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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-05
about-the- bush feeling now uppermost

about-the- bush feeling now uppermost
in his distracted mind.
Mrs. Winterton regarded him with a
most whitening expression.
"Am to understand from you, Capt.
Forbes" she inquired, that you have
been amusing yourself writing to Mrs.
Brackenbury to inform her as joke
that you were about to become the hus-
band of my daughter?''
II know it was abominable of me-
Capt. Forbes said. 81 see perfectly that
it was wholly unjustifiable, and l re-
greet my most atrociously idiotic letter
more than words can say"
'Yours, certainly, seems an ill-timed
pleasantly" Mrs. Winterton answered,
her blue eyes colder and her icy man
ner icier than ever, "and l should have
known nothing of the nature of your
humor had you not kindly explained it
to me. There was no word referring to
your joke in Mrs. Brackenbury's let
ter"
Poor Capt. Forbes, "delirious ass
twice over, he told himself. If he'd
held his tongue the old woman would
have known nothing. He might, he
thought, have trusted Lydia not to have
been deceived in the way that, during
the shock of his sudden dismay, he had
supposed. But it was too bad of her.
In the sanctuary of his own room, he
drew writing materials to him again
and sent her briefer letter this time
than the first had been.
"You have got me into horrible
hole" he wrote, land 1 never felt such
a fool in my life. l am going back to
London at once"
The next morning he found tele-
gram waiting for him at his club.
"When do you start for African"
'She is really a little wretch" he
thought, smiling. But he could forgive
anything better than that she should
have received calmly, even gladly, the
announcement of his engagement to
well, to anybody, not only to poor EN-
incline, in fact.
II start for Africa next week." he tel
egraphed. "Shall / come and see you
first ?"
'If you like" the answer came.
There was no going to Africa for him.
N. Y. Ledger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-05

And she didn't seem to care one
straw. She believed such an out
lageously impossible thing without the
least hesitation or distress! 1t was
nothing to her; evidently nothing at all.
Good Heavens! what position; what
in the world was he to do? He scarcely
dared look again toward Mrs. Winter
ton as she read the most unfortunate
and ill-conceived epistle. How furious
the woman would be. He would have
to apologize. He would have to explain
that it was only joke. Only joke!
that was pleasant explanation to have
to make. Well, he had been in some
nasty predicaments before in his life,
but this outvied them all.
As soon as the women had left the
room, the door of which he had held
open for them with the most hang-dog
air that human being ever wore, Capt.
Forbes sought refuge in the shrubbery,
and ransacked his brains to determine
upon the best course of conduct to be
pursued under the present terrific con-
dition of affairs. He had best, he speed
lily concluded, go and have it out with
the old woman and get it over. There
was nothing really to be gained by
waiting. 1t was indeed past praying
for. Thereupon he retraced his steps,
and met Mrs. Winterton, as luck would
have it, Immediately in the hall.
MAY speak to you for moment,
Mrs. Winterton ?" he asked.
10 he
quest. She was always stiff and formal,
and whether there was much stiffness
and formality added to what was usual
the unhappy man was too much embar
raised to rightly determine.
Il am exceedingly sorry that it
should have happened" he began, as
soon as he found himself in the drawing
room. Had had the faintest idea that
my cousin would take it that way, and
that this would have occurred, don't
know what wouldn't sooner have done
than write that letter." Mrs. Winterton
made no reply. Her pale, cold blue eyes
were fixed upon Capt. Forbes agitated
countenance. "She gives no help" he
thought, land certainly don't deserve
it. Ass as was. 'Delirious ass as Mac
gregor would say. You see," he went
hesitating and stammering on, my
cousin, Mrs. Brackenbury, did not un
derstand that it was joke, or, of course,
she wouldn't have written to you treat
ing the matter seriously. No one can
more regret than do that took Miss
Winterton's name in such way. You
must think it quite objectionable"
II do not quite understand you, Capt.
Forbes" Mrs. Winterton replied, in her
rigid, frozen voice. Il do not quite un-
derstand to what you are alluding."
81 am abiding to my Cousins letter
to you that she inclosed in one to me.
l gave it to you, not for an instant sup
posing that she had taken seriously
what L said about my engagement to
your daughter" Capt. Forbes an
swered, with the misunderstanding
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-05
Crutch es.

A Kansas City dealer in crutches
said: "Crutches are staple articles
with US, and we sell on an average ten
pairs per week, or 40 pairs a month.
This, of course, would make $50 pairs
in the course of year. This, mind
you, does not include the crutches we
sell at wholesale. 1t is a conservative
statement to say that altogether we sell
1900 pairs of crutches annually, and
our firm is only one of several in the
city that handle them. The total sales
of crutches annually in Kansas City
would be hard to estimate, but / would
say that 5000 pairs would not be far
from the exact number."-Kansas City
Times
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-05
News I'm Brief.

Peter Burkey, hardware merchant
at Baxter, was robbed of $3.50.
Gov. Shaw has accepted an invitation
to speak at the banquet of the Iowa
State Bar association at Mason City the
evening of July 6.
The contract for the erection of the
Iowa building at the Omaha exposition
was let to p. III. Wind, of Council Bluffs,
who bid $7,795.
Bernard Kennedy, life term convict
in the Iowa penitentiary at Anamosa
for wife murder, has been released on a
pardon. He committed the murder in
Dubuque in 1858.
Edward Sitter, charged with rape and
found guilty at the last term of court
in Oskaloosa, was acquitted in new
trial.
The Sibley Congregational church
has voted to build new church build
ing at a cost of about $4,000.
Charles Beverly, managing editor of
the Daily Statesman-Press, committed
suicide in Marshalltown.
Charles III. Ross has been appointed
surveyor of customs at Burlington.
The local G. A. r. post has formed
itself into home guard to protect Bur-
lington from injury by Spanish sympa-
thizers, which it claims to have discov-
cred in the city.
The police department at Clinton has
started stone pile and two vags were
started TO work on it for ten days.
Six Indian school buildings on the
Winnebago reservation near Sioux City
were burned, with loss of $4,000 to
900 and no insurance.
"Uncle Ben" Votaw, negro, sup
posed to be over 116 years of age, died
at his home in Oskaloosa.
The Presbyterians of Odebolt will
modernize and add to their church
building and may possibly erect new
structure.
The seventy-fourth anniversary of the
American Sunday School union was
celebrated in Des Moines by the
churches of various denominations.
Arthur Broderick, aged ten, was run
over by switch engine in Oskaloosa
and fatally injured.
Rev. Mother Agnes, of the Mercy hos
pital in Dubuque, announces that sis
tiers of mercy will enlist as nurses to go
south or to Cuba, as the government
may direct.
On call for volunteers to go to the
front in case their services were needed
every man of the military company at
Fairfield responded to his name.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-05
Flag Raising in Church.

A beautiful American flag was
mounted in the chancel near the altar
at Grace Episcopal church in Cedar
Rapids with impressive and patriotic
ceremonies. Three thousand people as
sembled in the church and many more
were unable to gain admittance. All
military organizations attended in a
body. The address of the rector, DR..
Green, was received with cheers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-05

How can we disengage the string from
the loop? First of all, make the loop Of
flexible leather in the shape pictured.
Slash the piece of leather lengthwise
at each side of the center, to form the
loop, and cut square hole in it below
the loop; then adjust the string or
thong of leather, and tie an oblong
piece of leather to each end. If you use
Irvine, oblongs of pasteboard may be
substituted for the leather. Simply
slip the string under the loop near the
bottom and then slip each end into the
square hole, as pictured in Fig. l.
The string is shown freed from the
loop at Fig. 2, and it is released in
this wise: Pull the loop through the
square hole and with it one end of the
string with the oblong block attached
to it. After this end has been slipped
out, one tug will force the entire string
through the loop, enough of which has
been drawn through the square hole to
admit the oblong easily. Remember
that the leather must BE plant, for
otherwise the string and loop will not
work easily.
This is a particularly simple trick,
which everybody can learn at the very
first trial, though should any of you
fail the first, or even the second, time
you must not give up. The third trial
will surely be successful. A lesson in
patience will have been learned in the
event of making repeated trials, besides
puzzle solved, and none of my little
friends can too early learn the value of
patience.-Butterick' Delineator.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-05
KiIIedin Wnr Play.

Louis Patterson, IA years old, shot and
killed his older brother, Everett, in
Cedar Rapids while playing American
and Spaniard. A still older brother be-
longs to the local militia company,
which has been assembled in the
armory for the last two days awaiting
a call to move. The militiamen are al
lowed two hours at noon to go to their
homes for dinner, and the guardSman
took off his pistol holster and belt,
hanging them on a chair. The boys
took the pistol and played war with the
above result.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-05
singular Form OF Language.

Probably the queerest form of lam
guage Is that employed by the natives
of the Cameroons, by means of which
they are enabled to send messages
quickly from one village to another. 1t
is what may be called the drum" Ian
guage. A peculiarly shaped drum is
used, the surface of the head being di-
vided into unequal parts. In this way
the instrument is made to yield two dis
tinctive notes. BY varying the inter
walls between the notes complete code
OF signals for every syllable in the LAM
guage is produced.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-05
Pleaded Not Guilty.

A. d. Storms, the self-confessed MUIR
derer of Mrs. Rathbun and Mary Rath-
bun, pleaded not guilty to two charges
of willful, premeditated murder in the
district court in Burlington after being
arraigned and answering to the name
of alexander d. Storms" He was
taken to the Fort Madison penitentiary
later on. Very few people knew of his
presence in the city, as every precaution
was taken to prevent lynching.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-05
Iowa Republicans.

III. G. Mcmillan, chairman of the re-
publican state committee, has issued
call for the state convention to be
held in Dubuque Saturday, September
1. There will be 1920 delegates. The
convention will nominate candidates
for secretary of state, treasurer, audi
tor, judge of the supreme court, re-
porter of the supreme court, attorney
general and two railroad commission
ers, one of the latter to fill vacancy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-05
His Ide0.

Little Tommy-Papa, did you ever
see cyclone that blowed everything
up in the air; cows and horses, and
houses and things, upside down?
Papa-Well, no, Tommy, although
I've heard of it often.
swell, think it'd be rather tiresome
to live so long and never see any
thing."-Harlem Life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-05
No Hone In 2O7o

Statisticians claim that the earth will
not support more than 1904 100000 peo-
pie. The present population is estimat-
ed at 1,467.Oo0,ooO, the increase being
eight per cent. each decade. At that
rate the utmost limit will be reached
In the year 2072.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-05
AIforefhcr INHERENT.

Papa-,Laura, what time did young
Mr.. Spooner leave last night?
Laura-Why, papa, he started home
at half
"Never mind wien he started, want
to know when he left."-Up-tc-Date.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-05
Dan Forbes Predicamlent
HyAIELL, COOLEY. You will ia

"a jest's prosperity lies in the ear of him
that hears it."-Love's Labor Lost.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12
Terrible Punishment of Horrible
Crime.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Jan. s.-A
special to the Gu:ctte from Fort Smith,
Ark, says:
Justice in more horrible form than
was meted out to Henry Smith, at
Paris. Tex, was administered by Il
mob on the Oklahoma border Friday
night to j. Marcus McGeisey and Pal
mer Simpson, two Seminole Indians.
They we're charged with murder, their
victim being Mrs. jackson Simmons,
respectable farmer'a wife, living in
Oklahoma. The crime was most re-
voting one. and the criminals were
punished in most revolving manner.
Mrs. Simmons was outraged and mur-
dered; the body was horribly mutila-
ted the crime resembled in atrocity
those perpetrated in the Greek nation
by the famous Buck gang, the mem
bcrs of which were hanged at Fort
Smith two years ago.
The murder and mutilation Of Mrs.
Simmons so enraged the neighborhood
that nearly the entire population turn
ed out to hunt down and punish the
guilty parties. The trail led the posse
to the home Of McGeisey, near Maud,
small town in the Seminole nation,
where McGeisey and Simpson were
arrested.
After securing their prisoners the
mob set fire to McGeisey's house and
barn, and did not leave until they saw
all of his earthly possessions reduced
to ashes.
The prisoners were tLen carried
back across the line into Oklahoma
Territory, and near the scene Of their
crime, where they were executed by
Judge Lynch order in the most hor-
riblc manner that human minds and
hands could devise.
They were burned at the stake.
The Indians met their doom with
the usual stoicism Of their race. Af-
ter life was extinct the mob allowed
the fires to die out and they hurriedly
dispersed to their several homes.
No secret was made of the fact that
the Indians had been burned to death
and this morning their charred bodies,
burned beyond recognition, were found
lying in the houses Of their funeral
pyre.
Everybody in the vicinity seems to
know that the Indians we're executed
for the murder of Mrs. Simmons. but
everyone appears to be entirely igno-
rant of the individuals who composed
the mob.
Information was received here Of
the terrible affair from persons who
saw the charrcd bodies of the Indians.
Great uncasiness exists along the
Oklahoma border, and the impression
prevails that much more bloodshed
will follow the work of the mob.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12
VOLUME XXXIII---NO. 20.

some localities taxes are rcmitted for
Il term of years. in others the valua-
ton is put 50 low SO that the taxes
are merely nominal.
The climate Of the Piedmont dis
trict is we'll adapted: | should judge.
for cotton spinning, but for weaving
will probably rot compare with Fall
River or New Bedford, but as artiG-
cial humidity is used in the latter
places most of the time. oil that is
necessary is to use it in the South all
the time.
will say here that in most of the
weave rooms | visited, they were not
running their humidi6ers, as the
weather conditions were all right for
good results. This would be unusual
in New England this time of the year,
where every weave room has air
moistening going on every day.
There are some disadvantages
against them, though they are slight
when put against low wages and long
hours The principal one is high
rate of interest, which is twice as
high as in New England.
The distance from the machinery
and supplies is another which causes
supply bills to be high. This briefly
is the view Of an observer liable to be
mistaken in some Of his conclusions,
where only a few weeks were spent in
investigation, though | firmly believe
that short as the time was, it still was
long enough to allow correct conclus-
ions.
I see no otherreason why the South
should confne itself to coarse numbers
and short cotton. They can very soon
train their help to fine spinning and
fancy weaving, for which they have the
same advantages as on coarse goods,
viz, low wages and long hours.
1t took New Bedford but few
years to teach its operatives how to
handle fine goods, aud the South need
not use much longer period to get
the same results.
Cotton manufacturing has Il great
future in the South, and the advant-
ages of that section should not be un-
derrated.-" "-Nllmon IN Wool and
Cotton Reporter.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12
Atlanta's Noblest Guests.

Mrs. Jefferson Davis is to be the
guest of the United Confederate Vet
Grams Association during the reunion
in July. She has been invited and
has accepted. Miss Winnie Davis
and Mrs. Hayes. also the daughter Of
Mr., Davis, has been invited and she
and her two children will be here.
The invitation extended these three
ladies did not come from any one
camp Of veterans.
Every camp in the State Joined in
extending 4 special invitation to the
widow and the daughters of the great
Confederate chieftain. A special
train will be sent to these distin
guished guests. and an escort of vet
Grams will bring them to the city
The escort will be composed of vet
Grams from the various camps Of the
State. Already there are large num-
Der of old soldiers who are applicants
for positions on this escort.
Mrs. Davis and her daughters will
be the central figures in all Of the re-
ceptions rendered the veterans and at
all of the meetings Of the associa
ton. Their will be number of re-
ceptions given in honor of Mrs.
Davis, Miss Davis and Mrs. Hayes.
Just as many attentions as can be
crowded into 4 few days will be shown
them. The coming Of Mrs. Davis and
her daughters is regarded as the
crowning feature Of the reunion.
All Of the camps of the veterans are
now holding frequent meetings to dis
cuss plans for the reunion and perfect
arrangements for the entertaining Of
the old soldiers that are to come.
Tonight Camp Walker will hold q
meeting and discuss the situation.
The veterans all over the State are
taking an active interest in the COM
ing reunion and are giving valuable
aid to the Fulton County associations.
Atlanta .J0urnuI
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12
A Horror In East Tennessee.

kNoNvlLLK, Tenn. january Ga
special from 'ireenvillc, Tenn, says:
The most horrible and shocking crime
which this little town has ever seen
was the determination of the entire
family of Capt. A. W. Carter, an ex-
Federal officer. last night. the hour
not being known.
Capt. Carter. while temporarily in
sane. Drained his aged wife with an
axe and then with the same weapon
inflicted wounds upon his daughter
which caused her dcat!l to-day. Af-
ter committing this terrible deed Capt.
Carter with an old revolver shot him
self The only other inmate OF the
house was Walter !'ass, aged II years.
The box was asleep upstairs. but
about :, clock this morning was
awakened by groans. and upon invcs-
tigation found the terrible state of at
fairs as above related. The young
lady was in a dying condition and
never recovered The boy gave the
alarm and to-day the town has been
wild. Capt. Carter mind has for the
past three years been unbalanced,
caused by the death Of IA daughter.
He was considered one of the best
citizens of Greene County. At the
time of his death he was commander
of Burnside Post, No. s. G. y. r.
He was captain Of company of cav
airy in the lst Tennessee Volunteers.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12

"A fruit farm in Missouri, recently
described at length in horticultural pas
pers, is said to be the largest fruit farm
in the world. 1t contains $3.50 acres, cr
which are lOO,O 600 peach trees, 10000 apple
trees, 1000 pear trees, and 40 acres OF
blackberries, besides large variety of
other fruits. There is large warehouse,
cannery, with capacity of 10000 cans
day, Il storage building, which will
hold $1,000 barrels Of apples hotel, saw
mill and number of houses, for the use
of managers and tenants. This fruit farm
is valued at $3.50 600 to 100000. This is
horticulture on srand scale.
- The New York Tribune tells Of 8
travelling Georgia evangelist VINO is en-
gagged in the conversion Of sinners 10 &
new faith, the outward manifestation Of
which is laughter. His devotees are
called tie Holy daughters.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-12
Dead is alive.

RJTI.EDGE, GA, Jan. S.-Onc Of
the most peculiar cases in history de-
veloped here to-day when Rev. Robert
Simmons. well known preacher Of
this section, who was alleged to have
been murdered last March, appeared
in town shaking hands with his old
friends. and declaring that great
mistake had been made. His appear
ance created sensation, that over
shadowed the excitement ten months
ago when it was reported that Sim
mons had been murdered.
At that time it was alleged that
Simmons had been killed by w. H.
Bray. a prominent and influential
farmer of this section, who was known
to have shot at him but sufficient evil
dence for Bray's arrest could not be
secured, and the grand jury did not
find bill. The alleged murder be-
came one Of the criminal mysteries Of
Georgia. and every effort to find the
body Of the alleged murdered man
proved futile.
About ten days ago, however, the
decayed body of man was found,on
the farm Of W. II. Bray buried in a
hole. The find created great stir,
and the alleged tragedy Of ten months
ago was quickly recalled. The friends
and relatives Of the Rev. Robert Sim
mons identified the body as that Of
the missing man and cOr0per's iury
returned verdict that the body was
that of Rev. Robert Simmons and that
death had been produced by shot
ired by W. H. Bray, and that negro,
Henry Jones, who was employed on
the Bray estate. was an accomplice to
shc crime.
Bray and the negro were accordingly
arrested and incarcerated in the Madi-
son jail. Bray protested his innocence,
but the circumstantial evidence was
considered so strong that it was gene
rally predicted by the friends Of the
man alleged to have been murdered
that he would Hang.
The friends of Bray, however, were
determined to work the case to the
bottom, and by shrewd detective work
located the Rev. Robert Simmons in
Hancock county, where he has been
since his mysterious disappearance
from Rutledge the night in March he
was alleged to have been murdered by
Bray. He was secretly returned to
Rutledge last night, and his appear
ance on the streets this morning had
tae same effect among the negroes as
ie dead man had returned to life
They could scarcely believe their
eyes. Au order from the court de-
handing the release Of Bray and Jones
was quickly secured, and they we're
liberated from the Madison prison to-
day.
The mystery as to the identity Of
the body found has not yet been solv-
ed, and the developments to-day make
that all the more exciting. Whether
scme person was murdered and placed
there for the purpose Of riveting sus-
picion upon Bray or whether it is a
murder mystery that has no bearing
upon the Simmons-Bray affair is yet
to be cleared.
Mr.. Bray is prominent citizen
and his friends are indignant that he
should have been placed in jail for an
alleged crime that developments show
WAS not committed. Journal.