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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
THE CLEVER XAKAMik.
A South American Bird which Knows
NM How to Herd sheen.

#M How to Herd sheep
A dog that, unaided, may be trusted
to shepherd a flock of sheep. is consid-
cred sagacious animal, but q shepherd
bird which will drive its charges to pas
ture, protect them from prowling ami
mails, and gathering them carefully to-
gether at nightfall, bring them safely
home again, is something till recently
unheard of in this part Of tie world.
Such bird is the yakamik of South
America. The settler in Venezuela and
British Guiana needs 10 dog to care for
his sheep and poultry. Heahas an eff
cient guardian in the shape ola crane
which he, or an Indian for him. trains to
obey the voice of its master.
To the care of this bird, says the
Youths Companion, he intrusts his
sheep, his ducks and other poultry, and
sees them depart to their feeding
grounds secure in the knowledge that
the crane will bring them all back safe
| ly. Woe to the unlucky animal that,
prowling about to steal, is detected By
the vigilant yakamis. The bird saw
| agely attacks the marauder with wing
and beak, and forces it to retreat in
| haste. A dog is no match for the crane.
At nightfall the bird returns with its
flock, never losing the way, no matter
how far it may wander, for its sense OF
location is very acute. Arrived at home,
Il roosts upon a tree or shed near its
charges, to be ready to resume its super
vision of them when they are let out
again in the morning.
The bird is as atfectionate as it is
trustworthy. 1t will follow its master
about, capering with delight and show.
ing it's appreciation of his caresses by
the most absurd movements.
Mr.. Carter Beard, in an article In the
Popular Science News, says that tho
yalamilS is so jealous of other houses
hold pets that when 1t appears at meal
times it will not take its own food UNI
til it has driven off every cat and dog
| and secured full possession for itself.
1t can bear no rival in its masters
| favor, and will not even tolerate the ne
gro walters unless ii knows them well.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
OUTWiTTED A HAWK.
Clever Maneuver by Pigeons which
Fooled the Bird OF Prey.

Fooled the Bird OF Prey.
The Southern Sportsman told recent
y about flock Of pigeons that meas
urcd brains with hawk and came out
on top in the contest. II. $. Edwards
owned flock of pigeons which one day
were cut off from their cote by large
hawk. Ike pigeons knew that IL the
hawk once got above them, one at least
of their number would go to make the
hawk a meal, and so up they flew in
circles, perhaps hoping to go higher
than the hawk. In the rising game they
" ere no match for the hawk. The lat.
ter kept under the pigeons, and leisurely
followed their laborious movements.
Then came n curious and unexpected
sight to Mr.. Edwards. Every pigeon
closed its wings, when they appeared to
be the size Of sparrows, and down they
came past the hawk at u terrific rate.
That astonished the hawk. 1t actually
lodged the dropping birds, and missed
half dozen wing strokes before it got
to the barnyard not pigeon was in
sight--some were in the cote, some in
the porch, two in the wellhouse, and one
was in the kitchen. The hawk had been
outwitted completely. 1t is n question
how the pigeons managed to check their
fall, as they did not slaclSen up till they
were about 16 or 20 feet above the
ground, when they scattered in all d.
rcctions to escape the hawk.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

presented himself at the Office of GER
tain fishing club that makes trip every
week or two TO the lakes Of Wisconsin.
Now, these fishermen want angleworms
very much indeed, and they always have
trouble in getting good supply. Ac-
cordingiy, when this enterprising boy
appeared with his baSketful of bait, he
had no trouble at all in doing business.
The 1000 worms sold for three dollars
cash-and it was cheap, too. More than
that, the boy has promised TO bring
worms to the club every Saturday.
1t is safe to say that such boy will
some time own his own home, ard it
won't be in back street, either.
Another Chicago boy has found an
odd way of making money. One day he
stood looking into one of the lagoons at
Lincoln park. just under the surface
of the water he could see whole schools
Of beautiful goldfish swimming about.
For these fish, since the ponds were first
stocked with them, have increased very
rapidly until they number thousands,
If not millions. The young fisher knew
that the lagoons all opened into the lake,
and he reasoned that some of the gold
fish would swim out along the sea wall,
where it would be perfectly allowable
to fish for them. Accordingly he dug
bait and seated himself patiently on the
piling, as near to the opening of the
lagoon as he could, and it was not long
before he caught goldfish. This he
preserved alive and sold for 20 cents to
dealer in aquarium supplies down
town. Of course he catches other fish,
and sometimes he won't get a goldfish
in whole day, but every one that he
does get brings him 20 cents. That is
why this boy sits on the piling where
other fishers say that the fishing isn't
good.
There are plenty of other boys who
not only earn money, but often support
themselves and help their mothers and
smaller brothers and sisters.-Chicago
RPcord
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
rAeYLgAyE COURTESY At HOME
Unaccustomed Frankness OF an English

- ~ n
Unaocustomed Frankness Of an English
- Writer. 80
A friend .0f.,aine has just returned
from a long sketching tour in parts of
France and the Netherlands, and has
told me many and curious things about
the way Englishmen' and things are
considered BY people who have had no
chanceof afirstshand acauaintancewith'
them. In the Course of conversation /
asked him to name. the English artists
who were most. talked about, and the
names he gave were startling. / quote
his words: The three artists. whose
work is best known are Walter Crane,
Raven Hill and Aubrey Beardsley." j
tried hard to convince him that he had
misunderstood the public taste, but he
was as positive as the mendacious little
heroine of "We Are Seven" quoted
artist after artist who might be. pre-
sumed to appeal more powerfully to
the foreign mind; he absolutely re-
fused to- Withdraw his statements,
which were, he said, founded on most
careful observation. Isn't it a curious
combination? One can understand the
presence of the first two named, but
Beardsley-leaving his work itself out
of the question--is scarcely hedged.
His work for John Lane, whose books
sell largely on the continent, is the only
explanation / can find for his popular
ity. @ Fs.s
On another point, and one, / venture
to think, of interest to intelligent trav-
elers, my friend was very strong. lie
told me that country people in the parts
he visited regarded the Englishman as
some uncouth monster with plenty Of
money and an utter absence of manners
or taste. This feeling is one / have also
noted, and it undoubtedly rises from
the curious way in which our country
men leave their courtesy at home when
they travel. I have seen the mildest
hammered man who ever did the Bond
street crawl in the London season abb
selutely transformed, few months
later, when met him on the continent
in the tweed suit and offensive cap Pc
culiar to the travelling Englishman. At
home he may be a thoroughly good
sort; abroad lie speaks loudly, acts vul-
carly and condemns all men who have
not the privilege of being his compa-
triots. If in Paris he will GO to the
opera house in a morning coat and
CATERS, he will curse walters and by a
dozen pieces CT carelessness offend peo-
pie around him. If he did such things
in town he would be voted "no class"
but he honestly believes that such be-
havior is all benighted foreigners have a
right to expect. international con-
crosses and journalistic courtesies and
the friendly meetings of representative
men of the nations can never increase
the en- tente between ourselves and our
continental neighbors until the great
body of our countrymen will treat for
eign prejudice with more consideration.
If the faults proceeded from bad breed
ing and native barbarity they would be
beyond control, but, as they are only
the result of carelessness and thought
lessness, it behooves men to reflect. The
good opinion of a country is worth hav-
ing-London Sketch
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER.
An Important Factor in the Progress of
Smaller Cities and Towns.

AN Important Factor in the Progress of
Smaller Cities and Towns.
The Importance of supporting the
local newspaper is not felt as keenly
as it should be by the jewellers in the
per is in reality as important factor
in local prosperity as the church. Its
influence is brought to bear for the
benefit of it's locality in many ways
that the church does not compass.
The intelligence and relative posi-
ton of one town as compared with
others is to be accurately gagged by
the quality of its newspapers and the
amount of confidence they inspire.
The newspapers of town usually
present good evidence of the moral
standard which governs it; for that
newspaper which gives its constituent
cy what that constituency demands is
of the only kind which has stability.
A town which can show well-sup-
ported newspaper, means town whose
inhabitants are quick-witted people of
keen, active interest in what concerns
them and their neighbors, while one in
which newspaper drags out YEARLY
generally argues itself the abode of
people with sluggish livers or torpid
temperaments, to whom the world
presents little interest beyond the
limited range of experience immediate
ly bounded by their own senses.
The excuse which is sometimes Of
fered that the local paper is not of
sufficient interest to warrant the ex-
penditure of the small price of its sub
scription, should avail these short
sighted moles nothing. Such people
should be told to patronize the home
industry and foster its growth into a
more pretentious affair by their en-
couragement. Newspaper men are not
slow to respond to encouragement; in
80 cases out of 100 their hearts are in
their work and they need but the sign
of disposition towards it to call forth
their best efforts. -a.,.. 49,
The newspapers status in town
is an index to most of those qualities
by which one judges of its desirability
as a place of residence and it's COM
merciai prosperity.
1t is the positive duty of every man
to help make his town known. increase
it's prestige and add to it's reputation of
being live, wide-awake place, by sub
scribing to the local newspaper
NEWSPAPER Maker.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
mo-"


Yesterday, out of my window
leaned, and CHANGED to hear ta.
Two boys as they plotted mischief.
Not thinking / was near.
1--WE must have Joe to help u.s.
One of the plotters said:
"He's as good as dozen for helping,
Whenever there's fun ahead"
AS they stood there talking together
About the work to be done, Nff"
II they carried out the mischief
They called by the name of fun,
Up the street we heard q whistle,
And knew that Joe was nigh
BY the sound of his merry music.
Like the blackbirds in the rye.
We've just been talking about youv'
The boys cried out to Joe.
"We've planned the jolIiest frolic,
And we count on you, you know
1T depends on what's to-be done, boys,
As to whether help" said he:
III it's fun, and onlyfun you know
You can always count on me-"
They told him what their plans we're:
He gravely shook his head.
II couldn't help With that, boys,
For 1t wouldn't be right" he said.
Perhaps you call 1t only fun,
But you know 1t isn't so.''
And though they urged, they urged in vain
For he firmly answered.; MOI
was proud of the boy with courage
To stand up for the right; &.
He was as much a hero
AS those who battles fight.
Whenever boy is tempted
AS was my hero, Joe,
It's always best to win the day
By firm, unwavering mol!
-Eben Il. Rexford. in Golden Days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
Hair Under FingernaiIs.

The barber was talking. "Ingrowing
hairs in the face are often painful"
he remarked, "but they amt in it with
ingrowing hairs under the finger nails.
Fact, assure you. Ask any barber,
and he will tell you the same thing.
How do they get there? Oh, that's sim
pie enough. In cutting a mans hair,
short hair very often flies off the
shears and lodges under the finger nail.
We don't notice it at the time, and it
gradually works its way in until it is
completely out of sight. Then the
trouble begins. Sometimes it takes
root and grows out, but more often it
just stays there and testers. Does the
razor hurt? There you are, sir. Next!"
Philadelphia Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
CONTESTS IN cAsK ROLLING.
Queer Amusement of Coopers Which DO
cured Recently In France.


cured Recently In France.
One of the most unique contests that
ever took place in France or anywhere
else occurred in the town of Nogent-on-
the-Marne, near Paris, the other day.
There are great many cooper shops
in this place, and the employees organ
lied series of international cask roll
ing races" Coopers and other men and
women engaged in the manufacture or
handling of casks were eligible as COM
petitors.
The trace course" was along fine,
level bit of road bordering the River
Marine, the same place, by the way,
where took place almost year ago
the series of ''wooden-legged races"
which were so amusing that they made
the town famous all over France.
The cask rolling contests consisted in
rolling the casks on edge, precisely in
the same way that the competitors
were accustomed to roll them in the
course of their daily work. Anyone
this way even for few yards will APP
preciate the difficulty of the task and
the skill required in long race. Each
competitor had to wear the solid black
apron of his craft.
In the first race the casks were man
aged with both hands, in the second by
one hand alone, and in the third two
casks were employed, one with each
hand. There were large number of
entries for the first race, where both
hands could be used, but in the sec
ond and third, where more skill was
required, the number of competitors
was few. The contestants showed,
however, wonderful dexterity, and the
finishes were so close that the spec
tators who lined both sides of the
course completely lost their heads in
their enthusiasm.
The proceedings concluded with n
"concours d'intonation," or COMPETE
ton of trade cries. Each of the differ
ent branches of the cooper's trade
prides itself on its distinctive cry as
much as students of different UNIVERSE
ties glory in the peculiar hideousness
Of their college yell. Prizes were Of
fered for those in each class who gave
their cries most tremendously. The
tournament is said to be the first of it's
kind ever held. One French newspaper
says with pride: Behold n sport that
we have not borrowed from the Eng
lish."-N. Y. journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
Habits of the GLASS snake.

The so-called glass snake does not
break to pieces at The sight of an enc.
my, as is commonly supposed, but, like
some lizards, throws off it's tail in an
effort to escape. There are several liz
ards which, when attacked, for in
stance, by bird or animal, will throw
of their tails, and the tail Hopping up
and down on the ground diverts the enc
roy and thus gives the lizard time to get
away. The glass snake adopts the same
trick and thus frequently saves itself.
1t is true, however, that the joints OF
this singular creature are so loosely
connected that the snake will be broken
to pieces by blow of stick, though
the idea of reunion of the broken parts
is an unscientific absurdity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

"A church built of sods from the
prairieis one of the attractions of Smith
county, Kan.
8 The young Prince Arthur of Con-
.naught has taken kindly to his duties
as a scholar at Elton, and boils his own
kettle and makes his own tea, just az
though he was commoner.
DIR. Herbert b. Adams, head of the
department of history and political sci.
enee in, Johns Hopkins university, has
,gone TO Europe to investigate the SUBJ
: ject Of popular education for the United
States bureau of education.
zDr. Newman Halls S0th birthday
was observed in London by the pre-
sentation to him of his own portrait
and an illuminated address signed by
his English and American friends. He
still breaches four times week.
The first spelling book printed in
this country was entitled 'The Ameri-
can Spelling Book" by Noah Webster.
1t was issued in 1888, and for consider
ably more than half century was tho
standard work used in all American
schools. h
in some dioceses of the Episcopal
church women are eligible for cleo
ton as vestrymen, and the rector of a
Church of England parish has recently
appointed woman as rector's warden.
The appointment has aroused no op.
position whatever.
1T is said that the first Sunday
school in this country was by the Dunk
ards, in Pennsylvania, in TAO. This
claim, however, is disputed, and the as
sertion is made that Sunday instruc-
ton to children was given by the Puri-
tans in New England long before this
date.
The ladies of one Of the Manchester
IN. H. churches have set an example.
Cutting away from custom, they have
"resolved" against church suppers and
agreed to tax themselves to raise money
needed, and will no longer seek II
through the laborious methods oil
church entertainments.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
Neatly Exaded

She glided into the office and quietly
approached the editors desk. II have
written a poem," she began. WELL
exclaimed the editor with look and
tone intended to annihilate, but she
calmly resumed: II have written a
poem on My Fathers Barn. and
co." interrupted the editor, with an ex-
traordinary suavity, you don't know
how am relieved. A poem written on
your fathers barn, Ell? Twas afraid il
was written on paper and that you
wanted me to publish it. If should
ever happen to drive past your fathers
barn I'll stop and read the POEM
Public Opinion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
Fincer.Na,I Statistics.

The statistical man, who will tell
you how many pounds of leather yo'i
will wear from your shoes in life
time, and how many tons of food you
will eat, provided that you live to the
Biblical limit of "threescore and ten
has just finished some odd statistics on
finger-nail growth. He finds that the
average human being cuts away about
the one-thirty-second part of an inch
of nail each week, or little more than
an inch and half each year. lie also
finds that the average length OF life
the world over is 40 years, and that
there are 1,3oo,0oo,0oo miles of finger
nails in each generation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

and they sit up on their hind legs, and
have long, stout tail; they jump about
just like n kangaroo, too, and yon know
the kangaroo is famous jumper.
A Chicago man who owns one Of
these queer pets has had it since it was
II wee kitten about six weeks cid,
This odd little fellow can Jump from tho
ground to the top of high board fence.
and a blow from his thick, hard tail
would break your arm.
You can see from the portrait of the
kangaroo cat published with this what
q peculiar feline the animal is, and how
funny he looks when he is sitting down.
N Y Recorder,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
ENTERPRlSING BOYS.
How Two Chicago Youngsters Earn None
by Their Own Efforts.

by Their Own Efforts.
You think, perhaps, that boys have q
hard time making any money. But that
depends good deal on the boys.
After the last hard rainstorm miles
of concrete on the south side of Chicago
fairly swarmed with angleworms,
drowned out of their holes by the water.
Doubtless good many boys saw these
worms and thought what good bait
they would make il there was only n
place to fish. But one boy went further
than this. He took basket and spent
several hours in filling it with worms.
In all he gathered about 1000, and
bright and early Saturday morning he
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
Tennessee Boys Strange Pet.

Master Marvin Fulk, the 12-year-old
son of il. b. Fulk, of Memphis, Tenn.
captured young wolf the Other day.
lie saw the mother wolf carrying her
young ones across piece of woodland,
and, seeing the boy, she became fright
ened and ran away, leaving the young
wolf among lot of deadwood. The
boy ran up to the spot and captured the
baby wolf, and he has one of the most
interesting pets in Memphis.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
Mentality During Sleep.

There are many authenticated exam
pies Of increased power of mind during
sleep. One of the best known is that
in which the great naturalist Agassiz
successfully reconstructed from GER
tain remains the skeleton of n fossil
fish, at which he had been working I'M
successfully in his waking moments
for several weeks.-N. Y. World.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
THE KANGAROO CAT.
One OF These Strange Creatures Is Owned
by Chicago Man.

One of the most curious animals in
the world is the kangaroo cat. These
funny creatures are very scarce. You
might easily travel all over the world
without seeing one.
They have fur and claws and whis'
l;ers, just like any other cat, and they
are fond of hunting mice, but otherwise
they resemble the kangaroo.
The nose of the kangaroo cat is long
and sharp, just like shepherds dog,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
A Practical Question.

Mr.. Figg-Tommy, / hear you have
been telling lies. / never told lies when
was your age.
Tommy did you begin, paw?
indianapolis Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
pleasure, of the seashor..

She-I have often wondered what the
wild waves are saying.
He-Judging from their roar / should
say they were joining the general kick
against high prices at this resort
Philadelphia North American.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
A Very Big Tooth.

The tooth of a mastodon was found in
Florida the other day. 1t weighed ovef
IA pounds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

10 herSelf, Tor this was the very way
young women acted under the circum-
stances in which Mr.. Culver was placed.
All it needed now was little more
coaxing, and Susanna nerved herself
for the final pop.
Perhaps you have not thought So"
she said in her softest voice, shut to me
there has ever been desire to say to
you what I am now saying. Mr.. Gull
yer-John," and Susanna came very
close to him, Notwithstanding she was
so nervous she hardly knew what to do.
Hold on, Susanna, hold on" he es-
claimed. "Confound it," (that shocked
her, for she knew no girl ever talked
that way under such circumstances,
however much she must have thought
it). 81 don't want yor to be talking
in any other woman's interest. There
is only one woman in the world that
want, and-and-and-" Mr.. Gull
yer was getting nervous himself now
and Susanna gasped. "And-oh. Sus-
anna" he said, desperately, "don't you
know that woman is you? You, Susan
ma. Don't you know it is you?"
Mr.. Culver caught Susanna's two
hands in his and looked into her eyes
with such pleading, pathetic, intense
sincerity that all her plans were con-
sumed like straw in fierce blaze and
she simply tumbled into his arms and
let him finish the proposal she thought
she had begun in such a mastery man
ner.
And Mr.. Culver finished it with gilt
tering success, much to the relief OF
Miss Susanna Morton, spinster.-Bos.
ton Traveller.