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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02

moment later the mahout received q
fatal wound. and fell to the ground
where he lay beneath q pile of wounded
and slain.
The obedient animal would not move,
though the battle ragged wildly around
him. The Poona soldiers, who feared
they were being overcome, were
cheered on by the sight of the flag still
floating from his back.
He never stirred a foot, and all
through the hot fight, the noise, the
smoke, the confusion, listened patient
ly for the voice OF his master.
Sharp spears were hurled at him, q
SCORE Of javelins pierced his sides, his
long ears dripped with blood, but ha
stood like rock.
Come forward, my menl" cried tho
Poona captain; "our flag still floats,
and the battle will yet be ours"
His men, discouraged and ready tn
fly, rallied at this command, and with
cheer for the flag pressed forward.
In short time they had won the
victory, and put the enemy to fight.
And then they gathered around the
brave elephant, offering to lead him
where he could be fed and cared for.
But, though wounded and worn, the
obedient creature would not move un-
til he heard his masters voice. That
master could never speak again.
rider was sent in great haste TO a
place so miles away, where lived tho
drivers little son, whom the elephant
knew and loved.
When the little boy was brought to
the battle-ground the elephant showed
very plainly that he was glad to see
him, and permitted the child to lead
him awny.-Jennie s. Judson, in Our
Little Ones.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02
Sitting Erect.

Very many persons, in taking seat,
use the edge of it only, with the result
that in a very short time they seem to
be doubling up, the head bending for
ward over the chest. The easiest meth
cd of sitting erect, and in graceful po-
sition, is to occupy the chair in such a
way that the lowest part OF the spine
or backbone touches the back of the
seat; then, by causing the shoulders
also to touch the back, the whole body Is
erect and maintains itself, not only
without an effort, but with feeling of
support, relief and rest, and that, too,
without any appreciable effort. Any
position maintained by the aid of a
brace is forced, and is secured by en- in
jury done to some other part, which
not only has to support itself, but aid
in supporting parts not intended, hence
must in time itself need aid from other
sources, and thus the mischief goes on.
IN. Y. Ledger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02

and not for IL yards of red cloth and six
strings of glittering beads could he be
induced to huntit to its lair.
But now that Prof. +. A. Lucas, of TIL:
Smithsonian Institution, has written a
monograph about it, and Prof. j. j..
Quelch has given to the world the re-
suits of Il careful study of it, and its
picture both in the fedgling and adult
state has appeared in the Sunday Jour
nal and the Popular Science News, its
days are as good as numbered, for sci
entists and menagerie agents don't
mind little thing like travelling to the
remote forests Of British Guiana in
order 10 secure a new bird, even if it
does give out an odor that would put
the mephitis Americanus to flight.
The chief popularity of the hoatzin,
according to Prof. j. G. Beard, is that
when it is Matched it possesses four
well-developed legs, the front pair be-
ing Ola reptilian character, as glance
at the illustration taken from an Off
cial source will show. The parent
hoatzin seems to be an Indifferent pro-
WIDER, and it is fortunate thing for the
little hoatzins that they are provided
with four legs, which enable them to
leave the nest Of their nativity and
climb about over the adjoining limbs
and twigs in search of food, on which
Excursions they look and act more like
tree toads than birds.
In early infancy modification of
the fore limbs begins. The claws of
the digits fall off, the claw-like hands
begin to fatten, and in the course of
time feathers sprout and the forelimbs
of the infant become the wings of the
adult.
Prof. Lucas on this point says that
"the adult birds not only have no claws
upon their wings, as was probably the
case in remote ages-witness the pet
rodactyle with its four-taloned legs,
and it's 5at-like wings, with an outer
row of claws. The thumbs of the
grown-up hoatzin are so poorly devel-
oped that one would hardly suspect
that in the nestlings we have the near
est approach to the quadruped found
among existing birds"
Mr.. Quclch says that after Matching
the well-developed claws on the pol
lax and under are constantly in use for
hooking and holding on to surround
ing objects.-N. Y. Journal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02
Excuse Not Accented.

Police Judge-Iou are accused of
having snatched handful of small
change from the till of a grocery store
OIL Austin avenue.
Jim Webster-Yes, yer honor, l knows
I did; but when a man is hungry, and
hain't had muffin ter eat for more den
two days, he am desperit an crazy,
and he doan keer what he does.
"But it appears that at the time you
stole a handful of small change, you
had five-dollar bill in your pocket"
dat am 50, but did not wanter bust
a five-dollar bill. As soon as you busts
a fiye-dollar bill, hit melts right away"
Jim Webster melted away for a term
of 90 days.-TeXas Sitter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02
Sealing Bottles by Electricity.

The loss and deterioration of cham
payne due to the escapement of gas
has long made some process of per-
feet air-tight sealing desirable. M. VIII
Ion accomplishes this by covering the
cork and part of the neck with thin
layer of copper electrically deposited.
For this purpose the neck of the bot
tie is coated with conducting sub
stance such as blacklead, zinc, or cop
per powder, and plunged in a galvanic
bath. This bath has a cover of par
afIined wood with conical holes, which
are lined with copper rings. All these
rings are connected among themselves,
and with the negative pole of the dyna-
mo, while n copper sheet in the bath
is connected with the positive pole.
The bottles are simply inserted in the
holes, neck down, and when layer Of
two-tenths to three-tenths of Il milli-
meter has been deposited the current
is stopped. The deposit may be gilt or
silvered, or given any desired shade in
special baths. The process, of course,
can be employed to seal bottles for min
eral waters, preserves and variety OF
acknowledgements Literature.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02
A Strange Case of Instinct.

A strange instance of animal instinct
occurred at the Theater Royal, Middles-
borough, England, dun ing the performs
ance of q pantomime. In the panto-
mime is introduced miniature circus
with ponies, baboon and donkey.
While putting the balloon through it's
PAGES the trainer noticed how eagerly
it sought the footlights and scanned the
first row of the stalls. A seafaring
man, who was evidently the object OF
interest to the baboon, uttered pc
culiarly distinctive cry, when instantly
the baboon sprang across the foot
lights into his arms. An inquiry on the
part of the acting manager ELECTED the
extraordinary fact that the seaman had
originally brought the baboon from its
native land, but that was several years
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02
THE DEADLY HAND ARROW.
An Instrument of War Entirely Peculiar
to the Chinese.


Now and then one encounters some
curious weapon unlike anything else.
One of these, the hand arrow, is so re-
markable as to deserve special mention.
1t is bolt of iron from three to five
inches in length and three-eighths OF an
inch in thickness, and from two to four
ounce in weight. The forward third
tapers to point which is case-hard-
ened, if not steeled. The rear third is
hollow, and is intended to hold three or
four feathers, which act Ike the feath-
ering on an arrow. The bolt is a mis-
sile and is thrown in two ways. In one
method it is thrown underhand, in the
old style Of pitching a baseball. This IS
intended for close quarters. At short
distance, with this style of delivery, it
will penetrate human body three or
four inches and inflict mortal wound,
even if it does not cause instant death.
The other way of delivering the hand
arrow is by full-arm throw. Thrown
in this manner, it will go more than 100
yards, and then kill the creature it
strikes, if it. hits vital spot. At 90 to
80 yards hand arrow man can bury his
missile in the body of an enemy or per-
forate a two-inch plank. A warrior
carries hundred of these into battle,
and afterwards. If he is not dead, dis
abled, fugitive Or prisoner, spends
an awful time recovering as many as he
can. Hand arrow men are very expert
with their weapon. At 80 PAGES they
will strike target two feet in diameter
five out of six times, and each time
throw with such force and speed that
1t would be difficult to dodge if one were
the target. The hand arrow is an old
weapon, and so far as know peculiar to
China. 1t is far more deadly than
sling, javeline, assegai, boomerang, or
other throwing weapon.
In preserving these ancient weapons
the Chinese have preserved their clum-
siness and miserable workmanship.
The Damascene blades and inlaid battle
axes, the jeweled weapons and armorial
art of our own race are almost unknown
in China. Ninety-nine arms out Of
hundred look what they are, the in
genious attempts Of farmer and fisher
man, wo"dcutter and artisan, to con-
vert the hcmely tools Of their calling
into martial instruments Of death and
destruction. - n. Y. Mail and Express.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02
ABOUT SHARKS.
Essay Of q Young Naturalist on the Mon
sters Of the Deep.

sters of the Deep.
An examiner of lads under 16 for the
civil service commission gave for a
question: Describe the habits of
fish," Here is literal transcript OF
one out of batch of some hundreds Of
! answers:
1.-THE shark is about 20 feet long and
has five rows of teeth when the shark
is going to catch his pray it turns on
its side. The sharks are found in India,
where they are very numerous in
Africa, etc. The way they catch sharks
il lowering a piece of meat ON a sharp
hook (and sailors will do it for amuse
ment), and the shark is very hungry
always, that he will grab at the meat
and find himself caught. One of his
foes are the sord fish It will go and run
its sword through it's stummick.
when the shark has been floating
about on the water for some time IL
gets a lot of small fish in it's mouth
and they will go and lay on the beach
and let small birds come in their mouth
and pick them off and will not hurt
them. The shark can live in water and
ou Aoiu' ooiLS lIolu IuSidiiu W liz
dia you will see sharks in the nile,
they will follow ships for many miles
on purpose to get some meat. and then
perhaps not get any. They are diff,
ferent kinds of sharks, the Black shark,
Etc.
'The shark is a very curious animal,
it can lay it's teeth down when not
catching any food. Once upon a time
there was a ship going to america, and
on board some slaves the slaves wepe
packed so close together that they
could not live, and the captin of the
ship youst to let some come upon deck.
and many of the slaves you'st to jump
overheard, and be eat with sharks, SD
the captin determined to stop it if he
could. So one day black slave woman
was just in the acted to jump over
board when the captin caught her, and
had as many slaves as he could upon
deck. And then he had roap fastened
around her waist, and lowered her over
board, when shark came and bitt q
half off her off, and then the captin had
the other half pulled up and sorn to
the slaves on deck, and then said to
them that he would do any one of them
the same If he jumped overboard."-
! London Church Times,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02
HE APPRECIATED SYMPATHY.
And He Heaped Some 1eft-Handed Conn
pIiments on His Sympathizer.

And He Heaped Some 1,eft-Handed Conn
pliments on His Sympathizer.
When this man CAME into the Madison
| street car he was so unreliable in hla
legs and so dreamy about the eyes that
! everyone there knew his condition at
glance,
He dropped into The seat with all
| the abandon of a sack of meal falling
eff dray, and, fastening fixed gaze
on the people opposite, observed that
they were Sinking and tittering.
Funny, amt it?" he asked, suddenly.
They Strengthened their faces at
once.
'Never sec a man zhag 'fore?"
No one replied.
He regarded the stove with waverinR
melancholy, and in Ia few moments be-
gan to chuckle, hoarsely:
Don't blame you," said he. "'Scuse
me-"
He arose and started toward the door
way, lost his balance and was about to
crush pale girl, when a young man
jumped up, caught him by the arm and
said: STEADY, old man. Better sit
down again"
The young man helped him to a place
in the corner and resumed his own
| seat.
you're a gem-n-m-n," said the man
in the corner, shaking his finger at
the one who had assisted him.
The young man smiled weakly, as
anyone is apt to do when compliment
ed, no matter what is the source Of
inspiration of the compliment.
Hes all right" SAID the man in the
corner, with rising infection. HE can
sh'mpthize. There's boy been load
hims'f thous'n' times. Ain tha' SOP"
The young man turned very red, be-
cause the other passengers were laugh
ing. He raised gloved hand in mild
protest and shook his head at the man
in the corner.
"Aw, tha's all right" said the thank
full man. "You know how t is self.
You had load peaches man. time,
Huh?"
1t may not have been the young mans
corner, but he got up and left the car.
"He's lush, too" said the man in the
corner. "Won' Omit it now, but lush
JUS same."-Chicago Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02
How a Lion Caught a Pillow.

An English officer was shooting re-
Gently in Somaliland, Africa. One night
when he was in bed, inside his tenf.
lion sprang over the rough thorn
fence which had been thrown up
around the encampment. Instead OF
picking up one of the men or animals.
that must have been lying about asleep
inside the fence, the beast made for
the sportsman's tent and seized him
fortunately by the hand only. Then.
by some wonderful piece of luck, as the
lion changed its grip for the mans
shoulder, it grabbed the pillow in
stend, and so vanished with its prize.
The pillow was found next morning
several hundred yards distant in tina
jungle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02
Our Vessels in the Lead.

The Vulcan, $3.50 tons, with radius
of action of 10000 miles at ten knots an
hour, or 5000 at IS knots, is regarded
as one of the most capable ships in the
British navy. Her French compeer is
the Tage, 1885 tons, which has radius
of $500 miles at ten knots. The Italia,
$4,000 tons, Itaiy's best ship, has a coal
capacity of S,036 miles at ten knots
an hour. From this it will be seen that
no European navy has any vessel that
can compare with the Oregon and other
vessels of the United States navy which
can steam 10000 miles at ten knots an
hour.-N. Y. Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02
THE VISITING SPARROW.
He Spent the Winter In Captivity, hut
Flew Away I'm Spring.

He Spent the Winter In Captivity, hut
Flow Away In Spring.
A few years ago lady living IN the
Via Volturno, in Rome, had some pet
canaries In cages, which she every day
hung out on balcony in front of her
kitchen window. She observed spar
row frequently come and perch on one
of the cages, and one evening, when
she brought in her birds, she unawaresI
brought in also the little wild visitor
perched on its favorite cage. 1t showed
no fear, and pecked the crumbs she
offered 1t. Evening after evening the
same bird continued TO come in with
it's imprisoned friend.
An empty cage with food was left
near, and in this it made its abode at
night, the door always being left open.
Spring came and the sparrow flew away.
Then the summer passed, and with the
shortening days she returned, boldly
entering the kitchen, surrounded by
brood of four or five little sparrows.
She had come, it seemed, to greet her
old friend and introduce her treasures
tn her. They all confdingly ate the
crumbs scattered for them on the
kitchen floor. Soon winter came, and
with 1t the sparrow again as an estab-
lished ledger with board. Again the
soft breeze of a southern spring whis-
pered of new nests and broods, and the
sparrow few away, but to return no
more.-London Spectator.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02
FOUR-LEGGED BIRDS.
strangest of All Winged Creatures Dis-
covered In British Guiana.

strangest of All Winged Creatures Dis
covered In British Guiana.
A bird with four legs; bird that In
itsinfancy climbs through the branches
of trees like monkey; a bird that
cannot be drowned; bird that flies,
dives, swims, or climbs with equal ia
cility; bird that is the last survivor of
the flying quadrupeds OF prehistoric
ages, the existence of which Is only
proved by fossil remains discovered in
the lowest geological struta consistent
with animal life.
This is the remarkable bird which has
set the whole scientific world to talking
and writing. 1t is found only In the
most remote forests of British Guiana,
and 1t is called the crested hoatzin" IN
English, and opsthocomus cristatus by
the professors who, in their own lingo,
can disguise the American national bird
SO that you would never know whether
a turkey, eagle or blackbird is meant.
This bird has pursued the even tenor
of It's way through all the centuries, and
was only discovered by the scientists
within the year. Its habits are very re-
firing, and this fact, to n certain extent,
accounts for its survival. To another
habit 1t owes much of it's safety. 1t
feeds upon the leaves of the wild arum,
with the result that It's flesh has &C.
quired such an offensive smell that man
and beast flee from its presence, and the
vulbure and buzzards even refuse to fat
ten upon its flesh.
1t is described, when full grown, AZ n
very large bird, mich larger than pea
cock, and it Is very seldom seen. It's
long, wailing cry is often heard from
the depths of the tropical forests, but
the Guiana native regards it, for the
reasons stated, not only with physical
aversion, but with superstitious fear,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO Dor

What are you going to do. boys.
With the years that are hurrying on?
Do you mean to begin life's purpose to win
In the strengthening dew Of the dawn?
The toiler who builds in the morning.
At even may Joyfully rest,
His victory won as he watches the sun
Go down In the beautiful west.
What are You going to do, girls,
With time as 1t ceaselessly flows2
Are you molding heart that joys will i'm
part
AS perfume exhales from the rose7
Let things that are purest and grandest
In memorys wreath be entwined.
There Is no other grace can lifes shadows
efface
Like the charm of beautiful mind
Nixon Waterman, In l. A. w. Bulletin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02
THE BRAVE ELEPHANT.
Obedient and Faithful In She Midst OF q
Fierce Fight.

Obedient and Faithful In She Midst Of .
Fierce Fight.
In some countries in Asia an elephant
is made to carry the flag in battles.
This is because the elephant is SO tall.
and the soldiers can easily see the flag
flying from his back.
One of these elephants, which be-
longed to the Poona host, was very
brave and very kind, but he would obey
the order of no one except his mahout.
or driver.
One time, while very fierce fight
was raging, the driver called out to hims
Stand, my brave beast, stand!" n
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02
Horse Didn't Fit the Shoes.

A horse was sent up from the farm to
the village smithy to be shod. Having a
number of ready-made shoes on hand,
the job, in the absence of the boss, was
given to an apprentice. After an in
terval the following note came to the
farmer: This horse don't fit any OF
our shoes"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02

Every American wears shoes, but
aot every American knows that 9,34s
PATENTS have been taken out on the ma
chinery used in making them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-02

TO dream Of a crocodile is sign
that some one will try 80 murder you.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-28

No pucdo manos de dar gracias Ia Pro
videncia de que con taDto movimierto d.
tren tauta difieuitad no h4ya ccurrido r0s
catistrc f., ID puedo deisr pssar Ia ccasi6n
sin manifestar : V K que estas empresas
de f-rracarriie5 sus emplaados hin heeh
esfJefz 5 sob-ehumGnos & pesar de estaE
b ID Ia pa1a DE- c4n4rte los etnpleados, de
no haber moyinieHto en los f,-rroearriles.
fe l4s re i = do testeriei q7e n tspiio.
- los M = z .-tos qge hlu hech1, y debc
sdvettir 4 V. E !, como general en- jefs, el
0el'?To que hay de que por falta de material
>us psndan Ell movimiepto.
Tan lueg7 coma I'll mis- 6rdenes vine poT
mar Col63, no hac:6 idolo por TERRA por
no haber comunicaci6 tod&via desde Glen
fuegos
Aquf he dispuesto las tropas, parece ser,
aeg11 noticias, que Maximo Gomez No sigue
adelsnte, ants parece gus retrocede, Yo,
por si este es una 8f1ag2z4, sigo aqut, pues
en- esta provincial hay varies il gspios que
han empezado Ia molieoda con verdadero
patriotismo seIf4 un nal que tuvieran
que suspenderls, cosa facii porque no estiD
pTotegidos con defabsa, como tampoco les
pobladoa, Y G6rnez ha asegurado que venia
decidido ejemplares castigos por hsbar de
sobedecido sus 6rdenes.
Las naticias gus me LEG n del estado de
los rebeldes no son Eouy favorables, pero
como no pueden ser cIelt2s pue0e rtnacer-
Sc su moral, no hag1 mas que indicar el he
ch1
Solo me resta en- este relate, hecho 4 IL
carrera por ,lta de tempo, mspifsstar ".
E que Z dos los fss han tcabaisdo de un
modo notable, qu9 el cdeial el soldado
on IN mod~!t defiei7nti = h hebido pero
defense &c "a nsyor raite Ia falts de CO
mnpicaccres las diff utades propias de
esta clase de guerra
Dies guarde " E. muchos aGos Co
lon 0 de D.cienbre dc 1895 Excmo So
nor Arsenic Martinez de Campos : Exec
Ierti~ino sefor ministto do IL Guerra.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-28
EERnApDl lSCO IhR


.Daetor en- NJ a,tialns Cirpii. de l..s pJ't4
des de- Pa7i-. Real U:;ivef.i;i.i l. tesa
r+a da II HabaT .ivcrsidad Pr rif
eln, K + U. dc Colombia, Z U U
d. Norte America. en- el .c0egio medict
B.l wiz spitai, e E u de vepe-
zaela. Xxx Inspector de Salnbridad P1ah
ca dc Ia Habana, Ex M6dico Directo
del Asilo Nacional d. EcagenadSs o.
Caracas, etc etc.. etc.
Tiene ell honor de ofreeer sus seTvcios ri
Jdblico DO esta Sudai en- su pref sion g
general COMO Melnn Ciruiano, Y con espc
i lidad EN- las eLf-lmedades del apsrat
yeuito uri~atio de las sef1oros J de los h"u9
hres.
En lis sen ras: onr4ci6 redical q l. es'
IL desceaso drI uJsrn. PROafBIENDO
absolute el uso del prssrio 80
Turaoion eomph IS de ios piiinos. 4 e.ra
fInios eropieos teTiaos gsg'u i-s. c.,
racion &c Is estefi.idsd pcr st'es'a 8 e~t.,
del cntllo del 6tero
Ea los hombres Curacioa c1'nl'l, ia Z
"A espermatorrea, imrntencia, desi'idsc
.fecoiones pos taticas, ca c los ve>icAies his
aorrea, fIios cT6nic@s, nrttrales, eetalf
10 la vej'gs, tic tt4
CuracioG radical ep dieZ dias. o. lss es
trecheses uretrales, sin operacion Cortante
Gsrantiza toda curacion en- esta esPeclaiidad
Horas de consulta de il a. N. y 8 .
Gale dc ID Marina Dimero Aptigu
asa donde estuvo la ComaDdaDcia militaT
Ponce, Diciembre % dc 1895