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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-26

arina's most sincere and faithful adj
mirers.
How glad I am to see you here" he
said.
Really? Why?"
'May show you why? Please come
with me. At the other end of the hall
is fortune teller, and want you to see
what she will tell you"
May we join you?" asked the baron.
Certainly. Come, we will all go to.
gether."
The mysterious room that held the
fortune teller was REACHED. The for
tune teller proved to be little figure in
the middle of disc.
Round the disc were figures and num-
bers and slips of paper arranged. Any
one who wanted to see into the future
paid mark, set the figure revolving
and took the slip of paper opposite
which it stopped.
"Now, my genaediges fraulein," said
the captain, taking out his purse,
won't you try your luck?"
But Katharine refused positively to
be party to such nonsense, and, mas
much as Lii could not be persuaded,
either, the baron asked permission to
inquire of the oracle himself.
He set the figure in motion and took
the slip of paper opposite which it
stopped.
Seek her hand and buy the ring.
Thy life will then be full of joy" ran
the words on it.
The baron tried to catch n glance
from Lii, but she appeared to be alb
sorbed in the nature and character OF
the floor and would not raise her eyes.
"Potz Blitz!" cried the captain, turn
ing to Katharine, that is famous; you
really must be persuaded to try it now.
Or, shall do it for you?"
You may do it for me-" she replied,
in such sharp tones that everyone
looked at her.
The captain turned to the figure and
read the words: Hast thou not often
heard it said" He hesitated, then
tore the paper up and threw it on the
floor. The conclusion of the sentence
seemed to suit the many proposals that
Katharine had received too well for
him to read it.
What was the rest, captain?" asked
the baron, in all innocence. But the
captain looked so displeased that the
question was not pressed.
II wonder what it WASP" Lii whis-
pered to the baron.
I'VE shall learn later, perhaps" he re-
piled. 'But did you get my New Years
card this morning?"
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AN ANIMAL ROMANCE.

Friendships and Quarrels of Rabbit, a
Cat and a Dog.
Last summer Orrin Whiting, who
lives near Woodsville, n. j., caught a
rabbit in a box trap, took it home and
made pet of it. Whiting had u cat and
dog, and after a few preliminaries
the three animals became warmly at
tached to one another.
AS the weeks went by it was noticed
that the rabbit had taken a great fancy
to the cat. The two were together
nearly all the time. Before the rabbit
appeared at the Whiting home the cat
and dog had been close companions,
and the dog evidently didn't enjoy hav..
ing the affections of the cat alienated,
for he took occasion frequently to pick
the rabbit up by the back and give it q
lively shaking up. Eventually it camq
to the point where the cat refused to
have anything to do with the dog. She
devoted her whole time to the rabbit.
The dog grew moody and kept away
from his former companions as much
as possible, until one day he came
across the cat and the rabbit enjoying
gambol out in the lot back of the
house. His temper got the best of him,
and he sailed into the rabbit as if he
intended to wind up it's existence then
and there. He had not gone far with
the job when the cat leaped in. She
jumped on the back of her old friend
and began to claw out hair at rate
that at once engaged the dogs atten-
ton. There was short battle between
the two, which resulted in badly torn
skin for the dog, and, with his tail be-
tween his legs, he finally left the field.
That night the cat and the rabbit dis
appeared. A thorough search of the
yard was made for them, but they could
not be found, and Whiting came to the
conclusion that it was case of elope-
ment, pure and simple. The dog be-
came very respondent, and for several
days refused to eat, but eventually his
spirits improved and he was himself
again, but he never could be induced to
sleep in the bed out in the woodshed
where he and the cat had rested to-
gether for many months.
One morning when Whiting went to
the woodshed to get kindling he was
amazed to find the place swarming with
rabbits. The rabbit law was off, and
each one of the animals had a market
value of Is cents. He quickly closed the
woodshed door, and, picking up stick
of wood, started in to slaughter the
rabbits, which had huddled together in
a corner of the room. He raised the
club and was about to crack a rabbit on
the head, when, to his establishment,
the cat that had disappeared weeks be-
fore sprang at him from the shadow
and made show of fight.
Whiting looked the animals over and
discovered among them the old rabbit
that had run away with the cat. The
cat did her best to make up her quarrel
with the dog, but he wouldn't have it-
He spurned all advances and kept as
far as possible from her. Two days
after the return of the cat Whiting
killed all the rabbits and sold them.
There were II of them, including the
original pet. With the old rabbit out
of the way there was nothing to prevent
rthe cat and dog from renewing their
friendship. This they did, and they are
now as warm friends IS ever-N. Y.
S'r-,
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FIG. 3.

top board of the double-runner and d
is a sectional view of the top board
of the front sled. A stout bolt acts as
q pivot, around which the two pieces
M and N, which are screwed to G and
d, turn. The dimensions are given in
the figure.
The back sled now remains to be fas-
tened in place. Fig. 4 shows a very
Ingenious device. 1t is a side view.
At H there is a hinge which allows
the front part of the sled to tie up
when the double-runner is going over
e hilltop. The bar marked X is firmly
screwed to the long seat board P. The
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FIG. 1.

stronger frame. The argument against
hardwood is that it is much more diff
cult to work" than pine. All the lum-
Der should be about one inch thick.
The first thing to be done is to make
the sleds. Fig. 1 shows the size and
dimensions of the side of sled. A B
ore the end views of the braces, which,
Us can be seen in the figure, are to be
fitted into the side.
In Fig. is shown the top view of a
sled before the top board is put on.
Make the two sleds as shown above; the
dimensions are given in Fig. l, except
the width of the sleds, which is ten
inches. Be sure that the braces are
strong and fit tightly. Screw the top
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Curious Prehistoric Monkeys.

In several places in the Cape Colony
and Orange Free State of South Africa
caves have been explored which yielded
hundreds of mummified remains of a
queer species of six-fngered monkey
All of the full-grown specimens of this
remarkable species of quadrumana
have the tail situated high up on the
back from three to five inches further
up than that on the modern monkey;
and other distinguishing marks, such az
two sets of canine teeth, boards on the
males, etc. Whether these creatures
were mummified by human beings who
formerly held them in reverence, or
were overtaken by some catastrophe,
such as sudden convulsion of nature or
cataclysln which entombed them in
their caves and thus preserved them, is
n secret that can never be known.-St.
LouiS Republic.
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FIG. 2.

boards-which are to cover the braces
and the spaces between them to the
sleds, and across the front end of the
front sled fasten a strong wooden bar
long enough to project four or five
inches on either side. This is the steer
ing bar, and the person sitting on the
front part of the double~runner can
thus steer comfortably with his feet,
but he also should have in his hands
rope attached to the front sleds of
the runners. Paint the sleds as soon
as they are made, to prevent warping.
Now we are ready for the turning
gear. The general plan can be seen in
Fig. 3. G is a sectional view of the long
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Little Betty Remembered.

The simplicity of childhood is one OF
the sweetest things in the world, but
sometimes it is impossible not to smile
at it's manifestations.
Little Betty was at her first evening
entertainment, where everybody was
strange to her. She grew homesick,
and with tears in her eyes begged her
hostess to send her home.
AS she was starting, smile shone
through her tears and she said:
"Good-by, Mrs. Smif. Mamma told
me to be sure and tell you had nice
time.-Philadelphia Times. )
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WHAT WILL NEW YEAR BRING7

What will the New Year bring to me?
Treasures Of gold from over the sea,
Friendship and honor, and whispers Of
fame,
Harbingers sweet of a deathless name,
Are these what the New Year will bring7
What does the New Year hold in store?
Hank! bark! even now comes a knock at
my door
Ushering in both sorrow and pain,
Crushing the heart and maddening the
brain,
Are these what the New Year will bring?
To none is revealed what the year will be-
stow;
My fortune is hidden, this only know,
That whate'er may betide. tits my Fathers
will,
So I'll say to my faint heart: Peace, be
STILL"
And accept what the New Year brings.
Chicago Standard.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-26

Anybody Can Make One of These Charm
Ing Musical Instruments.
Aeolus, the god of the winds, claimed
the wind harp as his own, but since he
never obtained patent on his instru-
ment there is no law against appropriate
ing his invention. It's construction is
very simple, and with little care an
instrument can be produced whose mu.
sic is far more sweet than the door
harps now so common.
To make wind harp procure box
made of thin, well-seasoned wood-pine
preferred about four inches high and
six inches wide. Cut a circular hole
in the top and sandpaper the rough
edges. This is your sounding board.
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BUILDING A SLED.

How Any Bright Boy Can Make a Small
Double Runner.
Every real boy likes coasting. 1t
is very healthy and exciting amuse-
ment, and if proper care is taken it is
not dangerous.
A double-runner should be at least
five feet long, and strong enough to
carry two or three boys comfortably.
ANY boy who has few simple tools
and a fair amount of common-sense
can make one if he follows these direc-
tions. Well-seasoned pine will do very
we'll, but some harder wood, as oak or
black walnut, would make a somewhat
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| lNNlH
SHE GLANCED QUICKLY AT THE ADDRESS.
YES" she answered, softly, with

YES" she answered, softly, with a
blush.
And do you remember what the for
tune teller told me just now? If 1 buy
a ring will you wear it?"
He drew deep sigh of relief as he
saw his answer in her happy, blushing
face.
She lowered her eyes and said: "I
don't know. You must first speak to
papa."-From the German.
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Account of Stock.

Business men are preparing to take
account of stock at the close of the year.
1t is well for every one to do so. In our
Christian life, what has the year been to
us? How much work have we done?
How much have we increased in graceP
Have we something to crecit to profitP
or must all be charged to loss?-United
Presbyterian
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Accustomed as she was to a large
number of enthusiastic admirers, she
had never for moment imagined that
the baron could interest himself in her
quiet little sister until she was re-
minded to-day in a rather unpleasant
manner of the possibility of such a
thing.
She read her letters through and be-
came better humored.
How stupid of me to get so cross"
she said, as she smiled at her lovely face
in the glass. 1T is not possible that
he favors Lii when he knows me-"
There came gentle knock at the
door, and the servant girl came in and
announced that the carriage was at the
door.
Katharine at once remembered that
Baron Horn had promised to go for
drive with her, and with this thought
her face grew bright once again.
A charitable bazar was to be opened
in neighboring town, and, as the IA
Their was not able to go, Baron Horn had
offered his escort to the two young
ladies'.
The baron was as punctual as most
lovers-that is to say, he came half an
hour before the time, and found Kath-
arina quite ready, to his great astonish-
ment, for as rule she kept everybody
waiting half an hour at least.
Her purpose of frustrating a tete-a-
tete between Lii and the baron was
completely successful, for she did not
move from his side until they all three
were ready to get into the carriage.
The father stood with beaming face
on the doorstep and waved fond fare
well after them.
This Horn is a very sensible fellow"
he thought to himself, land i admire
his choice. 1t will be very hard to lose
Lii, but would let him have her rather
than anyone else"
Although the bazar was crowded, the
arrival of Baron Horn andhis two love-
ly companions caused considerable eX-
citement and they were speedily sur
rounded by acquaintances.
Among these was a Capt. Linke, a
tall, blond fellow, and one of Kath-
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tain1y was not right of q father to love
one daughter more than another.
Still he did so, and it was plain to
everybody that it was the soft, sweet,
patient Lii who was his favorite.
1t made Katharine feel annoyed to
see her father so gentle and affectionate
toward her sister, for she said, with a
sharp look at them both:
What! kissing again! l cannot un-
derstand how you find pleasure in al
ways lying round each others necks."
You are out of sorts, Katharine"
said her father. Zone of the cards you
expected has not come, perhaps. l
would almost wager that among all
those letters there is none from Baron
Horn! Eh?"
Katharine grew shade paler at these
words.
II certainly expected card from
Baron Horn" she replied, trying to con-
ceal her annoyance. "He surely has
sent me one! Are you sure you emptied
the mailbag thoroughly"
Yes, think so. But you had better
look yourself; it would not be the first
time that a letter has remained stuck
in one of the corners"
''Ah thought So" exclaimed Katha-
rina, pulling crumpled letter out of
a deep corner of the bag.
She glanced quickly and sharply at
the address, and then with an eXclama-
ton of vexation let the letter hurriedly
drop.
''Not from Baron Horn after alp"
asked her father, picking it up, land
yet-that is his writing. Heavens!
why it's to you, Lii; it's addressed to
you"
"Oh! impossible!" said Lii, quietly,
while faint blush rose to her pretty
cheeks. 1T must be a mistake"
by no MEANS" returned her father,
smiling. "Here open it. Let us all
see it. Oh, what a lovely card! Why,
Katharine, where are you going?"
But the father received no answer.
Katharine hurriedly gathered up her
letters and left the room in whirl-
wind.
The aforementioned Baron Horn
was a young nobleman who had just re-
turned from Africa. 1t was we'll known
that he took great pleasure in visiting
the Won Krohn family, and under all
manner of preteXts took every Oppor-
tunity to be with them. OF course
everyone thought that the attraction
was the rich and beautiful Katharine,
and she herself took particular pains
to spread this view of the matter.
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breadth of X is, of course, equal to
that of the sled, viz, ten inches. The
top board p is five feet long.
Having fastened the back sled to the
TOP board as described above, the
double-runner is finished, except that
it needs some steel runners and coat
of paint. Therefore go TO blacksmith
who likes boys, and get him to make
runners to fit the sleds Fasten them
on, and paint the whole double-runner,
top and bottom. You will then have
a sled fit for king.
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wifely Confidence.

At really feel sorry for my husband
during the holidays" remarked the
very complacent woman.
Indeed"
"Yes. He is so correct in his habits
that when New Year comes he can't
swear off."-Washington Star.
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! ! ! ! !: :
,.0GIA YER the sorrow and
HJ%&A VA over the bliss.
% METH n ~ Over the teardrop.
NAY/lItNWH1v over the kiss,
CIV NJ over the crimes
that blotted AMI
blurred,
Over the wound of the angry word,
Over the deeds in weakness done,
Over the battles lost and won,
Now at the end of the flying year,
Year that tomorrow will not be here,
Over our freedom, over our thralls,
In the dark and the midnight the curtain
falls
Over our gain and over our loss,
Over our crown and over our cross,
Over the fret of our discomfort,
Over the i'll that we never meant,
Over the scars of our self-denial,
Over the strength that conquered trial,
Now in the end of the flying year,
Year that tomorrow will not be here,
Quietly final, the prompter calls;
Over 1t swiftly the curtain falls.
Over the crowds and the solitudes,
Over our shifting, hurrying moods,
Over the hearthS where bright flames leap,
Over the cribs where the babies sleep,
Over the clamor, over the strife,
Over the pageantry of life,
Now in the end of the flying year,
Year that tomorrow will not be here,
Swiftly and surely, from starry walls,
Silently downward the curtain falls.
-Harper's Bazaar.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
Financial.

London. April ls-Bar silver. S'Asd;
consols. 1851; Bank OF England discount
rate. per cent.
New York. April Is-The Evening Posts
London cablegran says: The coin and bul-
lion in the Bank OF England increased
today only flb2eoo. although t-3i0co were
imported for the week Gold has gone 10
Scotland earlier than usual, owing 20 the
EXPANSION OF the ship building trade dur
insr the past month. large amount OF
gold has gone into the provinces. Dur
i,r he week sl8o ego came IN from Egypt.
Ffs 90 from the Continent and f2Se9 from
China. Fisaso in bars being bought The
markets were irregular. except Falti-
r,ores. with marked rise Ia Americans
owing 20 Continental buying and some
good buying here. They closed steady.
Rreasl~tuffs and Grains.
rfvsrpo~al. April -Wheat-Spot. firm,
demand. moderate; No. = winter. Is i91sd'
NJ , ~.sf spring. - "a. No. hard Mani
80 b IL: No. ! California, Is ia. Fu-
tursx closed firm. with September lad
higher and other months ID higher; April.
a. ia. May. IS ifisd: June. IS n'sd; faly,
a. fft@a. August. Is iI%d: September, IS
Ad
Corn-Spot, steady; American mixed.
~ a. sz.a Futures closed firm. with
near and distant positions IA HIGHER.
April- IS 3D. May, a. III; june, - 81; July
e. st.A: August. Is sad; september, =
FInnr-neusan moderate; frn- 81
Louis. fancy winter. s. 81,
Hops-At London. Pacific coast. e ias.
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MARINE NEWS.

san Francisco. April iS-Arriv ei--Schr
Nats az orleans. Wiilapa Harbor; schE
orient Grav-s Harapor. sChr Rudy A
Cousins. winapa Harbor. schr Prosper.
C;rav'x Harh0f. schr Spokane. Port Gam
Die. Clearea-State Il California. Astoria
anA Portland. schr Glory OF The seas.
Nanaino. scar Louis Hatch. Bristol hay
Desartesf-Arzxn Coos bay. Br 81 Falls
OF Hamadale. Bristol schr W estern Home
coos ssavs Schr Antelope, Bristol tAy
s.,h~ Pioneer Sagnok. FrcsEhts and
..sarterS-R~ 50 Ancona. az Portland
vrhsas thence 20 Unjted Kingdom. H@Vre
Antwerp or DunEirk, Ger sh Ariadne. CT
Pgsret sound, lgmher thence - Nalpa'
raiso Z Q. Plsagua range. Bv sh cry oi
Flarenca. on PaEet sound. humber, Hast
gnsss Mis- 70 Cork. United kfnsiozgl-
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Of lumber ard large amount Of other
frsight- The following passengers will
sail from this port. George r SRroxn. NJ
C. orion. Charles L Davis. Max Davis
G. ". Grsssale. j. Fl Meyer. c. T. wer-
necke. J. +. Gillette. H c. Baashan.
George Thompson. -. Obraaovsch. Ed
Graham. G. u. Cation. l. Shinn and .
party OF fourteen
Steamer Queen got out On time yester-
day morning for San Francisco
Steamer vaila Walla arrived At noon
yesterday from San Francisco with 40
tons of freight and the following passen-
gers.
Frank ". Goosibue. secretary % tbs
Seattle a Tacoma Navigation Company.
returned from a months trip 10 California
yesterday.
Steamer waIla waiia win take car
60 OF coal from this port 70 San Francis
co on the next trip down.
Steamer Faralion viii arrive at Schwa-
harher's wharf some time today from San
Francisco with freight and passengers.
Steamer wiIlapa win leave at noon for
Alaska
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.


san Francisco. April is-F-lour-Fanlily
e1tras. S-zEf1-S5: bakers extras s3.ls<3
20; snpernne. & Ioaz.S per barrel.
"neat-Ihe market continues 20 gain
strsngfn, slizc for No. shipping quality
ann Ssc Tor choice. Milling grades are
HrIIl AZ ss1t.c. some holders asking more.
fsarley-Onerings are IN excess OF the
demand Feed. fair TO good, s5Gs75-c
cnoice. ss44c. brewing, sg7s7.c
oats-Aore arrivals from Oregon today
footing Up over 2.5Uo centals. Trade il Of
moderate volume. Milling, y.07szal f7ss:
Surprise. G.g7iz11 III; fancy feed. 81 0efa
uLelss: good 30 choice. s5e1g. fair TO
good. ssasc: poor 70 fair. sgs75sc: black.
nominal; gray, sscntf. ora
Fiour-luarter sacks fI,s10. Oregon.
ESQ. wheat, centais. s,05s; Oregon, sao
barley. centals, Les: Oregon, 3.so4: oats,
oregon, centals, 2.51z: beans. sacks, sls;
potatoes. sacks. 1,oz3; Oregon. $3.50.
Closing Quotations.
gi4c.
Bariey-steady: December, 7ossc.
Corn-sifTiz.
Bran-3liso per ton.
Produce.
Potatoes-Receipts of new continue 20
increase. the arrivals today being AZ
sacks. New, %.NiLc per pound: Early
Rose. 30nfec: river reds. 2SH3tc; Bur-
banks. 40d5Sc; Oregon Burbanks. 4oasoc
Per GENITAL.
Onions are steady; good to choice Cali
fornia, s0QsSc; cut, 2Uf0c per GENITAL:
Oregons, 9ecnE.2s.
Butterflies show no change. Supply
large. Creamery. fancy, 12isgl3c; sec
onds. ii4l2c per pound; dairy. fancy. loia
Gle; fair 10 choice, SGi0c; store lots.
6Q7c.
cheese-Choice 20 fancy. 7dsc; fair TO
good. 4izG6c: Eastern, ordinary 10 fine.
1oGl14c per pound.
Eggs-Market very weak. sale Is said
TO have been made as low as iec. Quota
BILE at 10izaliizc per dozen for store. and
lz1f3c for ranch.
Financial.
Silver bars. 81 ms7z Drafts-Sight.... IA
Mexican dol .5514 S1la Telegraph ......1o
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Readinz- 13Se. Rock Island s,4a: S.
Pad. ~.so; silver certificates. 1ss,
Southern railroad. s7e, T. & Leather.
$50. Wabash. preferred. sea; Western
Cnion. 1.n1.
Hops-Dnfl
Wool.
Wooi-Firm
Metals.
Pig fron-Sfeaty.
Copper-Strcag.
Lead-Steady.
Tfn-sseady; Straits, 81: plates. quiet.
Speiter-Duil
CofYec.
Conee-Options closed strong az 70 to
- points net advance. May. si3so1t4 ~:
july. Ef1l4f0: August. 81: December.
sl1s2ISs spot coffee. Rio. nominal
firm
Sugar.
sugar-Raw. firm: refined. steady
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SkAGlT RIVER ROUTE.
WEEKLY TIME CARD.

steamer CITY of Champaign or Steamer
Clan Mcdonald
Leaves Lilly, Bogarius q CO.. dock. Sc
Monday. April i5. at ~ midnight:
W t,dhescay, April IL. at IL midnight; SAT-
urday, April -. at A. m.
Leaves Mount Nernon--w esinessiay
April II. at 7 a. m: Friday. April 10. at .
Meeting al Seattle with the steamer Mary
+. Perley for Tacoma and Everett
freight and passengers. Calling AT Ed
monds, Richmond. Tulsiip. Stanwooi.
non and Avon
LILLY. BoGARDITs & CO. Inc.
Owners and Managers, Seattle