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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
EXP LOSION KILLS TWO.
Woman and Child Are Victims OF Cas-
OIine stove at HolyOke, Mass,

Holyoke, Mass, Dec. 2O.--Two lives
were lost by the explosion of gaso-
line stove in this city. Miss Amelia
Koegel, IS years old, attempted to light
the stove, when there was an explosion.
She picked up two-year-old child
named Alfred Kenell who was in the
house and tried to escape, but got into
the pantry, and was cut off by the
flames. Both were suffocated before
help reached them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
Ready for Him.

''Did you tell that western customer of
ours that you would draw on him if he didn't
pay?"
eyes, and he wrote back that if thought
/ could draw any quicker than he could just
to come out there with my shooting tackle
and make settlement" Detroit Free
Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

For Homeseeker's Excursion dates via the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Ry. and infor-
nation of their tourist sleeper arrangement,
address III. A. Cherrier, n. Pass. Agt., 3l6
Marquette Bldg, Chicago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
PEACE! BE STILL.

"My wife designed that suggestion" he
said: 81 think it was clever of her." And he
handed back enough money for car fare and
put another sound tooth in his collection
Chicago Times Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

Champaign, ILL.,, Dec. 2O.-The call has
just been issued here for the general
annual meeting of the Illinois Republic
an Editorial association at Springfield
January II.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
Lane,. FamiIy Medictne.

Moves the bowels each day. In order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache.
Price rs and SOC.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
The Dimculty.

Miss Billiondot-None but the brave de.
serve the fair.
Percy Harduppe-True, and none but the
wealthy get 'em.-Up-to-Date.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

What 1t -Bobbie-"Poppa, what
does it mean by saying. Wisdom crieth
Without" Father = without being
heard, my son."-Brooklyn Life
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

bumped and bent. Lame back did it.
Straight and sound. st. Jacobs Oil did it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

Some people think that when man 10
bald-headed he ought to quit going with
the girls.-Washingto Democrat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

A divorce suit should be included in the
wardrobe of the actress who hopes to be
well advertised. Chicago News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

A woman doesn't object to her naughty
children if others are worse. - Atchison
G1oha
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

1t is pretty safe to bet that boy whose
environment doesn't include freckles will
never amount to anything. Globe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

Experience is hard block to whittle, but
every shaving is of priceless value to the
whittler.-N. Y. independent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
Mcyicker,s Tbeater, Chicago.

Always plays the leading attractions. De-
cember 20 Denman Thompson in the al
ways fresh. ever new "The Old Homestead"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

We presume there are many women with
pretty necks unexposed.-Washingt Dem
ocrat
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

He who knows the weakness of his own
wings is, sure of successful fight.-N. Y.
Independent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

Black, deep bruises cured by St. Jacobs
Oil. 1t wipes them out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23

Sore and Stiff? Cold. ST. Jacobs Oil the
Cure. 1t warns and relaxes.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03

That meant t-.ss tAe appointed hour for assembling was 10 and for beginning the rohtarsal 10:g0, and that fine would bo imposed on anybody who was not there at 10:3o. Nc Cid th2tlfor awhile, and think it is good way, but now we simply give the exact hour and expect everybody to be on hand.feIf thcy would be safe or if they suspect that thoir clocks and watches arc wrong, they can make allowance for it themselves and come ten minutes earlier just as well as to come ten minutes lato and expect rs to mako the allowance"
 Actors who wcco indignant at the i'm position of fines have been known to in- sinuate tllat tho stage manager did it to save the nonoy,. but there is little reason to suppose that this is done with any ire qucncy. Tines are small penalties for peo- pie with small salaries. There have been jokes about tho managers getting his total receipts from the. fines of the actors, but they were only jokes. The fines of biz opera ccnrany would scarcely amount to $50 in the course of season, ard 1t would not Do worth managers 6 while to try to save money in that wey.
 Some managers give all their fines to a charity at the cad of the season. Dave Henderson of tho Chicago Opera House OUe5 lndU, BIll.HG IldS u EOOu, LIE, Chicago burle51uo company on his hands, and the fines amount to more than they do with so,ae companies. Some managers save uplthe fines and return then to tho actors,who hayo paid them at the end of the season. In this case, of course, tho only punishment is tho inconvenience of going withoutt the Eoncy for tillc But the chorus girls do not know, when they do wrong, that they Gre going 10 get their fines back. It depends on the pleasure of the manager, and ho does not spoil tho effect of his penalties by telling t1at Le is merely acting as compulsory baker.
 It happened oncc in recorded history that certain stage manager reported to his manager that Miss So-and-so was fined 25 cents for whispering It haprtHod that there were four Miss So-and-sog, c.liers in tho chorus, ard tho manager cid not know which'cne Of them was l2eant. Ghen tho brilliant plan occurred 10 him Of fining each eno,cf them 25 cents, and Le accord ingly did so, subtracting that amount from tho envelope of each ere wl.ca gay day cane. And ell four girls submitted without complaint. This s5ory-it is no fable--tcachts that violent protests against fines arc not the rule, and that there arc some persons on tho stage who know that they ought to bo fired whether they are or not.r--Ney York Tribune
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03
Variation In nn Apple.

A correspondent in Vermont sends the following paragraph ond asks for com ment on it:
 ! "H. H. L., San Francisco, writes: Tn the spring of 1886 was living in Park man, Geauga county, O. had 80 or 41 apple trees. Some men came along graft ing apples, and l employed them to graft my trees, which wero about 6 years old. They cut of the limbs and put in prob ably half dozen gratis to the tree WhcH they got to bearing, one of the trees had one graft that bore apples of about medi um size, and one-half of the apple was vel low and the other half green. The yellow half was sweet and the green half was sour. One graft bore apples fourth vel low ard one-fourth green. and another one fourth yellow and one-fourth green. The yellow was sweet and the green sour. Can you tell how that could happen?' D
 The apple was probably tho Rhode Is land greening, which is especially prone to play these pranks. In tho cast it is gencr ally classed with the subacid varieties. In California it is very often wholly sweet Its habit of having occasionally sections ci the same fruit of different characters ii well known. Occasional variations in these and other characters arc common in all kinds of fruits and flowers. Perfectly white stripes will at times appear in leaves normally green, and the white would have a different taste to tho green. We do no. charge these vagaries to grafting, crossing with other pollen or any external influ- ence, but to some obscure law operating tn plants at all times. s.-Meehan's S Monthly.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03

An Eyetalyun Look agent kem in here the other day, selling the 'Iifc of Paraell.' No have an Eyctalyun organist nt church, and a woman, with name as long as your slan, sings the srreechin Iarts thu Mrs. Curley ust to ye11E co weIl. aa f1eas
 s'An Eyetalyun cones along this block onct week with rack fullof suspinders shoe lacos Cnd collar buttons. For years Mike DEgan, him as has dauglter Iaar- Tit to Clancy, the Earse policeman, med Twin around here n5indin wash oilers and umbrellas Sure, big Tyctalyu1l has driy him into the homo of the Little Sisters of the Poor. as .ftss H9'ts!
 There's no use of talkin, us Americans will lave ncthin to ray or do in this coun- try hefcre long Ycu all know Tony, the rag man. I'll bet you t ink he's es poor as Maloney. We'll, he kern in here Saturday night Gn offered nc two tousand dollars for the place. Een Do runrin for alder man next fall, dare eny "-Kew York Mail end Express. ''tao4 7J 1-s
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03
DAREDEVIL GORDON.
The Ambitious Mate Found Out of What
 the Skipper Was nIbde.

the Skipper Was nIbde.
 The old skipper set down his glass and, drawing his knurly hand across his frosty beard, en ittod growl of displeasuTe.
 Mere bilgc watcT," he said in a lower hold voice that had doEo service in a Cape Horn gale. Nothing seems as it was in the old days" a
 The company did not dispute the griz- zled shellback. They knew that there was a yarn coming, and they simply sat still and, looked expeciantly at him. azB 1o 7a.
 "The best tasting liquor ever hoisted aboard, the old fellow said, twas when was on the Amei ican clipper Meinhon. I shipped as seoold mate to Captain Cor don. He had reputation as a driver sec ond to no other skipper then afoat- He had lost tho Boston packet Anglo-Saxon, and, being young and ambitious, was de. sirous of redeeming himself. It was blew : ing fresh one day, and we had the ship down to to'gal1ant sails, with the wind abeam and devil of a cross sea running. 1 had the middle watch, and as the captain went below for short snooze he says to me, Keep her a-going, and If it freshena any and you get scared give me O call 3fs
 "The old craft was then a-boiling along and the deck was ns wet as a half tido rock. Thinks I to myself, 'I'll see what you're made of-ship and skipper, both. l wanted to mako a reputation, and be- sides had very little to risk. Tl z ira
 "'Aye, aye, sir; I'll keep her a-going, was my reply to the skipper, end I did crack it to her. The watch was about half out, and the ship was jumping and diving like a porpoise and her nasts springing like whips. began to get little nervous, and finally concluded that it WIGS time to- ease her little, particularly as some-of the crew were looking at me and the wind was heading the ship off. dived below The captain was on the transom in his clothes. s-sfav p1r -l
 "'Captain Gordon" I says, the ship is laboring some, tho wird Is veering, and fear we'll jump the foremast out. 'Tia time to shorten gail, think, for the water on the main deck is rn to your knees. Turning over with his E.ck toward me, be says nonchalantly: 594p.Gl l0i ,u
 "'When it gets mp to your chin, give md another call. ---.... Gzyg ..5a
 1T jumped up on ecck quicker than came down, dumfoun6ed at such an ex, hibition of Iecklessness. I took thesree sponsibility, however, of swinging thu ship off some, and, the water smoothing a little, we Eegan to make Letter weather.
 "Then went below and took nip oi that good whisky to settle my nerves.''-- New York SCn 07 e0-ff9
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03
A CountrY of Enrnr,ses.

While there is little, doubt that with proper development of its agricultural ard pastoral resources South Africa could bo made practically self supporting, the sue cessful development of these industries de- pends nevertheless upon the creation of local markets through the stimulus given ty mining operations. ,rfo.s oi ts,f5s ..s
 With tho cxoer tion of mining of gold, diamonds ard coal there havo been no con siderable explcitatioas, of its mineral re- sources Coal fortunately exiGts in many rGrts of the country, and it has been esti mated that tho known coal4clds represent an area Of ee,Coo square miles, which is equal in extent to tho state of Iowa There exist in some rarts of the country large deposits of iron contiguous, to the coal fields. But cs yet thc economic conditions have not favored the development of that industry. Lead, silver einnahar, tin and other metals are also found in many parts of the country, Lut have not been reinuner- atively worked. Among the mining coun- tries of South Africa the Transyaal is facile princers, and is in all probability destined to maintain it's laramouEt. position, though, os is well known, South Africa is ia country of surprises" " ard it is possi- ble, of course, though not probable, that within its great extent other equally in portant districts may be discovered. d.-Jo ohn Hays Hammond in North American Re- view, .,l
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03

cence of the pope. One alter another a long line of popes have added splendid buildings 10 it, and at present the lowest estimate gives the number of rooms ai 4,422.
 Gradually it has Ecen enriched with great paintings, statues, books, curious medals, geIas, freseees and antiquities ol every description, until it is now tha worlds richest depository. The museum of statuary is about mile in length and contains more than rocco statues that have been exhumed from the ruined tenn. ples and palaces of Rome.
 The Vatican contains the Sistine chapel, built by Sixtus " in 1473 and adorned by the wonderful genius of Michael Angelo; the Pauline chapel, built by Paul III in 1540; the Loggia and Stanze of Raphael, and tho court of the Belvedere.
 The library Of the Vatican is truly great one It is exceedingly rich in man. uscripts, containing as many Gs 10000, some of which are by Pliny, St. ThomaI and St. Charles Bor-omeo, and many He brew, Arabian, Syrian and Armenian Bi. bles. It has about 50, 000 printed volumes and several rich museums of ancient and modern articles of yertu.-Philadelph Times
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03
Musc AND TIE HAIR.
Peculiar Effect of Vibrations on the Hoad
 Covering.

Covering.
 In recent scientific assclnblage dis cussion took. place pPen the influence of sleep in skin diseGses.i One cf tho gentle men who tool, rert stated in his criticism of the paper which had Ecens read that ono might as well talk Of tho influence of 1nu- sic upon the growth of tho hair. It would seem that tho suggestion of apossiblc con nection thus thrown out in Q testing way has been taken seriously. At least 0 cor respondent of Le Temls has made the discoVery'th hat Iausic of; certain kinds does in reality prevent tho hair from falling, while that Irodaccd by certaip instruments has the most disastrous effects in causing rapid development of bqlaEoss. He finds that while composers are as prone as otll- CTS to lose 1T hair atan carly age, those. who play their compositions upon the piano preservo, if they do not acquire, luxuriant growth of hair. On the other hand, wind instru1nt nts, and especially the cornct ard trombone, arc fatal to hir- suto adornincnt The violoncello and the harp keep tho hair in pretty well, but the flute cannot Do depended upon to preserve Q strong growth after tho flftieth year of age. -.~ss .'" aeAD
 A number of Fianists, ihcluding Pade- rewski, are cited in confirmation of the pronounced iiifeencc of piano music. It has been admitted for soE,e time that music has c certain therapeutic worth, ard it will to recalled that pr. Fcrrard pre- sented Q report to tho French Academy on the physiological infteGcc of music, point ing ort in what ways it could be employed with therapeutic aims. Subsequently Dr. Betzchinsky reported an instance of night terrors in child of years, who was cured by having played to it each night music of calming nature written in minor key. A test was ng6D eftcr Q few nights by emitting tEo music, and thnt night alone the child had cn attack. It has not as yet been determined just what key is most favorable to the prevention of an carly bald state. Probably . reasonable way of set ting tho disputed 'roint would be to mako few experiments cn dogs, thus proving tolerance for different strains and avoiding the hcrriFilation ts which some patients of refined tastes might be subjected Wind instruments are always Dangerous if the hair has rot gootf hold while stiff haired people can stand anything. Possibly good rule for Gny musician would Le, as soon cs Ec frds lis heir falling, to cease playing for othcrs.-Medical Record.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03
4 Eronte Picture.

They proceeded along on 2 straight course till they came to the borders of the lake, when the guide stopped, saying, "Wo must cross this vatcr.' Ernest gazcd at him moment and then said. "How can we? We have no boat, and lack the pow CT to swim for so long time as it would take to crcss the lake. **+ Around lay - the dark GcccTt heath, nncnliyened by a single streak of vcrt.lre. Its beautiful pink flowers Wcro withorcd, Gnd their fragrance had vanished. Tho mellow hum of the bee was no longer heard about them, for he !. had gathered his honey and was gone. Above rose the tremendous precipices whose vast shadows. blackencd' all that portion of the moor and dcepcned the frown upon the unpropitious, face oi nature, At intervals from tho sp:airit of the rocks shrill screams, uttered by some birds of prey which had built their nest upon them, swept through tho arch of hcayen.-From Charlotte Bronte's First Story, The Ad- ventures of Ernest Alcmb bert '
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03
The "chink" Was Not Slow.

"You may talk to me about the stolid, stupid Chince," said an accident insur. ancc agent yesterday, "but know better. The other day I insured Hop Lees life foi $1,00O. A few days afterward weak look. ing 'Chink' called at my office and asked to see me. 'Wcll?' said I. Me wantee five bundle dollar, said he. What for?' demanded. Hop Lee, responded my call CT. he send me. Got thousand for dead Half dead, wantee half money-flive hun. dc dollar Say, didn't do thing tc that Chinaman. ''-New Orleans Times Democrat
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03
lTALYs POWER IN AMERICA.
Natives of the Sunny Land rzonopoIizine
 Many Trades.

Having sbaken the Stove and kicked tho cat from rrdor AIalcney's chair, Casey thus delivered himself:
 "Surc, this country win havo an Eyctal- yum King yet. They're tho risin ginerc- tion Lcrc, and .Ho lnistakc I mind tho time whii the Irish dug all the sewers ard cellars, did ..Gll tho latorin work But they ain't in it any, nore.
 "Eyetalyun hcdcarriers has druv the Irish out. Eeyant on tlie new row, all the bricklaycrs gro Eyetalyuns Hiyin only knows how mary Eyctal5rn storemasons are workin in this city today. Ii you want tap put on yonr poot, it's an Eyetalyun shoemakcr what c6cs it. They're doin all the shaxin end haircuttin. They kape all the fruit stores. Av course they shine all the shoes.
 "I wint down to -Liberty hall Monday night to tho danco of tho Kelly association For tin years that gang had music from q Dutch Eahd, but SvR hat, should l sco this time but cn Eyctalyun crowd of fldGlcrs.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03
THE VATICAN.
An Interesting Description of Rorae's Fla.
 nous Old Building. r. r.i-ottr

An Interesting Description of Rorae's Fla.
 nous Old Building. fl7ofrr
 The Vatican covers space of l 200 feet in length and LOCO feet in breadth and is the largest palace in the world. It is in Rome, on tho right bank of the river Fiber, and on the Vatican hill, from which it de. rives its name. It is said to have been founded by Pope Symmachus, who erected a small house on its site about 800 A. D. On this site, too, building was inhabited by Charlemagne in 800.
 Several times it has fallen into decay and been restored. Pope Eugenius rebuilt it on a magnificent scale in 1160. In 130j Clement V removed the papal see from Rome to Avignon, and the Vatican was in Q neglected and obscure state for many years. se
 Nicholas V in 1450 commenced the great work of making it the noble palace that it now is. After the return of the pontifical court to Rome it became the actual resi-.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03
Slow Literary Production.

"Isuppose yeu'l hardly believe it, " said the colonel who is writing the lilretto of a comic opera, "but l began work right after dinner last night and worked hard till o'clock this morning on eight lines just eight lines"
 "That's nothing" calmly remarked the major. "A friend of 1aino has been work ing for the last.six years on one sentence. " Chicago Times Herald.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03

Mathematical calculations show that an iron ship weighs 27 per cent less than wooden ono and will carry 115 tons of car go for every 100 tons carried by wooden ship of tho same dimensions, and both loaded to the same draft of water
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03

In France when railway train is more than ten minutes late the company is fined by the government.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-03
DR. WILLIAMS SKIPPED

The Williams Drug and Chemical com pany has removed to 2003 Second avenue, DArgin block, where they a re putting in large stock of fresh drugs, with a view to doing wholesale and retail business
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-13
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 12.-The local
morning, with the most of the trade in a
state of fear and trembling. The experience
of yesterday was fresh in their men,
ory. The market held fairly strong
for nearly an hour, when, in sym
pathy with pronounced weakness in Chi
cago, the market began to weaken and short
ly after a quick slump of a full cent was
scored for May wheat. New York advised
that foreigners were selling moderately.
May wheat opened at 703sc, being the same
yesterdays Close advanced to tic lost Ac
gained &c, lest nc, gained &c, dropped to
7G1ac. gained 1Sc, declined to $3.50 frmed
up TO 20 Lice, sold down to 69Ac gained &c
lost 1sc. frmed up to 697sc by 1:45 and by
noon held at 69%q70c.
July wheat opened at re. being &c better
than yesterday, lost Nc, frmed up to 72c
lost &c, gained 1sc, dropped to 707sc, advanced
to Tic. sold at 70%c by II AS a. m. and by
noon held at 7o% @70kc.
The demand for cash wheat was very good
on the basis of a full cent over the May
day, all offerings being well taken early No.
1 northern sold at 71haQ72c, and No. at 691h
070Ac. Sales we're made as per statement
below. Receipts here were los cars and Is
cars shipped out
About 1915 p. m. the market became quite
strong, and scored a quick advance Of %@Ac
from the low point. The covering of shorts
was the feature. Official closing cables quoted
Liverpool spot wheat at Ia I'd lower and fut-
ures 112G1Ad lower. The local market closed
strong.
March wheat closed at 71%c, May at Tic
and July at 71Bc.