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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
Lincoln.s Klndly Charaoter.

Mr.. Grow related story about Lin.
ooln which illustrated two phases of the
martyr presidents character. Mr..
Grow, then speaker of the house, had
gone to the president to ask the appoint.
Ment OF friend as judge in one Of
she territories. The president made a
note OF the request. A few days later,
when Mr.. Grow called at the White
House not about the judgeship, but
upon another matter, Mr.. Lincoln at
once began to apologize. "Mr. Speak
Ter, said no, II meant to appoint your
friend to that judgeship, but woman
came in here with nine small children
and one at the breast and pleaded the
bread act and Dreaded me out of it,"
Whiie We were talking, however,
Mr.. Lincoln said that he would still at
tend to my matter and started to put
down my friends name. He went to his
hat, which was filed with papers, and
after remarking that he had queer way
of doing things began fumbling until he
found blank sheet. told the presi-
dent that If his hat should blow off a
lot OF state secrets would be scattered,
but he only smiled, wrote down the
name and said that he now knew where
to lind it when the time to consider tho
matter came around. - Washington
Post
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
He was Actually Clean,

Colonel Ibbetson, who died recently
In England, was capital whist player
and an Unsuitable reader. In the inter
val between games he invariably plung-
ed into book, never INDUCING in futile
discussions about the plays. He was the
hero of the last sensational elopement
to Gretna Green. Forty four years ago
ne ran off with the Lady Adela Villicrs,
daughter of the Earl Of Jersey. Thoy
were never fully pardonsd, as it was
thought that she had been guilty Of o
grave misalliance. Indeed the story is
told that when they got back to town
Lady Adela was reported to have ex-
claimed to her sister. II had no idea
till | married that the lower orders
were so clean in their habits.n
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
Queerest Town In England.

The most curious town in England il
Northwich. There is not straight
street nor, in fact, a straight house In
the place. Every part of it mas the ap.
pearance of having suffered from the
visitation of an earthquake. Northwich
is the center of the salt industry in
Cheshire, England. On nearly all sides
OF the town are big salt works, with
their engines pumping hundreds of thou
sands of gallons of brine every week.
AT depth Of some 900 or 800 feet are
immense subterranean lakes of brine,
and as the contents of these are pumped
and pumped away the upper crust of
'arth is correspondingly weakened and
the result is an occasional subsistence.
Shese subsidences have pulling" Of
etct on the nearest buildings, and they
ere drawn all ways, and give the town
en- extremely dissipated appearance
New York Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
His Journalistic Creed.

Alfred Harmsworth of the Londol
Daily Mail is quoted as oonfessing t
this journalistic creed in Tho Bookman
II believe in hard work, but hard
work is not enough.
Il believe in travel.
II believe that half tho journalist,
notions of what the public wants tc
read are wrong.
II believe the public is far better
critic than is usually imagined.
II believe that the public docs no,
,are one iota about size; If anything O
small journal is preferred to big ono.
II believe that price has very little
TO do with the success of publication.
II believe tho attractions of illus.
trated journalism are enormously over
rated
II believe tho value of colored illus
trations is grossly exaggerated.
II believe party journalism to bo
practically dead.
II believe in Independence.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
Lincoln and tho Battery.

A story of Lincoln told me by the
man to whom it happened (sinoe dead,
is as follows:
AT the breaking out of the civil war
Captain Tompkins of the battery of ar
tillery, state Of Rhode Island militia,
stationed at Providence enlisted with
his entire command and left at once for
Washington. Soon after his arrival his
battery, together with other troops, was
reviewed by the president in front of
the White House, and Captain Temp
kins, proud of his battery, brought it
past the president in the very best shape
he was capable of doing and at once re-.
turned to be presented to the president,
as was done with all the other officers.
When the captain was presented, Lin
coin said loud enough for all near by to
hear, Captain. your battery is certain.
ly very pretty battery-in fact, the
prettiest battery have ever seen, (" and
then in so low tone that no one but
the captain heard him, "but I must
say, captain, have seen very few bat
teries. New York Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
Romance Of = p,amond.

At the beginning of the eighteenth
century a soldier belonging to one Of
the French garrisons in India became
enamorcd Of the eyes of Brahma in the
temple of Serringham. These eyes were
diamonds, more brilliant than ever
shone under the eyebrows Of Crapaud's
European divinities. Thor luster cap
tivated his soul. Ho haunted the tenn
pie and, yielding to tho might OF the
god, became a convert to his worship.
At least so he persuaded the priests,
who went so far as to admit him to
some care of tho temple. doubtless
trusting Brahma to protect his own.
But on stormy night tho convert dis
appeared, and with him ono of tho
idofs eyes, tho other having resisted
all his efforts to 1isiedge il, So Brahma
was left squintiag. aud the perfdious
Frenohmaa sold his lrize to a captain
IN the English n-sy for about $40, 600.
Later it wns bought by tho Armenian
merchant i, haifras for more than five
times this sum aud shown BY him to
Catherine OF Russia v no offered for it
about Sie0 COO life pension of $lS,-
ooe and patent of nobility. Schaifras
rettsed TINS olfor and subsequently, sold
the diamond 10 Gregory Orloff for the
sa'ae sur without the patent of nobili-
ty O;i0H. part author of GATHERINGS
greatness and raised by her to the stops
OF the thrcae, for whom she struck
medals, raised triumphal arches and
dedicated palaces par Pamitio recon-
naissaDte, " to whom she offered secret
marriage and whom in another caprice
she banishod--Count Gregory. being re-
instated in favor, offered his imperial
mistress two tokens of reconciliation,
the st. Petersburg arsenal and the Or
loft diamond. Meth Boyoe in Lippin-
colts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
Peculiar Chinese customs.

The customs of the Chinese in the
matter of death and burial are certainly
peculiar. Infants are buried summarily
without collins, and the young are in
TERED with few rites, but the funerals
OF the aged of both sexes are elaborate
IN proportion to the number of the de-
soendants and to their wealth. When q
childless married man dies, his widow
may perform all the duties q son to-
ward him, may remain in his house and
may adopt children to rear as his heirs
and as worshipers of the family names.
Ii his widow purposes marrying again,
young male relative may, with the
consent of senior members of the clan,
undertake the services expected from a
son and may inherit the estate of the
deceased. When one is about to die, he
is removed from his couch to bench,
or to mat ON the floor, because of a
belief that he who dies in bed will carry
the bedstead as burden into the other
world. He is washed in new vessel,
in warm water, in which a bundle of
incense sticks is merged. After the wash
ing the vessel and the water are thrown
away together. He is then arrayed in a
full suit OF new clothing, that he may
appear at his best He breathes his last
In the main room before the largest
door in the house, that the departing
soul may easily find it's way out into
the air. a shoot of spirit money drown
paper having u patch Of gliding on one
surface) is laid over the upturned face,
because 1T is said that if the eyes are
left uncovered the corpse may count the
row of tiles in the roof, and that in
such case the family could never build
a more spacious domioile New York
ledger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

or course Webster was in demand by
those who could afford to pay for his
services. A sharp Nantucket man is
said to have got the better Of the great
defender of the constitution in an anus
ing way, however. He had small case
which was to be tried at Nantucket
one week in June, and he posted to
Webster's office in great haste. 1t was a
contest with neighbor over a matter
OF considerable local interest and his
pride as litigant was at sake. He told
Webster the particulars and asked what
no would charge to conduct the case.
Why" said Webster, "you can It
afford to hire me. should have to stay
down there, ho whole week, and my fee
would be more than tho whole case is
worth. l couldn't go down there for
less than $1,000 could try every case
ON the docket as we'll as one, and it
wouldn't cost any more, for one case
would take my time for tho entire week
anyway ("
"All right, Mr.. Webster quickly
responded tho Nantucketer. Here's
your 81, 600. You como down, and I'll
fix it SO you can try every case.
Webster was SO amused over this
proposition that he kept his word He
spent the entire week In Nantucket and
appeared on one side or the other in
every case that came up for hearing.
The shrewd Nantuoketer hired Daniel
out to all his friends who were in liti-
cation and received in return about ST.
500, SO that he got Webster's services
for nothing and made good profit to
boot. Boston Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
His Explanation.

Gentleman Well, Pat, / SEQ you
have small garden.
Pat-Yes, sur.
What are you going to set in it for
next season.
Nothing, sur. set it with potatoes
last year, and not che of them came
up"
it?''
well, sur, the man next door to me
set his garden full of onions. "
"Well, had that anything to do with
your potatoes not growing?''
Yes, sur. Them onions was that
strong that my potatoes could not see
to grow for their eyes watering. -
Strand Magazine
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
Jains and Animals.

Tho jams have large hospital 70,
sick and aged animals at Bombay. Just
inside the gate are many sheds devoted
to COWS and oxen. In the next court are
disabled horses, while in others are
dogs, cats, monkeys. sheep, goats, birds,
fowls and reptiles. The jams, even
more than Brahmans, are transmigra-
tionists. There was no hospital for
women in India till the Wolnen's For
eign Missionary society established one
in Bareillv.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
Young and verdant.

A man married recently young wife
who takes everything quito literally.
He camo homo and said be would take
her to the theater, and presently he
found her stufling all sorts of eatables
into couple Of black bags. "What arc
you doing?' he asked, and she replied
meekly. Packing provisions. because
have just read in the paper that six
weeks will olapse between the first and
second acts Rival.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
Authorizations.

The st. Louis Star is greatly worried
because the Boston Globe abbreviates
the word president. We notice that
The Star abbreviates the word saint"
in the name of it's own town. Why isn't
saint entitled to as much respect as
president?-Boston Globe
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16
He Must Have ,seen Insnired.

She--There is doctor in Berlin who
after great deal of study has found
that married men live longer than bach
elors.
He-Save my life.
She-Oh, Clarence, how did you
guess that loved your Chicago News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

Robert Morris Bank of North Ameri-
ca, founded at Philadelphia at the end
OF the year 1881, was the first banking
institution founded on the American
continent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

Many American weeds which arc now
neglected, according to botanist, are
good to eat The tender shoots of milk
weed are said to resemble In taste as
paragus. Pigweod is related to beets and
spinach. The nettle. too. is declared to
be well favored, although it is some
what coarse and stringy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

Hobo is common word among the
Sioux or Dakota Indians They use the
word in referring to young men who
have nothing to do. An old chief will
correct a son for any such tendencies by
saying, "You act like hobo "
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

French Guiana is said to have the
most violent thunderstorms in the
world. The thunder is almost deafeping,
and the peals come in quick succession.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

The Roman penny was valued al
about Is cents.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-16

The Mccormick NEW not the freak invention OF
the addst made for squirt but it the steel embodied es
ence OF common made the demand the best
mower that can be relied upon thorough satisfactory
work.
Arizona republican., 1898-04-19
GOSSIP OF NEW YORK.

New York, April 18.-Miss Lillian Russell has got into the field ahead of all her rivals. She has not been fore most in deciding to sing in European music halls, and the winter garden at Berlin, where she is to be heard in Au- gust, has been visited before by Amer fen singers and vaudeville actors, though none of them has been so we'll
 known as she, but she is the first to utilize the war excitement, which had previously been exploited only by the wife of a lieutenant in the navy, wht is a well known actress and has not utilized it's possibilities to the greatest extent. ''I shall not go to Europe
 says Miss Russell, eff we have war. because I want to stay here and offer my services as a nurse or do anything else I can." Miss Russell has won
 and there is feeling of relief, now that she has settled the suspense ex
 isting ever since it seemed as if Wa
 were possibility Anna Held seemed most likely to siutch at the opportunity
Arizona republican., 1898-04-19
AT WASHINGTON HOTELS.

ssThe decision of the house commit tee on postal affairs in declaring that the Brooklyn postoffice shall not be consolidated with that of New York, said MT. John Henry Jenkins of the Brooklyn side of Greater New York yesterday at the Shoreham, "has met with the greatest approval in our city, and the straw that would have broken the camel's back is still intact, and suppose we can now worry along as the little brother of Manhattan bor- ohgh, where all the offices are being distributed. The Brocklynites have never taken kindly to the union, for they realize that New York proper, having the greater population and money, would claim all the patron age and all the benefits of the com bined territory. But we are a peace ful set On our side of the big bridge and have taken cur medicine with but few murmurS.
 ITO have had our postoff1ce taken away, however, would have been the last straw sure enough, and as city we would soon have lost our identity entirely. All mail for Brooklyn would have to go through New York and then be sent out to the branch sta tions in our borough. The advocates of the proposed combining of the two offices were very strong in the1r argu- ments, and pointed out the expense that might be saved in cutting off the postmastership of a first class ofnce, and creating in its stead branch with nothing but assistants in charge We are very fond Of Postmaster Van Cott of New York in Brooklyn, and would like to have him as postmas- ter, but at the same time we do not want to have our postmastersh1 cu1 off. The smaller cities under the new government will be left postofficeless very soon, howevsr, and will only bt branches or sub-stations.
 sJJntiI the present flood" said Mir IF. GangweH of Cincinnati last night at the Riggs. "the mills along the Ohio river were running full time and turning out much cereal and manufac- tured stuff As it is, however, ths mills and factories near the rivei have been compelled to shut down and thousands of people have been thrown out Of employment, making the deplorable condition in the food ed district all the worse. The Ohio 1ldS DSOu O1l btaI nv VI has it been so slow to recede as in the present food. The mills have beer flooded and the lower floors of many of them are yet under water. Int damage that has been done cannot be estimated. and will not be known unti the waters again become normal, ant the owners can see what parts of theil machinery can be used after the long inundation.
 teUp to the time the flood came upon them the mill owners were prOsper1ng for better times generally are in evi- dence throughout the middle west, de- spite the calamity howlers. The food came when the factories are busiest
Arizona republican., 1898-04-19
FASHIONABLE FASHIONS.

A regal dinner gown lately wornlis of white velvet bordered with Russian sable and embroidered in gold.
 A natty cape is of fox fur dyed brown with a collar of jeweled lace with nar- TOW band of the fox.
 \ very pretty aigrette consisted of .wo upright ostrich tips. one pink aHf enc mauve, with diamond osprey iU the center, and little scarf of piEl gauge wound in- and out of the hair. : Ia Romney.
 Crepe de chine is so soft and gracf ful in it's draping that it is difIicu.r :. find fault with it. It has, however. 6 powerful rival in the new faillc de chine. which is very similar, only possessed c more frmness, so that when c.;E;''0Ec. for a tea gown CT a. tea. jacket t ls:t serves it's pristine freshness lortre-.
 Chenille. plays an importart rar; trimmings, and cl0se-set. cheGt.!,o sr.-j IT til,le form the. nsost F3s ,1- ,;..-; ,'... te~;al fer ball dresses; VI, < .a tE;cl r:ake of ,ace in almost any co.cr, witt
 !terilla laid oa tie surt2cc cf :'',e I:2t :clu. ard bot; s;isres waysal :* cute l. ,.1.,, est bordering rcu.t! he !.ei:l cf | skirt or down the fronts
Arizona republican., 1898-04-19

and join the army of the New York commuters. The Princeton man tried it and the result was SO satisfactory that he has kept it up. T find," he says, 'sthat the trip back and forth every day is not so unpleasant as one might suppose, and I amuse myself by doing lot of reading that I would not do otherwise. Moreover, 1 am more fit for my work because at night I am away from New York's distrac- tions. I suspect that I am the first man to make Philadelphia appear to be a suburb of New York"
Arizona republican., 1898-04-19

and the loss of time cannot be com puted. The damage to the stock in the mills can only be estimated. In this respect, as well as in the loss of life, the Ohio flood of 1898 will be one of history. The mills in the interior of the state, especially the rolling mills, are running full time, some of them night and day. The demand for iron has been very great of late.''
 
 Colorado has long been famous foc it's mining industries" said MT. H. G. Burney of Denver, quite a prominent operator, last night, at the National. For silver production Colorado is one of the first states in the Union," he continued, land since the strike at Cripple Creek the state has also be- come one of the first in gold produc- tion. Copper, heretofore unknown among the minerals of the state, has now been discovered in the western section, the vein running across the boundary into Utah, in the Paradox and La Sal mountains region. Reports have come in showing this region to be very rich, although the heavy snows of the winter have prevented as much prospe ting as we would like. In the copper is quantity of gold and the ore promises to be the richest that can be found anywhere. Many Of the veins are so large that the ore can be quarried out Many persons who had intended going to the Klondyks in the spring are going to the La Sal mountains. where they will be more comfortable and make good money be- sides. The exodus from Salt Lake City is expected to be quite large also"
 An interesting part in the wal scare to me has been the doings of tht children" said Mir George N. Gray O Detroit at Willard's. "The presiden may not count them among the avail able men in case of necessity, but there are thousands of little chaps through out the country itching for chanc' to 'sWipe' Spain-at any rate, the! think they would like to, and feel surt that they could conquer the doHs, O some part Of them, in fine style. On may see boys with their drums ou drilling with broomsticks and othe available substitutes for the musket all declaring proudly that they ar getting ready to fight spain. In De troit we have some patriotic youngs ters who make nightly attacks upon pile Of rocks, which does duty fo Spain. The youngsters raid the for with sticks, base ball bats, mops, ant rocks and in a very few minutes havl reduced the pile to nothing, wavin: the flags victoriously in the air. Thel the soldiers return home footsore an, weary, with bruised hands and barket shins, but they are fully repaid by tn glory of their victory. These boy will be good fighters some day, if eve called upcn. n."-WashingtCn Post.
Arizona republican., 1898-04-19
Opera House Block.

The Phoenix Steam Flouring Mill is now manufacturing { ! high patent article of flour which is equal to the best brought here from the east. | This flour is sold to the trade
 from 20 to 40 per cent less than '
 eastern flour. It is manufac- \ tured from wheat raised in Arizona and the fuel and labor necessary to manufacture the ! same is paid for here, and not a
 dollar goes out of the territory
 except for flour bags and oil A and necessary machinery for re-
 pairs. Why not patronize home
 ? production? When in need of ! flour ask your grocer for the High Patent" and "Star of Ari-
 zona" JOHN Y. T. SMITH,
 \ Proprietor.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12
The New Regent.

To say that orr people were surprised
is putting it very mildly. when it was
announced that Frank A. Ross. of the
law firm o Ross, Dwver & Hanitch, in
stead of Mr.. w. II. Graham, had re-
ceived the appointment OF resident
regent on the State Board Of Nor
mai School Regents. When it was dis
covered that Nh. Ostrander was not
likely TO be reappointed, the public
seemed to settle upon Mr.. Graham, an
able lawyer and the president of The
Board of Education a man we'll and IA
vorably known throughout the state, as
the one who would adj strength to the
board and whose opinions would have
great weight with the other members of
the board. But this was not to he, and
in spite Of the fact that We are disap-
pointed we feel that we ought to con-
gratulate M Ross. At last, after years
of waiting, he has been appointed-not
elected-to office, thanks to the COVER
nor. All things come to him who waits
if one Will only wait long enough. Mr..
Ross certainly scores quite a victory
over his enemies in securing this ap-
pointment.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12
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