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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
FIRES ALONG SHORE.
Millions of Property In New York Pro-
tected by a Fleet of Fireboats.

Millions of Property In New York Pro-
tected by Fleet of Fireboats.
A paper by Charles T. Hill in st.
Nicholas, in the series on New
York's fire department, is devoted
to Floating Fire Engines" Mr..
Hill says:
With the growth of a large city
the protection of the water front
from tho ravages of fire becomes an
important study, almost as impor-
tant as the study of fire protection
for the city itself. Nearly every
large city in the United States owes
its growth to its nea1ness to some
body of water, either lake, river or
sea, which offers exceptional advan-
zfa@es for ! IT, =; deportation of i'm
mense quantities of merchandise,
and also provides harborage for all
manner of craft engaged in this
work.
This merchandise has to bestored
somewhere during the process of
loading and unloading these vessels,
and the big warehouses and wharf
buildings along the water front
serve this purpose, but very often
the most valuable cargoes are stored
for time in the fimsiest kind of
buildings, needing but a spark to
start destructive confagration.
AS city increases in size it's i'm
portance as a freight center grows
in proportion, and the value of
freight and merchandise stored
along shore during transit in a big
city like New York can only be i'm
agined. No reasonable valuation
can be given, for we should have to
dive too deeply into the amounts Of
imports and exports to get any
where near the truth, but it is safe
to say that 500, $1,000 would
scarcely cover the property exposed
to the danger of fire in single day
among the piers and warehouses
of New York city.
Nor is this danger confined to
piers and wharf buildings alone, but
vessels in the act of loading and I'M
loading valuable cargoes, the big
bonded warehouses along the river
front, the docks for great ocean
steamers and the freight stations of
many big railroads are also exposed
to this risk and need to be well pro-
tected, for serious fire among them
would destroy more valuable prop
e1ty than perhaps fire of the same
extent in the very heart of the city.
Fires along shore are difficult ones
to handle. There is always more or
less wind near the water. If gale
is blowing, it seems to have twice
az much force on the water front,
and fire once started here spreads
very rapidly. Then fires on the
piers or in the wharf buildings are
usually very hard to fight; although
there is plenty of water all around,
it is difficult to apply it to good
effect. The land forces can only
fight such fire from one position
the street side-and if the wind is
blowing inland it drives the smoke
and fire directly at them and makes
it nearly impossible to hold this pc.
sition. 1t is here that the floating
fire engine Or fireboat can do it's val
liable work, and New York possesses
fleet of such vessels-t three boats
that are fully able to cope with a
fire of almost any size, whether it
be among the shipping, alongshore
or anywhere in the harbo-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
Beardsley.s struggle.

Aubrey Beardsley, the founder Of the
strange decadent school Of art which
bears his name, is in most pathetic
condition He is in the last stages Of
consumption and can only drag himself
from his bed to his easel, where he
works till he is exhausted and has to
be helped back to bed again. He is max
ing brave effort to keep up his work,
for he has his sister and mother to sup
port, the golden harvest that he first
reaped SO abundantly having been spent
in his search for health.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
The Sharp student.

A sharp student was called up by
the worthy professor of celebrated
college and asked the question:
Can man see without eyess"
Eyes, sir" was the prompt reply.
"How, sir" cried the astonished
professor, ''can man see without
eyess Pray, sir, how do you make
that out9'
He can see with one, sir, replied
the ready witted youth. And the
whole class shouted with delight at
the triumph over metaphysics
Scottish Nights
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
Two Ways.

There is good deal of comfort to
be found with the people who are,
as the phrase goes, "like our folks. :"
The Congregationalist furnishes an
instance in point, relative to the Old
and new way of giving out church
notices:
An old fashioned clergyman had
been in the habit of making the an
nouncements in his most punctilious
manner. Each one was couched in
some such language as this:
IF it be in accordance with the
will of Divine Providence, there will
be ameeting in this house this even
ing. The subject will be Scripture
Promises, and there will be a short
address by the pastor, no unforeseen
accident preventing"
When his successor arrived every
one supposed that the old order of
things would probably continue I'M
broken, but the congregation invol-
UNFAIRLY drew breath of relief
when the pastor remarked, in a
pleasant, conversational tone:
II haven't yet decided whether or
not it's advisable to continue the
evening meetings during the coming
month. 'Tany rate, we'll hold one
tonight. and let's all try to be there =
An awkward Sip.
An awkward slip was made by
the coadjutor of the archbishop OF
Cambria, who preached a beautiful
sermon over the body of his vicar
general, praising the great charity
Of the man, who had entered the
priesthood poor and had died still
poorer. The next day the vicar gen
erals will was made public. After
dividing 900,0OO francs among his
brothers and nephews he left $50,
600 francs to the archbishop, the
money being his savings while in
Office.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
Rntter and Honey.

Professor Tyndall used to say
that his Alpine guides ate butter
and honey while climbing, finding
that they supplied the greatest
amount Of heat and nourishment.
"a. himself nibbled cake of choco-
late evesy two hours while on the
mountains. These facts supply
hints to tourists everywhere. Now
adays one may easily, too, carry
soup squares or tea tablets to be
readily made into a refreshing
drink with the addition of hot water.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
POOLING THE BIKE COPS.
It Is the Ambition Of All the New Yorh
Scorchers.

It Is the Ambition of All the New York
Scorchers.
There are few joys that bring
keener elation to the wheelmen and
wheelwomen than fooling bike
cop. Since the policemen on wheels
became recognized feature of tho
Boulevard and the park drives the
ingenuity of a certain class of bikers
has been taxed sorely devising
schemes to beat them or fool
'em,"
The man who looks upon any Off
Ger in uniform as his natural enemy
and who becomes belligerent at the
sight of brass buttons has invented
scheme of worrying bike cop
which, while it is simple, must have
taken him a number of sleepless
nights to devise. Nothing will
arouse cop to action quicker than
a lampless biker sco1 ching up the
Boulevard after shutdown. The bel
ligerent biker knows this, and SO he
has rugged up a shutter for his lamp.
It is extremely simple and easily
worked. In the little groove be-
tween the wick and the bullseye
lens of the lamp he places small
card or piece of blackened paper
which completely shuts out any
light. To the top end of this he
fastens small, thin wire, quite in
visible, and this he strings through
the cover of his lamp and along his
handle bar. Then he lights his
lamp and starts out to lay for the
cop.
"stop and light your lamp!' is
the command of the first policeman
he meets, and it is the command he
has been looking for. He pays no
attention to it and scorches on his
way. The cop is after him before
he has gone half block, and it is
never question of more than three
blocks before he has caught him.
Didn't you hear me tell you to
light that lamps" he pants.
"Of course heard you, but can t
light it when it's already lit, can 81
And then, just as the bike cop is
preparing to call him liar in Off
cial language, the jester pulls the
wire, and his lamp throws fierce
beam in the face of the cop. 1t is a
new game, and one that fools even
! the Oldest and the foXiest of the
Boulevard finest.
The men who ride high gears,
anything about a 70 or 72, have no
difficulty in violating the eight mile
an hour ordinance if they know the
trick. By sitting up straight man
with a sturdy pair Of legs has nc
difficulty at all in riding 10 miles an
hour over the asphalt pavements.
There is a Highbridge bike COM
muter who rides to and from his Of
fee every day, and while on the
bike thoroughfares he never makes
less than 1Omiles an hour, and more
often is riding at the rate of &C
miles. He does it by sitting up,
right and doing all the work with
his legs. When a cop is anywhere
within striking distance, the com.
muter takes one hand from the bar,
and, looking around leisurely as il
he were Tourist, scorches past with
impunity ard safetv.-New York
W. adcces. nm
] ling, he recently salooo euo1c tee'
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
A Mystery of the Heavens.

There is curious light in the sky
which only keen eye can detect
and which few astronomers even
have ever seen, but which Professor
E. E. Barnard, who five years ago
discovered the fifth satellite of Jupi-
ter, has been studying for many
years. His latest account of 1t
comes from the new Yerkes observa-
1t is a faint patch, roughly
several degree;n 10 halter
ways in nf
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
Animals In Paradise,

According to the Mohammedan creed,
ten animals besides man are admitted
into paradise These ten are: l, the
dog; .. Balaams ass; 8, Solomon's
ant; 4, Jonah's whale; 8. the ram Of
Ishmael; 8, the queen Of Sheba's ass;
2, the camel of Salet; 8, the cuckoo of
Belkis; Q, the OK of Moses; 10, the ami
NAL called AL Borak. which conveyed
Mohammed to heaven. Nic' $3.50
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
The Descent OF Rivers.

Generally speaking, the slope of
the beds Of rivers flowing into the
Mississippi from the east is, on
the average, about 3 inches per
mile. Those entering it from the
west have an average descent of
about 6 inches per mile. The aver
age descent per mile of the Missouri
after it leaves the mountains is
reckoned about a foot; the Des
Moines from its source to its con-
junction with the Mississippi, about
7.3 inches. The entire length of the
Ohio shows a fall of even s
inches. The Mississippi from the
mouth of the Ohio to the gulf has a
fall of about az inches. -Ohio State
journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21

Married people live longer than
the unmarried, the temperate and
industrious longer than the glutton-
GUS and idle, and civilized nations
longer than the uncivilized. Tall
persons enjoy greater longevity
than short ones. y
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
he HISTORICAL NOVELIST,


one Ever Created q character q,
aHorent Stock From His Ovn9
lhe fact is that no man can stem
OF OF ms own shadow. By no effort Of
sne VIII can he thrust himself back
ward into the past and shed his
snare Of the accumulations of the
ages, OF all the myriad accretions of
thought and sentiment and knowl-
edge, stored up in the centuries that
he between him and the time he il
trying to treat. OF necessity he
puts into his picture Of DAYS gone
~ more or less of the days in which
ne ls living. Shakespeare frankly
accepted the situation; Scott at
tempted the impossible.
Not only is it impossible for
3 man to get away from his own
country, but it is equally impossible
lol MN. to get away from his own
nationality. Has any author ever
Deen able to create character of a
dlfferent stock from his own3 Ger
talnly all the greatest figures of fic-
..on are compatriots of their au-
s9orss Gffose onilsad many carpet
2 vasseiip o42f late-mep and
VINO es@th gayly and
"a foreign countrySssom the
s.atform of a parlor car-and some
OF these are able to spin yarns whicl !
mold the attention of listening thou
{ sands. What the people Of the for
elgn countries think of these super
hclal tales we can measure when we
recall the contempt in which we
Americans hold the efforts made by
one and another of the British now
elsts to lay the scene of story
here in the United States. Dickens
and Trollope and Reade were men
OF varied gifts, keen observers all
OF them, but how lamentable the
spectacle when they endeavored to
portray an American! Probably
most American endeavorst to portray
an Englishman are quite as foolish
in the eyes of the British. Dickens
twice chose to compete with the
carpetbag noyelists, and if we
Americans are unwilling to see
correct picture of our life in ''Mar-
tin Chuzzlewit, " we may be sure
that the French are as unwilling to
acknowledge the Tale Of Two Cit
les" as an accurate portrayal of the
most dramatic epoch in their his
tory.
There are those who think it was u
piece of impertinencef for a Londoner
like Dickens to suppose that he
could escape the memorable limita-
tons of his birth and education and
hope to see Americans or French
men as they really are. Far finer
artists than Dickens have failed in
this artists of a far more exquisite
touch.
The masterpieces of the great
painters iri'tantly declare the race
to 3 Inner himself belong
- : " and III
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21

Ga Git and Won, dav or A painted
seems to us DUB farms and
woman Velasquez painted seems to
us Spanish, every man and woman
Titan painted seems to us italian.
In short, a man can no more escape
from his race than he can escape
from his century. It is the misfor-
tune of the historical novelist that
he must try to do both. Professor
Brander Matthews in Forum.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21

',t's-!;sI y, 1.ncS&ine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-09

it was when saw the blood forsake
his pale, lowering face and leave it
whittier than ever, when horror splang
along with recognition to his eyes,
when borne along by the crowd behind
he saw his position and who was before
hint was only then when his mean
figure shrank and he quailed and would
have turned but could not, that l
recognized the coadiutor.
1 was silent now, my mouth agape.
There are seconds which are minutes;
aye, and many minutes. A man may
ole, man may come into life in such
a second. In one of these, it seemed
to me, those two men paused, face to
face; though, in fact, a pause was for
one of them impossible. He was be-
tween-and l think he knew 1.-THE
devil and the deep sea. Yet he seemed
to pause, while all, even that yelling
crowd below, held their breath The
next moment, glazing askance at one
anotherlike two dogs unevenly coupled,
he and Beers shot shoulder to shout
der into the doorway, and in another
jot of time would have been out of
sight. But then, in that instant, / saw
something happen. The vidame's hand
flashed up above the priests head and
the cross-hilt of his sheathed sword
crashed down with awful force, and
still more awful passion, on The others
tonsure! The wretch went down like
log, without a word, without a cry!
Amid a roar of rage from a thousand
Threats, roar that might have shaken
the stoutest heart and blanched the
swarthiest cheek, Beers disappeared
within.
1t was then that I saw the power Of
discipline and custom. Few as were
the troopers who had followed him-a
mere handful-they fell without hest
tation on the foremost of the crowd,
who were already in confusion, STUN
bling and falling over their leaders
body, and hurled them back pell-.
nell along the gallery. The throng be-
low had no firearms and could give no
aid at the moment; the stage was mar
row, in two minutes the vidames peo-
pie had swept it clear OF the crowd and
were in possession of it. a tall fellow
took up the priests body, dead or alive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-09
No
Patchwork!

One of the most encouraging features
of a cure made by SIS. (Swift' Specifc)
IS its permanency. OF all diseases, it is
well known that those of the blood are
the most obstinate, and therefore the
most difficult to cure. The medical
profession, in fact, have virtually ad-
mitted that real, deepseated blood
disease is beyond their skill.
OF course, their admission is not made
In so many words, but actions speak
louder than words, and their inability to
cure, after months and often years of
treatment, is sufficient evidence that dis
eases of the blood cannot be cured by
doctors. Their mercurial mixtures, al
though taken faithfully, only cover up
the symptoms of the disease, inducing
the patient to feel that he is being cured;
but when he is sooner or later seized
with stiff joints, pain in the bones, ETC.,
the evidence of the doctors patchwork
is conclusive. Such results cannot be ex-
pected from the use of S. S. S. Being
purely vegetable, containing no harm
full mineral ingredients, it is the only
blood remedy which acts on the true
principle of forcing the disease from
the system, building up rather than
tearing down the health. No loss of
hair, no stiff joints, no decrepit mercu-
rial wrecks result from the use of S.S.S.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-09

King Henry III.-all OF these the fore
most men of their day-died by assas-
sination within little more than quar-
ter of century, to say nothing of the
prince OF Orange and King Henry the
Great.
Then. mark-a most curious thing
the extreme youth of those who were
in the business. France, subject to the
queen-mother, of course, was ruled at
the time by boys scarce out of their
tutors hands. They were mere lads,
hot-blooded, reckless mobiles, ready for
any wild brawl, without forethought
or prudence. OF the four Frenchmen
who it is thought took the leading
parts, one, the king, was %; monsieur,
his brother. was only 20; the duke of
Guise was 81. Only Marshal de Tavan-
mes was of mature age. For the other
conspirators, for the queen-mother,
for her advisers Retz and Nevers and
Birague, they were Italians; and Italy
may answer for them if Florence, Man
tua and Milan care to raise the glove.
TO return to our journey. A league
from the town we halted at large inn,
and some of us dismounted. Horses
were brought out to fill the places of
those lost or left behind. and Bure had
food served to us. We were famished
and exhausted, and ate ravenously, as
if we could never have enough.
The vidame sat his horse apart, served
by his page. stole a glance at him,
and it struck me that even on his iron
nature the events of the night had
made some impression. | read. or
thought i read, in his countenance,
signs of emotions not quite in accord
auce with what knew of him-emo-
tions strange and varied 1 could al
most have sworn that as he looked at
us a flicker of kindliness lit up his stern
and cruel gloom; | could almost have
sworn he smiledwith a curious sadness.
As for Louis riding with squad who
stood in a different part of the yard.
he did not see us; had not yet seen us
at all. His side face, turned towards
me, was pale and sad, his manner pre-
occupied, his mien rather sorrowful
and downcast. He was thinking, /
Judged, as much of the many brave men
who had yesterday been his friends
companions at board and play table
as of his own fate. When we presently,
at a signal from Bure, took to the road
again, / asked no permission, but
thrusting my horse forward, rode to his
side as he passed through the gateway.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-09
IF you are
Particular

About the accommodation you
get when travelling, select the
Burlington Route as your line,
and you will be more than salts
fed.
II you are going beyond Chica-
go. st. Lewis, Denver, St. Paul
or Minneapolis, and don't know
the rate Of fare, or the different
routes, time etc. write to Geo. P.
Lyman, Gen. Pass. Agent. St.
Paul, Mimi, and you will get
prompt reply, or call on any
agent Of the Burlington Route
they can be found in all principal
cities.
Reclining Chair Cars, Compare
ment Sleepers and Cafe Dining
Cars make a combination un-
equaled for comfort in travel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-09
TO BE coNrINuED.
ECONOMY AT COURT.
Imperial Household of Austria Curbs
Its Extravaganza.

Its Extravaganza.
According to the Vienna papers, the
domestic arrangements Of The imperial
household of Austria have recently been
subjected to reforms of the most radical
nature. Hitherto, it is stated, the waste
and Encouragement have been gigan-
tic, says the London News. Now, how
ever, many ancient usages-some of
them dating from the time of Maria
Theresa = have disappeared forever.
Formerly the servants enjoyed many
perquisites, which amounted to very
considerable sum during the year.
There were 'deputaten" or allowances
of wood, wine or venison. Each do
nestle, too. used to receive two large
wax candles daily in summer and three
in winter. In future the "deputaten"
will be abolished and there will be
vigorously fixed weekly allowance of
candles, which will not err on the side
Of extravaganza
The l'veries of the court servants have
also been the subject Of reforms Those
used to remain the property of the wear
ers when they were changed for a new
O'A4tf 1--WE NhtN must nt itIillltti ~
the superintendent of the household.
In past years the wine consumed by the
servants has amounted TO some 1 5000
liters a year. This. ii is estimated, will
in future be reduced by two-thirds The
custom of permitting the servants to
appropriate and sell the remains of all
the household meals and banquets is
also TO be done away with. On the oc-
casion of ceremonial banquets the per-
qusites on this head have frequently
amounted to 40 or 80 forms a head TO
the attendants concerned. In future
the remains of all such banquets are
to be purchased en- bloc from the comp
troller by contractor. In these and
other matters the house of Hapsburg
has determined in future not to despise
domestic economy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-09
IRELAND AS a RESORT.
She i Improving Her Hotel and Rail-
way Accom- odatfons.


way Accomm
The question is continually asked:
Why is Ireland, with its exquisite seen
cry and almost unrivaled beauty, neg
lected by the peripatetic Saxon! There
are, or have been, invariably two meth
DDS of solving the problem, says the ST
James Gazette. The Saxon has
shrugged his shoulders and repeated
for the thousandth time the. old formu-
la about the discomfort and the ex-
cessiyely high tariff of the Irish hotel.
Or, on the other hand. he may have re-
marked on the dilatorincss of the Irish
railway train.
1t is not for us to deny that, to a
very considerable degree, complaints Of
this character have been more than
justified; but a recent and rather ex-
tended experience Of both these nee
essary adiuncts to the business Of tour
ing has revealed to us the fact that
such grounds Of dissatisfaction are be-
ing rapidly and certainly removed. Ire
land has at last awakened to her possi-
bilities as tourist resort which
whether it be in sea, mountain, lake or
river scenery-rivals if il does not excel
Scotland and Wales. She is accelerat-
ing and improving her railway serv-
ice; she is opening up new and-for
the tourist-virgin routes; her hotel
phoprietors are alive TO the necessity
for materially changing their meth DDS;
and, given these conditions, there can
be no possible reason in the world why
Ireland ehould mt ohfain a fair sbara
of the holiday harvest which at pres
ent is bestowed with bounteous hand
upon the continent