty
pension reducer, left his post of duty
in Washington, with $50 contested
land mostly homestead cases
on his desk awaiting his all-powerful
signature. in order that he might
sound the tom-tom and the hew-gag
for the administration. and explain
the necessity for a single gold stand
ard to the free silver men of the
great state which he honors by hail
ing from; in vain, too, the illustrious
Crisp, autocrat of the house of repre-
sentatives, and savior of the Wilson
Voorhees, Jones' Brice-Gorman tariff
bill, snatching it with heroic fortitude
and self-sacritice from the clutches OF
Dave Hill, who was feeling for its
iugular--in vain, we say, did Crisp
throw himself into ''the deadly immin-
ent breach" and jump onto the other
end of the silver plank and ''whoop-er
up" for free and unlimited coinage;
and equally in vain did ''my personal
representative" paramount Blount,
with all the laurels of diplomacy which
he brought from the court of the queen
of the cannibal islands fresh upon him
exert himself to stay the disaster.
Georgia that once could roll up her
round ninety thousand plurality, has
"gone glimmering" through the thick
haze of populism. and comes to the
scratch with only petty twenty
thousand plurality. I,
In the immortal words OF Cobb OF
Alabama, .'Where are we atp" III this
thing keeps on the time may como
when the 'niggers' will insist on vot-
ing, says the Detroit Tribune, and
these white Populists will insist on
! having their votes counted. Then
may come true the awful threat OF
| Colonel Bowie, that worthy scion of
an illustrious sire, when he declared
1--WE intend to carry the state even if
we have to count the id niggers,
Sirin But LET lis not anticiDate such
terrible things. Can it be that the
old Democratic slogan of "nigger
equality" has lost its power?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01
PAID OFF OLD SCORES.
The Story of blue Dicks Repent
aDce.

The Story of blue Dicks Repent-
The average bad man of the Texas
frontier in the early days was by no
means of Il religious turn of mind. So
far as my investigations have gone,
says Il Belcherville, Texas, correspond
ent of the ST Louis Globe-Democrat,
a gentleman entitled Blue Dick John
son was the only one of the tribe ever
known to get religion" or ever to be-
come a seeker" after it, for that mat
ter. Why he should have been called
Blue" Dick rather than Red Dick or
Green Dick / have never been able to
determine. In this country, when a
mans vocabulary of profanity is rather
more extensive than usual. he is said
to be able to ''cusS blue blaZes." but
whether or not there is any connection
between the blue in this phrase and
the Blue" in Dicks name I am not
quite sure. | think, though, that there
is, for Blue Dicks performances along
that line are still quoted as ii standard
of excellence. Even at his worst he
was always an attendant upon religious
worship whenever he had an oppOrtuni-
", winch was not very frequently.
The few preachers who found their
way over the Texas prairies in those
days counted him among their worst
regular disturbers He was considered
Il wealthy man, his wealth consisting
of quite large herd of cattle. which
he was supposed to have acquired in
large measure by rather loose use of
the branding iron. His financial stand
ing and his reputation as Il killer com
bined made him Il man to be dreaded
in more ways than one, and the preach
ers were the object of his special aver
sion.
On one occasion Rev. J. G.. Weaver
now Il Methodist minister in the north
of Texas, was preaching Il sermon on
repentance, and it was noticed that
something was wrong with Blue Dick
Not only was he making no disturbance
but he was actually listening to the
preacher. The sermon was an earnest
one and gave close attention to the
laracteristics of genuine repentance
as opposed to the false kind.
Repentance" shouted the preacher
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01
HELL ON EARTH.
The New Penal Settlement which WIN
Succeed Siberia.

The New Penal settlement Which VIII
Succeed Siberia.
A st. Peters burg letter says 1t has
been decreed by the cars government
that Siberia is too good for convicts,
and as soon as the trans-Siberian rail-
way has penetrated its gloomy depths
1t will be turned into paradise for
agricultural settlers and mining sharps,
while nihilists and other refractory
members of Russian society will in the
future be accommodated on the island
of Saghalin, off the coast of Russian
Manchuria, the eastern terminus OF
the cars possessions, north of Japan.
So revolving and horrible to civilized
nations is Saghalin that the car con-
sented to its adoption as an open air
prison only after the assassination OF
Carnot and the discovery OF the recent
plots against his own life. The people
and the convicts OF Siberia never speak
OF the island other than "the hell OF
Saghalin," and its climate is said to
be so much worse than that of Siberia
as to rob this appellation of an exag-
gerated character, even in the mouths
of these lost ones. The island is sep
arated from tho main land by the gulf
of Tartary and its eastern coast is
washed by the sea Of Okhotsk. The
governor of Manchuria has reported
that human being not born on tho
island cannot live moro than year
there. There is no means OF escape
except in the winter, when, ii pris-
oner can manage to make his way 100
miles north from the prison, 1t is pos
sible to reach the mainland over tho
ice. The ice bridge is guarded; still,
two or three prisoners have escaped
by lodging behind masses Of snow and
ice, or, what is far more probable, by
bribing officials. At the present mo-
ment the most interesting colonist
of Saghalin is Sophie Bluhstein,
II full-blooded Russian, in spite
of her German name. She first
achieved criminal renown by pressing
her attentions upon the shah of Persia
during the latter's visit TO st. Peters
burg. Sophie had avowcdly no in
tention of adding his majesty to her
list of admirers, but sought his ac-
quaintance merely for the purpose OF
relieving him, If possible, of some of
his diamonds. She was foiled in her
efforts, but succeeded in having her
private car attached to the shah's
special train. For this piece of enter
prise she was banished to Siberia for IL
year, and while there organized u
band of cutthroats and robbers whose
services she controlled on the conti-
nent after their terms had expired.
She is said to be the sharpest criminal
living, and in sending her to Saghalin
the Russian government claims to
have conferred "a lasting benefit upon
the wealthy classes.
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the territory and the boys decided that
an investigation must be held. AS a
result of this investigation a young
man named Jacobs was brought to
Red River Station, charged with theft.
But there was still some doubt as to
his guilt. SO well-OrganiZed vigilance
committee went in formal council to
decide as to his fate. Meanwhile the
prisoner was left bound hand and foot
at little distance from where the
council was being held. while n sim
gle one of his captOrs, Winchester in
hand. stood guard over him. About
nightfall Blue Dick volunteered to
guard the fellow and was given per-
mission to do so. He hau been there
perhaps an hour when, with yell,
the crowd rushed from the council
room to where the guard was.
well, Dick, we've decided to string
him up, so-but where's Jacobs?"
burned if L see him." sarcastically
replied Dick, as he glanced carefully
around as if in search. At the same
time he kept his Winchester so as to
command pretty much the whole posi-
ton.
You don't mean to say you've let
him go?"
BLAMED if it don't look pretty much
that way. If you've got to hang some
body, I'll do as well as Jacobs. The fell
low that's made his will best and said
his prayers last might as well sail in"
Nobody sailed in, possibly because
nobody could remember when he had
said his prayers last. There was an
uneasy silence for moment, and then
some one remarked:
"Well, Dick. that's one for you. You
have only got five more to repent for"
Then the crowd laughed and the dan
ger was over. 1t is easy for Il crowd
to get in Il good humor with man
of Blue Dicks reputation.
About a month later one of the big
herds that had come up the Chisholm
trail to Red River station took fright
just about nightfall and went on Il
stampede. Only those who have beard
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01


I'm going to let you brand as many Of
mine as you want to for awhile. I've
got an idea. though, about how the ac-
count stands, and if you get to run
min too far over I'll shoot your DANCED
heads off. Do you hear?'
They heard and there is 40 doubt
that they took advantage of the novel
restitution thus offered. A few weeks
after this it began to be noticed that
Blue Dick was playing good deal OF
poker. Worse than that, he was al
ways losing. He began to sell off his
cattle in order to make up his losses
at the game. .a. .....
Say remarked one cowboy to an
other, Il don't think much of the kind
of religion Blue Dicks got. Religion
that makes man play poker all the
time, would be bad enough, but when
it makes him lose all the time L don I
want none of it in mine"
Finally when Dicks herd was near
ly all sold off, the poker-playing held
up for awhile.
"Parson," said he one day, when
the preacher had come arOunsl again,
Il wish you'd tell it round among the
boys that if l ever beat any of 'em ut
poker not on the square I'll lose it
back to 'em again if they'll play me.
I've lost money back TO al l can re-
member, but maybe I've forgot some,
OF course, if / beat 'em square | won't
make that up, the fact is there amt
much poker that is on the square
lcaStwiSe in Texas
The preacher intimated that the
money might have been restored with
out playing for it.
why in the devil didn't you tell me
so then? l don't know B from bulls
foot about religion. l supposed you
had to give things back the same way
you took EN-"
Saved u Man From Being Lynched.
About the time Dick began to get his
repentance in good running order
along financial lines he began his eff
fort to square things in regard to the
lives he had taken. There had for
some time been irregularities going on
in regard to the way in which horses
and cattle were struggled across into
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01

The business men Of the United
States have had long, hard time, in
which efforts brought little return; but
now the chief obstacles are out of the
way, and every man has chance to
go ahead with ordinary prospects OF
success. Success, however, cannot DO
attained without intelligent effort.
The farmer has to plant and
cultivate, and SO must the MGR
chant and manufactures. 1t is.
useless to have meritorious
goods unless you let the pub
lie know it. The most successful
business men everywhere are those
who realize the great fact that the.
press gives them access to the minds
of the people; without the press most
OF the great fortunes made in business
would have been impossible; "that is
why said one Of our most successful
merchants, "Im always glad to see an
advertising agent. Imay not be open
to do business with him at the time,
but / always learn something that helps
me work intelligently when / am ready
to advertise" Advertising is the seed
Of business. Every business man
should provide enough seed from which
to raise his crop, and now, when tho
business interests OF the country havo
got chance TO go ahead is the time
to plant it.-American Grocer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01

lis being sorry for your sins. It's
being sorry enough to quit them. and
to make up for all the wrong you've
done, so far as You can. If man
steals Il steer and then really reDentS
of it, he'll drive the critter back where
he got him from"
Blue Dicks Way of Making Amends.
There was much more talk along this
same line, to all of which Dick listened
attentiyely. When the sermon was
over Il song was raised and penitentS
were called. Though the whole of the
large brush arbor was crowded with
men and women, many of whom I'M
doubtedly needed to repent. no response
was made to the appeal. The sermon
had been of too scorching Il nature to
be moving. AS soon 'as the song was
ended Blue Dick jumped to his feet
and raised his hand.
Say, pardner." he exclaimed. adj
dressing the preacher. Il wants to say
a few words right here. I've listened
to lots of sermons on the sly, when
YOU thought / wasn't thinkin' about
nOthin' but raisin' Il row, but / want
to say this is the first one ever | could
get toe holt on. I've heard preachers
talk about bleevin' an this, that an
Tie OlIleI, Dut SEE SOlllS SpHSt Ill lIllS IL.
I've been toughn all along, but give
you all fair warmth now that I've re-
pented."
A hoarse guffaw from the back of the
throng greeted this annCln""m""e
''And if any man saiys haven't I'll
lick - out of him." added the speak
er calmly, sliding his hand toward the
six-shooter in his belt. The noise
stopped as suddenly as it had begun,
and for a moment dead silence reign
ed. Then some one called out:
'How about them calves of mine
you put your brand on, Dck?"
IF I've stole more of yOur'n than
yiu have of mine, I'll make it good
every hOof of it,"
This announcement caused such q
sensation in the audience that silence
reigned again. Suddenly Il slender.
black-robed figure in the back of the
crowd rose up and Il wOmans shrill
voice called out:
What about them men you've kill
eds ARE you going to give my husband
back to me?"
1t was the widow of one of his vic
tins. He turned red and white al
ternately and fingered the handle of
his six-shooter nervously a moment
before he replied.
Gentlemen" he began, I've killed
six men in my time-nO more an no
less OF course / can't bring none of
'em back, but I'll tell you what I'll
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01

that of most other people | have heard
of. in that it began TO produce fruit by
which it could be recognized.
The second day after the occurrence
just narrated he heard that three men
whose herds had been grazing on land
just adjoining his were in town. Look
ing in at the door of the largest sa-
loon in the little place he found the
three men standing at the bar, just
as he had expected. While they were
off their guard he brought his six-shoot-
err down so as to cover the crowd and
| then exclaimed:
See here, I've come to tell you l
think I've run off and branded rather
more of your calves than you have of
mine You needn't growl about it,
though, for I've got the drop on you.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01

crease in wages or even retention Of
good wages, but rather one OF any
work at all The experience of Aa
last two years is a practical demon
stration to the workingman that tho
Democratic policy is policy OF shut
ting up our manufactures and intro
ducing English manufactures into
active competition in this country. =
Cincinnati Times-Star
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01
why Complain:

Tune Marching Throuth Georgia
Why are folks complaining
In the SC Democratic times
When wheat is nifty cents
And wool Is worth lime;
With free trade our motto
And Democrats our guids
Hang on to the union
With patriotic pride
HurrAh Hurrah'
Our country never save,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The people to enslave
You should grin and bearit,
And never make fuss;
The Democratic party
VIII keep you in mu5s
IT'S the same old party
Who many years ago.
Believed In disunion
And caused little row:
The people we're divided.
The North against the South,
When up sprung party
And slapped them In the mouth
Hurrahl Hurrah
Our country must be saved,
Hurrahl Hurrah
The people not enslaved
We shall trust the party
Who slapped them In the mouth,
Preserving the union,
The North as well as South
IT'S the same old thin. again,
With Democrats In power.
This country IL In danger
And threatened every hour.
To divide the people,
II not the North and South:
Where is the party
Who slapped them In the mouth,
Hurrah! Hurrah
The country must bo saved
Hurrah Hurrah!
The people not enslayed.
We shall trust the party
Who slapped them In the mouth,
Preserving the union,
The North as well as South
II the modern Democrats
Don't like the present times,
When wheat Is fifty cents
And wool is worth dime,
Let them leave their party,
Else they should not whine:
They should grin and bearit.
These Democratic times.
Hurrah! Hurrah
This country must be free
Hurrah Hurrah
For the grand G. O. T.
IT'S the only party
Who can ease the stringent times
Give us better prices
And open up our mines
Hurrah? Hurrah!
This country must be frea
Hurrah! Hurrah.
For the grand G. o. Il.
IT'S the only party
Price OF wool can raise
Support 1t at the polls
And the country you will save
IS W. Walton in Detroit Tribune
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01
Tammany's Riches.

Mr.. Golf of the Lexow committee
has been offered $500, 900, it is re-
ported, to stop the investigation Of
Tammany's rottenness, and indignant
ly refused it. This is considerably
larger than the bride offered to Editor
Jones of the Times in the days OF
Boss Tweed, but Tammany is richer
now than it was then.-Cinoinnati
Timcs-Star.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01
The Medicine Has Acted.

The experience OF the last two years
has cured the workingnan OF this
country of all the delusions sprung
upon him by Democratic shouters.
Democratic legislation makes the
question nowadays not that Of an in
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01
The Rest Are Satisfied.

With exception of the old soldiers,
the workingmen, the business men and
the producers of the country, and their
families, the Democratic party has
done fairly well by the American peo-
pie.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01

child, by aiding Nature in preparing the
system for parturition. Thereby "labor"
and also the period of confinement are
greatly shortened. 1t also promotes an
abundant secretion of nourishment for
the child. During pregnancy, it pre-
vents morning sickness" and those
distressing nervous symptoms from
which so many suffer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01
Tanks, Cottle Co., Texas.

Tanks, Cotle Co., Texas. !
Dir. r. w. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y:
Dear Sir took your Favorite Pre-.
scription " previous to confinement and
never did so we'll in my life. 1t Is only
two weeks since my confinement and am
able to do my work. feel stronger than I
ever did in six weeks before.
Xoura truly
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01

the thundcrous roar of one OF these
living cyclones, and seen the havoc
and devanstation caused by its passage,
can have any full idea of what this
means. Blue Dick and all the other
cowboys ut the station mounted their
ponies and set off ut a headlong gallon
to outride the living storm, turn the
leaders, turn the vast herd to milling
and eventually bring it to 4 state of
quiet. As the men galloped on neck
and neck together one of them sudden
ly shouted:
Great God fellows! There's fam
lily camped down by the three post
oaks! l saw them less than an hour
ago There's man an a woman an
q kid"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01
nOTHERS

and those about to
become mothers,
should know that
DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription
robs childbirth Of
its torture, tcrrors
and dangers to
both mother and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01

He brought His Six-ShoOter Down.
do. I'll undertake to get six other men
just as good as they was and keep 'em
from dyin' some time or other. I'll
save six lives for the six I've took.
That's as square as l can do, amt it
p;Ydner"
And the minister-whom he referred
to as "pardner,"-said he thought it
was the most that could be expected
under the circumstances.
Such was Blue Dicks only profess
sion of religion, if such it might be
called. His repentance differed from
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01

If we improve our circumstances they
will improve us.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01

The honest man puts the smallest apples
at the top of the barrel.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-04

ness within the blood of the imperial
family, for among thousand contra
dictions it is at least agreed that her
son, the successor of Alexander III, is
purely German-Danish and quite unlike
his father in form and disposition.
Five children were born to the car and
czarina-Nicolas Alexandrowitch, born
at st. Petersburg May Is, 1868; George
Alexandrowitch, born May 9, 1871;
Xenia Alexandrowna, born April 6,
1878; Michael Alexandrowitch, born
December 5, 1878, and Olga Alan
drOwna, born June Is, 1882.
or his children the Car, as model
family man, was very fond, and many
stories are told OF the methods he used
to adopt to give them pleasure. He
was very fond Of amateur theatricals,
and he was never happier than when
getting up plays 10 which his children
were TO figure as actors. Like Charles
Dickens, be got an amazing amount Of
enjoyment out OF the details OF impro-
vising play, wardrobe, curtain and
every accessory out Of the ordinary ma
terials and in the face OF serious diff
cultieS. Besides his own children the
actors almost invariably included the
elder children at the court, young lads
who sumo day might rule provinces
possibly kingdoms.-and young girls
destined perhaps to be the mothers of
long lines Of princes and prlncesses,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-04

mattsrr exclaimed ths old man, laying
down his paper.
"Bin over 60 Tinksr's, p" was the reply.
"And-snd-"
.And 1 threw out a few hints to
Susan"
'.What kind O. hints?"
''Why. told her Ia been hooning It
two miles four nights out OF week for
TIE last year to set up with her while
she chaWed gun and sung through her
nose, and now reckoned IL was time
for her 70 brush her teeth, and darn
her stockings, cure the bile on her
chin and tell the old folks that we're
engaged"
aud her father bounced you?"
mo, dad, no; that's where I'm con-
soled. 1t took the whole gasted family,
including Susan, two hired men and
three dogs. aud then 1 wasn't more'n
half licked ] guess we moved on 'em
too soon, dad guess Il wasn't time to
thaoW out hints"
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number Of persons were killed, IL is said
he saved those who were in the same
compartment with him from Injury and
perhaps death by supporting portion
of the fallen roof with bis shoulders
till assistance came.
He was also an untiring worker, got
down to his desk as q rule by 8 q. M,
and went resolutely through official
papers I'LL D. M. Then he had light
lunch and took recreation and read till
8 o'clock dinner. He often wrote severe
comments on the margins Of papers pre-
sented to him, and these were glazed
over to preserve them In the royal arch
ives. His faVorits expressions were:
Whist beast he Isl" They are set
of hogs!" and the like. The Russian
word "nezootsshitslno," which may be
translated "discouraging" was fire.
quent comment with him. Once he was
prevailed upon to allow very severe
comment to be erased. THE council
thought to trick me-" he said, but
they shan't, but may strike the words
out"
He was . man Of unflinching courage.
He proved this in the last war between
Russia and Turkey, and though during
his entire reign he was In constant eX-
pectation Of being murdered he never