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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

age take advantage of the occasion to
gossip over neighborhood affairs. The
young girls are dressed in gowns of
bright colors and wear white caps and
all the gold ornaments and tinsel in
their possession. -.. ....... ..
With this joyous crowd, and yet
apart from it, is the bride, looking
very picturesque in her bright red skirt
and white bodice and her sparkling
jewels. Considerably in advance, ac-
companied by his friends, the groom
walks SO that he may reach the church
in advance, form that means he will
make the way clear for the bride
through their future life together.
The ceremony is simple and is con-
cluded when the priest places a jeweled
crown upon the brides head and pro-
nounces benediction. Then there is
a bridal march to a large hall-lacking
that, to barn-and a grand celebra-
ton ensues. Everybody drinks the ma
tional beverage to the health of the
happy pair. The bride and groom ad
vance to the center of the wide space
and trip together through graceful
pas deux peculiar to the country. AT
last they pause, a small glass of wine
is given to each. They drink the health
of each other, which is the signal for
a general revelry which finishes with
the utter exhaustion of the partici-
pants. In the rosy dawn the company
shout good speed" for the bridal
pair, and each guest goes his or her
way to take up the cares of life utterly
cast aside for few hours as tribute
to true, united love."-Chicago Jour-
nal. -
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
because 1t was troublesome to do other

because 1t was troublesome to do other
wise.
did not want my tea, so let the
servant girl go early; and sat, neglect
ing e.en to light the lamps, before a
big oak fire in the sitting-room "think.
ing ur" one of Dicks cases. 1t was q
murder case, that had great deal of
circumstantial evidence leading in yari-
Gus directions.
I soon became deeply absorbed: so
deeply that presently went to sleep at
it, and in n dream cav our poor man
tried, convicted and actually sentenced
to be hanged, and was myself possessed
of frantic desire to attend the hang
ing in person, my non-appearance being
wholly due to the fact that could not
find my shoes, being separated from
hem Cor some uneyplainablc reason.
I woke up suddenly, frightened to
find myself enveloped in darkness, re-
lieved only by an uncanny red glow
from the fast-dying Goals upon the
hearth. Everything was SO still. Not
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
WEDDINGS IN NORWAY.

Bridal Couple and Guests Have q Jolly
Good Time.
A country wedding in Norway not
only brims with merriment, but is
amusing and unique.
The solemnization takes place in the
church and the populace is invited.
Those who accept collect in the street
and march to the sacred edifice, accom-
panied by band of fantastic violinists.
Some of these guests sing, others shout,
and occasionally one separates himself
from the group and executes dance.
All along the way are demonstrations
of glee that are more or less noisy, but
never disorderly. The oldermen usual
ly smoke their pipes as they jog along,
and the women Of middle and advanced
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
Canary Bird Commits Suicide.

A bird fancier in Walnut Hills, O., has
come to the front with a story that sup
ports the theory of suicide among birds.
He reared two canaries that were so at
tached to one another that one would
not touch his hempseed if the other was
indisposed, nor battle in their four.inch
tub unless he could use the same watcS
with which the other had performed his
additions. After reaching the ripe old
age of ten years. one evening one of the
birds died, and in the morning the other
was found hanging stone dead, with his
head fastened between the bars in the
upper part OF his cage The owner Of
the two birds firmly believes, he saya.,
that the latter committed guicids.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
LIVERY STABLE DOG.
He Protects His Masters Property with
Remarkable Vigilance


Remarkable Vigilance.
Capt. w. L. Burke has returned from
the region of which Leon county, Tex,
is the center. He served processes Of
the district court of the United States
over district of 40 miles square.
AT Marquee, on the International 6
Great Northern, he hired a horse and
buggy, and, after getting off from
town, he found that a dog had volun-
teered to accompany him. The drive
was ramified and led across farms and
through lonely forests, but the dog,
with cheerful alacrity, trotted ahead
and gave warning barks when nearing
bad bridges and particularly bad places
in the road. The people to be served
in some cases resided in cottages far
from the main road, causing much
painstaking in opening gates hung on
homemade hinges and secured with
ropes tied in a hard knot. At such
times the dog whined his sympathy and
watched the horse and buggy until the
difficulties were overcome.
When Capt. Burke took meals and fed
the horse the dog was remembered, and
when there was any delay about his
portion he let the fact be known. When
the long drive ended and the deputy
United States marshal returned the
horse and buggy at MARQUEE the dog
gave satisfied yawn and curled up
in vacant stall. The owner explained,
BE said: 81 always send that dog along
when hire an outfit to stranger. I
wish I had a dozen like m."-Galves-
TON Nauya
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
LAND OF MIGHTY WONDERS.
Bewildering Beauty of the Sublime
Scenery in Iceland.

Bewildering Beauty of the Sublime
Scenery in Iceland.
To the botanist and geologist Iceland
presents a peculiarly rich field. The
fora is plentiful and varied. The noun
tains have many curious shapes and
forms; the outburst of volcanic energy
having occurred in closest contact with
the realm of ice bears evidence of frost
md fire having grappled in sternest con-
fict, writes Ruth Shaffner. In some
cases the nucleus in the basaltic mass
alone remains, and looks like monu-
ments or cairns, and it is difficult to be-
lieve they are natural. Zeolites, en-
bedded in reddish clay, bits of agate
and fragments of chalcedony, are few
of the treasures found strewn in the
paths leading to the fjords.
Nothing can be more delightful than
horseback trip of 500 or 1000 miles
through Iceland. The traveller sees
thousands of mountains covered with
eternal snow, outrivaling the Alps in
grandeur; great geysers and innumer-
able hot wells; waterfalls, one of
which-the Gullfoss-is second only to
Niagara in size and beauty; crystal
streams and dashing rivers; lava beds
of fantastic figures, covered with moss
that glistcns in the sun like hoar frost,
and as a browning glory the atmosphere
is so brilliant that objects 80 miles dis
tant appear close at hand. .. ......
The effect of light and shadow are
the purest have ever seen, and the con-
trast of color is truly astonishing; one
square foot of a mountain juts out in a
blaze of gold against the flank of an
other dyed of the darkest purple, while
up against the azure sky beyond rise
peaks of glistenipg snow and ice.
If within the domain of nature such
another region is to be found it must
be in the heart of those solitudes which
science is unyeiling to us amid the UNI
trodded Businesses of the lunar noun
tains.-N. y Mercury.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
rhey Were All frightened.

A Washington hunter while riding
through the woods came upon q big
fallen tree in his path. The ground
seemed clear on the other side, and he
leaped his horse over the trunk. The
horse landed squarely on the back OF
bear, which had evidently been asleep
there. 1t would have been hard to tell
which was most frightened, the man
the horse or the bear. The horse
jumped one way, the bear the other and
the man in third direction, and then
all three ran away. The man soon re-
covered and managed to capture the
horse, but the bear was then out OF
sight.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
How Treasure Is Transported in China

How Treasure Is Transported in China
We have heard much, especially of
late, of the diverting of public treasure to
private gain by Chinese officials of all
ranks, and the pitiable evidence of it in
the failure of the Chinese army and
navy to be ready for the inevitable
struggle with Japan is too recent and
convincing to be disputed; but on the
other hand, we. can only wonder at the
power of this law of responsibility
which, in such land, enables the re-
hottest province to transport it's dues
to Peking in solidsilver, by the simplest
means, without loss by the way and
without the protection of single
soldier. Nothing iupresses one more
with the absoluteness of this power as
applied to transportation than to meet
q line of pack mules, horses, or camels,
loaded with silver bullion. The silver
is usually confined in rough logs of
wood that have been split, followed
out. and then bound together, and each
load 10 marked with little flag of i'm
perial yellow, stating the amount and
destination. That is all the protection
there is except the ordinary drivers,
who carry no weapons, and are at
tended by no guard. In what other
land on the face of the globe could the
same DO done?--Prof. G. NJ. Cady, In
Centwt,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
LITTLE Mr.. BY-AND-BY.

Little Mr.. By-snd-By,
You will mark him by his cry,
And the way he loiters when
Called again and yet again,
Glum If he must Leave his play
Though all time be holiday.
Little Mr.. By-and-By,
Eyes cast down AID mouth awryI
In mountains of the moon
He is known as Pretty Soon;
And he's cousin to Don't Care,
AS no doubt you're well aware.
Little Mr.. By-and-By
Always has fretful "Why?"
When he's asked to come or go;
Like his sister-Susan Slow.
Hope wen never-you nor T.
Be like Mr.. By-and-By.
n Clinton Scotland, in st. Nicholas.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

grows to a height of from five to seven
inches, raising the first growth to the
height. Afterward the top turns into
a hat-shaped, greenish and spongy
structure, beneath which the white
net of fibres grow downward. The
top of it has strong, disagreeable
smell, which makes the plant noticea-
BE for quite little distance.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
LADY WITH THE VEIL.

That Is the Name of q Very Peculiar
~ Tropical Mushroom.
One of the most curious formations
of tropical vegetation is the Dictyo-
phora, a sort of mushroom, which,
while not poisonous, is not edible, ON
account of its disagreeable smell. This
plant is very rare and is found exclu-
sively in the tropical zone. The cut
shows a specimen grown in the Came
ron, in equatorial Africa. The "lady
with the veil" appears at first as small
egg-shaped mushroom; the stem then
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13

u III GhA kIlU | died the very sum-
A Observation-Disclosures mer 1 graduated
/ was really too
heart-broken o
care what necame of me. Still, l had
to be disposed of in some way, so 1T
was decided that go to live with my
brother Richard.
I had always lived with my aunt
had known no other mother, there
fore her death was the greatest blow
1,ossiole to me. And this brother, Rich
ard, knew only slightly. and that
when was mere child. If had been
IN state of mind to care about any
hing, 1 should have hated the idea
of going very much. AS it was, went
without murmur. took the journey
alone. almost clear across the CONT
nent, and subsequently, after many ups
and downs, arrived at Dicks town, a
queer little village in South Carolina.
Dick is moderately young bachelor.
He is an attorney -at-law, and has a
very fair practice indeed. Anterior to
my advent, he had lived by himself in
4 pretty cottage on the prettiest street,
and was rather central figure, and
was quite the most eligible young man
about town. He was not spoiled
though. l found him to be a very dear
old fellow, and determined in my heart
10 be tc him suck n faithful cooperato1
ond satisfactory housekeeper, that he
would never need or desire any other.
We got on fanously together. SC
famously that in all probability the
,ast Chapter would have found us still
shere, he grizzly old bachelor, a
Erizzled old maid, had not something
occurred which brought about change
1t al grew out of what happened one
st. Valentines eve.
On this day, memorable above othe,
days, just about an hour after dinner
Dick received telegram to go up tina
evening to A, Il city so miles away
10 meet an important client. He die
not have time to come home. for tn,
train was then in sight, but he scrib
Dled me the following note, which
lid nat get until nearly night, becaus,
the oiIice-boy neglected to bring i. un
til that time: aaE
o:1op. m.
Dear Girl: Have to leave on next train t.
meet a man III A.. Probably won't ge
homo till tomorrow noon. Spend the nigh
with the Ancient Ga Gear old lady friend o
mine). Be sure to put that money in tn
bank before it closes at 4. Don't fail.
DICK.
1t was such bore to lock up at tha
iate hour and go out for the night.
Lad been such a gloomy afternoon, AM
looked like it would rain. Altogethe
1 did rot feel like Il. was not afrait
though j had never stayed alone al
Night in a house. And the money
several thousand dollars collected TO
a clicnt--surely could net at sevel
,,ut money in n bank that closed a
Four. could not very we'll carry
with me to the Ancicnt's, aud certain
" couldnot leave it
hcd never heard of any burglaric
in th,{village, SO | made up my min
that . would stay Of home that nigh
and take th. risk, il there were any
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
My VaIen tine.

1t lies before me oumy desk,
All framed in papT laces fine; &E
i found IT in my mornings mail,
And knew 1t for q valentine. Wy
Oh. hazel eyes, SO deep and wise!
oh, rosy lips thatdare not laugh!
What valentine could equal it
My little daughters photograph!
kneel and kiss your dimpled hand
Oh, winsor1e little maid of mine!
To think. of all your blithe young world
You chose me for your valentine.
-Etheldred b. Barry, in Our Little Ones
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13
His Disappolntment.

"Git any valentines?" asked Tommy.
"No! Didn't git nothin' at our house
'cept a baby" shifted Johnny. Girl,
tool Chicago Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-13


Il happened In this way. love. as you re-
wrote tender lay. love. and sent 1t
sttaight to you.
It was valentine. love. in which truly
Unless you would bs mine. love. would.
alas. be dead. * ~ rH n
l praised In every line. love, your sweet
and perfect ways,
And placed you fl my shrine. love. to wor-
ship all my Gays
I said that roses red, love. were in your
cheeks a-bloom; " ~
Your eyes were stars. I said. love; your
breath a sweet perfume.
Your voice was music rare. love; your
grace a fairy's own; ..-..w ~
And that your wealth of hair. love. like
golden sunshine shone.
I promised to be true, love, and ever to
adore; ... -.r. III. VIZ.
AL this l said to you, love. in happy days
of yore. ..
And now, though yes rs have flown, love.
or hear 5 are still as young
AS when at Cupid's throne. love. our fret
gsd songs were sung. .'.' u.
That valentine of yore. love. now repeat
t day ~"
WIN PRAISES even tlOTeS lONSs Iudii WuoA
iote the lay. n. .ra. #..a gr.s..
/ thought loved you then. love: know I
love you now; .
TO you / kneel again, love, and greater
love aVoW. E.. .
You're learer every way, love. more beau
ticIl and sweet ....
Than when that Cupid's day, love. allowed
me to entreat. s ... - 40 E.
I've fond you are divine, love, your purity
and worth .rr n
Have made this home of nine, Iowa. a
haven on the earth.
So place this valentine. love, beside the one
of yore, t... ......
And tell me you are mine. love. as sweet
ly as before.
You are my sweetheart yet. love. and your
true love am 1,
And We will not forget. love. to be so till
we die.
H. C. Dodge. in Chicago Sun.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-19
Why a Cat Lights on Its Feet.

An experimenter recently under
took to discover why a cat invariably
fell on its feet. He finds that cat
always falls on its feet providing it
has distance of yard to fall in and
enable it to make half turn in the air,
so as to get its feet undermost. 1t
holds its paws vertically and manages
to preserve this position during the
rest of its fall, in spite of the initial
movement of rotation taken by its
body. The mechanical explanation is
simply that the animal, by thrusting
forward its left limb, shifts the center
of gravity Of the whole body so to
make it revolve upon the axis Of the
spine until the feet reach the ground.
Moreover, a cat does not hurt itself
by fall from a height, not because it
invariably falls on its feet, but because
the structure of cats back and spine
Is extremely flexible The muscles of
its legs are extraordinarily strong and
numerous, and, further, it has elastic
pads or cushions consisting of mass
of fbrous tissue and fat on all its feet,
seven in each forepaw and five in each
hind paw.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-19
Bryan Might Easily Have Won.

An examination of the figures Of last
Tuesdays vote results in some very Gu
rious and interesting revelations. 1t
will be remembered that The Post,
from the very first, insisted that Bry-
ans chances were good, that at any
stage of the campaign his election was
possibility, and that McKinley's cleo
ton, although we regarded it as high
Iy probable, depended after all upon
very narrow and uncertain margin.
As unanswerable proof that we were
right in this, we now call attention to
the following table, showing now
change oflittle more than %, 1000 votes
distributed over nine States, would
have elected Bryan, notwithstanding
the big maiorities elsewhere:
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-19

These changes would have given
every one Of the nine States to Bryan,
and, adding their 60 votes to the l67
he got elsewhere, would have made his
strength in the electoral college OF
three more than he needed to make
him President.
1t is serious reflection that the
changing of only 25,393 votes-as a
matter of fact the change of 25,026
votes would have accomplished the re-
Suits all that stood between the
election of Mckinley and the election
Of Bryan. We commend this reflection
to the gentlemen who are throwing up
their hats and screaming themselves
black in the face with nonsense about
landslides and similar absurdities. Mr.
Mckinley got tremendous maiorities
in New England, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Iowa, Michigan, and Illinois,
but in the rest of the country he has
a mighty narrow escape from defeat
WASHINGTON Post.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-19
Fare One Dollar.

The ticket agent at Big Bend wal
not the man for the place, and he re-
allied it as well as many others. De
was nice man and knew his business
but he lacked sand. The fare from
Big Bend to Black Hill was 81, but
when any of the crowd wanted in two
or three quarters, as the case might
be, poked five or six inches Of re-
volver through the window and called
out :
Ticket for Black Hill, and don't
waste too much time over it
The agent always handed out tick,
ct and pretended that things were all
right, and the boys played it on him
till he had to throw up his job. One
dav the old man went, and the new one
took his place, and four or five of the
gang went down to the depot to size
the latter up. When they returned
to camp, there was majority and
minority report. Bill Thompson was
spokesman for the majority, and he
said
Hes the softest thing in these yere
parts. I'm not going TO buy any more
tickets, but I'll scare 'em outer him.
The sight of a gun will make his la r
curl.
Bob Williams was spokesman for the
minority and was also the minority as
well. He looked very serious as he
said:
"He'spale faced, humble lookin crit
ter, but don't make no mistake on him.
He carries his forefnger kinder cmled
up, as if pullin trigger, and the first
man who shoves a gun in on him is
goin to get hot lead in return.
The camp was divided on the ques-
ton, and after much talk Bill Thomp-
son offered to make the test and settle
the problem. In day or two a score
of us went down to witness the per-
Torrance. We were Iounging about
the waiting room when in walked Bill
witt a whoop, and advancing to the
ticket window he grufIy inquired the
fare to Black Hill
zone dollar" was the reply.
"a dollar fur me-Bill Thompson ?"
eyes, sir, for YOU or anybody else. "
"And you won't take a half?"
"No, sir,
"You won't take it with this thing
behind it?" continued Bill, as he
showed the coin along with the muzzle
of his gun.
mo, sir, and''-and there was a
pop, pop, pop, and six bullets were
chasing each other into Williams ana
tony. He lost finger, had an ear
split, an eyebrow shot off, got rake
across the chin and another across the
scalp, and he didn't have time to fall
until all was over. Then the agent
opened the door Of his office and
looked us over and said:
q didn't shoot to kill, and he isn't
hurt much. The fare to Black Hill
is 81, exactly s. Any one else want
to get to Black Hill for a quarter?
Without a word in reply we picked
Bill up and logged him off. He was
also very silent man. We got him
all bandaged up and put to bed before
he was ready to talk, and then he
simply inquired
Boys, who did all that shootin'?'
"Why, the teller you said you could
bluff, answered one of the boys
HI, but l thought I did !" he
growled as he turned his face to the
wall and shed tears Washington
star.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-19

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
Nos. and run daily between Harrisburg
and HagerstOwn.
Through coach from Philadelphia TO Ha-
gerstown on trains Nos. D and 8.
Connections for all stations on Cumber-
land Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania Rail-
road system.
j. +. BOYD, Superintendent.
II. a. RIDDLE, GenIPass. Agent.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-19
Major McKinIeY's Courtship.

The New York Tribune Of a recent
date says:
Nothing more romantic and beau
tiful in the matter of courtship has
ever been published than the court
ship of the next President with the
noble woman who is now his wife.
In the town where they resided she
was teacher of a large Bible class in
the First Presbyterian Church, and
he superintendent of the Sunday
School of the First Methodist Episco-
pal Church. In going to their respec-
tive schools they passed each other at
a certain corner and found it plcasas
to stop occasionally and indulge in
conversation concerning their work.
This went on for many months, until
on an ever-memorable Sunday after
noon in their history he said to her:
a don't like this separation every
Sunday-you going one way and l
another. Let US change the order.
Suppose after this we always 90 the
same way. I think that is the thing
for us to do. What do YOU think ?'
a think so, too, was the answer,
which gave to him one of the most
beautiful of wives, and to her one of
the noblest and most devoted Of hus-
bands.
Moral: Attend Sunday school,
Young ladies.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-19
It IS Thought by Many

when the Creator said to woman
ain sorrow shalt thou bring forth
children" that curse was pro-
nounced, but the joy felt by every
Mother when she first presses to
her heart her babe, proves the
contrary.
Danger and suffering Turk in
the pathway Of the Expectant
Mother, and should be avoided,
that she may reach the hour
when the hope Of her heart is to
be realized, in full Vigor and
strength.