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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
OUR NATIONAL MUSEUM.
Better Known to the Public as the
Smithsonian Institution.
Founded with Funds Left to the
United States by James Smithson,
an Englishman with
Terrible Grudge.
Especial Washington Letter. ]


On that delightful reservation in
Washington known as the MALL" or
Smithsonian grounds, there stands one
of the most famous buildings in the
world, namely. the Smithsonian in
sti:ution." Although it is not one of
the largest buildings in the world, it is
architecturally remarkable. 1t is built
of Seneca brownstone, and the Gothic
style of architecture makes it resemble
one of the ancient feudal castles with
towers and battlements and embrasures
like loopholes, reminding one of the
ancient battles of the mobiles when they
fought with arrows instead of guns.
Inside, the prospect is very different
from that of an ancient feudal castle,
for there one finds not fierce-bearded
barons with their ladies crouching be-
hind them in fear of the coming foe,
with their army of soldiers, trenchmen,
yassals, serfs, servants, hirelings and
minions. Next to the British museum,
the greatest museum on earth, it is a
museum not only of exhibit, but of ed
ucation and for the diffusion of knowl-
edge.
Here comes the peculiar and, one
might almost say, romantic feature of
this institution; for, at Genoa, Italy.
on the 9th day of June, and in the year
1879, one of the noblest men that ever
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
AN EXQUISITE MACHINE.

1t Graduates the "Circles" of a Tele-
scope with Rare Precision.
About two years ago firm began the
task of constructing dividing engine
for automatically dividing "circles" to
instruments, where precision is of SUI
preme Importance and where the most
perfect engine that has been or ever
can be devised and CONSTRUCTED will
be none too good for the work.
1t would require many magazine
pages to give history of all that has
been done on this difficultproblem since
the days of Tycho Brahe; yet to-day
the number of dividing engines that are
sufficiently accurate for the demands of
modern astron omical measurements
may be counted on the fingers of one
hand. The best engines have errors and
the question is, how much can these err
rors be reduced?
AS one-third Of an inch subtends an
angle of one second OF arc at distance
Of one mile, it may readily be seen how
minute the measurements will be on
the periphery of circle, say, of three
lCCU NiduiCOcT. faS tuCIC 4sSoo,OOO
seconds of arc in circle and as all Sec
onds must theoretically have the same
value it is easy to conceive the diff
culties of dividing circle in which the
errors shall be less than a second of arc.
Homogeneity of material, proportion
ate parts that will equally respond to
small changes of temperature and
many other factors enter into this diff
cult problem, aside from the final cor
rections of the dividing mechanism.
Every approach to perfection, be it
never attained, brings greater assur-
ance to the astronomer that his results
will be commensurate with the faith
full and conscientious work he putsin
his measurements.
1t has cost an immense amount Of
study and application, as well as large
sum of money, but from the present in
dicattons the experimenter has the
the promise of full reward for his
labor, as already a practical test of the
engine shows that it is more accurate
than any heretofore constructed.-Cas
sier's Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
Cats and Their Characteristics.

Cat stories are coming to light this
year as the snow melts more rapidly
than spring poems. At Kingston, Ont,
a cat aroused it's mistress just in time
to enable her to escape from being
burned to death. A Maine country cat
which for years had lived in
Portland when taken back to its
old rural home went as it had
been used to do at milking time,
to the COW shed and sat upon its
launches to await stream of milk
fresh from the cow, as it's master had
formerly taught it to do. At Balti-
more, Nd, the health board has or
dered spinster, who for years has
kept great numbers of cats in her
room, to get rid of them or get out.
The neighbors had made complaint.
The woman's lardlady had not been in
her lodger's room for eight years.-N.
Y Sum-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
msnt of which, mean stock to remain

msnt of which, mean stock to remain
in this country, to the United States"
English attorneys, having advised
the charge d'affaires at London that it
would be proper for the United States
government to send attorneys as their
representatives to England to prose-
cute its case before the English courts
of chancery, the secretary of state, hay
ing transmitted the reports to the presi-
dent on the 18th day Of December,
1885, Andrew Jackson, then president,
sent message to congress advising
the appointment of commissioner to
go to England to get the money. After
sundry wrangies and debates in con-
gress this was accomplished, and Hon.
Richard Rusk was sent to England to
prosecute the claim. Two years later a
decree of chancery awarded the money
to the United States and Rusk came
hcme with it in the ship Mediator.
Then how to apply the money was the
question. Some advised public IL
brary, others a university. 1t was
finally decided by the solons of congress
that the most practical means to diffuse
hho"iStSS oAiohS hohhiho was ny
original scientific research, and the
publica ton of the result of such re-
searches for public distribution. In
accordance with this view the Smith
sonian institution, as it now stands, was
built, but not until the original Smith
sonian bequest had seen various rounds
of fortune. By act of congress, dated
July 7, 1888, and while the discussion as
to what should be done with the be-
quest was still in progress, the whole
sum of the Smithsonian bequest.
amounting then to $53s.0OO, was invest
ed in Arkansas state bonds, which aft
erwards became worthless, Arkansas
defaulting in the payment of interest
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
SEED THOUGHTS.

Getting into Heaven is getting hell
cut of us, and then Heaven is within
us.-Ram's Horn.
that little spark of celestial fire called
conscience.-Chicago Standard.
Let all who claim to be on the Lords
side be there in reality, and the powers
of evil will soon be routed Rams Horn.
We do not get enough spiritual help
all at once to last us forever. 1t is
gradual, and we must look for it con-
stantly.-Chicago Standard.
Life is opportunity. It's worth for Us
depends largely ON our own volition.
What the world is for us depends large
ly on what we are ourselves.-Rabbi
Joseph Silverman, Hebrew, New York
City.
There are more men in New York to-
day worshiping gold than worshiping
God. It has come to pass that men are
judged not by their characters, but by
the amount of money they are worth
Rev. D. L. Moody, Evangelist, New York
City.
A little, knowledge makes us dogmatic,
but how humble is the man who really
does know something. knowledge
puffs out when it is searched out for it
self. The man of the future is not to be
one great mass of brain.-Rev. w. p.
Faunce, Baptist, New York City.
When anyone passes from death into
life through faith in Jesus Christ his
judgment is passed; he is declared to
be saved forever by the Redeemer of
mankind. Salvation from sin means
emancipation from the power of sin, the
guilt of sin and the final doom of sim
Rev. e. t. Lee, Presbyterian, Cincin-
natl, O..
There are some promises that ought
never to be made, but having been made
ought to be broken. If you have made
yourself promise Of eternal enmity
against some one, or of hostility to God,
it is promise that will be more hon.
ored in the breach than in the OBJ
servance.-United Presbyterian.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
Judging Others.

It is. one of the surest signs that the
natural life still exists and fiourishes in
us if we have what may be called an
outward eye; and, instead of looking
inwardly upon our own failings, are
prone closely to watch and judge
others. Judge not, that We be not
Judged" One of the first inquiries
arising in the mind of truly humble
and sanctified person, when he sees
another in transgression, is: "Who
maketh me to differ?" And one of the
first supplications which he offers is:
"Lord, have compassion upon my
offending brother."-Dr. Thomas C..
Upham.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
THE EARLY MOTH,
This II the Time to Take Up Arms
Against It.

THIS 10 the Time to Take Up Arms
Against 1t.
Amy unlighted corner that harbors a
wooden garment or fur wrap in spring
time is the camping ground for an adj
vance guard which does deadly work
before the actual battle is on. House
cleaning week scatters these voiceless
"harbingers of spring" and puts them
to rout, but it is ten chances to one
that while Mary Ann is viciously slay-
ing the white-winged enemy futtering
forth from hidden hooks and crannies
she is blissfully ignorant of the fact
that at that stage the moth is no longer
dangerous. In silence and darkness it
has deposited its eggs and left them to
do their worst, and, indeed, this airy
1utter through lighted rooms is after
all only sort of bravado, which leaves
the same Mary Ann content to kill the
only thing that is no longer a menace
to her general thriftiness. AS these
airy travellers then begin to appear, as
they will in short time now, the thing
to do is not to fly after them in mad
haste and lose breath, temper and per.
haps the intended victim itself in a mad
desire for murder.
If moths could laugh land who can
prove that they don'tO such periodical
chasing must be wondrous funny. But
when the wary housemaid smiles scorn-
fully at the fiuttering bit of life before
her and goes, brush in hand, toward the
darkest pegs in the wardrobe, then
must the early moth confess itself I'M
done. A few vigorous shakes, sound,
sharp swish of brush or whisk, and
hours summing in the open air, these are
the deadly foes of hidden things whose
work goes bravely ON if they are left
alone until the coming season finds the
unbrushed. mistaken wrap falling to
pieces in its dismayed owners hands.
Now is the proper time, then, to begin
active warfare; it is little too early
to pack heavy clothing away, but it is
not day too soon to give it constant
dustings, shakings and beatings; by
and by camphor or tar or all other
denominations may do their work, but if
women only knew that little vigilance
in time makes all those ill-smelling
things unnecessary there would be such
a panic in mothdom as this world has
not yet witnessed.-St. Louis Republic.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
JAMES SNIITHSON.

SFounder of the Smithsonian institutional
the title of duke of Northumberland;
and thus we base the early history of
the man whose name, to use his own
words, was ito live in the memory of
man when the titles OF the Northum-
berlands and the Percys are extinct and
forgotten"
On the 2sth of July, in the year of
1888, John FORSYTH, the secretary of
state at Washington, received informa-
zion from the American charge DAT.
flares at London that the original tes-
tator of the will, James Hungerford
Smithson's nephew Ito whom he had
left interest in his property aud to
whose children, if he should marry and
have an heir or heirs, Legitimate or lille.
ultimate, he left all his property, ex.
cept an annuity of 100 year to one
John Fitall, an old servanD, had died
at Pisa, Italy. on the 5th day of June
and in the year of 1885, without heirs
and that as the will -uns: I'm case OF
the death Of my said nephew, withou,
leaving q child. or children, ! then be
1uenth the whole of my property, sub
jcri 10 he annuity of El00, to Johr
Eitail. and for the security and pay
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
PERSONAL AFFINITY.
Why High and Noble Purposes
Should BE Cultivated.

why high anu NODIe PurpOseB
Should Be Cultivated.
What is that mysterious attraction
which draws on toward certain people
and repels from others? 1t is as real as
gravitation or chemical affinity, but no
scientist can define in what it consists,
or lay down the laws of it's operation.
We behold another person, and glance
oftheeye, an intonationof the voice,or n
pose of the body captivates us. In its en-
treme forms this capture is love at first
sight,and henceforth life may be changed
and destiny fixed. This charm does not
by any means always coexist with
physical beauty. Indeed, some of the
most fascinating persons we have ever
known were singularly destitute of
personal comeliness, but a certain
beauty or power of spirit revealed itself
through the unattractive physical
guise. 1t is only schooEboys or school
girls who think that to be winsome one
must be beautiful. 1t is the soul and
not it's enswathement which ultimately
draws us. Probably few of us would
not admit, upon careful review of our
personal histories, that it has been this
impalpable, inexplicable affinity with
some kindred spirit, born in flash,
which has been principal factor in our
experience and character. One of the
most profound reasons for cultivating
high and noble purposes is thatwe may
have that in us which responds to the
great and worthy in others. Sooner or
later we shall meet the personality that
wins and draws us. Whether it shall
be upward or downward depends large
ly on the responsiveness we have cult
vated.-Boston Waterman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
Egg. Ponched in Tomatoes.

Stew slowly for ten minutes half a
can of tomatoes and one small onion,
cut fine. Season highly with salt and
pepper. Break six eggs into bowl with
out beating and when everything else
Is ready to serve slip them into hot
tomatoes. Lift the white carefully with
fork as it cooks and then prick the
yolls and let them mix with the whites
and tomato. 1t should be quite soft,
but with the red tomatoes, the white
and yellow of the egg, quite distinct.
Serve at once on toast.-What to Eat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
No Sacrifice.

Garrett makes great deal of diff.
ference whether one be in one place
or another in the matter of lf-denial
in the I,-nton season. On land, where
there is so much to occupy ones mind
one doesn't mind giving up this or the
other thing; but at sea, now
Janet-Oh, I am sure you are wrong
there. On tina ocean one finds no diff.
culty in giving up everything Boston
Transcript.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
Boiled Herring.

Let six herring just simmer for 20
minutes in plenty of salt and water,
then prepare the following sauce: Put
half a gill Of cream upon the fire in a
stewpan; when it boils add eight spoon
fuls of melted butter, an ounce of
fresh butter, pepper, salt and the juice
of half a lemon. Dress the fish upon a
dish without a napkin, pour the sauce
over, and servs.-Good Housekeeping
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06

lived, James Smithson, bequeathed to
the United States of America the whole
OF his fortune, amounting in American
money to about 100000, ITO found, &C
cOrding to the terms of the will at
Washington, under the name of The
Smithsonian institution an establish
ment for the increase and diffusion of
knowledge among men,"
A death is an ordinary occurrence,
and so is a bequest; but, for an exile
from his own home, a gentleman by
birth and education and of the highest
scientific attainments, laboring under
the bar sinister (for he was an lille
ultimate son of the duke of Northum-
.berland), and with an almost broken
heart at the odium cast upon him by his
blemished name, to die in foreign land
and leave his whole possessions to the
government of another land than that
which gave him birth, is, at least, a nov
city, if not romance.
Born in France, where his English
mother had gone to escape the odiuln
IF her disgrace, he passed the early
days of his life in the solitude of OK
ford schools, where, in the year of 1885
he was graduated with honors from the
Pembroke college. receiving the degree
of master of arts from that institu-
ton. In early life he was known as
Lewis James Maceo, that being his
mothers name. He did not assume his
fathers name until he had achieved
some scientific attainments. His ia.
ther had been Sir Hugh Smithson be-
fore his marriage to the daughter of
Lord Percy had enabled him to assume
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
The New Fabrics.

Broadcloth has never been more popu-
lar, and is worn in all shades of every
color.
Mousseline de sole bodices are pleas.
ing feature of the velvet gowns this sea-
son. and are made in light, dainty colors,
which afford a pretty contrast.
Braiding embellished with small bell
drops covered with silk, such as were
worn years ago, is a novelty in trim
ming.
Pearl-gray grenadine with black trim
ming forms a pretty and unusual COM
bination for house or early spring
street gown.
Checked wool gowns in green and
black, black and white and brown and
white are made with plain cloth bolero
braided with black, and worn over vests
of white lisse, lace or silk.-Chicago
Record
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
HOW BRIDGET WAS REFORMED.
Timely Hint from Her Mistress Deli
x.atelx Gixexa YLaEI1axl YY<xada=s

Timely Hint from Her Mistress Deli
cately Given Worked Wonders.
She was very jewel of cook when
she wasn't in temper, and, as this in
ability to live peacefully with her fell
lows constituted her sole fault, three
times had the other feminine servants
been discharged for her sake. But when
she began to be impertinent to the
woman who employed her this patient
individual decided that matters had
gone far enough. She had no wish to
lose such treasure, neither did she
intend to be rudely treated at her
hands, so, after some careful thought,
she evolved a clear plan of action.
When next Bridget came upstairs for
orders she found her mistress prey to
severest melancholy.
San what's the matther, mum ?" she
asked, anxiously, being the kindliest
of women in her normal condition. Her
mistress sighed mournfully.
"I'm rather troubled, Bridget" she
said, quietly, looking anywhere but at
her listener. I'm going to have two
dinner parties next week, you know,
and dread having new cook at such
times"
Bridget, sure of her desirability, and
grown flushed with many triumphs,
stared
"An' why shud We be afther havin' a
new cook, mum ?" she inquired, amazed-
ly. "Ain't we satisfied wild me?"
Perfectly satisfied with your serv-
ices, Bridget" was the still more quiet
reply, "but it won't be possible for two
of us to live in the same house if you
are going to be impertinent to me.
Now, I've discharged the other girls
on your account several times of late,
but 1 really don't think that either my
husband or my SONS would be willing to
let me go in order to keep you. really
think they would prefer getting new
cook to losing me-
Bridget made no response, but she
suddenly developed an unwonted de-
gree of self-control, and her mistress
reports that she has never again been
impertinent.-Chicago Times-Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
HOW She Connuered.

Jawlsins-I see that Boggs' wife is
riding wheel I thought he was aw-
fully opposed to that.
Chatterton-O, but she was opposed
20 his oppnoition!-N. y. Truth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06
Gods wisdom and Ours.

Whenever we propose to change our
situation in life, by establishing some
new relations, or by entering into some
new business, it becomes, first of all,
most important religious duty to lay
all our thoughts and plans before our
Heavenly Father for His appreciation.
Otherwise it is possible, and even prob
able, that we shall be found running
the immense risk of moving in our own
wisdom and out of Gods wisdom, in
our own order and out of Gods order,
for our own ends and out of Gods ends.
DIR. Thomas C. Upham.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-05-06

IF the glamour and glitter could be
taken out of sin the devils right arm
would be cut off close to the shoulder.
RAMS Horn.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-04-01
WARMING.

We wish to caution all users of Simmons
Liver Regulator on subject Of the deepest
interest and Importance to their health
perhaps their lives. The sole proprietors
and makers Of Simmons Liver Regulator
learn that customers are often deceived by
buying and taking some medicine of
De Simmons Liver Regulator We warn
you that unless the word Regulator is on
the package or bottle, that it is not Simmons
Liver Regulator. No one else makes, or
ever has made Simmons Liver Regulator, or
anything called Simmons Liver Regulator,
but j II. Zeilin & Co, and no medicine made
by anyone else is the same We alone can
put 1t up and we cannot be responsible, if
other medicines represented as the same do
not hel p you as you are led to expect they
will. Bear this fact we'll in mind, ifyou have
been in the habit of using medicine which
you supposedto be Simmons Liver Regula-
tor, because the name was somewhat like
it, and the package did net have the word
Regulator on 1t, You have been imposed
upon and have not been taking Simmons
Liver Regulator at all The Regulator has
been favorably known for many years, and
all who use it know how necessary it is for
Fever and Ague, Bilious Fever, Constipa-
ton Headache, Dyspepsia, and all disorders
arising from a Diseased Liver
We ask you to look for yourselves, and
see that Simmons Liver Regulator, which
you can readily distinguis,- by the Red z
on wrapper, and by our name, l. the only
medicine called Simmons Liver Regulator.
j. II. ZEILIN & co.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-04-01
The Wayne Cotton Mill.

THE ARGUS man was informed
to>day by Superintendent Smith,
of Goldsboro's cotton mill, that
be is now shipping cloth from
this mill to New York, Fall Riv-
er and Philadelphia in car load
lots. Who would have thought
that Goldsboro would eyer ship
manufactured goods to Fall Riv-
er? But this is an age of prog
ress; and Goldsdoro is we'll up
near the head of the procession.
The success Of this mill has been
truly phenomenal, and its orders
are accommodating to such an ex~
tent that its capacity must be
increased or other mills built in
the near future. The entire es
tablishment is now running night
and day. giving employment to
nearly one hundred" men and
women. The distribution of
the amount of wages neces
sary to pay of this numoer OF
employees means mucn to
the people of town OF
the size of Goldsboro, and espe-
cially so to class of people who,
for sundry reasons, are debarred
from earning "a living in other en-
ployments. Additional to this
the consumption of an amount Of
cotton nee essary to keep one hun
dred people employed, means {
local market for several thousand
bales of cotton and the making Of
the market especially attractive to
cotton growers located in the i'm,
mediate teri itory surrounding The
town. The large pay roll, too
is not boarded by those into whose
hands it is paid, but goes at once
and weekly into the retail trade O
the city to the merchants, th'
landlords, &c. Let us have NOR,
cotton mills. Let us have NOR
factories of every description.