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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
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The old story of Pronetheus is Il
parable. Prometheus was on terms of
III macy With he gods. From them
he OLE fl, and gave it to men. For
tins fiI he was bound To the rocks Of
Mount Caucassus, and yulturtS were
81 upon him. iliey nniy ;lIt lis liver.
Tins grew dgdHi as fdst ds it MAS
prckei AWAY. Are lbs suffrrings 10 be-
imagined?
lake a mm!cIn intt rlTetat,On Of lie
parable There Is lao c0oEiug without
fire. H. cooking aud eating iIe MIS-
ciei lis. Th stomach is Overtaskod,
the bowels become cOggCd, they can
not dispose ~ 'te fool thai is given
ihCnI The inipuri les b ch ~ OF the
liver. 1ici, come he vutures-the
torm,nis of Gisepscd liver. Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is
more thau 'q'ai to the vllttnres Of dys-
pcpsi# and is kindred Diseases There
is no mere need of suffering from dys
pepSia ban there is Of banging ones
self Sold by MI MEDICINE dealers The
world over
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
Duration of Human Life.

That the human being was intended
for greater length of life than is usually
attained in our artificial existence is
probable from the fact that he does not
reach his full and complete development
until his twenty fifth year The life of
most Of the low animals is reckoned to
be about five times their maturity in q
natural condition, and, although dis
turbing causes interfere with human
life in the present day, yet within GER
tain limits man is subject to the same
laws as every other type of existence in
either the animal or the vegetable king.
dom.
Nature has assigned to him a certain
period during which he should attain to
a sound physical and mental maturity,
and any attempt to curtail that period
by early forcing is and must be neces-
sarily productive Of lamentable results.
The boy or girl may be developed under
q system of steady examining into a
highly accomplished man or woman,
long before full age has been reached,
but it may be accepted as an axiom in
almost all instances that the earlier the
development the earlier the decay The
lesson to be learned from the records of
those who have lived to advanced years
is that moderation in all things. whether
physical or intellectual, is the secret of
long life, and that it is easy by system
atically violating this rule to produce an
artificial old age. Nineteenth Century
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
A Quaint Scotch Wedding Custom.

A quaint wedding custom still pre-
walls i'll many of the little country
towns and mining villages III Scotland.
When wedding is held. the contract
ing parties make their guests pay in
full for the eating, drinking and dane
ing facilities which are usually provid-
ed on such occasions The practice still
seems to survive even i'll Glasgow. A
correspondent observed notice posted
up in the Cowcaddens-a low class
Glasgow MISUNDERSTANDING the
public that a soldier would shortly en-
ter into the bonds of wedlock, and that
twopence would be charged for admis-
sion to the ceremony and an additional
sixpence imposed for attendance at the
wedding feast The practice seems ODE
peculiarly Scotch, but sixpence certainly
seems moderate enough for marriage
supper. Westminster Gazette.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
A Friendly Bar Examination,

A Georgia correspondent sends us this
account of q young man S oral examina-
ton for the bar by local committee
before an old Judge, who was also an
old acquaintance of the candidate. Be-
ing asked. What Is arson?' he scratch
ed his head and finally said. Il believe
that's pizon, ain t it?''
On this the old judge, to help him
out. says: Tut, tut, Jim. Suppose /
were to set fire to your house and burn
it down. what would that be?'
With quick and emphatic reply Jim
says. II think it would be dad drafted
mean trick.
But although this answer was not
technically accurate Jim was in the
hands of his friends and was honorably
admitted. Case and Comment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
A Use For 1t.

And now, said the banker, when
they had entered the private Office and
closed the door. what can 1 do for
you?'
The sinister looking stranger drew
from his pocket glass vessel securely
corked. containing yellowish liquid.
Il want money" he said, land I
must have it. If l were to drop this
glass on the floor and break it, both Of
us would be blown into a Thousand
pieces. -
The banker scrubbed an address upon
card
Take that thing up to my house, !"
he said, land turn it over to our new
servant girl and then name your price.
Strand Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
SCHOOLS AND POLITICS.
"A Scheme with Real Estate Trimmings
That Won In Oregon.

That Won In Oregon.
Speaking Of schools in relation to
politics" said the x-boomer from Ore
gon, Railways reminds me of a campaign
in which 1 was interested some years
ago. The Douglas county representative
in the Oregon state Legislature, realiz-
ing that his popularity was not exceed
ingly great, had been talking of build
ing a new state normal school, presum-
ably at Roseburg, the county scat and
his own home. This caused great con.
sternation among the $50 inhabitants
of the little city Of Drain, who had been
profting by the courtesy title Of Drain
Academy and Oregon State Normal
school, under which the school there
had been run since 1885. The postmas-
ter, who kept drug store and sold
school supplies, took counsel with his
sister i'm law, who dealt in millinery
and ran boarding house for students,
and she sought the mayor, at whose
general merchandise emporium she was
the principal customer
1.-The mayor was a man who thought
slowly but to a purpose, and, having
set himself the task Of devising some
way of circumventing the member
from Roseburg he passed the next three
days in profound cogitation. He con-
ceived a scheme whose various elabora-
tions and ramifcations were too diver
sifed for him to handle alone, and he
came to me for help had just gained
considerable influence in the county
through backing projected railroad to
the coast, and also as real estate deal
er and sawmill owner With my bust
ness methods and the mayors knowl.
edge of tho conditions confronting US
our plans were soon put into operation
First, we suggested the candidacy of an
ambitious young Drainite, dealer in
leather goods and hardware, for mem.
Der of the legislature, taking all the
wind out OF his opponent' s sails by
heartily indorsing the talk i'll favor of a
new normal school Meaapime we had
large grain field of the mayor S. which
had begun to lose its fertility on ac-
count of GENERALIZATION. surveyed into
city lots, and as soon as our candidate
ton we put the town site of East Drain,
with its streets named after conspicuous
men of the state. on the market and
gave one of Its centrally located blocks
for the new normal school
well. everything came to pass ex.
actly as we had planned Our candidate
was elected, and the building of the new
normal school on the site we gave was
authorized We sold "a sufficient mum
Der of East Drain lots to more than pay
for the land and all expenses The con
tractors on the new school were men
who had aided the legislation authorlz-
ing it, and they got their supplies from
the mayor. their hardware from the
member and their lumber from me My
mill also supplied lumber for other
buildings IN East Drain, including a
new boarding house for the milliner.
who has prospered ever since The post
masters increased business soon war
ranted his moving into one of the two
brick buildings in the city of Drain. and
the former dealer in leather goods and
hardware is still member of the Oregon
legislature. New York Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

A woman was being examined at the
Old Bailey as a witness, when, to q
question put by the barrister, Mr.
c., she replied, Don't think to
humbug me-
Answer the question directly, wom-
an, or III commit you, " interrupted the
recorder.
AYE" said Mr. c., land tell us
what you mean by humbug.'
why" replied the woman, IF I
was to tell you, Mr. c., that the re-
corder was a gentleman that would be
humbugging you and the court too. -
English Exchange.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
Through Cars to California.

Persons contemplating trip to Cali.
fornia should be particular to see that
their tickets read via The Northwest
ern Line, and thus avoid unnecessary
changes of cars AID delays en-route.
Personally conducted excursions to
California leave every Thursday. For
lowest rates, sleeping car reservations,
maps, printed matter and detailed infor-
nation, inquire of agents Chicago &
North Western R'y. 46-6w
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

English SPAWN Linement removes
all Hard, Soft or CalIoused Lumps and
Biemishes from horses. Blood Spavins,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring Bone,
STILES, Sprains, all Swollen Throts,
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one
bottle. Warranted the most Wonder
ful Blemish Cure ever known. Sold
by A. III. Roberts druggist Audubon, Ia
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
BuckIen's Arnica Salvo

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corrs, and all Skin Erup.
tons. and positively cures Piles or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price % cents per box. For sale by A.
IL Roberts'
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
Walked Right Over Them.

$50 your wife won that suit about
her real estate"
"Of course. You didn't suppose that
such little obstacles as judge, 8 law
yers and IL jurymen could throw her
off the track, did you3''-Detroit Free
Press
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
Theater Chat.

Hem China a play is six months
long
She-Dear me, what q lot of good
'hoe leather You save in not being there
- 90 ont between actsj-Exohsnge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
Your Holiday Trip

can be made via the North Western
Line on excursions tickets which will
b. sold at reduced raTeS December "a,
% and 81, 1897, ani .lanuary |, 1898
limited To January a. 1898, TO points on
the North Western system within 200
miles of selling station For tickets
and fun information apply to agents
Chicago Il North Western R'y. 500
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
Physiological.

Instructor--What is it that gives to
the blood its bright red color?
Little Miss Thavnoo-I know It's
the corpuscles. But ours amt red.
They're blue. Mamma says 80. Chi.
cago Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
Relief i'm Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours by "NEw
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY
CURE" 1t is "a great surprise on &C.
count of it's exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in bladder, kidneys and
back in M ale or fe male. Relieves re,
tention almost Immediately. If you
want quick relief and cure this is the
remedy. Sold by A. III. Roberts drug
gist Audubon, Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

Passengers arriving at Chicago by the
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific R'y can,
by the new Union Elevated Loop, reach
any part of the city, or for a five cent
fare can be taken Immediately to any
of the large stores in the down town
district. A train will stop at the Rock
Island station every minute. These
facilities can only be offered by the
"Great Rock island Route
Address
JOHN SEBASTIAN, C PA.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
mothers FRIEND

My wife suffered more in ten min
utes with either of her other two chill.
dren than she did altogether with her
last, having previously used four bot,
ties OF Mothers Friend 1t is a
blessing TO any one expecting to be.
come MOTHER )" says customer.
HENDERSON DALE, Carmi, Illinois.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

OF Druggists at 81 90, or sent by mail on receipt
of price. Write for book containing testimonials
and valuable information for all Mothers, free
The Bradfeld Regulator Co, Atlanta, Ga.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
NASH PHELPS & MOSIER.

NASH PHELPS & MOSIER. .
"A TTORNEYS-kTLAW All Eynds of legal
n business carefully attended to both in
State and Federal courts, real estate, CONNER
cial and probate law eur Speciatles. Wills
properly drawn and estates carefully managed
on reasonable terms, We have Il complete set
of abstract hooks for all lands in AudabOn
county. Call and RS on RDy business you
IAtsy have. Office 0veG[ Commercial Bank, South
side i'ark. Audubon, towa
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS.

r. F. CHILIDS, M. ".
DnYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 'Ofice over
Blackman's Shoe Store, Audus,on, Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

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G. w. EASON.
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SUR
GEON. 0tSce in HL valid s fiOck. Resi-
~Sdenc; on Westinghouse south Of Broadway
Special atteutton to chronic diseases ana
diseases of chit&ren.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

JOHN SEBASTIAN, C P.A
46w6 Chicago.
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A l.. BROOKS. II. ID. MILLER
.. ~ BROOKS k MILLER,
DHYSICiANS AND URIC icons. OFFICE
I 80 iiowaId gio,k. Second F,e3r.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

While excavating for pond on the
farm of L. V. Hardness, near Donerail,
KY, recently, workmen discovered the
bones of mastodon.
Rarefed air has been found by Herr
Levinstein to produce strong fatty de-
generation of heart, liver and muscles,
with death through deficiency Of
oxygen.
1t is proposed to erect tablet in
honor of Professor Giuseppe Sanarelli
the discoverer of the microbe of yellow
fever, at the University of Sienna, Of
which he is an alumnus.
1t has been ascertained that the pith
OF the sunfower is the lightest solid
known, its specific gravity being 0. 02s,
while that of elder pith-hitherto re.
gsrded as the lightest substance, is
0.09. Cork is 0.24.
That certain beetles are by no m cans
frightened by lead foil has long been
recognized, but it is rather discourage
ing to add one more to the number Of
these culprits. Ed. Stitch of Nauheim,
reports that box somewhat worm
eaten was lined with lead. After
awhile holes one-eighth of an inch in
diameter, and distinctly spiral, were
noticed, and traced to the beetle
Tetropium luridum, Linn, which was
not yet on the list of lead eaters, or
rather lead destroyers. A cousin of
this insect has been known to be de-
structive to lead chambers. There are,
unfortunately, many insects and ami
mails devoid Of that sense for the sacred
rights of property which we expect Of
everybody but ourselves.
The most important feature Of the
present Anglo-Egyptian expedition
against the Mahdi is the successful
sinking of wells in the desert between
Wady-Halfa and Abu-Hamed. The
presence of water at such distance
from the Nile has never been suspected,
either by Europeans or natives, and
bids fair to revolutionize not only the
desert tribes, but the entire conditions
Of desert life. Indeed, tho problem
of converting the great African des-
erts into fertile territory seems to be
at length in n fair way toward solution,
not by means of letting in tho sea, as
proposed by Count de Lesseps, but by
the sinking of wells. Water is evil
IDENTIFY to be found everywhere in the
African deserts, provided one digs
deep enough.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17
Saw HIs IIanrt Bcut,

Last November, James Hall, a
young man at Shelbyyille, Ind, while
hunting, accidentally discharged his
shotgun while the barrels were resting
in an oblique position across the left
breast. The result of the accident
was that the flesh and the ribs cover!
ing the chest cavity were torn away,
exposing to full view the pericardium,
revealing the motion of the heart.
The physicians who were first called
said Hall would die in few hours.
Another physician from this city was
called and saved his life. To cover
the hole where the ribs and flesh
were shot away silver plate was
fastened to the ends of the exposed
ribs. Skin grating did the rest.
Hall at that time was sixteen years
old and possessed Of a wonderful
physique. His case is the second one
on record where man saw his own
heart beat and lived to tell the story.
The leading medical publications Of
this country and Europe secured de-
tailed accounts Of the case and the
treatment.
Hall had always been pretty good
kind of boy, but there were bet
ter ones. He faced death with cour-
age. During his long sickness
his disposition seemed to undergo
a change, and now he has signified
his intention of becoming o minister.
His parents are poor, but they have
managed to secure some money, and
he is now ready to start to college,
Indianapolis News.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17
Screws Small as Dust.

The smallest screws in the world
are made in watch factory. There
can be no doubling that assertion on
any score. They are cut from steel
wire by machine, but as the chips
fall down from the knife it looks as If
the operation were simply cutting up
wire for fun. One thing is certain.
No screws can be seen, and yet screw
is made every third operation.
The fourth -jewel.wheel screw is the
next thing to being invisible, and to
the naked eye it looks like dust.
With a glass, however, it is seen to
be small screw, with two hundred
and sixty threads to an inch, and with
very fine glass the threads may
be seen clearly.
These little screws are four one
thousandths of an inch in diameter.
and the heads are double in size. II
is estimated that an ordinary lady's
thimble would hold one hundred
thousand of these tiny screws.
About one million of them is made
in a month, but no attempt is made to
count them.
In determining the humble, rome
hundred of them are placed on n very
delicate balance, and the number Of
the whole amount is determined by
the weight of this. All of the small
parts of the watch are counted in this
way, probably fifty out of the one
hundred and twenty.
After being cut, the screws are
hardened and put in frames, about
one hundred to the frame, heads
up. This is done very rapidly, but
entirely by sense Of touch, instead of
sight, so that blind man could do it
just as well as the owner of the
sharpest eye.
The heads are then polished in an
automatic machine, ten thousand at
o time.
The plate on which they are polished
is covered with oil and grinding
compound, and on this the machine
moves them very rapidly by revers-
ing motion, until they are fully and
perfectly polished.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
New Way to Make Coffee.

WHAT'S termed good coffee (by some
people) may be made from most any
Of the different kinds which are kept
for sale. Personally, prefer really
genuine Mocha and Java. Your grocer
will mix it properly, unless you have n
special preference as to the amount OF
either Mocha or Java. ] do not like
the kind which is called the blend as
we'll. My second choice is the best
Golden Rio; third choice, most any Of
the package coffee.
Get the tinsmith to make you cup
out of perforated tin, about the size Of
n coffee cup, with a securely fitting
cover, on to which is soldered loop
or ring, by which it may be removed
from the pot before the coffee is served.
Into this cup put small tablespoon
full of ground coffee for each person,
close the cup and put it into the coffee
pot, and pour on to it ono cupful of
cold water to each spoonful Of coffee,
and let it stand oil night. In the
morning place it on the stove and let
il come to boil, then set it on the
back part of the stove, whore it will
keep hot until the rest Of the break
fast is prepared. What to Eat.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17
Blue Eyes Discovery.

Blue Eyes was very little girl.
She was so small, in fact, that her
head touched only the second button
from the bottom of papa's great storm
coat
Next to papa and mamma Blue Eyes
loved her feet. When mamma put
her on the bed for q "kick" while her
bath was being prepared she would
try in the funniest way to catch her
feet as they swayed back and forth in
the air above her. She would take
them in her arms and talk to them
just as mamma did to her. When, as
she said, they looked Enlightened"
she would hug and soothc them.
"No, no, little FOOTE'S, don't cwy!
Nothin' can hurt 'oo!" Then she
would turn up the toes and shout:
"Look, mamma, now they are laugh
ing. They're not 'fwaid any more"
One Of her tricks was to take off her
shoes and stockings when mamma was
not looking, wait for the door to be left
open, slip out on the piazza and trot
about in the warm sunlight. She
never dared go farther than this be-
cause the bricks were too hot, or
pebbles hurt her feet.
But even the piazza had its dangers,
for sometimes slivers would get into
Blue Eyes feet. Her greatest trial
was to have them taken out. And out
they must come, for mamma said il
they were allowed to stay the feet
might get sore. Then the little
FOOTE'S" had to be bound up, and Blue
Eyes would feel almost sick.
Blue Eyes had one other pet besides
her feet. This was handsome black
cat which she had named jolly Saint
Nicholas; just why, no one knew, One
day while playing with "Nic'as" she
made a wonderful discovery. He was
stretched lazily on the door-mat
purring with pleasure, blinking at
Blue Eyes, spreading and drawing to-
gether his toes. Although she had
often played with Nicholas in this way
before, she had never, it seems,
noticed his claws. She watched him
long time in silence. Then, with
eyes grown bright and lips firmly
closed she got up and toddled into the
kitchen where mamma was cooking.
Mamma, wants a needle. P'ease
dimme a needle!'
"Why, Blue Eyes, what do you
mean? You mustn't have a needle
run away and play. When | sit down
to sew I'll give you pin and you may
help me-
Blue Eyes put her hands behind her
back and shook her head. ''But,
mamma, / must have needle-its
'portant."
Mamma now noticed the quivering
lips and serious face for the first time,
and STOPPING down drew the little one
toward her.
"Now tell me what you want to do
with a needle"
"Oh, mamma, Saint Meas has free
-e-e or seven slivers in his TOGO
es, and I-I-I'm 'fwaid he'll Diet
s-s-sick. The Favorite.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-12-17
The Ink Bacillus.

An interesting discovery was recent.
ly made at Leipzig, namely, the ink ba.
cillus, as it has been named. 1t has
often happened that dangerous blood
poisoning has been caused by wound
ing ones self with an inky steel pen.
In Professor Marpman's bacteriologi.
cal institute they have succeeded in
finding the micro-organism in ink
which excites the blood. II has been
ascertained that many inks, particu-
larly school inks, contain bacteria.
Out OF fifty-seven different kinds
most OF them made with gall-the ma.
jority contained bacteria. School inks
colored with an aniline dye, even
though the bottle had only just been
opened, contained the heterogeneous
already mentioned, and the number
OF bacilli was the greater the longer
the ink had been exposed to the air.
From such an aniline ink, which had
been in an open inkstand for three
months, a specific bacillus was iso-
lated and mice were inoculated with
it. After four days they died Of
blood poisoning. The fact that gall
apple inks get covered with mold is a
very old fact indeed-now the ink
bacillus is known.