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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-11-25
AFTER ALLEGED BURGLARS.
Buenn Vista County Authorities Oner
Rewards for Them.


The Buena Vista county authorities
have issued the following offer of re-
ward for persons suspected of being the
men who burglarized drug and jew
eIry store at Marathon. Charles Keegan
was shot and captured. The three want
ed are:
Frank Miller, "a years old. smooth face.
dark hair About five feet six inches high.
Wore dark pants. brown coat and soft hat.
Came from Burlington.
Ed. Grant. age 26. from Sioux City Rain
road man; smooth face, brown suit, five feet
seven, slim build, dark hair, soft hat.
Joe Martin, 20 years old; smooth face.
light hair. Worked in packing house in
Omaha; wore black suit five feet eight.
Stout built.
A reward of s25 viii be given for the ar
rest of each of these men. Arrest and wire.
y. u. FAyILLE. County Attorney.
Storm Lake, Ia,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-11-25
Thanksgiving.

The treasures of the harvest time
Are heaped in goodly store;
Earth lays her tribute at our feet
In righteousness once more.
The hearth Is swept, the board Is spread
For friends from far and near,
And loving hearts are hasting home,
Perhaps in many year.
oh, tits the true Thanksgiving time
When round the old hearthstone
We greet the loved Of other days.
And clasp hands with our own!
Elizabeth A. Davis, In Golden DayA
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-11-25


Does the light when the morning uncloses
Count the leagues of its flight to the plain
Does the sky call the roll of the roses
That hold up their lips for it's rain?
God is never at loss with His plenty,
And Nature, His handmade, no more
Ripens sweets for the feast of the dainty
Than bread for the fare of the poor.
"Tis a loan with no burden thereafter,
IT'S grace never measured nor weighed:
If the banquet turns weeping to laughter
The debt of the eater is paid.
o Goodness so grand in it's doing!
Are there gluttons who starve at its
board;
Craven souls, whose Unsuitable suing
Has poisoned the comforts they hoard,
Who, insane with the joy of receiving,
Are glad for no sake but their own,
Who are deaf to the song of thanksgiving
And tongueless to utter it's tone?
Give us want, give us nothingness rather
Than this; better never be born
Than to harvest the fields of our Father
And leave Him unthanked for the corn.
The just will pay measure for measure
And the selfish give love for a fee;
But they squander an infinite treasure
Who sin against love that is free.
Theron Brown, in N. Y. Independent.
The Press., 1897-09-23

Canned goods going into Cuba are to be taxed as luxuriesi
The Press., 1897-09-23

of each scholar in the district, but If the child is not ready the coach moves on and the pupil is marked tardy. This system has placed such a premium on punctuality that in three years past there has been but one case of tardiness from the out lying districts, while in the central district where the children walk to school, there have been many cases during the same period. The cost Is not so great as might be supposed. Each driver furnishes his own coach and team, and contracts are made at the begining of the year by competitive bidding. The average cost per day for the coaches is $1.05. Instead of increasing school expenses, 1t is found that there Is a material saving, especially in the heating and maintenance of the buildings. In three years the net saving to the township has been $1 ,000, although a number of changes and improvements were needed to put the system in force. There is reported great improvement in the health of the children, and of course their comfort Is increased. The attend ance has increased over 50 per cent. Several neighboring townships have adopt ed the plan and 1t is working satisfactorily in all of them.-Des M0iaaes LeG1er.
The Press., 1897-09-23

come swiftly:alongE in the current, then pass over the falls and disappear out of sight in the foam and mist below, come to the surface and go tossing about in the rapids, then glide into smooth water again and sail tranquilly on their way. How suggestive of human experience as we sail along the sea of life! We do not realize the rapids and the danger until 1t Is upon us, and we find ourselves in the midst of the turbulent waters of adver- sity and affliction, and for season are, as 1t were, buried from sight, only to emerge in the tranquil waters beyond nobler and richer from our experience.
 When the water Is smooth and every thing works we'll, the life of a river driver is comparatively monotonous. But let 8 downpour of rain occur in the spring, and the melting snow swells the little noun tain streams into torrents, and in single night the river rises to such a height as to create havoc along its banks. Very pretty looks the Carrabasset as it losses and roars, churning it's turbtd waters into foam as it dashes over the rocks or falls in all It's grandeur over the dam, echoing and re-echoing with sullen roar; but far different Is the result as 1t joins the wa ters of the Kennebec, already full to over flowing, and bearing upon it's broad bos- om countless thousands of logs that have been dispatched to their various owners. Now the business of river driving as- sumes different phase, and hard work and plenty of 1t becomes their lot, for there is sure to be jam, which means days and months of toll and danger.
 It was the privilege of the writer to witness jam of logs of greater magni- tude than usually takes place. A sudden down pour of rain had caused the river to rise very rapidly, catching the rear drive in narrow space near Madison. and mak- ing a jam that extended for about three miles in length, and piled the logs one upon another until 1t seemed they must extend to the very bed of the river. Still the river continued to rise, carrying the the highway, destroying trees and ere ating general havoc along the shore. The | receding waters left these high and dry upon the bank, while in the channel are piled thirty million feet of timber await | ing a friendly hand to send 1t on it's way. As the several gangs come down the stream they are set at work, till the river l banks resound with the ring of axes and the shouts of men as they push and turn the heavy logs with their sharp cant-dogs, while above the roar of the water can be heard the sullen boom of the logs as they glide over the falls upon the rocks below.
 As we look upon the scene we are filled with awe at the power and grandeur of the forces of nature, working so silently, yet with such mighty force, and we can but realize our own littleness when con- pared with the might of the creator. Yet stupendous as Is the task, the mind of man will soon remove the barrier. Each log reaches its proper place, and the river
 will flow unobstructed on It's way to the sea. D. L. B.
The Press., 1897-09-23
O. M. BROWN.

The above represents a partial list of Farm Mortgage Securities, situated in the state of GeOrgfa, paying per cent annual interest. They are panic proof and select investments. They will easily prove their superiority if 1n- vestor will but Investigate. They show cash of the property at forced sale, from 40 to 50 per cent. Of tax assessment value, and less than 25 These securities represent the homes of borrow ers upon which they have lived from 15 to 20 years They will secure rental, if let to ten- ants suficient to take care of the interest and taxes, and leave surplus in favor of principal. These securities welcome investigation, solicit pers, with references rom Connecticut invest OrS with J. F. OHAMBERLIN.
The Press., 1897-09-23

The extent of the numbering industry carried on in the forests of Maine is but faintly realized by those who have never traversed their depths, nor witnessed the yearly output of logs, as they float silent ly down the broad rivers on their way to the many mills that line their banks. During the colder months the numbering camps are scenes of bustling activity. Hundreds of men are engaged in felling the vast forests of hemlock, spruce and fir trees that have withstood the blasts of so many winters, now to give way before the woodsman's axe. As they come crashing to earth, they are quickly de- nuded of their branches and cut into the required length, when they are drawn and stacked ready for transportation.
 Winter, with its never failing snow and ice, calls forth the teamsters, and the logs are soon at their place of destination, ready for the ganger's mark, previous to their shipment. This is an important point, as each log here receives the own CTS brand, by which 1t is to be distin- guished from the thousands with which 1t travels, and Is dispatched to its proper place. All timber Is usually measured and sold at this time, and then given into the hands of a corporation who have 1t in charge for the remainder of the voyage.
 The life of river driver is one of con- stant danger, and calls for men of cour- age and daring, ready to act without a moments hesitation. They are obliged to be almost constantly upon the moving logs in the midst of the swiftly flowing current, now pushing this one that has lodged upon a rock, now turning that one that lies in the pathway of the drive and may cause jam, all the time exposed to the danger of being thrown from their slippery foothold to the dark water be- heath. At night they live in tents upon the shore, that are moved from place to place as they follow the course of the stream. They are obliged to work con. stantly with wet feet, often being wet all over as the result of a mishap, and only those who are used to hardship and ex- 
 posture can withstand the severe test.
 The logs on the Kennebec are sent in sections, those nearest the river being first dispatched, the others following as they come down the various branches into the main stream. Each section has numer. ous gangs of drivers, each of whom take care of the drive between the different points, seeing that the logs are dislodgec and kept moving. Above each mil booms are made, by chaining several logs together, into which the logs for that mil are driven. In a narrow space above thil boom is sorting gap, where several mer are stationed, whose business it is to ex anime each log carefully and turn asid, those branded with this mills brand into the place reserved for them, sending tn, others along to their destination farthe down the river
 One of the most inter esting sights
 have ever witnessed Is to stand near on of the many falls that are so f1equen along the Kennebec, and wntch the log
The Press., 1897-09-23
The Happiest Person Alive.

The person who has always been we'll takes health as matter of course, and doesn't appreciate it. The happiest per- sons are those who have been cured after. they have considered themselves incura-, ble; they become anxious about their fellow-men, and spread far and wide the good news of their regained health and the good means by which 1t was accom- plished. There Is a great army of such people to-day who owe their present happiness and health to Dr. Greene and his great medical discoveries, and the testimony they bear of relief from the grip of decay and death bears out the, broad statement that all the diseases arising out of the nerves and blood can be quickly and permanently conquered by this famous specialist. Among the potent remedies discovered by, his re- search Is the world-famed Nervura. Dr. Greene's office is at 35 West 14th Street, New York City, and he may be consulted either personally or by letter free of all charge. To be told exactly your i'll and what to take to be we'll by this great physician free of all cost is the privilege of rich and poor alike. A letter to him will receive instant attention, and his re- ply and advice will be absolutely without charge.
The Press., 1897-09-23
l,D You Evpp fry Electric Rittars ae

Home runs-Valleys, W. Foster and Rice 1 each Stars, J. Rockwell and Ferry each Rood 9.
The Press., 1897-09-23
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items Of local interest taken from the columns of The Press, thirty years ago.l
Sept. 17, 1887

Rev. George Soule has asked for a dis mission from the pastorship of the Con- gregational church in Hampden,to accept the call to settle in this village.
 Ezra T. Converse of this village has sold his beautiful gray mare to Marcius Washburn, of Jersey City, formerly of Stafford. The price paid was six hundred dollars. The mare easily trotted her mile in about three minutes and 1t Is sup posed that in the hands of any party who chooses to develope her speed she can be made to do a great deal better. This is said to be the highest price ever paid for a horse raised in this town.
 On the case of William Smith, ct al, against the town of Stafford, or the we'll known road case, the superior court ap- pointed Alphens c. Crosby and Andrew w. Tracy of Rockville, and Cornelius Farmer of Ellington, as committee to try the same, and fixed the time of hear ing on Monday of November next, at the Stafford Springs House. Willington having voted to lay out and build new road from the saw mill of Burnham Lillibridge, to intersect the Sission road few rods east of the Balch place, there by diminishing the distance in connection with the new road contended for about one hundred and eighty rods, and avoid ing the hills on the main road from the Springs village to Westford 1t would seem as though there would few to object to the building of the new road in Stafford.
 Mir. Barton from New Hampshire is building 8 cooper's shop, 40x20, at Will lington depot, for the manufacture of barrels and hogsheads.
 A rattle snake with 16 rattles, measur- ing 54 feet in length, inches round and weighing 10 pounds, was caught in Wolf Den woods, Pomfret, few days since. BoRN.-Stafford September 26, 1867, a daughter to Frank Orcutt.
 Willington M a daughter to Lorer Trask. The Valley club of this village and the National Star club of of the Hollow played their first game together on Fri day last week, the Stars winning.
The Press., 1897-09-23
AN OHIO IDE A.
Free Delivery for School Children.

Free Delivery for School Children.
 That part of Ohio known as the West ern Reserve" has developed a novel school system which is rapidly becoming popular. It is known as "the Kingsville system" because first tried in the town of that name in Ashtabula county. The idea on which the system Is based Is the gathering together of enough children in county districts to make graded school, with all the increased educational advan- tages pertaining to schools of that class. The Kingsville system gives to every pupil in the township, no matter how re- mote his home may be, graded school education. This is accomplished by means of coaches, which stop at the door of each house morning and evening, carrying the children to and from graded school at the center of the township. The schoolsin each district of that to wnship are abolish. Instead of ill-heated, ill-venti- lated small frame building, with low roof, the children enjoy the advantages of a large brick high school building. Of course the chief advantages Is in securing a better grade of teachers and better class of school supplies than would be available for the ordinary separate dis trict schools.
 Obviously the greatest obstacle to such a system is in the means of transportation but that has been successfully overcome. The coaches used for transportation are built according toiinstructions given by the board of education. They are made so that the sides, front and back, can be opened in warm weather and closed in winter The removable covering is made of rubber. The driver Is also protected, while the window in the front curtain per mits him to see out. The coaches vary in size, but the average seating capacity Is for twenty-five children. No coaches come from greater distance than four miles. The driver must start in time to reach the center school before the hour of calling the morning session and must be on hand when school Is out in the afternoon. They mnst stop at the home
The Press., 1897-09-23
A Head Cold Can be cured in one dag by the timely use of
 PyrO-Febrin Tablets

Superior to qufnine preparations and perfectly sqfe. Will cure sick or ner- vous headache, women's periodical headaches and neuralgia. No opiates. Endorsed by Prof. Stoddard of Smith College and all physicians. Price 25o.
 Cut this out and send with 3 cent stamp to Pyro- Febrin Co, Northampton. Mass., and they will send you @ trial package with testimonials Jree.
 Sold by w. w. LATHRoP
The Press., 1897-09-23

GREAT TRIUMPH.-Instant relief and a permanent cure by the great remedy, Otto's Cure for Lung and throat diseases. Why will you irritate your throat and lungs with hacking cough when E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs, w. P. Fuller, Somers, Odell & Jones, Staffordville, sole agents, will furnish you free sample bottle of this guaranteed remedy Its success is simply wonderful, as your druggist will tell you. Sample free, Large bottles 60c and 26c.
The Press., 1897-09-23

DID You EVER try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your troubles? If not, get a bottle now and get relief. This medicine was been found to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure of all Female Con- plaints, exerting a wonderful direct infiu- ence in giving strength and tone to the organs. If you have Loss of Appetite, Constipation, Headache, Painting Spells, or are Nervous, Sleepless, Excitable, Melancholy or troubled with Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters is the medicine you need. Health and Strength are guaranteed by it's use. Fifty cents and $1.O0 at E. K. Taft's Dug Store. 8
The Press., 1897-09-23

To save boatmen from being swept over Niagara Falls 1t Is proposed to stretch cable from shore to shore at the danger point, SO that those being swept down the rapids may grasp 1t and pull themselves ashore.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-13
CONTRO1LER
INDICTED
Bill Found by the Grand Jury
To-day.
COMMISSIONERS CASES PENDING
West Mahanoy Township Cases Up Again.
The Jury Investigation Postponed.
Motion to Quash Argued Be-
fore Judge Koch This
Morning.

Special to EVENING HERALD.
Porrsv1LLE, Nov. l3.-The Grand Jury
to-day returned a true bill against County
Controller B. r. Severn on the charges Of
m%isdemeanor made by the Taxpayers Asso-
citation.
Similar charges against County Commits
sioners Rentz, Martin and Meyers and former
County Commissioner Charles F. Allen are
in the hands Of the jury. The Controllers
case was the first acted upon.
The information lodged against the Con-
t%roller charges gross neglect and criminal
disobedience Of the law creating a County
Controller; that he did not exercise a general
supervision and control of the fiscal affairs
of the county and of the accounts aud Off
cial acts of the officers concerned in the
finances of the. county; that the loan of $40
900 from the Safe Deposit Bank was carried
forward on the books Of the Commissioner
and Controller as l 5000, and in like man
ner a loan of s., 200 from the same bank.
which was never paid into the county treas
ury, whereby the county was cheated and
defrauded by the joint action Of the County
Commissioners and County Controller out of
the sum Of 10000.
After several detailed allegations the
charges conclude: "Deponent William L.
sheafer) having thus enumerated some of
the illegal acts and doings Of the said Severn,
as such Controller, and also reserving tho
right to hereafter specify more fully others
coming under the general charge herein above
contained, now AYERS and charges that the
said Benjamin r. Severn, as such County
Controller, by his disobedience to the laws Of
this Commonwealth and neglected his official
duties, and by his wasteful and criminal
dereliction and recklessness in his conduct as
such Controller, has committed a series of
misdemeanors."
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-13
REV. M'PAKE MYSTERY.
The Coroner's Jury Decides That he
Young Priest Was Not Murdered.

Philadelphia. Nov. 13.-The c]oroner's
jury of inquest yesterday rendered the
following verdict in the case of Rev.
Henry J.. McPalie, the young priest who
a found dead back of st. Paul's
academy on Wednesday morning: we
find That the Rev. Henry j. McPake
to his death from uraemia."
1t was the only verdict that could
be returned i'm view of the fact tina
DR.. Cattell, the coroner's physician, had
officially reported uraemia as the cause
of death, and in view of the further
fact that the police have utterly failed
to clear up the mystery surrounding
the case.
DR.. ]. H. Monaghan, Father Nc
Pake's physician, declares that the
case was no murder, but that the priest
died of uraemia, as DR.. Cattell stated
at the autopsy.
The testimony introduced at the in
quest tended to prove that Father Nc
Pake had not been in robust health
for some time.
Superintendent Of Police Linden said
that no further investigation would be
made, it being satisfactorily shown
that there was no foul play. When
asked to account for the presence Of the
dead body i'm the yard Of the academy
the superintendent said:
MY belief is hat the man was in
sane; that he was wild from worri-
ment and the ravages Of disease, and
that he wandered to the academy while
in that fit of mental alteration"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-13
H A JURY.
A True Bin Returned Against chief Bur
CESS Tabor.

CESS Tabor.
Among the true bills returned by the
Grand Jury at Pottsville yesterday was ono
against Chief Burgess A. p. Tabor, of town.
The charges are fraudulent conveyance of
property aud false p%retence. They are made
by one Of Tabor's creditors and arises out Of
the sale of the defendants meat markets in
Minersville, Mahanoy City and this town to
Mrs. JustyDa Sz%ydlowski, whereby several
creditors were left in the cold, and which has
already been quite fully ventilated in the
HERALD by publication of the civil proceed
ings instituted by creditors.
A true bill has also been returned against
Patrick j. Cleary, of Mahanoy City, for ag-
gravated assault and battery on p. f. Foley,
Of the same place. Both Of these men are
very prominent and the case Is arousing
much interest on the part of their numerous
friends. The case is an indirect outgrowth Of
the Wyatt-Joyce controversies. The two
men met in McElhenny's saloon in Mahanoy
City and got into a discussion of the relative
merits Of the libel suit of Hon. Joseph
Wyatt against Thomas J. Joyce, editor Of the
Black Diamond, Of Mahanoy City, 10 the
Dauphin county courts. The argument tor
minated in blows and it is alleged that Foley
received a severe beating. 1t is the belief of
friends of the parties that the matter would
be settled out of court, but It now appears
a trial will follow.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-13

California bean soup, free, tonight.
Oyster soup on Monday morning.


The number Of entries for the Thanks
giving Day eisteddfod at Mahanoy City, in
dictate a very large and successful affair. Six
parties have entered fer Martyrs of the
Arena" main chorus competition, from fifty
to seventy-fve singers in each party. Six
parties for Annie Laurie, - male party piece.
Two choirs on Bright and Buxom L~assies;"
one party on Apollo Strikes the Lyre;'
seven parties on the ,male duett; six parties
on the female duett; twenty-three on the
baritone solo, Anchor seventeen on the
bass, mighty Deep" twelve on the solo
tenor; eight on the solo soprano; eight on
piano solo; eight on the male recitation;
seven on the female recitation. Two more
male parties are expected to be heard from.