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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
A DOLL SONG.

have such a pretty doll, such a very
pretty doll,
All over golden curls is her head. head.
head:
She has smiling big blue eyes. blue as sum
mer's morning skies.
That shut up when darling dolly goes to
bed, bed, bed.
She is such pretty doll, such darling
baby doll,
And she's got a pretty jacket with a
hood, hood, hood;
And some pretty frilly frocks, and the
sweetest baby socks,
That / let her wear sometimes when shc
is good. good. good.
Oh. love my darling doll. she's my dar-
ling baby doll,
Do vow know that very soon she'll really
talk, talk, talk?
Yesterday she said mamma" and to-day
she said papa"
When / took her In the garden for q
walk, walk, walk.
1 have such pretty doll. such a very pretty
All over golden curls is her head. head,
head:
She has smiling big blue eyes, blue as sum-
mer's morning skies,
That shut up when darling dolly goes to
bed, bed, bed.
III. M. Burnside, in Leslie's Pleasant
Hours.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
ROOM DECORATIONS.
Methods to Secure Heightening and
Widening Effects.

Methods to Secure Heightening and
Widening Effects.
To make a room appear higher, the
plane surface of the ceiling should be
decreased by the holdings of the
cbrnice, by panels. or, in rhe absence Of
these, by bands of color performing the
same office. A vertical system of line
should be adopted in mural dec oration,
and the mantel should be lower.
To make a room appear lower, exact
ly the opposite treatment should be
adopted; that is to increase the plane
ceiling, adopt horizontal system Of
mural decoration, with jade and n
high mantel.
To make room appear wider is ac-
complished, to a certain extent, by MAX
ing it appear lower; but where this is
undesirable, or where it is insufficient.
the effect can be reached by adopting
& mural decoration on a graduated scale
of form, decreasing upward, so that
two or more patterns at Inc top
like those at the foot are found to oc-
cupy the same space as one at the foot,
and this effect can be much increased
by graduation of color upward FROM
dark to light.
To make room appear narrower Is
accomplished, to certain extent, by
making it appear higher: but where
this is undesirable, or insufficient, it
can be obtained by adopting strongly
drawn large pattern in strong color
for mural decoration
To make room appear longer is to
an extent accomplished by making it
appear lower and narrower; but wherc
this is undesirable or inefficient the Of
feet may be obtained by decreasing the
scale and strength of color of the mural
decorations adopted at the end.
To make a room appear shorter is &C
complished, to an extent, by making il
appear wider and higher; but the ef.
feet can be achieved by Increasing the
scale and strength in color of thu mural
decorations adopted at the ends,
Any of these effects can be modified
or increased by the treatment of the
floor surface, whether by the carpets.
the rugs or painted boards, or by par.
ouet flooring; lines running across n
room, or rugs laid down at intervals
having the effect of shortening, and
consequently, to an extent, of height
ening and widening room. Lines run
ming in the length increase the di'
mansions, and to an extent reduce the
height and width "A polished floor in
creases the apparent height of IN apart
,nant NV ref1ectinp all vertical lines and
prolonging them.-Englis2 Mechanic.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
FLOODED WITH SCHEMES.
Express Companies Receive Numerous De-
vices for Preventing Robbery.

Express Companies Receive Numerous De-
vices for Preventing Robbery.
Express companies are flooded with
letters from all over the country offer
ing all sorts of devices and patents as
safeguard against robbery.
"Only a short time ago we lad a let
ter from chap VINO wished to keep
what he had to offer sn inviolable Sc
cret," said the manager of the company.
SHe said he had not patented it, and was
only waiting to hear from us. His plans
called for the constr uction under the
roof of the car Of a chamber with fall
ing doors. AS soon as the robbers en-
tered the car all the messengers had to
do was to throw switch. This let
down the doors of concealed chamber.
AS soon as the doors fell a blast of air
was created from some mysterious
source and countless numbers OF little
balls of India ink would be thrown into
the car, branding every man Jack Of
the robbers indelibly for future identi-
fication, to say nothing of soaring them
to death.
Another chap I remember had a
scheme that was unique. 1t consisted
of the placing of a cylinder III The car.
The moment the messenger appreciated
that he was attacked all he had to do
was to drag the safes into the cylinder
and lock them up there along with him
self. The cylinder was puncturcd with
holes which commanded every part Of
the car, and through them LIE could
shoot the robbers down one by one.
When we asked him what was the mat
ter with the robbers shooting back
through these same holes and Tunctur-
ing the messenger he was stun'ped and
retired.
ION some of the western roads they
are trying a new plan. Each express
car is equipped with one or more cylin-
ders of small diameter, which arc filed
with powrful chemical preparation.
| The instant the messenger inside has
peason to think that his car is threat
ened he takes the cylinder down from
its case and drops it through prepared
opening in the floor Of the car. Then,
| by the pressure of foot or soEie other
simple method he lgnites the thing.
| The chemicals fame out and illuminate
the country for great distance around.
The cylinder becomes great torch.
The experiment is being tried there,
but whether it will be success or not
remains to be seen"-Boston Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
Some ThinCs to Learn.

Learn 10 laugh. a goad laugh is
better t1an medicine. Learn how u
tell a story. a wcll-tcld story is as
welcome as sunbeam in I sick room.
Learn to keep your own troubles 10
yourself. The world is too busy to care
for your ills and SORROWS. Learn to
stop croaking. If you cannot see any
good in the world keep the bad to yo1r-
self. Learn to hide your pains and
aches under pleasant smile. No ore
cares to hear whether you have the
carache, headache or rheumatism.
Don't cry. Tears do we'll enough in
novels, but they ara out of place in real
life. Learn to meet your friends with
n smile. TIE guod-humored man OF
woman is always welcome, but the dys.
peptic Or hypochoutlriac is not wanted
anywhere and is a nuisance as we'll -
Farmers Voice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
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LIFE-SAVING STATIONS.
How They Are Arranged and the Quite
of the Keepers.

How They Are Arranged and the Duties
of the Keepers.
The station itself is two-story house
built securely and solidly upon some
good site along the beach; it is COM
Portable and roomy, furnished by the
government, and has the boatroom and
kitchen on the lower floor; a large bed
room for the keeper, another for the
surfmen, and storeroom occupy the
second story.
The boatroom is large, and opens by
great double doors upon the beach. 1t
contains the life-boat and all the life
saving apparatus-always in perfect
order and readiness.
The crew consists of keeper and six
surfmen, though some stations number
seven surfmen; these men art gradu-
ates from no naval college, but have
served their apprenticeship with old
ocean as their master; they must be
able to handle boat in the toughest
weather, and to face all the dangers OF
the deep.
Each man must undergo strict med
ical examination. and must bring to the
station his certificate of good health;
and he is also obliged to sign an
agreement to faithfully perform all du-
ties.
The keeper receives a salary of 5000 a
year (up to 1892 it was $7oo); he must
be at the station all the year round, but
is allowed a months leave of absence in
summer if he gives up his pay. A surf
man receives sos month, is at the sta
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and then go to tlre room of the vice
president, where they remain until the
noon hour.
Then, as the vice president arises to
enter the chamber and call the senate
to order, little page boy comes and
takes the hand of the blind preacher
and leads him to the raised platform in
front of the desk OF the presiding OFF,
Ger. Vice President Stevenson does not
ascend to his place, but, standing be.
side the blind preacher, he takes the
little ivory gavel, raps once and says:
''The senate will be in order" Then,
bowling his head, while all the senators
and little page boys also bow, respect
full and reverent attention is given
while the holy man raises his sightless
CRIBS heavenward and invokes the Di.
vine blessing upon the senate and prays
that it's proceedings may be for the
glory of God and the welfare of our
common country.
AS soon as the chaplain's prayer was
| concluded the secretary of the senate
Gen. Cox, of North Carolina, proceeded
to read the journal of the preceding
day. When that was concluded sena.
tors offered petitions and resolutions
end bills. This is done during what is
called 1.-THE morning hour" although
really it is between the hour of noon
and one o'clock p. M.
SMITH D. Fry.
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MARY GREEN'S TRAVELS.
She Has Visited Every Part of the Nortl
American Continent.


American Continent.
Miss Mary Green" is a rubber doll
who appeared one day late last fall
in the post office of Winchester, Mass.
On her dress was fastened slip of
paper which read: "The climate of
New England is too severe for this
child; please pass her to the Pacific
coast for the winter" Some friendly
clerk put a stamp on her dress and sent
her to Montana. From there she went
to California, then to British Column
bia ard from there to Ottawa. Each
post Office clerk seems to have enjoyed
her society as long as he pleased, then
pasted stamp to her gown and sent
her on.
AT Denver, Col, she evidently at
tended a banquet of the mailing clerks
and had some new travelling garments
given her. Her dress is said to be GOV.
cred over with postage stamps from;
various offices in the United States.
and around her neck are tied several
poems" written in her honor. She
also wears newspaper badges from
many different states, showing the
honor with which she was received Mt
the various literary banquets which she
attended. From Ottawa she brought
back tag which proved to be pass to
the gallery of the house of commons
pansV
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
A Modest Wayfarer.

The Lady-Now, suppose you won't
spend this money for that vile liquor.
The Tramp We'll, mum, I'll do me
best; but I'm not connysoor, an l
generally has to drink it afore can
tell whether it's good or bad.-Puck.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
Where Brier Root Comes From.

The best brier root from which pipes
are made is said to come from the bcr-
ders of France and Italy. In the noun
famous districts of those countries
roots are dug out which have grown
for ages and are sometimes larger than
mans body, weighing hundreds Of
pounds. The wood thus obtained In
remarkably beautiful
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
The Sum Is S.Sl0.

What sum divided by 9 leaves s.?
What sum divided by s leaves z? What
sum divided by leaves 6? What sum
divided by 6 leaves s? What sum divid-
ed by leaves four? What sum divided
by four leaves 8? What sum divided by
leaves Q? What sum divided by 2
leaves [?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
a Morning Stroll Down Washing
tons Gre atest Street.
Ammous Statesmen Who Walk from Their
Residences to the Capitol Every
bright Forcnoon-Openinga
Session of the Senate.
Especial Washington letter.

Especial Washington letter.
People who walk can see great deal
Hnore than the people who ride. A ma
Jority of the, busy men of this city ride
from their residences to the capitol
either on the horse cars of the Metro
politan or the cable cars of the Penn
syivania avenue line.
Just for change and for the exer-
else of walk in the crisp morning air,
walked down Pennsylvania avenue
from the treasury to the capitol to-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
Two Sides to the Question,

"You don't mean to say the cashier
has gomez"
EYES," replied the bank official.
"Dear me! He had such a pleasing
appearance" .
"Nes, and such displeasing disap,
pearance. Philadelphia American.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
Economy in Nature.

Teacher-ln the process Of nature we
have the egg, and then what?
Dick Hicks-The actor.-N. Y. World.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-29

next legislative assembly of Montana
which convenes the coming year. will
cheerfully cooperate with the legislature
OF your state in the naming of a joint
commission TO definitely establish the
boundary line in a manner satisfactory
to both states. Ii would be impossible for
me 10 take up the matter in the mean
time. as this state has no engineer and no
fund available for this purpose Moreover,
the settlement of the boundary Is a mat
ter In which two states must concur
should any technical differences arise and
should be relegated to a joint committee
named by the respective legislatures. /
am not advised as to the labor involved
in establishing these boundaries or the
expense incident TO the work. but regret
that l do not feel authorized to take the
matter up with you and determine the
question. To proceed. however. TO define
this boundary. without official concur
renee of the two states interested, would.
In my opinion. have no more bearing on
the question of jurisdiction of the courts
than the line as indicated on the Official
maps
Hoping I have made my position clear
on this question. and trusting that no Sc
rious complications may arise, I am with
great respect. yours very truly,
-. +. Richards"
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little menagerie in the town OF Lille,
France, and he discovered that the ami
NAL kills the terrible cobra and escapes
injury only by its wonderful quickness
and is not proof against the bite OF its
dangerous prey
The snake charmers OF India have
long used a method of gradual inocula-
ton of snake poison In order TO make
themselves proof against accidental
bites from their snakes. They only
partially accomplish this, however, be-
cause some of them are bitten and die
every year. DR.. Calmette has studied
them carefully in India, and says that
the snakes they use are usually cooras
whose fangs are intact and whose bite
would be inevitably fatal. They rely
chiefly upon the way in which they
handle the snakes to protect them
from bites: IL is a gift which some of
them seem to possess naturally. They
know exactly how to take hold of their
dangerous pets so as not to excite them
and never do so until the snake has
been brought into a good humor by
their music and the rythmical swaying
of their bodies. Rhythm of motion al
ways affects a snake, and IL will sway
in unison with any moving object upon
which its attention is kept fixed. Some
of the charmers, doubtless. remove the
fangs of their serpents. but the ma
1Ority do not. 1t IS n common tnlng
for the charmers to allow their cobras
TO strike a fowl or kitten before they
begin their performance. The almost
instantaneous death of the victim
proves the danger from the cobra's bite
and impresses the spectators, who are
then more liberal in their contribu-
tons.
Some Of the Mexican Indians prac-
tice incubation by means OF the fang
of a rattlesnake after having previous
ly fortified themselves by eating the
leaves of a certain plant which is sup
posed to have miraculous powers.
There is no doubt that such inocula-
ton can be practiced successfully and
that men may thus procure immunity
from the effects of snake poison, but
the process is a dangerous one.
or all the different snakes collected
by DR.. Calmette. the venom Is almost
identical. 1t only differs in the degree
of virulence, the venom being more d.
luted in some snakes than in others.
The cobra of India, the black snake of
Australia and the RATHER of America
all have practically the same venom.
Thus only one antidote Is required for
all snake bites, but the amount inject
ed must vary with the intensity of the
venom OF the snake and the quantity
infused in the wound. A dose which
would destroy the venom of a rattle
snake would be too weak for a cobra
and some of the deadly snakes of tropi-
cal countries.
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specIal DIspatch 70 the standard.

special Dispatch 10 the STANDARD.
Livingston. May PA call was is
sued to-day by Chairman A. ]. Camp
bell OF the central committee for a con-
vention of Park county democrats TO
elect delegates TO the state ccnvcation
which will meet at Butte June 20 ] he
Livingston convention win be l.eid
AJune is and will convene at the Park
opera house at 1880 o'clock q. N. The
apportionment is fixed on the basis of
one delegate for every 10 votes or frsc-
ton thereof cast for Hon. II a. Cor
bett for congressman in 1894 The num-
Der OF delegates each precinct is thus
entitled to is as follows: LiViHgsi on
precinct No. /. 5; No. ., 5; No. .. 3;
Cokedale. Chico. Crevasse. Horr, My
erburg and Shields river. each; Gan d.
ner, 4; Cooke. Cascade. Cinnalndr. Cot
tonwood. Contact. Fridley. Hunters
Hot Springs. Upper Mission. Lnwer
Mission. Richlsnd. Trail CreeN. II m
Minor basin and West Boulder, eSoh.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-29

which. by injection into the system,
can be depended upon to nullify the
effects of snake venom. Chloride OF
lime and chloride of gold are the most
efficacious. but their action is very UNI
certain. II over half an hour has
elapsed after the bite they are always
useless. The anti-venomous serum will
neutralize the poison two hours after
the bite. and in the case of the less
poisonous snakes after a much longer
interval
For many years scientists have been
trying TO find out the exact chemical
nature Of snake poison. So far they
have been unsuccessful. 1t has been
proved to consist OF three distinct sub
stances. but nobody knows very accu-
rately what they are. The first sub
stance is said 20 be peptone. which has
very slow action and produces ulcera-
ton locally. The second is some viru-
lent matter which causes great infiltra-
ton OF blood when injected into the It's
sues; the third is OF an albuminous ma
ture. and Is not apparently poisonous
in itself. Boiling heat destroys the
poisonous qualities of snake venom
When concentrated by removing the
albumen and retaining the salts. the
residuum II 40 times more poisonous
than the normal venom. 1t is then the
most powerful poison known. and
enough OF il could be put into thimble
TO kill $4,000 people.
The only living creatures known
which are proof against snake poison
are snakes themselves. Pigs possess
great powers Of resistance TO the poi
son. and so does the mongoose OF India.
which feeds upon venomous snakes. A
rnongoose. though not so big as a rab-
bit, will only succumb 10 dose q poi
SON large enough 10 kin eight rabbits.
DR.. Calmette had six mongoOses at his
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-29
THE BOUNDARY.
Governor Richards Replies to Governor
Mcconnell OF Idaho


Mcconnell OF Idaho
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. May Ex-Governor Richards, in
reply to Governor McConnell's letter ask
ing Montana TO cooperate with Idaho in
locating the boundary line between the
two states so as to settle the question OF
jurisdiction involving the Yahk river
country, addressed the following letter to-
day:
Dear Governor: / have the honor to
acknowledge your esteemed favor of the
22d inst, relative TO the underlined boun-
Diary between the states of Idaho, and
Montana near the British Columbia line.
/ note what you say as to the Importance
Of an Immediate settlement OF this ques-
ton for the purpose of jurisdiction, but l
am OF the opinion that pending definite
location of these boundary lines, as shown
on the official maps issued by the govern
ment will be recognized by the courts.
and that any findings in accordance there
with will be affirmed by the supreme
courts of each state. These maps locate
the Yahk river almost wholly in Montana
and they are no doubt drawn with refer
ence TO the original designs of the inter-
state boundaries between Idaho and Mon
tana. However, 1t is very desirable that
the technical work of running these boun-
Diary lines be done at as early a date as
possible. i have no doubt but that the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-29

Swarthout offered as a substitute that
the question of constitution be referred
to the people for q vote in order that
II might represent the people. The
substitute was taoeld. DR.. Goucher's
motion was adopted.
Lieutenant Governor Mansur of Yer
mont secured the privilege to make
the report Of the committee on arbitra-
tlon which authorized the secretary to
communicate with the president and
ask the government of the United
States to enter into negotiations with
the lowers of Europe with view TO
forever preventing a repetition Of the
Armenian outrages. 1t carried with
out a dissenting voice.
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of a day.

Phil Daniels. T. p. A, Butte, Mont.
w. w. Johnston, c. A, Billings. Mont
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Tho Presbyterian Assembly.

Saratoga, N. Y, May 27.-The place
where the next Presbyterian general
assembly will be held will be decided
Tomorrow. The places under consid-
Grafton are Petoskey, Mich, San Fran
cisco, Winona, Mimi, and Saratoga.
At the opening of the morning session
to-day Judge Wilson of Philadelphia
moved the report of the committee on
conference with theological seminaries
in order to bring them into closer re-
lations with the assembly, be distrib-
uted to give an opportunity for more
elaboration.
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pany organized as the Boise. Nampa
& Owyhee Railroad company. The
deal is of the greatest Importance, as
IL Is stated that wealthy Pittsburg
and Chicago people are back of it and
will build the road to Owyhee without
fail The company was organized
largely through the efforts of Fremont
Wood of this city, and Congressman
Edgar Wilson was elected president.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-29
THEY PROMI5E TROUBLE.

The Crees d. Not W~nt to Return to
Csnadt U.conditionslly.
Minneapolis. May PA Great Falls,
Mont, special to the Journal SAYS two
troops of cavalry have been ordered
from Fort Custer to round up the Cree
Indians so they may he deportei to
Canada in accordance with the recent
federal legislation. The Crees say
they will not go unless Canada Pho
claims amnesty for their participation
in the Riel rebellion. They fear death
sentences If returned to Canada and
prefer the alternative of fleeing 20 the
mountains and becoming bad In
dians"
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Tn the Methodist Conference.

Cleveland. May 27.-Bishop Fowler
presided at the NJ. r. conference to-
day. A surprise was created when
Rev. DR.. Goucher. chairman OF the
committee on constitution, made a
suggestion that the whole matter OF
constitution. which has engaged the
two days. be referred % a commission
Of Is. TO consist of six ministers, six
laymen and three bishops, TO report
four years hence. Lay Delegate
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Special Dispatch 10 the Standard.
Boise. Idaho. May 27.-An important
railroad deal was perfected here to-
day and as a result Col. w. II. Dewey.
p anager Tor the Pittsburg company.
that Is making Preparations for extern
sive mining operations at bonneville.
and Col John z Stearns OF Nampa.
together with associates in the East,
take the stock OF the railroad CON-