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TIE chief features of the income tax we have already discussed, so need not comment at large on the final decision announced Monday.
 Anticipating this ending, we spoke last week of the influence of anti quated books and precedents. It appears we correctly gauged the re- suit. This result, undoing 0 much
 of the work of Congress, and throw ing out of gear so much government machinery, is really serious, but the disappointments of the first deeis- ion in a measure reconciles our peo- pie to those carried by the last one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-24

THEY may succeed in reducing the price of the telephone service, but they will never be able to thaw out the voice of the young woman who informs us that the lines are in use.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-24

WHY not tax the town dog and make him help keep up the streets? He uses them pretty liyely.-Enies- Journal, Malvern.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-24

MR. FoRAKER says Ohio is solid for Mckinley. It will be recalled that upon several several occasions in the past Ohio was solid for Sher- man
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-24

BARNEY SHERIDAN says that Mrs Lease "has temper like prairie fire and voice like a cat-fght.e
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-24

TIE Delaware Legislature seems to have Addickspendicities in the most aggravated form.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-24
LARGEST DAILY CITY CIRCULATION.

TIE low price of Georgia possums has seriously affected that exodus to Liberia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
AMERICAN GIRL VIOLINISTS,
The Mothers Lifelong Desire Realized In
Ia ChiId's Success.

The Mothers Lifelong Desire Realized in
the Child's Success.
The mother of Dora Valesca Becker
had, as child, the greatest craving to
study the violin, but her wish was
never realized, because her father, u
wealthy Hungarian merchant, was OPP
posed to the idea of having a girl edu-
Gated in music Mrs, Becker was
therefore determined, should she be
blessed with daughter, to have her
learn the violin. 1t so came about
that the little Dora began her studies
when only six years of age. She was
born in Galveston, Tex, her father
being conductor of the Galveston sing
ing society. AT the age of seven she
made her debut at the Galveston opera
house. At a second concert, given
when she was only nine years old, she
won the hearts of the people in such q
manner that they sent her presents O.!
jewelry and beautiful violin.
Some years ago, when Camilla Urso
was in the flush of her professional
career. little girl, after hearing her
play, thought, lone woman has mas.
tered the violin, why should not an
other?" This girl was Maud Powell,
7 an American artist whose name is ia.
nous in both henispheres. Twice a
week, while yet in her teens, she
I travelled alone forty miles to Chicago
and back to take her lessons, and at
thirteen had made such progress that
her parents decided to send her abroad
for year of study. When she ap-
peared for examination before the
staid old professors in the conserva'
tory at Leipzig, her talent was so pro-
nounced that all took an unwonted in.
terest in her. When the year was
over, Miss Powell decided to go to
Paris for one year more Of Study
| Ladies' Home Journal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26

some time. The secret is this: The face
of the cube which first comes in con-
tact with the glass loses it's adhesive
force little by little and finally be-
comes detached. The cube is, how
ever, retained in position by the at
traction along one edge, and instantly
the face of the cube nearest that edge
is strongly attracted toward the cleo
trifed glass and flies upward, to give
way, after a few seconds, to third
face, and so on until all six have had a
turn, when the cube falls back to the
bottom of the box. The experiment
can be renewed as many times as de-
sired, by rubbing the cover of the box
as before. The mysterious dice are
productive of much amusement as long
as the secret of their rapid changes re-
mains undiscovered by the spectators.
Once Week
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
GOOD MARkSMEN.
Reasons Why the Bears Could Not Be
Conquered by England.

Reasons Why the Bosrs Could Not Be
Conquered by England.
The Beers are fine, smart, active,
wiry, well-trained, disciplined body of
men, always ready for an emergency,
plucky to degree, accurate judges of
distance and thoroughly reliable
shots. A Boer is generally moanted,
but under no circumstances is he to be
found without his rifle, pistol. hunt
ing knife and telescope or binoculars.
He is forever judging distance an d
making test shots at special objects in
every imaginable direction and under
all conditions and variations of the
weather, so as to render himself prac-
tically perfect. Once he takes shot
at any object he is never satisfied un.
til he has hit it.
He will take good care to accustom
himself to judge distance on and fire
at object directly in the sun, as also
when the sun is shining from either
flank, or from the rear, so that he may
become sure under all circumstances;
and it was to this thorough and sys-
tematic training that the Beers, as a
body, owe their success against the
British.
Their skirmishing system was as per.
feet as it could well be, they were well
under control and their distances in
extended order was we'll kept.
Each file of the Beers had file of the
enemy told off to them to watch and
kill, and splendid. indeed, was their
practice to the bewilderment of their
opponents, who were shot down like so
many reed rats.
The Boer system was as follows:
Front and rear rank men acted as com.
rades, encouraging and advising each
other, and besides being we'll armed
and equipped, had the additional aid
of good and powerful binoculars; they
also wore wells the color of the ground
| to conceal their faces, and, while one
man shot his comrade watched the re.
| suit of the trial through his binoculars,
| turn and turn about. The British fir,
ing was wretched, partly because the
| home authorities carelessly sent GU,
young soldiers, most of whom had not
completed their recruit drill, and who
had not gone through course of mus
ketry.-Philadelphia Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26

cause of the inconvenience of travelling
to get checks cashed. He had taken
some Sc, 900 with him ON this trip and
for protection carried revolver. Some
two miles from the nearest ranch he
had occasion to make stop in the
sage brush His revolver he had
dropped into one of his ''chaps," as the
hip boots worn by the riders in that
country are called. AS he remounted
his horse the revolver was discharged.
He had dropped the pistol in the .'chap"
with the muzzle up, and the hammer
hit against the horn of the saddle. A
ball was sent up through his groin,
and, passing upward through his body,
came out behind one of his shoulders.
He fell to the ground, but rallied, and,
mortally wounded though he was, he
once more climbed into the saddle, but
could not sit On his horse. Painting
from loss of blood he tumbled out Of
the saddle a second time.
When he revived his shepherd dog
was over him, acting as though fully
aware of the serious nature of what
had happened. The dog was one of
two which Gillen had trained to herd
horses and cattle. Realizing that he
was probably mortally wounded, and
that prompt assistance must be obtained
if the slight chance he had of surviving
was to be made the most of, Gillen told
the dog to Ego to McVey's ranch"
This was the nearest ranch. and one
from which he might expect help to be
sent as soon as they could know of the
accident. There were other ranches
in the surrounding country, but assist
ance might be obtained more quickly
from this one.
The dog whined and cried, and
showed a desire to stay by his masters
side, but Gillen scoked and told the
dog to run the horse to McVey's.
Finally the dog started the horse ahead
of him, and made a bee line for the
ranch mentioned. On the way the
horse fell in with a band of fifty other
horses, but the dog cut him out and ran
him at full speed to the ranch.
On arriving in sight of the ranch the
dog began barking to attract attention,
and when the dog and riderless horse
arrived at the place the people knew
something had happened to Gillen.
AS soon as the dog saw that the blood
on the saddle was noticed he turned
and excitedly manifested desire that
the ranchmen should hasten back to
where Gillen lay. Horses were quickly
mounted, and the horsemen had diff
Guilty in keeping the dog in sight, so
great was the animals haste to return
to the side of his wounded master.
Gillen was still alive when his friends
reached him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
THE MYSTERIOUS DICE.
An Interesting Variation of a Decided
Entertaining Experiment.

An Interesting Variation of Decidedly
Entertaining Experiment..
A simple experiment with which
most people are familiar is that known
ms the ''dance of the puppets" A
piece of glass is placed over two books,
resting on their edges, while under
meath, on the table, are laid number
of light objects, such as bits of cork,
paper or the pith of the elder tree. The
upper surface of the glass is rubbed
with piece of flannel or other wooden
material previously warmed before the
fire. The glass thus becomes charged
with electricity, and all the objects
beneath it are seen to fly upward, then
fall back again, keeping up lively
sort of dance.
An interesting variation of this ex-
pertinent is illustrated here. Procure
q box with glass cover such as dolls
furniture is sold in, and from a piece of
the pith of an elder tree cut three little
cubes of equal size, like dice, marking
them with the required number of
dots by means of pen and ink. Place
these in the box and rub the cover
WITH piece Oh WdTlncu udnnel or
cloth. The three dice will fly upward
and stick to the under surface of the
cover. Now ask anyone present to add
up the points marked on the dice.
After a few seconds, without having
touched the box, count them up your
self and you can show your friend
that he was mistaken in his
count; instead, for instance, Of
seeing 6, 4, 2, giving total
of 70, as he imagined, the
points are 1, 8, 4, which only give 8.
And yet the dice are fast to the under
surface of the cover, and no one has
touched them. In a few seconds more,
if you look again, you will find new
combination, and so on, the mysterious
changes continuing to take place for
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
RED CROSS DOGS.
Trained Especially for Hospital Service In
the German Army.

Trained Especially for Hospital Service In
the German Army.
At Lechenich, near Cologne, in Rhine
land, novel experiment in dog-train-
ing for army service is being made by
Jean Bungartz, the animal painter and
animal lover. His success in training
dogs for active army duty, reconnoiter-
ing, sentry and messenger service has
been certified to by the German gov
eminent; and now Mr.. Bungartz is ed
ucating a number of dogs for hospital
and ambulance service, and these are
the so-called Hospital, or Red Cross
dogs"
For this duty the Scotch collie is
chosen, since Mr.. Bungartz believes
that this breed has no equal for intelli-
gence, docility and fidelity. The Red
Cross dog is fitted with saddle-bags, in
which he carries, besides his biscuit,
everything necessary for the first
bandaging, and a well-protected flask
Of brandy. A large red cross appears
on the saddle-bags, and a lantern is
strapped on the collie's back at night.
Anyone familiar with the annals OF
war knows how the death roll is swelled
by those of the wounded who have
crept away into ditch or hedge to escape
the bursting shell and rush of hoofs and
wheels, and, not found by the hospital
service, are reported as missing" or
are discovered too late for relief.
Here the noble duty of the Red Cross
dog comes in. There is no thicket too
dense, no ditch too deep but that these
keen-sccnted, quick-sighted collies can
find the wounded man; and once found
they give tongue, and do not leave him
till help comes.
The dogs are also taught to crouch
beside the wounded man, that he may
open the bag and find the rcviving
flask. The little lantern, securely
fastened to the back strap, enables the
seekers TO follow the dog on dark
nights, and it moreover conveys hope
to the wounded when the friendly
light appears.
Mr.. Bungartz tells of remarkable
work done by his dogs on nights so
dark that the seeking party passed
within five feet of the PROSTATE man on
open ground, and but for the collie
would not have found him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
ART OF CORRESPONDENCE.
TO Write Charming Letter an Accom-
plishment.

L
piishment.
The most delightfully."- Worthwhile,
OF all accomplishments is, to my mind
that of writing charming letters
However sweet a song may he, it ii
evanescent as a breath, and survives
rs divine memory only. Converse
ton requires the actual presence o.
those engaged in it, and the pleasure
1T gives depends upon many things
melodlous voice, an attractive appear
ance, maybe cheerful rooms. congenia
surroundings, freedom from the cares
and Interruptions of life. But it mat
ters not how cold and bare a garret
may be, nor how forbidding its out
look upon the chimney-pots under a
| wintry sky, or whether the lodge be
In wilderness or foreign land
| given some measure of leisure, good
/ stationery and convenient post office
| all the world may be ours. We may
daily send forth, on white wings, our
highest thoughts and most gracious
words, and full need of apprecia tion
will surely return to us.
Such correspondence may be indie.
pendent of the formalities Of an intro.
duction. No third person is needed il
we wish to congratulate an artist or
author, or express our gratitude to a
philanthropist, philosopher or poet.
These jewellers in the realms of thought
are peculiarly susceptible to this deli
cate form of 1attery. Momentous con-
sequences have occasionally been the
outgrowth of acquaintance thus begun.
l knew a happy marriage to result
from such correspondence with a
poet, and we all have known friend
ships, ending only with life, which
have been nourished as they were be-
gun, by letters only.
OF course, in the high thinking that
must govern correspondence bringing
about such results, formulas of ex-
preston and matters of stationary are
quite swept into the background. And
yet l fancy the initial letters in most
cases must be acknowledgement, trig.
little affairs, neat and trim as an cpl
gram, producing something like the
impression one receives from a per-
fectly-gloved hand extended for it's first
greeting.
The Introductory letters must be
happily worded-cela va sans dire-but
l am sure they should also be neatly
written. One should have an
alcohol lamp, or roll of the wax
tapers sold for the purpose, and still
air in the room to properly seal let
ters. With the seal and evelope be-
fore you, turn one end of the stick
of wax rapidly over the flame, not
near enough to ignite it, and it is
creamy and ready to drop, then deity
dub it round and round over the point
of the envelope flap until enough is
deposited when the dab of wax may
be held a moment Immediately over
the flame. Then firmly press the seal
into it. If drop of the hot wax is
first placed under the point of the flap
the seal will be less likely to break.
A well-cut seal will never stick, and
practice will insure firm impression,
with the wax nodded neatly and even
ly around the seal. In all this, pray
be careful! Remember Mrs. Longfel-
lows sad fate from the lace of her
gown catching fire as she sealed her
Observation-Disclosures.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
A DOGS FAlThFuLNEss.
Sent for Aid by Dying Man, He Per-
forms His Duty.

Sent for Aid by Dying Man, He Per-
forms His Duty.
The intelligence of the shepherd dog
and his faithfulness to man were DEM
onstrated in remarkable way in con-
nection with the death of Charles Gill
len, native of Providence, r. l., who
was killed inMontana by the discharge
of his revolver, says a writer in the
Providence Journal.
On May he went out on buying
trip and was in the Big Hole county,
ITO miles from Butte City. He had
bought a lot of sheep and cattle, and
was going further into the country
to visit other ranches. He usual
ly paid for his purchases with
checks, but when he went to ranches
SO far from the business centers he
could make better terms for cash. be-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
REMARKABLE SONGSTER.
The Organ Bird of the Upper Amazons, In
South America.


South America.
The banks of the streams in the vi.
cinity of St. Paulo, in the Upper Anna
IONS, in South America, are dotted with
m-thatched dwellings of the Indi-
ans, all half buried in the leafy wilder
ness, the scattered families having
chosen the coolest and shadiest hooks
for their abodes.
The traveller frequently hears in the
neighborhood of these huts the organ
bird, the most remarkable songster by
far of the Amazonian forests.
When it's singular notes strike the
ear for the first time, the impression
cannot be resisted that they are pro-
duced by human voice. Some mu-
steal boy must be gathering fruit in the
thickets, and is singing few notes to
cheer himself.
The tones become more fluffy and
plaintive. Sometimes they resemble
the notes of the flageolet, and the trav-
eler is almost persuaded, in spite of the
absurdity of the thing, that some per-
son is playing that instrument in the
primeval forests.
However closely he may scan the
neighboring thicket, no bird appears,
although the voice seems to be that Of
some one near at hand
The bird is rarely if ever heard in the
Lower Amazons. 1t is the only song
bird which makes an impression on the
natives, who sometimes rest their pad
dies while voyaging in their small ca
noes along the shady by,streams as if
struck by tho mysterious sounds, a
high compliment, indeed, for the usual
ly impressive natives to pay the feath-
cred songster.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
Killed and Wounded in Battle.

Twenty-Five years ago the great bat
ties of the Franco. German war were
fought. That war of only $50 days cost
Germany, in dead and MANNED, 6,055 of.
ficers and 110,701 men. 1t appears al.
most incredible now that within a few
months 81 sos French officers and 7o2,.
04s French soldiers were made prison
ers or compelled to disarm.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
His Ono Use.

What dat mule good for?"
"He amt good foh much" was the
relucta t reply.
kin he pull er kyaht?"
Not fur"
''Whut's he good fur?"
swell, l guess he amt good fun
much 'cep' tradin'; rs jes keepin' i'm
fob err swappin'-mule. "-Washingtop
Altar.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
NIeteOric Item.

Tourist lin Ol1lahoma)-Pardon me,
sir, but didn't overhear you saying
something about a display of shooting
stars tonight?
Alkalai Jke-Yep; we are goin' to
run an Uncle Toms Cabin company
out of town.-Harper's Bazaar.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
Young Boys odd Profession.

A bright boy in the wholesale dry
goods district of New York has a long
list of customers whose pencils he
keeps sharpened, and who also patron
ize him for new pencils. He has pat
ent sharpener, and goes from store to
store and Office to office, and he makes
between S. and 81 a weeis, working
four or five hours day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
A PUZZLED LITTLE BRAIN.

think 1t is SO very queer
That when we LITTLE children here
Are fast asleep-each curly head
Tucked snugly in his downy bed
Some children living far away
Are up and out Of doors at play.
And then my teacher says the sun,
When all Ills shining here is done.
Goes down to China and Japan
To shine as brightly as he can.
So when lie down to my rest
The little Japs are being dressed.
And when at morn my prayers are said
The Chinese girls are going to bed.
But oh. it seems to me SO queer,
They do not do as we do here!
-Zitella Cooke, in Youths Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
a wary Good Reason.

Cumso-Are you going TO the picnic9
Cawker-No.
Cumso-Why not?
Cawker-I went to picnic once
Indpa
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26

The lottery of honest labor, drawn
by time, is the only one whose prizes
are worth taking up aud carry ing
home. Theodore Parker.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26

Sharp Tricls-"Did Sharp recover
that silk umbrella he lost last week?"
He recovered one tina. he hadn't
lost. "-Detroit Free Press
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26
Millions for Atlantic Gables.

The eleven cables now in operation
across the Atlantic have cost upward Of
SIC. 900. 900.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-06-06
A Beautiful Creature That Haunts the
Electric Lights.

A Beautiful Creature That haunts the
Electric Lights.
Shadows Of fitting nocturnal things that
hover about tho street electric lights are
seen, thrown upon street or pavement, by
hundreds OF passers by who never know II
the creatures that cause thom are bats,
moths or some smaller things whose near
ness TO the light magnitios the Hitting
shadow. In fact, there are ah OF these
creatures frequently lowering about tho
lights; tho bats, doubtless, in pursuit OF
some OF the tiny insect 3.ood, whuo tho
larger moths are drawn, like the minute IN
sect swarms, about the hght as a brilliant
object. Mr.. ID. W. c. Pond, Of Hartford,
Conn, showed a Hartford Times reporter q
beautiful green moth which his wife sue
ceeded In bringing down with u stroke OF a
whip. II Is tho AttHcus Luna-perhaps tho
most beautiful Of all our moths. II is not
as brilliant, nor quite 80 large, rs some
others, but the exquisite dellcacy OF its
wings, both ia texture and tint, surpasses
that OF any other variety that flies here.
The wings expand about 1.-Two inches-in
hue pale delicate green. A broad border
Of purple rams along tho front edge OF
tho fore wings, and the hind wings
are tipped with the Same color all around.
In the center Of each OF tho four wings is a
transparent oye-lik0 epot, oncirclod by a
ring OF black ana yellow on tho upper side
of the wing, nud white beneath. Each hind
wing has a slender, symmetrical tail, nearly
| two Inches long. The good-aized body Is
thickly covered with q hsir-lika mantle OF
white-a kind Of down, which looks like a soft
5iud Of slightly curlua hare the white bear.
The ewes, rather large. are deep, dark, dun
purple; and there ore two minute head-like
shining points in tho white down, beneath
the head proper, that lool,iiA tho creature
Sparkling little bat,lAa eyes, bot arc not.
rho antonnm are yellow and beautifully
feathered and the legs are purple like ths
border The worm OF tho Luna moth liye'
on walnut trees; largo, uglylooking
creature, which sp'as 10 ahroud inside
nest made of the dond or dying leaves II
autumn by tying two or three leaves TO
gother, brown l0oaug mess, which won't
attract no notice among tlo similarly col
orod dead leaves on tho branch or ON th
ground-for IL sometimes drops aud
kicked over with the rost by boys pohin
tho dead leaves IN October in search on wa
nuts so found IL taken home and kept
a quiet place in room, The cocoon VI
: 1urst IN May, and tho young moth WI
! emerge. he swift growth and tfanai9rn'i
, ton before your eyes, as "a becomes Ia
Z few minutes a beautiful green moth 70 on
I or the mary0ls Of tho creatures changes
IL changos ia twenty mnute1 from awe
: white, half worm-lko tAing INTO oharnin
green moth, .---if