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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25

knowledge of penalty for negligence or
carelessness awakens in every clerk al
anxiety to keep clear of errors. The
unhappy day for him is when he gets
from the proper official slip whieil
sets forth the errors he has made. His
feelings are indescribable, and it is safe
to say that he says thereafter things
that don't sound religious. The sack
man, too, gets his share of errors should
he sling package in the wrong sack.
There is no loophole for escape, and the
only thing to be done is to grin and bear
the trouble. . ""@a .@
Some time last year the recorder of
wills in this city received a letter of I'M
usual Importance. The envelope was adj
dressed by some one who printed in
stead of writing the name of the re-
corder in order that his handwriting
might not be discovered by any COMPARE
son with his other writings. Therefore
it was concluded that he must be some
person who has written much. The en-
velope contained what purported to be
the last will and testament of the late
Attorney-General Holt, who had died
two years previously. 1t was dated
1878, and was witnessed by Gen. Sher-
man, Mrs. Sherman, and Gen. Grant.
All of the witnesses are dead. But no
one doubted the genuineness of the will
or of the signatures of the witnesses.
Within "a hours the letter carrier
who brought the letter to the post Office
testified to the particular box from
which he took it on his daily rounds,
and to the hour when he delivered it
to the distributing clerks in the office.
That was good work and quick work.
but our city detectives were never able
to find who mailed the letter. r#..
Who ever thinks of giving credit to
the railway mail clerks for their work
in carrying letters to their destina'
tons? BY day and by night they are
rushing along at dangerous speed, their
lives constantly in danger, and often
times they are injured or killed. There
is no pension Forthcoming for their
widows OF children. They are faith
full body of men, whole army in fact,
for there are upwards of 5000 in that
branch of the service. They handle
millions of letters annually, but their
"error" column is very small indeed.
They throw the letters into the several
boxes as rapidly as experienced gam
blers shuttle cards. They make up bags
and pouches, swing them off at the diff
ferent stations, take on new consign-
ments of mail at each place, open the
bags, distribute their contents, and keep
their fingers and brains busy all the
time. They are constantly ON high
nervous tension, and work very hard
for their limited incomes. :
SMITH d. FRY.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
FAITHFUL sEEo-sowiNo.
May Mean Everything to Charact~r-s
Lord shaftcsburya Youth.

May Mean Everything to q Character-s
Lord Siaftcsbury'h Youth.
"This watch was given to me by the
best friend j ever had" said Lord
Shaftesbury, the English philanthropist,
exhibiting the gold watch he carried.
1t was the gift of an old family SER
want, Maria Mills, to whom while q
child his lordship owed the care that
made him good boy and q useful man.
His father was so engrossed in pub
lie life that he gave little attention to
his family. His smother, "a society wom-
an" neglected her household. But
Maria, the faithful servant, who had
been in the family for years, devoted
herself to him. She was an earnest
woman, and pitied the child, for whose
physical and moral training neither
father nor mother cared. Says William
M. Thayer, in his Turning Point in
Successful Careers"
Gas soon as Anthony''-he was chris
tened Anthony Ashley Cooper-"couldl
read, this servant let him study the
Bible and explained it to him in her
simple way. She taught him prayer.
and instructed him about behavior. He
learned to love the Bible, and read Il.
with pleasure. His simple prayer, too.
became to him an essential part of his
daily life; indeed jim, his ripe years, he's
said he often found himself repeating,
it with great satisfaction. No Christian
parent ever nodded the heart OF child
more thoroughly than Maria" Mills
nodded that of Anthony"
At the age of seven he was sent to-
school at the Manor House, Chiswick.
where he was poorly fed and miserably
cared for. He remained there four
years. They were years OF mental tor
ture, and it is wonder the whole cur
rent of his life was not changed. IL
would have been, had he not proved
faithful to the trimming of the old serv-
ant. ea..
He continued to read his Bible and
to offer the prayer she had taught him.
He was anchored. Her influence decided
his career. She died while he was at this
school, and he mourned for her sincere-
ly, carrying the watch she left him till
the day of his death.
At the age of l2 he was removed tor
the school ut Harrow, where both mind
and heart were invigorated, One day.
a party OF drunken men were convey
ing the body Of dead comrade TO the
graveyard. Anthony saw them reeling
as they bore the coffin, and heard their
profane songs and foul words. On turn
ing corner they dropped the coffin,
Good Heavens!" exclaimed the hoy;
''can this be permitted because this
man was poor and friendless?'
He then resolved, il God spared his
life, to devote himself to the relief of
the poor and downtrodden.
Maria Mills had given the impulse
that first showed itself at the drunken
funeral-and then fashioned him into
"the impersonation OF the philanthro-
pist of the nineteenth century"
1t was faithful seed-sowing, marked
and honored because of the marked
character of the mind in which it was
sown.-Youth's Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
FATE 2---GOD.

Inaudibie voices call us. and we go:
Invisible hands restrain us. ard we stay;
Forces unfelt by our dull senses sway
Our wavering willis and hedge US in the
way
We call our own. because we do not know,
We creep reluctant through Pains dark
ened room
To greet Life dearest Joy the other side:
: We linger, laughing. where the ways d.
vide,
Saying: 80 choose l." while we front
blind-eyed.
Dangers rcd signal. yea, black. imminent
doom!
We knock impatient on Tomorrow
door,
Behind which Sorrow sits nor evermore
Shall anything be as II was'before,
Nor sweet To-day's unheeded rose re-
bloom. ~
Are we. then. slaves OF ignorant circum-
. stance?
Nay. God forbid! We have the heavenly
Guide,
The Lamp OF Life, the Way both sure and
tried,
II we but walk therein. nor stray out
side.
God holds the world, not blind, unreason-
Ing Chance!
Julia Taft Bayne, in N. Y. Independent
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25

brothers of Custer shared his fate, and
n nephew, Artie Reed, who, with Bos-
ton Custer, was in the command tenn
porarily.
Gen. Clusters most faithful biog-
rapher has been his wife. 1t was near
ly ten years after his death before Mrs.
Custer could summon courage to give
the story of her hero to the world.
Writing of her initial effort in compil-
ing Boots and Saddles" Mrs. Custer
says in letter not hitherto published:
II never should have had the courage
at all TO do the work il / had not longed
to tell something of my husbands homo
life. 1t has always seemed to me THAI
few men who compel the admiration
of their country. lived so beautiful =
social life as my husband. He was so
unselfsh, boyish and unaffected in his
own home that it used to seem in
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
CHOICE EXTRACTS.

Life is its own credentials.-Chicago
Standard.
The truest end of life is to know that
life never ends.-William Penn.
Come what will will keep my faith
with friend and foe.--Abraham Lin
coin. II 49,
That mans life work will be great
who faithfully does his best every day.
Horn. evww
The souls.that presume too much on
Gods mercy will be shipwrecked. God
will not work miracle to save one who
courts temptation.-Rev M. Il. Dolan.
Seat thysclf under thy Beloved's shad-
ow "and let His fruit be pleasant to thy
taste" 1t is trial that unfolds and de-
velops the love of the Heavenly Friend.
This "tree of life" distils balm for
every broken, wounded heara and eyery
downoast spirit.-Macduff. A@As
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25

credible that he was the same man
about whom admirers of his public
career focked whenever we left our
hone. His relations with his intimate
friends, his family, his soldiers and his
servants were worthy of better pen
than that of his wife in describing them,
and so told my story in describing hin,,
without having it presume to be any
thing as difficult as life. If had not
so grand subject I would not now feel
such humiliation that ] could not do
better. .....
'"If I can only learn to write more Of
my hero and keep him before his co'ln-
try shall not have lived after him in
vain"
Mrs. Custer has written several vol.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25

the s'rack-room~ the mail m Val Ia as
sorted into its different classes. All
day and all night this room presents o
busy scene. The clerks have consider
able exercise, throwing books, congress
sional documents and other heary arti.
cles with perfect aim into bags which
are securely hooked to iron racks. Each
mail bag is labeled with slip desic-
mating the state or city 10 which 1t In
destined, and ever. the railroad or steam
boat route over which IL II to be started
from this Office. The clerks who per-
form these feats of strength as well AS
of active intelligence are held RESPONSE.
BILE to strict accountability for the char
acter of their work, and the error ac-
count is always liable to be sprung upon
them.
Every postal clerk takes an oath of
allegiance to the government and files y
bond which must be entirely satisfac-
tory to the superintendent of the rail-
way mail service or to the branch of the
department in which, he serves. Upon
going to work each clerk is given num-
Der. He is never known by any other
name. There is reason for this. When
ever any question arises concerning the
work his number identifies him. 1t is
trap which keeps him confined at all
times and places any error committed
by him upon himself and affords no
loophole for accusing a fellow clerk.
The "stater," in placing a wrong letter
under his slip, will soon hear of his mis-
take, as the post, Office clerk receiving
the slip, whether in Maine, California or
anywhere else, is bound to make known
the error. The slip with "error" writ
ten upon it is returned to the .postmas-
ter, who has the error made charged
to the unfortunate clerk. The full
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25

mail to differently labeled boxes. These
cases. This means that the states that
they have to send letters into are tn be
carefully worked by the post offices in
the same. This is no easy task, as the
various post offices in the states
worked have to be memorized, as well
as the counties in which the offices are
located; also the post office routes and
the hour for disPatching the mails.
Anyone desiring to understand the
difficulties to be overcome is respect
fully referred to the Postal Guide" and
asked to commit to memory the post
offices located in the states of Ohio,
West Virginia and Tennessee, which
states are comprised in what is called
"Case No. IL" in the Washington city
post office. The Postal Guide will
show the list of counties in each state
and give the names of their county
eeats, as well as of the fourth-class post
Offices. The tax upon memory is very
great. and these clerks must know all
these things 20 thoroughly that they
will never hesitate a second in handling
any letter.
According to the rules of the post
office department., letters are known as
first-class matter; newspapers and Pc
riodicals as second-c,ass; printed mat
ter, other than newspapers, and matter
which is printed at least fouy times per
year; seeds, flowers, bulbs, horm the
third class, while everything which
comes under the head of merchandise is
called fourth-class. Different rates of
postage are charged on these four
classes of matter. and in what is called
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
TOO MUCH QUESTIONING.
Man Cannot Afford to Dc Merely a Spec
tntor In the Drama of Life.

2. tntor In the Drama or Life.
"Too much questioning" says Prof.
William James, "and too little active rel
sponsibility lead, almost as often as too
much sensualsm does, to the edge Of the
slope at the bottom of which lie pes
simism and the nightmare or suicidal
view Of life" In these words Is con-
tanned the explanation of great deal
of the depression of which sensitive
minds in this century seem to be the
especial prey. This was undoubtedly
one OF the reasons for the sense of flu
tility which so often lies upon the pages
Of Amicls journal" Any lack of ball
ance in the distribution OF mans
force throws him out of sound relations
with himself and the world. Every at
tempt to live a partial life brings about
the same result. A whole, normal life
is lived only when one gives expression
TO his nature through thought, emo
tion and action; to eliminate or mini
mizc any of these forms of personal
energy is to throw the nature out of
harmony and to invite the peculiar
disease of depression which we call
pessimism. There is a great and vital
force in every mans nature which is
liberated only when he acts; to refrain
from action is to keep this force pent
up and to invite DISCRIMINATION. The
man who makes himself merely spec
tator in the drama of life not only misses
the profounder significance of the
drama-which is revealed only to those
who take part in it-but checks his own
growth and defeats his own nature in
it's endeavor to secure full expression,
and, through expression, full develop
ment. No man can be n mere looher-or
in the great movement of life without
running the risk Of becoming either
n cynic or an idler; and most men be-
come cynics. Active contact with ones
fellows, real participation in the life of
the day, the sharing Of the great funda-
mental human experiences, are essen
tial to health, to poise and to happiness.
To miss the giving out of ones self
through thought or emotion or action
is to invite one or otherof those spiritual
diseases which are so widely prevalent
at the end of this century.-O
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
Generous Johnny.

(which would you rather, Johnny.
asked the fond mother, shave the
measles and stay at home, or be well
and go to school?"
"Rather have the measles and stay at
home; but then I'd like to go to school,
too" said Johnny.
"But why, darling?" urged his
mother.
$50 1 could give all the other fellows
the measles" answered fhe generous
boy..-Detroit Free Press. re
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
He Would Help Him

Didn't you tell me th"t your father
had expressed wish 10 die with his
boots on?" asked Mr.. Lingerly, gloom.
lily.
ayes, George" replied Miss Good
mite; "but why?'
Because" returned Mr.. Lingerly, -ii
1 meet him again with the same boots
on with which he cav me last night,
he will. That's all,"-Brooklyn Life.
Mount Whitney is the highest peak
a. Nal;forn;., IA goo fo0t
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25

The fee that must be paid on every
application for the reinsurance of a pat
emit is $50.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25

Numbers do not count except in pol
itics. In religion and morality num-
beers are no criterion. The right and one
are majority.-Rabbi Philipsen.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-30
THE BAPHSTS.
Sixty-third Annual Session of the Birmingham Association at East Lake-Professor
 Waldrop Elected Moderator.

The sixty-thi annual session of the Birmingham Baptist association met with the East Lake Baptist church yes- terday morning at 10 o'clock
 The meeting was called to order by Capt. A. B. Johnston, and MT. s. P. Fowlkes, superintendent of the Southsde Baptist Sunday school, was appointed temporary secretary.
 The opening sermon was preached by Rev. M. M. Wood, pastor of the church at Pratt City.
 After the call of churches in the asso- citation and the seating of delegates the association went into the election of a moderator to succeed A. J, Waldrop, de- ceased.
 Dr. B. D. Gray, pastor of the First Bap- tst church of this city, Prof. R. J. Wal drop of East Lake and Capt A. B. John- ston of this dity were put in nomination for presiding officer and vote taken, the result of which was the selection of Professor Waldrop.
 Rev Nj. M. Wood of Pratt City was elected treasurer, and MT. $. P. Fowlkes recording clerk.
 Rev. w. c. Bledsoe was recognized as secretary of the state missions, Rev John D. Jordan as secretary of the Baptist Young Peoples union of the south, Rev. B. D. Gray as vice president of the home board Rev. J. k. Lloyd as agent of the labama Baptist and Rev. A. F. Burris as missionary of the state convention. Rev. A. R. Hardy of Greensboro and oth- CT gentlemen were officially recognized.
 Moderator Waldrop was escorted to the chair by pr. B. D. Gray and Col. H. H. Brown.
 MT. J. P. Stiles was appointed chairman of the committee on finance.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-30
Fresh bread anc candy made daily at c. w. Cody's, 1920 to 1926 3d avenue. Ie5 F21
PERSONAL.

Miss Ida Rockett has returned from Blount Springs.
 C. H. Parks, representing the Atlanta Journal, is at the Florence. Hon. J. J. Willett of Anniston is in the city among his many friends. Hon. John G. Winston of Marshall county spent yesterday in the city. J. l. Bright of Louisville is in the city, stopping at the Opera House hotel.
 pr. George M Morrow and MT B. B. Conner have returned from their western trip.
 Miss Mary Fillmore of Montgomery ar rived yesterday on visit to Mrs. w. N. Malone.
 Mrs. Gen. c. M. Shelley left this morn ing for Talladega, to visit relatives for a few days.
 President M. IT. Smith of the Louis vile and Nashville railroad is in the city on business.
 Mrs. Herman Hero1d and son, Jake, of Shreveport, La, are visiting Mir. and Mrs. Jonas Schwab.
 Mrs. Mary Harwell of Demopolis is visiting Mrs. J. B. Cunningham on South TWenty-seventh street. Miss Mary l.. McIYer of Nashville, Tenn, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. A. Rountree, at 5l5 Twenty-first street, north.
 Mr. Silva. representing Eliason. the Mormon Wizard, who is billed for OBrien's Monday and Tuesday nights, is in the city.
 Gen. C. M. Shelley leaves today for New York, where he goes to meet his daughter Miss Elizabeth, who is return ing from an extended European trip. Miss Brown Pierce and her nieces, Misses Rennie Leigh and Roy Head, re- turned yesterday from St. Clair Springs, where they have bsen summering for the past month.
 The following Aabamians were regis tered at the Morris yesterday: N. l.. Long and wife, Kennedy; D. D. Shelby, Huntsville Tyler Goodwyn, Wetumpka J. H. Johnson, Talladega; w. r. Aldrich and G. B. Deans, Aldrich.
 Mrs. c. McAdory of Bessener and Mrs. Amos Horton of Pleasant Ridge Ala, who have been the guest of their sister, Mrs. J. R. Rocket. on Eighth avenue, leave today for Tupelo, Miss, to visit their cousin Mrs. Parks Dixon.
 The following Alabamians were regis tered at the Metropolitan hotel yester- day: J. F. Sorrell, Attalla; s. S. Booth Dothan l. w. Appling. Oakman; J. R. Nowlin Gadsden; Charles Rattray Cherokee; T. T. Harris, Blocton B. .R Thornton, Belle Sumter; w. A. Webb, Montgomery; J. P. Majors, Fort Payne.
 The following AIabamlans were regis tered at the Florence yesterday: Mrs. deGraffeurled, Greensboro; NJ. D. Wick ersham Mobile: M. c. Burke. Montgom- cry; Charles F. Lane. Huntsville; Charles D. Alexander, J. W. Grayson, Gurley: Judson Davie, Speigner; J. s. Graves, Tal'adega; M. T. Walker, Annston.
 Gentlemen, fear that will carry over 1000 pairs of tans, but if cutting the price at and less than first cost will move them then we will not have one pair left mean just that Please remember that our stock of Canister shoes are com rlete We carry about $4000 in those ataes all the time. Free shine to thayr -sfo wear our shoes. T. c. King. a.. First avenue.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-30
Phone J. F. Gossett to move or repair your stove. 9-26-Im
MORE POLITICAL CHAT.

Commissioner Wilson reached the city last night after an absence of few days He is the republican nominee for congress in the Fourth district Not seeing a light in the window" for some time a reconnoiter was made as to the cause. The candidate was espied at his post writing letters, but when approached as to the political situation in the Fourth he simply remarked: 'I am too busy for an interview; have nothing for the press. Go to the botocrats and popullsts. We republicans are keeping in the middle of the road, neither giving nor taking"
 Charley Lane, editor of the Huntsville Tribune, the official state organ of the republican party, was in the city last night. Editor Lane is one of those fel- lows who will be right he says, if he has to change his politics every day. He is not pleased with Oscar Hundleys beat ing him into the republican party and while he has not threatened, unless Hundley resigns the senatorship, or Han na comes up with the straight cash with in the next few days, the democratic party may have Lane on it's hands again. The democratic password is mum"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-30
sixty-Two Miles an Hour at Charleston.

Charleston, S. C., Sept. 29.-SiXtytwo miles an houri That was all, and really Charleston did not have time to get frightened.
 About Il o'clock the sky filled up with swiftly moving clouds and the wind be- came more boisterous. Showers, lasting a few minutes each, occurred frequently, and Icy F o'clock the wind and rain made walking very disagreeable. The wind steadily increased and everybody and everybody's cousins and brothers and un- cles went home, if they could to "batten down the hatches' and make shipshape for the storm. From noon until about 2 o'clock the wind rose rapidly and the off, cial record showed that sixty-two miles per hour was reached. Trees, fences, gutters and loose signs came down and umbrellas and hats went up.
 Almost before the storm had reached a serious point here it was understood that the city was partially shut off from tele- graphic communication with the world. At o'clock this afternoon inquiries at the offices of the Western Union and the Postal Telegraph companies developed the fact that Charleston was absolutely working in any direction. During the height of the storm hundreds of people in rubber coats and maclntoshes went down on the south and east battery. The bay was grand sight. Over the sea wall on both fronts the waves dashed cataracts. The walls and grass plots on the south side were submerged about 1 o'clock and the water extended to the asphalt driveway. In some places it was 3 or feet deep. The display of the water front was grandly impressive.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-30

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 r. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
 Sold by all Druggists, 75c.