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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-07
Greek Chariot Races.

The chariot races, like those of the
Roman circus, initiated from the
Greek, were of striking interest. There
was scarcely any honor of the games
more glorious than the charioteer's
victory, especially if the owner drove
his own horses. The danger to life
and limb undergone by the charioteer
was not less than that risked by the
athlete in boxing with the cestus, or in
the pancratium. The vivid chapter in
''Ben Hur" depicting the chances and
perils of chariot race essentially the
same as that of the Olympic games
gives an excellent notion of such a con-
test.-G. T. Ferris, in st. Nicholas.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-07
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

"A law suit to recover pew rent was
brought recently by church in Saco,
Ne.
1t is interesting to note that among
the Cambridge opponents to women's
degrees is DIR. L. w. Hobson, who
coached Miss Fawcett.
Armenia is not thoroughly Chris
tisn country, as is generally believed.
Out of population of 3,510,205 nearly
Avs-sixths are Mohammedan, the ex-
not number being 2,oOo,414, to only
6oo,79 Christians.
The little Wallace children, the
grandchildren of Chief Justice Fuller
the little daughter of Gen. and Mrs.
Draper and the children Of Private
Secretary and Mrs. Thurber are among
the pupils of the kindergarten at the
white house.
y The Boston Pilot (Roman Catholic)
quotes and indorses the following dec
laration recently made by Catholic
convert from the Episcopal church,:
whoever wants to stop the steady
stream of conversions to Catholicity
will have to close every Episcopal
church in the country" gaEa#F
Prof. Colvin Thomas, of the Uni
versity of Michigan, has been appoint
ed professor of German languages and
literature at Columbia, to succeed the
late Prof. Boyesen. Prof. Thomas is
at present in Weimar, Germany, en-.
gagged on an edition of the second part
of Faust. ~ U.# ger
BY the death Of Mrs. Mary Gibson
the Pennsylvania academy of fine arts
will receive collection of paintings
valued at 100000. The majority Of
them are by French artists belonging
to the period which marked the re.
vival of romanticism in that country,
and this is just the period of which the
academy has few examples.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-07
why He Is Careful with Cents.

A gentleman standing in a hotel lob
by, while taking match safe from hi.
pocket, accidentally dropped cent on
the floor. He picked it up carefully,
and as he did so said' 81 have only
lately realized the value of cent. I
have small account with trust conf
pany, and the other day received NV
book, with interest computed at 1890,
l worked at the figures quite awhils
and found that the exact amount was
S13.99h. Then 1 argued with the Sec
rotary that it ought to be S14, but ha
would not consent to the increase. ga
came TO the conclusion that if COM.
pany with capital of $1,O00,OOO car
figure on half cents ought to he care
full with cents"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-07
THE eRINNIno sAuRIAN.
Habits of the Nile Crocodile :. worships,

Habits Of the Nile Crocodile. Worshipsd
as q God.
As a songster the crocodile is not
to be compared to the bulbul, but he
can, without any exertion, hold his own
in that respect with the bull. Like the
latter he bellows, but, unlike him, he
bellows at night, whereas the bull only
bellows during the day, except when he
is badly scared. With these exceptions
there is nothing in common between
the crocodile and either the bulbul or
the bull. There is no definite informa-
ton to be obtained regarding the ex-
act lines upon which the first crocodile
was built. 1t is maintained by those
who have devoted lifetime to a study
of his interior that the traces of a dia-
phragm which are to be found in him
to-day show that his organization must
have at one time borne some resem.
blance to that of warm blooded ami
mails. er.
There is little in the animal kingdom
that can look so dead and be so much
alive as crocodile. The number Of
unsuspecting persons who have mis-
taken him for log and have failed to
discover their mistake until it was too
late to be of any benefit to them will
never be known. In ancient times,
several years prior to the British occu-
patton of Egypt, some of the people OF
that country worshiped the crocodile as
a god, there being nothing else like
him. They fed him on dainties and
logged him out with jewels. In other
parts of Egypt, however, the natives
looked upon him as a devil. Having
no firearms, they did not fill him with
lead, but they managed to immediate
him successfully with such weapons as
were fashionable at the time.
The crocodile is not so numerous in
the Nile as he was in the days of the
Rameses family; in fact, he rather
shuns the river now below the second
cataract on account Of the annoyances
inseparable from tourist traffic. It
seems impossible for a tourist to see a
crocodile without trying to plug him
with a revalver, and to reptile that is
fond of quiet life this sort of thing is
simply insufferable. He will not me-
lest a man unless he can take him at a
disadvantage, and so long as man does
not, unthinllingly, step on him, the
crocodile will go his way and calmly
await his opportunity.
His methods of capturing large game
are plural as well as singular. Some
times he will lie on river bank, partly
covered with sand or mud, until all
absent-minded native wanders within
reach. Having grabbed his prey he
will waddle into the water and there
drown the struggler. He will then
drag his victim ashore and bury him in
sand or mud and wait for days before he
gorges himself.
His favorite plan of providing food
for himself in the water is to depress
his head and tail and float withthe cur
rent. While performing this act he
looks like an old, blackened log
Though he is perfectly happy on land,
and spends much of his time there. re
can stay under water a long time and
kill while under water without suffer
ing any inconvenience.--Chic News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-07

firmly resolved to set to work as soon
as we had reached the journeys end.
"The was was longer than had ex-
pected; we did not arrive. was strict
ly forbidden to touch the paints and
was ordered off to bed. Fires and lights
were put out, but l could not sleep n
wink. AS soon as the first gray streak
of daylight appeared jumped out of
bed and went downstairs and out into
vas, no cardboard, no panel. All had
been taken from me the night before.
l felt y mad, irresistible desire to paint.
Wondering on what l should make my
first attempt. l set about uncorking my
bottles and spreading patches of color
all over my palette. The brilliancy,
freshness and cheerfulness of those
eolors made me quite drunk with de-
light. Nothing goes to the head SO
much as your first palette. There was
a green shade especially that / could not
take my eyes off. What a lovely green!
Veronese green in all it's glory.
But what was 1 to paint, and on
what? AS 1 was still asking myself
this question, my eyes fell on poor
little hen, rather prettily shaped, but
with feathers of q dirty white, that
was picking up crumbs two PAGES from
where I stood. The fowl was fright
fully deficient in tone. l decided TO
remedy the fault without further de-
lay. The hen objected; the creature
Foi 1al 10 hnt To- &c, re
own good. However, persisted in my
efforts, and at last succeeded. To be
sure, it took every particle of Veronese
green; but then, what beautiful hen
1 had turned out! ........ ..........
"Two or three hours afterward I was
reused ont of sleep by an unusual noise
of shouting and grooming. What could
it be? Anumber of men and women
had gathered in crowd in frcnt of the
house. Some of them had their arms
uplifted toward the sky; others were
weeping; others again by their frantic
gestures manifested the widest despair
and terror; and in the midst of them
stood the fowl, to which they were
pointing with their fingers, and when
it went toward them they drew back
in alright. Then 1 understood it all.
1 remembered legend of the country
in which green fowl plays terrible
part Whenever it appears all kinds
of W oes threaten the villagc-failure Of
crops, plague among the cattle, disease
in the home. That accounted for the
village being in arms. Under my very
eyes a woman fell to the ground in
Mysteries. Then hesitated no longer.
ran to the master of the house, and
told him everything. 1t took longer
than an hour and half to convince the
superstitious folk at Tosserand that the
yerdant creature had not been sent by
their evil genius, and that it was my
first effort in painting
"At last their fears gradually subsid-
ed, and ventured to snow myself. An
old woman, still laboring under the ex-
element she had just gone through,
said to me, in prophetic tones: You
have made our people shed bitter tears;
you, too, will weep before you have
done with your painting!' "-Chicagn
Inter Ocean.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-07
In the Interest of sciencs.

Professor-Haye you ever held your
ear on a persons heart SO you could
study the action of the heart? u
Medical Student (blushing)-o yes
several timal--Texas Sitter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-07

: Hamilton. at the age of is, wrote
political essays that were credited by
The general public to Jay.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-07
INSTRUCTIVE PASTIME.

How an Oak Tree May Be Grown in .
Tumbler of Water.
An oak tree has 6 very humble begin
ming. When it first sprouts from the
acorn it has fragile green stem and
looks something like a young pea plant
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-07

"A dream about peacock betokens
that you will marry very handsome
person.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-06

ment, would be the gamer. Should
there be deficit, the public ought to
bear it,
Under the fee system many sheriffs,
clerks of court, registers and others
thus paid receive emoluments vastly
greater than their services are worth
No such servant is worth fifteen or
twenty thousand dollars a year, and
none ordinarily chosen could make a
tithe of it in private business. The
whole system in this state should be
swept by the board by the next legis-
lature and salaries substituted, remit
ting to each county or municipality the
right to fix the salaries it's people should
pay their servants, with the provision
that where justice requires fee to be
charged an individual for service the
fee shall be paid into the common
treasury. A very much better condi-
ton of politics. especially in the large
counties, would be one result, and an
increased revenue another.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-06

whether they are provided under one
system or another4 All that the
so-called free text hook system can
dois to transfer the weight of taxation,
partially from one set of people to
another. AS far as may be, it is right
school should buy books for them rath-
er than some other people should I'm
der the system proposed the charge will
be saddled upon city treasury which
certainly is not so amply provided
with funds as to welcome any new
draft upol it. j @;
The estimated costa is reduced to a
bagatelie in order to find favor for
the system itself.!o We will find, later
on, that the annual charge for this
purpose is a heavy one to be added to
a tax levy that we Have just been try
ing to reduce. Evenson it's own merits
the system of providing school text
books at the public cost has been in
the past a prolific source Of abuse of
public office. There,Iis no reason to
think that it has changed or will
change it's character, Both from the
moral and the financial point Of view
we believe the free text book system
to be mistake. That it is practically
certain to be established in st. Paul
does not change an opinion based upon
facts and experience, although 1t does
render sustained opposition at this time
unavailing, and therefore worthless.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-06
FOR FARMERS WIVES.
Third Session of the Summer School
Opens in April.

The third session of the summer
school for farmers wives and daugh-
terS will open at the school of agricult-
ure, st. Anthony Park, Tuesday April
2S, and continue six weeks. The lines
of work offered last summer gave such
good satisfaction that they will again
be offered, with such improvements as
experience suggests.
Lectures and practice work in cook
ing, dairying and sewing will occupy
the forenoons, and the afternoons will
be given to illustrated lectures in
chemistry, English, entomology, horti-
culture and hygiene.
In cooking, breads, meats, vegetables,
soups, fruits and pastries are empha-
sized; in dairying, the most improved
methods of handling milk and cream
are practiced and students are taught
how to make butter and cheese
both for home use and for shipment; !;
in sewing, both plain sewing and dress
making are taught, and each student
will receive instruction and help from
teacher who thoroughly understands
both.
In chemistry, attention is given to
the proper constituents of wholesome
food, food authorizations, preserving
agents and disinfectants; in English
to correspondence, composition, CONVEX
sation and literature; in entomology
to insect pests of both house and gar
den and the remedies for each; in
horticulture, to house plants, lawns
small fruits and garden vegetables; in
hygiene, to ventilation, nutrition, ex-
cretion, exercise and clothing.
The whole plan of work is for in
creased economy, comfort and happi-
ness in the home. All the work given
aims not only at utility, but at suggest
iveness of further self-training possible
to every energetic student.
No charge is made for tuition; it is
a state institution, and all the expense
except board and cost of materials for
practice is borne by the state Board
and rooms in the new dining hall are
furnished at So per week, and so cents
per week covers to the students the
cost Of materials used in practice work
except the material entering into gar
ments made for their own use. Any
one wishing to attend or to visit the
work of this unique institution may
feel free to write for information to the
principal, H. w. Brewster, or any men,
Der Of the faculty e"
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-06

tfous character of later reports of the
pattle at AdoWa. The agitation this
evening is as threatening as eVer, and
during the course of the evening the
rloters smashed numerous windows.
AllloSt everywhere, excited crowds are
gaIaoihs the streets and the police
nave great difficulty in dispensing
them, as is shown by the reports Of
many CONNECTS that have occurred be-
tween the police and the peopIe
large number of arrests have been
mace; The public apprehension of
trouble is indicated by the number of
shops that have been closed for fear
of the damage that would result to
them from an outbreak of distur-
Dances. The troops are also still con-
fined TO their barracks
The utmost efforts of the police and
soldiers to dispense the mob which has
held possession all day of the Piazza
Colonna, in front of the chamber Of
deputies, had proved futile up to 9
o'clock tonight and at that time the
cries of derision and disapproval of the
government, of Premier Crispi and of
the commanders in Africa were still
being pertinaciousIy kept up by the
parading crowds
King Humbert has already consulted
with several statesmen regarding the
formation of a new cabinet. Among
those who have been sent for by his
majesty are the presidents of the
chambers, the Marquis di Rudini, Wis.,
count Venosta and Gen. RicOtti.
A Ricotti-Rudini cabinet is almost
formed. The king continues consult
ing with leading statesmen The great
est difficulties are put in the way Of
foreign journalists when they seek to
telegraph such meager news as has
transpired. Several dispatches have
been confiscated by the censor.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-06
AU REvOIR. THE FEE SYSTEM.

The action of the house in adopting
the salary instead of the fee system of
compensating the federal district attor-
neys is departure from the old sys-
tenn that has brought forth so much
scandal and been productive of so
much injustice. If it is now followed
by placing the marshals on the same
basis, the greater cause of the scandals
and abuses will be removed. The
compensation fixed by the committee
of the whole is open to uues-
ton as to its sufficiency. The work
of district attorneys varies with
the different districts, and the
compensation should be made flexible
the average amount of work. But the
problem is difficult one to adjust, and
the easier way was a level rate, with
the slight differences made in the bill
This change is one of the very few
commendable acts of this congress.
The fee system everywhere is wrong
in principle, and works bad results in
practice. Where officers are dependent
on litigation, especially for their COM
pensation, human nature is yet so
weak that it will promote and create
the litigation out of which the wages
are to come. But in other cases such
as registration, pay of treasurers and
others, a salary should be substituted
for fees. There are services rendered
for which the individuals served should
pay and which should not be made a
general charge. For illustration, the
man who desires to have a deed or
mortgage recorded should pay for the
work, and not the general public; but
the officer who does the work should
have stated salary, and the fee
charged should be paid into the public
treasury. Should this result in a sur
plus over the salaries, the public, that
provides the offices and their equip
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-06
COMPANY DIS ANNUAL.
Large Amount of Interesting Bust
ness Was rTransacted

The fifteenth annual meeting of Company D,
First regiment, N. G.. s.. NJ, was held last
evening in the company rom at the armory,
nearly every member of the company being
present. AS the result of an election, all
three of the commissioned officers of the COM
pany were unanimously reelected.
Some little rivalry was displayed in the cleo
oral Krembs, who positively declined a re-
election. Corporal Delude was elected The
remaining offices were filled by the election of
Sergeant f. II. Haupt, treasurer; Corporal A.
A. Ernst recording Secretary; board of trus-
NJ. H. Sherod. sl
The annual reports Of the several officers
were read, that of the recording secretary,
Corporal Ernst, being a very able and inter
esting paper, which was listened to with the
deepest interest. Plans for the proper OBJ
servance of the fifteenth anniversary of the
muster of the company in the state service
were discussed, but no definite action taken.
The company will, however celebrate the no.
table event on the oath of April next in some
beftting manner.
Company ID is thinking quite seriously of
attending the Paris exposition in 1900 and a
committee, consisting of three sergeants of the
company, were appointed last evening to form
ulate scheme and devise ways and means to
that end. limited number of non-members
of the company will be taken on the Paris ex-
petition upon the same terms as company
members.
The annual inspection of Company D will
take place on the 18th of April Several COM
munications and newspaper articles from New
Orleans were read last evening, which re-
minded the men that they had visited the
Crescent City, and had. returned although
not officially, perhaps.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-06
FREE TEXT BOOKS.

It is probably useless, from a prac-
tical point Of view, to protest against
the action of the board or education in
voting free text books for the public
schools of st. Paul. The GIob e
would not, however, be true to its duty
if it did not record once more, as the
scheme is about to go into effect, it's
opinion that this policy is, at the pres
ent time, both ill-advised and hostile
to the public interest. The word "free"
casts glamor over any project with
which it is connected. Free text
books" is a catch word that makes
the people think they are getting some
thing for nothing. We never do get
something for nothing in this mex
orable old world of ours, and free text
books have to be paid for by somebody
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-06
WITH INTENT TO AMUsE.

First Woman-I was suffering untold agony.
Second Woman-Dear me! What did you dor
First Woman-Oh, a neighbor happened in
just in the nick of time and l told her.-De-
troit Tribune.
MT InSite ast give the class your idea Of
timist is man who is happy when he's mis-
erable, and pessimist is man who is mis-
cradle when he's happy. Chicago Record.
Are you doing anything with your camera
now, Madge?'
Yes, indeed; burglar got into our room
the other night and Nan held him while 1
took his photograph by f1ashlight."-Ex-
change.
The Member for Nerth- South Blankshire-
Gentlemen, you twit me with having turned
my coat. Years ago l supported this measure.
Then | had a reason. But now, gentlemen, 1
And he wondered at the deafening smile
that pervaded the meeting Household
Words.
Beauty is only skin deep" said the zebra,
with attempt to liven up the gloom of the
menagerie. 81 know" replied the rhinocer-
Gus, trying to be cheerful but think what
that means in my case."-Chicago Tribune.
First Sportsman-Well. how do you like
that new mare of yours?
Second Sportsman-Oh. fairly well; but
wish 1 had bought a horse. She's always
stopping to look at herself in the puddles!-
Punch.
The other evening Toddltums called his
papa to tell him that he couldn't get 10 sleep
for the mosquitoes
Never mind. Toddle; Just put your head
under the clothes. where they can't get at
you.'
Toddetums did so. but in little while
he peered from under the clothing fire.
fly happened along at the moment set him
yelling:
"Its no use, papa. l hid under the clothes.
THEY'VE lanterns
to find me with.''-Harper's Round Table.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-06

With RicOtti for Minister of War,
Thought to BE the Programme.

LONDON, March GA Rome dis
patch to the Times says: The Crispi
ministry refused to withdraw their
designations in spite of the kings re-
quest.
A dispatch to the Standard from
Rome says: A Rudini cabinet is re-
garded as certain, with Gen. Ricotti
as minister of war. There were dis
orders In this city this evening, the
windows being broken in Premier Girls
pi's house and in the offices of the two
government newspapers. The troops
occupied the center of the city until
darkness came on. when heavy rain
fall cleared the streets of the crowds.
The Chronicle has a Rome dispatch
which says information has been re-
ceived that Gen. Arimondi was seri-
ously wounded in the battle of Adowa>
The news that Gen. Debormida and
Col. Galliano were killed is confirmed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-06

stead of in pretense. one of the lead
ing powers of Europe.
This is civilization, and it is also COM
mon sense 1t shows how little prog
ress humanity has made toward either
that the adoption of such a policy
would be opposed not only by any pos
slble Italian government, but by the
masses of the people themselves; who.
in destitution and distress, are clam
oring today not for the building Of
national success on sound foundations,
but for more of that emrty glory which
consists of successes of arms abroad,
while the population at home are
ground to starvation under the heel of
the tax gatherer or forced to emigrate
to other lands in order that they may
be able to live.