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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-23
CAPACITY FOR DEVELOPMENT.
Are We Making OF Our Characters AN
~ That Is Possible?

~ That Is Possible?
Pleasure of any high sort is a costly
product. albeit the objects calculated to
awaken il are so abundant and free to
oil. DIR. Mackay tells us that in For
mosa he had to educate his converts to
enjoy the magnifcence even Of grandest
mountain scenery. What is a more in
expensive sight than the canopy Of
heaven on cloudless night! or the
shifting panorama of a gorgeous sun
set! There is no charge for admission
to this glorious orchestral performance,
where the very orbs of heaven and rays
of light are actors. Yet to enjoy such
scenes needs that costliest of products
culture, which cannot be bought at
the price of a first-class seat in a con-
cert hall, though another Jenny Lind
were the attraction that raised the price
to it's highest. There is something even
more costly than such culture-it Is the
capacity to know the love OF God and
feel its power, that cost the atonement
of Christ and the bestowment of the
Holy Spirit. rl. H.u
A charming writer tells us how, dis
secting u pea blossom, he found hidden
at its heart perfect pea pod with all
the peas in it, only it was in miniature,
so tiny us to need a microscope to ex-
anime it. And many other specimens
of plant life reveal the same germs of
the future in infantile forms. Was not
Samuel, while yet child, Established
to be q prophet Of the Lord?" Had
we the microscopic discernment OF
character, what microcosms of capacity
and destiny we might find hidden in
little children; what germs of awful
or of sublime achievement and attain
ment in single motives or words or acts?
What must the omniscient God see!-
Homiletic Review.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-23
Fashion Notes.

Aprons for girls are necessity. An
exceedingly pretty style has fitted
waist very much on the principle Of
the underwaist for petticoats. 1t Is
low In the neck and has large arm
holes. Around the shoulders is deep
ruffie of the material, edged with lace
or embroidery. The points cross in
the front and meet in the back below
the belt, whore they are tied with rib
bons or fastened with buttons.
Children's undergarments are great
ly simplified Of late. They are made on
much more sensible plans than of old;
all petticoats having waists, and dresses
being much simpler and more comfort
Rble--N. Y. Ledger
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-23
TELL ME SO.

II you love me, tell me so,
Walt not till the summer glow -
Fades in autumn's changeful light. d..
Amber. clouds and purple night:
Wait not till the winter hours A
Heap with snowdrifts all the flowers.
Till the tide of life runs low
II you love me. tell me SO. III ~ Ut
II you love me, tell me so, y fr33Ef
While the rivers dreamy flow
Eolds the loye-enchanted hours,
STEPPED in music, crowned with flowers;
Ere the summers vibrant days Sg Z.
Vanish in the opal haze; ~
Ere is hushed the music flow
II you love me. tell me SO. ~ ~
II you love me, tell me so, tT
Let me hear the sweet words lowf
Let me now, while life Is fair.
Feel your kisses on my hair: y J sci.
While in womanhood's first bloom,
Ere shall come dark days of gloom.
In the first fresh dawning glow
II you love me, tell me so. a
Lillian Whiting, In Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-23
FASHIONS TICKLE FAncIEs.
Notes Which May Prove of Interest u
the well-Dressed Woman.

the Well-Dressed Woman.
Among the dainty CONNECTIONS for
the neck Is kind that is very becom-
ing and quite favorite. 1t may be
made up of any combination desired.
1t consists of three lace points, one of
which is for the front and one on each
shoulder. Around these is fulled lace
about six inches in width. This can
be finished around the neck with u col
lar of ribbon and large bow in the back,
or IL low effect is desired chiffon gives
very soft, pretty effect. A very sty-
lish combination is of black chiffon
edged with narrow yalenciennes lace,
the points having white satin under
meath, while the collar can be made
either of white or satin ribbon.
Honiton lace is new departure,
which has been introduced into the
net passementeries. One of the largest
effects is of black lace net with jet
spangles and white Honiton lace scat
tered here and there, forming various
designs.
One Of the latest things in portieres
is styled the "golden net portiere." It
consists of a fine fish net of the best
quality, on which is fastened, about six
inches apart each way, golden shells.
These shells are small and of various
shades, from pale cream to a deep
orange, and are sewed on carelessly,
regardless of size, with linen thread
the color of the net. 1t is finished with
large macreme cord, knotted in q
Il 81. lyY,n -
sewed cluster of shells. Lamp shades
can be made of these dainty shells, by
sewing them in rows on black or white
lace. At the least jar i'll the room they
tremble and shake like golden beads.
A very pretty apron may be fashioned
Mt home of Lonsdale liner, ornamented
with strips of long stitch embroidery
worked with fax threads. The em-
broidery is worked on rather open con-
gress canvas, the edges of which are
folded underneath the embroidery
when it is finished. Use three strips Of
this embroidery and separate them
when sewed on the apron by insertions
of drawn work made in the linen of
the apron. Finish the bottom of tho
apron by crochet edging in cream
white or colored linen threads. ,a
High-class dressmallers are making
extensive use of the pretty French
front" materials that are sold by the
yard, all trimmed and tucked, for vests.
plastrons, yokes, and blouse effects.
These come in simple and elaborate
styles, and are arranged on silk, net,
| trroSc linen or chiffon Lace velvet
and spangled gauze ribbons, Persian
strips, and many other textiles are
used for these fronts, which save the
1nodiste much time and are exceeding
| " effectiYe.=Chicago Inter Ocean.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-23
A DESERT FACTORY.
Its Principal Business Is to Turn Out
Splints for Surgeons.

. Splints for Surgeons.
Down below the Santa Fei round
house, near the railroad tracks, is a fac
tory unlike any other in the United
States, or, for that matter, anywhere
else. 1t makes splints for the use OF
surgeons In bandaging broken limbs
from a peculiar fbrous material that
possesses especial adaptabiIity for the
purpose. This material is none other
than the wood of the yucca palm, which
grows plentifully on the Mojave desert.
The trees are cut down and trimmed
into logs about ten or twelve feet long
and from ten inches upwards In diam
eter, and shipped to the factory, where
they are stripped of bark and carefully
inspected. About half or more of the
logs contain what might be called
flaws, or kidney-colored masses of car
BOMBED wood so hard that the machin-
cry used cannot cut them. Nobody
seems to be able to explain how these
formations are caused, but they make
the men at the factory a great deal of
trouble and spoil much timber. The
iOS oAS oo"Nu lito iNJl Ouo, u
length put in n lathe, and q long knife is
pressed against it, taking off a shaving
about an eighth Of an inch thick, more
or less, according to the use to be made
of it. This long shaving or board is
then cut into smaller pieces and put
away in racks to dry, for the trees are
cut up when green, it being impossible
TO soften them after they are dried
Although they grow in the desert and
look parched to the eye, they are full of
water and weigh so much when green
that, they sink in water. The poorer
quality of the yucca is cut up into mar
row strips, which are fastened around
.oung fruit trees to protect them from
Jsunburn, and the attacks of rabbits, for
which purpose they are found TO an
swer admirably, and great many OF
them are used. But the use of this ma
terial upon which the greatest hope of
ultimate profit is based is for splints,
for which 1t is much better adapted
than any other material used, as well as
being cheaper.-Los Angeles journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-23
THE AsHANrEE EXPEDITION.
What Led to the Campaign In Which
Prince Henry Lost His Life.

WkmSk Leu TO Inc campaign In Whicn
Prince Henry Lost His Life.
The origin of the difficulty with Ash
antee, which led to the expedition In
which Prince Henry lost his life, may
be assigned to the year 1888. Lord
Kuntsford then decided that British
representative should be sent to the
court of Coomassie. King Prempeh ac-
coded with reluctance, for, notwith-
standing the debt of about 100000 due
20 England on account of Sir Garnet
Wolseley's expedition in 1878, he still
claimed to be an independent sovereign
over his 10000 square miles of terri
tory. But in 1894 the acting governor
of the Gold Coast colony sent him word
that a resident was to be sent to his cap
ital With power to define the limits of
Ashantee, to decide whether represent
ative action should be taken in the case
of rebellious chiefs, and to exercise SUI
pervision over the Kingdom generally.
These demands We're. resented by
Prempeh, who sent his cousins, Prince
John and Prince Albert, to England to
obtain relief. But they We're unable
to effect any arrangement. Lord Rose
berry referred them to the governor
of the Gold Coast, and when the con-
servatives came into power Mr.. Cham
berlain adopted the same line. And
then an expedition was organized to en-
force the ultimatum sent to the dusky
monarch. ..g. anal ....r. .. r......-
The expedition was not on very
large scale, Only 200 British troops
were employed. They were supple
mented by a battalion of West In
dian regiment stationed at Sierra Leone
and q battalion of Houssas. The artil-
lery consisted of nine-pounders and
Maxims. But, though small, the force
was sufficient for it's purpose. After
hacking its way through $50 miles OF
jungle, il Is now in peaceful occupation
of Coomassie. King Prempeh has an.
nounced his intention of meeting in
every way the wishes of his formidable
visitors, and it is announced that he and
his relatives are to be held in hostage
until his promises have been fulfilled.
It is highly probable that the whole
territory of Ashantee will now pass
under British protection. The territory
will prove valuable acquisition, for
the amount of gold in it is, by all &C,
counts, 80 large that 1t may be expected
to affect the price of the metal in the
worlds marketS.-N. Y. Herald. "
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-23
How GOOD Habits Como.

1t is easier to do well, as it is easier
70 do i'll, when we have the habit of SO
doing! But the habit OF liz doing re-
quires less effort than the habit of well
doing. Even without effort we fall ma
turally into the way of being wrong
and, doing wrong. Going down hill Is
always the easiest way Of going. But
well doing requires effort, for it is up
hill work. AS old Hooker says: THE
constant habit of weH-doing is not got
ten without the custom of doing well;
neither can virtue be made perfect but
by the manifold works of virtue often
practiced."-S. S. Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-23
EasilY Explained.

Sam, how is it that we here have two
legs presumably off the same chicken,
and yet one is about 100 per cent.
tougher than the other" , IN
Sam-Always the case with chicken,
sab; one leg has 100 per cent. more
work to do than de oder, and de mus
cles consequently git tougher.
"Why, never heard of that. Which
one is it?"I. -,.,,,a -.
''De one de chicken sleeps on, sah."--
Harper's Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-23
The Husy Life

Thank God every morning when you
get up that you have something to do
that day which must be done, whether
you like it or not. Being forced to work.
and forced to do your best, will breed
in you temperance and self-control,
diligence and strength of will, cheer
fulness and content, and a hundred
virtues which the idle never know
Charles Kingsley.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-23
Toeing the Mark.

Yabsley--Well, did you make Smith.
ers toe the mark, as you said you
would?
Mudge-Er-yes. was the mark.
Indianapolis Journal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-23
Our Beggars.

"Poor man! You have only one eye
left! How did you lose the other?'
I'm looking for work, kind lady,
LEyenement.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-23
BARON DE HIRSOH.

After all it is what a man has done to
make his fellows better and happier and
to advance civilization by example along
safer and truer lines that gives the histo-
rian opportunity to say that the world is
better for his having lived in it. Baron
Maurice de Hirsch. who was gathered to
his. fathers yesterday, leaves more than
enough records of substantial effort in
broadening and deepening the ties that
bind man to man to supply the future
writer of past events with ample material
for pen picture of such a man. Baron
Hirsch was great in simplicity of charac-
ter, grand in work for the betterment of
his people and supreme in demonstration
of love for humanity.
1t is said, and truthfully no doubt, that
the Baron's annual expenditure for public
charities reached the enormous sum OF
SIS, 100000, but what the sums. were that
he gave in secret to secure Joy and COM
fort to men, women and children only his
God and himself ever knew. That they
were princely, however. the world may be
assured.
A Jew? Yes, Baron Hirsch was Jew,
and not only so, but distinguished rep
which are seen in the code of ethics and
jurisprudence of the worlds greatest law
givers, in the rhyme of the worlds great
est sacred poet, and in the lofty lessons of
the worlds greatest teacher of ethics.
But Baron Hirsch. although in high
social favor with kings and royal families,
made it the object of his life to be manly
man, with stapdard for the conduct of
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-23
VACANT PUBLIC LANDS.

There are some things in the recently
published report of the Geological Survey
that demand attention, as they are likely
TO create damaging, erroneous opinion
concerning California. Among the inter
esting matters set forth are the following:
California has 81, ,737 900 acres of land still
public. Railroads have received 100000
acres, and the grants and swamp lands en-
brace 10 900 900 acres. The lands disposed of
to individuals amount to 10000, 900 acres.
The greater part of the still unoccupied 80, 600
square miles of California will probably remain
in the public domain for long time to come.
1t is in the southeastern part of the State, and
includes the great Colorado Desert, Death Val
ley and similar barren regions. From there
the strip extends northward along the eastern
boundary to the lava-covered plateaus in the
northern part of the State. There are also vast
stretches of vacant land along the northern
coast ranges, north and northwest of Mount
Shasta. Much of this latter area, and also the
vacant lands along the Sierra Nevada, are for
ested and have considerable value in lumber.
All this is well, but Mr.. Newell, the ex-
pert of the survey, goes further and makes
this declarations:
The estimates of the water supply of this
State show that, while there is an excess for
the humid and sub-humid portions, there is
State, there being probably not enough to
cover the lands now In private ownership,
should these be in such position as TO have
water brought upon them. 1t is impossible to
utilize for agriculture more than very small
percentage of the vacant public lands, espe-
cially those in the southeastern part, although
it is probable that by means of wells and stor-
age reservoirs small settlements may be estab-
lished at such localities that the grazing can
be used to better advantage than at present.
A more misleading statement could
hardly have been imagined, OF course,
Mr.. Newell is referring to the deserts in
the southeastern part of the State, but in
making his estimates of the water supply
he completely ignores the Colorado River,
which, in view of the insignificant pre-
eipltation OF that region, is the only sup
ply worthy of consideration. He conse-
quently fails to call attention to the fact
that the water OF that stream can be turned
would be sufficient to invest them with
the highest conditions favorable to agri-
culture. Even now strong company is at
work constructing en- irrigating system
from the Colorado River for the Mojave
plains. 'Pasturage" has nothing 20 do
with that scheme and is absurd to con.
slider in connection with the irrigation of
desert lands. The moment that water is
placed on any of these lands in California
they become entirely too valuable for
pasturage. 1t is respectfully suggested
that there is an inviting opportunity to
revise this report.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-23
PROTECTING INCOMES.

The operatives who assisted the Demo-
cratic party to establish free trade were
persuaded to do so by the argument that
the manufacturers, not the operatives
would receive the benefit of protection,
and that wages would be no better und er
protection than under free trade. On the
contrary. while wages would remain the
same, the cost of living would be reduced
and the lot of the workingman would be
easier. These arguments were effective
before the German Wilson tariff began to
compel many manufacturers to suspend
and others TO reduce wages.
II might have been reflected then, as it
is we'll understood now, that protection
which insures the prosperity of manu.
acturer places the power in. his hands to
raise wages, whether he exercises it or not.
and that competition which DESTROYS rea.
sonable profits renders it impossible for a
manufacturer to increase wages; that
heavy imports induced by low tariff
mean a large drain on the money of the
country, and that we cannot expect to live
as cheapiy as the poor OF Europe without
accepting the other conditions of their
lives.
The point made with the operatives who
assisted in forcing the Wilson German
tariff on the country is now being tried on
the orange-growers of California. They
have been exceptionally prosperous this
year in spite of the competition which the
free-trade policy of the Democratic party
compelled them to meet, and now efforts
are being made to persuade them that
they have secured good results in spite OF
the absence of protection. The argument
is similar to that of the worldling who
pointed to the extreme old age of man
who had used tobacco to excess since his
youth and sought to prove by this fact
that tobacco is not injurious. "Ah. but"
replied the reformer, chow much longer
he might have lived had he never touched
tobaccor'
However large the profits of the orange
growers have been this year it stands to
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-23
IT SIGNIFIES NOTHING,

Mr.. G. w. Smalley, the American CORE
spondent of the London Times, informs his
paper and the British public that there is
great deal of illusion in the belief that
the Venezuela question has passed beyond
the point where war between the United
States and Great Britain is probable. Mr..
Smalley is in the habit of letting an OYER
loaded stomach influence and direct the
flow of his gray matter, and so his alarm
just now may be attributed to no more
substantial cause than indigestible food.
The trouble with Mr.. Smalley has al
ways been that he is too much OF an Eng
hshized-American to see any good IN our
people or in our Government; besides, he
has no more facilities for obtaining inside
information at Washington than the most
obscure gatherer of news items in and
about the halls of Congress and in the de-
partments, and his speculations upon COM
ing events are of no value whatever as
basis for forming opinions.
The English public, how ever, appears to
take Mr.. Smalley's observation quite seri-
ously, but all this is food for amusement
rather than alarm among our people, The
utter absurdity of Mr.. Smalley's alarm is
too apparent to comment upon. In the
first place, Justice Brewers committee is
nowhere near ready to report, and until it
does report and it's Communications are
formally rejected by Lord Salisbury there
will be no occasion to talk about war. But
if the London Government should refuse
fatty to consider a settlement of the boun-
dary question upon lines suggested by the
American Commission, one hundred and
one other avenues would be sought out to
lead to an amicable adjustment of the
dispute.
No, Alarmist Smalley is all wrong in his
surmises. He has allowed his imagina-
ton to lead him far out into the swamp of
miasmatic poison, and his thought circu-
lation is woefully disturbed by unfounded
apprehension for En- glish safety. There
will be no war. not even rumors of war at
all serious. until every means of reaching
a satisfactory settlement of the Venezuela
misunderstanding is entirely exhausted.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-23
A HIGH.CLASS NEWsPA PAPER.
Los Angeles Civic Review.

Los Angeles Civic Review.
The San Francisco CALL takes rank as high.
CLASS newspaper, for it is making its claim
good that 'it speaks for ALL" While it is
staiwart Republican journal, its columns ap-
pear 10 De always open for fair statement of
views not IN line with its own policy, and the
oisnonest policy of suppressing such news as
ooes not suit its purpose finds no tolerance in
IHE CALL office, if we may judge by the space
given IN its columns TO the news of the
feople's party and of the movement for
a complete development of the silver
sentiment of the country. Moreover,
Joseph Asbury Johnson is regular
correspondent of THE CALL and his contribu-
tlons show that there are .'no strings on him.
as 10 Wnat he shall write. This is notable
departure from prevailing newspaper meth
DDS and isworthy of unstinted commendatiop.
The Civic Review has the highest authority for
stating that it is the settled policy of THE
CALL to be fair, broad-gauge, impartial ews-
paper, regarding that as the true province and
mission OF modern high-class journalism, and
in pursuance of this policy it will give the
Popullst news, reports of conventions and the
like all through the campaign, no matter
now not the battle may be. AS no other news
paper mas done so or proposes to do so, and as
the news service of THE CALL, that of the
United Press agency. is In many respects
superior, and in every way equal, to any other
news service, it should be the pleasure as it is
the duty, of the Populists of California to SUBJ
scribe for The CALL in preference to any of the
other San Francisco dailies, the contributions
OF Mr.. Johnson alone offering a sufficient in
ducement to Populists and silver men for
giving The CALL the preference, for he is, as
our readers know, not only trained editorial
writer OF far more than average ability, but a
tried and true Populist and recognized leader
In the movement for union of reform forces
in 1896
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-23

reason that they would have been much
larger had they been protected against the
cheap labor competition of the Atlantic
tropics. No sensible person is satisfied
with good thing if by the exercise of a
little wisdom he can secure better thing.
OF all the producing States in the Union
California has most reason to uphold pro-
lection. 1t produces range of articles
finding no competition IN this country and
produced nowhere else save in foreign
countries where wages are exceptionally
low. This is true particularly of wine, figs,
raisins. citrus fruits and prunes. There
being no home competition a protective
tariff would remove the only competition
that is possible. California ought to be the
strongest protection State in the Union,
and it very probably will be in the next
election.