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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-08
CHAPTER ~

A fresh, bright afternoon, vagrant
from spring coming between stretches
of torrid heat.
The stone hall leading from the ed
itorial rooms to the stairs was deserted
as David Temple stepped from his office.
He could hear voices and laughter
through half opened doors, the din
from the streets and shrieking from fac
tory whistles sounding at that height
like the growing howl of mob When
he turned the corner, he saw Anne Gar
rick, her hand upon the brass scroll
work around the elevator. She looked
tired and very young.
A protest leaped into David's heart
He had sometimes experienced the same
feeling for city child contentedly
threading beads in the gutter, wish
to transplant it to something more hap
py, to a meadow where breeze, sunlight
and LEAKAGE were symphony. At the
thought grim smile twitched his lips.
Miss Garrick was weary of peace and
loved the treadmill work in the noisy
world. She had told him SO.
"Have you rung?" he said, reaching
her side.
eyes, but there's some delay below"
said Anne, peering down.
"I'll emphasize the fact that the edi-
tor and one of the best writers on The
Citizen ara waiting" A. fash Of humor
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-08
Chairman of the Cigar Company.

Two small boys, walking down Tot.
tenham Court road passed a tobacco.
nist's shop The bigger remarked, 81
say, Bill, I've got ha'penny, and il
you've got one, too, we'll have a penny
smoke between us.
Bill produced his copper, and Tom.
my, diving into the shop, promptly re.
appeared with penny cigar in his
mouth. The boys walked side by side
for few minutes, when the smaller
mildly said; II say, Tom, when am !
to have puff? The weed half mine. -"
"Oh, you shut up" was the bust,
nesslike reply. I'm the chairman OF
this company, and you are only share.
holder. Yoa can spit. "-"Collections
and Recollections.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-08
Papa's First.

"Talk about bright babiesp' exclaim-
ed the proud father. Talk about chill
dren who are going to be big men some
day."
''But isn't it rather early to prophe.
sy? He can't talk yet"
Cant talk! Just listen to himl OF
course he doesn't say anything, but
that's the beauty of it. He's natural
born flibusterr' Washington Star
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-08
why SIgsbee Turned scnttler.

ca another occasion Captain Sigsbee
deliberately sank his ship to save her
from still worse fate. He was in COM
mand Of the coast survey steamer Blake
and was anchored in o West Indian
port when hurricane came up, and
in the heavy sea the ships anchors be-
gan to drag. She was drifting to utter
and inevitable destruction ON reef.
Where she lay there was soft, sandy
bottom. The captain ordered her scut-
tied, and down she went. Later she was
pumped out and raised--an expensive
operation, but far less costly than build
ing a new ship. -Munsey's Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-08
ITO BE Continued

1t was only byplay at the theater
the other evening, but it was entertain
ing to limited portion of the audience.
Behind the little lady with diminu-
tive hat that had its chief beauty in its
daintiness sat member of the sex with
amazonian proportions and voluble
tongue. In brief intermission of chat
tering to those about her she happened
to look down and espy the pretty head,
gear which was clear foot below her
range of vision with the stage. But il
was tempting opportunity.
"Will you kindly remove your hat?''
asked the one in the rear as she leaned
forward and spoke in noisy whisper.
Certainly" answered the one in
front as she made rather vicious
plunge for the archoring pin. II will
kindly take off my hat. Will you
kindly stop your talking and permit US
to hear this playa"
For full five minutes there was un-
broken silence but it was greater self
restraint than the large woman could
endure, and her annoying whisperings
again began. Suddenly the one in front
stuck the little hat upon the very sum
NIT of her head and pinned it there. 1t
seemed to have grown taller and of
greater circumference and looked just
like a defiant challenge worked into ar
tistic millinery.
The large woman was too mad to
talk and there was suDnreSsed titter-
ing while those around beamed on the
little woman and were sore tempted TO
give her hand by way of applause. -
Detroit Free Press s...,x
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-08
BUSINESS CARD COLUMN
lu.JNnD NyEVc

q TToRNEY AT LAW. Money to loan on
n real estate at lowest rates. Abstract oi
title promptly made. Patents solicited. ONCE
over Buthweg's store. Audubon, Iowa
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-08

came into his eyes and he kept his fin
ger upon the bell until its vibrations
awoke echoes in the shaft. 1t was no
use, and David looked distressed
We'll have to take TO the stairs
Give me your parasol and let's make
the best of it You can rest by the
way"
They went side by side down the
seemingly never ending iron stairway.
Are you tired?" he asked when the
second landing had been reached wait
q minute.
David took off his hat and stood fac.
ing her. They were in deep shadow,
the sounds of life above, below, seem.
ing TO skim around without touching
their isolation.
Miss Garrick, I've wanted to say
something to you for several days. he
said, smiling. II want to take back
what / said about women being unfit
for newspaper work. You have dono
splendidly and against great odds .
"Ch, do you think sop And the col.
or came into Anne S cheeks. IL did find
the work hard, and it's been so hot. :"
Her glance became little challenging.
And do you think woman may be
still feminine even if she is not an ex-
otic?'
"Oh, l like the exotic womanp' said
David as they went on. - like a won.
an sublimely useless, providing she's a
lot of other things. You have proved
your right to the career you've chosen,
but you're one of a paralyzing minority
Why don't you acknowledge it?"
His tone was Intentionally provoking
and Anne laughed, her glance mega
tive.
AS they stepped from the shadow into
the light of the lower hall the glare
through the archway of the door dazzled
them.
cts a lovely day" said David. 1.-The
atmosphere is amazingly clear. They
paused for moment on the doorstep
and looked at the picture of the city.
EVERY detail" he added, "shows with
the accuracy Of photograph,-the blue
in the shirts Of those laborers, the
Dio"A VI eho 'leHoh, tho NioiSo Siooii VI
that bit of grass, the flags in the blue
air. Are you going to walk" he asked
abruptly.
eyes; there's such a good breeze. "
eff you've no objection, I'll walk
with you"
A pulse of exultation quickened in
Anne's heart as they went up the
swarming street, David adapting his
steps to hers.
Tell me-" he said curiously, "what
DR.. Ericsson thinks of your independent
spirit"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-08
Road Restrictions In BADEN.

Not a single mechanical vehicle can
run on the roads of the Grand Duchy of
Baden until the driver makes declara-
ton to the central authorities, who will
give to him, after long investigation,
authority to run upon certain road
decided upon in advance. After the au-
thority is received the driver is bound
0y an almost endless number of restric.
tions.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-08
On the Safe Side.

Green--I suspect that Gray is max
ing lots of money. He is promoting
that concern for the manufacture of left
handed wheelbarrows.
Black-Pshawl A man never gets
back the money he puts into such things
as that.
Green-Just so. Gray doesn't own
any of the stock himself. Boston Tran
script.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-08
A proper Answer,

why" he asked once when they
were quite alone and the twilight was
deepening into night, edo women al
ways cry at weddings"
The look of whitening disdain she
gave him gradually softened as pity
took possession Of her heart.
Because, she finally answered, not
unkindly. Detroit Journal.
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MIR. GooDN1GHTs 300 BUFFALoEs.

F'rom the Kansas City Journal)
There are 300 buffaloes in one herd
down in Texas that you newspaper fell
lows never seem to have heard Of" said
R. B. Hulin last night. Mr. Hulin is, 1.-THE
cowboy glove drummer Of Texas He
went on to say:
Once in a while I see it in print that
the buffalo is almost extinct and the re-
ports always state that the only remain
ing buffaloes are a few on the govern
ment reservation in Yellowstone Park
and few more that are scattered in
geological gardens in different cities /
have never seen mention in print of
the herd Of 300 on the ranch of Charles
P. Goodnight, at Goodnight, Tex. ! stop
off once a year to sell gloves to Good
night and the eighty or ninety cowboys
who work for him. He has a ranch Of
$4,000 acres, and 1000 acres Of tn 1t are
fenced off as buffalo ranch. You often
hear it said that in n few years more
there will not be a single specimen of
the buffalo left alive, because they Go
not breed well in captivity. 1t may be
true that they do not increase rapidly
when they are penned up in parks ANA
geological gardens, but on Goodnights
1000 acre range they increase almost as
rapidly, ! expect, as they used to wher
they ran wild over the prairies. Goo!
night started with twenty-five head O
buffaloeS a few years ago and now he
has about 300 and the family IS steadily
increasing. He will not allow one to he
killed and he expects in a few years TO
have a big herd of several thousand.
When it becomes necessary he will en-
large their range, and / don't see any
reason why he shouldn't make a big
thing out of his buffalo herd"
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

if he be of studious or literary taste
loves a corner of her own, where she
may gather around her the books and
belongings that fill up the leisure mo-
ments OF her home life. Very often the
home conditions will not allow of an ex-
ira room being given up-hoWeVer small
the space required-for this purpose,
and the question arises, how best to
bring it about? The arrangement sug-
gested by the sketch is a very simple
solution of the problem and has the
added advantage of breaking up in an
attractive manner what would other
wise be a long and awkward wall space.
In this instance an available portion
of the living room may be arranged to
make a simple and attractive f1tment,
and if care and attention are given the
problem, it need by no means look awk-
ward or out of place.
OF course the requirements and condl-
tons will regulate the size and amount
of space to be taken up, but it would
be advisable to start from a corner OF
the room if possible. The shelves for
books are simply made. with no at
tempt at ornamentation, and should be
of wood to match the finish of the room,
or of pine or white wood, painted to
harmonic with the prevailing tone of
the room.
Curtains of denim may be added if
desired; the few necessary pieces of
furniture for comfort and use and the
books in place, pretty rug under foot,
and your literary corner will readily as
sumo the individuality and suggestion
of home comfort, that goes SO far tow
and making even the simplest room in
teresting, attractive and homelidxe
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

A man at st. Augustine Ga, has a
mule that patrols the beach in search
of turtles, and when she finds one turns
1t upon its back and goes of for her
master.
A single bee, with all it's industry, en-
ergy and the innumerable journeys it
has to perform, will not collect much
more than teaspoonful of honey in a
single season.
The long tails of the shah of Persia's
horses are dyed crimson for SIX inches
Of their tips-a ealously-guarded priVi-
lege of the ruler and his sons.
The Japanese government, instead of
presenting medals to the soldiers who
took part in the war against China, is
giving them excellent Swiss watches
Barber shops in Sweden have bowls
in which one can wash his face without
using his hands. On touching a but
ton the water spurts up like small
fountain, and the man who mas been
shaved holds his face in it till the soap
is all washed away.
Miss Estelle Peel has been successful
as superintendent of public instruction
in Wyoming. She has charge of the
leasing and selling of all the school
lands, and under her administration the
income of the state from this source has
grown from 500 to $1,000 a week.
NatuIalists have ascertained that
scorpions and certain kinds Of spiders
are able to make peculiar noises for the
same reason that rattlesnakes use their
rattles--to warn an enemy that an at
tack is attended by danger.
HOW TO ARRANGE A LITERARY
CORNER.
The average woman of refinement
and this will apply to the man as well,
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

To the public, my friends, and my
typewriter owe this story:
When I first took possession of the
snug suite of offices in tall building
near Newspaper square, where. as a
businesslike newspaper woman, find
it to my advantage to be, put an ad-
vertisement in the paper calling for a
typewriter.
In reply there came scores of answers
and for days l really regretted having
been SO indiscreet as to make my wants
known to the public in this way Many
of the applicants were men, but / be-
long to the class of professional women
who boast that their business is run by
women.
The young women wno presented
themselves all had their faults and Pc
euliarities and none seemed to suit ex-
actly until one day the door opened and
In walked a slender, red-cheeked girl
whose manner said she had come to
stay.
/ agreed with her, and we soon came
TO the modest terms she required. And
that same day we settled down to
work
AS a newspaper worker" I said to
her, Il shall want you to attend to my
correspondence, read the papers, re-
member my appointments, and-that is
all You get the idea?"
Selena-that was her name-seemed to
grasp the idea at once And in a week
had the supreme joy of seeing a
clockwork movement animating my
office machinery.
Selena always preceded me to the Of
flee, and when got down, I would find
the voluminous mail which daily awaits
a newspaper worker carefully assorted
and placed ready for perusaI.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

SHE WOULD CALL UPON THE, AGO."
neared the door, 1 was surprised to
hear loud voices; and, as / threw it
open l was shocked to see Selena, clad
in my cape and bonnet, and with my
parasol in her arms, clasped in the
close embrace of a strange man, while
he talked excitedly to her. A second
glance revealed to my Mortified eyes
that he was my crazy clubman.
Il have come" he was saying wildly,
ito fulfil my promise! told you would
kill you, and this is your last minute to
live"
LET me explain! Let me explain"
Selena was begging.
you have said too much already" he
cried. your words were the means of
my Imprisonment! And the only way 1
see to silence you forever is to kill you
now! l intended to strangle you, but
have changed my mind! 1 am going to
shoot your
Quick as thought he whisked pistol
from his pocket, and pushing Selena at
arms length from him pointed it at her
head
"Wait! Wait minute! gasped she.
AS I darted forward 1 was roughly
knocked aside by a big, burly policeman
who grappled with the mailman and
overpowered him with a sudden rush,
while two more policemen who followed
close after quickly disarmed him and
bore him away.
And then Selena, now hysterical and
between sobs, explained that in the
morning mail another wild letter had
come from the clubman, telling of mis-
| escape from the asylum and his inten-
| ton to kill me because of the article
had written And how she, fearing to
alarm me unnecessarily, had said moth
ing about it. but had watched the door
all day long. And how finally, as the
hour mentioned in the letter for his ar
rival approached, she had contrived to
/ get me out of the way, and impersonat-
ing me in hat and cape, had waited for
| him.
Scarcely had I left the office when he
came, and looking in the little mirror
she had seen him before he got inside
the door. Quickly reaching over to the
police alarm, she had sent in call after
! call to the precinct. Her one idea was
to gain time for herself, at the same
time keeping me from entering the
office, lest the mailman should recognize
me as the one whose life he was seek
| ing.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

The average woman of refinement
and this will apply to the man as well,
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02
@IEILIENlA, my 7TYIPIEWIRETIEE2.
BY ANNA JORDAN

I saw ner plunge boldly UP the street,
umbrellaless, in the face of swift, driv-
ing rain-while had the coat and UNI
brella.
And another case 1 recall now of
Selena's devotedness to me- 1t was one
noontime when our building elevator
was temporarily out of order and l,
with dislike to stair-climbing, had re-
solved to go lunchless rather than VEN
ture out. But on my desk at noon
found a neat little package of lunch
con, accompanied by typewriter note
from Selena, saying that she had gone
out to her lunch and begging my ac-
ceptance of the. enclosed.
Little by little Selena did reporting
for me, and how cleverly she did it! In
demure dress she would visit the work.
ing girls clubs and take notes without
catching the hypersensitiveness and ov-
erwrougiht nervous condition which
seem to be dealt out with the biscuit
and tea at these meetings.
And in snug tailor-made gown
achieved by HERSELF and with chic
boa around her slender neck, she would
stroll up the avenue and. come back with
an accurate description of the costumes,
While on the late and uncertain days
when society was having it's last pre-
European farewell series of teas she
would get herself up in the nattiest of
velvet bodices and would pick her way
uptown to find out all about it. Some
times in gala attire she would call upon
the 400-with whom I must make my
editors believe 1 keep in daily touch
and would get surprising information
from them.
Selena's reports We're always good, and
the sleetiest days OF winter never de-
tered her
One day my usually we'll ordered clerk
surprised me by laying her head upon
my desk and bursting into tears Now,
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02
JACKET FRONTS AND LACE VEST FROM HARpERs Bazaar

A cloth gown trimmed with velvet
ribbon can be made in any color de-
sired. The one illustrated is of a
light tan shade with seal-brown velvet
The skirt fits close around the hips and
has little fulness, and the trimming
consists of bands of velvet ribbon,
which are put half way up around it.,
but do not extend across the back
breadth. The waist is an exceedingly
becoming style, a full, white lace blouse
with short ovec-jacket Of cloth trimmed
to match the skirt. The cut of the
gown is given in the tissue paper pat
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02
A pig ACCIDENT"
CFrom the st. Louis Republic1

tFrom the st. Louis Republic)
Theodore Mowen, Clarksville (Mo.)
timer, is confined to his home with
broken arm and badly bruised body, as
the result of a peculiar accident.
One of Theodores friends called on
him to repair a leaking waterspout.
The jolly timer got his ladder and
climbed up, carrying his little stove,
iron and stick of solder. He proceeded
to his work and was making good head
way, when a moving object on the
ground below caused him to stop.
In GAINESVILLE, as in many other coun-
try towns, there are numerous pigs
walking the streets and fields, feeding
on the surplus provisions of the COM
munity. 1t happened that when Theo-
dore Mowen was plugging up holes in
the damaged spout, one Of the numerous
family of mud-loving quadrupeds came
snorting and webbing under the ladder.
Mowen couldI.'t resist the temptation
to have little fun. He is a good lover
Of roast pig. He also enjoys hog race,
and nothing delights him more than to
see one of the fat animals putting on
speed and uttering shrin cries as he
travels
Consequently, when the pig in ques-
ton sauntered under the ladder, Mowen
thought it would be a capital Joke to
drop bit of molten solder on his back
and see how fast he could run and how
loud he could yell. He did not notice
the direction in which the pig was
moving. u
"I'll just put my iron in the fire, get
1t red hot and touch it to the solder.
Then I'll let the hot stuff drip on that
chunk of grease. Oh, it's daisy idea, :"
and, suiting the action to his thoughts,
the joker poked his iron into the stove,
got it hot, applied it to the solder, and
a little stream of molten metal poured
on the animals back.
The pig uttered piercing squeal and
made dash forward. Mowen laughed
loudly enough to perforate the spout
with joy. The idea had worked like a
charm.
The pig hesitated a moment after
starting off; then, as if understanding
the situation perfectly he walked
through the lower rung of the ladder
His head got through all right, but his
body was too big. The result was that
ladder, Mowen, solder and pig fell in a
heap to the ground.
The pig escaped uninjured, but
Mowcn's arm was broken and ne sus-
tanned severe bruises on the head, face
and body. Friends heard his cries and
came to his assistance. He was picked
up and carried to his home, and his con-
dition is regarded as serious.
/ The pigs burns are not dangerous,
and the revengeful creature again is
rolling in the mud of Clarksville.
| Mr. Mowen doesn't think his trouble
! is any Laughing matter" He has fore
sworn joking when engaged at his
trade, and anybody who talks to him
about the pig in the poke and the lad
der that broke receives a cold re-
sponse. He bargainedI for just little
fun, he says, but did not reckon on hav-
ing his good intentions reciprocated.
The incident is known, in GAINESVILLE
as the pig accident" and the animal
that caused the disturbance has the
right Of way in every street, field and
house in the city.
AWAY Rack E,rtand- "Then n is NOT
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

I was to call? Did they not say that
they. would come to my office at that
hour?"
oh, no! nor urged ,Selena; you
We're to call. And do please go now,
quick! Do not wait! 1t is time now! And
if he-I mean If they--oh. never mind,
but go quick! They want you! You will
always be glad you went'-And to
my amazement Selena, now quite hys-
terical, almost pushed me from my own
office; and with a partial injunction to
hurry slammed the door behind me.
| found Messrs. Caddagan & Co, in
their rooms and pleased to see me.
But they had not sent for me. Had
not even seen Selena!
Thoroughly aroused now, I returned
with hasty steps to my Office. AS 1
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

terms issued by Harper's Bazaar, where
it appears. The velvet ribbon is only
sewed down on one edge. There are a
lace collar and wide jabot of lace on
the blouse, so that the general effect is
soft and becoming. The belt is quite
ornate, and is of velvet, studded with
colored stone ornaments, and is cut so
as to be more pointed than round. The
sleeves are quite elaborate, almost tight
fitting, made of the cloth, and trimmed
with bands of the velvet ribbon the en-
tire length from shoulder to wrist Over
tine tops of the sleeves are short epaul-
cites trimmed with velvet ribbon.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02

Away k-Friend-"Then it is not
play of the present day, is it?" Play
wright-"Oh, no! The scene is laid in
Harlem at the beginning Of the rapid
transit movement."-Puck.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-02
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