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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14
FADs OF THE ENGLISH WOMEN.

At Present One Is an Enormous
There are two fashions very largely,
almost universally, affected by English
women just now that l don't think will
be copied over here, even by the most
pronounced faddist," remarked a wom-
an just back from long stay in
England, to New York Sun reporter.
They are the chignon and the walk
Ing cane.
1.-THE fashionable couture is hideous,
nay, revolving, and I'm sorry to say it
Is affected by about eight in ten Eng
lish women. 1t is simply a return to
the most extreme style of the old CHG
non, an immense wad of hair or imita-
ton Of one stuck straight out from the
back Of the head. In its extreme de-
vclopment it is often full as large as
the head which it disfigures. Some
times you see woman who aims to be
ultra fashionable wearing two of these
mOnstrOSitieS, one atop Of the other.
and maybe a little sailor hat perched
atop of the wad, but not covering her
head at all. The only improvement
over the old chignOn is that the pres
ent one is hair-covered wire frame
instead of swab of hair The vulgar
people call it bun In trip around
the continent didn't see a single bum
except on travelling English women.
1t is purely English, and likely to re-
main so.
THE inevitable accompaniment of
al,in &c hn Iii NJ
it was to me the oldest thing in the
world, when l arrived in England in
the spring to see every woman walk
ing with a regular mans cane. The
heavy fashionables carry heavy canes,
just as the 'Chollies' do. / travelled all
round England, to all the big towns
and the fashionable watering places
and everywhere the cane was most
conspicuous.
But there's a reason for the cane,
and, absurd as it is, it is Il point for
the cane above the chignOn, for the lat
ter is without any excuse whatever.
Queen Victoria is compelled to use a
walking cane whenever she moves
about, and it is a compliment to her
majesty-or from a silly aping of roy
atty, whichever you like-that tue
English woman carries cane. You re-
member, of course. the Alexandra
limp which nearly every English
woman affected some years ago, ana
which had it's origin in lameness OF
the princess of Wales. 1t is i'll just
such ways that many of the fashiona-
BILE absurdities of Europe originate.
But heaven forbid us from the chiSnon
and the cane"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14
this medical college in order to keep
up with the advancements made In
their profession.
CONSTANT SOURCE OF WORRY.
Diamonds Cause Their Envied Possess
ors Many an Uneasy Moment

Diamonds Cause Their Envied Possess
ors Many an Uneasy Moment.
Women who own diamonds have
them always on their minds and gener-
ally on their bodies. They go about
the streets like travelling safety v;sults.
The shrewd observer will frequently
see placid and decorous looking wo-
man suddenly press her hand on some
part OF her body not apparently claim
ing attention and look of anguish
pass over her face. This is not caused
by Il casual spasm or pain, momen-
tary dereliction of some physical func-
ton, but by the horrible thought that
her diamonds may have slipped their
mornings, Some women carry their
diamonds around their necks in
chamois bags, like scapulars; 9TH
ers adjust them, like porus plas-
ters, around their waists. Women
seize the most unlikely places to stow
away their diamonds when not in use.
but do not seem to lessen the chances
of loss or anxiety.
Last winter, says the New York Adj
vertiser. young woman pinned q
5000 diamond to the bottom of silk
skirt for safe keeping. A week later.
forgetting this, she put on the skirt
and merrily promenaded the town.
When she thought to wear her dia-
mond it was gone. After week of
anguish ii was recovered by the offer
of 800 reward. Not two weeks
after she sent it to u strange washer
woman placed inside corset cover.
The mental agony which accom- panies
such exploits tends to whiten the
locks.
Awoman with solitaire earrings of
unusual value wore them concealed in
gold balls, In sleeping ear these
were removed and she was brought
back home i'm state of collapse.
Another woman believing that her
person is in danger from the possess
sion Of such valuable diamonds when
travelling, pins them in the folds of
the window curtains and hides them
under the corners of the rugs. The
next morning she has forgotten the
precise spot, and, after ransacking
the room in state OF comparative
frenzy and perhaps losing train, the
missing jewels are found. The same
woman in Paris hid her diamonds in
"a slit in the mattress. The diamonds,
after a week or So had made u tour
of the interior of the mattress. Not
being found, the maid who attended
the room was charged with theft and
detectives were called in. A pretty
embroglio was set in motion, when the
enterprising landlady had the mattress
opened and the diamonds were found.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14

and told him to run, and I'd take keeI.
Nv the balance. Bill run, and you
fellers know the rest. He's got twelve
hours the start NV you'uns, and eff
yer wan ter go after him, you kin;
but it's powerful dark goin' in the
mountains, and yer'd better stay and
take supper with me and try it in the
daylight
1T was true story. too, every word
she said. and we tried to do something
with her for resisting officers, but not
much. for somehow we felt she acted
the heroine, and we let her off with
only II reprimand. AS for Bill he
never came back while l was there"
"You needn't show your affidavit"
said the man from Chicago, when the
story had ended. and the ex-deputy
smiled at him blandly.-W. j. Hampton
in the Detroit Free Pres.
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Preserving the Cigar Aroma.

Nothing can be so high priced but
that purchasers will appear. A West
ern manufactures has placed upon the
market a fancy brand of cigars in all
the fashionable sizes, each of which is
incased in handsome glass vial, the
end of which is Theoretically sealed. 1t
is explained that 'by this process the
aroma and exquisite qualities of the
tobacco are preserved and the effects
reached which are said to be found in
the cigars smoked by the crowned
heads Of Europe, and for which fabu-
lous prices are paid" Cigars put up in
this style sell ut from 40 to 60 cents
each by the box, containing twenty-five,
and will no doubt become popular for
a while among young men who have
money to burn. New York World.
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ards took kindly interest in the
young girl, even making the trip to
Virginia for the purpose of becoming
personally acquainted with her. His
visit was followed by one from Mrs.
Neal. with the sister of Mrs. Richards,
and thus friendship was formed be-
tween the authors and editors which
was strengthened with advancing
wears.
The first literary venture of Mrs.
Festetils katharine Neely) grew out
of "a little banter on the part of her
elder brother, who declared if she also
would write something and have it
published he would present her with
the handsomest book to be procured
in Baltimore. New books were treas
ures in those days, and his challenge
was accepted, the result being the pro-
duction of bright little story, which
was not only printed in the School
fellow, but was made the subject of
flattering editorial comment. The
youthful writer was only l3 years old
at the time of its appearance, but the
booh Which hSI 70,
''The Gem of the Season." beautifully
bound and illustrated, is still pre-
served as souvenir of her early initia-
tion into authorship.
For several years after this event
Katharine Nicely remained at school
in Washington, Pa, where she grad
uated, after which she made her home
with her sister in Brooklyn and occu-
pied herself with various literary un-
dertakings. She edited the Children's
Guest, a paper published by the Church
Book society in New York; wrote a
number of books for the same society;
contributed to Harper's Magazine and
other prominent periodicals, and still
found time to be the most helpful
caretaker and favorite "eunty" of
Mrs. Bradley's family of little ones.
She finally married Carl Albert Feste-
tils, the son of an old Hungarian fam
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14
oldest Engine.

What is possibly the oldest steam
engine in the world has just been dis
covered in Fairbottom valley, near
Oldham, England, rusting away in tho
open air, where it had been erected
early in the last century for pumping
purposes. 1t was built by Newcomer
in 1908, and is of the single acting
type known by his name, the steam
being admitted only on one side of the
piston, and condensed directly in the
cylinder by the injection of water.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14

The daily income of the principal
rulers is said to be: Emperor Of Rus
STA, $4,000; sultan of Turkey, $4,000;
emperor of Austria, $4,000; emperor
of Germany, $4,000; king of Italy. SCI.
400; Queen Victoria, $4,000; king OF
Belgium, SLIGO; president Of France,
$4,000; president Of the United States,
$137.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14
TWOMODEST WRITER'S
WOMEN WHO HAVE KEPT THEIR
NAMES DARK.
Personal Recollections of Mrs. Mary
Bradley and Her Sister, Mrs. Katha-
rine Festetils-The Two Girls Grew
Up i'm Virginia.
washington Correspondence
N AN AGE WHICH

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deals so largely in
personalities it is
difficult to under
stand how two
writer's w h os e
works have been so
w i d e y re a d as
those of Mrs. Mary
Bradley and her
sister, Mrs. Kathar-
inc Festetils, could
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correspondence between the editor
and writer, during the course of which
it was suggested to the latter to ex-
tend her boundaries by submitting a
specimen of her work to the School
fellow, published in Charleston, S. c.,
by w. C. Richards, the brother-in-law
of Neal, and the proprietor of two
southern periodicals, prominent in
their day.
Introduced by his sister, Mr.. Rich
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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1895-02-21
CELEBRATED CAREER CLOSED.
Exterminator of the Mormons Dies at
Louisiana, Mo.

LOUISIANA, Mo-, Feb. 14.-David
Conkling, aged SO years, is dead. He was
the first cousin of the late Roscoe
Conkling of New York and was born
near Charlestown, Jefferson county,
Va, February Is, 1902.
In 1889 he made Carthage, ILL.,, his
home until 1854, when he came to
Louisiana. While at Carthage Mr..
Conkling was one of the organizers of
the "Wolf Hunters" a sort of military
organization, whose object was not the
determination of the animal whose
name it bore, but "wolf'' of another
description, better known as Nor
mons.
When Joseph and Hiram Smith, a
DIR. Taylor and other church dignita-
ries, were arrested at Nauvoo for sack
ing the Nauvoo Erpositor office and
destroying the presses and type, in
June, 1874, they were brought toCarth-
age and placed in Jail by the ''Wolf
Hunters" but mob, not fearing the
guards guns, whlch were SAID 10 De
loaded with blank cartridges, succeed
ed in battering down the Jail entrance
and, rushing in, soon made quick work
of Hiram Smith, who was killed by a
rifle ball.
Joe Smith was then dispatched while
in the act of jumping from window
by shot from gun in the hands of
young man by the name of Morris OF
Missouri, whose sister Smith, it is al
legged, had ruined.
Mr.. Conkling once said;
''The prophet gave three convulsive
gasps and expired. stood over him
at the time and the ground was sat
urated with blood. / ran my fore
finger deep into the wound to probe
for the bullet, but it could not be reach
ed ~
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1895-02-21
FOUR MILLION NAMES
Enrolled on the Polyglot Temperance
Petition.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Washington
is full of women representing the
White Ribbon Association, ready for
the formal presentation of the big pc
tition to Congress for the suppression
of the liquor and opium traffic. The
precious petition with its 1000, 900
names, signed in all the countries of
the globe, arrived Wednesday in half
a dozen boxes shipped by express. AS
it would be impossible to present the
petition to Congress, summary of it
has been printed and will be laid on
the desks of the members this morn
ing. AS a matter of fact, the petition
will only be exhibited here, as it is to
be used in England and other foreign
countries.
Friday evening comes the big gath
ering in convention hall when the
walls will be draped with the polyglot
petition. Arrangements are being
made for personal interview with the
President.
Mrs. Carse, Miss Willard, Miss Anna
Gordon, Mrs. Stevenson and Mrs. Bar
ker will take prominent parts in the
gathering. -.-.
At the preliminary hearing for the
murder of Price Ditch at Festus, Mo-,
Milton and Baylie Sweet and John
Cole, defendants, were discharged.
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FLED FOR LIFE.
A Coal Mine at Bevier Flooded Fiji
teen Acres of Old Works Pos
sibly Inundated.

BEvIER, Mo-, February 1.-THE Be-
vier Black Diamond Coal Company
mine, one OF the best equipped mines
in the State, employing about 100 men
and boys, burst through to the work
ings of the old slope, and the mine is
rapidly filling. The alarm was given
to the miners working in the mines
and a mad rush was made for the
shaft, the miners leaving tools, clothes
and everything.
The old slope mine was abandoned
25 years ago on account of too much
water 1t is said that there are about
is acres of old works supposed to be
flooded. The force of the water from
the old works soon enlarged the small
hold, and the water rushed through,
throwing a stream 80 feet from the
face of the coal. The damage cannot
be estimated at present, but it win be
great, besides throwing 100 miners out
of work.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1895-02-21
Mexico Audrain Thursday February

Why? Because each private claimant
of any particular force has at least one
Representative committed to him, and
therefore generally has one vote to
contribute in the great log rolling.
The great body of the people have
no "third house, here. They must
depend on their representatives. They
are not here to scowl at their servants
when they go wrong or to applaud
them when they do right. Very few
of them ever take the trouble to write
them a letter or postal of encourage
ment in their fight for economy, JUS
tice and righteousness in legislation.
Nevertheless, there are many who
fight the good fight, and keep the
faith, who preserve their official char
acters bright as the spear of Achilles
or the pillow share of Cincinnatus-
who never forget their people and
who do their duty, cheerfully facing
frowning world.
Many such / know. There are men
with whom I served at Jefferson
brave, honest, incorruptible ]
will love forever. There are mens
with whom l served here, whose
memories / shall forever cherish as
pearls of great price.
CHAMP CLARK,
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NOT AT wELLsvILLE, MO.
The Woman and Child Might Have
Perished From Cold in Some
Other Wellsville.
To the Editor Of the Ledger !.

To the Editor OF the Ledger.
wELLsvILLE, Mo-, February IL
In your paper of to-day notice a
from this town dated
18th inst. giving details of the horrible
death Of woman by the name of
Woodfin Easley and her young babe
from freezing to death in a barn three
quarters of mile south of this place.
I desire to say that there is some mis-
take about this, as there were no such
persons living in this vicinity, and no
DIR. Stephens resides here or near this
town. There have been no deaths
from freezing or starvation in these
"digyins,n thank the Lord. There is
a "WelisvilIe" in Kansas, Pennsyl-
yania, New York, Ohio and West Vir-
ginia. Yours &C.
REsTDENTt
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1895-02-21
LETTER FROM MR.. MENEFEE.
Particulars Regarding the Death of His
Son, Johnnie, and the Inter
ment of the Body.

To Mr.. Ira Tincher, Mexico, Mo.
Los ANGELES, CAL, February TO-
MY DEAR FRIEND: 1t is with sadness
I this day write you. Johnnie died at
home here Friday night at 10 O'Clock,
the 7th, much sooner than we expect
ed. He came in from the place he
was boarding on Thursday noon. He
seemed to stand the trip very we'll
better than | expected-rode down to
the depot in buggy with. his mother
and and got out and walked to the
car and when we reached there he got
out and walked to a carriage we took
and drove home. On reaching there
he walked in and up stairs. At about
8 O'Clock that evening his mother said
he must not come down; that she
would send his supper up and she did.
He ate some and seemed to relish it
fairly well. I believe this was the first
meal he would ever have sent to his
room. He always went to the table
down stairs, but for the last two weeks
his throat was SO bad he could only
eat soft food and ate but little, bu. be-
fore that had good appetite. That
night after he got home he was some
worse and Thursday morning suffered
more than at any other time, but grew
worse fast. He knew everything to
within an hour of death. He almost
died ON his feet and died very easy.
He walked from the bedroom, back of
hall, to our front sitting room six
hours before he died. We thought
our front room up stairs was better
place for him than his bed room.
had thought when he died would
come direct to Mexico with him, but
l am afraid ut this time to do SO. /
have placed his body in a vault here
and if we are still of the opinion | will
bring HINT Mexico in the spring. We
have nice vault here in the cemetery
toward Santamoniea. | think this
much better than to have made the
trip now for take cold easy. Our
friends and neighbors were very kind
to us. Inever expected half the kind
ness from them. | never saw the like.
A tender spot will always be in my
heart towards them. johnnie was will
ing to come home when he did and
we were so glad, and do not think the
trip caused him to die any sooner. 1t
was nice warm day. I don't think
he took cold Balance of our family
are well. Jennie takes the death very
hard. Let me hear from you often.
Your Friend,
L. M MENEFEE
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FRANK HAMILTON.
SEPARATION NOT LIKELY.
Inside of the Scheme to Divide the
University and Agricultural
College.

JEFFERSON Cry, Mo-, February 10.
the university lobby
of the House has succeeded in sending
to engrossment the bin to separate
the Agricultural College from the
State University it is hardly probable
that the concurrence of the Senate
can be secured.
In the fight on the bill enough facts
concerning the motives leading up TO
the attack on the Univarsity we're
brought out to show that Representa-
tives from at least half dozen coun-
tics we're aiding the attempt to sepa-
rate because their counties expect to
make q fight for the location Of the
college, should the bill pass.
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FARMERs HELP THEMSELVES.
Suffering Nebraskans Break Into q
Ca, and Garry OF Provisions.

KEATsEY, NEB,, February 1s.-Yes-
terday afternoon fifty farmers, with
half as many teams, came here from
Kearney County for relief supplies.
They broke into car on the Union
Pacific track and began helping them
selves. The County Commissioner
tried to stop them, but could not.
1t Is reported that sixty teams are on
the way here from Custer County for
relief supplies,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1895-02-21

THE Democratic Press Association
of Washington City is sending out the
following: Hon. Champ Clark, of
Missouri, who, in addition to being one
of the most eloquent and scholarly
men in Congress, has succeeded to the
place once held by Sunset Cox as wit
and humorist of the House, will take
to the lecture field Immediately after
the adjournment of Congress. He has
three: "Aaron Burr" "Richer than
Golconda" and "The Picturesque Men
of the SD Congress" The lecture on
Burr" is analytical, eloquent, cpl
grammatic, with enough wit to make
it highly entertaining. "Richer than
Golconda" is lecture ON the Bible
with an answer to Col. Ingersoll, which
is bound to attract attention every
where. s'The Picturesque Men of the
SD Congress- affords Mr.. Clark fine
field for the anecdotal, sketchy, hu-
morous style for which he is famous.
He deals in broad and liberal spirit
with the most prominent of the Con-
gressmen with whom he served.
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The Size of Than

Idaho is twice as large as Arkansas.
Colorado is twice the size ofAlabama.
Sumatra is nearly as large as Cali
fornia.
Cyprus is almost as large as Con-
necticut.
Tunis and Ohio are nearly the same
size.
Ireland is about half the size OF Mis-
souri,.
Australia is about the size of the
United States.
Canada is a little larger than the
United States.
Europe il Less than oRe-fourth the
size OF Asia.
Portuguese Africa is as large assiex-
leo and Texas.
Arizona il almost exactly twice the
size of Missouri.
Aman, los 900 square miles, is about
the size of Idaho.
Asia is the largest continent, II, 900,
900 square miles.
Corea il exactly the size Of Kansas
81, 600 square miles.
Missouri Ts almost three times tho
size of West Virginia.
Prof. Charles Fairman, Of shurtief
College, Upper Alton, Ill, IL dead.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1895-02-21
Vol. XXXVI.

gogery; l tell you the people w;l,
understand that this is simply voting
money INTO your own pockets. What
member of this House is there who
cannot, after the 4th of March. attend
10 an MS congressional correspondence
and other official work without the as
ISSUANCE OF clerk? If, during yaca-
Uior, the lawyers of this House wish to
go into the courts and try their cases
If the bankers and business man
must look after their private affairs.
winch have been neglected during the
congressional session, they may need
clerks, 1t is true, to attend to their
con nsressional work. But / say when
a member of Congress is allowed nine
months in the year to attend to his
private affairs while his official salary
runs on, he can afford to hire clerk
Tor fl0O per month at his own expense
10 attend to his official duties, and still
have $500 of his salary left to paw him
Tor looking after his own affairs during
vacation. If we should agree to this
anne mendment it would cost the people
over s5oo,oo to furnish members of
Congress clerks during the long vaca-
tion and at time when they are not
needed. L hope the amendment will
be voted down. (Applause.)
The bill as it finally passed leaves
the CLERKS in the same position they
are III at present. Members who are
not cnairnen of committees can en-
ploy clerks during the session of Con-
gress at the rate of 500 per month.
AT least members are allowed that for
clerk hire, but there is strong suspi-
clon that all the members do not in
vest the full sum tor clerical assistance,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1895-02-21
On Trial for Murder.

PARIS, Mo-, Feb. 14.-Judge Roy is
holding a special term of Circuit Court
in this city for the purpose of trying
Charles Burnett, who shot and killed a
hotel clerk on the streets of Paris last
June. The dead man was namedJohn
Kirsh, and came from Ohio.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1895-02-21

Mr.. B. L. LOCKE has our thanks for
a report of the Board of Managers of
the State Insane Asylum at Fulton,
Mo. Mr.. Locke is member of the
Board of Managers and the record
clearly bears the impress of his care
full business methods. 1t is complete
in every particular.