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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-20
WEATHER REPORT.
CENTRAL STATION,

CENTRAL STATION, !
Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. Is, 1896.
High temperature prevailed the first
half of the week, which was followed
by cooler weather, making All average
little above the normal. The amount
Of sunshine was below the average.
In the larger part of the state
showers were frequent, and many
localities report excessive rainfall with
windstorms of considerable severity,
causing some damage to corn and
grain shock and stack.
The conditions have been generally
unfavorable for securing the unstacked
grain, and the aggregate of loss to oats
and wheat will be very heavy. The
corn crop is so bulky, and generally so
we'll advanced that the local damage
by wind and hail will not materially
reduce the heavy yield that seems now
to be assured. The crop Is generally
10 to Ia days early and large percent
age will be practically safe from frost
by September LIST. The late planted
fields will need to weeks favorable
weather to reach full maturity.
Agood start has been made in fall
blowing wherever the soil is sufficiently
dry. There is great need now a long
spell of good old fashioned dry weather
such as we used to have in the pioneer
days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-20

County Auditor J. E. Mcclure has
received from Z. l.. Fowler, secretary
of the Iowa State fair Il number of
tickets for entrance to it on Sept. s.
On that date all old soldiers who wish
to may attend the fair free of charge
and Mr.. Mcclure has been instructed
to gsve ticket to every Old soldier
that may wish to attend. THUS any
man who was member "f u company
of soldiers during The late war can and
attend the state iaIr wi Ia his wlrc FRO.
yiding he is Wiling !" rag ;Ir railroad
fare and his current rXp"nSrs will be
able to get it wijhoIt Sie ding The
fifty cents entrance fee. riiS is Il
plan that has been aduptrd upon the
suggestion of the adjuLant general.
These 1icke ) are good Tor one day
only, sept. 8, when has been set aside
for old soldiers day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-20
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

1t is not The province Of a newspaper
to say what shall, or what shall not be
done in its party's county convention.
Nor does this paper have other than a
general interest in the result of the
convention called TO meet Sept 3rd.
, We do wish to urge the impor-
lance Of nominating for Office, men
who are winners.
The idea of nominating man to
Office, and thus putting him ahead of
his fellows, as party standard bearer,
simply because himself or some friend
"wOuld like to see him nominated" is
about us senseless thing as u party
can do.
TO be a successful candidate for any
office, Il man must have some elements
of strength. He should stand well
with his neighbors and be popular in
his own precinct. He should be abb,
to Campaign
The mere placing of mans name
on "a ticket will not elect him.
The county convention has absolute
authority to name any man they see
fit for office. But it is the conventions
duty, if they have the success of the
party at heart, to name only such men
as add strength to the ticket.
Do this and the republican ticket
will be winner in Audubon county.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-20
VIOLA CENTER.

DR.. Patty, Of Fonda, was Viola
visitor last week.
An Adjuster of The IIawkeye In
suraoce, was in this locality adjusting
fire losses for that company.
Nathan Carper WAS in Viola a few
days ago selling farm machlng, the line
he is pushing now is the Clover Huller.
Reed Brothers are now threshing
near Nelson. They have quite run
in the southern part Of the county he
fore returning to Viola.
September 1St., r. 5. Griffin will COM
mence years term of school in one of
the small tOWns in the southern part
of the state. He has been eminently
successful il his chosen profession.
On the farm of W m. Reed J.R. Reeds
separator had just finished up tbresh-
ing a setting on Thursday evening and
during the storm of the following
night the straw piier was struck by
lightning and entirsly consumed.
One day last week on the farm of
Samuel BrintOn the lightning played
one of its prankS. Al. Griffin and
Elmer BrintOn were hauling rye and
were close to a wire fence. Tho lightn-
ing struck near them knocking both
men down, the team took fright and
ran away, going through wire fence
but causing little other damage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-20
The WOrld=Herald.

ThrOm o president
Of the United States
World Herald favored the the Sherman
deba CURRENCY al" favored the coinage of silver such
standard MS would about silver dollar
The W"h-i"rad said ON july 81, 1898:
FirsRepea the silver purchasing clause of the Sherman
act for the that its effect has been into crcua
ton silver currency of such debased value shake the
confidence of md investors and to force out of circulation
much money ordinarily used business of the
country, thus producing stringency and alarm
SecondProvde for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver such standard will put about 100 of silver
into each dollar taking the average value for the last twelve
months
The World Herald believes that the two propositions
tanned in the above paragraphs appeal to the sound Judgment
of the intelligent people in Nebraska
With regard to the first there ought to be by this time
question. Whether timid investors justified in
becoming alarmed at the prospect of deprecated currency
makes difference They may have been foolish but
then their fears have had effect the whole business
world and produced trouble Remove the of their
fears and restore confidence.
The second is practical honest bmealsm on the
ratio of % would reopen all the silver the
west and be equivalent to aorng permanent market for
silver at about 81 cents per Investors would know
that silver dollar contained much real value gold
dollar and it would therefore, pass readily foreign bust
gold. Confidence would be restored The gradual
the supply silver currency worth par would pro-
ceed The silver interests would be stable and reasonably
prosperous
No people, except the greedy owners
of silver mines, anxious to make inord-
nate profits, are interested in coinage at
the ratio Of to Is.
No people, except those avaricious
owners of money. who profit by contract
ing the currency, are interested in pro-
hibjtjno honest free silver COinaoe al tho
ratio of to 25.
We have no silver mines in Nebraska
and the interests of the people of this
state simply require free and unlimited
coinage OF silver upon the basis of it's
reasonable value, which cannot be far
from part Of gold to 25 of silver.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-20
Absolutely Pure.

What are you going to do to help to
ward making the Audubon County
fair success? The directors are
working in entire harmony, and are
making every effort to have good
fair both in the lines Of thugs to see
and in people to see them. The general
features which are the s2me at all
fairs will be above the average, and
good III every particular. The usual
exhibits and the racing will be the
best ever offered in the county. Efforts
are now being made toward securing
special features, which viii please all
for the several days Of The fair. An
nouncememt cOncering this pa in the
program will be made later.
September Is will be chIdrens day
and Secretary Marlin will issue fee
tickets to every school child IN the
county for the fair, good on that day
Let us all work together aud give
the fair hearty support.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-20
DID YOU KNOW

That the new Normal and Business
College, of Atlantic, is Offering advan-
tages in good work and cheap rates to
earnest seekers of education equal to
the best schools of the west? The
departments are well equipped with
able and experienced teachers, and
abreast with tried, improved and up
to-date methods of instruction: Nor
NAL, Literary, Scientific, Music, Com
mercial, Shorthand, Typewriting, Flo
cution, Art, Penmanship, Automatic
Shading, Etc.
1t will pay you to write for college
journal and particulars. Address the
president, q. 5. PIKE,
Atlantic, Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-20
GRAY.

Miss Mvra Cow lefI Thursday for a
visit AdaIr
Mr.. Emu Poziu arrived Saturday
from Sprinsii~t, Lit. to spend his
vacS ion at lIon".
Mrs. u. G. A"hnr was IN lie sick
list, Monday and EHrs,lay, but is now
cOnsiderahl better,
Messrs Wiley and Greenwaldt drove
to- Manning, Tuesday on business con-
uected with the city
Miss Pearl Audas left Thursday for
an extended visit with her grand
parents in P"wes,irk county.
Rev. Elders left Wednesday for Con-
ference aud expects 10 be absent over
Sunday. Rev. Emil PolzIn will oc
cnpy tn" pulpit in Rrv Elders place.
Several silver democrats expected to
attend the meeting in Audubon, Sal
urday evening but were prevented
fsom doing so by the appearance Of
the storm.
Mrs. John P"lzin, Miss Lena Polzin,
Aug. Polzin, and Mrs. q. Polzin, of
Manning, left Thursday for an over
land trip to Wal'ut where they will
visit with frields.
We understand that Il caucus of the
Republicans, of Linc"ln township, will
be held in the Center school house,
Monday evening, August 81. Every
republican should e present.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-20
Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev. j.
Gunderman, of Dimodale, Mich, we
are permitted to make this extract:
81 have no hesitation in recommending
DR.. Kings New Discovery, as the re-
suits were almost marvellous in the case
of my wife. While l was pastor of the
Baptist church at Rives Janction she
was brought down with Pneumonia
succeeding La Frippe. Terrible parox-
ysms Of coughing would last hours
with little interruption and 10 seemed
as if she could not survive them. A
friend recommended Or. Kings New
Discovery; it was quick inits work and
highly satisfactory in results" Trial
bottles free at A. III. Roberts Drug
Store. Regular size 50c.and S1m ,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-20
Half-Rate to Des MoInes.

On account of the Iowa State Fair,
the North Western Line will, from
September to II, inclusive, sell ex-
cursion tickets to Des Moines and re-
turn at one fare for the round trip,
good returning until September IL,
1886. For tickets and full information
apply to agents Chicago and North
Western R'y. 34-2-w.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-20
Half-Rate to Des MOines

On account of the National Demo-
cratic State Convention, the North
Western Line will, OIL August % and
SO, sell excursion tickets to Des Moines
and return at one fare for the round
trip, good returning until August 28,
1896, For tickets and full information
apply to agents Chicago and North
Western R'y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-08-20
Extremely Low RITE to St. Paul and Minnea.
polls.

On account of the Il. A. II. National
Encampment, which opens at st. Paul
September |, 1896, the North, Western
Line will sell excursion tickets to st.
Paul or Minneapolis and return at
exceedingly low rates. For full par
ticulars call on agents of the Chicago
& North Western Railwty. 33-3w.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-18
a Co1onial Laar,s yyardrohe.

Mistress Jane, widow of Cuthbert
Fenwick Of Fenwick Manor, legislator,
councillor, commissioner, died in 1860,
leaving a will through which we catch
glimpses of the wardrobe and toilet OF
colonial lady of the period To her
stepdaughter Teresa she leaves the little
bed, the mohair rug and the yellow
curtains. besides her taffeta suit and her
serge coat, all her fine linen, her hoods
aud scarfs, except the great one, and
her three petticoats-the tufted holland
one, the new serge and the spangled
one. To her own three boys she gives
that "great scarf and all her jewels,
plate and rings, except her wedding ring.
which goes to Teresa. and to each bed
and pair of cotton sheets; to her step
sons Cuthbert and Ignatius, an ell of
taffeta; to her negro maid Dorothy, her
red cotton coat, and to Esther, the new
maid, all the linen of the coarser sort
to Thomas, the Indian, two pairs of
shoes and match coat, and to Thomas
mother, three yards of cotton; to the
Rev. Francis Fitzherbert. hogshead of
tobacco annually for FIVE years, and to
her slave William his freedom, provided
he pay hogshead every year to the
church, and to the church, the same
William, ito be a slave forever, il be
shall ever leave her communion - for
had not her beloved brother William
Eltonhead and many of her dearest
friends died by the bloody fangs Of
Puritan wolvesT,-John Williamson
Palmer in Century.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-18
Christmas In a Foreign Land.

The great hall was gay with holly and
Christmas greens. 1t was showing out
side for the first time that year, and the
hinge fireplace was full of logs blazing
and swapping in a splendidly cheerful
way. Dinner was to be earlier than usu-
al A great festivity was going ON in
the servants hall, and when Warford
went out with Lady Mary to cut the
great Christmas pasty and have his
health drunk. Betty and Edith went,
too. and everybody stood up and cheered
and cried: Merry Christmas Merry
Christmas, and God bless you'll in the
most hearty fashion. It seemed as if all
the holly in the Danesly woods had been
brought in--as if Christmas had never
been SO warm and friendly and generous
in a great house before Christmas eve
had begun, and cast its lovely charm
and enchantment over everybody heart.
Old dislikes were forgotten between the
guests. At Christmas time it is easy to
say kind words that are hard to say all
the rest of the year; at Christmas time
one loves his neighbor and thinks better
VI HAIL. OhflseHds iONe ana SOOu Will
come and fl the heart whether one
beckons them or not Betty had spent
some lonely Christmases in her short
life, as all the rest of us have done, and
perhaps for this reason the keeping of the
great day at Danesly in such happy
company, in such splenaar and warm
heartedness of the old English fashion,
sesmed kind of royal Christmas to
her young heart. Everybody was so kind
and charming Sarah Orne Jewett in
SC. Nicholas.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-18

Something About The W0mnn Artist wod
To Emperor'r Fondn<ss For Her.
Nine Wilma Parlaghi, who vas re-
ferred to III one Of the Paris newspapers
Us q friend OF III. RosenthaI (Jaeques
St. Cerel, Tbs Figaro editor recently
arrested in the Lebaudy case In Paris,
is a portrait painter ii Berlin She is q
Hungarian BY birth, small. we'll formed,
still young and very good looking
Although Nine. Parlaghi is not a
favWite with her artistic colleagues In
Berlin, she has painted the portraits Of
famous persons. such as MoItke, Louis
Kossuth. Windthorst, the former leader
Of the center of the reichstag, and En-
peror William II. The emperor ex-
pressed himself as satisfied with the
picture.
Nine. Parlaghi is in the habit Of
complaining Of the jealousy Of her col
leagues in art. To this jealousy, she
said, was due the refusal to admit the
portrait of Moltke to an art exhibition
in Berlin, although Moltke is alleged to
have declared the portrait to be the
best picture Of him ever done. She com
planned TO Emperor William II, who
was gallant enough to buy the picture.
He thus put himself in conflict with
the jury of artists and provoked endless
discussion in the German press. By his
order the portrait was placed in the
grand hall of the exhibition. William
II openly censnred the decision of the
jury in language rather disrespectful to
the artists, and added that in the grand
hail of honor. but for the portrait Of
Moltke, there would not be a single
work of real art. The journals of Berlin
made fun of this opinion guardedIy,
both in prose and in poetry.
Nine. Parlaghi became celebrated
after receiving these evidences OF i'm
perial favor. A merchant in Cologne
asked her for portrait of Bismarck,
who, he said, was his personal friend.
She wrote letter to the ex-chancellor,
announcing her arrival in Friedriohs-
rub, but the letter was not opened, and
she and her husband returned to the
railroad station to take the train for
Hamburg. But Bismarck, who was out
lAu4uB tiu0t ci1o Sbdilto uHu iAt1tCu buclu
to remain. He went to the kitchen and
gave orders to increase the dinner bill,
as the princess was at Hamburg.
Nine Parlaghi gained her point and
few days afterward she began the por-
trait, for which she needed only two sit
tings. After the first sitting, on Jan. 1,
1898, Bismarck invited her to dinner.
A few days later, while the prince was
posing for the second time, he spoke
thus of the Moltke incident:
when man raises himself above
the level of average intelligence, he ex-
cites envy, but when woman has to
struggle with men, they treat her rough
ly."
Nine. Parlaghi gave drawing lessons
to the Empress of Russia when the en-
press was only Princess Alix of Hesse.
At present she is making full length
portrait of the king of Wurttemberg.
New York Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-18
DIRECTORY.
BERKELEY COUNTY.

CfKcuET CoURT Judge, Thirteenth
Judicial Circuit, E. Boyd Faulkner
Clerk, VIM. B. Colston; Prosecuting
Attorney. u. s. q. Pltzer; Sheriff. l.. Y.
Gerilng Deputy Sheriffs, w. q. Lamon,
Elijah w. Van Metre, Alex. Ciohan'
Deputy Sheriff and Jailer, Alexander
Elliott.
Terms of the Court commence on the
second Tuesday In january, April anu
September.
COUNTY CoURT. President, g. T. RI
ner; Commissioners, III. ]. Seibert and
ari Il. l.. Thomas; Clerk, G. w. Doll.
Terms commence. first Monday 10
Msrch, June, September and December.
Commissioners of Accounts, John I.
Picking, Adrian G. Nadenbousch. L.
Dew. Gerhardt; Surveyor of Land, |.
w. Woods; Assessor. First District. =.
L. Nicely; Assessor, Second District
James A. Gageby; General Receiver.
Henry J. Seibert, Coroner, VIM. Mckee;
Sealer of Weights and Measures, W. Il.
Iamon; Steward of Almshouse, Thos.
Wolford.
Local Board of Health, E. L. Hoff-
man, John L. Williamson. DR.. s. n.
Myers, the President of County Court,
and Prosecuting Attorney.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-18
Imported Song Birds Thrive.

Inquiry has been received by The
Spokesman Review concerning the re-
suit of an experiment made few years
ago with European singing birds in Ore
gon. Several hundred were brought over
and released in the vicinity of Port
land, with the hope that they would
thrive and multiply and enliven the for
ests with their inspiring notes. Includ-
ed in the collection were specimens of
the skylark, nightingale, thrush and
mavis. The experiment has proved a
pleasing success. The imported songsters
have spread over wide area, and oc-
casionally few have been seen east of
the Cascade mountains. The climate is
favorable and the citizens of German
birth, who raised the purse to introduce
the songsters of the fatherland. say the
little strangers sing as sweetly here as
in the land across the sea.--Spokane
Spokesman Review.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-18
When Hansoms Are Dangerous.

The hanson cab is perhaps the mos
convenient hackney carriage in The
world. 1t is light and handy to drive
reasonably safe, and, TO the trained Lon
doner, not too difficult to enter. But il
has one serious drawback, of which VIZ
are reminded every returning winter
This is that the seat is very liable tc
get damp in wet weather. A mile o.
two's sitting ON the soaked cushions
may easily result in rheumatism. sciati
ca or general chill, ending in a more
or less serious illness.
The hanson cabman is very amenable
to public opinion, and if the public gen.
orally were to take TO examining the
state of the cushions before engaging
the cabs it is probable that means
would be found TO keep them dry. Even
as it is, the men take good deal OF
pains, but are not too well seconded by
their fares, who are very disposed to
get out, leaving the doors open, where
as moments care will shut them. -
British Medical Journal
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-18
RnssIa.s plagne of Rodents.

Russia has suffered from genuine
plague of rats and mice, and the story
is attractively told by United States
Consul Heenan at Odessa, in report to
the state department. The vermin first
appeared in southern Russia in the au-
tumn of 1898, and they increased in
number with marvellous rapidly, ow-
ing to the heavy grain harvests leaving
much unthrashed grain, and in the mild
weather. In addition to the common
house and field mouse, another and new
variety appeared, having a long. sharp
nose. These mice overran every place,
and they moved in vast numbers like
armies, and in instances did not hest
tate to attack men aud animals. While
the rats We're not SO numerous as the
mice, they were more destructive, eat
ing everything, gnawing away wood
work, and even running entire build
ings After exhausting all other means,
tne plagne was finally terminated In
1884 By resort to bacteriology, when the
vermin We're destroyed By the inocula-
fion Of few rodents with contagious
disease germs. Washington Pest.