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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
A STRANGE CREATURE

The Manatee One of the Most Peculiar
Animals Native to America.
OF all the large animals of the Ameri-
Gun continent, none is more remarkable
In form than the manatee.
Although this strange creature is Of
goodly size. often reaching weight Of
several hundred pounds, and sometimes
attaining n length of IL feet, yet ven-
ture to say that not more than one per-
son out of every 1000 in the United
States could now arise and correctly an
tee?" Whenever you mention the name
of the creature to any one snve student
OF quadrupeds, of surety you will
have that question to answer forthwith.
The manatee is an animal that lives
exclusively in the water, and while it is
shaped somewhat like senl, IL is very
far from being one. mention the
seal by way of comparison solely be-
cause 1t is the only quadruped which
can be used. The heavy, baglilSe body.
short neck, blunt nose and round head
Of our harbor seal do indeed suggest
the form of the manatee; but there
the resemblance stops short.
Instead of having hind flippers like
a seal, the body of the manatee ter
inmates in very broad and very fiat
tail, which forms an admirable pro-
peller. Its front limbs are simply big,
flat paddles, by no means so shapely
and useful as the front tlippers of a
sea lion. 1t has no hair-or, ut least,
none to speak of; smooth, but very
thick and tough skin, small weak eyes
and blunt nose. Instead of having
teeth like seal, and feeding on fish,
it has only set of rather weak molars,
and lives solely on aquatic plants.
1t lives in the mouths and lower
reaches of rivers that flow into the sea
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
PAYING ONES DEBTS.

Ingenious Way Recently Discovered by ar
Impecunious EnglIshman.
An ingenious method of paying ones
debts has just come to light in England
1t seems that certain person had long
been in debt to his shoemaker, and th,
latter was. becoming angry at the de.
lay. Calling upon the delinquent he
spoke to him in no very gentle man.
ner.
bat, my good fellow" the debtor re-
piled, II have no money, but will give
you an order on Mr.. H, who has
been in my debt for ever so long. Here
take this sealed pocket, but don't lei
him perceive that you know anything oil
its contents"
The shoemaker, In great hopes, lie
took himself to Mr.. H, and handed
him the missive, which ran as follows:
"Dear H, the bearer, an unfortu
nate but honest man, has lost his wife
and children during the last week, anJ
is, besides, threatened with imprisor.
ment for debt. Persuaded that you will
gladly seize the opportunity to assist
n poor man in distress, commend him
to your kindness. Yours, sincerely
c."
H gazed with emotion at his
visitor, and pressed 30 shillings on his
acceptance. TAe shoemaker departed
in happy frame of mind. little suspect.
ing that he had been taken ;0s 5eggar
.-Harper's Round Table.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12

manufacture of cork furniture for
dolly's housekeeping. The long fresh
cork must be used for the foundation.
Cut two slices, one larger than the
other, of the two sides Icngthways.
and you will have fat side for 1t to
stand on, while the broader fat piece
will form the seat of the sofa. Cut or
piece of cloth large enough to cover
both the seat and one side of the sofa
and stick II on with gum, tuclsing in the
corners neatly. Now get some small
pins and stick them into one side Of
the seat and get some larger pins and
put them ut one end for the "head" OF
the lounge and wind the cotton in and
out, MS In the chairs.
A little bed Is made in much the snme
way as the sofa, covering II with cloth.
but the pins must be put in ut each end
and not Mt the side.
To make washstand the cork must
be cut In half and the sides cut OIL, as
in the bed and sofa. Cover IL with
cloth and stick a pin in each corner to
serve as the legs.
BY this time you will think of other
things you can make out of cardboard
and colored paper which will be quite
pretty, and your dollhouse will be-
handsome enough for the most fastid-
ious doll In dolldom. --Kindergarten
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
HOW THE wooDpEckER KNOWS.

boy, at the window
How does he know where to dig his hole,
The woodpecker there. on the elm tree
bolc?
How does he know what kind OF limb
To use for drum. or to burrow in7
How does he find where the young grubs
ia like to known.
The woodpecker flew TO maple limb.
And drummed a tattoo that was fun for
him.
''No breakfast here! It's too hard for that, %
He said. as down on his tail ne sat
Just listen to this: rrrrr rat-tat-tat."
Away to the pear-tree, out of sight,
With a CHEEKY call, and a jumping flight
He hoped around till he found a stub
"Ah. here's the place to look for a grubl
IT'S moist and dead-rrrrr rub-dub-dub."
TO branch of the apple-tree Downy HE'D.
And hung by his toes on the under side,
twill be sunny here. In this hollow
trunk:
It's dry and soft, with heart OF punk.
Just the place for nest!-rrrrr runk-tun,ss
funk"
ct see," said the boy. Gust tap or two,
Then listen. rs any bright boy might do.
You can tell ripe melons and garden stun
In the very same way--It's easy enough"
William ]. Long. in Youths Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
The Cause of Idiocy.

Several eminent Georgia physicians
are agreed that in about ten per cent. Of
the cases of supposed idiocy among
children the affiiction is caused by an
abnormal growth in the canal back Of
the nose. This growth, seldom visible,
is indicated by the nasal speech and de-
tective hearing of those afflicted; the
mouth is kept nearly always open, and
the little sufferer makes scant or no
progress in school. Nothing but an
operation by a sltillful surgeon will eff
feet cure, but then cure is assured
Chicago Chronicle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
MONT BLANc's OBSERVATORY

All the Delicate Astronomical Instru-
ments Have Been Carried Up.
The biggest permanent astronomical
observatory in the world-on the sum-
INIT of Mount Blanc-was at last COM
pleted and fully equipped with instru-
ments a few days ago. There has
been temporary station there for some
years, but the instruments have been
small and of little power compared
with those now in place.
The establishments of this observatory
was task which at the outset seemed
impossible, and the obstacles which M.
Jansen, who headed the quartette Of
French astronomers, had to overcome,
were unparalleled. Mount Blanc is
nearly 10000 feet high, and its ascent,
even under the most favorable condi-
tions during the summer months, is
difficult as well as dangerous. The
transportation of many heavy and deli
cate scientific instruments to the top
of the loftiest mountain of the Alps
was, therefore, a labor so great as to
seem beyond the range of possibility,
yet it was accomplished without the
loss of single life. The telescope and
the other instruments had to be taken
to pieces before being carried up the
precipitous mountain sides; even then
some of the packages weighed 100
pounds, and most of them about so.
One of the guides who assisted in the
work holds the record of having made
the ascent more than 500 times since
the beginning of his professional ca
reer, and it was he who found recently
the bodies of the Austrian professor
and his two guides who lost their lives
not long ago.
In place of being entirely movable
about a pivot, like ordinary telescopes,
the telescope on Mount Blanc is fixed
and directed toward the polar star. A
movable mirror placed near the lower
opening enables the observer to study
whatever he wishes, it's image being
thrown upon the glass. This makes
necessary protective cupola of COM
paratively small dimensions.
The particular advantage to astrono-
mers in having an observatory at such
a high altitude as this one lies in the
transparency and purity of the atmos-
phere. The study of the stars, however,
will not be the sole task of the observers,
for some of them will devote themselves
-cspeciallyto meteorology, as on the
summit of Mount Blanc, says Prof.
Jansen, they will be in the very origin
of atmospheric phenomena IN. Y.
World
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
DARE TO STAND ALONE.

The pulse OF the world is becoming so weak
Wen never have anything new
While every one warts for his neighbor to
speak,
Or to see what his netghbor will do.
And paths that we tread are so beaten and
grooved.
That little for progress is done;
The mind of the millions too often has
proved
The biased opinion of one.
Then down with the rule that retards and
enslnves,
And the wrong that is reckoned right;
For fashions and customs have often been
graves
Where s,rst the soul has been buried from
Where lives full of promise to chaos are
hurled,
And talents are laid on the shelf;
But the man who is fitted to think for the
world
Is the man who can think for himself.
Then dare to be honestly just what you are.
And dare to be voted a crank;
For anything, surely. Is better by far
Than being an impotent blank.
And join in some noble unpopular cause,
And let your opinion be known;
For some, who are seeking the worlds vain
applause,
Will gain 1t by losing their own.
isabella +. Darling. in Christian News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
He gazed lingeringly on the graceful

He gazed lingeringly on the graceful
outlines of her figure, the curve of her
full white throat and cheek, the brown
hair which waved and curved about her
brow and neck.
And you'-his voice sank lower still
you have not married?"
mo, as you see. But it is probable
that shall lose my freedom soon."
Does that mean you are engaged?"
lit means that MIR. Harold McCor-
mick the noted stock operator proposed
to me by letter this morning. and that
1 am to give him his answer tonight"
And is it to be 'yes?'"
She laughed little.
do you know that is very strange
question to put on so short an acquaint-
ance, and that our conversation is be-
coming unusual :, the extreme? MIR.
Landeck, you seem to forget that w0
were introduced only half an hour ago."
you were present at the most sol
emn moment of my existence. Let me
a little behind the scenes of your own
life," he urged.
She hesitated, and cast q rapid glance
at him. Her lips, quivering as with
some hidden emotion, strove to smile.
1--WE seem fated to have strange con-
fidences, you and l." she said, and
laughed uncertainty. IF you are very
curious to know, it is yes shall ac-
cept him."
Perhaps 1T was only fancy or the
Pickering of the gas lights, but it
seemed as though a sudden spasm
crossed his face, born of disappoint-
ment or of pain.
You care for him, of course?"
An uncomfortable impulse moved the
woman to dash aside the barrier of con-
ventionality and give expression to
what she felt. She raised her eyes to
his. They met, and the anguish in
them touched him to the heart. She
shook her head merely, then turned
her face away.
"Then tell me why you are going to
marry him."
because he is rich, and my fathers
property is heavily mortgaged. may
as well tell you the reason; everybody
will know"
lOu iuJSuu " SuCIluCc yOuTSclA ZOE
your family's sake?"
Sacrifice! What an ugly way of put
ting it! l am going to make mar
riage of convenience Other women
arc doing the same thing every day."
There was silence, save for the sub
| dued sound of distant music.
They were ulone.
In the dim light of the conservatory
the man was blind to oil but the white
clad form against the mass of foliage.
| The heavy perfume of the exotics
seemed to rise and sti1ic him; the wom-
ans beauty intoxicated his senses; the
consciousness of her presence thrilled
his very soul.
He leaned over and touched her gent
| ly on the arm.
Sylvia, we are scarcely more than
strangers, you and l. Perhaps you'll
| tell me l am mad. But i love you
| Heaven knows L love you. l believe l
loved you-then. Sylvia, will you-oh,
Cor PHYS sake, take me instead of him 2"
"A most romantic affair."" said the
society papers when they were mar
ried. HE proposed to her the first time
they met."-N. Y. Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
SOME FUNNY REPLIES.
They Were Made to Questions Asked In
New York Schools.

They Were Made to Questions Asked In
New York Schools.
Fun in schoolroom Ii something
that most people don't approve of, but
that there is deal Of humor afloat dur
ing study hours In our public schools no
one can deny after reading the follow
ing notes.
Here are some questions that an East
side school-teacher asked her scholars.
with the answers that she received:
"What is loveT "It's going on err
rands."
"What is guilt?" Telling on an
other boy"
A poor boy was asked: what is n
watch and chain," he replied, adding,
when he saw that his answer was not
perfectly satisfactory: land loves Je-
sus." lie evidently thought the latter
portion of his answer should atone for
my weakness in the former part. A
Sunday school child told her day-schooI
teacher that missionaries are men who
get money" 'Alias was good man
mentioned in the Bible" Medieval
is wicked man who has been tempt
ed" "Epicure is man who likes q
good dinner" The oral answers given
in classes are often mirth-provoking.
The word lad" occurred in the pri-
mary reading. "What is q lad?" in
quired the teacher. A very small girl
answered.: "A thing for counting
with" solve the future of drink"
present, he drinks; future, he will be
drunk" Compare ILL.," I'll, worse,
dead" 1.-THE plural of pillow?" Dol
ster." "What are the chief imports OF
Canadn?" Immigrants" Did you
ever see an elephants skin?" Yes,
SIR" "Where~ ION the elephant"
what is the difference between foot
and feet?" "One feet is q foot. and a
whole lot Of foots is feet"
A young temperance advocate wrote:
alcoholic beverages greatly obstruct
the breaking down of the body" and
lie succeeded in saying exactly what
he did not mean. The little girl who
wrote the following must have ASSOC
ciated with very foolish, grasping pco-
pie: 1.-THE body Is composed chiefly
of water, and nearly one-half of it in
avaricious tissue" "How many chill
dren know who his Satanic majesty is p
said the teacher. Several hands were
raised, and the first pupil named
promptly replied: ''The inspector" "A
circle is round straight line with
hole in the center of it, THE chief
products Of the United States are earth
uuakes and volcanoes" "In Austria the
principal occupation is gathering AUS
trich feathers" Climate lasts all the
time and weather only a few days"
"Tho two most famous volcanoes OF
Europe are Sodom and Gomorrah."
John Bunyan lived life Of scantity."
"What makes the ocean salt" "Salt
fish," answered the reflective boy.
what does sea water contain beside
sodium chloride?" Fish, sir" said a
boy who trusted more to shrewdness
than to preparation of his lesson.
The same boy, when asked to draw
n picture of Jonah and the whale drew
the whale only. where is Jonah?"
asked the teacher. Inside the whale"
answered the boy. The teacher point
ed to the sun and asked the new boy
what 1t was. 81 don't know, sir" he
answered, 1--WE just moved around
here."-N. Y. Recorder.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
WASTE OF coRnFlELDs.
Husks and Stalks Have a Nutritive Value
Hitherto Unknown.

Hitherto Unknown.
1t is interesting to learn from the ex-
pertinent stations that corn husks con-
tain more nutritive value than we have
imagined in the past. The very name
S'husks" is synonymous with unnutri-
tious and poor stuff, but names are mis-
applied. Next to the grain, the dried
husks of corn are the most nutritious
and digestible of the corn plant. In the
north we have been wasting them
largely in the past. When the corn was
husked the husks were frequently torn
from the stalks and left to blow about
the field. We have consequently been
throwing away the husks and feeding
the stalks.
Another part of the corn that is
wasted, even to-day, is the stubble.
This uncut part is, usually left in the
field over winter. In the spring the
stubbles are narrowed out and the
larger ones carted away to be thrown in
the nearest waste pile. Some of them
are plowed under and go to help fertil-
ize the soil. Now, the fact is the di-
Gestibleness of the corn stubble is very
high, standing next in Importance to
the husks. An acre of stubble will yield
about 600 pounds of digestible, nutri-
tious matter. 1t is estimated that they
are worth 25 per cent. more than the
tops and contain much more nutriment
than the stalks.
These two facts, brought out 10y sci
entific investigation at the stsstions,
show how very apt farmers arc to be
mistaken and how many of our sG~called
wastes can be disposed of probably.
The corn crop cannot be properly util-
lied until the whole part of the corn
plant can be ground up together, in
Guiding the stalks, tops, husks and stub
BILE. When these can be ground up and
grain mixed with the mass we will have
the ideal method of cattle feeding.
Such machine could be easily devised
and should not be expensive. The
thick butts of the stalks are generally
wasted by the cows, for they are so
large, clumsy and hard that it is hard
work for them to bite through. But
these thick butts and husl6s contain
1000 pounds of digestible matter per
acre if they can be cut up and shredded
properly. Moreover, the cows enjoy
the food, and when cut up for them eat
it eagerly. Furthermore, the total di-
gestible matter in the ears per acre
is put at about 1900 pounds, and all Of
the fodder at 1880. In other words, we
have been wasting the best part of the
corn crop.-Chicago Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
Their Different Opinions.

1.-THE little dear is lost again." she
said, as soon as he got home.
"Oh, that pug!"
"Yes, that pug, if you must talk like
a brute. and want you to advertise for
him."
Amid this is the ad. as itappeared:
"Lost-A sausage-shaped yellow dog,
answering, when hungry, to the name
of Baby q reward will be paid for his
return to 81 Blank street, dead or alive"
London Answers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
Able Defense.

"Just as we arrived" the driver of
the patrol wagon testified, "the 2ris-
oner and some more of his gang W ere
trying to drop Officer McGobb through
q sewer manhole."
Sure" said Mike the Brute, II didn't
know there was any law agin droppin'
q copper in the slot."-lndianapoli
journal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
Another Controversy Breaks Out.

The Ear of Corn-When get down
to Is cents bushel I'm worth some
thing for fuel, and you amt.
The Potato-No, I'm only good for
food. They burn you in one part OF
the stove in order to bake me in the
other.--Chicago Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
What He Got.

"Who was it," asked the pretty
schoolmarm, "who said: Give me lib
erty or give me death?'"
Patrick Henry, ma'am," replied q
small pupil.
"And which did he get?"
Both, acknowledgements Bazaar.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
Something Wrong.

Lefty Leftover (coyly)--I have only
seen 20 summers.
Sally sIydig-Is that so? Why don't
Won cone,iIt IN oculist cincinnati En-
Quirer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
Fin de Steele.

Clerk lin dry goods store, to servant)
Take some of this stuff your mis-
tress has a dress just like it.
Maid-Hayen't you anything better?
--Fliegende Blaetter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
Final.

aess--Did Mrs. Herman marry for
love?
Bess-Don't think so; she said it was
for keeps.-Bny City Chat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
A Dimcuity Overcome,

Tommy--Papa, they say Jordan Is
hard road to travel, don't they?
Papa-Yes.
Jordan is river, amt 1t!
yes"
"Then why don't they swim it?'-
Texas Siftings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12

The heaviest vegetable substance
is the lignum vitae, which sinks in wa
ter as though it were SO much metal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
FURNITURE FOR DOLLY.
This Tells You How to Make n Sofa ana
Chairs from Corks

A child is happiest when he is busy
and the mother who can invent little
pastimes and everyday amusemcnts
will greatly add to the happiness Of
the nursery. One of the most ingeni-
Gus and at the same time one of tho
simplest and easiest amusements is tho
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
CeYlon.s Cinnamon Gardens

The cinnamon gardens of Ceylon pro-
duce from ESQ to 500 pounds Of this
spice per acre.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
Origin =, the Coffee Plan,

The coffee plant was taken from
Africa to Persia IN SIS.
The evening times., 1895-11-14
RAILROADS.
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Pennsylvania
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STATION CORNER OF SIXTH AND B
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Tn

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In Effect Sept. .. 1905.
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