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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

Ten lives were lost in fires which were
raging along the Canadian border Just
north of the Minnesota state line.
Great Britain has refused to take part
in the Behring sea seal conference with
Russia. but will confer with the United
States.
The German government has refused
to recognize Ferdinand w. Neumann
of Chicago, as United States consul at
Cologne.
Canudos, the stronghold of the Brazil
ian fanatics. has been captured by gov.
eminent troops and the rebel leader
Conselheiro, taken prisoner.
Lord Tennyson's biography contains
letters from Queen Victoria which show
that she was bitterly hostile to home
rule for Ireland.
Peru has adopted the gold standard
AT a meeting in Madrid OF the Spanish
cabinet it was decided that the system
of warfare in Cuba must be completely
changed.
The government of India has decided
not to coin any more silver.
William j. Scanlon. United States
consul at Port Antonio, Jamaica, died
of yellow fever.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
HIS CREDULOUS WIFE.
Why He Taught Her to Believe His
Tough Stories.

"Mary," said Mr.. Bancks to his wife, as
he went out with his friend after supper,
eff were you l wouldn't let the children
play out much later"
WHY, John, it's not going to rain, is it?''
asked Mrs. Brancks.
mo. But this is the season of the year
when the mountain lion and the bald eagle
are about, and they might carry the chill
dren off"
That's So" said his wife, earnestly. 'I
read only yesterday of case of child that
was carried off by an eagle, but that was in
Italy,"
at doesn't make any difference where it.
happened-it might just as well have been
here. Eagles fly too high for the naked eye.
to discern them until they swoop down, and
then it is too late"
Mrs. Bancks went to the door and yelled
for the children, and Mr.. Bancks walked ON
with his friend, who inquired:
"You don't really believe in those yarns
about eagles and mountain lions, do you?"
"No. But my wife does. All summer I
have had the sea serpent as an illustration,
but it's getting too late in the season for
that. So l have fallen back on the other
part of the menagerie."
'But what is your object? Why do YOU
want her to believe in such stuff"
"Pll tell you if you'll promise not to give
it away. AS long as my wife believes those.
stories she'll believe mine when I'm detained
in town until the cars have stopped running
ew-Chicago Times Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
MURDER POSTPONED.
A Prospective Case for the Coroner
But NODOdY Died.

Two hashy colored boys stood in the hot
sun in front of the railway eating house and
looked at each other with their eyes rolled
sideways. Look hyah, you piece O. dahll
meat, | got some bone-handled trouble in
my pocket waitin' faw you if you even come.
round that baby tryin' to undamine mel"
''Slow up, boy! You's on a slippey road,
an if you don't drive caihful you going to.
fall right in dat ditch, fus thing you knows"
Don't get me stahted, coon Don't rouse.
me! / wouldn't like to do it. but | could
JUS lay hold of yo' dahk body and cut it
up into rubbah balls. / amt used dat razah
faw whole week now, an it's gettin' I'M
easy. l can feel it movin' in my pocket an
sayin': .Mistah, let me get out an do
someping.
Look heah, you hettah sing dat razah to
sleep, kase you evan reach faw it you jes' see
whole atmosphere full o. niggah WOOL
striped shirt, and blue cloze Yes, sch, you'd
have to be geth'd up in basket. | got
piece O shiny hadwaih in my pocket, an"
it sings sweet an low, and ev'y time it
speaks to you it hans you pound o lead.
Look out faw me, boy!"
flush, coon, l really love trouble"
Don't staht nothin' less you want to-
lose money faw yo' folks Costs money to
plant coon, yes, seh You don't get dem
sivah-handled boxes faw nothin', no, sch.
Got any O dem papah cigahs, Henry?"
Henry reached for his package of cigar
cites, and the traveller, who had been wait
ing to see murder done, gave an exclamation
of disgust and walked into the railway sta
Observation-Disclosures
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
ESTIMATE OF NAVAL EXPENSES.
Secretary Long Believes $32,OOO,OOO
VIII He necessary.

Washington, Oct. lin the opinion
Of Secretary Long almost $32, oo0, 900 will
be necessary to defray the expenses of
the navy and marine corps during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1899. Having
employed the pruning knife at all points
where it was possible to do so, the sec
rotary has drafted letter to the Sec
rotary of the treasury, forwarding the
estimates OF appropriations required by
the two services. The exact total of the
estimates is $31,991, 1885. The esti-
mates submitted to congress by former
Secretary of the Navy Herbert for the
present fiscal year amounted to $34,215,-
936.19. The apparent smallness of Sec
rotary Longs total is due to the fact
that that official proposes to make a
special estimate in his annual report for
docks and additional ships.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
FOREIGN.

of Mexico says decent people through
out Central America are anxious for
annexation to the United States.
A Guatemalan who arrived in the City
Senior Sagasta has succeeded in form
ing n new Spanish cabinet, he being
president of the council.
Sixty villages in China were de-
stroyed by floods and 10000 persons
lost their lives.
Edward Langtry, former husband Of
Mrs. Lily Langtry, the actress, has been
placed in an insane asylum near Lon
don.
Prof. Francis William Newman, the
author and philosopher, died in London,
aged 90 years. He was brother of the
late Cardinal Newman.
Consul Crinke, at San Domingo, in
forms the state department that new
tariff law imposes tax of three per
cent. on all exports and imports.
The villages of Casselman. Cheney
and South Indian in Canada have been
wiped out by bush fires.
There is great scarcity of food in
Cuba and many people are dying of
starvation.
Gen. Gomez says that Gen. Weyler's
successor will need 200, 900 men and $1O..
100000 and even then he cannot conquer
Cuba.
1t is reported that strong English
syndicate has offered to purchase the
Onion Pacific railroad.
At cabinet council in Madrid the
government decided to grant autonomy
to Cuba under the suzerainty of Spain
and to continue the campaign as long
as may be necessary.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
P. e. STUDEBAKER DEAD.
Wagon Man ufncturer of South Bend
Ind, Passes Away.

Ind, Passes Away.
South Bend, Ind, Oct. 11.-Peter e.
Studebaker, second vice president,
treasurer and general manager of the
Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing
company, died Saturday morning at
11:45 o'clock at the sanitarium at Alma,
Mich, where he had gone in the hope
OF benefiting his health. He had beer
there since Tuesday last. The cause of
his death was heart disease, from which
he had been a sufferer for several
months, but such was his devotion to
the business which he was a conspicu-
Gus factor in building up that he con-
tinued to give it his attention up to the
time of his last visit to Alma Mr..
Studebaker was 81 years of age. The re-
mains were brought to this city, and the
funeral will take place tomorrow after
noon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
PLEADS FOR ANNEXATION.
Ex-Minfster .Thurston Issues an In.
tercsting Book on Hawaii.

Washington, Oct. IL. - Lorrin A.
Thurston, eX-minister from Hawaii, has
issued a hand book on the annexation
of Hawaii of IS pages in pamphlet
form. The hand book consists of a
statement of the reasons in favor of an
nexation; brief description of Hawaii.
its people, government, laws, commerce,
finances, educational system and re-
sources; an enumeration of 20 objec-
tons that have been made to annexation
and reply to each and an exhaustive
summary of the facts relating to the
island.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
Two Killed by an Explosion.

Wakefield, Mich, Oct. 11.-By the pre-
mature explosion of a powder blast on
the tenth level of the Brotherton mine
at an early hour two men were killed
and another probably fatally injured
The killed are Leander Peterson, who
leaves wife and two children, and
Joseph johnson, single. A man named
Harris was probably fatally injured
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
Heavy Robbery.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE home of
Francis II. Scott, president of the Cen
fury Magazine company, in Orange, N.
j., was entered by thieves on Friday
and articles of wearing apparel and
household goods amounting to $4,000
in value were carried off. The police
of this city have arrested three persons
IN connection with the crime and have
recovered most of the property.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
RUN ON A BANK,
DepOsitOrs I'm Montreal Take Out
$EOO,OOO I'm n Day.

Montral, Can, Oct. 1O.-The run on
the City and District savings bank was
resumed Saturday morning. when a
crowd of small depositors gathered
around the bank and withdrew their de.
posts. Friday the bank paid out over
100000, but no large deposits were
withdrawn. Mayor Wilson has offered
to pay $500 for every 500 share of the
bank stock offered to him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

The opera house and two business
buildings were burned at Detroit. Mich,
the total loss being 100000.
Nine horses persisted in fire in
George Martins livery barn at Allison,
la. Five of the animals were bloodei
stock.
The Guggenheim smelling works at
Perth Amboy, N. j.. were destroyed by
fire, the loss being $25o,Oo0.
The drought which has prevailed
throughout the northwest for nearly
two months has been followed by dis
astrous fires on the prairies and in the
forests of Indiana, Michigan, North and
South Dakota and Nebraska. In several
instances entire villages have been
swept away. Lesser fires have prevailed
in Illinois. Ohio and Wisconsin.
The Chicago and st. Louis express on
the Chicago g. Alton railroad was held
up by three men within few miles OF
Kansas City, Mo-, but they secured moth
ing.
Baltimore won the third game in the
Temple cup series, the score being: Bal
timore, 8; Boston, 3.
Fire nearly wiped out the business
portion of Medora. LII.
The yellow fever was reported as
growing worse in New Orleans, while
at Mobile, Ala. and Edwards, Miss. an
improvement was announced.
The house of Peter Brewer, near
Northeast, Pa, was burned and William
Tarr and Francis Withrow were ere
mated.
Flames swept away AZ buildings at
the stock yards in Chicago, causing
loss of $4,000. An unknown man was
burned to death and ten other persons
were injured.
The Kentucky Bankers association
in annual session in Frankfort unani-
mously adopted a resolution compli-
menting the local bankers for keeping
wine off the table at the banquet.
James Michael rode mile in Phila-
delphia on bicycle in 1886, eclipsing
the American record of /: 3s is.
Fifty first-class horses persisted in the
stables of the Cheshire Improvement
company in Brooklyn, N. Y, which
were burned. "..
A relay of six thoroughbred horses
raced five miles in Philadelphia against
four crack bicyclists, and the horses
won by five yards in $3.50.
Lester l.. Burton. an attorney, shot
and killed his wife In Flint, Mich, and
then sent bullet through his own
brain. A quarrel was the cause.
The historic village of st. Elmo,
suburb of Chattanooga, Tenn, was al
most entirely wiped out ny fire.
Michigan's total wheat crop this year
is 24.925,o07 bushels, an average yield
of 1916 bushels per acre.
w. M. Shain shot Mrs. Hattie Lee at
Clarion, Mich, and afterward took his
own life.
Eleven persons who assaulted a young
woman near Newport, KY, narrowly
escaped lynching.
The Bank of Union County at Nor
garfield, KY, was robbed of nearly 3d.
900 while the cashier was at dinner.
The annual report of the commits
sioner of navigation shows that the
total documented tonnage of the United
States on June 80, 1897. was 4,76O.22O
tons. the largest for 81 years, except
1893. when it was 4.s25071 tons.
Mrs. Louise S. Rounds, of Chicago. has
for the twelfth time been elected state
president of the Illinois Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union.
The Liberty (lnd.) Building and Loan
association has gone into voluntary
with liabilities of S35. OOO
Many poor people lose their all.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

Washington, Wyoming, New Mexico
and Nevada will also be heavy pro-
ducers, and their yield will be enor-
mously increased. During 1897 it is es-
timated the yield of the Klondike will
be $s,ooo,OOO. Although on Canadian
territory, the district is freely spoken
of as American. Counting this, the
yield of the United States for 1897 will
exceed $4,000, O0O-one-third of the
worlds estimated output for the year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
Died In prison

Waupun, Wis.,, Oct. IL. - Thomas
Lotus, sentenced to state prison for life
from Calumet county, July II, 1874, for
the killing of his two children at Chill
ton. Wis.,. died in the prison hospital.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
MRS. ELLA M'GARVY,
Writing to Mrs. Pinkham-

She says:-I have been using your
Vegetable Compound and find that it
does all that it is recommended to do.
have been a sufferer for the last four
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

Peoria, H., Oct. ll.-Mrs. III. p. Hagen,
wife of prominent and wealthy mer-
chant of this city, was killed in runa-
way accident.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
pair, when I

was persuaded to try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and to-day,
I am feeling like new woman
MRS. ELLA McGARvY, Neebe Road
Station, Cincinnati, o.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
GOLD PRODUCTION.
Estimated Yield for the Year in
United States $SO,OOO,OOO.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE increase in
the production of gold in the United
States for the year 1897 is marvellous.
The estimated Weld is as follows:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

years with womb
trouble, weak
back and excre-
tions. / was hard
ly able to do my
household duties,
and while about
my work was so
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

nervous thai
[ was niSer-
able. / had
also given
up in des-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-25
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

During the war Senator Bate of
Tennessee, was struck by half Il
dozen bullets aud seven horses were
shot under him.
Miss Jennie Wertheimer, of Gin
cinnati, has invented commercial
paper which excludes the possibility
of forging names or otherwise tam
perlng with its face value. Tie IN
vention has been sold to New
York firm for $4,000.
President Cleveland could not
dictate any matter which required
consecutive thought, and always
wrote his messages entirely. Pres'-
dent Mckinley, however, can take Il
half-hour now and then from his
duties and dictate his messages and
correspondence to Il stenographer.
Governor Desha of Kentucky,
more than Il half-century ago had Il
wild son who was convicted of muir
der in that state. The Governor
promptly pardoned his son, and he
disappeared. That son is now the
most. eloquent preacher IN thsllawai-
ian Islands. He knows the Ian.
guage perfectly, and his g rcates
sermons are preached in it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-25
His Expensive Appetite.

The bacchanal, riding home on
the 2 a. III. car, had his hat smashed
over his forehead and devilish
twinkle looking out of his eyes, He
read all the. advertisements up over
the windows with a bored express
sion, stretched his legs out and
yawned, and with a sudden resolve
reached up and got hold of the reg
lister cord.
Hi, therc Don't touch that"
yelled the conductor.
"Why not.' asked the bacchanal
unsteadily.
why not. echoed the conductor.
ITS expensive. that's why not.
Cost you a dime every time you pull
it.
The bacchanal looked at the con-
ductof with tixed, swimming eyes
for msment, then, going down in
his trousers pocket, forked out a sill
yer dollar nd gravely kissed it.
IN tax ton pulls" he said and
passed the PUNK to tho staring con-
ductor.
Slowly, deliberately and with in
finite enjoyment the baccbanal had
his ten pulls at the strap, then sat
down with satisfaction beaming out
of his face, and the car spun on
through the night. New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-25
NEWS OF THE STATE.

4. A. Buell. of Burlington has shipped
handsome pair of driving horses to
Vienna, Austria, which is to be thci?
home hereafter. This sale is one fthc
best made in Vermont for considerable
period. The price OF the pair was $4,000
The town of Shelburne will have n
Christmas this year which has never been
equalled in it's history. DR.. and Mrs
W. Seward Webb have made arrange
mcnts for a grand Christmas tree, with II
supper and ball, to be give In the great
Shelburnc farms barn. There will b.
presents for everybody.
Stiles McMullen. the prize liar, who
has gained more or less notority by claim
ing to oe over a hundred years old, is now
in the poor house ut Waterbury. He
claims a residence In st. Adams and that
town was notified that Waterbury would
look to st. Adams for his support. no
one In st. Adams knows anything about
McMulen and ii is doubtful If he ever
resided there. No more lies from Stiles.
Daniel Chickerla. II Hungarian was
instantly killed last week Thursday by
falling stores in W Ii. Hughes slate
quarry ut West Pawlet.
A large number of Guilford's prominent
farmers are anXiously awaiting the roruIn
orc. Il. GreenSlct, who BOUGHT some
$4,000 worth of apples there on comm;s-
sion mostly, and went to Boslo with
them several weeks ago, since which
nothing has been heard from him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-25
Ella A. FulIer's Estate.

STATE OF vERMONT,l At a Probate
HARTFoRD DIsrRIcT. ! Court held Mt
Woodstock within and for said District on
the 18th day of December. 1897,
Present, Hon. Il. O, SEAvER, Judge.
Ella A. Fuller's estate. Woodstock, testate.
Whereas. Warren G. French. ndmnistra-
tor with the will annexed of the estate of
Ella A. Fuller, late of Woodstock in said
district. deceased. has presented to said
Court his petition in writing. praying for
license to sell all the personal estate of
which said Ella A. Fuller died possessed,
described ms follows: 1l6 shares of the
stock of the II. b. Smith Machine Com
pany; representing that such sale is lie v
sary to enable him to pay the debts due
from said estate and the legacies provided
in said will
Thereupon. the Court appoints the 81
day of December, A. ID. 1897 as time and
the Probate Office in said Woodstock as n
place, for hearing and deciding on said pc
tition; and orders that notice of said peti-
ton. the reason for the same. and of said
time and place of hearing lie given To all
persons concerned in said estate. by pub
three weeks successfully in the Spirit of
the Age. IL newspaper published at Wood.
stock in this State. which circulates in the
neghborhood of those interested in snid
estate. the last Of said publications to he
previous to said time Of hearing. TINT nj,
persons concerned in the premises may nm.
pear before said Court and show ,n,,sc If
any they have why the prayer of said nett.
ton should not be granted
A tue record. Attest:
N. =; SEAyER. Register.
A true copy Of record, Attest.
L, .. SEAvER, Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-25
The Standard Changed.

do you mean to tell me that the
noncombustible postoffice roof is
constructed on the same principle
as was employed in the late lament
ed powerhouse9" inquired the stran
ger.
"Certainly," replied the bland
architect.
"But that slow burning building
went like finder! !"
my dear sir, ] am afraid you are
n back number. We are living in
mn age of steam, electricity and BIZ
cycles. What might have been re-
garded as quick burning building
years ago would furnish positive
ly tedious conAagration nowadays. !"
Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-25
Waltons Vermont Register.

Walton's Vermont Register, which has
become lin Indispensable hand book for
bushes, men, his appeae1 for 1898
Tie book was never so complerc as Ibis
year. and We note chat it has been incrcas-
ed BY over fifty (5o) pages, the greale'
part of which repres ms add d names, 81
that the Directory is Is ne .rly comp;e,r
as sucn II book is ever likely to be.
The calendar, pages for daily memo
randa, lists of United States and state
officials, officers of various state associa-
lions and societies and all the other in
formation about Vermont which has made
Walton'S R"niStcr snch n handy book of
reference for so many years viii be found
brought fully up to date.
The price remains at % cents anu the
book may be procured of local dealers or
will be sent, post paid on receipt Of
price, by the Walton Register Company,
Burlington, Vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-25
IN ''FIt-
Strongest and most reliable f"'np%n'">



Pictorial Representations vi oar
celestial ncig Auur ale often sinsu-
larly ludicrous. Not long t. 20 Il pc
riodical Of the first rank punished
an illustration wherein the sunlit
edge OF the new moon was turned
away from its source of light he
crescent turned up the sky from the
horizon. IN important painting by
Il well known artist shows the creS-
cent moon turned to the left Of the
observer. This would have been all
right if the time had been morning
before sunrise, With the noon in
its last quarter--but the subject of
the picture is Gray's "Elegy In II
Country Churchyard,' at evening,
when the curfew tolls the knell OF
parting day Some small degree
OF license is permissible in tipping
the crescent a point or two for bet
ter effect where the place of sunset
is to lie within the picture, but to
represent fair Luna turning her
back upon her genial lord is even
worse than the Boston sporting
mans idea of art. He, it may he
remembered. refused to take Il por-
trait of his bull pup that he had co IL
missioned TN artist to paint (who,
of course, had introduced the shad-
ows and half tones requisite to a
proper efIecD on the ground that
the dog was Just as white on one
side as the other and should be so
painted New York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-12-25
One OF the Lelands Dead---A Native
of Vermont.

Mr.. Lewis Leland, one of the ia
nous Leland brothers, hotel men,
died in New York Tuesday, at the
age of 65 years. He was IL native
of Londonderry.
From the day that Simeon Lee
land, ST., opened the Chester Tav-
ern at Chester, in 1918, down to the
present time, when his grandsons
and great-grandsons are catering to
the American public, the name has
become widespread and well known
from Maine to California, and from
New York state to Florida. The
Lelands have been proprietors and
managers OF some of the most fla
nous hotels in the country.
Lewis Leland's last active man
agement was in connection with the
Sturtevant House in New York,
from which he retired about seven
years ago.