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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27
'AMELIE, QUEEN OF PORTUGAL

pected to die. There was no one to
take care Of old Manoel, and no money
to pay for a doctor for little Castora.
AS soon as the queen heard of their dis
tress she came to visit them, and the
neighbors say she saved Castora's life.
When her majesty entered the apart
ment little Castora lay on II rough cot
quite delirious, and old Manoel sat
grooming and trying to warm himself
at an estufa Of charcoal in the corner.
Queen Amelie took the little sufferers
temperature, smoothed her hair and
wrote out a prescription, which was
taken by the groom TO be put up by the
nearest chemist. The chemist has the
prescription now. He refuses to part
with it, AID is going to have it framed.
Within 20 minutes the groom brought
back draught, which her majesty
stirred and gave to little Castora with
her own hand. Then she left, and was
driven to the palace.
Little Castora's condition is greatly
improved. She is quite conscious, and
says she felt immediate relief from the
time she felt the queens hand on her
forehead.
1t is rumored that an addition has
been made, at royal request, to Manoel
Valdes' pension, so that he shall not
want for the future. In the meantime
Castora is receiving every attention, and
is under direct care of the court physi-
clan. The neighbors in the barrio are
still excited.
And how did the story come to the
queens ears? Well! Manoel has
younger brother, Jose, who is strap
ping corporal of the guards stationed
at the palace. Jose has been very sad
lately, and this was noticed by his novid.
Therese Constant, who is n maid of the
queen and who meets Jose, told Therese
why he was sad, and Therese, who is
French and very emotional, told the
queen while she was dressing her hair.
This is how relief came to Castora and
Manoel. ~
At the noon guard-mount at the pal
ace the other day Corporal Valdes per-
formed his, military duties with his
usual pride and cheerfulness.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27
AZ State Run by Women.

In the, province Of Smolensk, Russia
there is little state practically gov.
erned and inhabited for the greater
part of the year by women. The state
is: aDot 40 miles square and includes
a number of villages which formerly
belonged to the convent of Besjukow
The state is known as the Kingdom
OF Women" because the male inhabit-
ants cmigrate at certain time each
year to seek work in other parts of the
empire, leaving affairs OF local govern
ment to their better halves. The wom-
an mayor rresides at the communal as
semblies. where the women discuss
with praiscworthy zeal questions OF
public interest. The financial condi-
ton of the state is said to be excellent,
and the women have all the pin money
they want
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27
soon got !

the British South Africa company
The work he had already done in At.
RIGA had proved his ability when Mr..
Rhodes wrote to him to come from 10.
hannesburg to Cape Town to see him
He arrived after his two days journey
the night Mr.. Rhodes was giving din
ner party. The guests didn't go away
until late, and it was one q. m. before
the engineer and his host had an oppor-
tunity to talk business. AS soon as
they were alone Mr.. Rhodes, who had
briefly talked over matters with the
engineer before he summoned him to
Cape Town, said abruptly:
"Mr. Hammond, / should like to have
you make me proposition"
Mr.. Hammond made one, in which
6 1000 u month, or 100000 year, was
named as his salary, n figure which has
since been materially increased.
His terms were accepted, and he be-
came the mining expert of the British
South Africa company.
This was about IS months ago. I'm
less his career is cut short by his TAX
ing part in the uprising against the
Beers, he will become one of the rich
men of the world, if not power in
South African politics, which he was
in fair way of being already.
The other American mining en-
gineers in South Africa get salaries
which can scarcely be paralleled else
where for similar work. The salaries
Of several range from $4,000 to $4,000
a year. Only exceptional ability and
technical skill command high salaries
and Mr.. Hammond from the first has
warned Americans who wanted to seek
their fortunes in South Africa to stay
at home. Many hundreds of young
Englishmen who have gone there have
been disappointed and have nearly
starved.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27

shrieking and crying and beating the
bars with her paws.
There" said Mr.. Mckay, sis an illus
tration of a spoiled child. Now L must
pacify her." And he gave her the egg.
In less than a minute Johanna returned
him the best part of the shell, COM
Eletely drained of it's contents.
Mr.. Mckay next gave Johanna some
chewing gum, but she returned the
gum to him with q slow shake of her
head, as if to say: mo, thank you!
Some other time"
The keeper now placed an egg on the
floor, outside of the cage, but far enough
away to be out of Johanna's reach. The
chimpanzee tried to get the egg, but her
arm was not long enough. There were
pieces of paper in her cage, and with
their aid she tried to pull the egg within
reach, but failed. Then there was an
other paroxysm of grief, and, when it
had subsidized, Johanna sat looking at
the egg in a rueful sort of way.
But Johanna had to have the egg. Mr..
Mckay to help her along, dropped a
rope near the cage. Johanna got the
rope, held the two ends in her paw, and,
with her right, deftly tossed the loop
around the egg. Then, after several
trials" she pulled 1t within reach and
disposed of it as she had disposed of the
first one
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27

and militia are of this arm, and they
have right to expect to see in each
regular infantry regiment model for
their guidance"
He says of the artillery that when
our system of defenses is completed it
will require a total of 1884 enlisted
men to provide one relief for all the
guns and mortars. On the peace foot
ing the 20 heavy batteries would have
q trife over 1000 men, every one OF
whom would be a trained gunner.
With the maximum strength now
contemplated by the revised statutes
these batteries would have nearly TO-
300 men. By a further possible in
crease of the enlisted strength they
could provide between 1900 and is,
900 men, and in either case the addi-
tional men scattered among the organ
iZations would become quickly trained.
The latter number would provide the
war garrisons first needed for the more
important barbors, and in any event
there would be carefully trained body
of at least 1900 gunners with their o1fl-
GERS to be scattered among the various
Notifications for the training or volun-
teer organizations in peace and as n
nucleus for the garrisons in time OF
war.
The total number of separate fortiti
cations projected and partially COM
pleted is a little more than 100. In
some harbors there will be one, i'll
others there will be ten, twelve and hf
teen. Not all of these will require
permanent garrisons in time of peace.
The work of instruction will be car
ried on in the larger Notifications,
while detachments sent out from time
to time will suffice for the care and
preservation of material in the others.
1t is believed that 70 companies of Sec
coast artillery will enable this work
to be properly done, but that is the
minimum number that should be ex
pected to do it.
The improvements suggested by the
secretary could be-. accomplished
through an addition to the per cent. ell
listed force 4of 1900 men, and would
leave the total strength the same as
that now authorized.
The distribution would then stand
about as follows: Cavalry, 30 squad
rons, 6.l7o; artillery, "A light batteries,
so sea-coast batteries, 5,o75; infantry.
rs battalions, 1925; engineers, bat
talon, 500; ordnance detachments.
-4s5; West Point detachment, 215; In
dian scouts, 40; signal corps, so; ord
nance sergeants, 40; quartermaster
sergeants. so; commissary sergeants,
so; hospital corps, I'll; miscellaneous,
i47: total. 10000.
Such Il force, considered with refer
ence to Il territory of 100000 square
miles, provides one soldier to 100 square
miles. The total increase over present
expenditure for pay. rations, clothing
and forage would be $1,770,073. IA
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27
Consolation for Everybody.

Big men have larger heads than small
men, not because their mental grasp
is wider or stronger, but because their
bodies are. larger, and therefore the
proportion of the head to the whole or
ganism must be taken into account.
Again, n large head may inclose COM
paratively small brain and a thick
skull does not indicate intellectual
force. Still further, a small brain
may have very fine quality of organ
ism and a large and fine brain may be
imnerfectlY nonrished.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27

intellect and tenacious .memory,he re-
calls that event from the reports that
came to Ireland; remembers the war Of
1912, the rise of Napoleon and Waterloo
and other affairs that are largely ira
ditional with the majority of men. Mr..
Welsh, at the age of 72, enlisted as a
private in the northern army and has
a pension of SIP per month. Mr..
Welsh's home is on q spur of Savage
Mountain. His little farm is neat and
well kept. Members of his family
down to the great-grandchildren look
upon him with veneration, and his man
dates receive implicit obedience. His
mental faculties are unobscured, and
to local historians and correspondents
he is q Joy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27
BLAINE'S BIRTHPLACE.
Picture OF the Old House In Brownvills
ms 1t Now Stands.

Picture OF the Old House In BrOwnviIIs
ms 1t Now Stands.
The Young Mems Blaine club, OF
Chicago, has recently received from q
Pennsylvania friend of the organizaA
ton large photograph, which is val
ued highly. 1t is a picture of the birth
place of James G.. Blaine. II was taken
on the first day of the present year
and shows the exact state of the house.
The house stands on the bank Of
The Monongahela river in a remote
corner of the village of West Brown
vile, Pa, and is visited almost daily
by sightseers and relic hunters, so
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27
Big Walnut Tree.

The largest walnut tree ever hewn
in Pike county, Pa, was cut down g
few days ago near Milford, Pa, by
William Angle, of Washington, n. j.,
for gun stocks for the United States
government. The first 16 feet will.
make about 1000 feet of lumber and
will furnish enough gun stocks to sup.
ply a regiment. II was Pike county
which furnished the tallest pine tree
along the Delaware river for the main
mast of the frigate Constitution many
years ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27
SCIENTIFIC SENSATION.
Prof. Rontgen's Discovery of Photograph
ing the Invisible.

The recent discovery of Prof. Ront-
gen, professor of physics in the Uni
versity of Wurzburg, Bavaria, which it
is believed is destined to revolutionize
photography, is the latest topic to
claim the attention of scientists in Eu-
rope and America. By the Rontgen
discovery, pictures may be taken of the
interior of solid substances. The
skull of a man, the bones of his feet
and hands, in fact, his entire skeleton
may be photographed blythe Rontgen
process, showing how one would look
with the flesh off his bones. Flaws
and inequalities in the heart of min
erals may be detected, it is claimed,
by this remarkable process of photog-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27

ing the floor of her cage for writing
desk, made several curved lines on the
paper and handed it to Mr.. Mckay.
At the praise of her keeper Johanna
hoped about the cage emitting gut
tural sounds, which Mr.. Mckay called
laughing. Every time she laughed Jo-
hanna opened her mouth to it's fullest
width and tossed her head backward
and forward.
snow" said Mr.. Mckay, you've seen
her laugh; now see her cry"
He got a soft-boiled egg and held it 4
few feet from the bars of the cage.
Johanna thrust her paw between the
bars. but couldn't reach the egg so
.temptingly near. She began to whine,
and Mr.. Mckay turned his back to her
and walked away with the egg. Johanna
threw herself on the floor of the cage
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27
CHIMPANZEE ARTIST.
Female Simian in New York Draws
Her Own Picture.
Her Accomplishments Astonish n Com
pany of Delighted Spcctators-Tosses
Loop to Secure the Egg She
Wanted to Have.

While Prof. Garner is away in Africa
trying to talk Understandings with
monkeys it is possible that an Amer
lean chimpanzee may even go so far
as to write him letter. New York
rs making the experiment. Central
park gardens has Johanna, the widow
of the famous Chiko, which died at
Dayton, o., in July, 1894. Since the
death of her husband Johanna has
mourned necessarily, and it was to at
tract her from this grief that Keeper
Mckay and Assistant Director Burns
began teaching her to write and draw.
To q selectcrowdo fspectators the other
day Keeper Mckay exhibited her. ac-
complishments. He began by handing
Johanna piece of cardboard, on which
he- had drawn her picture. Johanna
sat on her launches, held the cardboard
in her left paw and with her right
started in diligently to copy the por-
trait. In n few minutes she walked
to the bars of her cage and handed
the cardboard and the pencil to Mr..
Mckay, when, to the establishment of
all, it was seen she had not only made
a pretty faithful copy of her picture.
but she had added the arms and body
to it.
.'She can do more than that" saidthe
keeper when the spectators applaud
ed: "She will now write letter.
He then handed Johanna q piece of
paper and the pencil, and Johanna. us
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27

many of whom have been allowed ia
carry away small particles of the strucs
ture that the building is considerably
defaced besides what has resulted from
the rayages of time. The picture shows
what is now the front of the struc-
ture, but which was formerly the rear.
1t was here that Blaine spent that part
of his life from birth until he was Is
years old, when he left home to attend
the Washington and jefferson college.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27

Brilliant Career of President Kruger's
Noted American Prisoner.

John Hays Hammond, the American
mining engineer, who, with other
members of the reform committee, is
under arrest in the Transvaal, is now
about 80 years old. He was educated
ut Yale and at Freiburg. He first made
himself conspicuous by his work in the
service of the federal government
Through his connection with the So
nora mines in Mexico he became known
in Europe.
Mr.. Hammond, says the New Yorl;
Sun, went to Africa in the employ OF
another company, but he had letter
of introduction to Cecil Rhodes, who
soon got him to transfer his service to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27
WONDERFUL NEW KITE.
Used to Study the Almost Unknown Re-
Eions of the Upper Air.

bIOhS OF tIlo Upper AIT.
There surely never was anything
quite so remarkable in it's way as the
new kite, which is about to be en-
ployed by the weather bureau for
studying the almost unknown regions
of tie upper air. 1t would astonish
the best-Informed small boy. One
would hardly imagine that such a
thing. could possibly fly. 1t looks
more like series of dry goods boxes
strung together than like a kite. The
boxes, however, are of silk, and they
have no tops or bottoms A string OF
five of them weighs only 25 ounces, the
frame WORT, being of very light sticks
of wood. But you ought to see the ma
chine go up. 1t doesn't fly like m ordi-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27
Liable to Military service.

A woman will be drafted for service
in the French army next year, for the
reason that at her birth she was err
roneously registered as male child.
Though the officials are cognizant o..
the blunder, red tape makes it essen
tial for her to present herself for mill
fnrY duty
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27
Blind Persons Give Massage.

Massage treatment in Japan is adj
ministered almost entirely by blind per-
sons. The reason is because in the
blind the sense of touch is more deli
cate than in persons blessed with sight.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27
Tea Raised In Arkansas.

The first tea ever raised for the mar
ket in Arkansas was offered for sale
in Memphis recently. The consign-
ment consisted of 300 pounds, and was
of fine quality.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27
WhY Mr. O,Rourke Declined.

II was a son of Lrin who asked the
meeting to excuse him from serving on
a committee because he expected to be
unexpectedly called away.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-27
Our Religion. Formulation.

The population of the United States
and territories is about 7O,oOO,00O. OF
these, nearly 100000 are Catholics.
and 100000 are Protestant communi-
cantS. 8
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-06-11
The Evolution of RryoIGtioa.

Mr.. d. II. Perry, in writing the story
of Waterloo for Cassells Battles Of
the Nineteenth Century, gives an in
teresting series Of quotations from the
Moniteur, announcing the escape Of
Napoleon from his first exile in Elba
and his advance on Paris. The evOlu-
ton of phrases is amusing from can
nibaP' to "usurper," from 'usurper" 10
his imperial majesty"
The cannibal has left his den.
The COrsican wolf has landed III the
Bay of San Juan.
The tiger has arrived at Gay
The wretch spent the night at Gre
noble.
The tyTant has arrived at Lyons.
The usurper has been seen within
fifty miles of Paris.
Buonaparte is advancing with great
rapidity, but he will not set his foot
inside the walls of Paris.
Tomorrow Napoleon will be at our
gates
The emperor has arrived at Foun-
tainebleau.
His imperial Majesty Napoleon en-
tered Paris yesterday, surrounded by
his loyal subjects
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-06-11
Men and Their Hats,

We'll, we'll" remarked a leading
halter the other day; everybody has
smiled at the vanity of women as they
take long and fond chances at their re
Elections in the store windows. bu
woman is not marker for the ordinary
man. The uglier man is the Longer
it takes him to suit himself with q hat
and the oftener does he look into the
glass while buying one | have an IN
usually unrrepOssessing customer, who
would exhaust the patience o. Job He
came into the store the DAY after the
spring styles arrived and consumed two
hours and ten minutes in getting a hat
that pleased him. The next day he re-
turned the hat and had one made to
order. The man is SO ugly that nothing
could improve his looks but II. Tx. -
Philadelphia Record.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-06-11
BY = ABOUT ROUTE.
Course of Missionarys Letter from
Pitcairn Tahiti

Course OF Missionarys Letter from
Pitcairn to Tahiti.
In the possession of one of the mis-
sionary party, just arrived from the
south seas on the adventist vessel Pit
cairn, is letter which has an interest
ing aid unique history, says the San
Francisco Call. 1t travelled about %, 900
miles. while the distance between the
mailing point and its destination is but
200 miles, and it went the most direct
route possible and did not miscarry at
any stage of its Journey. The travels
of a letter sent from Pitcairn island
to Tahiti show, as nothing else can,
the complete isolation or the little Pa
cific paradise founded by John Adams.
Tahiti is only about six days sail from
Pitcairn, and is the source whence love
sick Pitcairners take their wives. But
letter-Writing. although il forms an i'm
portant part of the cOurtship, is gen
orally confined to one letter, as when
the answer is received it is generally
the arrival of the bride. Except
small vessel or a man-of-War consents
to carry letters between the two points,
which opportunity rarely occurs the
only remaining hope is from a passing
ship, bound from San Francisco or
Portland to Europe. A gentleman now
residing in Oakland was once deputed
to carry the Pitcairn mail for Tahiti,
and he told the story Of how it was
done:
We left San Francisco in the ship
City of Hankow, and were off Pitcairn
island on Christmas day. Only about
one ship makes the island, and as we
should lose no ground by waiting few
hours we hove to and signaled to
Adams point Then the two boats
Queen Victoria and Admiral Drew came
off with two loads of vegetables. Gov.
Mccoy also came off and asked us to
carry some letters to Tahiti We rather
smiled at first, but when he produced
seven letters and told lis that there
was no other way to send them we
consented, and after paying for our
fruit and vegetables We started on our
trip. Those letters were the cause Of
good deal of inconvenience. When the
captain landed at England he took the
letters ashore and went to the post
master Then he was informed that he
must make an affidavit and must apply
to the postmaster general for IA cents,
the tariff for carrying letters from
countries not in the postal union.
Eventually the letters were landed
in the Falmouth postoftice. after
we had carried them about 1900
miles. From Falmouth they went to
Southampton, and were sent in the
usual course of events to New York, an
other 5000 miles Then they crossed
to San Francisco and were put on
beard one Of the Australian steamers
and put off at the nearest point to Ia
hiti, their destination. The remainder
of the journey was covered with small
boat In all the letters travelled dis
lance of over $4,000 miles and occupied
four months and half en- route"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-06-11
Japan Waking Up.

Japan's industrial awakening. about
which some manufacturers in this
country appear TO be alarmed is re-
sponsible for the closing up of an old
time industry et Milford, Conn. For a
considerable period big straw mating
mandatory was in operation in that
place. A short time ago it was deter
mined to remove the entire plant and
business TO Kobe, Japan. where labor
and raw material are &c be obtained
at an enormous discount from the rates
prevailing in Connecticut Last week
the final step in the removal was taken
and the Milford industry was closed
out. The mating syndicate will, OF
course, sell its product in the American
markets as heretofore.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-06-11
MARNEInIS RESIIIS.

From letter written by Rev J
Gunderman, of Dimondale. Mich, we
are permitted to make this extract: II
have no hesitation in recommending
DR., Kings New Discovery, as the re-
suits We're almost marvellous in the case
Of my wife. While | was pastor of the
Baptist Church at Rives junction she
was brought down with Pneumonia
succeeding La Grippe. Terrible par
oXysms of coughing would last hours
with little interruption and it seemed
as If she could not survive them. A
friend recommended DR.. Kings New
Discovery. 1t was quick in its work
and highly satisfactory in results.
TRIAL bottles free at Henry Hinrich's
Drug Store. Regular size soc. and
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