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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-11
HUMOROUS.

Don't you know it is wrong to fish
here on private grounds?" well, sir,
the line must be drawn somewhere."-
Ionkers Statesman.
--She--"Tell me, when you were in
the army were you cool in the hour Of
danger?" He-"Cool? Why, / shiv-
ered!'-N. Y. Herald.
There is always one way" observed
Higgins, Ito make man acknowledge
the corn" "How is that?" queried
Barker. step on it," said Higgins.
Harper's Bazaar. M
Mr.. Dunn UNPAID bin in his Land)
-"When shall call again, Mr.. Owens? ?"
Mrs. Owens-"Well, it would hardly be
proper for you to call again until / have
returned the present call."-London
Tit-Bits.
4-"There is going to be great deal of
blood shed here before long" said the
Central American officer. ''Yes," was
the reply. eve may as well prepare for
it. The mosquito season is almost at
hand" Washington Star. t..sfE
-Willie-"Papa, give me a dime to
Put III my ulIlc savings DdHh. plllllle
two nickels for it, map Ma-"What
for? You can't put nicltles in your
bank" Willie-"No, ma am; that's just
it."-Philadelphia Record. 'H" s''s''
81 am afraid" said the eminent
statesman's wife, that you are making
mistake" "How?" ''By constantly
declaring that if You are nominated it
will be against your will" But I've
got to do something to keep them re-.
minded that I'm eligible, haven't I?"-
Washington Star. .-i,,,s ...-,..,...-v .......
Among the Enthusiastically ma
tive Shaking hands with stranger about
to depart)-I wish you a pleasant
journey, sir, and hope you won't be
molested by the bgigands." Gentleman
(who has been fieeced at the inn
"9our advice comes too late, my friend;
the things done.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-11
MR.. JUSTICE sXIPPlE.
How He Got the Baseball Mask He Had
Coveted for a Long Time.

How He Got the Baseball Mask He Had
Coveted for Long Time.
Most of the boys envied "Skippie" be-
cause his father owned the house he
lived in, and back of it was large yard.
They all called him "Skippie" because
his full name was Samuel Carl Ivers
Partridge, and anyone will admit that
S. C. /. p. is ''Scip."
Skippie had deep red hair and freckles
all over his jolly face. He was chunky
and, if the truth must be told, rather
lazy. But he could play baseball and
had enough curves to puzzle any bats
man. Put baseball in Skippie's hand
and his laziness vanished as rapidly as
did the pumpkin pie when Skippie and
his chum crawled through the pantry,
window.
Skippie hated the back yard that
so much delighted the other boys. It
had small flower garden in it and
plenty of good grass, with posts here
and there for the clothesline. The coal
shed was built up against the back
fence, and the barn filled in the rest Of
the alley side of the yard. Skippie was
expected to keep, that back yard clean,
cut the grass, weed the little flower gar
den and split the wood. His mother
used up a heap of kindling wood, Skip
pie thought, and it seemed to him that
he did nothing all day long but go to
school, wash his face and split wood.
But there was one jolly thing about
the back yard. 1t was the gathering
place for the boys of the neighborhood,
and once in awhile, when they wanted
Skippie in ball game, they pitched in
and helped him split kindling wood.
One Saturday Billie Banks climbed
over the woodshed and found Skippie
sharpening brand-new AK. He begged
to be allowed to help. Skippie turned
starch box to watch him. About the
time that Billie had given the AK a
sharp edge Tom Johnson appeared, and
he wanted to sharpen the AK. Then
Jack Young came along, and one boy
after another held that new AK to the
grindstone until it had been given a
dozen different kinds of edges.
All this time Skippie was sitting on
the starch box enjoying himself and
thinking harder than he had ever
thought before.
II went to a justice court yesterday"
said he, finally.
Jimmie! I wish had been with
you," said Tom Johnson.
$50 do l." cried Billie. did they send
some man up for life?"
''No; the judge fined him five dol
lars and costs"
Say" cried Tom Johnson, who had
climbed clothesline post, let's play
police and justice and have an arrest
and run out the police patrol wagon.
I'll go get my wagon" and he was Off
like flash.
When he returned with his wagon he
found Skippie sitting in a kitchen chair
with big box in front of him for
desk. Billie had turned his coat wrong
side out and said he was to be prison.
or. Jack Young, Percy Pillows and
Roger Martin had tied ropes around
their waists in which were stuck clubs
of wood. They were the policemen and
the other boys were jailers, policemen
and bailiffs and prisoners. Skippie had
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-11
Letters In Smoke.

American lovers of the weed VINO
can make rings" pride themselves on
being artistic smokers" but they are
not to be compared with the Japanese
jugglers and their famous smoke
tricks. japanese artists in that line
link rings together, make crosses and
spoked wheels, and some are even said
20 be able to make succession of rcadar
BILE lettersl st. Louis Republic.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-11

for orders and began to move before
he came up. Looking along the track,
he saw woman catch the rail of the
lat car and swing herself on. When
he reached the place, he saw curious
black object on the bank. He jumped
the ditch and took hold of it. 1t was
basket He opened it, beneath ths
red semaphore light, started back with
muttered words, shut the lids tight
down, and ran down to his house. Mary
was wiping the tea things.
whats up?' she asked.
"See here" he said, lifting both lids
of the old-fashioned market basket. n
little baby lay there, blinking, squirm-
ing and crying little.
"Where did you get that, John Bray?"
He told her. r.., ...
"Tal1e it back" she cried. "Pll have
no girls brat around me-" u.E
Hadn't we better keep it till morn
in? I'll let the constable or somebody
know about it, Then they kin take it
away" "ttt
"Well," Mary assented, "an' I'll take IL
out; it's all crowded up there"
John went off to his work, and Mary's
tea dishes stood while she lifted out the
tiny baby and tended to it. There were
clothes and food in the basket and a
note, beseeching the finder to care for
the three weeks old baby girl. Mary
wept and crooned by turns over tho
wee, dark-haired thing, and presently
it went to sleep in her arms.
Nine o'clock came, ten, half-past ten,
and still Mary sat with the baby in her
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-11

arms. John came in, and she straight
way motioned him to silence.
"Why don't you set it DOWN." he
asked.
II wuz waitin' fer you to turn down
the bed, fer she seemed so comfortable
cuddled up here hated to rout her up.
doin' the thing myself"
Johns boots were noisy, as he stepped
about.
Hadn't we better go stockin' footed,
yell wake her up" suggested Mary.
John took the oath of allegiance to the
baby sovereign mentally and drew of
his shoes.
"Ain't she picture?" asked the wife,
when she had nestled the wee thing
down.
II guess you liked holdin' that baby
in your arms" John began, and Mary
hid her face on his shoulder and cried.
You'll kinder hate to give it up,
won't ye? An the constable's goin' to
see about it to-morrer. l wuz down
there. That's what KEEP me SO late.
There don't seem to be any perticler
place fer to put it, but he'll find out"
Mary was silent for little, and then
the baby stirred. She hurried over to
it, shaded the lamp and tiptoed back to
John.
Cant we keep her?" Mary began,
wistfully; ''her little clothes was in the
basket and her food in tin can, an
this note says about her."
John read the note, spelling it out,
and absorbing it's meaning slowly.
II guess we kin keep her eff we want
to-" he said, judicially, and then, eager
ly: "Whatll we call her?"
Il wuz thinkin' Express 'ud be good
NAME" Mary answered.
Its too long," John objected, IAN
it's onhandy to say"
"Well, Pressie fer short, an Pressie's
a real pretty name. It's kinder 'propri-
ate to call her somethin' like that"
Mary went on, for Mary was romantic
in her notions.
Poor little mite" John said, solemn
ly, looking steadily at the same place in
the floor for several minutes.
Mary crept up to him and sat on his
| knee. II didn't know what wuz wrong
with me, nor what 1 wanted" she
sobbed, but, John, eff I can keep that
baby, there amt nothin' want. She
won't cost much, John"
! mo, it won't take much to board her,
an guess Pressie'll hev to stay" John
made answer, and then they rose and
moved together to the door and out into
the starlight.
John was moist about the eyes and
happy at his heart. He took a new and
strange delight in everything, in his
present and future, his home, the sky,
and his wife beside him. And they
planned and wondered what Pressie
would be like when she grew up. They
said one to the other what company she
would be, and how careful they would
have to be about the track.
"I'll make gate fer the door," John
said, and he looked around for timber
as if he thought he ought to do It to-
morrow.
"Ye won't hev time to scrub yer floor
so much now" Johns tone was mis-
chievous, as he said it. ....
But Mary only sighed, long. deep
sigh of contentment. Her childless
misery had passed away. She had put
her lips to the cup of motherhood.--N,
Y. Independent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-11
His Old Master.

''De ole marster what l had befoah
de wah was a gennerman," remarked
old Nose to another aged relic of ante
bellum days. ....
"You bet dar was high-toned genner-
mans in dose days." his friend replied.
snow yol's tallIin'. remember how
time and agin my ole marster kicked me
often de front steps, and a mint AFTER
wards he had done plum forgot all
about hit. Der amt no noah SIGH gen.
permans nowadays."- Texas Sitter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-11
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
LITTLE MISSY sMALL-sIzE.

LITTLE MISSY SMALL-SIZE.
Little Missy Small-size, Loveland, her ad-
dress,
Little Missy brown eyes, sent, our home to
bless.
Face so full Of sunshine, laugh so full of
glee,
Cheeks SO sof. and rosy, all so fair to
Playing with her dolly, sitting in her chair.
Getting into mischief, fitting everywhere.
Wearying her mamma, causing her to
chide,
Then caressing sweetly. baby sins to
hide.
Little Missy Small-size, oh so full Of play,
A hundred eyes are needed, to watch her,
every day. #t
Little Missy brown eyes, sent from
Heaven above
BY . gracious Father, to dwell within
our love. HE# E@#t
-. Newell Ballard, in Good Housekeep-
ing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-11
Mock Mummies.

1t is about four years since II Egyp-
tian mummies in the old museum of
Berlin proved to be the bodies of fellows
who, short time ago, took their beer in
the saloons of the capital of the empire
of William III. 1t is now believed that
there is not museum in the world that
has not been imposed upon by frauds of
this kind Chicago Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-11
WHISTLES FOR THE BOYS.
How Noise-Producers May BE Made from
Willow Twig.

How NOise-Producers May BE Made from
Willow Twig.
This is the season when every boy
may have u whistle, and one that will
make noise enough to suit the most ex-
acting youngster. The whistles may
be made from short slip cut from a
willow tree or twig when the sap is
working upward from the roots be-
tween the bark and wood of the tree.
The season ends when the trees are in
full leaf, In that period of few weeks
millions upon millions of whistles are
made by the boys who live on farms
and in villages from one end of the
country to the other. In the New Eng
land states the favorite wood for
whistles is the alder. This bush lines
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-11
A MxstarY Solved.

ut is q mystery to me how you could
accumulate so large fortune dealing
in CATTLE" aald the king of Bavaria TO
Baron Hirsch.
"Ah, your majesty" returned the bar
on, my dealings have been with cattle
US well as in cattle."--Boston Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-11
PRESSIE.
pY ELLA s. ATKINSON.

Ohm BRAY and his
wife sat at the
door of their little
home Sunday even
ing. He was bag
gage master at the
b re w n station
along the track,
and Sunday was
his one night off.
He had tilted his
chair back to the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-14

NEW YORK. March l3.-To-day's in
tornatlonal chess match between the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and
ireland against an American team. "a
contest which was played on eight boards
the mayes being forwarded between this
and the British end by cable. the length
of the wire cling 34s} miles. was the big-
gest chess spectacle ever shown in this
ountry. The handsome and beautifully
decorated nail In the bank building at
Court and Remsen streets. Brooklyn. was
the scene Of action I'm this contest. over
100 spectators We're present during the
fight. While the players were sitting on
a large platform with their boards and
men placed ON tables in front o. them.
the moves being forwarded between this
peated on very large giant boards which
wore suspended on the walls Of the hall.
and every spectator present had a chance
of seeing the games at every stage dur
Ing the progress OF the fight.
Both players conducted this game very
cleverly and in pite Of repeated trials.
neither side could make much impress
sion, and SO things stood at the adjourn
ment.
Play IN the match will be resumed TO-
morrow ar 10 o'clock 20 be continued till
r. NJ. when the games left unfinished
will be adjudicated.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-14
PROTECT THE ~. 6 %.
A Reorganization Committee Formed In
Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. MD, March l3.-A Balu-
more and Ohio railroad reorganization
committee. composed exclusively ot BAL
timOreians. was formed IN this city to-
day. Alexander Shaw, who was chair
man OF the late finance committee or the
company. is chairman OF the new COM
mitteo, the other members being &. Mor-
ton Stewart. John GIL. John g. Harvey.
4. Edward HaWbieton, James l.. McLacy.
and j. Fahnestock.
The organization OF the committee. ~
e. stated, was at the request Of the Johns
Hopkins University. the financial insti-
tutions of this city, and others or tns
largest security holders OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. represent
ing both the bonds and stocks
The committee Is TO act Tor the pro
lection of the securities represented. IL
is set forth that "a majority of the Balu-
more and Ohio FtocS and millions or me
bonds are held by the people or thls
State. and it Is proposed 20 protect these
TO the fullest extent
There was a diversity OF opinion on the
street after the fact became known that
the committee had been formed as 10
tine significance of the move. Some eN-
pressed the view that IL meant an attack
upon tho New York committee and the
receivers: others asserted that certain
Baltimore interests were angcred AZ the
methods employed before ana after the
roads recciNorsnip.
Major shaw. chairman OF the newly
formed committee. said, with reference 20
the action taken:
our purpose is solely 10 protect tho
interests of the millions Of Baltimore
and Ohio securities held I'm Baltimore
When asked n "a main object OF the COM
miftce was the prevention Of foreclosure
and sale. he replied I'm the Affirmative.
Receiver COwen declined 10 say any
IN ug for publication.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-14
nor INDnBrED 10 MR.. GRIMES.
Mr.. James Howle Takes Exception to the
Formers Statement.

Mr.. James Howle Takes Exception to the
Formers Statement.
Editor of The Times:
Sir,-I notice in your paper Of yesterday
that Mr.. Grimes stated in his defence
that fourteen of the employees of the Gas
Works We're discharged for not giving
a day to the Democratic party, and that
some of them owe him money. As / wa3
one Of the fourteen referred 90. / wish to
say that 1 did not owe Mr.. Grimes any
thing but good will In reference 10
the discharge and the cause thereof let
me say that the men did not refuse 10
contribute TO the campaign fund, for they
were not given that privilege, but they
simply objected TO an arbitrary tax 10y
the Committee on Light. which they
knew had no right 10 impose an an
tional tax TO that they We're alreadv pay
ing 10 the city as law-ablding citE g
i wish 10 say also that the resolution
under which i was discharged did not
cover my case at all. The provisions Of
that were that those who refuse TO con-
tribute a. @. be taxed should be the first
10 be dropped as work grew slack" /
was the timer then at the upper works,
and il was well known fact that
timer was always needed. and when /
was put off another timer was imme-
diatcly put in my place and. so far as
know, it has never been explained how
could have been displaced under the
above act. or al all, legally.
In justice 20 Mr. Ferrter, who has
been mentioned / wish 10 say that he
voluntarily told me he opposed the action
OF the committee in the matter of dis
charging JAMES HOWLE.
Richmond. Va. March t.. 1895.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-14
A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
THE DAWN or n NEW CLNithi ~
MRS. PErTON's LIFE.
A Native OF Virginia, She Has spent Her
whole Life Near Her Present h""s'
and Has Host of Dece

ORANGE. VA, March i3-special.--
Mrs. Lydia Price Peyton to-day ceie-
brated her one-hundreth birthday. and
passed the century mark In good health.
Her parents Michael and Martha stigg
Ter Snyder. were pioneer settlers in Mad
ison county. where she was born March
18th. 1896. near the old Lutheran church,
three miles north Of Madison G.. ii.
In her nineteenth year sho married
John Pey,on. and moved with him 20 hls
homo IN Orange county. az Peyton's Ford.
on the Rapidan river. where sho has re-
sided ever since.
Her husband died IN ls62and she has not
married. sho was the mother OF twelve
children. all OF whom lived 20 maturity.
Eight are now living as follows. VIII
liam s., John s.. residing IN Pittsylpania
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-14

dacing the tax on the coastwise trade
between the Americas. between the
United States and the West Indies. and
between the United States and Hawaii.
from , To PC. a ton.
and Hawaii. from to &c. a ton
At 5:l5 o'clock the House took re-
cess until S O'Clock. and at the close OF
the evening session Gor pension bills),
adjourned until Monday.
WASTE OF TIME.
At the evening session not a single item
OF business was considered. Upon the
usual motion, made as soon as the House
reasscmbled, at o'clock, 10 80 into
committee OF the whole. Mr.. Erdman
Dem, y. j. made the point OF no
quorum. The roll was called and 1iJ
members responded to their names
On motion OF Mr. Picker (Rep.. $. d.,
a resolution was adopted directing the
sergeant-at-Arms TO arrest members alb
sent without leave. but IL was within
few minutes OF 10 o'clock before the war
rant was prepared and signed by Acting
Speaker Payne Rep.. Y. ". At IN Il
hour IL vote by yeas and nays was OBJ
tained. upon motion 10 recall the roll.
and that exhausted the period intervening
until the hour when the session expired
under the rules-10.30 o'clock. The House
then adjourned until Monday next.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-14

He Makes Zen Miles on n Cycle In 2a:5s.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. March l3.-At
the villa Maynard meet last Wednesday
OF the Jacksonville wheclmcn, Harry
Elkes. Of Saratoga, n. y. rode ten miles
In competition in 2i:jS. on the strength Of
this performance. it was claimed that
Fixes had lowered the worlds amateur
record for ten miles In competition This
claim was. however. later denied. a telc-
gram being received here that the distance
had been made in less time than H.2s.
This assertion, however, Is not true,
for Chairman Gideon Of the J.. a. W.
Racing Board biographies to-day that the
best time for ten miles prior TO Fixes per-
Torrance was 25:S2. Elkcs, therefore.
holds the worlds amateur championship
for ten miles In competition. Elkes' per-
Torrance was the more notable, because
the racers were not paced for nearly two
miles OF the distance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-14

The lower auditorium of Centenary
church was the the scene last night OF an
enjoyable aud unique entertainment. The
Stonewall Club, No. o. Iyceum League OF
America was the guest. and some OF
its members the entertainers OF Epworth
League Of Centenary church.
The first numbers on the programme
were a couple OF beautiful piano solos by
Mr.. Sheppard webb. entitled tho WAR
cissus" and shepherd story. which
was followed by a contralto solo by Mrs.
Lockerman. Then came StOncwal Club
with a wcll-rcndercd defamation from
SHAKESPEARE. entitled "Clarcnce's Dream"
by Mir. +. y. Laughiou. Jr. a solo by
Mr. Hunter was next enjoyed. as was
also the star Grafton OF the evening. by
Mr. w T.. Crawford. on Woman" which
was both humorous and eloGuont The
next number was n betutiful soprano
solo by Miss Motley. followed by the chief
event OF the evening. n debate as 10 whe-
Their the Farmer or his wife has the har-
der lot" II was ably handled in the afir-
native by Messrs Frank r. sutton. Jr..
and T. Morgan Shepherd, and i'm the neg
alive by Messrs. Ran Lewis and J.. II.
Courtney. AT the conclusion. DR.. Tudor
being called upon for a few remarks
Of America. and its eloquent representa-
tives present.
The light refreshments served by the
charming ladies OF the Epworth League
were very much enjoyed, and It was not
until late hour that the gathering dis
persed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-14
THE REBELS VICTOROUS.
They Defeat "a Detachment of spaniars
and Capture Their Arms.

KEY WEST. FLA, March 1s.-Private
adyices received I'm this city by the
steamer Oliyette Wednesday from Ha-
yana. dated March 10th. at General
Aguirre's headquarters, report a battle
At the town OF Juguiabo in which the
rebels defeated a detachment OF Spanish
troops and captured all their arms AMI
ammunition.
The insurgents. under command OF Ma
Jor Paul Arrange, captured the town of
San Antonio de Rio B4ancO, One-half mile
from the city OF JarucO. which was guard
ed by "A detachment OF Spanish volunteers
At the approach OF the insurgents the
volunteers sent a commission 10 the IN
surge nj leader, Offering to surrender. They
delivered about eighty rifles and 1000 OF
ammunition, besides twenty volunteers
deserted and followed the insurgents.
Arrange went in the direction al the
Ovideo plantation. There they were am
pushed By 80 Spanish troops. A small
reinforcement coming up from 1iaceo, they
charged the troops. dis. Odging them, and
drove them In great disorder from tho
field.
The troops left twenty dead. and the
insurgents lost six killed and two
wounded.
From Oviedo plantation the insurgents
went in the direction OF Campos De Flori-
ia, where they met a train carr. ing 900
troops. They wrecked tho train, .efeated
the troops. killing many, and captured
a iot OF arms and ammunition.
The report OF the action by the United
States Congress has caused much re-
joicing among the insurgents.
Oscar Held. celebrated German artist.
has Joined the insurgents ana BEEN com