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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
SLIGHTLY MIXED.

"A pound OF tea at one and three,
And a pot of raspberry jam;
Two new laid eggs, dozen pegs.
And a pound Of rashers of ham,"
rll say II over all the way.
And then I'm sure not to forget,
vor IL chance to bring things wrong
My mother gets in such pet.
"a pound OF ten ut one and three,
And pot OF raspberry JAM
Two new laid eggs, a dozen pegs,
And a pound OF washers of ham,"
There in the hay the children play.
They're having such jolly fun:
Til go there. too, that's what I'll do,
AS soon as my errands are done.
"a pound of tea at one and three.
A pot of-er-new laid jam,
Two raspberry eggs with a dozen pegs,
And pound OF rashers OF ham,"
/, There's Teddy White a-fiying his kite.
He thinks himself grand. declare;
I'd like to try to fly 1t sky high,
Ever so much higher
Than the old church spirc,
And then-and then--but there
"a pound OF three and one ut tea,
A pot OF new laid jam,
Two dozen eggs, some raspberry pegs,
And pound of rashers of ham,"
Now. here's the shop, outside I'll stop
And run through my orders again:
haven't forgot, no. not even jot-
1t shows I'm pretty cute. that's plair
"a pound of three at one and tea,
A dozen OF raspberry ham,
A pot of eggs, with a dozen pegs,
And a rasher of new laid JAM"
Lewiston Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
THE CAT WAS FAITHFUL.
Laid Down Its Life to Avenge the Death
of Bird Friend.

s~nAu 1eWh Aeo Inv w nN0hbo sho s~cSs8
of . Bird Friend.
Some time ago, in a quiet little corner
way down on the Rue Royale, l CHANGED
upon a queer little Creole creature,
whom the neighbors called Mann
zelle." III there was ever any name
attached, it must have been in pre-
historic times, for now there is not even
a sign upon the door of the little bake
shop where Mamzelle sells bread and
cakes to the neighborhood. Very good
bread and cakes they are, too, as can
testify, for recently have found NAM
zelle's coy shop very comfortable
resting place after a mornings tramp
in quest Of news. In this way have
come to be pretty well acquainted with
Mam'zelle and Pierre, the cat, and
Jeanne, the bird.
Pierre is handsome black and white
fellow, with noble head, and he and
the little canary, Jeanne, were about
the same age. Mam'zelle told me in
her pretty Creole patois how devoted
the two pets were to each other, and
myself saw frequent evidences OF
their kindly relationship. In quiet
corner of the little shop / have seen
Pierre and Jeanne taking their break
fast together from the same plate, and
by and by, when the cat would lie doz-
ing in the sunshine, the bird would
hop about him, or cuddle up snug and
comfortable between his outstretched
paws. When Mam'zelle was busy so
that she could not keep an eye on tho
little birds safety she would swing the
cage in the doorway, while Pierre would
stretch himself on the floor beneath.
keeping guard over his friend. And
woe betide the stray cat that wandered
that way. Pierre was always on the
alert for squalls, and II a cat came
too near to suit him he would send
Jeanne hustling into her cage while
he chased the offending feline off tho
street.
Just this very thing happened yes
terday for the Tooth time, probably,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09

forest and came out on the mountain
road couple of miles above the jungle.
There he awaited Castro, determined or
making sudden coup. He had not
long to wait. AS the three desperadoes
rode past, Castro ahead with Miss CUR
ningham before him on the saddle, La
fague's Winchester flashed twice and
the two hinder men reeled to the ground.
Then began an exciting chase. Tho
Frenchman had calculated on shooting
down the three bandits and rescuing the
girl without more trouble, but her po-
sition prevented his risking shot at
Castro. The latter, finding that he had
fallen into an ambush, started off at a
gallop; and away went Lafague pelting
after.
Unable to release his hold on the girl,
Castro could not use his rifle, and 50
mile after mile the splendid mountain
ponies dashed on, Lafague slowly gaiu-
ing ground. At length came the critical
moment, when sword, bayonet and ma
chete flashed above the heads of pur-
suer and pursued, making the light
ming to the storm-cloud impact of tho
rushing steeds. But the deadly weapons
only clashed together to be violently
hurled asunder as riders and horses
went crashing to the ground. For
through Lafague's want of skill and
Castro's left hand engaged both with
supporting the girl and handling the
rejus, the animals crushed together in
full career and fell headlong with their
own impetus. Miss Cunningham was
hurled to some distance, but was I'M
injured. Both horses rolled complete
ly over the bandit chief, crushing the
life out of him, whilst Lafague, falling
on top, escaped with severe shaking.
Fortunately for our friends there WAS
native "jacal" perched on the hillside
not far off, and there they were hos
pitably entertained for the night, and
poor Miss Cunningham, who had been
abducted as she stood, III her night
garments and slippers, was provided
with a more becoming outfit of cloth
ing.
The romantic, If withal tragic, adj
venture had fitting sequel, for M. La.
fague won the heart and hand of the
bereaved, but far from destitute, orphan.
T. p. PORTER.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
HOW LINCOLN Kept Boo,k..

In his eGrly life Abraham Lincoln had
A primitive method of keeping books.
At the time his law partner, John T..
Stuart, represented the Springfield dis
trict in congress, Lincoln was forced,
much against his will, to keep an ac-
count of some kind. The plan he
adopted was somewhat remarkable
When he received fee he divided IL in
halves. His half he put in his pocket;
Stuart's portion he put m an envelope
and, labelling it "Stuart's half" threw
II into drawer until his partners re-
turn from Washington '
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
having met his death. the daughter was

having met his death, the daughter was
taken instead.
We were all pretty well paralyzed by
the horror of the incident, and quite
bewildered as to what steps should be
taken. To follow the bandits was inn
practicable, for they were well enough
mounted, while, although we had mules
enough, there was but one horse on the
place. To sit down and wait until the
demand for the ransom came appeared
to our excited minds both cruel to the
captive girl and cowardly. But what
could we do? The question was solved
by CASTOR Lafague, young French civ
ii engineer, who volunteered to ride to
of soldiers to go after the bandits. He
galloped off, leaving us all too excited
to turn to work, and wondering how we
would get through the weary hours
that must elapse ere he could return
with the soldiers.
But the time came and brought
neither soldiers nor Lafague. The
next day after the tragedy had dawned,
and many of us were preparing to sad
die up the mules and ride over to the
town after news of the Frenchman
when that individual appeared, on foot
end accompanied by Miss Cunningham
dressed in the native Peruvian costume.
They were both so fatigued that they
could scarcely stand, especially Miss
Cunningham, and it was fortunate in
deed that they had no farther to travel.
OF course, there had been a rescue, and
as it turned out most gallant one; but
Lafague was very modest on the SUBJ
ject and it was some time before the
rest of us learnt what had happened
during the interval of our waiting and
anxiety.
Lafague never reached the town.
Whilst still some miles from it the road
traversed deep forest in the middle OF
! which he rode right into the camp of the
bandits, who had halted there for din
ner. Of course he was made prisoner,
and that incident turned the whole tide
of the affair. There were in fact but
four of the band with Castro, and it was
now decided that the latter, accom-
panied by two men, should at once SO
lOI " al W IlCll iii " MIS-
the other two remained in the forest
until Lafague could return to the mine
and secure the required ransom. OF
course they held all the trump cards,
as any attempt to outwit them would be
visited on the unfortunate prisoners
So they thought, but they did not count
on the young Frenchman's wit and
pluck.
CRYING out in French to Miss Gun.
ningham to be of good cheer and ready
for a surprise, Lafague started on his
mission. So soon as he got out of sight
however. he made detour through the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
ILLUSTRATING ON HIS MISSION.

EAFAGUESTARTING ON HIS MISSION.
zeal Darien to the icy regions of the
Antarctic sea. These are indeed still
lands ofwild adventure, albeit its echoes
seldom reach to ears that are deafened
by the din and turmoil of modern civ
ilization.
My own life, connected as it has
been with the carrying of civilization
into the penetralia of those distant
countries, has not been devoid of those
experiences on the plane of fact that
time and again discount the con-
sceptions of the fictionists, the only
difference being that the element of
romance" as we know it in fiction, is
almost invariably conspicuous by it's
absence. Of adventures, thrilling
enough in their way, my life has been
as full perhaps as that of any man liv-
ing; but on one solitary occasion only
did the element of real romance, natur-
ally worked out to it's denouement, add
it's interest to the bald outward facts.
The story, both as narrative of wild
life in South America and as an illus
ration of romance in real life, is well
worth the telling. For obvious rea-
sons, however, fictitious names of per-
sons and places are substituted for the
real ones, the facts not being personal
to myself, but relating to parties who
are still living.
To begin at the beginning, the story
I am about to relate commences with
the arrival of Miss Eva Cunningham at
4 ho 4 al nro NINA ~, par,1 xyh n
was chiefly owned by her father, Frank
Cunningham, and, as may we'll be sup
posed, the apparition of hearty and
withal beautiful young American girl
at that out-of-the-world spot created
quite commotion among the engineers
and other white employees at the dig
.gings."
The time was not we'll chosen for a
young girl to travel through the inte-
rior of the republic, for the war with
Chill had not long been over, and the
country was overrun with bands of
Ibrigands hailing from the disbanded
national army. However, the party
arrived safely, and we gave them righ4
hearty reception, little dreaming of the
tragedy that was impending. So far
the brigands had not molested any of
the mining settlements, combining their
attention to travellers. Even Castro, an
old professional brigand, who had late
ly raised gang and was then terroriz-
ing the country, had not attempted any
thing of the sort.
The discovery came upon us like a
bolt from the blue. therefore, when, on
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09

educating colored young men. Tho
principal object of the university has
been, and is, to educate colored men
for the ministry. Gen. O. o. Howard,
for whom the university was named,
said: I'm teaching the colored peop.e
religion these young men are educating
their people and making better citizens
of them. Therefore it is a wise prnc-
pie that the government should foster
the institution. We want to make all
of our people better citizens, and money
SO expended is well expended"
Providence hospital, which is under
Catholic management, is one of the
finest institutions of that character in
our entire country. Fortunately I
have never been i'll, nor under treat
ment there, but n number of friends and
acquaintance who have been cared for
in Providence hospital say that it is n
glorious place, and that Sister Louise.
in charge of the institution, is as sweet
as an angel in her tender ministrations.
Three of the attending surgeons are
Protestants, and are regarded as leaders
in their profession in this city. But
the Catholic church has control of the
hospital, and therefore it comes under
the head of sectarian charity, and will
be sadly injured if the government APP
preparations are entirely cut off.
Garfield hospital, named after the
martyred president, was founded and
builded by the Christian chruch, COM
monty known as the Campbellite de-
nomination. 1t is not more than ten
years old, but much good has been ac-
complished there. Providence hospital
is located east of the capitol, near the
navy yard. Garfield hospital is north
west of the capitol, the two institutions
being nearly three miles apart. The al
most universal opinion of the people in
the national capital is that both of these
institutions should be aided by federal
appropriations.
There appears to be considerable
legal merit, however, in the arguments
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
oueer Experience at Sea.

A unique experience, even in the an
nails Of the sea, was that of the bark
Alice, which reached Portland, Me-,
after stormy voyage of 10 days from
Turks island, in the Caribbean sea-
The bark carried cargo of salt, and shs
had been out but day when it was
found that the salt had soaked through
into the water butts and every drop of
fresh water was spoiled. The captain
hoisted signals of distress and made
provisions for condensing water, but
ell he could do was to provide half a
cupful day for each man. 1t was
seven days before a vessel was sighted
and small supply of water secured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
AN INTELLIGENT DOG.
Rides on Trains and Street Cars and
Never Makes q Mistake.

Rides Trains and Street Cars and
Never Makes u Mistake.
There is wonderful dog in jackson,
o., owned by Mr.. N. NJ. White, manager
Of one of the Goa. miEes between there
ind Wellston. This dog is named Frank,
and he is very pretty little water span
iel, and, though very young, he has
shown himself TO be perfect marvel
of canine sagacity.
Every dog has hobby, whether car
rying Off old shoes, hiding bones or
bowling all night, and the dog in ques-
ton has little one of his own, which
be uses to his own pleasure almost
daily. This dog Is u railroader, and he
probably knows more about rallroaling
than any dog in the country. A hun
dred trains n day do not confuse him,
end he treats them all alike, riding on
any or all of them to go from one place
10 another all over this part Of the
country.
Mr.. White, the owner of the dog, goes
mp to his work at the mines every morn
ing on the Ohio Southern, and returns
in the evening On the Same road. 1t
was in going up with his master every
day that Frank became familiar with
the trains on that road and with the
men on the trains. At first he would
wait until the evening train and come
home with the rest Of the miners on
their regular train, but he soon became
accustomed to other trains on the road,
and would jump on n coal train or n
freight and come home whenever he
got ready. He seems also 10 have Il re-
markable power for remembering the
Zines of the trains, for on days when he
does not go up the creek to the mines
he is always at the depot to meet his
master when he comes home in the
evening, rarely missing the train by
more than few minutes each way.
Since the completion of the new cleo
trio belt road between Jackson and
Wellston the dog has shown himself
abundantly able to keep nfoot of the
times. He now goes down to the cleo
trio road depot to the first car in the
morning, and goes up to thu mine him
self, being always there when the own
or appears on u later train on the other
'oad. He also gets on the Hooking
Valley train out of here carly in the
morning and goes to Columbus, return
ing on the same train Mt night.
He has habit of jumping off the train
Mt every station and then climbing back
On again as the train pulls out. Ono
night recently he was coming home on
the railroad and jumped off at Coalition.
Ehe train pulled out without his MOTTO
ing it, and, after chasing ii for n few
yards, he seemed to be reminded Of the
electric road, and he walked over to the
electric road depot, short distance
away, and came home on the next car.
The dog is well known to trainmen all
along the road and IL great fayoritc
among them. Mr.. White values him
very highly, and is thinking OF sending
him on trip around the world. Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
ANECK-OR-NOTHINGR RACE
Thrilling Experience of an Ameri-
can Girl Among Brigands.
Modern ChivaIry in the Wild Southern
Continent A Frenchman's Innate
Heroism Wins Him Renown and
Wealthy American Bride.
Especial Correspondence

However true it may be that the
@team engine and electric telegraph
have put out the camp-fires of adven-
ture and sounded the knell of romance,
there are nevertheless odd corners of
the world still remaining in which may
be seen the glow of the one and are
sometimes enacted the thrilling Incl
dents of the other. And nowhere is
this more the case than in the interior
regions of that vast continent that
stretches away southwark from trop-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
HOW TO MAKE A SKINNY STICK.

sticks they should be as green as pos
sible-are in place on the board, l put
the whole thing in the back of the fur
mace, where the stick will bake. In
about TWO days the sap is dried out and
the stick will keep its curve.
"Then / take belt lace--a leather
string about halt an inch wide and
one-sixteenth of lE inch thick-and
bind it on the short end. If the stick IS
split, bind it first with brass wire and
then put the leather binding over the
brass"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
In Memorlam.

Finale to Criminal Lawyers Plea
And / beg you to bear in mind, gentle
men of the jury, that the defendant was
fairly urged to take possession of the
spoons, since they bore this inscription:
"Remember me. "-Fliegende Blaetter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
From Hendouarters.

Ricardo hear you are going to
move, Mr.. Ringway?
Ringway--Move! l should like to
know where you heard that?
"Your landlord told me. "-Tit-Bita.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
BRIGHT BOYS IDEA.
He Explains How He Bends and Makes
Perfect Skinny Sticks.

Perfect Skinny Sticks.
A bright boy writing to st. Nicholas
tells how shiny sticks arc made.
81 get sticks" he writes. "as nearly
straight as possible and bend them at
home. / have goard made like this:
There are two pins at one end, at l and
?, around which the stick is bent; and
at the other end are two rows Of holes
INTO which q pin, No. 3, can be put to
Lold the handle in place. When the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
nimmed the Glamour.

"That newly-wedded couple next
door do not seem to be on good terms
mo. she painted the porch chairs
and forgot TO tell him Chicago Rec
ord.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-09
A Rule.

It's a rule that holds good throughout the
entire race,
That pinched pockstbook shows itself
In the face.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-10
WALLlNG'S TESTIMONY.
Defendant in the Pearl Bryan Murde
Case Tells His Story in Court.

Defendant In the Pearl Bryan Murder
Case Tells His Story in Court.
NEWPORT, KY, June 9.-The only
witness of Importance examined Mon
day in the trial of Alonzo Walling for
the murder of Pearl Bryan was the de-
fendant himself. He admitted meet
ing Pearl Bryan on the Wednesday
preceding the murder, at the request
of Jackson, and told her that Jackson
could not meet her until o clock He
slept Friday night, the night of the
murder, in Jackson's room. The wit
ness said that jackson told him one
day in January that he had girl in
trouble in Greencastle. He said he
would bring her to Cincinnati and
poison her or else nc would cut up her
body and dispose of it in manholes.
Asked if jackson had ever requested
him to perform q criminal operation,
he said he told jackson he would help
him in every way he could, but did not
get room or do anything in the case.
The next subject of the case was the
disappearance OF Pearl Bryan's clothes.
Walling said that he went to the room
on Saturday and Jackson was there
jackson had just then wrapped ur
three bundles, two of which were lying
on the bed, and he took the other.
Come on" he said, and followed him
out of the door," continued Walling.
tEWoc fhof oil ho to1J
THAT was all he said then. He TOLD
me on the street that he wanted me tc
get rid of the bundle. did not know
then what it was know now 1t con
tanned Jacksons pantaloons.
He denied having met the girl ir
Wallingford's saloon, but saw Jackson
with a girl whom he thought was
Pearl Bryan in the saloon on the night
of the murder.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-10
CLOSED ITS CASE.

Prosecution In the Walling Trial Rests
Some Damaging Testimony Against the
Defendant.
NEWPORT, Ky, June S.-The prose-
cution in the Walling trial closed its
case Saturday and Col. Washington
announced that Walling would be the
first witness in his own defense and
would take the stand to-day. Col.
Deitsch, superintendent of police Of
Cincinnati, was the principal witness
of the day and there was fight from
start to finish against his testimony by
attorneys for the defense. One strong
point in his evidence was that Walling
told Deitsch that he had met Pearl
Bryan on the Slast Wednesday after
noon of her life in Cincinnati at Fourth
and Race streets. jackson sent him
there. Deitsch said that Walling ad-
mitted having advised jackson to give
Pearl Bryan crgot of rye; that he knew
she was coming to the city; that he did
not know what had become of her.
Mayor Caldwell testified that he had
several conversations with Walling, in
which neither threats nor promises
were made. The mayor said that Wal
ling told him he met Pearl Bryan first
on Wednesday. He saw her in the
post office Thursday, but did not speak
to her. jackson told him he was go
ing to Fort Thomas, Walnut Hills,
Bellevue and elsewhere to look for a
room for his purpose. Jackson, he
said, told him he intended to bring
Pearl Bryan to Cincinnati and give
her quick poison.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-10
WAS INTENSELY DRAMATIC.
Identification of Walling as the COM
psnIon Of Pearl BRYAN.

p1nion of Pearl Bryan.
NEWPORT, KY, June G.-At the open
ing of the Walling trial Friday Judge
Helm ruled that all of Walling's ad
missions as related by Reporter An
thony on Thursday should be admitted.
This decision was a blow to the de-
fense, for part of the testimony ad-
mitted was Walling's confession thai
he knew Pearl Bryan had been mur-
dered.
Elizabeth Ware, the tollgate keeper,
testified that on the night of the 31st
of January, about midnight, a carriage
drawn by one horse passed through
the tollgate. The driver would not
stop to pay his toll, even after she had
called for him to do so. Watchman
Pat Kinney, of the Grand Central sta
tion, said that on the afternoon of
January 81 he saw Walling and a
young woman answering Pearl Bryan S
description. The girl was weeping.
She was constantly talking to Walling,
who seemed to turn deaf ear to her
entreaties. Kinney's identification Of
Walling was intensely dramatic. Turn.
ing around in the witness box he point
ed out Walling's reddening face and
declared: II can never forget that
man nor that girl" Walling eyed the
witness and attempted to smile.
Six more witnesses were examined.
but there was nothing startling in
their testimony. They told the same
story as in the jackson case.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-10
A Cheml.t,s stnrtlInr restlmonr

WASHINGTON, June 9.-The fourth
week of tho legal contest over the es-
tate of the late Judge Advocate Gem
eral Holt began Monday. Prof. Car
valho, the New York handwriting ex-
pert, testified to demonstrate that the
mysterious will which leaves the es-
tate away from the natural heirs, was
not written or signed by Judge Holt.
Carvalho, by chemical test in court,
showed that the ink with which the
will was written was not manufactured
until about ten years ago, although the
will is dated in 1878. Nor was any paper
OF the hind made for at least ten years
after the date of the altered will.