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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-10-17

as 1t is called, one for each district, up
to the one where the fire seems to be.
The city was built on seven hills, and
each hill is a district, so il the fire is in
the third district three balls will hang
on each side, that all may know where
to run for the fire.
The street Waterman, whose duty 1t
is to keep his eye often on the tower,
soon sees the signal, and IL 1t is in his
district he starts on run to warn the
fremen. He has n club, md as he runs
he beats on the pavement with it, and
cries at the top'of his vpice: 'sYanghin
var!, Yanghin var!" "There is fire!
There is,sfirep The lrstsato hear
the noise and. din, are the. dogs
of the city,, and the dogs of
Constantinople eonght to have q story
all by themselves, for they are very
prominent. There are ten thousand of
them, and the visitors say that it seems
MS If every dog in the city turned out
for every fire. It is certain that almost
at once the watchman has great
crowd Of dogs yclping and barking at
his heels, and this eommotion soon
aronses the frerneu. These are volun-
teers, not regular company of trained
men as we have, and part of them rnn
to where an old-fashioned handpengine
is kept, and get il out and start Tor the
fire with it.. and another set of men
grab their, Leather water Bags, Which
they sling over Their. shoulders as they
run, and go to the, nearest public foun-
tain to fill them with water. Then
they, too, rush to the fire, the engine
pipes are attached to the bags, the men
begin to pump, and at last, when the
fire has had good half hours start,
some small streams of water are played
on it, without, however, as you may
guess, very much effect.
At night colored light is used on
the towers, its color showing the dis
trict where the fire is. AS the districts
are large and the firemen have no idea
in what part of the district the fire
may be, they sometimes race over the
most of it, with dogs and people follow
ing, before they find the blaze; by that
time, perhaps, good part of the
water has leaked out of the bags,
which are kept in use when they arc
old and worn, and little good can be
done. 1t is because their means of
fighting fire are so slight and imper-
feet that the city is often visited by.
most serious fires, and this is why. too,
the most dreadful sound in the streets,
particularly at Hfeht, is the shrilis
"Yanghin var!" OF the watchman.
Many of the wealthier citizens keep on
hand Large heavy curtains, almost as
thick as the Turkish rugs, and of great
size, which they hang in front Of their
houses when a fire is near and seems
threatening. This curtain is called
kuxkeelim.-N Y. Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-10-17

Remarkable Samples Discovered In Nj

hcmarkabic samples Discovered In NEW
England Cemeteries.
1t is common to say that makers OF
gravestones have little regard for the
truth; monumental liars" they are
sometimes called. But though the
good side of the departed is generally
and properly-cmphasized. there are.
many instances in which O spirit OF
frankness seems to have possessed tho
village poets, whose services are so
much, in demand on mortuary occa-
sions. Mm s.@t 81
In Vermont cemetery, according to-
an exchange, one may read the follow
ing epitaph, which certainly does NOT
/ RI on the side of flattery:
Hero lies In silent clay
Miss Arabella Young,
Who. on tho 2lst OF Muy,
Began to hold her tongue
And here is quatrain, never be-
fore in print, of a curiously similar inn
port:
Hero lies the body OF Hannah Thurber,
onco she talked, and mono could curb her;
Three husbands had she all are dead,
They died OF oarache, so Ills said
In the same rural cemetery where
this last outspoken epitaph is found,
visitors sometimes pause to smile at the
ingenious grief of widower whose
change OF mood in the concluding coup
let was perhaps quite unintentional:
In memory OF Susan Glover,
My wife most true and kind;
Though Ishould marry ten times over,
Her like shall not 0nd
Grammatical correctness Is perhaps
too much to ask of the unprofessional
muse. Meter and rhyme are hard task
masters, and while man is intent
upon minding them, he Is almost to be-
pardoned for using little too much OF
that very convenient article known as
poetic license. In case like the fol-
lowing we may praise the smoothness
of the verse rather than laugh at the
ruggedness of the grammatical con-
struction: 6.if
Pause, good friend and drop a tear,
The body OF John Pratt IL here.
Think OF the day when you will be
Under the sod as deep rs me,
The amateur poetis troubled not only
by the trammels of meter and rhyme,
but by the narrow space IN which no
isobliged to work. 1t is impossible to say
everything in four lines, and, rs con-
sequence, much must be left to the un-
Outstanding of the reader. So it was,
no doubt, with the author of the fol-
lowing:
Beneath this stone lies William Bett,
In the river he was drowned.
Asquall came W, his boat upset,
His body was never found.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-10-17
HUMOROUS.

-"Er heap OBJ folks" said Uncle
Ebcn, "ain' got much to show foh
deyre work, 'ceppin' de talkin' dey does
about it."-Washington Star.
Whenever you see woman wear
ing suspenders you can safely wager a
nickel her husband has borrowed her
belt."-Atlanta Constitution
Farmers Wife-tI must go home
now, ma'am; we're very busy to-day;
going to kill an OK" Schoolmistress-
What, whole OK at once@ lie
Temps. 80 t,pag &c afi.g
-Watts-"So you really believe that
a ,woman can keep a secret?" Potts
Certainly. ~ ] know several who re-
fuse to wear Observation-Disclosures
Journal ,s3 n p.,a,r r,4E
4n--First Boy-"Hello, JUS get, back
from afishin'?" Second Boy--.tiYep"
First Boy-7r"Whatder. ,catch?' Second
Boy-7''i'Nawthin' yet; ] hain't been
home. "-,Syracuse Post, ,. 49,
-Farmer-"I guess that hogs too
old 5, to eat, what shall we do with
himp" Hired Man-'tToo old to eat!
Not much he amt. He eats moren
more every day."-Credit Lost.
=. ---Walton--"Why did Jones break off
his engagement with Miss Oldagres@
Jackson-..'On account of her past "
what was the matter with it?"
Nothing; only he thought it was too
long. spare Moments.
-Briggs-"I have just written a long
letter TO n girl, but, somehow, haven't
said thing" Griggs -t'I wish had
that gift. once wrote a long letter
to girl, and if hadn't said anything
in it it wouldn't have cost me SO much. Z"
IN. Y. Herald. uaa d
4 Chinese Emperor-"Why dad you
lose that battle?' General We-Run--
1.-THE Japanese attacked us in our
rear Il was informed that they at
tackled you in front" Eyes, but that
was our rear when we got there
Modes and Fabrics, s,Ia e,
Both Good Shots ---''My wife is an
expert in handling rifle. Put up a
coin for a target and she'll hit it in
the center every time" That's moth
ing. My wife rifles my pockets of all
the coin In them and never misses
dime. Detroit Free Press. gl'if
The Amende 'Honora BILE. -"You
ought to have apologized to the lady
for stepping on her foot" said his
mother to Willie after the caller had
gone. IT did" answered Willie. IT
told her was sorry she couldn't keep
her feet out Of my way."-Chicago
Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-10-17

Which It throws out from its shell ana
uses something like hand or net.
The feeder Is made up of many slender
little fingers, with delicate feathery
lateral projections, through which the
water passes easily, but which retain
the animalculm. The barnaclc throws
this feeder out from its shell and
sweeps it through the water and over
into. its shell again with whatever it
can collect. 1t repeats this until it is
no longer hungry.
The barnacle here pictured was until
recently at the New York aquarium at
Castle Garden. 1t was taken from the
back of loggerhead turtle captured in
the bay. The goose barnacle is deli
cate in captivity, and this one proved
no exception to the rule. In color its
shell was not unlike that of clam.
The growth seen on the side and back
of the shell and on the neck of the bar
nacle is fine, brown, messy, marine
4yegetation often seen on such bar
nacles. There were, also on the she'll
scf this barpacle three or four. minute
barnaclcs Of the ordinary kind, ex-
tremely small, each perhaps not moro
thapan eighth of an inch across, and
yctxeaGh provided with one of those
wonfIcffu hands or nets whercwith to
supply itself with food. NY. Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-10-17
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.


The wisest OF my scholars is gentle little
maiden, m "a 50 b
Who looks ut life and lcarning with a pair OF
soft blue eyes:
She has an answer ready, with o deal Of logic
laden,
And solves ali knotty questions and prob
lens as they rise. tfSs ss-t.
We were learning In geography OF surface
elevations
"Can ysu tell mo what relief maps arel"
asked tho little class.
expected only hanging heads and verbal
hesitations: @
But my wisest little scholar couidn't let a
question pass.
eff you please. SIR" said she. joyously--with
pride her cheeks were burning,
To think that she could answer when the
others couldn't do it, &
"a relief map is map you've been o awful
time a-learning,
And you're awful tired OF IL, and you're 80
glad TO get th'oo IT."
Louisa H Bruce. in N. Y. Independents
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-10-17
The PECULIAR TURK.
What He Does when a Fire Breaks Gu
In His Ncighhorhood.

What He Does When a Fire Breaks Out
In His Neighborhood.
American boys and girls accustomed
to the dash of fire horses through the
streets, and the reaching of the burn
ing house or shop in five or ten min
utes, only fair performance of our fire
departments, will laugh to hear how
the slow-going Turk manages the mat
ter.
In Turkeys most important city,
Constantinople, there are no electric
fire signals to be ruug at almost any
street corner, but the fires are watched
for from several fire towers that are
built in various portions of the city.
The one shown in the accompanying
picture is in the old part Of Constants
nopie, just inside the gate of Soula-
mamie, and is historic one, for it is
built on the site of the forum Of Con-
stantine the Great, from whose
name, as many of you probably know,
this beautiful city OF the Bosporus Is
named. Toward the top of this tall,
graceful tower n rod or pole projects on
each side; these are for the fire signals.
On the top Of the tower stands, daya
night, Waterman, who looks all about
on every side for the first sign of a fire.
If he sees suspicious smoke any.
where he at once hangs out on the'rods
o sort of ball-shaped basket or lantern,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-10-17
THE GOOSE BARNAcLe.
One of the Most Interesting Members of
| Nl@44 the Sheil1sh Family.

One of tho Most Interesting Members of
SS the Sheilflsh Family.
The goose barnacle does not attach
itself TO an object rigidly by its shell,
like the common barnacle, but by a
disk, at the base of stem or neck.
and it is from this stem or neck that il
gets the name of goose barnaclc. With
glue or secretion Of its own it at
taches itself so tightly that il is diff
cult to scrapei IL off; but the neck In
flexible. The body Of the goose barn
acle, when its hand or feeder is within
its shell and out OF sight, looks some
thing like soft-shcllcd clam; and It is,
In fact, sometimes called the clam bar
nacle. Tho goose barnacle is not un-
usual in the waters around New York.
In its earliest existence the goose
barnacle, like other barnacles, is free
swimmer, but 1t very soon attaches it.
self, and thereafter 1t remains fast. II
may hitch on to a Spite in tideway or
TO some other fixed object, but it is gem
orally found moored to floating OBJ
ject, piece of wood, a plank, or the
side of a vessel; fastened to a moving
object it is more likely to get sufficient
sustenance.
The barnacle lives upon animalcule.
1t fishes for, its food with q feeder.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-10-17
-HER-plcTuFE

let us pains her ppicturef 81. Take q patch
o. skies
With cool shadows in EN-. an you have ner
Shadows where the sunshine tangles--but the
81 blue, NM
beautiful and beamin' : gleanin'. streamin'
through
Lei us paint her pictured : Take mid
night drear-
Deep. an black, an startles, an you have her
hair Il
Yet, there's light about t--something you can
Lake an April shower twinkiin' through the
dark ttfs
When you slip the ribbons from the crrls an
all. h -..y~rs
Down they come. a-tumblin' like water
fall
That's the time they dazzle-sillsy threads o.
n night yw 81 gM n
Fallin' all around her-shakin' out the light
LipsI they're like sunrise to the night o.
curlsl
Rosy-red. that mingles with CLEAN Of pearls;
An two shiny dimples-playin' hide an seek
In among the flowers bloomin' on her cheekl
Want to paint her pictures $3.50 Think o'all
that's sweet
AL that , hearts s, con beat for when love makes
Then give Love the pencil. dipped In colors
2 2 fair. Nftt 81
With your heart, an let him paint her picture
--s.-- thcrei ----.---.----
Frank L Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-10-17
Ben Buffers wit.

AS lawyer Ben Butter was always
ready with a witticism, even at the ex-
pense of the presiding Judge. Once he
was retained as counsel for the plaintiff
in o libel suit against certain Boston
newspaper, and during the cross ques-
tioning of the publisher, the general
sought to bring ont that the paper was
not strictly first-class sheet. To prove
this he began reading advertisements
of a somewhat shady character and
asked the witness if he was acquainted
with the person, who inserted it. To
each of these questions the. opposing
counsel would object, and, Of course,
be sustained by, the court. Still, But
,.ler persisted in similar questions, his
intention; being to force the idea upon
the jury, I, Finally the judge turned to
the famous lawyer and said, sternly:
,"'.Mr, Butler, won't you please ask a
proper question:" That's precisely
what I'm trying to do, your honor" was
the prompt reply. Wont your honor
suggest one?"-Boston Budget
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-10-17

Youth is not the age of pleasure;
we then expect too much. and we are,
therefore, exposed to daily disappoint-
.ments nnd notifications When we
are a little older and have brought
down our wishes to our experience,
then we become calm and begin to en-
Joy ourselves. Lord Liverpool
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-10-17
How Papa Was PlnnagI, I'VE

"Papa, I've got sopeSrathding for
you TO do. My roller-slsates are broken. :"
''Wcll, put them away till morning.
It's too late to mend anything now"
"Why! you said this morning that Il
was never too late to mend. ~ Narpsr's
Round Table
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-10-17
Proof Positive.

Lady Customer-Are you sure this is
real Ceyloa tea?
Well-InfoSmed Young Salesman =
Certainly, madam, Mr.. Ceylon's name
u ON every package.-Judge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-10-17

Rabbit fur, when used for hats. |,
first carefully "plucked," that is, the
long hairs are pulled out. Formerly
this process was done by hand, now Q
machine accomplishes the same re
suit.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-10-17
A Brute of q Husband.

Mr.. Jinks-My husband is regular
brute, and that's all there is about it.
Her Mother-Dearie me! What's he
been doing now.
II had to sit in the station for six
mortal hours, waiting for a train, and
1T was all his fault" ri ", 81.
b "Didn't he have time-table?"
ayes You see, we wanted to take
the limited express, but we missed it.,
and had to wait six hours for another
limited OF course, we couldn't travel
a thousand miles on a way-train, you
know" HsFy n
'Syell .it was Just yhus bands OBJ
stinacy that made us miss the first
limited. We were late in starting be-
cause couldn't findy my butt onZhooll,
and finally he said we'd miss the train
if we didn't run. Of course, 1 couldn't
run with corsets and new dress on,
you know" /,
''Of course not" 4
WELL, so l.. told him Ito just run
ahead and tell the conductor that I'd
be along in ten or fifteen minutes or
so; and would you believe it, the man
who had sworn at the altar to love,
homer and protect me, wouldn't do it. "
IN. Y. Weekly
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-11

given by R. M. May last Tuesday night
at the opening of his new warehouse
was quite a success. Music was fur
nished by the band and all the boys
were costumed and wore masks. Some
very amusing characters were repre-
sented, and some were so thoroughly
in disguise that they were not recos.
njzed until they had removed their
masks. j. A. Febuary's representation
of Old Black Joe was exceedingly good,
while DR.. Park impersonated Dr.. Rio
aboci, the Last of the B%arrons, by Lord
Bulwer Lytton to perfection. J.R Simp'
son, leader of the band was awarded
the prize, he having impersonated Joe
Grigsby so closely that everyone who
knew the original character could not
help but agree with the committee in
awarding the prize. Several other
characters were represented that were
good. Refreshments we're served in a
bountiful supply of ginger bread and
apples which everyone enjoyed.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-11
COL UMBIAN INSTITUTE

The first Teachers Institute held by
superintendent Cox opened with n
thanksgiving service at Columbian In.
stltute. After the customary opening
exercises Superintendent Cox delivered
a magnificent address on the origin of
the day, and made touching referencee
to the lives of Lincoln, Garfield and
ROBERT H. Lee, whose portraits hung ON
the walls of the school room. The ex-
erclses were lnterspersed by vocal and
instrumental music and the students
marched in and out to the strains of
our national airs and the roll of the
9rum' A table owe + one hundred feet
IN length was loaded with all that the
heart could crave, even hot coffee was
provided for the old people. During
lntermission, the Columbian bows
formed ranks on the beautiful grounds.
each decorated with sash and cockade'
n armed with a lance. They de-
lighted the hundreds of spectators with
their skill in the manual of arms.
marching and countermarching with
the precision of old veterans. During
the afternoon session Hon, FL. c.. Bow.
ers delivered an eloquent address on
Education, a Necessity" 1t would be
too tedious to mention all the speeches
made during the day, but this descrip.
ton would be very incomplete if l left
out the night exercises. A discussion
was opened by Prof. A.. NJ. Mettetal on
Good Discipline and How Secured
Dr. Hale followed with an elaborate,
profound address on the subject which
reflected great honor on his sagacity
and learning. He was a~pplauded for
his effort and complimented for the
able manne in which he acquitted
himself. He was followed by Bow
ers, Hartman, Barnes and others. The
boys again resumed their uniforms and
each lance surmounted by a flaming
torch, they drilled on the grounds for
thirty minutes, going throgh the most
maneuvers known in military
tactics. at the close of drill the entire
school gave m exercise in calisthenics,
During the entire day a large crowd
was in attendance, and by their queit
attention showed their appreciation of
the exercises. The institute then ad-
Journed to meet again next morning
at Boon s Greek Seminary. DARBIN.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-11
John Ferguson Dislnierred,

On last Tuesday evening John Fer
guson came TO town and loaded up on
bad liquor. Long toward evening he
became very much intoxicated and in
that condition started Tor home.
So drunk was he that he Tell from his
horse II number of times along the road
and was put back on by parties passing
by. He was seen about dark by Jas.
Mcpherson near his place, one mile
west of town and was by him helpedto
remount, perhaps for the last time.
A little later on he was found by
Mr. Morgan, Il countryman, lying in
sensible by the side of the road near
the old Gibson place. He was carried
to a neighboring house where he died
several hours later.
The case being reported to ESQUIRE
Shipley, a jury was summoned who
viewed the remains, but from the cir.
cumstances surrounding the case, did
not think it necessary to strip the body,
as all the testimony of the witnesses
indicated that death had resulted from
natural causes, and they so returned
their verdict.
The next day parties came to town
and reported that the man had been
murdered, that an examination had
been made at the grave, by physicians,
and that two stabs had been discovered
in the dead man throat, one of which
penetrated the hollow, and making the
required affidavit that there were good
grounds for believing that the deceased
had came to his death by unlawful
violence, asked that the body be ex.
humed and that a more thorough ex.
animation be made.
Accordingly Justice Kirkpatrick EN-.
paneled a jury and going to the place
of burial, had the body disinterred, and
"i'b Vuo uboiotuuCc VI Ut. w dTllCK, u
careful examination was made of the
supposed wounds and of the other sus.
p%icious circumstances connected with
the death.
There were no cuts to be found more
than a small abrasion on the left side
of the neck, supposed to have been
made by the party who shaved and
prepared the body for burial.
The anxious friends and relatives of
the dead man, as well as a good por-
ton OF the people of the n%eighborhood,
were soon convinced of their error in
supposing that the man had been MUIR
dered, and that an excited Imagination
is not to be relied upon.
The jury returned their verdict ac-
cording to the above facts.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-11

150 pounds salt for Toe. r. NJ. May.
Cash or trade for colored beans. Dos.
ser Bros.
Harry Albers, of Knoxville, was here
this week.
Think ofit-all wool dress 25c q yard.
Dosser Bros.
Hazen House, of Knoxville, was
here Tuesday.
Down it goes, grain pepper 1Oc per
pound. Dosser Bros.
Sheriff Prilchett sold several tracts
of land last Saturday.
Judge j. NJ. Martin was down from
johnson City Monday.
We still have a large stock of shoes
and boots. R. NJ. May.
Look at all wool dress goods 20, 30,
and 40 cents. Dosser Bros.
Look for the big stick of candy in
George G. Mottern 8 window.
Overcoats and gloves at Hoss & Nc.
Calls up to date" clothiers.
Elegant albums for fifty cents at Miss
Eugenia Murphys. See them.
Cranberries, %citron, r~aisins, currants,
nuts, figs, etc., at Fink & Hickey,
R. NJ. May will have a car of fresh
salt this week at Toe per $50 pounds.
George Mottern is down on snuff; 4
ounce pack Bruton snuff down to 1Oc.
Yes, we have candy enough to sup.
ply all the schools and Sunday Schools.
Fink & Hickey.
The Sheriff has fifteen boarders, but
we presume after this week he will
lose some of them.
$50 pounds fine or common salt for
meat or all domestic purposes Is cents
at Geo, G. Mottern's,
Judge II. T. Campbell and wife spent
Sunday here. The Judge came here to
open court Monday morning.
We are at the same old place and all
we ask is a chance to price our Christ,
mas candies, nuts, etc. Fink & Hickey.
George G. Mottern, the greatest at
traction in candy-one stick weighing
thirty pounds, is very attractive; come
and see.
Never before have we seen as nice a
line of picture frames as Miss Murphy
now has, and they are cheap-from
five cents to a half dollar.
My trade this fall has been good but
in order to make the wheels of business
hum for the next thirty days, | will
offer some extra bargains in clothing
shoes and hats. A. G.. Britton, the
Clothier.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-11
A Fine Showing.

We publish in this paper the Nine
tenth Semi Annual Statement of the
Jonesboro Banking and Trust Com
pany, and take pleasure in calling at
tention to the splendid showing made.
At a meeting of the directors held last
week a dividend of five per cent was
declared, and the business for the six
months last past showed a seven and a
half per cent net earning on the capital
invested. This, considering the close
times is highly creditable to the insti.
ton, and is complimentary to the Off
GERS of this stable business concern.