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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31
A Rat Catcher,s Story.

There are tricks in all trades, and
probably as many in that Of the profess
sional rat catcher as in any other line.
According to the story Of man who
has made q barrel of money in that
business, but who has since drifted in
to other pursuits, it was once easier to
make a living catching rats than by
running shell game at country fair.
"I used to use ferrets for the extermi-
nation Of the rodents" he said, "and
when I received an order to clear a
warehouse of the pests always insisted
that the pay should be gagged by the
number Of rats killed at SO much pei
head. I carried the ferrets in a big
wooden box, with false bottom. In
secret drawer underneath would place
four or five dozen live rats before start
ing out, let them run loose upon reach
ing the place to be rid of rodents, anc
then free the ferrets. OF course, with
80 or 60 rats running around loose, there
was always great slaughter, and some
times the ferrets would kill nearly al
the rats I turned free. In this way
was always sure of receiving handsome
remuneration for an evenings work up
on the presentation of the carcases t.
the parties who employed me. Phil
adelphia Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31
weighing the BABY.

The story is of a young and devoted
father. The baby was his first, and he
wanted to weigh it.
"It's a bumper" he exclaimed.
"Where are the scales?"
The domestic hunted up an old fashion
ed pair, and the proud young father as
sumed charge of the operation.
"I'll try it at eight pounds, " he said,
sliding the weight along the beam at
that figure
cit won't do. She weighs ever so
much more than that.
He slid the weight along several
notches farther.
"By Georger' he said. "She weighs
more than 10 pounds-1l-l2-1S-14l
Is 1t possible?'
He set the baby and the scales down
and rested himself moment
biggest baby / ever saw" he painted,
resuming the weighing process. Eff
teen and half-16l This thing won't
weigh her. See, 16 is the last notch,
and she jerks it up like feather! Go
and get big pair of scales at some
neighbor's I'll bet tenner that she
weighs over 90 pounds. Millie," he
shouted, rushing into the next room,
"she's the biggest baby in this country
weighs over 10 pounds!"
"What did you weigh her on?" in
quired the young mother.
son the old scales in the kitchen.
"The figures on those are only
ounces, " she replied quietly. Bring me
the baby, John. Pearson Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31

The working and works of the great
furnaces in this country are interesting
in the extreme to those who are fond OF
knowing the processes by which famil-
lar articles are made. At one OF these
establishments 1000 tons of iron ore,
coke and limestone are consumed each
day. Long trains bring this mixture,
which is known to the workmen as
"5urden," into the works The oars
are brought up on trestles and emptied
into long bins. The furnace is kept full
and burns continuously. The gases rise
and are carried off, and the solid mat
ter, gradually dissolving and softening,
steadily descends, when the space thus
left vacant is Immediately filled by the
burden. An examination Of the inte-
rior of the furnace would show top
layer of crude material with tempera-
ture of about 500 degrees +. A few feet
below this the temperature OF 1000 de-
grees f. has decomposed the limestone
and formed carbonic acid and lime. Be-
Meath this there is stratum with tenn
perature Of 800 to ZOO degrees. In
this the iron is reduced from the ore
aud is taking up carbon. Below this the
iron is melted and fills the receptacles.
Above the iron is the Stag, which es-
capes through hole at the top of the
hearth. At the bottom of the hearth il
narrow opening from which the cast
iron is taken. A furnace is tapped SIX
times day and furnishes about zoe
tons of iron daily. When the furnace il
empty, the tap hole is closed with clay.
When it is again filled, this clay IL
broken out, and the melted metal at
white heat flows down through the
channels, spreading to the right and
left into the smaller depressions pre-
pared for its reception. These are so ar
ranged that the molds at the extreme
edges fill first, and those near the fur
naces are the last ones to be completed
New York Ledger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31
The Dread of Death.

To look upon the face Of a friend as
he goes away; to be one of group
whose tears will not cease, while the
one who is dying is calm, confident and
triumphant; to listen to lasting good
bys spolsn as if only short and beau
tiful journey were ahead; to see pain
soften itself into peace and tired and
worn body go to sleep like a weary
ohild-that takes away the dread Of
death as nothing else can. When a
strong man or frail woman looks upon
such sight, he feels, "Well, I, too,
dare go along the pathway that has
been so light before the feet Of the one
l love-" 1t may seem as if meditation
on death were not wise, but that is a
mistake. Brooding over it no doubt
leads to fear; but, on the other hand,
more fear and suffering result from the
surprises Of those who have been too
carefully guarded from the face Of the
guest who "knocks at the palace and
the cottage gate. "
We should not stay long in the char
mel house, but it is good now and then
to look in, at least often enough to see
that it is not always a place Of chills
and glooms, but for many mansion Of
peace and rest. Look upon the face OF 9
good man who is waving his farewell.
to the earth, and you will understand
that he is embarking on no wild sea-
Listen to the goodbys Of those who have
loved you, and it will not be so hard tt
speak your own when the moment t.
speak them comes. Rev. Amory FL
| BraddOn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31
Relief i'm Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours by "NEW
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY
CURE" 1t is great surprise on &C
count of it's exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in bladder, kidneys and
back in m ale or female. Relieves re
tention almost Immediately. If you
want quick relief and cure this is the
remedy. Sold b! A. II. Roberts drug
gist Audubon, IC wa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31

George Byron Gordon, the explorer,
contributes to The Century an account
of the discoveries in Copan under the
title Of 1.-THE Mysterious City OF Hon
duras." Concerning the ancient race OF
Mayas Mr.. Gordon says:
Not only did traditions exist in the
minds of the people, but many OF the
old Indian families still preserved their
books, the remnants of once extensive
libraries in which the history, tradi-
tions and customs of the people were re-
corded. All these books that the Span
ish priests could lay their hands upon
they burned. Four only have come
down to us-priceless relics that In
some unknown manner found their way
into European libraries, where they lay
hidden until unearthed by scholars OF
recent years. The books Of the Mayas
consisted of long strips of paper made
from maguey fiber, and folded after the
manner of screen SO as to form pages
about 9 by inches. These were cover
| ed with hieroglyphic characters, very
| neatly drawn by hand, in brilliant col
ors. Boards were fastened on the outside
pages, and the completed book looked
| like neat volume Of large octave size
The characters in which they are writ
ten are the same as those found upoi
the stone tablets and monuments In th'
ruined cities Of Palenque and Copan.
This system of writing, which is en-
tirely distinct from the picture writing
of the Aztecs, was the exclusive posses
sion of the Mayas. 1t was highly dc
yeloped system, and, as Investigation
have shown, embraced number OF Pho
netic elements. In this respect, as y
many others, the Mayas were far IN 40
vance Of any other American people.
venerable but vague and elusive iegen
that has come down to us ascribes tn
invention of these characters to ltzam
ma, the Maya Cadmus, great hero go
who in the beginning OF their histor
as nation led the people from tn
east across the sea, gave them laws an
ruled over them for MANI $500
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31
why .Grexn Hound9

Up to about 800 years ago 'grey-
hounds" were the shaggy, gray colored
dogs used in the chase Of large game.
After that the name was transferred,
sufficiently absurdly, to the black,
white. blue and yellow, but generally
spotted or bicolored and never gray, dog
that is now SO popular for coursing
hares. 1t is very odd that no one, writ
ing about the dog, should have insisted
upon SO obvious an absurdity. On the
contrary, a great many writers who
have written very wisely about the
word "grey" have tried to explain away
its simplest meaning by referring to
Celtic, Gaelic and Saxon roots, but con-
sidering these two animals were called
indifferently "grey dogs or "grey
hounds''-in two words-when our Ian
guage first came to be written, and that
in those days "dog" and "hound" were
absolutely synonymous, it seems to me
as great a waste of wisdom to try tc
prove that "graie, gray" or "grey, y
when it is Joined with dog or hound
meant anything else but grey as to say
that grey-fy means fly of princely ex
traction or gray beard champion beard
If were quarrelsome, l should like
to pretend that greyhound really means
"badger dog" At any rate should
have sense of language on my side (fol
gray, grey, graie and grei are all names
for the gray badger, and I would no
be more absurd than the rest. -Goot
Words.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that the board
of supervisors of Audubon county, Iowa,
will on Wednesday, April 6, 1898, at ten
o'clock a. M, award to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder the contract for doing
all road work to be done by them in
said Audubon county during the year
of 1898. Separate bids to be filed for
excavating hills and for grading bottom
roads.
Bidders must at the time of filing
their bids, file with the auditor a cert,
fed check for $780, All bids to be filed
in auditors office by nine o'clock a. M.
April 6, 1898. Board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
THOMAS LoHNER,
n-3 Auditor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31
Settles Nervous Bankruptcy.

Statistics show that ninety-five per
cent of all persons engaged in bust
ness in the United States fail. Inves-
tigation shows that men who succeed
are men of brains, strong nerves, great
will-power. Ordinary food and drink
cannot supply the vital force which
people with active brains and bodies
require. BicoIa Pills feed the nerves,
make the mind bright, muscles strong
make flash and blood and new energy
and give perfect manhood with all that
perfect physical condition means
BicoIa Pills are great tonic for zoo.
me11-they give health and strength to
the special organs and nerve centers
THE TURNER'S OF PHILADELPHIA make
Bicola Pills.
j.. e. Buckley, Chief Clerk National Hotel
| Washington, ID. c., testsfes as follows. ..
| was all run down, had no appetite, troubled
with sleeplessness, pains in the head, was
shadow of nay fOamer self. Your Blcola Pill
| have given me most wonderful relief. / hav,
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31
Reynolds. Name.

AS proof of the appreciation of the
work (portrait of Lady Cockburn and
her children) by Sir Joshua's contempt
raries, we are told that when this por'
trait was brought into the great room
to be hung all the painters clapped theil
hands in salutation of its power, while
the seal of the artists own approval is
to be found in his name, inscribed al
full length on the hem of the lady's gar
ment, the only two pictures thus honor
ed by him being this one and his por'
trait of Mrs. Siddons.-Pall Mall Ga
Zette.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31
Saving Himself.

WHAT" roared Big Pete, as he -four
ished his wall eyed revolver. "Do you
mean to intimate that I'm crooked?"
"Not at ALL" stammered the tender
foot. Didn't I just say that it was
mighty strange how you could win ten
straight games?"-Detroit Free Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31

The average weight of dozen egg
is about 81 u ounces. One-eighth Of THU
entire weight may be regarded as nitrog
enous and nutritious matter, greater
proportion than that Of meat or Of the
ovster
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31

Public interest in the Klondyke has
been lost in the shuttle but may turn
up later unexpectedly. Now tits all
Spain.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31

Turner's little Liver Turners-A very small pill
Turn your liver. Cure Sick Headache Bilious
ness---Indigestion. Soln by A. III. Roberts
druggist, Audubon, Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31

The Great Rock Island Route Map OF
Alaska now ready; the most complete
folder and map of the Klondike Region
ever issued.
1t shows location of gold mines, what
it costs togo there and best routes. What
to take, when to go, wages paid, living
expenses and in convenient and con
densed form gives valuable information.
One copy will be sent you free. Write
asking for "The Gold Folder" Address,
JOHN SEBASTIAN, G.. p. A., Chicago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31
MOTHERS FRIEND

system that Childbirth is made easy
and the time of recovery short
ened-many say stronger after
than before confinement" 1t in
sures safety to life of both moth
er and child. All who have used
"Mother's Friend" say they will new
er be without it again. No other
remedy robs confinement ofitsPain
GA customer whose wife used Mothers Friend, ;
saws that if she had to go through the ordeal
again, and there were but four bottles to be
obtained, and the cost was $4,000 per bottle he
would have them" GEO. LAYTON, Dayton, ONO
Sent by Mail, on receipt of price, S1.00 PER BOT
TIE Book to "EXPECTANT MOTHERS
mailed free upon application, containing val
| liable information and voluntary testimonials
the RRADFIELp REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, GA
| SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31
Petition for Pardon of George Deering
To whom it may concern:

Notice is hereby given that on or be-
fore May l, 1898 petition will be filed
by the undersigned with the Hon. L. M.
Shaw, Governor of the State Of Iowa
for the pardon of George Deering con-
victed of the crime of burglary in the
District Court of Audubon County,
Iowa, at the December term 1894.
THEo. F.. MYERS,
1872 Petitioner.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-31
THEINEL.UENCE:

of the Mother shapes the course
of unborn generati On s-goes
sounding through all the
ages and enters the confines Of
Eternity. With what care, there
fore, should the Expectant Moth
er be guarded, and how great the
effort be to ward off danger and
make her life Joyous and happy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-24

Industrial training of the remnants of
this once powerful and savage people.
The passage of the Indian appropria-
ton bill, carrying for educational pur-
poses alone more than $2,OOO,OO0, sug-
gests this thought. A review of the
measure was given by The Herald of
yesterday.
The New York Mail and Express
calls attention to the growth of the
federal appropriation in twenty-five
years from $4,000 to over $4,000, 900,
in which is reflected an increase in en-
rolled Indian pupils of from less than
1000 to some 25,OOO with daily attend
ance of about 10000 at the 295 schools
controlled by the Indian bureau.
1T is not to be doubted" says this
newspaper, that for a generation or
two there will continue to be periodical
assertions of aboriginal savagery in
more or less sanguinary form; but in
good season the boys and girls turned
out by these schools will represent their
race as an overwhelming majority, and
their children will, as rule, become
useful contributors to the industrial
energy Of the United States"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-24
PROJECTIONS PERIL.

The New York Press opposes the
policy Of territorial expansion because
therein it sees the peril of protection,
so-caued.
Like Senator Hoar, the Press is
alarmed at this new attitude of its
party which has so long stood for COM
mercial exclusiveness. To use the ex-
act expression Of the senator at a ban
quet Thursday evening: 1T is well
known, or, if it is not well known, I
desire to make it known that look
with inexpressible alarm and dread
upon the prospect of adding to our
population millions of persons dwelling
in tropical climes, aliens in race and
in religion" He might have added
that his fright came from the newt
able open door, not to new citizens,
but to enlarged trade and outside COM
petition.
The Press says that "the next great
protectionist battle will be fought when
the 'exploiters' of the new depend
encies come to demand for the sugar
and tobacco plantations, the hemp
fields, the iron mines that they buy,
the special privileges of the American
markets. Their approach will be in
direct and their reasoning specious
They viii cite US the constitutional
provision as to uniformity of imposts
and duties. They viii point to the flag
over their heads, and dilate even tear
fully upon the sacrifices which they
have made to keep it there. They win
have a tremendous stock of catch-vote
huncombe to expend. They will suffer
from none of the most marked disad-
vantages of the professed free-trader.
Scoundrels We should hesitate to cali
them, but patriotism of the spread
eagle variety will be their refuge first
as well as last
From this it may be inferred that the
Press is terribly in earnest. It antici-
pates the schemes of men to amass
wealth in the islands and distrusts
those who contemplate investing means
in the new acquisitions, with sus-
picion born of experience with giant
corporations and fostered by special
interest in some favored few.
It says that mo syndicate had ever
before the chance of stirring the shall
lower deeps of popular favor as those
which are already beginning to put
their money in the West Indies and
soon will be putting it in the east"
And it adds that never has protec-
ton found a more plausible, insidious
and dangerous foe than the interests
of these men will make of them"
This seems to be the logical view for
protectionists to take. Any other is
an abandonment of the protection idea.
This the Press admits when it says:
If, under pretext of expansion, an
nexation and like terms of the sort
which fatter national self-esteem the
dependencies secure membership in the
Union the fundamental and distinctive
American economic institution, the pro-
tective tariff. is gone
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-24
"EMBALMED BEEF"

The testimony given by General Miles
before the investigation committee is
a severe arraignment of the war de-
partment.
The general says that he was not per-
mitted to purchase fresh meat in
Puerto Rico, although it was to be had
for cents a pound. There were friends
of the president in the packing bust
ness, supporters among the stoczmen,
and cronies making money by the
transportation of government stores. It
is even said that Brother Abner"
boasts of having cleaned up a fortune
in this latter branch of the trade
So a cargo of packed beef, which, the
general says, had IAN odor like an en-
balmed dead body" was sent to the
soldiers. They had to eat this or moth
ing and, although 1873, 600 pounds of it
was condemned by the inspectors and
officers. it was eaten. There was no
alternative. It was embalmed beef or
nothing. Instead of sending paymas-
tiers with the army, as General Miles
requested at the time, that supplies
could have been purchased as needed.
great carloads OF carrion meat from
the slaughter pens of concessionaires
was furnished. to give some contractor
or packer a chance at the government
sack.
When asked on whom the response
bility rested for such food, General
Miles replied:
you'll have to ask some one here
in washington. You had better ask
the secretary Of war or the commissary
general
This beef was forced upon the army
over the protests Of the men, over the
condemnation of the officers, against
the beet interests Of the army and the
government, and at a financial loss to
the nation Of many thousands of dol
lars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-24

disease IS transmitted from person to
person through the taking in of these
organisms, either from direct contact
or after the secretions have been dried
and pulverized, and inhaled in the
form Of dust"
Il may be of local interest to know
the character of this malady which is
making such Roadway in other parts
Of the country, especially as an occas-
ional complaint is heard in this IA
vored section Of some one having "a
touch Of the grip" The medical men Of
Gotham have arrived at this conclu-
sion:
The disease cannot be produced by
any other causes than the influenza
bacillus. There are many catarrhal
affections of the respiratory tract
which are improperly called grip, and
the distinction between these and true
grip is extremely difficult, and often
impossible in milder forms. Grip, how
ever, is much more serious affection,
produces much greater depression, and
is followed by much more tedious con-
VaIescence. The disease extends rapid
", and affects large numbers Of people,
because of the lack of definite diagno-
sis and any attempt at isolation of pa
tient or disinfection of discharges"
One eminent authority has said that
no general prescription can be given
for the cure of influenza, as the dis
ease takes many different forms, and
each form has to be treated specific
ally"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-24
THE B. Y. COLLEGE AT LOGAN.

The new building Of the Brigham
Young college at Logan was dedicated
Yesterday. II is a magnificent struc-
ture. an ornament to the pretty little
eity of which imposing temples Of
learning form an interesting and a
leading lecture.
The completion Of this ediice marks
an epoch in the history Of the institu-
ton. 1t was at a standstiIl, apparently.
unable to keep up with the times. too
cramped to meet the requirements
made upon It, seemingly poor, unin-
wiling and unable to accommodate the
students II had.
only the excellent general character
of the work done enabled the college to
keep up at all. But this is changed.
The new building will furnish the need
ed room for class and recreation pur-
poses, and the permaneney and growth
Of the institution is now assured.
As the college is a monument to the
memory of its founder. so is this addi-
ton to it a monument as lasting 70 the
energy, popularity and the determine
ton Of President Kerr to rush the In
stitution to the front, and keep it
there.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-24
Marvellous Boy mathematician.

England has discovered an infant
prodigy. He is Alexander Bowley, IL
years old. Alexander fairly revels in
trigonometry, is a Latin and Greek
scholar, and has made good progress in
music and drawing. He has read NAL
lory's King Arthur" Spenser and
Chaucer.
The most surprising thing about the
boy is that he has never been to school,
and is practically self-taught. He be-
gan to study euclid when he was s
years old. At first his father helped
him, but soon the boy was so far in
advance of the man that his father was
obliged to let him ego it alone" Re
Gently, out of twenty-six trigonometri-
cal transformations set before him, the
boy solved eighteen, and six out OF
seven of the more difficult examples in
functions of two angles from Todhun-
ter's larger work He rarely studies
more than four hours day, and never
more than five hours. For the rest of
the time he is a healthy, mischievous
boy full of spirit and a little forward