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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
THE WORLDS AGE.
Figures Mounting Up as the Work OF Ex-
cavatIon Goes Forward.

=
oavation Goes Forward.
According to Scriptural chronology,
the world Is about 5000 years old, the
theory most generally accepted being
that the creation occurred 1904 years
before the beginning OF the Christian
era. Profs. Haynes and Hi!ipracht, OF
the University of Pennsylvania, who
have been conducting excavations in
the ruins Of the east, have recently
made discoveries which seem to prove
high state of civilization 1000 years
before the birth Of Christ.
Large numbers of stone tablets have
been found in Nipur, the buried city
of the Euphrates, which carry baclc
human written history nearly 5000
years further than any records hereto
fore known. Prof. s. A. Binion, an ems
inent archaeologist and Psychologist,
q member Of the Enthusiastically
al society of London, says: "Not a
doubt has been expressed as to the corr
rectness of the dates of the tablets
taken from the prehistoric Nipur and
which have just been deciphered.
Assyrian chronology up the time OF
Sargon Is not so much bcset with OBJ
stacles rs the Egyptian. Their scribes
put down the dates, counting the years
from the accession of the various rulers.
The day of the month and the year
are invariably given on these tablets.
and as their months are lunar, bearing
the same names and exactly corre-
spending to the present Jewish calen-
dar, it is within easy reach Of the
chronologist." Nipur is upon the very
spot where the Garden of Eden in
thought to have been situated and
few miles from the Tower of Babel.
The ruins from which the tablets
were excavated are under more than
30 feet Of earth, upon the top of which
were ruins of the ancient city Of Nipur
regarded by archaeologists as one of
the oldest known.
Both of these cities, one under the
other, had the same name, although
they were separated by more than 5000
years of time. Prof Binion is of the
opinion in his interesting review ot
archaeological discoveries printed in
the New York Journal, that the first
city of Nipur, the prehistoric city, was
wiped out by the deluge described in
the Bible. The excavations were begun
in 1883, and through the munificence Of
friends OF the University Of Pennsyl-
vania have been continued up to the
present time. The explorers have been
richly rewarded for their labors, al
though the result apparently upsets
the reckonings of Biblical scholars
Baltimore Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
Friends In q Strange City.

That much ridiculed instinct which
leads a crowd to collect without clear
idea of the reason for gathering, worked
an unusual good at Tacoma, Wash, the
ether day. Somebody saw, early in the
morning, grief-stricken man walking
toward the river with Il small coffin.
With him were his wife and stranger
who bore the coffin box. without know
ing just why, a man fell in behind them,
another and another followed until
there was goodly company. At the
river side strangers put the coffin into
the box and placed it aboard the boat.
A flower boy who had just landed and
Joined the crowd laid wreath on the
casket. All was done silently, and the
father, os he embarked, turned and in
tears returned thanks for having found
friends in city of strangers.--N. Y.
Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
1t Was Auburn.

A San Rafael mother, with hair of Il
Titan hue, found it necessary to cor
rect one of her little boys for some
trihing misdemeanor the other day. He
took his scolding with a very bad grace,
and walked sullenly away muttering
his opinion of red-haired people in gen.
eral and his mother in particular. He
was called back and punished for his
sauciness.
"Now," said the mother, don't let
me ever hear you say that have red
hair again. 1t is not red-it is au-
burn"
Next day the lady asked another OF
her boys TO go in the house and get her
parasol.
(Which one, mammal" he asked.
"The red one?"
"Ooh!" exclaimed the younger broth
err, who had been punished. you
mustn't say mammals red parascl.' 1t
Is mammals auburn parasol." - San
Francisco Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
BEWARE The ROGUE.

Deep in the shadow Of her hazel eyes.
Waiting to capture men. Love lurking lies.
Her glances are the arrows OF his bow,
Whorewith he lays unwary victims low:
And she. unused to Cupid's artful wiles.
Unconscious aids his purpose by her smiles,
And knows not. ~ her smiles and glances
dart,
What anguish these may bring to many
heart.
All! hapless maiden. innocently gay.
No presage of the future breeds dlsmay:
She does not know how soon the treacher-
Gus guest
Will make her heart the haven of unrest.
URgrateful Cupid! Soon from her he'll fly.
And seek q refuge in some lovers eye,
Then from that point of vantage aim dart
To pierce and agonize her maiden heart.
Thomas Dunn English. IN Harper's Mag
azine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
HUMOROUS.

He Cat parting)-"Oh, Edith! You
have broken my" She Gnterrupting)
MOT your heart, surely!" He (sad-
ly)-"No; my whole pocketful of ci-
gars."-Somerville Journal.
-Author-"Mary, I've made mis-
take in my calling; I'm not an author,
but born chemist" Authors Wife
'What makes you think that, Horace?"
Author-"Well, every book write be-
comes drug on the market. boston
Globe.
Young Mr.. Spoonamore has very
resonant voice, Agnes" remarked her
mother. 81 could hear him distinctly
when he was in the parlor last night"
'Yes," replied Miss Agnes, with little
sigh. "His voice had decided ring
but it was only in his voicc."-Chicago
Tribune.
At the Indian Camp.-Summer Re-
sorter Ito aboriginal discriminatory
"And your ancestors once roamed these
woods, and the white man was their
prey?" Aboriginal Basketmaker-
"And so he is now; only we prefer TO
have his money instead of his scalp
Boston Transcript.
WHATS your ?" said the new
school-teacher, addressing the first boy
on the bench. "Jule Simpson" replied
the lad. "Not Jule-Julius," said the
teacher. And addressing the next one:
"What is your name?" "Billious Simp-
son, guess" And the new teacher
had to rap for order.-Harper's Round
Table.
She Had Her Choice.-"And so she
married a man named Smith. That
shows she was pretty hard up" "On
the contrary, she says she had her
choice of names" Had her choice Of
names and chose Smith," That's
what she said" "Oh, well. suppose
she means her choice of his and hers.
and she naturally chose his."-Chicago
Post.
-Unappreciated Recitations.-Ag gen.
tleman was assisting at fair last win
ter by reciting now and again during
the evening. He had recited once or
twice, and the people were sitting about
chatting, when he heard one, of the man
dBeIS 20 up W ChS Shdii iiioh uhu "hin-
per: Hadn't Mr.. - better give us
another recitation now?" mo, not
yet; let them enjoy themselves bit
longer
Couldn't Fool the Father.-Wise
Old Man-"What made that young man
stay so late?" asked the father. eve
got to talking about the coinage ques-
tion," said the fair daughter, "and did
not notice the fight of time" 81 don't
think that story will do" said the old
man. "People who discuss the coin
age question make a lot more noise
than you two did."-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
Too Bad.

A prominent Washington physician
who owns cranberry meadow on Cape
Cod was entertaining an English cousin
some years ago, says the Post of that
city, One night at dinner cranberry
sauce was on the table. The English
man was delighted with it. Indeed, he
expressed his pleasure so much and so
often thai after he had returned to Lon
don the doctor sent him over a barrel OF
fine Cape Cod cranberries. A month or
so passed. and then came letter from
the Englishman. "My Dear Mr.. So-and'
So" it said. at was awfully good ofy,u
to ,end me those berries, and thank
you. Unfortunately, they all soured ON
the way over."--Youth's Companion
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
DELICATE SANDWICHES.
some Tempting Ways to Prepare
Toothsome Morsel.

some Tempting Ways to Prepare
Toothsome Morsel.
Time was when two slabs of bread
and slab of meat constituted a sand
witch, but "war time rations" have now
become thing of the past. The max
ing of a modern sandwich is fast be-
coming a fine art, and the dainty
snacks are served at every meal-din-
ner ncluded-besides five o'clock teas,
and more formal "at homes" The
bread and butter sandwich, so universal
in England, is made with bread two
days old. Cut off the crust and butter
the end of the loaf; shave off a slice one
eighth of an inch in thickness, fold in
halves, trim the edges, cut in triangles,
and 10! the task is accomplished.
Sardine sandwiches dispense with
butter, the oil being enough. Cut the
sardines lengthwise, and bone before
laying on in a single layer. Stoned dates
make good filling, also crisp lettuce
leaves dabbled over with mayonnaise.
Grated Dutch cheese mixed with little
salt is almost as good between slices Of
bread as on a toasted and buttered
cracker. Olives stuffed with anchovy
and sliced across before spreading will
specially appeal to men, who usually
rail at the sweets that women crave.
Their price is the only drawback, in
which case anchovy paste, which costs
very little, may be readily substituted.
Sliced meats are seldom used because
of their unmanageableness; instead,
the devilled canned meats, and left over
scraps chopped fine with little pars-
ley and seasoning, fill long-felt want
on the summer luncheon and tea table.
Even chopped pickles have been pressed
into service with good results. Plain
mayonnaise salad dressing gives an
agreeable flavor to bread end butter.
and by adding thin slices of banana
there is achieved a dish worthy n kings
table.
The possibilities of cold brown bread
sandwiches must be tried to be realized,
and the children who fretted over their
Sunday morning breakfast will rise up
and call for more.
Tradition has it that old Georgian
cooks served nasturtium leaves and
mint between bread waters as pick-me-
ups to tagging appetites, where now
their successors provide water-cress
and andwiches.-Ladies' World.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
IOWA.
PLAID SKIRTS IN VOGUE.
Velvet for Sleeves, Gowns and Trimming
Holds First Choice.


Holds First Choice.
"Plaids! Plaids!" say all those who
ere supposed to know. Plaids for
gowns, plaids for capes and plaids ga
lore for lining. For young misses there
is nothing more satisfactory than q
smart plaid frock, for either ordinary
or dressy wear. If only leshy women
would eschew them all would be well, ;.
but unfortunately the over-fat ones
never seem to realize their size and deck
themselves out in such things as should
be worn only by their thin sisters.
Plaid skirts will be worn great deal
with plain, colored bodices through the
early fall. That fashion is ever fckle
is evinced by the return to the regular
coat sleeves on the newest models Of
sealskin. Woe to the woman who sue
ceeded in coaxing her husband into put
ting a cool hundred into widening her
sealskin jacket sleeves last winter. She
will not be happy. Belts continue to
widen; we see new ones of black velvet
which, when clasped with handsome
buckles, are especially smart.
The newest chiffon wells show mar
row border of white satin ribbon run on.
Caters to match the costume are q
necessary adjunct to the tailor-made
gown.
Silk shirt waists will be worn all win
ter with separate skirts, beneath the
small-sleeved coats.
White and golden brown is fetching
combination.
Royal purple is one of the new colors
liable to grow into high favor; it COM
bines beautifully with white, gray or
tan.
A chic gown of tan and black mixed
cheviot has a novel arrangement of the
bodice; it has no seam, being drawn
smoothly across the figure over lining
of black taffeta.
It is round at the waist and forms a
sort of bolero jacket at the front, open
ing over vest of white satin.
The edges of the waist and collar are
bordered with an inch-wide pattern Of
black silk braid.
The correct mourning veil reaches
quite transparent English crepe, fin
ished with broad hem at the bottom;
it is caught to the front Of the bonnet,
and drawn back into soft fold. closely
pressed in place by small jet pins.
A dainty handkerchief is made of
sheer white linen, having narrow
edge of lace set in at the top of the hem,
and the initial worked in the corner in
white floss.
The coming muff promises to be i'm.
mensely large and roomy.
Velvet is one of the favorite materi-
ais for fall gowns for street wear.
Fur is finding its way on house gowns
as well as those intended for street wear.
Feathers, great heavy ones, will be
used in abundance on fall hats, to the
exclusion of other trimmings.
Velvet sleeves are appearing in many
of the new gowns; it's a clever way of
renovating gown whose sleeves have
Become old-fashioned.
A chic little fall coat is made up in
tobacco-brown broadcloth, with loose
front and tight-ftting back, the full
ness over the skirt arranged in one big
box plat instead of two, which gives l.
rather an odd look.-St Louis Republic
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
Wouldn't Change It.

Sim not pleased with your school re-
port, Bobby" said his father, with sol
emn look.
AZ told the teacher you wouldn't be,
but she was too stubborn to change it.
the old pelican."-Detroit Free Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
Lack a Requisite.

Nose johnson (at the club)--I say,
fellahy, let's get up a football 'leven.
Yves all got big feet an could put up
O powerful strong team.
Sporty Jackson (derisively)-Taik a
reef, dar; talk reef. How's we gwine
to grow long hair ?--Leslie's Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
Sociability.

"What are you in for?" asked the rest.
dent lunatic.
"Fits," answered the new arrival.
$50 ain I. Have one with me, win
you?"-Indianapolis Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
The Last Resort.

She-Alfred, there is nothing in tina
house to eat.
He-Oh, well, let US have bread pud,
ding.-Detroit Free Press.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-03
EIDERD0WNS.

Three colors OF cotton Eiderdown IL
gray, brown, red checks, specially de
sirable for house dresses,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-03

AZ tho battle Of Fontonoy occurred a
won known instance OF politoness ON tho
part OF tho English and French guards,
WIloh, II Il almost needless TO say, could
only hayu happened In those coremonlous
times. The two battAlions OF opposing
guards were about to Join In conflict when
Nho English commander advanced and
G'utlng the French commander OK.
claimed, "Gontlomen OF tho, French
guards, nrop
Tho French officer, not 10 DO outdone In
pollteness, returned tho salute and replied:
AIter You, gentlemen. Tho French
guards never fro tlrst" Upon which tho
English gentleman, thinking further corc.
mony needless tlrod, with such effect az
70 put nearly 900 OF tho French gentlemen
hurs dc combat. Somewhat costly polite
heas Tor thom, -Chgmbors' journal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-03

The direct line to kansas City, st.
louis and Atlantic sea6oRrd, Ia via
,ne Missouri Pacific Railway, from
Pueblo. Through sleeping and chair
care, and all connections made In
Union depote in the day time. IL you
are going East and care for n daylight
rue through the grandest sosueTy Of
me Rocky Mountains en- route, see
mat your ticket Teade via Missouri
Pacific Railway. Elegant chair car.
positively free to holders OF regular
train tickets.
Ii. Is. KoosER, G. F. &P.A.,
II Morlan Bl0as. ea!t lake cry.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-03
BOYS CLOTHING DEPARTMENT..

Boys Cape and Ulster Overcoals in
grey and mixed Cheyiots, good weight,
lined and IN sizes 4 10 ~. This is a
$500 article for
$50
Brown mixed Twilled Cheviot Suit,
well made, heavy weight, regular So so
suit, at
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-03
WOOL EIDERD0WNS.

Imitation Astrachan, in pink, light
blue, tan, cardinal and black mixed, as
inch wide, worth Use yard, at
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-03
SUPPORT HOME INDUSTRY.
These are the PeOnle Who Sell Home Made Goods
THE N. FASSELL PORK PACKING co..

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-03
PRAISE FOR MUNYON
A Sufferer From Dyspepsia TciIs Of
Ills wonderful cure by Munyon's
Improved Homeopathic Remedies.

Mfr. W. r. Brashears 23ij Neil
derry street, Baltimore, Md, saws
FOR years have been sufferer from
dyspepsia. / could not eat anything ex.
oept sOit-bolled eggs and was reduced
to skeleton; my omach would swUll
TO twice it, size, anu tit a. though
had lead In It. | had become 40 weak
that ] was obliged 10 use a cane to get
around. I hat given up all hope Of
recovery, and ihougnt ] must die. had
tried several phy.io ans, but all Of them
failed 10 help me. Finally, began to
use Munyon's l,emediu., aud, % Tho
surprise Of myself ard friends, immo.
diately improved. and after taking lhpoe
bottles Of Dyspepsia Cure was complete
ly curcd.n
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-03

Professor Munyon puts up separate
remedy for oyOty diseH'e. Ills ltheu-
matism Cure never falls IN relieve
rheumatism In from one to ihfoe hours
aud cures ina tow day. Its Caatfh
Cure positively cures ca arrh. HIS Dys-
pepsia Cuto speedily cures all forms Ui
stomach trouble. His Cold Cuio cures
tho most severe cold in few hours
The Munyon RouDodies sold nj all
druggists. mostly 20 cents vial.
Personal letters To Professor Muuyon,
1903 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa, an
sworcd with free medical advice Tor any
disease.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-12-02
The Nose.

The nose is intended for breathing,
the mouth for speaking and eating. Who
has ever seen Il horse breathing other.
wise than through his nostrils? Minute
scientific investigation has revealed the
fact that the number Of people who
breathe through their nostrils are be-
coming gradually but surely fewer in
number. The consequence is that the
nostrils decrease in size, while it has
been found that the prevailing nose is
quite an inferior organ to that of our
forefathers.
Doctors at the present time are fire.
quently asked to operate on noses and
to enlarge them. Their owners have
found that they do not fulfill their func-
tions as we'll as they used to- 1t is be-
ginning to be feared by scientific people
that if matters grow much worse we
shall lose the use of our nasal organs
entirely.
1t is a we'll known physiological fact
that amused muscles and bones gradual
" disappear. Fish who live in the
dark, for instance, or the mole, who re-
sides underground, become blind. Thus,
| if we cease to use our noses for breath
ing, they will cease to exist. They will
become uperfuousl -Pearson's Weekly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-12-02
NEWS AND VIEWS.

The republican national committe
has finished it's work, paid all it's debts
and has a surplus of between $75, 900
and 100000 left. The expenditures dur
ing the campaign amounted to more
than 2,50O,0O0
"A young woman out west has pro-
cured five divorces and is now applying
for the sixth. She gives as reason for
these many dissolutions of the matrimo-
NAL tie that she "don't want to see
the same man around the house all the
time"
"A Michigan preacher, on last Sun
day, came out of his pulpit and danced
a few steps to prove to his congregation
his assertion that dancing was not only
sinful but ridiculous. The object les son
was convincing.
The heaviest snow storm known in
Montana for years is raging all over the
state and the mercury at different points
is from ten to twenty degrees below &C.
70, Railroad trains are impeded and
street car service suspended.
A late ruling of western Judge is
to the effect that a man and his wife are
both responsible for the payment of a
newspaper taken and read by the family.
This is II pointer to the wives Of delin-
quents,
The people of Cincinnati feel very
proud since ex-President Harrison ar
gued a'case in one of her courts last
week,
"A negro child was born in Macon
county the other day supplied with three
teeth before it came into the world.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-12-02
Subtle Flattery.

A certain rector in Suffolk village,
who was disliked i'll the parish, had a
curate who was very popular, and, on
his leaving, was presented with a testi-
monial. This excited the envy and wrath
of the rector, and, meeting with an old
lady one day, he said;
II am surprised, Mrs. Bloom, that
you should have subscribed to this testi-
monial
why, SIR" said the old lady, eff
you'd bin a-goin, I'd ave subscribed
doublep'-London Tit Bits.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-12-02

best be appreciated, when ] state tina
my throat and mouth were full of sores
and my tongue was almost eaten away;
had not taken solid food for three
months. Ny entire body was covered
with red b1otches, my hands and feet
were sore and my hair was falling
out rapidly. was in a truly pitiab1e
condition.
81 felt that I was incurab1e, and
was in great despair, when a friend
recommended S. S. S., stating that it
would certainly cure me. I began its
use, and when had finished the fourth
bottle, began to improve, and by the
time had finished eighteen bottles, I
was thoroughly rid of the disease; of
course, was not sure that was cured,
but am now convinced, as no sign
of the disease has ever returned for
| four years. S. :. S. is the best blood
remedy in the world, and my cure was
due solely and alone to it"
| Contagious blood poison is the most
| horrible Of all diseases, and has been
appropriately called the curse of man
! Kind. It his always baffied the doc
tors, and, until the discovery of S. S. s.,
was incurable.
| For fifty years S. S. s. has been cur
| ing this terrible disease, even after all
other treatment failed It is guaran-
teed purely vegetable, and one thou
sand dollars reward is offered for proof
to the contrary. S. $. S. never fails
to cure contagious blood poison, or
any other disease of the blood. If
you have blood disease, take a rem
edy which will not injure you. Be-
ware OF mercury; don't do violence
| to your system.
Our books on blood and skin dis
eases, will be mailed free to any ad.
dress. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-12-02

THE nualreport Of Principal Keep
er of the Penitentiary Turner shows
that IA convicts Of Is years of age and
under were sent to the penitentiary
during the last fiscal year, and his in
vestigations convince him that the vast
majority of convicts become criminals
between the ages of Is and 20 Under
our penal system boys sent up for a
a short term for petty larceny soon
return to try their hand at grand lar
ceny and burglary. As a developer
OF hardened criminals jail or chain
gang for young people cannot be
beaten. A reformatory is needed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-12-02
STUCK A KNIFE IN HIS THROAT.
Young Man Makes a Futile Attempt to
Kill Himself at Albany.

ALBANY, GA, Nov. 26-FoEowing
close upon the tragic suicide of yonng
R. E. Cherry in this city yesterday morn
ing Gammage Clarke. a young man
formerly of this city but recently in tie
employment of Norris & Co., OF Newton,
Ga, made an unsuccessful attempt at
suicide at the Hotel Mayo to-
night. Clarke came up from Newton
yesterday to spend thanksgiving here.
aud going out for ride this afternoon
returned to the hotel and complained of
feeling badly. He was sitting on a set
tee talking to another guest when,
drawing. his knife from his pocket and
opening it, he made vicious pass at his
neck With the weapon, nficting an ugly
wound, though not dangerous. He eth
er thought he had inflicted sufficient
wound t. produce death or else lost
courage to finish the job, for he desisted
any further effort to kill himself and
bowed his head over cuspidOr to catch
the blood, which flowed freely until
the assistance of physician was render
ed,