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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10
A SAIL ON LAND.

sailboat. They enjoyed this sport
greatly, and as it was not practicable
for them to go sailing on the dangerous
waters of Lake Michigan, they resolved
to have "sailboat" that would go on
land. They procured the wheels from
disused bicycles using these in
preference to any other wheels because
it is necessary that the craft shall be
very light-running-and procured a
thin, strong board for deck.
AS the craft would be useless unless
it could be steered, it was necessary to
invent steering apparatus. This the
hoys succeeded in doing very cleverly.
They pierced their deck so as to put a
lever through it, and to this lever, made
of broomstick, they attached strong
pieces of light rope in such a way as to
move the front wheels either way.
Then the boys inserted their mast.
which is seven feet high; they made
booms and bent on their sails, which are
neatly made of coarse sheeting. The
sails are correctly proportional to the
size and weight of the "hull," and so
to proportion them, and also to place
the mast in exactly the right spot SO
that the sails should draw well, was a
task which required much ingenuity
and instructive understanding of the
principles of navigation.
A seat was placed at the rear for the
captain. The "crew"-which is one
brother or the other, as the case hap
pens to be--must take his chances fiat
on the deck, with the boom sweeping
over him at moments convenient for it
self, but inconvenient for him. But no
inconvenience matters so long as this
yacht goes.
And go it does, if there is a good
smart breeze. 1t will not condescend
to navigate the avenue in light wind.
Its movements are always observed
with immense interest on the street.
At a distance up the street it has exact
ly the appearance of properly rugged
sloop coming down over the pavement,
and greatly astonishes all who behold
it for the first time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10
Gold Coins worth $500 Each.

1t is said that the largest gold coin
now in circulation is the gold ingot or
"loor' of Anam, French colony in
eastern Asia. 1t is fiat, round gold
piece, and on it is written in India ink
its value, which is about 1920. The
next sized coin to this valuable but ex-
tremely awkward one is the "obang"
of Japan, which is worth about $55, and
next comes the "benda" of Ashantee,
which represents value of about $40
The California $50 gold piece is worth
about the sane as the "benda." The
heaviest silver coin in the world also
belongs to Annm, where the silver ingot
is worth about SIS; then comes the Chi
nese "tael," and then the Austrian
double thaler.-Chicago Times-H Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10
Studying the Mushroom.

A club has been formed in New York
city, the members of which are inter-
ested in all sorts of edible fungi. They
are to experiment and investigate all
forms of mushrooms and 'oadstools
with view to furnishing information
to those who have not the opportunity
for personal study. 1t is thought that
cheap food supply may be provided
through the medium of these growths.
There Is society in Boston and there
are several in England. There are to
be lectures, exhibits and literature and
interested persons will be taught to dis
tinguish between the harmless and the
poisonous sorts. There is also branch
devoted to the study of the best meth.
DDS of preparing these articles for the
table. The mushroom IS favorite del
icacy with such a large number of per-
sons that any information concerning
it, or it's more plentiful and inexpensive
supply, will no doubt be greeted with
enthusiastically. Y. Ledger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10
FINGER EXERCISES.
They Are Far More Difficult Than
They Seem to BE.

They Are Far More Difficult Than
They Seem to BE.
In these days of physical culture the
fingers come in for large share of at
tention. 1t is well to have them as fiex-
ible as possible and exercises like those
here described are calculated to give
them strength and limberness. In
childhood the fingers are plastic, and it
will not take long to make them do your
bidding.
Try the experiment pictured at Fig.
No. 1. 1t seems so very simple that
you will laugh heartily when you learn
low difficult it is. Turn in and press
together the middle joints of the second
or Saturn" finger of each hand, and
at the same time press together the
tips of the thumbs and the first or in
dex fingers, of the third or ring fingers,
and of the ''pinkies'' or little fingers.
Now try to separate first the thumbs,
then the first fingers and finally the
"pinkies," without taking apart the
bent joints of the second fingers. You
will find no difficulty in doing this, but
when you try to separate the tips of the
ring fingers you will find them stuck
fast together and not to be pulled apart
without first separating the joints Of
the second fingers, which you must not
do. You will find this third finger al
ways the most difficult to manage,
especially in piano playing.
At Fig. No. 2 is shown an exercise re :.
quiring only one hand. The index and
second fingers are held close and the ring
finger and '::pinky" likewise, the two
groups being separated and brought to-
gether again like the blades of pair of
shears-that is, if you can. The other
hand must not be used to help. This
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10

Sweden has 6.500 square meters, Nor,
way and Denmark 1900 each. and Fin
land 1000. The art temple is the finest
building Of all, being entirely white
and making the effect of pure marble.
In architectural style it is closely mod
eled after a famous Venetian plazzo,
but much larger, of course. The North
ern museum is monumental struc-
ture. In it is a varied exhibit of OBJ
iects of science, education, instruc-
ton, hygiene and collective show of
wood carvings. The fisheries hall is
built so as to reach into the water. The
press pavilion is the most comfortable
and complete which has anywhere been
erected for the fourth estate" at ex-
positions, and attached to it are such
conveniences as Russian bathrooms, to
be used free of cost. In the sport exhibit
are branches of sport peculiarly north
ern and never before shown in such
completeness, such as all the apparatus
needed for ski running, the elk
chase. skating, etc., and lifelike groups
are placed everywhere, typifying fte
different classes of sport.
Outside on the grounds, too, there
will be many things of interest to be
seen, such as the aga-grotto, in which
the most fairy-like effects will be pro-
duced by electric light, and in which ten
boats will constantly carry passengers
around.
The Swedish Yacht club will give a
grand international regatta. the be-
ginning of July, in which Emperor Will
liam III. will also participate with his
champion yacht Meteor, and with his
Hohenzollern.
AS to the number of exhibitors,
Sweden has some $500 of them; Nor
way, 500.
For the tourist. however, this fine
exposition will be but part of the
special entertainment offered him in
mer. Special arrangements have been
made to facilitate and cheaper consider
ably, not alone the journey 20 Stock
holm, but also the stay in that city
and the trip through the whole country.
Special trains will be run throughout
the exposition season, starting from
Berlin at 7:12 a. m. and arriving at
Stockholm at sos n. ma trip of only
rs hours, or the same time taken up
between Chicago and New York. But
this trip of 25 hours will in itself be in-
tensely varied and interesting, for the
train first goes through Prussia. up to
the farthest point of the promontory
of Ruegan, to Sanuitz, one of the most
picturesque routes on the continent;
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10

then a comfortable fast boat takes the
passenger across that area of the Bal
tic to Trelleborg in Sweden, and then
for IA hours one goes by easy stages
through one of the finest parts of Swe-
den, SO far as landscape and customs and
manners of the natives are concerned,
to Stockholm direct.
That city though not on the tourists
highroad in modern times, is one of the
gayest, most ancient and interesting
cities in Europe, with a rich historical
past, of which its many quaint and
beautiful buildings speak plainly, and
with surroundings so fine in natural
scenery as to outvie in this respect
all the other capitals of the world.
Besides, life in Stockholm seems as
smiling, as full of abandon and OPEN
air jollity as if the town were located
in the latitude of Naples or Paris,
and the multitude of canals intersect-
ing the city, the proximity of the ocean,
and the large number of lakes betting
the city have earned this northern capt.
tai the cognomen of "Venice of the
North"
Those who have the leisure for four
weeks circular journey through Swe-
den will also be amply repaid for their
trouble and expense by the unrivaled
scenery and the continually changing
manners and customs of the rural pop
ulation. In some parts of Sweden. such
as the noted Dalecarlia, the traveller
is indeed inclined to think he has
caught glimpse of the golden age-so
peaceful and happy the rustics appear
to be.
WOLF Won SCHIERBRAND.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10
woRsHIPED a FALsE GOD.

Debating Society Enshrines Web
ster's Image Instead of Clay's.
The members of the Henry Clay De-
batting society of Oakland, an organiza-
ton of enthusiastic young students of
history. oratory and debate, have made
discovery which has shocked them.
For year they have been admiringa
picture of Daniel Webster, thinking it
was a likeness of the immortal man
for whom they named the club. 1t
hung upon the wall in the main room
of the suite occupied by the club, and
in the year was seen and admired by
hundreds. 1t was steel engraving
incased in large oalien frame, and
made very attractive picture. Some
of those who looked upon it may have
recognized in it the likeness of Clay's
rival, but no one ever mentioned the
fact, and in the list of art works be-
longing to the club it was set down as
picture Of Clay. During the debates
which have aroused the echoes of the
club rooms in the last year the pic
ture was pointed to with pride every
time one of the young orators referred
to Clay in any way.
Two weeks ago some one broke the
horrible news to the members of the
board of directors. There was a spe-
cial meeting, and it was decided at
once to take the picture down. There
was an effort to fix the blame for the
error, and some of the members Of the
committee who had purchased the pic
ture were called before the directors.
1t was agreed, however, that the wisest
plan would be to let the matter drop.
All those who were in the secret were
pledged to secrecy and another picture
was purchased
The members of the club felt rather
sheepish about the incident and did
not relish the idea of having the pub
lie informed. At meeting held few
evenings ago Guy d. Reynolds, in the
course of speech, referred in gen.
eral way to the affair. He said enough
to make the members feel uneasy and
to cause the uninitiated to become curl
Gus, and it was no longer secret. Now
there are general details, and visitors
to the club are not supposed to smile
when they gaze on the picture, although
the laugh is on Henry and his follow
ers.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10

exercise, difficult at first, soon becomes
easy by repetition.
At Fig. No is shown an exercise
consisting of turning in the end joint of
the forefnger while holding the other
two joints unbent. 1t isn't easy, can
assure you, but it will help you make
plant your fingers for the shadow pic
lures l have frequently told you about.
AT Fig. No. the "pinlzy" is turned
in toward the palm, the three other
fingers being held out straight and close
together.
At Fig. No. the first and third fin
gers are brought together at their tips.
Now try to pass the second finger in and
out between the joined fingers without
disturbing them. 1t is singular that the
fingers are rather stubborn about doiSss
what they are told-is it not? But
they will after several trials. Great
physical feats, either of strength or
skill, are only accomplished by prac-
tice. Do you think that the clever
tricks performed at the circus come
naturally? No, understanding is
achieved without effort.-Butterick 5
Delineator.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10
CAUSE OF CHILD SUICIDES.
Some Late Cases Which Have Set
Psychologists Thinking.

PSycnOlOs1stS
Psychologists are giving much heed
to the child suicide. 1t is subject that
foretells much as to where the degen-
erative tendency so marked in these lat
ter days is leading.
From all over the country, from time
to time, reports come of children OF
tender years who, almost invariably
through dependency, caused by ILL
treatment at home or by sine unkind-
ness on the part of employers or play
mates, have sought to put away their
own little lives.
The initiative tendency in children is
strongly brought out in these happen
ings. Suicides of children, if made pub,
lie, generally bear fruit in the suicides
of other children, or attempts thereat,
within a shorter time than must be
allowed to observe the same imitation
working in the minds of adults.
Within 20 days lately st. Louis has
had three cases of attempted suicide by
children-all girls-and the efforts of
self-destruction were so desperate that
only the most skillful medical treat
ment prevented fatal results. The three
children were all inmates of the city
hospital, where they had been taken for
treatment.
The only difference noticed between
them and the other children was that
they were all precocious. Questioning
by the hospital physician brought out
the fact that two of these children, be-
ing illiterate, had never read of suicide
cases. The third, although she had re-
ceived good school education, sturdily
maintained that in reading newspapers
or books she had never seen an account
of any person, and particularly of a
child, who had attempted self-killing.
The Episcopal missionary who visits
the hospital is George Fl. Holmes. He
said: 81 can find nothing to blame
for the attempts of these children upon
their lives, except the pace at which
we are all living. 1t is end-of-the-cen-
fury precocity. Children seem to grow
old in a day; youths become men over
night and girls turn to women as rap
idly, Hardly have the little ones
stopped romping in the games of child
HOod "HCh tlley pcColuS llleu VI illC
and seek to end it. One never heard of
such cases hundred or even 20 years
ago. Where it will all end the Lord
only knows"
A writer in st. Louis who made care
full study Of the cases, found that in
all of them the views of life, hopes for
the future and feeling as to the atti-
tude of the rest of the world toward
them were pitifully morbid, and their
only notions Of success or contentment
in life were associated with some tenn
porary enjoyment, they seemed not to
care what, which should dull their re-
alizing sense of the uselessness and un-
happiness of living-N. Y. Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10

Delicious Brown Fricasseed Chicken.
Brown fricasseeing is a very tasty
way of serving fowl. SINCE, draw and
disjoint; put in good-sized saucepan
two tablespoonful of butter; when hot
drop in the pieces of chicken allow
them to brown gradually, taking care
the butter does not burn. AS soon as
the pieces are Drowned, draw them to
one side of the saucepan, and add to the
fat two tablespoonful of flour; mix and
add one pint of stock or water. Stir
constantly until it begins to boil, NOV
ing the chicken around in the sauce.
Add slice of onion, a bay leaf, a table,
spoonful of chopped carrot, teaspoon
full of salt and quarter of teaspoonful
of pepper. Cover the saucepan, push it
to the back part of the stove, where
the chicken may simmer slowly for an
hour. When done, dish the rough pieces
in the center, crossing the legs on the
front of the platter; place the wings
and the dark meat at the sides; the back
and breast ON top. Dish your chicken
each time in the same manner, so that
the carver may know exactly where he
will find the dark and the light meat.
Take the sauce from the fire, add to ii
the yolk of one egg, beaten with two
tablespoonfuls of cream; strain this
over the chicken. Garnish the dish with
crescents of fried bread, dust over lit.
Il e finely-chopped parsley, and send to
the table.-Mrs. S. T. Rorer, in Ladies
Home Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10
HUMOROUS.

-"See how white the upmire is get
ting!" Yes. the bleachers are after
him" Detroit Journal.
Shelf thought you told me your
salary was ten pounds a week?" He
"Oh, no; said earned ten, but only
get three."-TitBits.
She Snored.-"How does your wife
sleep?" asked the doctor of the man
whose better half was under his care.
Orally" said the man.-Truth.
mot every man is made fool Of"
remarked the observer of men and
things, "but every man has the raw
material in him."-Detroit Journal.
Miss Ruth Cutler, of New York, re-
Gently cleared high jump bar at five
feet four inches" 1t is not stated
whether the animal just behind her
was a cow or mouse.-Y onkers States
man.
The DifIiculty.-"Well," said the
Greek general, glumly, 1--WE have learned
a lesson" YES" was the reply. "The
thing I'm afraid of is that it's going to
be long time before we get an
other chance to recite."-Washingt
Star.
Young Lady Ito married sister
do tell me an appropriate presentto
give new baby" Married Sister-"l
know just the thing-these little jew
eled safety-pins. Baby, darling, had
one given him six months ago and /
have worn it ever since."-Harlem Life.
--Grigson-"EXcuse me, Mitwin, but
why is it that people of your name are
generally such COMPOUNDED ,bores?"
Mitwin-"I don't know. How many
persons of my name did you ever
know?" Grigson-"By George! come
to think of it, you are the only one
ever knew."-Boston Transcript.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10
A BOYS ENTERPRISE.
How q Ten-Year-OId YOungster seA
cured a Position.

I1o" u Aeh- euT-oIu Dc
cured a Position.
Jimmie Brown, aged ten. sat busiiy
porting over the advertising sheets Of
the New York dailies. He was wildly
anxious for a good position as office
boy for not only did he sadly need
wages, but he had an ambitious little
brain in his head, and he wanted, above
all things, to master the technicalities
of some good business. Finally his eye
lighted upon an advertisement that
seemed to appeal to him more than any
of the others, and he determined to
make desperate effort to secure the
position; only. the Address lock box
AL" was so very discouraging in the
beginning, for Jimmie had already
cudgeled his poor little brain and
cramped his stiff little fingers over
many an answer to advertisements-to
say nothing of the precious stamps he
had risked-and all to no purpose. No!
Plainly in his case, some other method
must be thought out.
The next morning Mr.. Adams,
wealthy contractor, took very, very
fat mail from lock box AL, most OF
which, however, he was destined never
to read, for close at his heels followed
a sturdy little boy, who managed some
how to slip into the office with him.
'Please, sir" said Jimmie, for it was
none other, twill you give me a chance
to try to suit you as Office boy?"
"Why, how do you know that want
an Office boy 2" asked Mr.. Adams.
81 read your advertisement in the pa
per, and ever since l have been watch
ing box AL to find out who you were
and where you did business. so that I
might get in my work before you had
chance to read about the other fellows.
Will you give Inc try, sir?"
"Well," replied Mr.. Adams, looking
rather amused, ''if you are smart
enough to. do that, I guess you are
about the boy we want. Yes. you may
stay and go right to work. First, sort
out these letters and dump all the an
swers to that advertisement into the
waste basket"
This all happened many years ago,
and to-day Mr.. James Brown is one of
the leading partners in that very firm
which he first served intelligently and
conscientiously as office boy Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10

positions held of late years. this one
will be the most accessible. At the
exposition grounds the main buildings
are arranged in two groups, the east
ern and the western. The latter lie
close to the seashore, and the sea, too,
furnishes them with water power. The
western group of buildings comprises
the machinery hall, the art temple,
the army and navy exhibit; and the
eastern shows the industrial hall, the
northern museums, the fisheries hall,
the sport exhibit, besides special build
ings such as the Stockholm municipal
pavilion, the press pavilion, the the
atrical and musical exhibit, and num-
Der of smaller individual exhibits, pa
Viiions and kiosks, restaurants, varie-
fy shows, cafes, etc.
The state and city have granted 4,50o,-
900 kroner for the exposition. The
communication between the different
parts of the exposition grounds will
,e effected by electric trains and other
means. During the exposition periods,
too, will take place several other at
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10
Deer photographs Itself.

Charles Hughes, of Red Bluff, CAL,
has succeeded in taking most remark
able picture of deer. He chose a
spot where deer were known to be plen-
tiful, and set up his camera and flash
light apparatus in such way thata deer
in passing would press the button, open
ing the shutter of camera and firing
the fash-light. The next day he found
that the button had been pressed, and
on developing the plate he found an
excellent picture of frightened deer.
1t was taken in the middle of the pre-
vious night, when no one was within
miles of the camera.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10
Born with Three Eyes.

A remarkable birth has just occurred
in the family of John Higgs at Glenham,
near Matteawan, N. T., his wife having
become the mother of three bouncing
babies of ten pounds each. What is
still more remarkable about this event
and fact which is puzzling the medical
profession is that one of the infants has
three eyes, one of them being located
just above the bridge of the nose, while
the other two eyes are in their normal
position. Quite number of people
have viewed the three-eyed child and
pronounce it wonder.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-06-10
a BOYS RoAD-YAcH1.
How Two Bright Youngsters sail
Through ChfcagO's Streets.

How Two Bright Youngsters Sail
Through Chicago's Streets.
On one of the wide avenues of Chicago
there has lately been seen the queer
spectacle of cart with a neat pair of
sails, mainsail and jib, spinning along
before the wind, turning around cor
ncrs, or lacking to an adverse breeze.
The strange craft was not exactly q
cart, apparently. for it's hind wheels
were regular bicycle wheels, with
pneumatic tires, and the front ones
were taken from boys cushion-tire
bicycle, while the body is far from be-
ing a common cart-body. 1t resembles
rather the deck of boat.
This land-yacht's story is told by the
Chicago Record. The craft was invent
ed and built by two boys Of that city,
Lawrence and Harold Osborne by name.
Last summer, during their vacation,
they spent a good deal of time in q