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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12

abdomen and first stroke) then both
quickly flung out, wide apart (second
stroke), just as one has seen frog
do-who, by the way, is the best swim
ming master in the world. The last
stroke was to draw the legs together
while still out straight with all the
strength the practicing swimmer pos
sessed. One, two, three, she counted,
and the legs were submitting so well
to the training that 1 longed to try it
myself. Why had I never thought to
have my boys learn swimming this
way? What blessing such practical
work would have been on a rainy day.
AS watched the gyrating legs with .
kind of fascination they suddenly be-
came still, and now the arms were in
play with a motion reminding one of
the movement of oars. Madge by this
time knew I was there and beckoned me
nearer. "Now watch my hands and
arms, aunty," and with the palms down.
ward she held them to her chest, the
elbows close to her sides. First move
ment," she called out; then out shot
the arms forward, side by side; now
second movement" was called, then
with the hands turned thumbs down.
ward she swept them as far as possible
away out into the sea of air, and third
movement" was accomplished.
Over and over again the girl prac-
ticed these movements, and day after
day it was kept up until arms and legs
became flexible and were ready to take
as naturally as ducks to water. The
exercise was soon followed out with
as little thought as one gives when
walking "leg over leg as the dog went
to Dover" After all, this is the true Sc
cret of learning to swim-to use the
arms and legs in the water with as lit
tie thought as one gives to their mo-
ton on land, and if this has been at
tanned while beating against the air
only think Of the pleasure of using
these motions in the cool, clear wateri
Once the leg stroke is conquered in
learning to swim more than half the
battle is fought; the arms afterward
fall in naturally to their share in the
water propelling. DR.. Walker says this
may be attained to perfection by those
who can't manage to practice in ham,
mock by lying across the wooden foot
board of bedstead, using pillow un-
der the body and clutching the mattress
with the hands to preserve the proper
balance. Beware lest anyone come
across such scholar in such SWIM
ming school, for he will surely bd
clapped into straightjacket and car
ried off to Bedlam. Practicing in duo
seclusion, however, there is no reason
why young and old should not come to
their holiday-making this year armed
yes, and legged - for speeding
through the water as speedily as on
bicycle going downhill.-Emilv Ford.
in Chicago Inter Ocean.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12

the time being that there was in the
world such man as Howard Carpenter.
~ have a confession to make, Henry"
she said. "You have been constant to
me all these years, and SO have to you,
but, oh, don't know how 1 am to tell
YOU"
"You needn't tell me. know all
about it. I know something, too, that
you don't know. Why did You think
when Howard Carpenter proposed that
you were the only Miss Jones at 81
Wellington place? 1 hear you have a
very charming niece"
what do you mean?"
81 mean that Howard wrote to Lii
liam Jones and that Emily Jones opened
the letter"
LILLIAN! Why, Lillian is only a
child"
"a very lovely child, I hear from
Howard" '.
Emily covered her face with her
hands. When she looked up she was
smiling through tears. ..
ut was great joke" he said.
"a blessed joke" she replied, with
her eyes still wet.-Cbicago News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
The CASE OF sPoT.


Old spoti before your masters load
Your custom Is to keep the road.
And never deviate tot.
Though squirrels bark. Were out to.
day
On business-see? We're drawing hay:
of, please! It's not the time for play
You seem to say,
Old Spot!
And when your master leaves his pair
OF numbering horses in your care,
The weather may be cold or hot,
But at their noses down you lie;
And let the widest urchin try
To move you, WHAT your looks reply.
Desert? Not IT,
Old Spot!
No beauty-no; that sober phiz,
Your master says, Is much like his.
He owns you suit him to dot:
Not one to make the ladies rave,
But true watchdog, trusty, brave:
And many feathered life you save
From foxy grave.
Old Spot!
Your master? Aye, well pleased, scan
That kindly, just, laborious man,
Nursed in strict, a toilsome lot.
Oft. as watch you romp and run,
Wild with delight when work is done,
wonder where he finds his fun,
The unwearied one
Old Spot!
Dora Read Goodale. in N. Y. Independent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
su,nmer Re.ort for Cats.

A New York lady and her daughter
recently opened a hotel for cats, and it
seems to have turned out paying con-
Germ, for they receive large number of
both winter and summer boarders. The
cats hotel is situated close to the Hud-
son river, and rejoices in The name of
Naurashaun farm. For three dollars a
cat is boarded for os.e month, and there
are no extras. Each cat has it's own
little home, and even its own yard.
which is turfed. F4ssy is an exclusive
creature, and often dislikes to be made
to eat, OF, indeed, to mix much with
her fellows. Curiously enough, the only
other boarders taken are parrots and
chnarieS
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12

made annual, and the president con-
tinued reappointing Mr.. Brent until
1912, when he declined to serve longer
because of his incumbency of other po-
sitions. He was mayor of Washington
for ten years, judge of the orphans
court from 1906 to 1914 and paymas-
ter general of the army from 1903 to
1919. p #..a '"
Manifestly President Jefferson made
no mistake in selecting the first mayor
OF Washington city. He was reappoint-
ed by successive presidents until other
official duties of Importance compelled
him to withdraw from the office. He
succeeded Gen. Dearborn as paymaster
general at critical period and full
filled the functions of that Office to tho
satisfaction of three presidents.
During Mayor Brent's administration
the city market was established. where
Ii stands until this day. An ordinance
was passed requiring the maintenance
of leather fire buckets filled with water
in all storehouses and hotels. Appro-
priations were made for the digging
and maintenance of public wells for
drinking purposes and for the use OF
fire-bucket brigades.
Mayor Brent maintained an elegant
private residence, and Sir Augustus
Foster. the British minister, wrote &c
bis country at that time: There are
only three private residences main
tanned in this city; they are by Mayor
Brent, Mr.. Carroll and Mr.. Taylor"
The first mayor of Washington suf.
fered stroke Of paralysis in 1910. when
he was in his siXty-sixth year. he
then resigned the position of paymaster
general of the army Within few
months thereafter he died at his man
sion in Washington. September IA, 1919
SMITH d. FRY.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12

when / was very young girl. / met
and loved college boy. 1t was not
the sort of affection that SO often
springs up between young people. We
loved each other sincerely, but his ia
ther was wealthy and mine was poor.
His father gave mine money to leave
the country and take me with him. We
went to live in a secluded place, where
my father enjoyed freedom from work,
which he hated. He put me into con-
vent. Whenever had an opportunity
I wrote TO my lover, but no letters ever
came from him. When l was 81 my
father died. / supported myself by
teaching and after awhile made
money enough to return to this coun-
try. My lovers father had died and
he had come into fortune. Rumor
said that he was married. I gave up
hope then
"Her story awakened my sympathy.
Her eyes were filled with tears. / see
you are interested, too. In my con-
fusion said 1 hoped she would forget
this early affair. Then she said: Mr..
Carpenter, do not love you, but honor
and respect you, and if in time can
grow to care more for you will be your
wife "
"Just here Lillian came in. Ihave no
secrets from Lillian her aunt said.
May tell her?' I felt myself coloring
to the roots of my hair, but SIAM
mered out something and she said:
Lillian, Mr.. Carpenter has done me the
honor to ask me to be his wife
1.-THE girl flushed at first and then her
face grew white. She kissed her aunt
and, by Jove, Henry, it was all over.
You know I'm not cad, but 1 honestly
believe the girl cares for me-"
"Well, you have mixed things up
pretty badly for an old man, Howard.
What did you say the aunt's name
WASP"
Miss Emily Jones'"
"And the number of the house"'
"Eighty-four Wellington"
81 don't know that can do anything
for you at all, Howard, but will try"
81 hope haven't tired you with all
this, old man; you look tagged"
II am not feeling over well this morn
ing. Come in and see me in the morn
ing"
No. "a Wellington place, the temper
airy home of Miss Emily Jones and her
niece, was long drive from the office
of Mr.. Henry Adair Goodman, and dur.
ing the drive the occupant of the coupe
had many things to think of.
"Yes, Miss Jones is in" said the maid.
"She will be down in a minute"
The door opened and the face of the
girl he had not seen for ten years was
again before Henry Goodman. She
knew him at once as he reached out
his hands to her.
EMILY, you have not forgotten me?"
Then they sat down and talked over
the past. The woman had forgotten for
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
A HAMMOCK SCHOOL.
How to Learn to Swim without Go
Ing Near the Water.

Ing Near the Water.
Madge was determined to know how
to swim. To be sure, there was no water
within many miles of her home, but
fortnight was shortly to be spent by
her close to that most lovely swimming
ground, the Long Island sound. She
had firmly made up her mind that, I'M
all the bravery of her new bathing
suit, she would calmly walk in waist
deep and then strike off, swimming like
a frog, before the eyes of the aston
ished family, all this to take place the
very first day they all went bathing to-
gether.
Such a picture, in the minds eye,
formed the most delightful surprise
that any girl of IL could possibly i'm
agine, but how was it to be managed,
with no place for practice? This il
the very question I am setting out to an
swer, for, as Madge accomplished her
design and became an expert swimmer,
and yet obeyed the command, Don't
go near the water" there is no reason
why other girls-and boys should not
prepare themselves for summer fun,
and also lose forever all fear of drown
ing, by practicing the same means used
by her.
This wonderful swimming school was
held on the back veranda; the apparat-
us that held her in position to prac-
tice to nicely the most practical leg
and arm movement imaginable was
nothing more nor less than an ordinary
hammock. The onlyteacherwas silent
one, consisting of few directions she
had read, given by DR.. Walker, written
out and hung where she could consult
them. When I first saw this figure,
with its arms and legs moving so
strangely, it seemed as if the back
veranda had suddenly become the play
ground of crazy girl, instead of the
Madge who, from toddler of two, had
made this the jolliest sort of a spot as
soon as mild weather began. My conf.
dence in this rather tomboy child was
very great, so uttered not sound, but
watched and listened. There she was,
in her gymnasium suit. face downward.
and just now was practicing the leg
stroke. The legs were tucked under the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
She Didn,t Think So.

Nora was in her night dress. Mrs,
Strong, having given her good night
kiss, reminded her gently, as usual, not
to forget her prayer to God that she be
made a good little girl.
''Must l ask Him that every night,
mamma?" Nora asked, gravely.
Eyes, little one" her mother replied.
Nora was thoughtful for moment
Mamma" she said, in an injured tone,
"is such dreffully bad little girl as all
that?"-Demorest's Magazine
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12

promptly refused. He thereupon wrote
the queen, telling her of his grievance,
but her majesty only reiterated the good
advice of her daughter.
The price, of an age when money
talks and good advice" is lost, prompt
ly sold his grandmother's letter for
four pounds and ten shillings, and APP
prised her of the fact. 1t is reported
that her majesty was somewhat upset.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
A Fnmcu. Drummer.

Probably the most remarkable drum
mer who ever lived was Jean Henri, the
famous tambour-major of Emperor
Napoleon. One of his feats was to play
on Is different-toned drums at the same
time, in so soft and harmonious man.
ner that, instead of having the deafen,
ing uproar that might have been ex.
pected, the effect was that of novel
and complete instrument. In playing,
he passed from one drum to the other,
with such wonderful quickness that the
eyes Of the spectators could hardly fol.
low the movement of his hands and
body.-Golden Days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
SUM M Err.

'Tn the dusty weather
Midges fly about,
Katydids and crickets
Keep up quite shout;
And the great grasshopper
Climbs up in your frock;
And the silly lassie
Blows the four-o'cloc
Oh. the heart IS weary
Through the lengthy days,
All the earth Is painting
In the SUMS warm rays.
Sitting on the doorstep,
Knitting grandma lace
On, / hate the summer!''
Cried little Sour-Face
BLUSH and bloom of roses,
Cherries hanging high,
Daisies in the meadow,
Blackbirds in the sky!
Beautiful deep shadows
Up the grassy lanes!
Bushes red with berries!
Soft, delicious rainsl
Flying down the strawstack,
Hiding In the hay
Fun and light and laughter
All the livelong day!
Helping with the baby
AS the hours fly!
Oh. love the SUMMER"
Cried little Smiling-Eyes.
uise X. Baker. in Youths Companion
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
A Good Many Rods to the M.le.

Smith-How did you like travelling on
the p. ID. S. railroad? Rather crooked.
wasn't it?
Brown-Crooked! should say it
was. Why, say, it is an actual fact that
in less than one hour one day nay train
passed the same barn at least half .
dozen times. But that wasn't the
strangest incident, however. You may
not believe it, but about every ten miles
the engineer would lean out of his cal
and reach into some of the windows ir
the rear cars and beg chew of tobacao
IN. Y. Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
LONG-HEADEO PRINCE.
ne of Victoria's Grandsons Displays
Rare Financial Genius.

One of Victoria's GrandsOns Displays
Rare Financial Genius.
At the age of 1914 years Prince Alex
ender of Battenberg, son of the late
Prince Henry of Battenberg, Queen Vic
toria's son-in-law, has proved himself
such a genius for inanciering that it is
unlikely he will ever find himself in the
"hard-up" condition of his father, who,
until his marriage to Princess Beatrice,
the queens daughter, had difficult
task to make both ends meet.
Little Prince Alexander recently APP
piled to his mother for an extra allow
ance of pocket money, which was
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
SOME EARLY HISTORY.
Robert Brent, First Mayor Of the
City Of Washington
He Was Appointed by President JEFF
fersOn, and Many Institutions
Founded by Him Are Exist
ing mt This Time.
Especial Washington letter.

Especial Washington letter.
The peoples of the old world look upon
their ancient places, their ancient
towns, cathedrals and courts with a
veneration akin to idolatrous adora-
ton.
The people of this new world are liv-
ing only in the living present, and look
upon antiques very much as Tennyson
expressed his disrespect for titular
and hereditary nobility, when he said
1.-THE gardener, Adam, and his wife,
smile at the claims of long descent"
1t is now more than 400 years since
the discovery of the new continent was
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
whe,e Experience Fans.

John Doe-Experience is the only
thing that will teach some men.
Richard Roe--And even that occa-
sionally fails. see that man in New
Jersey recently married his divorced
wife.-N. Y. World.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-12
ExhOrtatiOn.

Oh-be merry-yes. be merry;
Sing your Joys In prose or verse:
For. no matter what your worries,
TeI to one they might be worse.
Louisville COtiyter-J 0urnAl.
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best of each, also a complete line of
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Canned
Goods

Our stock Of Canned Fruits is I'm
excelled and what is better still,
they are not high priced.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-15
"sure Cures IS for Hiccouebs.

For the common Affections. such a.
colds. everybody knows sure cure
When Il was announced that a New
Jersey farmer was dying Of hiccoughs.
which had lasted fortnight. though
the doctors tried fifty different medi-
cines. two or three scores OF persons
wrote TO volunteer advice. He was
told to inhale nitrate Of amyl; TO drink
the juice Of canned huckleberries; TO
rely ON the faith cure" and other odd
remedies were offered. for example:
Lie down. stretch your head back as
far as possible. open your mouth wide
ly. then hold two fingers above the head
so high that you have 10 strain the
eyes to see them. Gaze lntenuy upon
them. and take long. full breaths.
Drink vinegar, or warm pit Of stom-
ach.
Eat a raw onion while drinking a
bottle OF old stock ale.
suggest that you do something to
make yourself sneeze.
Draw air into the stomach through
the throat
Good drink Of fresh. warm milk.
drink with breath AT intervals.
Brandy and laudanum at frequent in
tervals. or very strong calamus tea
Swallow a few Jumps OF butter slow
ly.
Fortunately. the sufferer did not have
10 take everything that the well-mean.
ing public proposed. He was cured by
eating a small dish OF ice-cream.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-15

In all breeding defective points are
more easy Of reproduction than desir-
able products
One great help in killing out weeds
is not to allow any to mature seeds.
Look after this now.
The triple income from a flock OF
sheep. wool. lambs aud mutton come
in at different seasons.
System in feeding and breeding to
and for correct standard Is essential
In the management of all stock.
Allowing weeds to grow Is robbing
the soil Of needed plant food and moist
ure. Keep the weeds down.
A hog is not necessarily a filthy ami
NAL. and II he is to make meat for food
It Is essential that he should be clearly
raised.
Keep the young pigs growing during
the summer while on good pasturage,
and IL will be much easier 10 fatten
them In the fall.
When wheat is to follow corn II will
lessen the work Of seeding very ma
terially II the cultivation OF the corn
has been clean and thorough.
Cut wheat when the grain begins 70
harden well. and shock up as fast as
cut. Wheat requires but little curing
and should be stacked soon after cut
ting.
The sprouts which grow up around
the base Of tree from the roots should
be cut ont as fast as they appear. as
they appropriate plant food that should
nourish the tree. They are also I'M
slightly and destroy the appearance OF
an orchard.
Growers who raise cucumbers for
market say the first crop from a par
ticular field Is better than any subse-
Quent one. The soil becomes filled
with enemies OF the crop and change
is necessary. Some growers find II ad-
visable to take new soil every year.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-15

The fact that In wet weather the soil
dries slowly even when covered with
plants that ordinarily drain the soil
rapidly. leads some TO think that when
wet the leaves absorb moisture on
them. But the fact can be equally well
accounted for by the knowledge that
water on the leaves prevents them
from evaporating the moisture brought
from the soil by roots. This soil con
tains some mineral elements which
unite with carbonic acid gas from the
air In forming plant tissue. While the
leaves are wet they cannot absorb car
bonic acid gas. This with the effect
OF stopping evaporation. makes the
sapy growth which many. jumping too
quickly at conclusions. think must be
caused by the direct absorption OF wa
ter through the leaves.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-15

Most OF our American varieties OF
grapes are very strong growers, and
will not bear the severe pruning TO
which German and French vineyard
lists subject their vines. We plant our
vines farther apart than do European
winners. and must leave proportion
ally more wood. AS the vines grow
older II is generally found necessary
to take ont alternate vines so as TO let
each vine occupy twice the trellis space
originally allotted to Il. Vines thus
treated are much less liable TO mildew.
AT the same time some root pruning
Is advisable by cultivating more deep
". and keeping the roots OF the vines
where they viii be less affected by
sudden changes OF temperature tina;
usually precede attacks Of mildew and
grape rot.