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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
Here her good luck ended. A norther

Here her good luck ended. A norther
SET in, driving them 200 miles off their
course, and then head winds blew for
week, 50 that it was the last day in
the year before they came in sight of
the Cuban coast, and not over ten miles
off Cape st. Antoine the wind failed and
there came one of those dead Gains Pc
culiar to these attitudes; the sails hung
without q shiyer and the pennant was
as straight down as yard Of pump
water. But this was not the worst.
Capt. Drake knew that he was In the
track Of the pirates and was practically
helpless to keep away from them, and
at this moment he was doubtless sig
nailed off shore to some Of their YES
sells. Everything depended on keeping
a stout heart. ..
His six 24-pound carronades were
loaded with grape and kentledge, the
arm chest was opened, cutlasses and pis-
tolls were served to the crew, muskets
were loaded and the cook filled his cop
pers with hot water, ready to repel
boarders. All hands kept watch that
night, and in the morning Mate Spain
went aloft with glass. He at once
hailed the deck. There Is topsail
schooner lying behind that point OF
land off the starboard quarter. can't
make out any sail on her."
"All right, come down. Wen have
breakfast. There's trouble ahead. But
there are 90 of us, all good men, and we
ought to make tidy fight for our lives"
A strict watch was kept at the mast
head, and at ten o'clock hail came;
There's boat full of men putting. off
shore. 1t Is a yawl with a tug. She's
coming fast under sweeps"
The ensign was seized union down to
attract some passing vessel, and all
waited and watched. There were not
less than 40 men in the yawl.
When 1t was within about 90 yards of
the brig the captain cried "fre!" But
as usual two of the carronades missed
fire, the other scattered ten feet wide
Of the boat, and next it swept under
the bow, the leader, a white man,
springing into the chains, followed by
a gang of mulattoes, negroes and Span
iards, all big men. Their captains head
just came above the bow, when he was
run through the neck by pike and
dropped overheard, but his men man
aged to get on the bowsprit and some
aboard. Two of the pirates mounted
the channels and tumbled In to the
waist The cook, a negro giant weigh
ing 300, rushed at them with a cutlass,
beat down their guard and hewed them
down. A third had grasped the swifter
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
THE UNHAPPY MARRIAGE
Some of the Causes of Trouble Between
Husband and Wife.


Husband and Wife.
When two people have entered into
the relation of marriage, calling God
and man to witness, they have per-
formed an act as sacred as a sncra-
ment-one held in some forms of re-
ligious belief to be indeed sacrament
1t seems strange that into the awful
ness of anything approaching a sacra-
ment, relation reaching back among
the mysteries of creation in it's potent
results, people should allow small and
trivial concerns to make dissidence.
But in too many marriages this is
what happens. A thoughtless wife
maddens a worried husband an exact
ing husband wearies and wears out q
high-spirited wife. Sometimes they
fight 1T out In the union; and though
harm is done, 1t is much less harm than
comes in the more public way. Some
times the wronged party has regard
to the speech of people, thinks of others,
of acquaintances, friends, parents,
children, and bears the burden as best
1t may be borne; sometimes thinks Of
duty, and calls on Heaven for help;
sometimes, when love and happiness
are gone, finds comfort in the love OF
Heaven. Sometimes forgetfulness il
nearly attained in some of the thou
sand pursuits of science, art, charity
or business. One thing is certain, that
forgetfulness may be found. And an
other thing is equally certain, that 1t
is the duty of both parties to find It,
20 An,
because her husband outgrows her in
tellectually, because another has come
to seem lovelier in his eyes, u husband
is afforded thereby no excuse whatever
for absolving himself from his mar
riage vows. Because husband Is sell
fish, because he is parsimonious or
mean, because he Is tyrannical, because
he objects to her friends, q wife has no
more excuse. Life may become all but
unbearable with him or with her; but
If there are children with future to
be considered, it Is to be borne, and
duty and decency must enforce a be-
havior before the childrenFtha shall
hinder their injury from wrong infiu-
ences SO far as possible. 1t may be hard
to bear; it may be almost impossible;
hut self-control is an invaluable ally.
The utmost frivolity, the utmost in
difference to his wishes, does not JUS
tify husband in pulling the cloth from
the table and all the china with it; his
pulling the cloth off does not justify
her in putting herself under the illegal
protection of another man. We do not
say, indeed, that if a husband persists
against his wife's wish in introducing
into the family an element or person
that the wife knows to be poisonous
to herself or to her children, or that il
the wife persists against her husbands
wish in any corresponding course, that
either party may not be justified in the
determination to live apart from the
other. But there is, at any rate, 4 dig
nifty in a separation that is entirely
wanting in divorce. And surely there
is still great deal Of happiness possi-
BILE IN dignified and virtuous separa-
ton, If it is only the happiness Of &C
CURED peace and freedom.-Harpes's
Bazaar.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
CANINE VOCALIST.
Tennessee Has Dog Of Whom the Peopis
Are Justly Proud.


Tennessee Has q Dog Of Whom the PeopIs
Are Justly Proud.
While on a trip through Moore coun-
ty, Tenn, recently, was the guest OF
Rev. Frank NJ. Downing, who lives In
the neighborhood of small settlement
called County Line. His family con-
sists of himself and wife and small
yellow dog, which / noticed received
an unusual amount of care and atten-
ton. AS there was nothing particular
" attractive about the dog, which waH
only mongrel cur, rather wondered
at their manifest affection, and one day
inquired the reason for it. Mr.. Down
ing, for answer, called: "Bench!" and
placed him in q chair, commanding him
to "crow." Ny establishment was UNI
bounded when the dog gave perfect
imitation of Shanghai rooster, and
without further command followed it
with the neigh of horse, lowing OF
cows, grunts and squeals of pigs, whin-
ing of cats, and various noises incident
to farm life. He could give all the
yelps of pack of hounds in pursuit OF
a fox, and in 80 realistic manner that
you could scarcely help believing that
O hunt was in progress.
Mr.. Downing said nobody had taught
the animal, and his peculiar initiative
powers were discovered by accident.
The summer previous, when Bench was
a mere puppy, Rev. John Malcolm, the
preacher for their circuit, was Ill at
Downing's house, and was made ex-
tremely nervous at night by a rooster
growing at all hours beneath his WIN
dow. The people who were attending
him could not discover the rooster, but
one morning Mrs. Downing, in passing
the window, was startled by seeing the
puppy throw back his head and crow.
She fastened to relate the circum-
stances to her husband, who was in
credulous and carefully watched the
dog. He quickly corroborated his wife's
story, and for some time the neighbors
focked to see the wonderful dog. He
quickly learned to crow at command.
and each day picked up some new
sound. Last November neighbor CT
Mr.. Downing carried Bench to Nash
vile while the Barnum & Bailey show
was there, and the manager offered a
handsome price for him, saying that he
was convinced Bench could be taught
to talk, but Mr.. Downing refused to give
him up. In appearance Bench is not
prepossessing, his color being dirty
yellow, his hair coarse and why, his
legs short, and his body rather un-
wieldy. In his eyes, however, theme
CLEANS an intelligence almost human.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
WRECK ON THE COAST.
How Uncle Sans Life savers Sucoor Tho
In Distress.

How Uncle Sans Life savers Sucoor Those
In Distress
On the discovery of wreck by night
the patrolman burns q red signal light
with which he is always supplied) to
notify those on the wreck that they
have been seen, and that assistance
will be rendered.
He then hastcns to the station, and
the whole crew turns out; the boat is
run out on its carriage, all apparatus
lie collected, and they proceed TO the
part of the beach nearest the wreck. If
practicable, the life-boat is launched,
each man wearing lfe-belt. They
pull off to the wreck, and under the
keepers orders, which are promptly
obeyed, the passengers are taken off to
the beach, and the boat returns until
all have been rescued.
If the boat cannot be used on account
of the surf and the weather, they pro-
coed to rig the breeches-buoy line be-
tween the wreck and the shore.
Coming abreastof the wreck, prepare
ttons are made to get line to the YES
sel. Each man has his part Of the
work to do; the keeper, assisted By
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
TREATMENT OF HEADACHE.
Household Remedies for a Very Painful
Affection.

Household Remedies for a Very Painful
Addiction.
There are so many causes for head
aches, and so many conditions that lead
up to this distressing malady, that it is
often very difficult to diagnosticate the
case properly" said a medical man of
wide experience. 'Of course, if the root
of the matter is not reached, medicines
avail nothing and may do more harm
than good. One thing, however, is quite
certain, and that is that congestion is
very frequent accompaniment OF
headache, and the pressure on the brain
becomes extremely painful and may
lead to dangerous consequences. II is
evident, therefore, that any course of
treatment that relieves the overfull
blood-vessels of the brain must be de-
sirable. IL is always best to consult
some reliable physician, if one is within
reach; but this great many people are
averse to doing, and some are so sit
uated that medical aid is not within call.
For this class of persons a simple RENE
dy may be mentioned that has been the
means of relieving many sufferer, and
10 81 SSoiIJ pPpA'SN' ehlAu 81 obJSoIupSly
harmless that it is well worth knowing.
when the beating, humping sensa-
ton begins in the head, take equal guam
titles of pure cayenne pepper ard flour;
mix them up with water to form a
smooth paste thick enough to spread
like a salve. Put this upon a piece of
soft paper and apply it to the back of
the neck just below the edge of the hair.
In warm weather it is best to wash the
neck with a cloth wet with soap and
water, as the oily perspiration may in
terfere with the action of the plaster.
One great advantage of cayennc-plaster
over mustard is that while the latter
frequently busters, the former never
does so, 10 matter how strong it is ap
piled. In the use Of mustard, if the skin
is broken all treatment must cease until
it heals, but with pepper, when the plas-
ter loses its effect another may be APP
piled without unpleasant consequences.
at is an item of Importance that pure
pepper must be used. This should come
from the druggists, and reliable one
at that. 1t is very seldom that grocery
cayenne IS pure, end for this reason the
chemist is the better dispenser of such
compounds as are required for medici.
nal purDoscS-N. Y. Ledger
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
a VALUABLE BOOK.
Searched For Many Years 1t Drought For
tune DO It's Finder.

Among the most valuable books in
the world are those few still extant
which bear the name of John Gutten-
burg, the printer and~publlsher, who
fourished soon after printing was dis
covered-145O. The value In which the
works are held is shown by the enor-
nous prices they fetch on the rare oc-
casions when any of them find their
way to the auction mart
At the commencement of the present
century the house of certain peer
who possessed the first book John Gut
tcnburg ever printed was broken into,
the thieves carrying off, among other
treasures, this book, which for years
after was diligently sought for, without
success.
One evening, some time since,
blacksmith stopped in front OF a book.
sellers window in London. He knew
nothing of books, but deserving one
looking older than the others, he
planked down his penny, and, throwing
it on a shelf when he got home, forgot
all about it.
One of his dodgers, a porter in the
British museum, noticing that it was
dated 1850, asked permission to show
il to the museum authorities. A day
or two later the blacksmith was asked
to call. The secretary who saw him
then asked what he wanted for the
book. Not knowing what to reply, the
man said:
what will you give?"
"What do you say to e6O?" was the
answer.
The establishment which overspread
the blacksmith's face was taken by the
official for disgust; so, saying: Il will
see if we can give any more" he hur-
ried from the room, returning present
ly with an offer of e 80, which, needless
to say, was accepted.
Sooner than have lost Guttenburg's
book the museum would have paid
1000. The librarians of the great
Paris library would have cheerfully
paid G2,5O0 for this book. - Albany
Argus
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
SUNRISE.

Dear heart they said, ''the sun is high.
Noon came while you were sleeping"
Ah no! the dawn creeps up the sky"
He said, nor heard their weeping.
Again he asked the hour of day -
When dusk was slowly falling;
1T cannot be, for far away
hear the robins calling"
And last he said: II must arise,
For now the morn is breaking"
Then closed once more his weary eyes,
And knew no earthly waking.
~An through that day his mind was dim, q
They sadly thought; unknowing
That while he fingered here, for him
Another dawn was glowing.
MARY T. Higginson, In N. Y. Independent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

to help him up, when his arm was cut
clean off at the shoulder by the negro.
\ splash in the water told the rest.
In the bow the defenders had done
good work, but Capt. Drake was
stretched on the bits, covered with
blood. The last pirate had run out on
the jibboom and fired his pistol just as
a musket ball took his life, but he had
done his work, for poor Spain got his
bullet in the head and never spoke
after. They were beaten, and under a
their sweeps, and, with the loss of half
their crew, made for land.
Suddenly the mainsail gave flop. No
orders were needed. The topsail hal
yards were manned. "Up with the fly
ing jib, trim sheets, round in starboard
braces!" was the cry, and the little brig
began to surge through the water.
See! see! the schooner's making sail.
Up goes her gaff and foresail. The
fights not over, men! She'll cut us to
pieces with her long Tom" Just then
came the sound of heavy gun, and so
intent were the crew watching the pi-
rate vessel that they had not seen, half
a mile away, British corvette piling
on sail up to royals. She was a flyer,
too, and inside of five minutes swept
down on the brig, hailed and was told
what had occurred.
The pirate craft was intent only on
saving her men in the yawl, but it was
too late. The corvette ran her down
and at 100 yards gave the marauders
shower of grape that tore the boat and
crew into splinters. The schooner made
off, followed by the man-o'-war, and
both disappeared in the southern board.
The second mate took command of
the brig. Her captain had a broken
thigh and a shot through his body,
while the mate and four of the crew
lay dead. The breeze kept steady, and
on the 4th of January they came to an
Choir in Spanishtown harbor. Capt,
Drake lived to get well and quit the
sea. But before the Christ church
chimes rang for another Christmas
poor Emma Drake had followed her
lever to a better land.-Philadelph
Times
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
To Make Good Tea.

Tea should never touch metal. It
should be kept in paper, wood, glass or
porcelain. To make it, put small
quantity in porcelain cup, fill the lat
ter with boiling water, cover it with 9
porcelain saucer and let it stand three
minutes. Then, if you desire to be an
epicure, drink only the upper layer OF
the golden liquid, throw the rest away,
rinse the cup and begin again. Never
use sugar. DO not use milk. 1t ruins
the flavor of the tea, and the combina.
ton Injuries the stomach. So the Chi
nese say, and they ought to know theiI
own beverage. Above all things, do not
boi! the tea.--N. Y. World.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
Pet Goat as a Smuggler.

The customs authorities of an Eng
lish port have unearthed new method
OF smuggling. On passenger steamer
plying to France there was pet long
haired goat, which regularly accom-
panied the crew. A discharged sailor
gave away the scheme, and on the next
trip the goat was seized. Examination
showed that the goats own hair had
been clipped very close, then round it's
body We're packed cigars, lace and
other dutiable articles, and then the
false coat was skillfully put on and
fastened with hooks and eyes. After
this experience, even a poodle dog is
pinched and pulled around by the Off
GERS before being allowed to pass.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
A Girls Essay on BOYS.

"Boys are men that have not got as
big as their papas, and girls are women
that will be young ladies by-and-by.
Man was made before woman. When
God looked at Adam, He said to Him
self: We'll, think can do better if
] try again. and then He made Eve.
God liked Eve so much better than
Adam, that there have been more women
than men. Boys are E. trouble. They
wear out everything, but soap. If /
had my way, half the boys in the world
would be girls, and the rest would be
dolls. My papa is so nice that think
he must have been little girl when he
was a little boy."-St, Andrews Church
Record ra- f... .-...
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

--One million two hundred and eighty
six thousand eight hundred and sixty.
three persons visited the Atlanta expo
sition.
Indiana Baptists contributed last
year to all UNCONVENTIONAL purposes, as
reported In the Annual, an average OF
four dollars per capita
Miss Gertrude Simmons, the Sioux
Indian girl who carried OFF the orator..
cal honors at the Earlham Qnd.) COL
lege the other day, was educated at
Quaker school In Wabash, Ind. She waa
born on the Sioux reservation near
Deadwood, S. D., % years ago.
DIR. William Awdry, Hshop-suf-
fragan Of Southampton, England, has
accepted an appointment as Anglican
bishop of japan, the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign
Parts having offered to provide the sup
port
The Greek government has issued
permits allowing the American school
Of archaeology to conduct excavations
at Corinth for historical and scientific
purposes. Work will commence as soon
as the weather permits.
Miss Helen Culver, who recently
gave 81, 0OO, 900 to the University of Chi
cago, Inherited Il property vnriously es-
timated mt from $1,000, 900 to $40 100000
from her cousin, Charles j. Hull, for
many years prominent in large real
estate transactions in the west, whose
confidential secretary she was. Miss
Culver possesses extraordinary bust
ness ability and is greatly interested in
works of charity and education.
-Corea has only enjoyed ope decade
of Protestant missionary work, and yet
there are AZ regular congregations, be-
sides some 20 places where services are
held, 52S communicates and SGT cato
chumens. There are nine Sabbath
schools with ass scholars, who con-
tribute above $1,000. Six churches have
native pastors, and zoe commandments
were received during the past year.
Pagan persecution has broken down,
and recently the hermit kingdom sent
a Christian man as it's minister to Wash
ington.-United Presbyterian.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
A Watch That Speaks.

A wonderful mechanical continuance
is announced from Switzerland in the
shape of watch that calls out the
hours in a voice like that of human
being. This mechanical curiosity is
the invention of one Casimir Livan,
who bases it's principles upon his
knowledge of the workings of the pho
nograph. The case, instead of contain
ing striking apparatus, as some of the
late costly watches do, is provided with
n photographic cylinder, which is
fitted with sensitive Photographic
plate, which has received the impress
sion of human voice before being Ia.
serted in the watch
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
First Native PhiIadelphian.

There is an inquiry as to who wac
the first native-born Philadelphia.
His name was John Drinker. His father
left Beverly, Mass, some time subse-
quently to 1910, and then came TO the
shores of the Delaware, then inhabited
by Indians and a few Swedes. At a spot
that is now designated as Second and
Walnut streets the elder Drinlier erect
ed a cabin that was the primitive house
of Philadelphia. Therein John Drink
er was born on Christmas eve, 16S0.
which was two years before the ar
rival of William PENIS colonlsts. John
went to Boston when 12 years of age
to serve an apprenticeship to a cabinet
maker, but he returned to his native
home in 1745 and lived there until his
death, November II, 1882. He was
nearly 1O2 years ole, and his son has
put upon record his belief that his
death was caused "by drawing excessive
hot smoke of tobacco into his mouth
What a terrible warning TO those who
use the weed! Had John Drinker not
been a consumer of the plant that Sir
Walter Raleigh made world-famous he
might have lived to a green old age,
instead of being prematurely cut down
in the early part of his second century.
--Philadelphia Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
A CHILD'S LESSON.

Far down In the silent ocean,
Where the sunbeams never fall,
Never comes the storms commotion,
Dwells the coral insect small.
Days, and months, and years are passing,
Still he climbs to reach the sun;
Every hour his work is growing
Till the coral reef is done.
Upward slowly, ah! but surely
Climbs he brighter every year;
From this little coral insect
Let us learn to persevere
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
Observation-Disclosures

"A MISUNDERSTANDING say,
stranger" whispered western man
who had strayed into an uptown theater
where the play of Romeo and Juliet"
was going on, 81 can't make head or
tail of this thing. What's the the name
of this play anyhow" Romeo and
Juliet" well, if I'd known that" said
the disguised westerner, II wouldn't
have come in. l understood the Teller
ut the door to say It was something
about Omaha and oliet."-Earlem
Life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
In No Danger,

Dinkley (who has owed billfor medi-
cal attendance. for four years and never
mentions settlement)-Doc woke
up in a cold sweat a little while ago.
but feel SO much better now / am sorry
sent for you. am easily frightened
and am afraid / am losing my nerve.
DIR. Grimby iwho has been called at
two a. m, dryly)--No, l don't think you
are.-Judge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
st. Sophia She Meant.

Ruth is learning many things,
And often home from school she brings
Rare bits of learning and research.
To-day, with shining eyes, she said
30! Mamma! have you ever read
Bout Turkey and it's 'normous church
It's name is Saints Aflre-I know
Because my teacher told me So"
Anna M. Pratt, In Youths Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
SNOW MERRY-GO-ROUND,

few boys at the center can keep the
erry-go-round spinning with great
rapidity. Of course the boys on the
sleds, who are called "rushers," have
an exciting ride, and they take turns
occasionally with the "pushers." II
the snow wears out the track can be
iced by pouring water over it and let
TING it freeZe.AChicaCc Record.