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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
Pacific Coast waIrus.

their capture thought that by sur
prising them they could drive the
lions over the cliff, and that the ire
mendous fall upon the sharp rocks
below would kill every one of the
animals. The surprise was successful.
Every lion jumped to what seemed
certain death, but to the chagrin of
the hunters when they arrived at the
foot Of the cliff where they expected
to find the lions either helplessly mutt
lated or dead, the last animal of the
herd was seen plunging into the sea.
The California sea lion is tough Gus
toner.
To kill sea lion the bullet must hit
him in or near the ear, for ball in
any other part of the body has no
more effect than it would in a grizzly
bear. Sea lions can scent a man as
readily as do deer, so that great eau
ton is necessary when approaching
within shooting distance. The profess
sional lion hunter is skilled marks
man, and in emptying the sixteen
shots from his rifle into fleeing herd
he can usually shoot twelve Of the
beasts through the head, killing them
instantly. If wounded the lion reaches
water and escapes.
The sea lion eats fish, mollusks, and
sea fowl. Their principal feathery
food in northern waters is the gull,
and their manner of decoying and
catching these birds displays no little
degree of cunning. When in pursuit
the animal dives deeply under water
and swims some distance from where
it disappeared; then rising cautiously
it exposes the tip of it's nose above the
surface, at the same time giving it a
rotary motion like that of water
bug at play. The unwary bird on the
wing. seeing the object near by,
alights to catch it, while the sea lion
\ settles beneath the waves and at one
bound, with extended jaws, seizes its
screaming prey and instantly devours
it. 1t is estimated that a sea lion eats
twenty-five to forty pounds of fish
daily. He takes a large fish in his
mouth. gives it a shake, bites out a
large piece, drops it, and then diving
again, catches it, and rising to the
surface takes another nibble, until it
is consumed. At one time there were
$4,000 sea lions living in one of the
large California bays. They ate more
fish than the fishermen caught, and an
effort was made to have the legisla-
ture offer bounty Of 81 a skin for
the hides of these lions. Instead of
that law was passed to protect the
animals in the harbor of San Fran
cisco, and fishing industries have suf.
fered in consequence. The lion can go
for a month without food.
Hunters use the hides of the lions for
leather and glue. The bristles or
whiskers are sent to China. The Mon
golians use these hairs for ornaments,
mounting them with gold. Lion livers
are used as medicine by the Chinese
and are considered radical cure for
many acute diseases.
Farther north the walrus thrives.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
California Flying Fish.

or so reaches the hauntS of the Cali
fornia flying fish. 1t attains the length
of eighteen inches and weight of
nearly two pounds, being one of the
largest OF the flying fishes OF the world.
When flushed from its watery cover by
the approach of boat it rises three
or four feet and continues it's flight for
a quarter to half mile 1t swims rap
idly, appearing to get its motive power
when in the water from its powerful
tail On rising from the water the
movements of the tail are continued
for some seconds until the whole body
is out of water. While the tail is in
motion the pectoral fins vibrate rapidly
and the ventral fins are folded. When
the action of the tail ceases, the pee
toral and yentrar fins are spread, and,
so far as one can see from the boat.
are held ut rest. On this plane of
outStretched fin the fish seemingly sails
through the air as bird is seen to sail
without perceptible movement of its
wings. When the fish begins to fall
the tail touches the water and the mo-
ton OF the pectoral fins recommences,
and it is enabled to resume its fight,
which it finally finishes by falling into
the water with splash. When on
the wing it resembles n large dragon
fly. The motion is swift; ut first it is
in straight line, but this becomes de-
Elected to curve, the pectoral fin on
the inner side Of the arc being bent
downward. 1t is able to some extent
to turn its course to shy off from Il
vessel, though the motion of the fish
seems to have no reference to the direc-
ton of the wind. When the fish first
rises is the sportsman's opportunity to
shoot, and he must shoot quickly else
the finny game is soon beyond range.
The dead fish is easily picked up with
out the aid Of a dog. 1t is delicious
table fish and makes toothsome CON-
panion dish for a mess of broiled quail
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13

Eight miles inland from this city the
sportsman can get the finest kind Of
mountain lion shooting, says a CORE
spondent Of the Chicago Tribune.
Eight miles out at sea, on the rock
cries of the Coronado islands, lions
bask in the sun and gambol in the
water by the thousands. On a clear
day they can be seen from the
veranda of the Hotel Florence through
powerful field-glass. 1t requires
skill to bag this lion of the sea. On
approaching the rookery occupied by
a numerous herd one first hears their
long, plaintive howlings, as if in dis
tress; but when near them the sounds
become more varied and deafening.
The old males roar so loudly as to
drown the noise of the heaviest surf
among the rocks and caverns, and the
pups croak hoarsely or send forth
sounds like the bleating Of sheep or
the barking of dogs. A rookery of
matured animals presents ferocious
and defiant appearance, but becoming
alarmed at the approach of man, in
their efforts to escape to the water
they roll, tumble, and sometimes make
fearful leaps from high, precipitous
rocks. In one instance about twenty
lions were collected on the brink of
precipitous cliff at least sixty feet
above the rocks which shelved from
the beach below. The hunters seeking
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
Miss Painter Shot the Tramp.

Two tramps waylaid Miss Lizzie
Painter of Hopewell, Pa, one even
ing recently, and one of them re-
ceived a pistol bullet in his arm.
Miss Painter, who is a music teach
err. was driving from the home of
one of her scholars to Hopewell. in
lonely part of the road, when a
man, evidently tramp, jumped out
from the roadside and commanded
her to get out of the wagon. For an
answer Miss Painter raised a revol-
yer and shot. and with cry of pain
the man dropped his hold on the
horse, with a bullet In his wrist. At
this moment another man ran out TO
catch the horse and the young woman
fired at him also, but missed. The
horse became frightened and rushed
down the road before the second
man could stop it. Since then a dill
lgent search has been made for the
tramps. but they have not yet been
found.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13

bes'TiCtiOn tnhb pOeS MOI isstricC'
After all the talk about restrictive
laws now in vogue. and after small
army OF high priced officers to enforce
such laws has been appointed and
maintained, OF the 313. 1856 people who
knocked for admission to American
privileges in the last fiscal year, but
1892 were refused. small proper
tion Of the army that came. OF these
3, 1852 immigrants sent back 1927
were contract laborers and 1856 pau
pers. Has anybody heard anything
about the ship owners who violated
the law by bringing these contract
laborers and paupers over here,
being punished? Is there any ono
simple enough to credit the state
ment that of the multitude, number
ing 313, l56 people from Italy, Hun
gary, the Slavonic provinces and
other European countries. only 786
were pauperso 1t is highly proba-
BILE that of this vast multitude that
poured in here in the last fiscal year,
not less than seyenty-fve per cent
are now more or less q public charge
applicants for charity wherever
charity can be had. IL the multi
tude OF enforced idlers could not get
employment before the 313, 90 came,
what chance was there for the raw
recruits p-Times-St Star
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
which followed the collapse OF the
audacious undertaking projected by
the Chicago dictator



In view OF the Victorian method
of travelling adopted by our high
and mighty president read the &C
counts OF his arrival at Jersey City
on his way to Gray Gables in tho
New York papers with an interest
that i cannot disguise. "As soon as
he alighted from the train" said
one, "he was surrounded by squad
OF policemen. Nobody was allo we'd
to approach within speaking dis
lance of the president,and there was
no demonstration whatever in his
honor" ''Ten Jersey City police
men," said another. ..immediately
surrounded the president. forming
sort OF hollow square. with clubs
drawn to repel tariff cranks who
might not be satisfied with every
thing Mr. Cleveland had done in
Washington, They proceeded to tn o
big passenger elevator and MIR.
Cleveland, Captain Evans aud DIR.
O'Reilly, the Jersey City policemen
and three tars from tho lighthouse
tender. carrying baggage, all de-
scended to the ground floor OF the
station. where the march was taken
up for the wharf where tho light
house tender lay. A curious spec
tacle the procession made. Mr..
Cleveland sought to keep rs nearly
in the center OF the squad OF police
men as possible His precautions
were absolutely unnecessary, be-
cause less than dozen persons
around the station, outside of his
immediate body guard. knew the
president OF tho United States was
about. No violent persons were to
be seen. No one tried to modest
him. The president wore brown,
snulf-colored suit and brown felt
hat to match" This is the first
time in my knowledge OF presiden-
tial itineraries when the ten Of clubs
was called by the ace Of hearts OF
the American people. --Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
Dreams and Sound Sleep.

When a student asked the great Pref.
Marine if dreams were "a sign Of any
thing he replied: Yes, sign that
the dreamer was only about half asleep
when some vague ideas fitted through
his BRAIN" An opinion exactly contra
ry to the above was once expressed by
DR.. Tanner, the faster. When asked if
he had not dreamed of feasts during
his long fast he replied: 1.-THE fact is,
l did not dream at all, simply because
1 had no sound sleep during the or
deal ! was sorry for that, because
had hoped to make psychological study
of myself. My sleep was so
disturbed and broken by those con-
stantly around me that / had no OPP
portunity for dreams" Whose theory
respecting the dream condition Is cor
rect, Marne's or Tanners?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13


"And now" said General German lets move
upon their works,
Range up your biSScst cannon and pulverize
those Turks
Brn forth your heavy selse guns and blaze
away with will.
Your smooth bores are not fitted to kill the
Wilson bill "
Twas bulky Colonel Cleveland who held Fort
Saccharine,
A stouter man than Grover not often may DO
With watered bags OF su ,ar he'd fortified the
walls
And iron ora and coal Jumps no used for
cannon balls
The fort had boon bcleayurcd for better tina
year,
The garrison was starving. and Wilson shook
with fear
AT len tn tho white hay iuttered above tho
poStern gate
And all the brave FREQ Traders beheld their
comm fate.
Said Crisp old Gro's Lieutenant, We've no
provision' left
Our iron ores exhausted OF coal We are
bereft +"
BE merciful, o German" said Grover with
Isl h,
"And give us fair conditions" Thus Cor.
man made reply:
"'Tis one OF my conditions that you must
eat bird
I'm lettin you down easy, though really It's
absurd
The bird may not be eaten the Same rs quail
on toast
The bird must be q black one, and not boil
or roast "
The fort IL was surrounded, the garrison
marched out
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13

that had suddenly come to him, cap
ital farrell 1t amused him so much
that he upset his water bath and
ruined his proof; but this time he
didn't care; he had other things at
that moment than proofs" in his
head.
That same morning at table, Vic
tor, as usual, lunching with them, De
Rosny said to the culprits:
SIN weather so beautiful as this the
light is simply superb to operate in
the open air. What do you say to
going to- morrow to eat fritter at
Bas-Meudon?"
And as the day was still young and
the others willing, he set out at once,
alone, for the restaurant to select and
rent cabinet 1t opened upon a
glass covered gallery so arranged
that it formed this gallery. a huge
projecting window to the cabinet pro-
per, and overlooked wide expanse of
sunny terrace stretching between the
cabinet and the river. Nothing could
have been better for his plan. De
Rosny, delighted, demanded of the
waiter:
"This beautiful spot. Has no one
ever attempted photograph here?
No? Eth bien, then, I'll try it to- NOR
row; the pictures of some friends of
mine. But the light is not right. /
must change it, it must come from
above; yet if I cover the whole
bay my proof will be too black. Bring
me blind, please. Eth? You have
none? A curtain, then, a blue curtain
preferred, like those / saw down
stairs as entered"
And there, in his shirt sleeves, in
the brilliant sunlight, he worked for
two hours arranging and rearranging
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
He'd Made n Mistake.
Clean GiDnc

He was a keen, sharp-looking young
man. and lie said to the lady of the
house. as he stood in the hall
Madam, have called for the suit
Of clothes which needs pressing and
doing up"
what suitT' she asked.
Your husbands Sunday suit. ma'am.
He called as he went down this morn
ing"
"And he said 1 was to let you have
them?'
"YeS'm."
did he appear in good health and
spirits?'
"Why, certainly"
Look and act natural?"
"Of course. Why do you ask?'
Because he has been dead eighteen
years, and / have some curiosity on the
subjectw
Ell have made mistake, perhaps!'
stammered the young man.
Perhaps you have. The man you
saw go out Of here, an hour ago, Is my
brother. Good morning"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
California Sea Lion.

The chief use of the great tusks Of
the walrus is to aid in landing upon a
rocky shore and help in its clumsy
locomotion. A walrus makes ter
rife noise. His roar can be heard for
several miles. The animal, though saw
age in appearance, is harmless and in
offensive. II attacked or enraged he
is a terrible fighter, especially when
defending the young, toward which the
walrus exhibits much affection. A fair
sized walrus has girth Of 10 to IA
feet and weighs 1000 pounds, the skin
alone weighing $50 to 400 pounds, and
the head from 60 TO so pounds. The
walrus was the sea horse Of ancient
writers. It's hide, ell and tusks are all
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13

The officials Of the Chicago fire de-
partment insist upon ascribing an in
cendiary origin to the recent destruct-
i've fires in that city. Thus far there
has been no evidence to sustain such
a theory. The conditions were all IA
vorable to a fire. The lumber piles
where it origin ated were as dry as tin
der, and. the wind being high, the
fires once started soon got beyond
control. The absence Of new motive
for incendiarism in that district is an
additional argument against the the
DRY. Firemen always incline to the
idea Of incendiarism, even though the
facts fail to suggest or bear 1t out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13

that white hunters save from the huge
carcass. Indians depend upon the meat
for food during the winter. They make
bird nets of the sinews. From the in
testincs waterproof clothing is made,
and the soles of the fiippers furnish
footwear.
On North island IN this beautiful land
locked Bay OF San Diego the hunter
finds thousands of quail and jack rab-
bits. The birds fly quicker than East
ern birds and 1t is harder to hit them.
After firing of quail shooting the gum
ner can step into sailboat and after
sailing out into the ocean for an hour
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
John Bu,l,s BROAD Grin.

The wooden manufacturers OF
Bradford, England, kept quiet during
the tariff agitation in this country,
lest they might prejudice the sacred
cause of free wool, but now that the
bill has passed. according to the Pail
Mall Gazette. OF London, ..rejoicings
have broken forth"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
The Coming Picnic.

How can we face the people after
INDUCING in such outrageous viola
tions OF principle" Cleveland asked
the Democrats in his letter denounc-
ing the tariff bill, which hey after
ward passed. The answer to this
pertinent and significant interrog-
atory will promote the gayety of
the pending campaign.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
"Be still! Don't stir"

1t was II o'clock the night of that
same day. The lamp in the commits
salre's Office was covered with yell
low paper, and with the tell tale cam
era stationed between them, the mag
istrate and Philippe de Rosny, his
liberty-he thought SO, at least-con-
quered at last. faced gravely each
other.
Eyes, M. lie Commissaire, said he,
II insist upon developing the slide
here in your presence in order that it's
accuracy cannot be questioned; that
no one, when I apply for my divorce,
as certainly shall do at once, can
possibly accuse me of having re-
touched it. The idea you see, is such
new one, so thoroughly fin de steele,
perhaps, also, trihe American. In
stead of stupidity Kidding the culprits
with bullets from a revolver, snap a
camera at them and, VOLTA! the thing
is done"
And with infinite precautions, he
drew the slide from the frame and
plunged it into the reservoir. The
commissaire bent to look over his
shoulder; the opal of the gelatine was
coloring, the image appearing
But suddenly the operator tore the
proof from the bath, held it between
him and the lamp, gazed blankly a
second and strangled cry escaped
his throat. Had they moved, had the
camera not caught them, had the
actinometre really refused to work?
Oh, no; worse than that. The
picture was perfect; the window, the
bracket. the Towering palm, the big
blue curtain, 80 carefully arranged as
a background for the scene, only
the curtain, solid blue wall, with
out wrinkle, hung now in front of
the divan. If Victor was kissing
again, his. De Rosny's wife, no one
was the wiser, for no one could see it
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
They DO Protest too Much

Democratic senator's angrily re.
sent the idea that they have been
the tools CT monopolists; yet they
cannot discuss the sugar schedule
without confessing. as Senators
Gallery sid Vest have done. that the
German ill was framed at the do.
tation OF tie trusts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13

his curtains, whistling ana nummine.
TO himself like worker whose heart
Is in his work, his mouth full of nails
and hammering away ardently. Then
he had brought up from the smoking
room below an old sofa. With his
own hands he installed it invitingly
in the corner of the bay directly fac
ing the entrance to the cabinet so
that 1T would be the first thing visible
the moment the door opened
Back of the sofa he draped smother
blue curtain to give it the pr epa red"
effect of theatrical accessory. I"
stood table in the corner, with a
bracket above it, and on the bracket
again pot of Towering palm.
capital! Capitalr' he murmured
admiringly, and turned his attention
next to his arrangements in the corri-
dor, simply the chalking of the exact
spot on the floor where the camera
tripod must stand, proper range of
focus by seating the waiter on the
divan and finishing the business by
giving him a louis to hold his tongue
ohNs w hSSP Vic SducTd SaIS IN a
closet for him until tomorrow.
Next morning, at the mo-
ment of taking the boat that
was to carry them to Bas-
Meudon, De Rosny stopped suddenly,
struck his hand to his brow and said
to his wife and Victor:
"Heavensl have forgotten my ac-
tinometre. Go on without me. I'll
run back and get it and rejoin you in
an hour"
He climbed to the quay again;
waited till the boat had backed from
the dock and passed from sight under
the bridge; then entered u neighbor-
ing cafe and scrubbed hastily the fol-
lowing note:
"Actinometre out of order; must
stop at shop. Lunch without me.
Will reach you by o'clock. The sun
will still be high enough" The mes
senger bearing this note arrived Just
as the hungry turtle doves-for even
turtle doves grow hungry if too long
deprived of lunch--were growing
thoroughly impatient
And the two convives fell to feast
ing with hearty good will, merry and
amused as two children on lark.
But pleased as they were, they were
still not half so pleased as the hus-
band behind the door,
at last came the scrape of two
chairs pushed back at the same time,
then steps on the floor, low, pro-
testing plant from the springs of the
divan, silence, soft sigh.
Quick as fash de Rosney stood up,
pulled off with one hand the camera
cover, with the other threw back the
door, shouting his usual sacramental
phrase:
"Be still! Don't stir,n
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
The Inevitable.

Plaskington-What color are you
going to have your house painted
Witherby-My wife wants it
painted white, but favor green.
Plankington 4 see. So you are
going to have it painted white.
Judge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13

vor, for love or
passion he had
never known, but solely because it
was the custom of the men of his
world to marry at that age.
Marriage, however, he found to be
bondage, and he was bored to death
with it, when, approaching his for
tieth year, he began to amuse and SOL
ace himself with the pleasures of pho
tography--a solace suggested to him
by the accidental winning of prime
Kodak offered as pr re by certain
Journal of Paris to which, for years,
he had subscribed.
From that moment his new born
passion took on character of selfish
ness, of personal indulgence in his
fad that swept the money from his
pockets faster than once had done the
had done the necessities of his stable
OF racers training for the Grand Prix
New films" new ''baths," new sob
5ectlves," or patent new" some
thing or other every day of the week.
Apungent odor of chemicals per-
vaded the house-turned to labora-
tory-from mansard to cellar, kodacks
were in the salon, tripods in the cor
ridors; ma lanes own boudoir, even
seized to provide him with dark de-
veloping room-a seizure for which
she avenged herself by passing nearly
ell her time promenading on the arm
OF his friend Victor, which. of course,
set the tongues of the gossips wag-
ging, and was finally, this gossip,
brought by friend to the photogra-
piers ears.
Eyes," answered he TRANQUILITY, ''it
Is true my wife and Victor take not
the slightest interest in my expert
ments. But what they do, talk of,
amuse themselves with or approve of,
is their own affair. Moreover, if they
want to marry each other, divorce,
too, is theirs, but they must first ar
range to furnish me with a reasonable
pretext ask nothing better than to
find myself alone again in my own
house, with no one to mix up my bot
ties and upset my proofs.
One day-it is always the case-the
lovers committed an imprudence
Yielding to the solicitations of the
maniac, they had consented to pose
for him in the garden, in broad day
light, arm in arm with each other.
And while the husband dallied in an
interminable sighting" under his
square of velvet, Victor, forgetting
that he could see them through his
black chamber, bent ardently forward
and dropped hasty kiss upon the
tempting nape of the young wife's
milk white throat
She uttered stifled cry, but the
operator under his black square never
budged.
''He saw nothing, thank heaven!"
murmured, relieved. the two lovers
clasping tenderly each others hands.
They were wrong; he had seen and
was laughing in his sleeve at an idea
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
An Appropriate Title.

II think you do well to call you r
book Fugitive Verses"
..1'm glad you approve"
Eyes, it's very appropriate, Sough
tn nix it's great pity they don't
escape. "-Juoge.