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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

dence to warrant this. The woman
realized the position in which she had
been placed by Luetgert and deter
mined to place herself right before the
public.
Luetgert was visibly affected by the
appearance of Mrs. Feldt as a witness.
His effort to appear unconcerned was
painful. Slowly the great drops of per-
spiration came upon his forehead and
ran down his huge neck. The fear that
showed in his face was intense. He
tried to laugh, and it was hollow
sham. Then he sank deep down in his
chair and diligently wiped from his
face the perspiration that was coursing
down it. The blow had struck home.
Gottlieba Schimpke, IA years Of age,
testified that on the night of the disap-
pearance of Mrs. Luetgert she saw at
about IL o'clock, as she was returning
from a dance, the defendant and his
wife enter the factory This was at n
time when the Waterman was absent,
Luetgert having sent him on an errand
to a drug store. On cross-eXamination
the girl broke down badly, and denied
several things she had previously said.
She was given time to compose herself,
and took the chair again. She broke
down a second time. and then the court
took matters into his own hands, and
asked her if she saw Mrs. Luetgert en-
ter the factory that night in company
with her husband. She was very posi-
tive that she had seen them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. 2.-The twenty
fourth annual convention of the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
lfnon will be held in Music hall, this
city, October 30 to November 3, 1897. 1t
will Immediately follow the fourth BIZ
ennia! convention of the Worlds w. c.
II. U.-October % to 26-which in its
turn will follow the annual convention
of the W. C. T. U. of the Dominion Of
Canada; the last two to be held in the
city of Toronto, Ont. These will, with
out doubt, form the most remarkable
trio of woman's conventions ever held
in this or any other country.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
Twelve Killed In a Mine.

Glenwood Springs, Col, Sept. AT
six o'clock Friday evening a terrible ex-
plosion of coal dust occurred in the old
Sunshine mine, owned by the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company, II miles from
Glenwood. Up to the present time IL
bodies have been recovered and so great
is the excitement that it cannot be
learned whether there are any more in
the mine or not. Rescuing parties are
still exploring the mine and great
crowds surround the entrance. The
bodies taken out are in a horribly mutt
lated condition,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
ARROW POINTS.

Nothing is harder on ones morals
than slamming door.
Everybody thinks of lots OF smart
things to say after it is too late.
The worst thing woman can think
Of is dish washing.
a girl is never too young TO know a
great many uses for hair pin.
A man would give anything he has II
he would only get as hungry as when
he was boy.
When girls get promoted to higher
room in school, they won't speak to
those in the room below.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

didn't hear that man address you
as colonel?" said Mrs. Whiffett to
Tired Traddles, as she gave him some
cold victuals.
"Yes'm."
"You don't belong to the army?"
"Yes'm."
Not to the United States regular
army, surely?"
"No'm."
ct cant be that you belong to the
Salvation Army?"
"No'm."
"Then what army are you colonel
in?"
"The army of the unemployed.
mum."-Chicago Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
LETTERS OF LOVE.
They Are Turned Into Damaging Tee.
timony Against Luetgert.

Chicago. Sept. 6.-The strongest blow
of the week was given the defense in
the Luetgert trial Saturday. Mrs.
Christine Feldt, in whom the state pre-
sents the motive for the alleged crime.
took the stand for the prosecution and
furnished the most sensational episode
OF the hearing. She related declara-
tons made by the defendant which
tended strongly to show that he pur-
posed doing violence to his wife as soon
as his business troubles were over and
settled. She produced letters which he
had written to her while in Jail. They
contained expressions of love, devotion
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

Trusted Man Missing.

Chicago, Sept. 4.-Warrants charging
embezzlement have been issued for the
arrest of Charles NJ. Charnley, for Is
years treasurer of the Presbyterian
board of aid for colleges and academies.
lie cannot be found. The American
Surety company caused the warrants
10 issue, and alleges that Mr.. Charnley
has confessed to a shortage of $4,000,
tional institutions having been used in
spCculations on the board of trade
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
Cotton Burned.

New York, Sept. 6.-Twelve hundred
and eighty-nine bales of compressed
cotton, which arrived from the south by
the Morgan line and were TO have been
shipped east by the City of Fall River,
were burned Saturday on the lighter
Mystic alongside the Fall River line
pier on the North river front Loss,
$4,000
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 3.-Jimmy Mi
chael broke the American hour paced
record Thursday afternoon on the De-
troit Cycle association track. The
broken record was 81 miles, 1920 yards
and 10 inches and was made by Lesna
at the Charles River park track at Bos-
ton. Michael was paced by a sextet,
two quads and triplet. His fastest
mile was made in 1:4S. At the end Of
the hour he had covered 32 miles and
1 l20 Yards
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
ward, the Eioper, Suicides.

Chicago, Sept. 4.-Russell Ward, the
Engiishman whose elopement with
Mrs. John Bradbury, of Los Angeles.
CAL, caused sensation in July last, has
committed suicide. He threw himself
from a moving passenger train on the
Northwestern road at Wheatland, Ia.
Thursday night, and was instantly
killed
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

and vows of fidelity. They informed
the woman that if she would stand by
Luetgert he would go away with her
when the trouble was over and they
would ever after be happy in each
others company.
Luetgert was placed in the strong
light of lover who was waiting to
gain his freedom to join the woman
with whom he was infatuated. Dear
precious Cristine" his letters were ad-
dressed. Their effect upon the jury
was remarkable. Here was man
charged with the murder of his wife
posing as the lover of another woman
and writing her letters which showed
that their relations dated far back of
the alleged crime. Luetgert trusted the
wealthy widow. He expected that she
would furnish him the money to pay for
his defense, and when he had gained
his freedom they would be happy to-
gether.
How the state induced the woman to
desert the man who felt that he had the
right to send her such letters did not
appear. Until recently she was con.
sidered the strongest and stanchest
friend the defendant had. 1t even had
been limited that she was cognizant
of the sausage makers guilt. 1t was
known that she had been forbidden the
house by the wife of the defendant. 1t
was also known that she had supplied
him with money while in Jail and had
lent him money before his trouble
came. 1t was the original purpose of
the state to make Christine Feldt the
motive for the crime. There was evil
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
seth Low Nominated.

Northeast Harbor, Me-, Sept. 4.-Seth
Low has signified his acceptance of the
nomination for mayor of Greater New
York, rendered him by the borough
committees of the Citizens union.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
New Turkish Minister.

Constantinople, Sept. 4.-Rifaat Bey,
until recently councillor of the Turkish
embassy in London, has been appointed
Turkish minister at Washington, in
succession to Mustapha Tachsin Bey.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
nicycIe Is PersonaI Property.

Oakland, Cal, Sept. 4.-Judge Els
worth has ruled that bicycle is per-
sonal property and exempt from exc
cution if used by the owner in his daily
business
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
Famous Actress Dead.

New York, Sept. Mrs. John Drew,
the actress, died Tuesday afternoon at
LaMhmont.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10

''It takes all kinds of people to make q
world" said the rent collector, "but do
think that fellows in our line of business
are faced up TO the very queerest of them !!
When chap begins he is generally pretty
sofi-hearted and easily fooled and his feel
ings get all torn up dozen times day,
but after a while he gets kind of deaf and
callous, and then he pays no attention to
anything but the hard cash and gets along
first rate. You see folks in general are
cranks the best way you can fix it, and a
rent collector sees the cranklest side of
'em, and when you work for firm that
rents places for folks to live in all the way
from So month up to 5000 you see all
kinds. There are rich people in this City
who have money to burn and yet they take
q delight in staving off rent man from
day to day with any excuse that comes
handy. Houses that rent for over hun
dred are not so easily filled once they get
empty, and so we can't speak our minds
10 such tenants any time we feel like it,
and some of 'em just keep us waiting and
dancing around until they get good and
ready-just for the fun of the thing, it
seems.
"Then there are lots of folks who are
chronically hard up and put us off-poor
things because they have to. and when
they do pay they generally pay in install
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
The Dream-JoWn Show.
is an island in slumb ben Sea

There is an island in Slumber Sea
Where the drollest things are done.
And we Will sail there, if the winds are fair,
Just after the set OF the sun.
IT'S the loveliest place in the whole wide world
Or anyway. so IL seems;
And the folks there play at the end of each day
In curious show called "Dreams."
We sail right into the evening skies,
And the very first thing we know
We are there at the port and ready for sport,
Where the dream folks give their show.
And what do you think they did last night
When l crossed their harbor bars?
They hoisted plank on greet cloud bank
And teetered among the stars.
And they sat on the moon and swung their feet
Like pendulums to and fro;
Down Slumber Sea is the sail for me,
And wish you were ready to go,
For the dream folks there on this curious isle
Begin their performance at eight;
There are no encores, and they close their doors
On every one who is late.
The sun is sinking behind the hills,
The seven o'clock bells chime;
/ know by the chart that we ought to start
If we would be there in time.
Oh, fair is the trip down Slumber Sea:
Set sail and away we go;
The anchor is drawn, we are off and gone
To the wonderful Dream-Town show
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX, in New York Sun.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
Daring Ride of
an Athenian Girl

Miss Marrowfat lives in Oakland. That
is not her name, of course, but it will Go,
because the title cloaks real identity.
She has the intrepid spirit of Hannibal i'll
Italy, Napoleon crossing the Alps, Cesar
in Britain, Bolivar battling for liberty,
Grant in the Wilderness and Dr.. Mary
WaIker-alf in one. She would certainly
not shrink from tanning lions alongside of
and in competition with Mrs. Captain
Daniel Boone, and probably would not
shrek if she saw a mouse-if it had a
string tiea to it. Fear" she contemptu-
ousy SAYS, "belongs to the weaker SEX"
meaning man.
This story is about her daring ride on
bicycle, an up-to-date Al wheel, with
all the modern fixings and appurtenances,
a wheel to depend upon in an emergency.
The deck officer of one of the Oakland
ferry-boats had signaIed to go out from
the pier at the foot of Market street, one
day the past week. The boat started to
move at the customary rate toward the
Athens of the Pacific. Seemingly all the
passengers were on board, but no, just as
the wheels began to turn Miss Marrowfat
appeared, riding her trusty wheel directly
toward the boat. Her small feet moved
regularly and speedily.
''Hi!" said warning shout.
"Stopl" yelled deckhand.
Turn back!' groaned an excited pas
senger.
Miss Marrowfat never turns back. On
she went at headlong speed across the
apron of the slip. She was off her wheel
and leaping boldly in the air in o second.
An impetuous deckhand seized her wheel,
leaping for it. An equally impetuous
deckhand seized her person to prevent her
from falling. To the two decknands she
turned with a sweet smile and thanks.
Her hat was on a little awry, but she only
smiled. Her hair was rumpled, but she
did not frown. Her face was flushed, but
she was not annoyed. She was as cool as
Sheridan on his Winchester ride.
"Gosh !" said a bys.ander, "but she is
an apgelP'
"a bur-r-d is what / call her" responded
the officer of the deck. She will long be
known to the crew as the young woman
who could not be prevented from catching
her boat by fear of a dip in the bav.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
An Old Weddins-Ring.

What a sym boil of love is that circle of gold,
BY the token of VIII ich our devotion was told
How our youthful affection shines out, as it
seems,
In the light of the romance around it that
CLEANS;
And it knows no beginning or ending, or why
Its continuing course should not run till we
die.
And sign and seal of our reverence, too,
Had part in our creed when that old ring
was new,
When a slender, light hand was appraised to
our lips
And our kisses were pressed on its slim finger
tips
For that circle of gold seemed hallowing
pledge
OF homage profounder than words dared al
lege.
But the metal that's purest wears quickest
away,
And that old wedding-ring has grown thinner
to-day;
Yet the hand which it graced graces it in its
With a magic the alchemist vainly would
For sweet charity's touch has so filled it with
gold
That that hand never lacked TO the hungry
and cold.
And the summers may come and the sum-
mers may go,
And the winters may whiten the hair with
their snow;
Still the hand which lover delighted to kiss
Wears the signet of half OF century's bliss,
And no earnest of JOY in the heavens above
Is more sure than that ring and its cycle OF
love.
w. D. ELLwANGER. in New York Sun.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
Economy IN the
Mining Of Gold

One OF the most remarkable instances of
the application of science to the industrial
arts, and the advantages resulting there
from, is afforded by comparison of the
methods of reducing gold from quartz
now and say quarter of century ago.
When quartz mining was inaugurated in
California, ore that ran below n common
standard of $50 ton was committed TO
the dumps as being too low-grade to
work. Millions and millions OF dollars
OF ore running from $40 to $50 ton were
thus cast aside. and enough yet remains
to enrich the State on the desc rted piles of
discarded GRE from the old mines which
were operated many years ago.
The contrast also in the extravagant cost
OF plants for hosting and handling ores is
even more marked. When the Allison
Ranch mines were first opened the cost of
the plant for operating forty stamps was
fully $250.000. The mill then gave en-
ployment to forty men, who were paid
wages of from S. to $50 day.
a new plant of even larger capacity was
recently placed in another mine, which
cost less than $50, 1000, with better ma
chlnery and more perfect appliances for
extracting ore than the old ones, and such
IS the perfection to which automatic de-
vices have been applied to this class of
machinery that two men and a boy
operated all the machinery and quite as
effectively as forty men used to operate
the old style. The ore which the first
miners neglected as being too poor to be
worked is now regarded as rich enough
for the present generation. Even ore thar
runs 81 per ton can be worked by present
processes and at profit. Years ago if rs
per cent OF gold was saved, it was consid-
cred fairly good result; now a manager
who cannot save from 80 to 95 per cent OF
gold is regarded as not being up to pres
ent standards, and has to back out.
The perfection to which gold extraction
has been brought and the economy with
which mining operations are now con-
Quoted are most encouraging. The in
creasing gold production of the State is
thus accounted for.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10

recipe for fern seed? Did he walk invisi-
Bile? But, no; he had not stirred. He
had only become absolutely motionless.
There is something very wonderful in
this power of the small, wild creatures to
keep still. We noisy, restless humans,
who have it not, find it hard to under
stand. and when, by reason of it, the
woods jewellers become invisible to US we
talk wisely about their changing color.
My little lizard has not changed a whit.
He is still delicate, beautiful grayish
green, but so still is he, so fiat and motion
less against the rock, that did l not know
he is there he might wholly escape obser-
walton. So bird will lie low among the
moss ana leaves, and you, looking for
her, will pass unseeing; a snake coiled
along a branch will escape observation,
not because he is like the branch, but
because he keeps still. Forest jewellers
know this and those yersed in woodcraft.
An acquaintance of mine, who has ex-
perimented not little along this line,
tells me that he has frequently sat motion
less in a streetcar, keeping even his
thoughts, by a sheer effort of will, away
from himself and upon outside matters,
and that under these circumstances he is
almost invariably overlooked by the con-
ductor on his fare-collecting rounds.
do not throw this out as q suggestion TO
would-be free passengers, but the idea is
not without certain psychologist sig
nifcance whether its relations are clear TO
us or not.
The lizard would have small chances
for safety were it not for his protective
coloring, which really changes very little,
and for this trick of quietude, for he has
no means whatever of self-defense. His
little teeth could hardly scratch the deli
cate skin of baby, nor does he ever seem
to think of biting when captured. Some
of them have a queer power to shed their
tails when caught, and as their tails are
by far the longest part of them and con-
tinue to wriggle and move for some mo-
ments after separation the effect of this
maneuver is startlingly as if the creature
had broken in two. But while the foe is
trium phantly eating the tail the lizard
makes good his escape and grows another
caudal appendage. 1t is this habit OF
some lizards that has given, rise to the
popular belief in reptile called the glass
snake, that has the power to drop into
fragments when attacked, and TO reunite
the pieces when the danger is over. The
glass snake however. is only very harm
less variety of lizard-the blind worm of
England and of the Southwest. He is not
even blind, but, like all his tribe, has very
bright and useful eyes. which do him far
better service than our own eyes are apt to
whenever we take our walks abroad.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10

out in the Western Addition making a
call. Knowing that it would be quite late
when he started for the boat he carried
his shrimps to the front door of the house
in bag and concealed them in a dark
corner. The call being over he looked at
his watch and saw that he must
speed or be left all night on this side of
the bay. He seized his bag of shrimps
and the three men raced Tor California
street to get car. Calkins is the speedier
and sprinted ahead, but when he was
half block in the lead he was seen TO sud-
denly stop and his voice came out of the
darkness sounding seriously vexed.
The next minute Calkins was on his
knees, using piece of a box Stat making
a scraping noise on the sidewalk. His
companions bounded past him and board
ed car that came along just then. Then
they looked for Calkins, who came up on
the car platform with the bound OF
greyhound. In his gloved hands
he held tightly a dilapidated pa
per bag from which torn and mangled
shrimps protruded. A stray shrimp hung
by its mardibles from the corner
OF an overcoat pocket. The car was
quite full and several ladies were
there who knew Calkins. A smile
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
How He Kept Her
Memory Green

A most conspicuous and tender instance
OF paternai affection was Ly chance brought
to the attention of the writer a few days
ago as he sat in barber-chair patiently
awaiting the removal of the superfuous
growth from neglected chin. While thus
employed man, apparently a German,
entered the shop and handed a razor to
the barber, with a request that he would
put it in order as soon as possible. And"
added he, 'be sure and not lose that razor.
l would not lose that razor for $10.''
Naturally the barber was curious to
know why so extravaganza a value should
be placed upon an ordinary razor and in
quired the reason.
Why" responded the German, that
is the razor that the sailor killed nv
daughter with. You can see the blood
spots upon the blade now. There they
are. those black stains are my daughters
blood. They will never come out. Nv
daughter was good girl. Ever since she
was Killed never shave with no other
razor. loves her so much. As long as
live use this razor in memory of my
girl. Ii Is difficult 10 astonish an ordi-
nary barber, but this one was seruck dumb
for while. Finally he did recuperate
sufficiently to exclaim: "Well, I'll be
DANCED" The statement of the owner of
the precious razor was found on inquiry to
be quite true.
Two years ago the whole water front
was shocked by the foul murd err of a
young 15-year-old girl under ,circum-
stances of singular atrocity. Her father
was the keeper OF sailor board ing-house.
patronized by whalers almost exclusively.
The girl had attracted the attention of n
half : breed Kanaka who wanted to
marry her, but the girl would not consent
and repulsed him with horror and dis
dain. In a moment CT jealous fury the
mad Kanaka seized the Girl as she was at
tending to some household affairs and cut
her throat, almost severing the head from
the body. The razor about which the
aged German was so solicitors was the
real, actual instrument of the crime.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10

Here where the freight softly CLOVIS,
Sheltered and safe and snug and warm;
What to you is the wind that blows,
Driving he sleet OF the winter storm?
Round your head the ruddy light
Glints on the gold from your tresses spun
But deep is the drifting snow tonight
Over the brow of the other one.
Hold me close as you sagely stand,
Watching the dying embers shine;
Then shall feel another hand
That nestled once In this hand OF mine.
Poor little hand, so cold and chill,
Shut from the light of stars and sun,
Clasping the withered roses still
That hide the face of the sleeping one.
Laugh, little maid, while laugh you may!
Sorrow comes to us all. l know;
Better perhaps for her to stay
Under the drifting robe of snow.
Sing while you may your baby songs!
Sing TIL your baby days are donel
But OIL the ache of the heart tina longs
Day and night for the other oneI