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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
Japan and Russia in Corea.

The little kingdom of Corea, whose
affairs furnished the ostensible provo
cation of the war between japan and
China, and whose king has recently
been under the guardianship of Russia,
has passed under what is practically q
joint protectorate of japan and Rus
STA. The two governments have signed
an agreement by which each is to sta
ton limited force of troops In Corea
for the protection of their settlements.
Both powers also agree to give Corea
financial aid; japan is to control the
telegraph lines, except q new line to
Seoul, which Russia is to build. This
agreement seems to settle rivalries
which at one time wore rather a threat
ening aspect.-Youth's Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
A PICTURE OF BEADS.

pink, as are those of most white AMI
mails, but they are as black as any squir-
rel's could be. SO my girl cousins call
him Beads"
When an animal belonging to a
species commonly dark in color is born
white instead, it is called an "albino."
You have all seen albino rabbits and
rats and mice. Their eyes are pink.
So that Beads Is really most uncom-
mon fellow, snowy squirrel with jet
black eyes.
Albino or not, he is ut any rate a
most winning little pet, and there is no
end to his pretty ways. AS cat and
kitten live with the same family, he
has to be kept in n squirrel-cage; but
he Is let out n long time each day. Then
Beads is quite happy. He climbs up the
back of the chair and nibbles the hair
of the person seated in 1t, gnaws the
flowers in the window-sill, rushes up
the stems of the callas, and scratches
in the earth until it flies on all sides.
lie will rub his head and face and all
his body in the earth, until his clean
white dress is a sight to behold. After
that he hops to the floor and rubs his
face carefully upon the carpet.
He loves to retire to a corner or under
piece of furniture for his toilet, going
in gray and coming out white. If you
peep and watch him, II is great fun,
for he scrubs and combs himself with
his paws in the neatest way, washes his
face just as CIT does, and then takes
his big tail in his paws and uses it for
towel! One often hears people Won
der why squirrels have such big tails.
All know that they are useful as bal
nncing poles and blankets, and are
charming as ornaments, but not many
are in Beads secret Of their usefulness
as towels.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
FLOATING TOWARD JAPAN.

ed his strange cruiser by word and
hand toward the land where stood the
astonished ambassador gazing at him.
When the strange little rider reached
the shore he dismounted, and the at
tendants of the ambassador came for
ward to meet him. Their lord had COM
manded that they take up the manly
little fellow and bring him before him
And, behold, around the child's neck
there was label, uponwhich was writ
ten: 1.-THE japanese Ambassadors
Child"
"Oh, yes!" he exclaimed, sit must be
my child, and no other, whom its moth
er, angry at having received no letters
from me, must have thrown into the
sea. But there In strange bond al
ways, which unites fathers to their
children, and he has reached me safely,
riding upon fish's back"
The air of the little creature went
to his heart and he took and tended
him most lovingly. To the care of the
next embassy that went to the court
of China he intrusted letter for his
wife, in which he informed her of all
the particulars, and she, who had quite
believed the child to be dead, rejoiced
at his marvellous escape.
The child grew to be a man, and, as
he had been saved by fish, he was
given the name of Fishhare.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Eighty thousand children repre-
senting the Sunday-schools in Brook
lyn marched in line on May % in COM
memoration of the sixty-eighth ami
versary of the Brooklyn Sunday-School
union.
Rev. DIR. Fl. Allen Upper, Jr., who
has been called to the pastorate of the
Baptist church of Montclair, N. j., was
formerly pastor of the Seventh Baptist
church of Baltimore, but has been en-
gagged for year in literary work. Two
years ago he made trip around the
world.
Sir Isaac Pitman, the shorthand
man and vegetarian, who died a short
time ago, arose every morning Mt four
o'clock and went to his desk, where he
worked with short pauses only for his
simple meals until ten at night. On
Sundays he preached in the Sweden
borgian church.
Archbishop Martinelli, the apostolic
delegate, and representative of the
pope IN the United States, has just sus.
tanned severe loss by the death of his
only surviving brother, the Augustinian
monk, Father Aurelius Martinelli. The
archbishop's other brother, Cardinal
Martinelli, died two or three years ago.
College oarsmen will give remark
able dinner soon in London. Their
guests will be four oN university oars,
who have attained high judicial rank,
Lord Macnaghten, lord of appeal in or
dinance; Lord Esher, master of the
rolls, and Lord Justices of Appeal A. L.
Smith and Chitty-the last three con-
! shutting one-half of the British court
of appeals. The provost of Elton, also
an old Blue, will preside.
-"The setting apart of an Episcopal
deaconess in Connecticut" says a CORE
| spondent, 'has given rise to the state
ment that she had taken orders in the
| Episcopal church, whereas women are
not ordained or admitted to orders in
the Episcopal church, and deaconesses
are not in any sense ministers, but only
authorized helpers in the charitable and
| guild work Of the church, and are not
allowed to preach or to conduct public
services"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
SAN FRANCISCO is SINKING.
CALIFORNIA; Chief City VIII Soon
Reach Sen Level and Disappear.


Reach Sen Level and Disappears.
1.-The whole peninsula on which San
Francisco stands has been and is grad
ually sinking down to the sea level"
said Prof. Andrew C. Lawson, the retir-
Ing president of the University of Cali
fornia Scientific association, while de-
livering his farewell address before
that body recently at Berkeley. The
subject of the lecture was 1.-THE Flood
Ing of the Golden Gate"
Nearly all parts of the earth's sur
face show the phenomena of uplift or
depression" said Prof. Lawson. "Move-
ments of this kind are either continent
al or orogenic. 1t is necessary to have
In mind the criteria of these two move
ments. The criteria of the uplift are
found in the presence of terraces and
sharply shaped canyons. The criteria
of depression are shown when deltas
are built up at the mouths of rivers,
when the sea floods into the valleys.
Some time this depression continues to
such degree that mountains become
islands, sinking, as it were, to their
knees in the water. Greece is such a
mountainous region up to its knees in
the sea.
From Puget sound to Behring sea
we have depressed coast. The shore
from the straits of Fuca to Cape Men
docino shows evidence of uplift and also
slight depression afterward. From
Cape Mendocino to Russian river there
has been constant uplift. But from
this point to the Bay of Monterey the
region after having been elevated has
been marked by great sag. 1t is to
that sag we owe the Bay of San Fran
cisco, Bolinas Bay, brakes bay and
Tomales bay. They are stream valleys
invaded by the waters of the ocean. This
fact is very noticeable in Lake MERGED.
It is clearly q valley formed by juncture
of several streams. The lake has been
invaded by the sea and now it's bottom
is ten feet below the sea level.
1.-THE phenomena of depression are
also seen at Richardson's bay and at
San Rafael and Napa. The river val
leys are filling up and making tidal
marshes. More positive evidence is
found in the swamp material in the
Oakland estuary, taken 20 feet below
the tide. The bay has been invaded by
the sea and flooded the river valleys.
"All this subsistence is of compare
lively recent geological change and
may go deeper. am not sure of the
downward movement at the present
time. 1t is hard to catch it on the move.
Probably the whole of the San Francis
CO peninsula is going down as the maxi
mum effect of the great sag that made
the Golden Gate at San Francisco
San Francisco Bulletin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
JAPANESE FAIRY TALE.
The story of Little Fishhnrc and His
Remarkable Journey.

The story of Little Fishhnrc and His
Remarkable Journey.
This little story of Fishhare is taken
from Child Life in Japan" which con-
tains many others of these quaint little
tales.
There was once upon time little
baby whose father was Japanese am
bassador to the court of China and
whose mother was Chinese lady.
While this child was still in its in
fancy the ambassador had to return
to Japan, so he said to his wife: II
swear to remember you and to send
you letters by the ambassador that
shall succeed me, and as for our baby
l will dispatch some one to fetch 1t
us soon as it is weaned."
Thus saying he departed. Well, en-
bassy after embassy came, there was
generally year between each, but
never a letter from the japanese hus-
band to the Chinese wife, who at last,
tired of waiting and grieving, took her
boy by the hand and, sorrowfully lead
ing him to the seashore, fastened
around his neck label bearing the
words: "The japanese Ambassadors
Child"
Then she flung him into the sea, in
the direction of the japanese archipel-
ago, confident that the paternal tie was
one which it was not possible to break
and that therefore father and child
were sure to meet again.
One day when the former ambassa-
dor, the father, was walking by the
beach, of Nauiwa, he saw something
whiteVfoating out to sea, looking like
small island. 1t foated nearer and
he looked more attentively. There was
no doubt that the strange object was
n child. Quite astonished he stopped
and gazed again. The floating object
drew nearer and nearer still, and at
last with perfect distinctness he per-
ceived it to be fair, pretty little boy
about four years old impelled on
ward by the waves.
The little boy was riding on the back
of an enormous fish. He was not ut
all afraid, but sat up bravely, and guild
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
Chimneys ms Game Traps.

In North Dakota there are many
farmers from Russia, and as nearly as
possible they build their houses asin the
fatherland7-low and broad with big
freplaces and chimneys. Being sowide,
the chimneys catch lot of snow, and
in time look like funnel-shaped cones,
the walls of which are rendered icy by
the alternate influence of the heat be-
low and the cold above. This leads to
curious results. Jack rabbits, coyotes
and such small animals prowling
around on a cold night and seeking
warmth. get close to these chimneys,
and down they slide into the big fire.
place. This creates great rumpus,
but there seems to be no help for it, un-
less the farmers build smaller chin
neys, and that he will not do until he
forgets how he lived In Russia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
WHITE RED SQUIRREL.
A Queer Little Pet Belonging to some
New Jersey Girls.

New Jersey Girls.
DR.. Emily G. Hunt, in st. Nicholas,
describes the following interesting pet:
Some girl cousins of mine living in
New Jersey have an odd pet. 1t is .
white red squirrel.
You have all seen red squirrel
"chickarees" they call them, from tho
sounds of their chattering and scolding,
as they drop nutshells on your head,
or run down tree-trunk by fits and
starts, giving little "chick" with each
forward rush, while they watch YOU
sharply.
Our little pet is like one Of these in
every way, except that he is so snowy
white that the cleanest tablecloth
looks dingy compared to him.
He was born in cranberry-bog.
Some men cutting brush there saw two
strange little animals, one white, the
other cream-colored. They caught this
white one by throwing coat over him,
but the creamy squirrel ran away.
When the captive was brought home
all admired him greatly, for he was, as
you may imagine, very beautiful lit
tie creature, with his long bushy tail
and bright woodland tricks.
But there is really one strange thing
about him; his eyes are not red or
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE.
Incidents Proving That Fishes and
Insects Have a Memory.


Insects Have a Memory.
Many arguments are made, some af-
firming that animals, fishes and insects
have memory, others that they do not.
Among the former Herr Edinger, the
German anatomist, relates that a young
schoolgirl kept fine, large caterpillar
in box and fed him carefully on choice
leaves. At first when it was necessary
to remove him he Immediately curled
himself when placed upon leaf. But
in short time, learning that no harm
was intended, he remained stretched
ont. Whenever q stranger touched
him, he at once curled himself as be-
fore. A civil engineer at Courseulles-
Sur-Mer asked workman why he kept
great number of oysters on de-
clivity as they were dry at low tide.
educated" before being sent to Paris.
and taught toAeonomize water in their
shells. Oysters Immediately from the
water are said to open on the road and
arrive at their destination, dried out,
dead and spoiled. If they are first
placed where they are alternately un-
der water and high and dry, they real
ize in a few days that they will ex-
perience discomfort IL they open UNI
der the latter conditions. When they
learn to wisely retain the liquid they
are sufficiently advanced to pass their
examinations in Paris. The historic
carps iD. the pond Of the castle at
Fontainebleau will pass piece of APP
pie thrown to them in disdain, feeling
assured they will never be able to
masticate it, but will wait with great
comes soft in the water, knowing by
past experience that It win soon be in
a condition to serve for their food. ALE
this Is held to be proof that these crea-
lures possess a memory.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
BEHIND THE PURDAH, INDIA.
Veil of Dignity Which shuts Women
from the World.

from the World.
An Englishman, bent on mastering
the mysteries of their code of worship
attended Hindoo debates where the or
thodox and the advanced school met to.
gether in discussion. Gan you tell
me-" he inquired, at last, confused by
the arguments and counter-arguments
tossed like shuttlecocks from one to an
other, "of one single article of your
creed which you all hold in common?"
"We all believe" one of them replied,
Gin the sanctity of COW and in the de-
pravity of woman"
AS a rule, they act up to this article OF
belief, or rather they live down to It,
Yet, once upon time, even in India,
there seems to have been a golden age
for women. Their present social condi-
ton is traced to the Mohammedan in
vasion. The country was harassed by
irruptions of Arabs and Persians from
the year 1000 until it was conquered by
Sultan Baber in 1925. The Moslems
brought with them not only ravage and
bloodshed, but many evils hitherto un.
known in the country. The Hindoo
homes were robbed of their women and
girls to fill the harems, or zenanas,
as they were called in India, and the
Hindoos shut up their wives and
daughters In order to protect them.
Only the higher castles could do this eff.
fectually. Stern necessity required
that the poorer girls and women should
work and it offers degrees of liberty on
descending scale. The higher the
caste the more complete the seclusion.
1t is computed that at least 100000
girls and women live behind the pur-
dab, or curtain, metaphorically veil
of dignity, which shuts them off from
the outer world. 1t is not from want of
natural humanity that a zenana Is the
darkest part of the house and farthest
away from the entrance into the street.
A Hindoo is very religious; it is said
that he even ''sins religiously." His
sacred book tells him that woman
must be protected; that she must not
be allowed to look out of window into
the streets; that no man, except a near
relation, must look on her face, and, If
she offend, she may be corrected by "a
rope, whip or a cane."-London
Culver,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08

: tAH 1917 Z ICtufS Ok tIIC 0FcsIt AoPf IEtef'v0
ply yelled to those ahead of him, and
they opened the way for him to clear
for the tape. There was no elbowing
then, and foul riding was not bought of.
Speed was all that was needed to win
races, but to-day the rider must be
versed in all the tricks of the track,
know how to avoid being pocketed,
and how to sprint for the tape without
permitting anyone else to get the BEN
eft Of the pace he is setting, and then
beat him out only few yards from
the tape. 1t requires quick eye, clear
head, and unlimited nerve to win races
now. H.zw. PERRY. =
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
J,hnny Exoneratcd.

Jennie Charlie is musical, much to the
disgust of the neighbors. She pounds
q piano by the hour. A few days ago
while going through Johnnie's clothes
Mrs. Chaffle unearthed dime, which
she suspected he had stolen from her,
all Of which Johnnie denied emphatic
ally.
''Then tell me where you got that
dinner" she said, earnestly.
1.-THE neighbors gave it to me, and I
arm to get quarter more"
what did you do for jt?"
"Nothin' yet. but am to lock the
piano, and give them the key."-N. Y.
World.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
Birdie DaMed.

Snow, darling, will you grant me one
favor before go?" said Gus De Smith to
Birdie McGinnis, the belle of Harlem.
"Yes, Gus, WILL" she replied, dropping
her fashes and getting her lips in shape.
what is the favor can grant your"
moving her lips like a patent wash
wringer. "Only little song at the
piano, love; 1 am afraid there is a dog
outside waiting for me, and want to
brighten him away."-Tammany Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
UnimaginabIe Silence.

''You will be sorry for the way you
have neglected me when I am silent in
the tomb" said Mrs. Peck. Think Of
that"
"My DEAR" Faid Mr.. Peck, as limo
Gently as he could, II cannot imagine
such a ng."-Indianapolis Journal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
RACING SEASON OPENED.
The Bald Cooper Controversy Set
tied by Earl Kiser.
Public Is Glad to See Him Win
zimmerman Returns to the Track
His Biography Others
May Follow.
Especial Chicago letter.

The prolonged dispute between Bald
and Cooper over the national racing
championship is being settled at last,
after all their futile talk of match
races, in way that is satisfactory to
neither of them. Little curly-headed
Earl Kiser has already demonstrated,
by his several defeats of both Of them,
that there is likely to be another strong
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
Az REvOlR.

"Don't say dood-by,"
The wee boy said
Then heaved a sigh,
And dropped his head.
Twas sweetly said.
.'Oh. tell me why,
Dear little Ned"
l gladly cry.
"Do tell me why
1t grieves you so;
Then nevermore
I'll say good-by."
Don't say dood-by.
Not, nebbermore."
The rogue now laughs,
Say O-re-baugh."
-Elvira Floyd Froemcke. in New Unity
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08

Mrs. Somers-The man in the fat
above has sung and whistled and
knocked over furniture all the even
ing. Do you suppose he has suddenly
become daft?
Mr.. Somers-Oh, no; he's all right.
His baby went away for the summer to-
day.-N. Y. Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
How She Knew.

He-What makes you think that Bald
erly Will soon ask you to marry him?
She-Don't mention 1t to anyone, but
I know his income isn't large, and hes
beginning to argue with me that plain
living promotes the best complexion.-
Adams Freeman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
FiclHe.

Clara-You know Mr.. Smackerton,
the fellow that was engaged to Miss
Trapper? That fellow never could be
depended upon.
Maud-What has he done now?
Clara--Married her.-Detroit Fres
Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
The Retert sumcient.

well, little chap" said the stranger
in the family, picking up one of the
children, "what are you going to be-
when you're a manT
"Nufsn'," said the child.
'-Sothfng? Why SOP" asked the
stranger.
Because" said the little child, "I'm Q
little girl."-Fun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
WILLING to Accept II.

A tract distributor, the other day, In
q new settlement out west, popped his
head into an Irishman's cabin and asked
him IF he would accept tract from
the holy land?"
"Yes, bedad," cried Pat, "I'll take a
houl section, If ye'll pay me passage
right h."-Househol Words.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
when Whey Strike HON,

EFT seems to me that these bicycle
jokes are getting about worn out"
"You just try to learn to ride, and
you'll change your mind."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer. a -.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
Little Johnny's Answer.

Johnny" asked his teacher, "what
must we do before our sins can be for
Siven?"
"sin," replied Johnny. = Chicago
News $500
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
why smokestacks Escape Lightning.

Why Smokestacks Escape Lightning.
Statistics show that of 10000 smoke
stacks only three are struck by light
ming each year, while of 10000 church
spires 81, and of 10000 windmills SO
are struck by lightning annually. An
endeavor has been made to explain this
condition by the fact that the smoke
discharged from the, smokestack takes
the electricity assembled around the
building along and distributes it in the
air, whereby the source of, attraction
for the electric spark of lightning is
not only diminished, but almost disap-
pears This fact also explains, it is
said, why people in the country kindle
large fire in the fireplace when thun-
derstorm is approaching. - Chicago
Chronicle
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
A Long Journey.

Geese in migration often travel owe,
5000 miles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-07-08
IN KALAMBAKA, GREECE.
How the Country Is Suffering from
War.

War.
In nearly all the churches or in the
monastic chapels hereabouts l find
swarms of Greek soldiers. They come
in, cross themselves, stand listening
while the priest reads from the holy
books in the peculiar quavering sing
song which makes the words quite In
comprehensive even to Greeks, and
then they kiss the pictures. The other
day at Zarkos / saw them crowding to
kiss a round inch of the skull of St
Nicholas and few Of Chrysostom's
persisted finger joints. Their mother
tongue was Greek, but they kissed the
bones and went away. Round the walls
of most churches are paintings OF tor
ment at least as disgusting as anything
which Italy can show-fires and rent
flesh and devouring monsters, such
things as man has invented to add to
his fear and unhappiness in the world.
There are few saints, too, of course,
the works of many Pictor Ignotus,
whose name no Ruskn could save to
memory now.
In the richest of the monasteries,I am
the abbot's guest. AT dinner over oc-
topus stewed in leeks { a dish that tast-
ed like a line Of Aristophanes 1--WE tried
to discuss the position and prospects of
the orthodox church and the impor-
lance of it's metaphysical distinctions.
But we did not get very far. The poor
man was overcome at the loss OF two
oxen, the very leaders of his team, with
out which all the rest were useless for
the pillow. The government had taken
them and killed them to feed the sol
oilers, and in return had given him pa
per promise to pay. No doubt the pay
ment will be made--but can you pillow
your field with paper promise? Will
the other oxen follow it if you hold it
before their noses? They look back
and will not move, lowing for their lead
ers in vain. AS said, the country is
Suffering from war--all but the kill
ing.-London Chronicle.