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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28

farm in his childhood, and when IS
years of age enlisted in the S9th Ohio
regiment, and served in the army of the
Cumberland until the close of the war.
He was made sergeant August 26, 1862;
first lieutenant March IA, 1864, and on
March 10, 1865, was brevetted captain
''for efficient nervices during the cam
paigns in North Carolina and Georgia"
When his regiment was mustered out
he was aide-de-camp on Gen. Henry w.
Slocum's staff. After the war he spent
two years at Wesleyan university, Della
ware, o., and then entered Cornell,
where he was graduated with the first
class in 1869. He was admitted to the
bar in the same year, and in 1S79-'S2 was
/ judge of the Cincinnati superior court,
resigning the Office on account of his
health. He was the unsuccessful repub-
lican candidate for the governorship OF
Ohio in 1888, but was again candidate
for the Office in 1885, when he was elect
ed. He has since that time been one OF
the leadirg republican statesmen OF
Ohio.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
is A WOMAN HERMIT.
Mrs. McDonald's Lonely Life in a
Michigan Forest.
Stree 1920 She Has Lived in the Back
woods Along Rifle River Seeing No
One Save an Occasional Pass
ing Hunter. 50

Away up on the banks of the swift
flowing Rifle river, in the northern part
of the lower peninsula of Michigan,
lives one of the oldest and most eccen-
trio women known in the western states.
This is Mrs. Angus Mcdonald, now "a
years of age, but known as 1.-THE Widow
Mcdonald" Almost every settler in
Michigan either knows her or has heard
of her, and the hundreds of deer hunt
ers from Illinois, Indiana, and in fact
all of the states, who Journey to the rich
deer grounds of the rifle district"
every fall, have jotted hera ownin their
notebooks as a queer, odd character
with history which she will not dis
close.
She lives alone in log house of fair
ly ample dimensions, the nearest neigh
Dor being ten miles away. She is in the
very heart of the deer country, and has
fed hundreds and perhaps thousands of
hunters who have stumbled upon the
log house situated in the woods, and
have been only too well pleased to Sc
cure warm meal. She never betrays
surprise when party of hunters come
to the door and ask for food. Let the
party number one or Is it is all the
same to her. Opening the door she mo-
tons them inside and deity prepares
the meal. She never apologies for her
fare nor never praises it, and has never
been known to ask any price for it. If
the hunters offer her remuneration she
takes it, and if not she does not COM
plain.
Her face is wrinkled and her gums
almost toothless, but her activity does
not seem to diminish, although the long
ironwood branch upon which she has
cut a notch for each year of her life
shows "a notches.
The old woman lives alone the year
round, the monotony of her life being
broken only by the visits of the hunters,
and this is only during the month of
December. If she realizes that the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
SWALLOWED HARDWARE.
Choice Collection of Bric-aBrac In
Crazy Mans Stomach.

Choice Collection of Bric-a-Brac In a
Crazy Mans Stomach.
An insane patient in the county asy-
lum, Lancaster, England, was discov-
cred to be i'll. When asked if he felt
badly he would make repeated, though
Intellectual, attempts to vomit. The
physicians discovered huge lump to
the left of the stomach. After trying
to remove the lump with stomach
pump the patient was put under ether,
and a cut two inches long made in the
stomach. Upon inserting the two fin
ger through this hole the physicians
made very startling discovery. The
stomach was found to be occupied by a
mass of rusty nails, many of them
nearly three inches in length. Some
were very sharp, bent, twisted, andas a
consequence, they had to be taken out
with the two fingers. When about half
the mass had been removed piece of
matted hair, nearly two inches in
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
Magnetism in Tack Hammer.

An ingenious application of the horse
shoe magnet is found in a tack hammer
recently invented. The head of the ham,
mer is of the ordinary shape, but the
pointed end is divided into two prongs
nearly touching each other, and fiat
tened at the tip. These prongs are mag
netized like the poles of an ordinary
horseshoe magnet, and when the ham
mer is introduced into a box or paper Of
tacks it picks up one and holds it with
the head against the fattened tip, the
point of the tack directed outward. A
light blow fixes the tack in tho wall.
and it may then be driven in with the
other end of the hammer. This does
away with holding the tack at the risk
of hammering ones fingela-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28

ran, will never undertake to settle the
Armenian question by herself, words
to that effect. But why not?" she ex-
claimed. Russia does not want to in
terfere. Why should not Britain act
alone?"
1t was not for me to point out that
Britain, Russia and France were acting
together. | merely said: won't you
tell me what is the feeling in Russia
about the Armenians?"
Russia" she said, sis, of course,
deeply concerned for the poor Armeni-
ans. They are Christians, and SO we
must feel for them and sympathize
with them. They are our Christian
brethren. But they are not so near to
US as other Christians. We have large
Armenian population, of course, but the
Armenian religion is not the same as
ours. We cannot feel for them as we dc
for the Macedonians, for instance"
Here her Slavophilism betrayed itself.
1.-THE Macedonians have the same re-
iigion as we ourselves. Butwe are sorry
for the poor Armenians. Still, it is most
unfortunate that these atrocities should
nave occurred just now 1t means the
reopening of the whole eastern question
and for that Russia is not at present
prepared. Russia does not want that.
What do you think Lord Salisbury will
oo?' she asked, showing the while
some little anxiety as to my reply.
What can he do?" I replied. eff
Britain were to undertake to settle the
question itself, and seize Constanti-
nople, Russia would not like that"
''Why not? Why would not Britain act
on behalf of Europe? Russia would not
object"
Don't you think that might lead to
complications" l suggested. mo, |
do not. Besides, what is Russia to do:
She would have to go to war to obtain
an autonomy for Armenia, when she
has no constitution herself. That
would be illogical"
did not mention the fact that Russia
had once acted thus on behalf of Bull
garia. Nine. de Novil1off felt that the
Armenian question bristled with diff
culties, and evidently desired to avoid
them. She had used the question, in
deed, as text for preaching to Britain
on the folly of distrusting Russia. l
Britain and Russia were to combine al
these questions could te amicably set
tied; that is practically her position.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
nARNEY BARNATo, MILLIONAIRE.

deeds; he learned the business of dia-
mond mining; he became interested in
a mining company. But there were
many mines and many companies.
Mr. Rhodes determined to consolidate
the mining companies, to control them
all. He accomplished his purpose. it
was not easily done nor quickly. Vast
capital was required - $3.50, 100000
at the minimum. The great ANAL
gamation was one of the most impor-
tant events and one of the most inter-
esting in the financial world. He is
worth to-day perhaps $35,oOO,Ooo. And
it has been made within 20 years.
There is another Englishman whose
wealth is simply stupendous when
viewed even in the light of 10th century
fortunes. His name is Barney" Bar
nato. TO his friends he is plain "Bar-
ney." Who is he? Few can tell with
accuracy. He is outspolen and frank,
and his wealth, estimated at all sorts Of
figures, but probably $1oO,oOO,Oo0, has
not turned his head. Barnato has been
barber, circus performer, circus man
ager, theatrical promoter, gold miner,
gold mine owner and gold mine pro-
moter.
The parallel to Barnato of the mil
ionaires who have been made in score
of years on this side of the Atlantic is
Anthony Nicholas Brady, the gas king
OF New York.
He began life at IA as cashier in an AL
bany barber shop. Then he took charge
of the bar at the Delevan house; then he
ran six tea stores, and finally he drifted
into the granite paving business. Pref
ty soon, in the language of the street,
he had money to burn"
Then he took to cheap Illuminating
gas and out of this he has made a for
tune. He has no fads. He is home
man with simple tastes. He is quiet
and unobrusive, but as quick as light
ming at deal. Here is the story of one
of his latest transactions: "The Provi-
dence OR. ID street railways were in
the market and they were brought, al
most as a matter of course, to Mr.. Bra
dy, who had money for such invest
nents. That was Friday. Friday night
Mr.. Jirady took the train to Providence
and spent Saturday there making his
examination. For the examination of
such system some experts would have
taken two weeks. But on Monday
morning, bright and early, Mr.. Brady
was back in Wall street advising his as
sociates to go into the deal. AT noon
Monday contract for $13,0o0,000 was
concluded, and the deal so hastily made
has resulted in one of the most profita-
BILE investments in the world. Mr..
Brady's wealth is estimated at S23,000,-
OOO ts.f
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
Alleged Cure for Inebriety.

Let any victim of the liquor habit eat
tomatoes, sprinkled with salt, consum-
ing as much each day as possible. Let
the eating of tomatoes and salt to ex-
cess be continued for several days, and
the tomato eater will find liquor often
sive, undrinkable, ungrateful to the
stomach, so much so that it will be
thrown up. This is the cheapest cure
yet heard Of and is said to be effective.
This from an exchange recalls to mind
the opinion of an eminent physician
that the desire for liquor is, compare
lively speaking, unknown to those who
live largely on subacid fruit, and that
one Of the mildest and speediest cures
for the liquor appetite is an habitual
fruit diet.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
OIL Springs in the Gulf.

Ten miles off shore, almost directly
south of the spot where the Saline river
empties into the Gulf of Mexico, there
is curious, calm tract of water known
to the sailors as the Oil Ponds. No
visible boundary separates these
ponds" from the remainder of the
gulf, but ship captains have long since
learned that it is a safe spot for vessel
during storm. The only explanation
is that these "oil ponds are caused by
petroleum springs which open In the
bottom of the gulf.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28

length, was withdrawn from the lower
end of the aesophagus. When the
stomach was finally cleared of it's I'M
usual contents the net results were as
follows:
One hundred and ninety-two nails,
the majority being two and one-half
inches in length, and many even longer;
half screw nail, a piece of brass wire,
carpet tack, several small pieces OF
stick, button, and the mass of hair al
ready. mentioned. The whole weighed
one pound nine ana one-half ounces.
The wound in the stomach was then
closed, the patient was put to bed be-
tween warm blankets, and a quarter OF
"a grain OF morphia was administered
hypodermically. But in spite of all the
doctors could do the man died four
hours after the operation, which had
lasted two hours.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
known fact {

income from public and private sources
is altogether insufficient to cover the
enormous expenditure of the court and
harem, although it exceeds, some say,
$10,000,000 per annum. By having large
means at his disposal in critical times
the padisha may hope to stay proceed
ings by outbidding his enemies. Abdul
Hamid has devoted to this policy over
100000 of piastres during the last few
weeks, and thus saved his life three or
four times. The most notable plot dis
covered was that of cadets of the mill
tary pioneer school, who became ugly
in early summer, but then, for one rea-
son or another, went unpublished. This
time the leaders had conspired to muir
October IL to 10. Who instigated tho
young rascals is as yet mystery, but
it has developed that they were in the
pay of certain high palace officials, or
that the latter had been bribed by the
cadets and whoever had corrupted them
with money and promises.
Twelve conspirators were to be Sc
creted in the palace, armed with revol-
vers and daggers. The conspirators in
the sultan's Immediate suite had ar
ranged to set them free after midnight,
then conduct them to the corridor lead
ing to his majesty's bedroom and sud-
denly put out the lights. That was to
be the signal for the murderers to
throw themselves upon the half dozen
guards lying on the floor in front of the
sultan's apartments. After dispatch
ing them they were to plunge their dag
gers into Abdul Hamid's body.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
AN UNHAPPY RULER.
The Lot Of the Sultan of Turkey Surely Is
Not an Enviable One.

~ =
A correspondent of the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat says that when Abdul
Hamid, sultan of Turkey, was young a
gypsy wench prophesied his death by
cholera, and he has since heroically
striven to keep that dreadful malady
out of Constantinople; but hired as
sassins, those of the blood royal and
others, cannot be kept at bay forever.
Sooner or later they will strike the fatal
blow unto the marked man, and Abdul
Hamid knows that he is marked man.
In spite of these fatalistic apprehen-
sions. the sultan has again instructed
his agents to collect all possible moneys
from the crown domains. 1t is we'll
known fact that his majesty's regular
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
MOSES DONE IN BRONZE.
Statue of the Lawgiver to Grace the New
Conversational Library.

Statue of the Lawgiver to Grace the New
Congressional Library.
The statue of Moses that is designed
for one of the two figures representing
law in the rotunda of the new congress
sional library building at Washington
has been cast at Providence, and those
who have been permitted to examine
this work do not hesitate to pronounce
it masterpiece. The officials of the
manufacturing company regard it as
one of their most notable productions
in bronze.
The statue is six feet six inches in
height and is the work of G. n. Niebaus,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
HE JUMPS ON EGGS.
Curious Feat Performed by an English-
man Now In America.

man Now In America.
John Higgins, an Englishman who is
exhibiting in San Francisco, jumps in
to basket of eggs every night and out
again without breaking shell. Tho
eggs are piled up even with the rim of
the basket, which is about two feet
from the floor. Higgins stands upon
one side, looks at the treacherous white
hen products for few minutes and
then, with sudden spring, he is in the
air. He jumps at the basket, and just
as his body reaches point over the
eggs seems to lower himself, his feet
touch the eggs, and then, like swallow
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
Acuteness of Touch.

The sense of touch is most acute when
the skin is warm, because then the cir
culation is good. Muffs were formerly
used by doctors in order to keep their
hands warm and enable them properly
to Judge of the pulse of their patients.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
THE FRILLED LIZARD.

reptile, with an arrangement of skin be-
hind his head not unlike a pair of wings.
He can open and close these wings at
pleasure. Apparently he spreads them
solely for the purpose of calling atten-
ton to his beauty and his superiority to
ordinary lizards
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
Two wonderfuI Gro,-ths.

A farmer of Albany, Ore. is exhibit
ing bunch of AZ stalks of wheat, with
924 meshes and about 3,50n grains,
which grew from a single Kernel. A
farmer in Cedar Rapids, Neb., has Z
cucumber five feet long.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
THE FRILlED LIZARD.
One of the Most Attractive Members OF
the ReptiIian Family.

In an article ON European subjects Of
interest the New York World gives the
first place in the list to the frilled liz
ard, which has recently come to the
London geological gardens, the greatest
collection of animals in the world, and
one of the few institutions of which
England has reason to be proud. The
frilled lizard also bears the dignified
name of championships kingii. He
is graceful and beautifully colored
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
Free Silver in the Ocean.

A recent test of sea water proves that
the two main oceans, the Pacific and the
Atlantic, hold not less than 2,00O,0 900
tons of silver in solution.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
For the Sake of Beauty.

Ludgate Hill in London is to be wild
cned at a cost Of nearly half million
dollars SO as to give an unobstructed
view of st. Paul's cathedral.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
WILL BE A SENATOR.

Ex-Gov Foraker Slated to Succeed Calvin
S. Brice in the Senate.
Joseph Benton Foraker, who is slated
to succeed Senator Brice in the United
States senate, was born near Rainsbor-
ough, o., July 5, 1916. He worked on a
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-03-23
IN FOREIGN LANDS.

GEORGE ORNET and Ludovic Halevy
have both completed new novels. The
former calls his "La Dame of Gris," the
latter's title is ''DeuX Jeunes Files"
No FEWER than 1876 persons were re-
ported during 1894 in the column of
dcaUn nO.-oSs1 IN CnC London IlIncS as
being 90 or over. Their aggregate age
was 18,203 years; 80 were men who
lived jointly 1926 years, and 107 were
women whose ages amounted to 0,077
years.
MoLIERE's "Amphitryon" is about to
be produced at the Paris Renaissance
theater, with Coquelin ainc as Socie,
his son, Jean Coquelin, as his double,
Mcrcurc, and Sarah Bcrnhardt as
Alcmene. The play, like 'The Comedy
of Errors" turns chiefly on the resem-
blnncc between the two men.
BUSINESS methods prevail in South
Africa. Instead of each mans raiding
for himself, the plundcr taken from Lo
Bengula's Matabcles was turned over
to committee, which now announces
in the Buluwayo papers that it has fin
ished its work and has distributed G42,-
900 among the victors. Two hundred
thousand dollars from savages is not q
bad showing ......
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-03-23
he BOUGHT AN ORDER.

count Won Teust Thought It Had Been
Conferred on Him.
When Count Won Beust was chancel-
ior of fAustria-Hungary he WAS tlc COS
SCISSOR of so many foreign ,i2cc.<. ~.
that lie used to keep the CT e. c..l IL
Ing Gi;isnond stars and gold crosse; 4
large drawer. Cnc day the Ci.ais;.yr
of Il secoIii-class EuropGan power wa.
to he received by the count. is III.
visit was to be an oEieiai one Coun
Ec!:&.. a-i:Gd Il friend 20 rl..:,;..: =.
.:ra:iTCr AMI find the gran. ,r,;a, q: {.
order Of the country rc,,.l...ntld l.
tilc minister. The frienl searched ,bl:
cor'. not find it and told the count o.
his tliiule. 'l
But as the chancellor was sure il
must nc mislaid and as it was only tit
ting. that he should pay the lnini-trl
the compliment of wearing MS coun-
try's insignia he sent his secretary to ::
jeveier to purchase the decoration,
. - ~ >rovi,,
cross he .4SEe.ta --. -; hc
minister appeared, carryii:,: IN lis, ,land
parchment roll and large jcwol
case. Beust, being short-sighted, did
not notice these, but, engaging the
diplomatist in conversation, sought to
discover the object of his visit. The
minister seemed embarrassed and
scarcely took his eye from the star
which adorned Beust's coat. At last
he stammered ont that he had been
commanded by his royal master to con-
fer grand cross on Count Beust. ..
He held in his hand the insignia and
the diploma but as his excellency was,
as he saw, possessed Of the order, his
mission, 80 far as the investiture was
concerned, was at an end. Beust's
face was study but he was equal to
the occasion.
"Your excellency," said he, "will,
am sure, readily excuse my error. So
many great powers have honored me
with their decoration that could not
believe that I did not already possess
one from his majesty, your sovereign ~
The minister, being the representa-.
tive of second-rate kingdom, was
pleased with the compliment. The
count took Off the purchased order and
put the other in its place. Chicago
News.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-03-23
SUMMONS.
In the District Court Of the State of
Nevada, in and for the County OF
Elko,

IIihOs
E. II. Woolverton, plaintiff, against
Matte Woolverton, defendant.
Action brought in the District Court
of the State of Nevada, in and for
the County Of Elko, and The Com
plant tiled in the office of the Clerk
OF said District Court,
Fhe State Of Nevada sends greeting
to: Matte Woolvertun, Defend
ant: You are hereby required to
appear in an action brought against
you by above named Plaintiff in the
District Iourt of the State of New
ida, in and for the County of Elko,
and to answer the cDm plaInt filed
therein, within ten days, exclusive
of The day OF eervice). after the SER
vice on you Of this Summons-if
served within this County; or il
served out IF this County, but in
this District, within twenty days;
otherwise, within forty da, s-or
Judgment by default will be taken
against you, according to the prayer
Of said Complaint.
The said action is brought to oh
tain n iudgmeat Of this Court in ia.
vrr OF tho plaintiff and against the
defendant: disspIving the bonds ot
matrimony existing between the
plaintiff aud the defendant upon the
ground that on or about the 9th of
Novem Her, 1888, said defendant will
fully and without cause deserted and
abandoned the plaintiff aud ever
since has and still continues to will
fully and without cause desert and
abandon plaintiff; awarding to and
decreeing that plaintiff ia the owner
| Of % horses, COWS, 1O hogs and Ger
Tain furniture described in sad Com
| plant; awarding plaintiff ,hecusLody
| Of Jool Archie Woolverton the minor
child OF plaintiff and defendant; and
also for cosls Of suit. All of which
will more fully appear uy reference
To said Complaint, Il certified copy of
which accompanies this writ and is
| hereby referred TO and made q part
hereof
And you are hereby notified that "
you fail TO ~ pear and answer said
| Complaint as above required, the said
plaintiff will apply to the Court for
the relief therein demanded and take
| Judgment against yoH for his costs
| herein. ..,... .'......
In testimony whereof ], the under.
signed attorney for the plaintiff, and
an attorney Of record in said Conrt
have hereunio subscribed my name
at Elko in said county, this 10Th day
of November. 1894.
E. S. HARRINGTON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
| f23l
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-03-23
Mutton In the Southwest.

In the meat shops of towns in New
Mexico and Arizona the visitor from
the east is apt to notice that the
dressed carcasses Of sheep have tuft
of wool still attached to the head and
tail. This is left by the butcher to as
sure the customer that 1t is mutton
and not goat flesh they are buying,
for in these territories many flocks of
goats are reared and pastured by the
small Mexican ranchmen to be killed
for food for the poorer natives. Roast
or stewed kid, with Chilli pepper sauce,
Is an esteemed dinner dish ut the tables
of many well-to-do American and Span
ish-American citizens.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-03-23
". BooHER, Editor and Pro-
prietor.
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