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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
HYPNOTlZED THE BEARS.
A Story Which NewsoEno Believes Becaus
Anderson Is Cross Eyed.

A Story Which Newsomo Believes Because
Anderson Is Cross Eyed.
j. e. NewsOme is Port Arthur ca
madam and Alex Anderson comes from
Pearl River. An Englishman named
Atwell wanted to get bear, and An
derson tried to crafty his desire.
Newsome told Forest and Stream about
it. Atwell was the kind Of man who
would like to kill bear il a trap, so
Anderson took two bear traps and a lot
of bait up q gully near Ouimet, looking
for a sign. The Englishman went look
ing for bears and left Anderson to set
the traps.
All Of sudden big she bear ap-
peared before Anderson at the foot Of q
tree between q couple of whose roots
one trap was to have been set. Not hav
ing any gun, Anderson, so Newsome
says, determined that hypnotic force
had to be used, and that suddenly. An
derson looked the bear il the eyes, and
the bear paused; then Anderson made
three passes with his hands. The bear
leaned it's head forward and it's eyes
bulged out. Having satisfied himself
that the bear was properly influenced,
Anderson yelled for Atwell, but Atwell
was good way off, and before he could
arrive the she BEARS 2-year-old and
yearling cub came out Of the tree at the
same time. A yearling cub alone would
be a pretty bad fighter at close quarters,
especially with hypnotized mother
bear near by liable to come to at any
moment, but 2-year cub and q
yearling both at once made a mighty
serious matter.
But Anderson was fully equal to the
emergency. He managed to look at the
bears four eyes at once and soon had
them subjugated. Newsome says that
he would not have believed Anderson s
tale only Anderson is now cross eyed,
which he wasn't before, owing to his
looking both bears in the eyes at once.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
PLANT OF WOOL GROWERS.
sh sep and Wool of Colorado Have Beer
Demonetized.

Sh sep and Wool of Colorado Have Been
Demonetizcd.
A wool grower in Colorado writes as
follows:
1--WE of Colorado have much to COM
plain Of Not only has silver been de-
monetized. but last and worst the
sheep and wool of Colorado have been
demonetiZed.
1--WE have got along with the de-
monetization of silver for more than
twenty-three years, and we still pro-
duce $15, 100000 worth Of silver annual
~. This is more than three times as
much as produced at the time of the
decentralization. The highest value of
our silver product in any one year was
in 1892. We then produced little
more than SIT 100000 worth. This year
we will have produced about $4,000
600 worth. By the repeal of the Sher-
mar silver purchase law our annual
silver product has declined about ST.,
500. 900.
But the decentralization of sheep
and wool has hurt us worse than that
In 1892 our wool clip sold for nearly
S6,000,0 900. This year it will scarcely sci!
for $1,500,000. The sheep and wool
industry of Colorado in 1892 was worth
to the state about $4,000, 900; in 1896
it will hurry it to amount to $2,000,-
900.
I'm other words our loss by the de-
monetization of sheep and wool is
about $3,500,000, more than our loss
by the characterization of silver.
while the Sherman silver law was
in existence, silver averaged 92.445
cents per ounce; but since the repeal it
has averaged 64.133 cents per ounce.
This is a decline of about 81 IL per
cent.
In 1892 wool in Colorado was worth
Is cents per pound; but this year our
wool growers are offered cents per
pound. This is a decline of sc 2-3 per
cent.
I'm 1892 mutton sheep in Colorado
were worth an average of So per head;
now they are worth about 81. This
is a decline of 66 2-3 per cent.
$50 you see the demonstration of
sheep and wool has hurt us in Colo
RADIO worse than the decentralization
of silver"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
For Fiat Money.

One by one the Popocrats are
throwing off the mask and admitting
that they want no bimetallism. but
silver recommendation. H. L. Louks
of South Dakota, leading Populist,
admits that he wants silver because
it is a step toward fiat money" The
Nebraska patriot, Edgerton, admits
that fiat money will follow silver.
A Kentucky silver man joins in the
song in the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal:
eff the people want bimetallism at
all, they want the currency depre-
ciated, and this is what would be
done if the ratio of 16 to l should be
adopted. 1t is not parity which we
want; it is not concurrent circulation;
if gold does not circulate here it will
circulate elsewhere, as it is now do
ing; it will still form portion Of
the worlds money supply. We will
have no need for gold; silver will be
our money, and it will be what we
want, deprecated currency" ~
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08

DIR. G. Eyer,
HERMAN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
u All calls are promptly answered, day or
night Office list door south court house.
Residence south of the school house.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08

L. BROOKS. Fl. ID. MILLER.
BROOKS & MILLER,
YSICIANS AND SURGEONS. OFFICE
HoWald Block, Second Floor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
BRITISH ELCQUEHCE.
A Capital Specimen of the Speeches Made
In Local Elections,

In Local Elections,
Tho following manifesto, copied ver-
batim from the original poster, is a cap
ital specimen Of election eloquence as
applied to parochial contests: Fellow
workingmen, gentlemen and ladies,
honorably put myself forward under
your very kind notice for seat on the
Swanscomb be parish council Let me tell
you as man that was the first to give
cheap meat on Galley Hill and Swans
combe and all round. l never did and
never will hurt workingman. When
times is good, Iwant to get paid for my
very superior food that 1 always supply,
and when times is hard then you can
take it at any price you like to feed
your wives and children and your fam.
lilies from George Clinch, THE Peoples
only Butcher in this parish. shall
work hand in hand with the Rev.
George Hale to bury the dead at the
lowest price and put the poor body deep
in mother earth, where they ought to
be, and l promise that shall sell my
meat at the same price. l shall also
help Mr.. Dunbar (for he is an old Tof)
to reduce the salaries OF clergymen, as
it do cost too much for prayers, and we
can go up to glory at less price. l
also promise to do more than the last
council, for they done nothing, and as
Mickey Finn is not standing, but sit
ting down low, we can do good business
and have no Denny brook fair at our
meetings-in fact, gentlemen and Ia
dies, shall do every mortal thing for
the good of your body, and the parson
will take care of your departed souls.
shall reduce the rates and get rent for
the workingmen cheaper l shall light
up your roads so that you can see them
upon dark moonlight night The last
word I say unto you is, do your duty to
yourselves and never mind about me,
but put me on the council for your own
sake and the interest of the men who
get bread by the sweat Of their brow"
Household Words.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
Pledged to Sound Money.

Sound money clubs with an aggre-
gate membership of nearly one thou
sand have been organized by the en-
ployes of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road at various points along the COM
panys lines in Maryland and West
Virginia. The movement was only
started about two weeks ago and it is
estimated total membership of 5000
or more will be reached before the
election. The organizations are strict.
ly non-partisan, the obligation taken
by those joining merely binding them
to vote In favor of sound money.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.
THEY ARE ORGANIZING TO FIGHT
FREE SILVER.

All Over the Country the Men Who De-
pend on the Railroads for Living Are
Declaring for Sound Money-Logical Ar
gument for the Wage Garner.
The clerks and other employees of the
railroads here are organizing a sound
money club to fight free silver. Mis-
sionary work will be set on foot and
the work will be energetically carried
on.
These clubs are being organized all
over the country. The total numDcr
of railroad employees in the United
States is in the neigborhood of 100000.
1t is thought by those who are inter-
ested in the organization O. sound
money clubs among these employees
4 at before the campaign is over there
will be 1000 such clubs.
While the arguments used among
railroad men are especially applicable
to them, the logic of the arguments is
applicaL e to all wage earners. There
is no class Of wage earners who would
suffer more under free coinage than
railroad employees. This would apply
to the general manager as well as to
the more humble fiagnan at cross
ing. The railroads are probably the
largest debtors, outside of the banks,
in the country. They owe many mil
lions of dollars for which they have
given their mortgage bonds. When
they borrowed this money they got it
in gold or it's equivalent. Seventy
five per cent. of these bonds are in
terms payable, principal and interest,
in gold. And with the premium on
gold that would be one of the first re-
the ra. roads would be Increased to
just the extent.
On the contrary the railroads would
not only have to accept from passen-
gers and clippers a 53cent dollar,
but would not be able to change the
rates, as these are generally fixed by
law. The upshot Of it all would be
that the fixed charges of the road
would be doubled while tueir earnings
would at Lest remain where they are.
Under these circumstances they
could hardly be expected to increase
wages, and these wages would be paid
in 53-cent dollars. Even if the roads
could stand this strain and would not
be compelled, many of them, to reduce
the number O. employees, those en-
ployes would still be working for the
old wages while the prices of every
necessity OF life would be rapidly
doubling.
While this presentation of the case
applies with special force to railroad
employees, the logic of the argument
applies to every wage Garner. If the
wages of some of them should go up,
they will find that the prices of cloth
ing, furniture and food would go up
ten times as fast, and ten times as
high.-Columbus (ODDispatch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08

Prince Bismarck is great pipe col
lector, and the gem of his collection has
q curious history. Many years ago, as
Bismarck was strolling III the suburbs
of Friederichsruh with his two hounds,
he was accOsted by a Bohemian peddler
and asked to buy q plain meerschaum
pipe of the type that Bismarck most af
fected At first Bismarck declined, but
the peddler claimed for the pipe a power
Of forecast and told him he would serve
three emperors as minister, and that
three important changes in his life
would be fOretold by accidents Detailing
the pipe.
Laughing, Bismarck bought the pipe.
He has since served three emperOrs.
Two days before the historic momens
when he was refused an audience the
stem of his pipe separated and went to
pieces Later he Clipped piece from
the side of the bowl, and within a
month he was practically dismissed by
the present emperor The third sign has
yet to come.-Berlin Correspondent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08


From the Canton Gllinois) Register,
| we clip some extracts from the speech
Bryan made upon the Wilson-Gorman
tariff, as follows:
Wool, for instance, is the chief raw
material in the wooden industry, and it
has been placed upon the free list
Whether the tariff on wool has
| raised the price of wool to the sheep
grower above the point it would have
| reached without a tariff is a question
which has been discussed rather than
| settled. Speaking for myself, it is i'm
| material in my judgment whether the
| sheep growrs receives any benefit from
| the tariff or not. Whether he does or
not, whether the wool manufacturer
| collects compensatory duty from the
| consumer of wooden goods and pays it
over to the wool grower, or collects it
| and keeps it himself, or doesn't COL
lect it at all, and therefore does not
| need it, / am for free wool in order
| that the vast majority of people who
do not raise sheep, but who do need
| warm clothing toprotect them from the
blasts Of winter may have their cloth
ing cheaper; and in order that our
wooden manufacturers, unburdened by
tax upon home grown wool-may
| manufacture for a wider market.
"The committee has left-not only
upon carpets but upon iron, and upon
| wooden goods and cotton goods and
| all through the bill-far more tariff
than anybody can justify, even if it
could be shown that any protection Is
needed at all or could be rightfully
asked"
The above extracts from BryaI's
speech show he is an ultra free trader.
Remember this was relating to the
Wilson bill, much stronger bill than
the one finally passed, called the
| Wilson German bill. In that speech
he says the tariff in the Wilson bill is
far too high. How do Republicans
relish these principles of the Demo-
cratic andidate?-Ogden Press.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-13
THREE KILLED, FIFTEEN HURT
Deraiiment of a Trolley Car ut Co.
lumbia, Pa.

Deraiiment of Trolley Car ut CO.
lumbia, Pa.
Three persons were Instantly killed and
fifteen injured, some probably fatally, by
the derailment of trolly car on the Co
lumbia and Donegal Electric Road, just
outside the borough limits Of Columbia.
The place where the accident occurred
is at the base of steep incline, alongside
OF which runs high embankment. The
car was loaded with passengers and as it
reached the edge of the incline there was
no indication of impending danger. Once
on the incline, however, the car began to
slip, owing to wet tracks. The motorman
applied the brakes and at that moment
the geer wheel broke, rendering the
brakes useless. The car dashed along at
a terrific rate, while within the terror
stricken passengers sat and stood petrifed
with fear. The car upon reaching the
bottom took sharp turn and was thrown
up against the embankment. Word was
quickly sent to Columbia and relief car
was sent to the scene.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-13
REDS BAR NEGROES.

Blacks Can No Longer Share in
Tribal Relations of the Creeks.
The final decree has been promulgated
from Okmulga, the capital of the Creek
nation, as it has been handed down by
Judge Adams, chief justice OF the SUI
preme court of the nation, in the citizen
ship case 1t strikes from the roll OF citi-
zenship of the nation the names Of over
LOO negroes. The decision held that the
action of the Indian council after the pas
sage of the emancipation act by the
United States, in admitting negroes to
tribal relations was unconstitutiona and
therefore is at this time invalid. Since
the passage of the act these negroes have
drawn in annuities Sl,000,000 from the
Creek Government, have held positions of
official trust and improved farms and edu-
Gated children at the nations expense for
twenty years. From the decision of the
court there is no appeal The Interior
Department has held the same opinion in
similar case The Dawes commission,
which has been appealed to by the de-
posed negroes, claims it has no right to
interfere with the decision of the 1ndia1
n,,rt
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-13
HE MADE GOOD TIME
CYcLIST ANDERSON PACED BY
LOCOMOTIVE.
Wheeled q Mile i'm 1:O3 Over
Plank Path-Three Killed and Fif.
teen Hurt by the Derailment Of
Trolley Car.
Cyclist Makes Fast Time.

Cyclist Makes Fast Time.
Ats O'Clock Sunday afternoon, after
three preliminary trials. Cyclist e. Z.
anderson wheeled mile in LOS over
plank path. He was paced by locomo-
tive pulling a coach, and rode wheel
geared to 90. Anderson could have bet
tered this few seconds, but he mistook
the signals and slowed up little too
soon. The trial took place near Olden-
burg, ILL.,, on the "Bluff" line. For dis
tance of two miles the road had been
planked up between the rails perfectly
smooth. One mile was marked off in the
center of this stretch with flags and tor
pedoes, the latter for the timers and to in
dicate to Anderson when to 60 ahead fast
and when to slow up. Anderson an
1ounces that he will make another at
tempt on August 2S on wheel geared to
120.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-13
Novel Trim of q Boy.

Peter Peterson, lad of years, has just
completed rather notable journey. His
parents died and he was left in Denmark
with only one brother, much younger than
himself. While the latter will be cared
for by friends in the old cauntry, Peter
was placed aboard steamer, labeled for
Danneborg, Neb., and through the atten-
ton of steamship and railroad officials
reached Grand Island safely on the Sd.
No train going out from there to Danne-
borg that afternoon, the child was taken
care of by S. p. Peterson. Young Peter
goes to an uncle, Rev. Peter Peterson,
who lives in Danneborg. The boy can.
not speak word of English.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-13
SPAIN is A ALARMED.
Rioting Scares the Heads of the
Government.

Rioting Scares the Heads Of the
Government.
$ Trouble of a serious nature is being
fomented in Spain, particularly in the
province of Valencia.
That the large Spanish army in Cuba
must be still further and heavily re-en-
forced is looked upon as confession OF
weakness and an admission of the grow
ing strength of the Cubans. In addition
many letters have been received by the
relatives of the Spanish soldiers in Cuba
that tell such terrible tale of sickness,
privation, incompetency, mismanage-
ment anG lack of pay that dangerous
feeling against the Government has arisen
among the Republicans, as well as the
Cuban sympathizers, the latter taking ad-
vantage of the situation to push their
propaganda, and the combined move
ments are making more headway with
the masses than the Government will ad.
nit.
Madrid up to the present has been
quiet, but signs are not wanting that
spirit Of discomfort is around, and the
efforts OF the Government to gain support
by trying to throw the blame for every
thing upon the United States is the chief
bugaboo of the Spanish politicians, and
will not much longer avail.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-13
Had Robbed a Farmer.

1t appears that Thomas Wilson, Jack
Bright and Bert Alguire, who recently
pleaded guilty to grand larceny, in con-
nection with robbing the hardware store
of Robert McNear at Crawford, took oc-
casion on their trip to Chadron to stop at
the house of a well-tO-do farmer and find
ng no one at home went through the
house, taking most of the articles OF jew
elry TO the amount of about $50. The
stolen goods were all recovered and as
Judge W. III. Westover will hold a special
term at Chadron for the purpose OF SEN
fencing the prisoners who pleaded guilty
to the former otfense, it is probable no
complaint will be made against the pris-
onerS on the house se-breaking matter at
present.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-13
MISSOURI is SINKING.
Sections of Land Dropping into the
Earth Causes Alarm.

Sections of Land Dropping into the
Earth Causes Alarm.
The people in the vicinity of Mansfield,
Mo-, are becoming much alarmed over
what appears to be the gradual sinking Of
the earth in certain localities 1t has
been a littls more than year ago since a
whole field fell an average of little more
than two feet. Within the last two weeks
the ground has become very dry from
want of moisture, and as a result, crew
ices, some of which are foot wide, have
appeared in the earth. In Douglas
County there is very noticeable depres-
sion of several inches covering more thap
section of land.
Another evidence of this inexplicable
phenomena occurred in Texas County a
day or two ago, when sudden sagging
of the earth swallowed up horse while
hitched to plow, and it was with diff
Guilty that the driver saved himself.
The negroes have become SO wrought up
over the matter that many of them are
leaving the country. They declare that
it is an indication of the early arrival of
the judgment day.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-13
WOMEN CAMPAiGNERS.
AS Rooters They Put Men Far in the
Shade.

AS Rooters They Put Men Far in the
Shade.
1t does not require any extended view
into futurity to reveal the tremendous
possibilities Of the new woman in COM
ing presidential campaigns. Already
her influence is felt and she is recogniz-
ed by the leaders of both great parties
as most potent factor in the fight. She
has become an established and indis-
penSable feature of the national con-
vention. and her services in the CALLER
les and wherever she can wave her
handkerchief and show herself to the
prettiest advantage are appreciated
and eagerly sought for. "Give me one
woman" declared a party leader AMI
organizer at st. Louis, land have her
pretty and loaded with the courage of
her husbands convictions. and can
stampede a convention quicker and
harder than you could with mob of
paid rooters and eight brass bands. All
you have to do is to place her in con-
spicuouS position, give her the3tip when
you want her to burst out into sponta-
neous cheering and wave her hat and
umbrella with that French thing they
call pretty abandong.' and she will do
the rest. Why, / have known women
to rehearse that spontaneous enthusi-
asm days and weeks ahead and spend
whole afternoons training Oh the ''pret-
ty abandong.'"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-13
/, MONEY FOR CUBANs.
fhe Junta Raises 1878, 900 in the
United States

fhe Junta Raises $375.OOO in the
United States.
A New York Herald's Philadelphia dis
patch says: 1t is reported here that the
Cuban junta in the United States this
week raised fund amounting to $685.
700. Part of the money has been changed
into gold, and is now on shipboard bound
for Cuba, where it will be placed in the
bands of the officers commanding the in
surgent army. The balance has been re-
iained by the heads of the junta in Phil
adelphia and New York, who will use it
% way that will best serve the Cuban
.ause. The contributions were as fol-
.ows: Jacksonville and other sections of
Florida, 100000; New York and Brook
lyn, $50, 600; Philadelphia, s25, 600; Balti-
more, $40, 900; Washington, $4,000; Rich
mond, $1,000; Savannah, $1,000; New
Orleans, $4,000; through Chicago and
the west. 100000, and from several south
.rn points, $50, 900.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-13
Young Wife Dies of Neglect.

Mrs. j. Larson, aged 81 years, died at
the Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet, Ill. She
had been without proper food for the past
two weeks, which led TO her sickness and
death. She was stranger in the neigh
borhood where she lived, and the neigh
bors knew nothing of her wants. Her
husband went to Aurora several days ago
to get his eldest daughter by lIis first wife
to take care of her stepmother, and did
not return.