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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-18
Rush at Powder Works.

Penns Grove, N. J., April 1S.-Every
available man experienced in the manu-
facture of powder is being given en-
ployment at the Dupont Powder Mills
to rush the heavy government orders
for munitions of war. It is understood
that the company has contracted to
furnish the government with 81, 500, 900
worth of powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-18
SPAIN SEEKS MONEY.
EndeavOring to Raise a Loan of
$2O,OOO,OOO From Roth
SchildS.

London, April 1s.-It is reported in
the city that the government of Spain
has been in communication with lead
ing financial houses here, including the
Rothschilds, in an effort to raise loan
of $40, 900, 900, on the security of the Al
mandan miles. The Rothschilds de-
cline to confirm or deny the rumor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-18
Root-Douthitt.

Hiram c. Root, the attorney, will be
married at high noon Wednesday to Miss
Laura Douthitt, daughter of the late VIM.
P. Douthitt. The ceremony will be per-
TOpeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-18
TO WARM TOMS JACKET.
Ministers Making Fuss About Som
of Major Anderson's Remarks.

A resolution was presented to the Minis
terial union this morning to refer the
sssacrilegious efforts of Major Tom Anoer-
son at the convention at Horton to the
committee on public morals After the
resolution was presented heated discus
sion was carried among the miniStere
present 1t was finally decided to lay
the resolution on the table.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-18
CRESPO SLAIN.
Newly Elected President of Ven-
ezueIa is Killed in Battle.

New York, April 1S.-A special cable
gram from Caracas, Venezuela, to the
Evening World says that President
Joaquin Crespo, of Venezuela, was
killed in battle with Hernandez, the
leader of the rebel forces, last Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-18

E. w Benedict today sold the two story
business house at los East Sixth street to
p B. Tinkham for $500, all cash. This
is the place occupied by Davis & Glick's s
grocery The property belonged to Mrs.
a. w. Dana and Grace Whiting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-18

Philadelphia, April 1S.-The old moni-
tors Montauk and Lehigh which have
been assigned respectively to Portland,
Maine, and Boston, will go into COM
mission tomorrow. The Catskill, which
went into commission yesterday will
sail for Boston on Tuesday. The full
crews of the Montauk and Lehigh have
not yet reached League Island, but
skeleton crews of naval reserves are
aboard and were busy all of the day
getting things ship-shape. Work was
also being pushed elsewhere in the
yard.
The repairs to the Miantonomoh's
hosting apparatus have been compile
ted and she is expected to sail this
week The gunboat Vixon, formerly the
yacht Josephine, will be placed in dry
dock today to have her bottom attend
ed to. Her six inch rapid fire guns and
her one Founders are yet to be mount
ed, and she will be ready to sail Friday
or Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-18
NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
News of the Fleet and of the AuxiIia-
ry Vessels.

New York, April 1S.-Two vessels Of
the Mosquito" fleet were in the lower
bay this morning. The Eagle, formerly
the yacht Almy which had gone down
from the navy yard yesterday, probably
will sail. during the day. The steamer
Hawk, formerly the yacht Hermione,
at 9.07 "a. M, passed out the hook to
sea. The steamer Horna, formerly the
yacht Alisia, left the navy yard this
morning and passed quarantine at 9:23
a. m. bound out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
,-nrrrnif nnc Simmer.

A touching aneodote, associated with
picture in the National gallery at Ed
inburgh, is told by an English lady in
her book, "Potpourri From a Surrey
Garden" She writes:
Several pictures stand out with peoul-
lar interest, especially the life sized
Gainsborough of the young Mrs. Ora.
hame, She sat for the picture as q
bride, but before it came home she was
dead, and her husband had gone to tho
wars.
When he came back, he never had tho
courage to open the case which con-
tanned his young wife's portrait. On his
death, many long years after it was
painted, it was opened by his heirs,
and inside the case was the little white
slipper she had left with the painter to
help him to finish his picture.
The portrait was given to the Edin-
burgh gallery, and the slipper was kept
by the family.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
Dickens md His Cat.

Charles Dickens was lover of cats.
He owned large white one named
Williamina, who selected corner of
his study for her kittens and brought
them in from the kitchen one by one.
Dickens had them taken away again,
but Williamina persisted in bringing
them back. The third time Of their re-
moval she did not leave them In the
corner, but instead placed them at her
masters feet and, taking her stand be-
side them, looked imploringly up at
him. Most of the family were finally
given away. Only one remained. The
little creature followed Dickens about
like dog and sat beside him while he
wrote.
One evening the author was reading
at a small table upon which was a
lighted candle. AS usual the cat was mt
his elbow. Suddenly the light went
out. Dickens was much interested in
his book and relighted the candle. 1t
was only when the light became dim
again that he turned suddenly and found
the kitten deliberately putting the light
out with her paw. She was lonely, she
wanted to be petted, and this was her
device for bringing it about.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10

A feminine laugh has to be decora
tive, and so it should be the laugh of
gayety rather than Of humor. There can
hardly be question as to the sweetest
laugh to be heard among nations of wo-
men--it is surely the Frenchwoman's
She has the softest warble-pf all. II
doves were not so serious, they mights
remind as of Partisan women laughing
together. The Italian laugh is happy
enough, but ii is not quite SO independs
emit of the subject of laughter. 1t has
jollity all its own. 1t is somewhat I'M
civilized. but needs no civilizing. But
its principal characteristic is the con.
tralto tone proper to the woman who il
to the last somewhat of a peasant.
The laughter of English women is too
various for any brief description. For
English women laugh not according to
their race, but according to their caste,
as caste has lately been revised and re-
distributed. 1t may be said that in caste
also the treble note the ready, the inn
mediate, fits up to its own place-the
top-and is audible there, for all its
slender quality. Collier Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
Paying Through the Nose.

This is to be indirectly swindled in a
transaction or to pay an exorbitant price
for thing in consideration of long
credit. A variant is ''to be bored through
the nose" "bored" here having the
meaning of cheated, deceived:
At this instant he bores mo with some trick.
-''Honry VII" ]. /. 49,
One that hath gulIcd you, that haiti bored
you, sir.-"Life of 4. Cromwell" lGO2, H. ii.
1903.
And Howell in his Instructions Fer
Forren Travell' 1650), page SO, chad
known divers Dutch gentlemen grossly
guild by this cheat 1.-THE selling of forged
manuscripts to young travellers in Italyl,
and som English bor'd also through the
nose this way, by paying excessive
prices for them. Notes and Queries.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10

l.
He looked restlessly toward the door.
After his self communing on the bridge
above the never quiet river the still
ness of the house was tormenting; it
seemed waiting for the crisis; the clock
in the shadow beyond the door seemed
soft tongued watcher spying upon
him.
Olga would soon come, and he would
tell her all. She would suffer bitterly
But he could feel no pity for her, none
for himself. He had been eaten by an
guish in the foggy night with the river
lights around him. Now he felt like a
stone.
As be heard Olga's step he rose and
faced the door. She came with some
light word Of greeting on her lips. but
it was not spoken. and she remained in
an advancing pose, her eyes upon him.
They presented violent contrast, crea-
lures of different worlds, it seemed
Frivolity looking on the face of Pain
AS Lady Teazle Olga wore the gown
required for the quarrel scene. Laces
and jewels were mysteriously arranged
on the stiff pink brocade, her throat
was like snow, and so was her high
coifed hair; her dreaming eyes were
made insinuating by "a touch of cosmetic
a touch of carmine was ON her cheeks
She was radiant, dainty, alluringly
false.
The night dews chung to David. His
Eair was wet and roughened by his rest
less fingers. Each feature was sharpened
from the rigors of fierce emotion. His
sunken eyes, which had scarcely known
sleep for a week, were as dull as if
blindness had come upon them.
"What has happened?" Olga asked
after that long, stupefed look, and there
was fear in her eyes. She did not move
toward him. Her hand upon the back
of a chair seemed a carved part of it.
eve bad news, Olga"
"Bad news? You speak coolly enough,
yet look-oh, how you look! Have you
seen a ghost?"
She reused herself and went nearer
the fire, but her curious eyes kept
watch upon him.
Il have seen q ghost" David said in
the same slow tone; lone I've long
feared. f"
What do you mean? You are ridicu-
lous.''
81 faced the ghost Of myself, Olga
for bitter hour tonight" he drew
her quickly to him-"the ghost Of what
must be in the future. 1t has no like
ness to my past or present self. In max
ing it's acquaintance l suffered, but /
had to accept it, and so must you. dear,
SO must you. +"
She paled under her rouge and her
eyes were frightened. She let him lift
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
How to win on "A Toss.

Spinning a silver dollar and then
guessing heads or tails is favorite
medium for small wagers among the
crowd in tho alley behind the Cotton
Exchange The other day young bro
ker mystified everybody by producing a
coin that invariably settled down heads
up no matter who did the spinning. II
was some little time before this pecul
iarity was observed, and then there was
a general demand for the secret. Some
suggested that the piece was loaded,
which was secuted as self evident i'm
possibility, and close scrutiny failed to
reveal anything unusual about it.
"I'll tell you how it's done, boys, !"
said the owner at length, "but keep the
scheme dark. All that is necessary is to
pass a file few times around the edge,
SO as to put on slight bevel. 1t can't
be seen, but the coin will fall on the
beveled side every time as sure as fate.
It's good idea, by the way, to have
two in your pocket--ene fixed for heads
and one for tails. A steady run is al
ways suspicious, you know, and you can
shift 'em occasionally. New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
Indifferent n. to the kind.

He was fragile youth and didn {
dance all the dances.
"Let sit i, oat, he said to his pretty
partner.
"Where?" she asked.
''On the stairs. "
So they weneAp little way and sat
down.
"Wh-why, what's the matter, Mr.
Stackpole?" cried the fair young girl,
for the young man had hastily risen
and was gasping for breath. He could
not reply. His face was lived. His eyes
were rolled up, and with one shaking
hand he clawed feebly at the skirts If
his Tuxedo.
"What kind of an attack is it?" she
gasped
At this question his voice came back
to him.
"What difference does that maker
he harshly growled. Then, without n
word of apology, he dashed up the
stairs and flung himself into the mon s
courtroom.
And how was she to know that it was
an ordinary carpet tack that the man
who oanvased the stairs had carelessly
left standing on its head?-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
ICoNTINUED.l
Uncle Toms Cabin Chair.

Among the many things associated
with the memory of Harriet Beecher
Stowe is the chair occupied by her while
writing the initial chapters of "Uncle
Toms Cabin" Mrs. Stowe, accom-
panied by Rev. Lyman Beecher, her ia
ther, was a visitor at Batavia, o., many
years ago, at the home of Judge Owen
F. Fishback. During all the hours Of
her visit and while writing she always
occupied this plain poplar chair. After
Mrs. Stowe rose to fame with her book
the chair was preserved and banded
down as part of history from Mrs.
Fishback to Lou Buerkle, in whose
possession it now remains. The back of
the chair has become broken off, and
all the Stats are broken out of the back.
The color of the chair was black. They
relate all the historic points now con-
nected with this plain and unassuming
old time piece of furniture. -Milwau-
Zee Sentinel.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10

"Do you mean, there Is nothing lcftP You
ol0n the pnperS" she asked i,npatiently.
her passive arms and kiss her tenderly,
and still by her half dazed glance ho
knew she was waiting for the confirma-
ton of her fears
"Olga, many fortunes were lost to-
day. Men rich yesterday are poor to-
night. My dear, my dear, I'm so sorry
for you, so sorry to say it am one of
| them.
"Poor?" the word drawled from her,
and she drew away, her brow bent like
a child's over task. He could see the
pulse going rapidly in her throat, but
other than this she displayed no feeling.
$50 we are poor?" she said more en-
phatically. 'Will you tell me about 1t,
l hardly think I realize it. 1t doesn't
seem possible"
She seated herself at the table and
took her chin into the embrace of her
palm. AS she did so the diamonds on
her wrists and fingers flashed under her
eyes. She spread both hands on her
knees and thoughtfully gazed at them.
Poor, while these stones made her flesh
radiant, and laces holding years of the
workers lives rested under her fingers.
1t seemed impertinent, impossible. Yet
she knew it was true and in her own
way faced the inevitable.
"Tell me just what you mean" sho
said with oomposure. "What have you
lost, and how?''
He went into minute particulars SO
that no part Of the truth should be hid
den from her. He told her all as gently
as possible, but held out no false hopes.
1t was an account of irremediable fail
ure.
"And why did you go into these ven
lures, risk SO much?" Olga asked, a ju-
dicial light in her eyes.
SIN an effort to be too RICH" and
folding his arms he nodded sadly at her.
"You remember the day at Newport, 4"
he continued, when you begged me to
leave nothing undone in trying to get
back what I'd lost? l tried to keep my
promise to you, Olga, and failed y
"Do you mean there is nothing left?
You own the paper?" she asked impa-
tiently, and added with something of
desperation, Don't you own the pa
PERI"
"No, hold the controlling interest,
but must sell it"
"Why?"
"To pay debts-mine, yours. There
are plenty of them.
"And then?'
"Then we'll have to learn courape -
IT mean," she said distinctly, "what
will you do after you let The Citizen
go? You haven't any tools to sharpen;
you haven't any trade to fall back ON,
have your"
Instead of noticing the mockery of
her voice he said simply:
"Oh, but have! I've thought it all
out. journalism is my trade. I'll ask
for the MANAGING editor's post when
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
OverruIed In Rhyme.

In Georgia court not long since q
case involving jackass came on foi
trial. The attorneys after indulging in
fine frenzy entered the following in.
spired motion on the docket:
"If tho court will consent, we will take up Q
case;
1t treats not of section, country or race;
1t Is Of no interest TO any, be 1t ladies' or lass
1t begins and IL ends with humble jackass. =
Thereupon the judge, hastily sum.
moning his muse to his assistance, en-.
tered up tho following order:
"This case coming on this day to be heard
considered by the court to be quite absurd),
And the motion herein the court doth decide
To be hereby overruled and denied,
And the movers thereof shall not be exempt
From fine of one dollar each for contempt,
Wherein, until paid, the court further passes,
AS sentence, that they be deemed said Jack
asses"
Law Notes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
For a second she pauscd.

And we've made compact, haven't
we? Well stand by each other and love
each other better, won't we?''
"Yes, dear, yes. +"
"Oh, am gladw
The last words were heavy with ex.
haustion, and a hope animated Olga
She kissed him on the lips and said as
if she We're speaking to child:
"You are worn out, dear"
''It seems a year since have slept, I"
said David. 81 could sleep now, i"
Suppose call Robbins and tell him
to get your bath and bed ready You
need good sound sleep to set you up.
Shall tell him?''
"No, no" he said drowsily. "Don t
go away from me. -
but you should get some sleep,
David. You look-awful.
Let me stay here. You're so soft
and warm and sweet"
With sigh he laid his head upon her
knee and lifted her cool hand to his eye
lids. She passed the other very gently
across his forehead and let the fingers
move lightly in his hair.
$50" he murmured. "Oh, this is
peace, peace, rest
The room became silent. Olga looked
from David's haggard profile on her
knee to the hands of the clock, stealing
Oh relentlessly. If she left at 10 sharp
she would be in time. The pupils of her
eyes had grown large from excitement
A small, intensely scarlet spot burned
unusually on her cheeks She felt de-
sire to shrek, to get into the air at
once. But with the remarkable purpose
which had never failed her she kept
the meaningless smile on her lips as she
trailed her fingers over David's forehead.
The stiffness deepened. There were
no sounds save the clocks tick and Da-
vid's even breathing. Sometimes cab
ratified by. A laugh, footstep, the dis
tant call CT newsboy shouting news of
the election disturbed without dispel-
ling the dead quiet.
1t seemed weary time to Olga before
David's hold on her hand, shielding his
eyes, loosened. She watched his fingers
slip down his cheek. his arm fall to his
side. She bent over him and listened to
the deep, weighted breaths telling of an
exhausted body. Her task was done
Sleep as memorable as death conquered
him for the time.
Olga gently lifted his head, and with
no sound save the rustic of her crisp
skirt slid from beneath the pressing
shoulders. With the same caution she
lowered his cheek to the leather hollow
Of the chair. She stood above him, hold
ing her breath, waiting. There wa>
nothing to fear. The face on which oh
livion had set its mark stared up at her
She gave short sigh Of satisfaction,
lifted gloves and cloak and, retreating
backward, reached the door. For a sec.
ond she paused, bit of brilliant color
ing against the curtains. They closed
after her, and David was alone.
AS if at that moment q meddlesome
spirit had whispered the truth to him
in dream, he sighed deeply and throw
ing his arms upward made pillow of
them. Unconsciously his body had as
sumed the pose of enc who had said
goodby to hope.
-.-~-as..
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10

The employees in the office of the an.
praiser OF customs were busy examin-
ing shipment of Chinese medicines,
and the place smelled like a fertilizer
factory.
There were the usual number of dried
snakes, the locks OF which would be
certain to kiln or cure any intelligent
patient. There We're also number of
plump lizards, spitted on rods and ex.
banded with slips of bamboo till they
resembled tennis rackets; lot of "sea
horses" long, slender fish, with a
head like a horse and prehensile tail
bundles CT centipeds fiattened out and
pasted on sticks; cans full of preserved
polliwogs and angleworms and many
other curious panaceas, each of which
smelled worse than the other. There
were pills as large as prunes, hand
somely decorated; roots and ''yarbs" OF
many kinds, which would paralyze q
Quaker doctor, and boxes and bottles OF
unknown mixtures which would para,
lyze anybody.
The 40 separate and distinct smells
of the town Of Cologne are nothing as
compared to the odors arising from
about 500 worth of Chinese medicine,
which made some of the men handling
the stuff sick, Foul smell seems to be a
requisite in most medi Ales, and if the
beneficial effects of medicine are pro-
portionate to its odor the medicines OF
the Chinese should be the best in the
world. Portland Oregonian.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
CHAPTER XIX

When David reached home, it was
after o'clock. He went at once to the
library and touched the bell.
Has Mrs. Temple gone out YETI" he
asked the servant.
"No. sir. Mrs. Temples dressing.
She's almost ready, sir. -
"Ask her to stop here on her way
out
He sat down before the fire. The grip
of his fingers upon his knees showed
nervous intensity, his eyes were strained
Overhead he heard Olga's light steps,
She was busy with puff and powder box,
preparing for the part she was to play
at the Amateur club that night. The
role was comedy. 1t would be altered
after hearing one word from his lips.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10

Theaters in Spain have no pro-
grammes A bill in the lobby sometimes
gives the cast, but most of the actors
remain unknown by name. The curtain
is devoted to advertisements, and in
Madrid theaters advertising cards are
affixed with the numbers on the back of
each seat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
Dninty Fruit.

First Proud PARENT am daddy,
and it is peach.
Second Proud Parent am daddy,
too, but it ia pairl-New York Trib-
lne.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10
Con slant
Cough hing

annoying, but the continuous hacking
and irritation will soon attack and in
jure the delicate lining of the throat
and air passages. A simple cough ia
bad enough but a chronic cough is
really dangerous. Take advice and
use the celebrated DR.. BULBS Cough
Syrup at once and be cured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-11-10

THEO. F. MYERS,
4 TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR law
= Audubon, Iowa. Once oyer First National
pftuk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-25

trated by George T. Tobh New York: G. F.
Putnams Sons Washington: Woodward &
Lothrop.
DON'T WORRY: Or Spiritual Emancipation the
Scientific Law of Happiness. BY Thomas F.
Steward. author of THE Dent Worry Phil
osophy.' Heaven Every Day ''HaGesian
Theology "A Plea for the Christian Year -
etc Ninth Thousand. New York: Thomas Y.
CrOweu & Company.
FORTUNES TANGLED SKEIN: Novel BY
Jeanette II. Walworth. author of Southern
Seal, Uncle Scipio.'' etc. New York: The
Baker & Taylor Company. Washington: Will
lam Ballantyne Sons.
A PURITAN wooING; A Tale of the Great Awak
ening in New EngfaIsl. By Frank Samuel
Child. New York: The Baker & TAYLOR Gem
pany. Washington: VIM. Ballnntyne 4 Sons.
THE HIDDEN MINE. By Joseph Aitsheler. author
of '"The Rainbow of Cold The Sun of Sar-
atoga,' "A Soldier OF Manhattan etc New
York: The Continental Publishing Company
JOHN JAsPER's SECRET; Sequel to Charles Dick
ems Mystery of Edwin Brood By Charles
Dickens, jr., and Wilkie Collins New York:
r. F. Fenno & Company.
AT THE BLUE BELL INN. By ]. s. Fletcher,
author of "In the Days of Drake" when
Charles Was King" etc. Chicago: Rand
McSally & Company.
A TRUSTEES HANDBOOK By Augustus Pea
body LOring A. b., LIB, Harvard; of the Suf-
folk bar Boston: Little, Brown * Company.
JEFFERSON wILDRIDER By Elizabeth Glover
New York: The Baker Taylor Company
Washington: William Ballantyne & SINS.
Mr.. DE LACY's DOUBLE. By Francis Eugene
Storke. New York: The Continental Publish
ing Company.