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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07
THEY ARE EAGER TO FIGHT.
A Jersey City Boy Writes of the Feeling
of Sampson's Men.

OF SIMPSONS Men.
Mrs. Bessie Emory, widow living
in Jersey City, recently received let
ter from her son Leon, 10 years old,
who is in the signal corps on Admiral
SIMPSONS flagship, the New York. The
boy rates as a second class seaman. He
writes:
"We have just come to Key West
from Puerto Rico for coal and provi-
sions. We got left at Puerto Rico, for
we went there after the Spanish feet,
but they were not there. We lombard
ed the place for four or five hours, and
when we left the place was almost in
ashes. The only thing feel sorry for is
the poor women and children who got
killed. It was pretty exciting there.
You could hear the shells buzzing past
your ears.
Zone of the shells hit our ship and
killed man. TWAS an eight inch shell
and tore all our aft smokestack away.
That night we buried our comrade at
sea, and we shrouded him in Old
Glory. The flying squadron arrived
here today, and think that by Sunday
we will be bombarding Havana. That
is the talk around here and I think
that if we take that place it will end
the war. The Spanish feet does not
want to fight They are playing hide
and seek with us.
Here are the words Admiral Samp.
son used when we were at Puerto Rico
when he found out that they were not
there: oh, if could only get one crack
at them' New York Sun.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07
The Senator From Manila.

His hair was streaked with smear of greas
His countenance was yellow
He had knife which he called creese
He looked dreadful fellow.
When he rose to speak, his confreres all
Did keep so very stii III,
You could easily hear airpin fall
Ere his voice rang out through the hall
This senator from Manila
When he dropped around with little list,
Constituents to tickle,
Oh, he got the jobs. and he never missed
His knife was like sickle.
When he turned away from the White 10.
door,
They said: ooh, amt we lucky2
It looked as if in minute more
He'd feel thirst for lot of gore
And then he'd run a-muckyl"
he wore a hat like a masquerade.
Upon his head he'd set it,
And no remarks were ever made
Like Say, where did you get itp
They cleared for him wide expanse
They knew he cut to kill-ah,
And they scarcely dared to look askance
At the heavy creese in the Cingalese pante
OF the senator from Manila.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07
SAILING SHIP PASSENGERS.

oAlCiNG SFIP PASSENGERS.
The Various Reasons That Prompt Them
to Take a Long Sea Voyage.
Almost everybody that travels on
the sea nowadays goes by steamer,
but there are still some persons
who. for one reason and another,
take passage on sailing ships going
usually long voyages. All big ships
have one or two or perhaps more
spare staterooms in their Cabin, and
SO are able to carry comfortably a
limited number of passengers.
American ships sailing out of this
port carry passengers or it
may be more-on probably half the
voyages they make. Sometimes
there are applications from more
than can be accommodated; some
times there are none at all.
For long time it has been GUS
tom to some extent to send on long
voyages men whom it was sought
thus to cure Of a craving for liquor,
for the benefits of the voyage and
for enforced abstinence. There are
yet such passengers, but some vessel
owning firms now decline them.
Passengers making these long voy-
ages in sailing vessels go some for
pleasure, and others are actuated by
various motives. For example, two
young men who were friends went
out from here together to Japan.
One of them was the son of a New
York importer who was going out
to be resident agent in Japan of
his fathers house. This house char
tiers ships and has constant dealings
with ships, and it was desired that
its representative should have some
practical knowledge of them, which
he could acquire on the voyage out.
The other passenger on this voyage
expected to follow the sea as a pro-
fession on steam vessels. He took
thisvoyage as part of his prepara-
tory education in acquiring krowl-
edge of ships.
Men sometimes make the long
voyages to gather literary material.
There are sometimes passengers
who take passage simply to get to
some port of destination.
Awhile ago New Yorker of am
pie means and of perfect health and
with love for the sea, who went
out from here to San Francisco in a
sailing ship, liked the ship and the
captain and the life so we'll that he
sailed in the ship for three years.
He went in her from San Francisco
to Liverpool and back to New York,
out to San Francisco again, once
more to Liverpool and back to New
York and then to Japan in her. But,
while some men make long voyages
simply for the pleasure of it, prob
ably more go for their health. The
number of those who go to recover
from the effects of overwork, men
who are pretty nearly worn out and
who need rest, is considerable.
They get here three to five months
of absolute rest and freedom from
care, and the results attained in
some cases seem almost marvellous.
The charge for long voyage on the
finest ships is $500. A long voyage
would be that to San Francisco, 100
to $50 days; to Japan the same, or to
Australia 100 to 1875 days. If the
passenger remains on board in port,
the charge for that is $40 week.
New York Sun.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07
Pharmacy.

hoEulbCys
The druggist of the present time
does not differ greatly from his
brother of the eighteenth century.
The extensive use of proprietary
medicines, especially in America,
has, however, decreased his presorip-
tons, but at the same time these
proprietary medicines are sold
through him and sell so largely that
he does not complain. While USE
ful and able member of the commu-
nifty, the pharmacist of today is not
an original Investigator or pre-
scriber and limits his efforts to fill
ing the prescriptions that are sent
him by his friends, the physicians.
Every year. he becomes a greater
adept at his art, which with the
course of time has come to be con-
sidered a branch of trade rather
than profession, while the drug
glst is looked upon in the light of a
skilled laborer. The most success
full druggist of the present time is
not he who mixes his drugs most
skillfully, but he who has the bust
ness capacity to make his shop prof
liable to him. 1t is often the drug
gist least skilled in the art of phar-
macy that possesses this capacity.
1t is not unreasonable to believe
that, as humanity progresses in it's
knowledge of hygienic living, sub
lect in which great interest is being
taken today, the drug shop will be
in less and less demand until, after
the lapse Of ages, it may become en-
tlrely extinct. Until that time the
druggist will continue to ply his
calling, alleviating by his drugs the
ills of too rapid civilization, in
which men have no time to rest and
repair their wasted energies, but
simply patch them up by the use of
the apothecary's wares, and because
of this the druggist will for long
time remain an important member
of any community in which he
chooses to establish himself lip
pincott's Magazine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07
40 Flowers Allowed at 3 military Funeral

40 Flowers Allowed at q Military Funeral.
Flowers can play no part in mill
cary funeral, the rules Of army or navy
burials forbidding Them explained an
army officer to Star reporter. "While
was down at Chickamauga recently it
was rumored that one of the soldiers in
a camp there had died. Indeed it was
SO printed in a local paper The result
was that on the following day large
quantity of flowers were sent by sympa-
thetic ladies and others with request
that they should be placed on the coffin
Of the dead soldier. Now the fact was
that no soldier had died and the officers
had the flowers sent to their quarters.
II there were death in the camp, the
flowers could not be used, for they are
not military in any sense. The only
thing allowed on the coffin of soldier
or sailor is flag. That has been deoid-
ed to be decoration enough, and among
military men have never heard the
slightest objection to the custom which
has always prevailed. Washington
Star
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07
The Winslow's Parrot.

A London newspaper devotes the fol-
lowing lines to the parrot on the Wins
low which called to the Spaniards to
"come on" during the recent fight in
which that little craft was engaged:
High on the Windows coming tow'r
He watched the clouds of battle low'r;
Beheld with fierce, unchanging eye
The shrieking shells around him fly;
Unmoved by danger grandly calm
He brayed the foes destructive harm,
Nor showed white feather, though his breas,
Some three or four perchance confessed:
Nor even stopped to turn the tail
That kept him balanced on the rail
There, while his plume triumphant shone,
he dared the Spanish hosts "Come on''
And he who thus the foeman dared,
He who the common danger shared,
Was Jack the Ripper-chr listened so
BY Yankee sailors long ago
simple parrot-nothing more
Who watched, and, like sailor, swore
That parrot has won his medal as
surely as any Of his messmatea New
York Sun.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07
Volunteers and Regular. CLASH.

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va, June 49,
A hot fight occurred last night in the
streets'o OF the village of Phoebus, be-
tween Maryland volunteers and regu.
lars from Fort Monroe. Officers from
the volunteers and regulars were hastily
summoned and ended the fighting after
about 70 prisoners were taken and sent
to the guard house. It is said about 20
men received injuries. none of them
serious. during the melee.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07
Tho Youngest Wa. tho Eldest.

A curious legal point was decided
in the reign of Elizabeth-at least,
SO the story goes. A country gentle
man bequeathed his estate to his
eldest son and 910 to the younger.
He had only two sons, who were
twins. The firstborn claimed the es-
tate, but it seemed that he had been
round the world with Drake, and so
had lost a day on the voyage; hence
the lawyers, sly rogues, assured him
that his brothers. claim was the
best and, the adventurer acquies-
ding in the decision, departed on his
travels with the 910 in his pocket.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07
Sympathetic.

Mr.. Brown-Terrible tragedy at a
bargain counter. A woman who
had secured the last five yards of
cheap silk was shot by another wo.
man who had been waiting from
midnight without having chance
to get any,
Mrs. Brown-Poor thing Surely
they won't do anything to her, will
they. JohnS-Harlem Life.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07

The very serious events that we are
witnessing may bring about varied COM
plications of extreme gravity, which for
more than one reason may touch us di-
rectly. 1t can only be by miracle that
we can escape safe and whole from a
state OF disturbance as deep as that now
existing. Now, as we cannot count on
miracles to make up for imprudence it
is indispensable that we should prepare
against danger which, though not yet
well defined, does not the less exist and
is not the less menacing. Lisbon Novi-
cadeS
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07
THE MEDAL OF HONOR.

Here Are Some of the Ways In Which
You May Get 1t.
Of all decorations in the gift of the
United States government there is one
the very thought of which rouses con-
Stunning fire in your heart Isn't there?
It is the medal of honor. These are
some Of the ways in which you may
get it,
Garry your wounded colonel or cap
tain or comrade off the field Of battle
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07
Audubon Go. Journal,
EXTRA, IOWA.
G.. W. GUERNSEY. Manager.
July 7, 1898.
OUR NOTICE.

All business locals inserted in the news col
1mns will be charged for at the rate of TEN
GENTs per line, for the first insertion. and
FIVE CENTS for each subsequent insertion
GENTS per line for first insertion, and Ten
GENTS per line for each subsequent insertion.
All notices will be kept in until ordered out,
All accounts must be settled monthly. Politi-
cal correspondence TWENTY FIVE GENTS per
by the cash
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07

any old symptoms.
Dr.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases of the heart and
nerves free. Address,
DIR. MILES MEDICA
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07

~ FTER suffering for nearly thirty years
~ from dyspepsia, Mrs a. E. Dugdale,
wife OF prominent business man of
Warsaw, N. Y, writes: For % years, I was
q constant sufferer from dyspepsia and a
weak stomach. The lightest food produced
distress, causing severe pain and the forma-
ton of gas. No matter how careful Of my
diet suffered agonizing pain after eating
! was treated by many physicians and tried
numerous remedies without permanent help.
Two years ago began taking DR.. Miles
Nerve and Liver Pills and Nervine. Within
aweek commenced improving. and per-
sisting in the treatment was soon able to
eat what I liked. with no evil effects
keep them at hand and single dose disnels
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-07

F"o11 o11o 111t1ct1C1H d1n1y IHvHueS
Cuba, the Cuban Army of the East,
which is the most useful part Of the rev.
dictionary forces in the island, will be
at the west attacking the Spaniards.
Havana if the blockade is kept up until
then, will be starving, and but little
resistance could be offered by General
Blanco. According to the latest plan,
at least So, 900 American troops are to
disembark in Cuba. New York Sun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-07-22
ENTERING THE HARBOR.

Playa del Este, Guantanamo Bay,
July l7,-At o o'clock this morning
the Spanish flag was lowered from
MORO Castle.
Steam launches from the New
York, Brooklyn and Vixen entered
the harbor this morning and ex-
amined the batteries, the wrecks oil
the Merrimac and the sunken Spanish
cruiser Reina Mercedes and the tor
pedo firing station. They discovered
six Spanish merchant steamers and
one small gunboat in the harbor, and
a prize crew was placed upon the
latter.
This afternoon the torpedocs and
mines were taken up or exploded.
after which the Red Cross steamer
State of Texas entered to give as
sistance to the sick and wounded in
the city.
The warsbips may not enter the
harbor for several days, probably I'M
til after the arrangements have been
completed for transporting the
Spanish prisoners to Spain.
Nearly all tie American men-of-
war are now in Guantanamo bay.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-07-22
OUR LOSSES NUMBER 1914
MEN.
! OF THESE ONLY 246 WERE KILLED
FIGHTING NEAR SANTIAGO.

OF THESE ONLY 246 WERE KILLED
FIGHTING NEAR SANTIAGO.
General Skaters Headquarters,
July 10, via Kingston, Jamaica, July
IG.-The final report of casualties in
the army since it landed in Cuba
three weeks ago, has been forwarded
to Washington. 1t shows an aggre-
gate of 1914 officers and men killed
and wounded and missing.
The killed number 246, of whom 81
were officers; wounded, 1884, Of whom
90 were officers; and missing, 81 of
whom none were officers. Of the
wounded only 6s have died.
Colonel Pope, the surgeon in chief,
SAYS this is a remarkably small num-
Der offatalities, considering the large
number of wounded.
In the field hospitals there have
been a remarkably small number Of
septic wounds, and but two cases OF
gangreen have developed, one OF
which resulted fatally.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-07-22
Keals The NIOndIke.

Mr.. A. c. Thomas, of Marysyille,
Tex, has found a more valuable dis
covery than has yet been made in the
KIondike. For years he suffered un-
told agony from consumption, ac-
companied by hemorrhages; and was
absolutely cured by DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. lie declares that gold Is
oflittle value in comparison with this
marvellous cure; would have 1t, even
if it cost hundred dollars a bottle.
Asthma, Bronchitis and all throat and
Lung affections are positively cured
by DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Trial bottles free at
Il. Schmitt's Drug Store. Regular
size 80 cts. and Sl.O0. Guaranteed to
cure or price refunded.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-07-22
WAR ITEMS.

A dispatch from Madrid says that
the Spanish cabinet is considering
the question of COMMUNICATING Genl.
Toral and has asked Captain Blanco
for full particulars of the surrender OF
Santiago. The ground Of the charges
against General Toral will be that he
exceeded his instructions by sur
rendering not only the city but a
large surrounding territory.
Dispatches from Santiago say that
the Cubahs are angry because they
were not put in possession Of the city
and are not allowed to enter il.
Though still eating American rations,
Garcia and his men hold aloof from
the American troops and a clash may
occur at any time. It is stated in
Washington that the CubanS have
shown themselves incapable Of gov
erning and anarchy and violence
might follow it they were not kept in
strict bounds.
The American troops have moved
back into new camps in the hills
north Of Santiago and General Shat
ter is waiting for the coming Of the
immune regiments which are to gar
rison the city. The Spanish troops
are also encamped outside Of the city.
1t is stated that many Of them are
ignorant that they have been surren-
dered and are under the impression
that the United States has bought
Cuba.
\ special dispatch from Washing
ton says that there have been many
evidences of a boom in the trade OF
Santiago since the city became IN
American one, and many dollars
worth Of goods are to be sent there
| Immediately.
\ special dispatch from Washing
ton says that General Miles did not
get away from Siboney Monday on
the Yale, and it was found that the
reason for his delay was that ORDER
prepared for him had been dropped
into a War Department waste baske'
instead of being cabled. When the
mistake was discovered he was
promptly told to 20 ahead to Porto
Rico and is now believed to be OF
the way.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-07-22
1TVvVa

in Washington for Dewey, and thanks
that we should be fortunate enough
to have such man In the Philippines
at this critical period. He is being
especially commended for having 50
plainly shown the Germans that he
intended carrying out his plans re-
CARELESS ofthem and their ships.
President Mckinley has named the
following gentlemen to represent the
L. 5. upon thejoint commission that
will shortly meet for the purpose Of
irving to settle all matters that are
in dispute between the |. ;. and
Canada, in accordance with the
treaty signed last Spring; Senators
Fairbank, of Indiana, and Gray, OF
Del; Representative Dingley, Of
Maine: Hon. John 4. Kasson, Of
Iowa, who has charge of the interests
of the L. ;. in the negotiation Of all
reciprocity treaties, and Hon. John
W. Foster, Ex-Secretary Of State.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-07-22
MORGANFELD Is INSOLENT.

There was wild excitement at the
penitentiary On Saturday, caused by
the INSTRUMENTATION of one of the con-
victs and his attempt to strike the
assistant superintendent. The convict
was Morganfeld, one Of the Aqua
Creek robbers. He has been playing
sick for some time, and was ordered
by the doctor to 60 to work. lie be-
came insolent, and the assistant sup
erintendent took him by the sleeve
to lead him out ofhis office, when he
raised bis crutch and would have
struck the officer had not another
convict caught his arm. The blow
fell harmless. Motganfeld was a
little later given twenty-five stripes
for his very bad conduct.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-07-22
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF SHEN-
ANDOAH COUNTY.

As a Democrat not personally inter
ested in the pending troubles. and an
anti-Brenaman man I desire to sound "a
note Of warning to my Democratic
friend, who along with me opposed
Brenaman a. cur chairman in the inter-
est of the party, bnt not in a personal
way.
| understood that the entire trouble
was occasioned by 3renaman. inasmuch
as he was chairman. and a couple OF
gentlemen who We're leading the fight
said in trems. that il Brenaman would
resign that would end their opposition,
and that they would stand in and work
for the Democratic party and it, success.
Are they doing it; | believed them in
their declarations then. but when l iinI
the cause OF the alleged trouble is re-
moved by the friends TO the regular or
ganizatOh and willingness on their
part TO permit the anti-Brenaman men
10 name hi, successor in order To har-
monte and then for ~ 10 refuse as we
did: am constrained TO say that Brena-
man was not the trouble. and warn tie
Democratic party 10 be on the alert. or
they will find that they have been de-
ceiyed a., have been and that it !, "a
movement intended by the gentlemen
leading it to disrupt and break down
the regular Democratic party.
Fellow Democrats, the democratic
party is bigger than any one man OF
even any TWO men. and want 10 say
that il there i. 10 be reorganization
every time one or two men have some
personal grievance against some mem
Der Of the organization, or the 0rganiza-
ton changed every time a demand j.
made for it, you will have no organiza-
ton, nor will 1t be possible 10 have har-
mony in the party.
Democrats think and act for yourselves,
don't be fooled by bosses and bossl,m.
We cannot afford to ieOpardize our
friends now in office and those who Will
want Office in the spring because one or
two men will not agree. Without the
people they can do nothing. and now
i'm a. much Is Breuaman was the troll
bic and he has resigned in the interest
of harmony, let the trouble cease. There
wa, no objection to the committee, nor
can there be any objection To IL. IL j.
the regular Committee and the only one
I'm the county. and until it Is removed by
all the Democrats OF the county in q
regular way it will always be so regard
led. Concessions have been made by
them. and rejected by us, and the
trouble removed and we not yet salts
fed. There is something wrong some
where gentlemen. and you Slll Ind
some day that You have made the victim
Of a political joke, aud il You are not
careful it will prove a Gold Brick.
Anti-Brenaman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-07-22
THEIR ARMS LAID DOWN.

Santiago de Cuba, July II, moon
Amid impressive ceremonies the
Spanish troops land down their arms
between the lines Of the Spanish and
American forces at 8 O'Clock this
morning.
General Skater and the American
division and brigade commanders and
their stats were escorted bya troop
of cavalry and General Toral and his
staff by one hundred picked men.
Trumpeters on both sides saluted
with fourishes.
General Shafter returned to General
Toral the latter's sword after it had
been handed to the American com
mander. Our troops, lined up at the
trenches, were eye-witnesses of the
ceremony.
General Skater and his escort, &C.
companied by General Toral, rode
through the city, taking formal pos
session.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-07-22
Important Notice.

The annual meeting Of the Board
of Supervisors of Shenandoah county
will be held in the County Clerks
Ofiic on
MONDAY, JULY 25th, IS9s,
at 8 o'clock a. m. All persons having
claims against the county should
present them to the undersigned on
or before said day properly authenti-
Gated. The sheep and fox claims
will not be acted upon until the
November meeting OF the Board.
Teste: L. 5. WALKER, CLERK,
Board of Supervisors
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-07-22

Frem latest accounts from Santiago
if affairs continue to grow worse 1t
will be difficult for the American sol
diers to determine whom they are to
fight, the Spaniards or the Cubans.
1t is now said that Garcia and his
whole command are sulking.
After the war, the United States
will reconstruct them.