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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
News I'm brief.

The state board of health has elected
DR.. Robert T.. Coniff, of Sioux City,
president, and DIR. j. &. Kennedy, sec
rotary. DR.. j. Il. Scroggs, of Keokuk,
was elected president of the state board
of medical examiners.
A post Office has been established at
Calhoun, with Miss Nellie Reedy as
postmistress.
Grant Jordan, of Des Moines, has
been elected secretary of the state board
of control.
Joseph Seik, an old man who with q
hand cart has been for years past en-
gagged by Dubuque to pick up loose pa
per on the streets, was fatally injured
by runaway team.
Robert Greer, proprietor of the city
dray line in DEBORAH, was killed by one
OF his teams running away.
Jacob Dill, a carpenter residing near
Kingston, was placed in Jail in Burling-
ton, having in a quarrel struck Charles
Hellenstahl over the head with piece
of gas pipe, fatally injuring him.
Damon Mott died at his home in
Waterloo, aged 60 years. He was one
of the best-known farmers in Black
hawk county and prominent through
out the state as successful breeder OF
blooded stock.
The post Office at Rockville, Delaware
county, has been discontinued. Mail
will go to Worthington.
Judge Cole presented class of ~
young men to Judge Woolson in the
federal court in Des Moines, and they
were admitted to practice in the federal
courts.
Frank Kelley, Marengo young man,
was killed by the cars while drunk.
Corn planting has been delayed on
account of the rains.
In the annual debating contest be-
tween the universities of Iowa and
Minnesota, which took place in Mime
apolis, the Iowa men won.
A new lodge of Rathbone Sisters was
instituted'at Alden by Grand Chief Mrs.
Alice ii. Boylan, of Eldora.
The annual commencement exercises
of Penn college, Oskaloosa, are an
nounced for the week OF June IL.
Arrangements have been made by the
Stearns' steam -four mill people OF
Webster City to put in mill at Clarion.
Daniel Williams, a veteran of COM
pany +, Twenty-second regiment Iowa
volunteer infantry, died in Audubon at
the age of 70 years and IL months.
The late Il. NJ. Raab bequeathed the
sum of $4,000 to the different charities
in Burlington.
George Smith, an old resident of Gin
ton county, living in Eden township.
committed suicide by taking strych-
nine. He was about 60 years old.
Peter Young, pioneer resident OF
Cedar Rapids, and the head Of one of the
leading plumbing establishments of tho
city, dropped dead of heart failure, aged
80 years. !
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
Soldiers are

bravely served the sire. Soldiers are
always ready, so gladly obeyed.
Proudly we sailed the seas. Strange
ly enough my young masters chosen
friend on the vessel was Carroll Poin
dexter, son of the confederate colonel
who once wore me for awhile. The son
of the man in gray was the bosom friend
of the son of the man in blue, both 10y
ally serving under the old flag, united
heart and soul against it's foes. 1t
pleased me to note their friendship as
the sunny symbol following the storm
cloud of civil war.
Finally we anchored one day in har-
Dor of the tropics. The land-locked
bay was almost in the center of large
city, whose gayly-colored houses stood
out against backgrounds of palms, and
farther still great mountains which
erected natures cathedral spires and
lifted their sunlit SUBMITS to the azure
sky.
There was revolution on the beauti-
full island and feeling ran high. Sud-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
Found stick of Dynamite.

Oakland, CAL, May 23.-The discovery
of stick of dynamite at the Emery
Vile depot is causing the police and
railroad officials much anxiety. The
dynamite was found hidden among
some rubbish and is now in the posses
sion of Division Superintendent Aglar.
Much significance is attached to the
discovery, owing to the fact that nearly
every day trains loaded with troops are
passing through that locality on their
way TO San Francisco.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26

erect an efficient barrier against mort.
cages for lifetime. ! heard him say
after he paid Old Moncybags his claim,
that he was strongly tempted to hit
him with the fiat of the sword which
hung on the wall and then throw him
out of the window. / wish he had, for
/ should like to have had share in the
skirmish. His good mother rebuked
him for the words, but / thought saw
a CLEAN of approval in his fathers eyes,
though he too was fairly good Chris
tan under ordinary circumstances.
And SO the cloud over the little home
lifted. Who was it that said: AT
eyentime there shall be light?" In
life's dim twilight the old people are
happy and safe once more.
When Memorial day comes shall be
worn again by the honored commander
of the G. A. II. post as the members
march proudly under their tattered bat
tie flag to decorate the graves of their
dead. Upon those grassy affairs we will
renew our vows of fidelity to the old
flag and the union it gloriously repre-
sents. Already arrangements have been
made with American friends at Havana,
and a silken flag with flowers in pro-
fusion will lie on the grave of the young
soldier l served, sleeping peacefully
there with more than 200 comrades
who wore the blue. In Gods good time,
perhaps in 1899, soldiers of the Cuban
republic, then fully established, may
nj ha 40 ha a.,
on those honored graves.
And on the evening of Memorial day
here we are to have wedding. Louis
Carroll, the returned Klondiker, will
marry Virginia Secession Poindexter,
daughter of the man who once captured
me from her father-in-law. Captor and
captured will be there, and the whole
squad will be union to the core. The
dainty little maiden will practice what
she breaches by her union, with the
son of the man in blue, and the old uni
form will be brought out for the occa-
sion, my honored self hanging as of old
near the soldiers side. The old soldiers
will each wear blue and gray; blue in
faded uniforms, gray in boards and hair.
And over the alcove in which the happy
pair stand to be wed will fiutter the
tattered remnant of the old battle flag.
Alas, of the old comrades l am the
only one who looks as young as ever.
hope to fight the enemies of my country
hundreds of years after all of you who
read this sleep with the silent majority
under the sod. Shall we meet in Heav-
en-? st. John in Revelations speaks of
flaming swords there, and of flaunt-
ing blades. Be that as it may, "All's
well that ends WELL" / leave those |
love in the happy light which illumines
their radiant faces as result of the
reunion and the wedding, the light of
undying affection which arches like a
halo over the altar of home. My simple
story is ended May it's lessons live in
human hearts for many years to come.
I. EDGAR JONES.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26

slow. Those dark spots upon my
polished blade are specters of blood,
shades of the precious drops which, in
more stirring days, were the red seals
of courage, signs manual of heroes,
destifying to future generations their
knowledge of heroic deeds. In the days
of the Crusades, when mailed knights
went forth to battle for the cross, the
sword handle was held upright and by
that they swore to heroic vows. There
fore when they ended with the words
~'said by the sword" it meant the I'M
vanished truth. My handle, too, is a
cross. said by the sword" now as
then means that testify truly. Mem
bers of the sword family are long lived,
maintaining their keenness and elias
ITCHY to old age. There are hundreds of
years of service in me yet, and l may
flash in the forefront of many gallant
charge when the sons and daughters of
this generation have turned to dust. l
flashed bravely in behalf of the old flag in
the civil war. How much worthier was
the oft-quoted sword of Bunker Hill
than the sword of Gettysburg and APP
pomattoX?
1 was presented to Capt. Carroll, a
young volunteer, in 1861. A young lady
with eyes brighter than my flashing
blade or the jewels upon my hilt made
the presentation in behalf of the ladies,
and 1 saw at once by the way in which
the captain regarded her that he
thought more of the gift because of the
giver. She was petite, mere morsel
of humanity, but as dainty morsel as
ever made a mark for Cupid's busy
bow. Small in quantity, first-class in
quality, with heart of the largest
size in body of the smallest, her lumin-
Gus soul flashed in majestic courage
through love-lit eyes, and she was every
inch a model of the devoted patriot
women of 1861 and 1865.
Off we went to the war. 1t was not
a junket nor yet a pleasure excursion.
In few months the gallant ranks were
thinned, empty sleeves appeared in
many parts of the line, boyish faces be-
came bronzed, and boyish spirits rip
ened in the sultry atmosphere of con-
flict into the strong, stern, sturdy
hearts of veterans tried and true.
flashed ever well toward the front, and
many time that flash leaping out in
the red flame of conflict became the
beacon which led our boys to victory.
In a year 1 led a regiment and gloried
in the achievements of him whose
chosen comrade / was. On went the
union soldiers. their flag sometimes
waving proudly in victory, sometimes
trailing in temporary defeat, but ever
reappearing through the carnage to
gead the hosts of patriots toward the
inevitable end.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
IOWA STATE NEWS.
Federation Of Labor.

At the annual meeting in Dubuque Of
the State Federation of Labor resolu-
tons were adopted urging work for the
union label, favoring abolition of child
labor, state manufacture of school
books, and indorsing the Spanish war
policy. Officers for the ensuing year
are:
President, j. #. Byrne. OF ottumwa: first
vice president. A. s. Kehm, of Des Moines:
second vice president, N. p. Collins. OF Des
Moines; third vice president, John A. Pear.
of Dubuque; legislative committee. r. l..
Trick, George u. Shaver. +. l.. CARAT. all
OF Des Moines; delegate to American Fed
Grafton of Labor. l.. Schuster. Of Dubuque.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
Big Fire ut weldon.

With the exception of the Sigler
building on the northeast corner, tho
entire east side of the business portion
of Weldon was destroyed by fire. The
loss will approximate $4,000. Five
buildings were burned. Grimes har-
ness shop, Wyman's drug store, Lock-
woods general merchandise, Ratcliff's
furniture and the Allen hotel. All were
partly covered with insurance except
ing the hotel building.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
Changed the Numbers.

"The Fiftieth Iowa Infantry" is tho
new name for the Second regiment,
Iowa national guard. The four Iowa
regiments are to be remembered, the
First regiment becoming the Forty
ninth, the Second the Fiftieth, the
Third the Fifty-first, and the Fourth
the Fifty-second
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
Mig Firm Goes Under.

A receiver for NJ. Riegelman g. Co.,
wholesale milliners in Des Moines, was
appointed. The assets are 100000 and
liabilities not over 100000. All cred
itors will be paid and business resumed.
Bad weather and war caused slow coll
lections, and the failure to have enough
money on hand to meet some big notes
upon which payment was demanded
brought abou. the crisis.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
Arrested for Bignmy.

Preston Davis was arrested at his
home in Clinton on the charge of big
amy and placed in the county Jail.
Davis is 81 years of age and his wife No.
2 is 63. Wife No. l is at the county poor
farm and is insane, and Preston thought
he was justified in marrying again. He
was bound over to the grand jury.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
To Act nv Bishop.

Rev. DIR. L. Il. Green, of Cedar Rap
ids, chaplain Of the First regiment of
the national guard, from which position
he will resign, returned from Dubuque
to Des Moines after attending the flu
neral of Bishop Perry. The standing
committee unanimously elected him to
undertake the administration of the
diocese until the election of a new
bishop on September 6.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
Roughly HIM died.

A German tramp painter, who fled be-
fore his name was learned, was dragged
through the streets in Sanborn with %
rope around his neck because he ex-
pressed the hope that Spain might whip
this country. On his rescue by the au-
thorities after desperate struggle with
the crowd he hastily left town.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26

Sleep, soldier, sleep! Thy work is DER,
No more the bugle calls ito arms"
Dream on beneath thy tent of green,
Sleep, soldier, sleep free from alarms!
Rest. soldier, rest! while we to-day
Bring fragrant flowers. with reverent
tread,
To deck the graves of those we love-
A tribute to our honored dead.
Sleep, soldier, sleepl Thy work is DER.
Sleep on and rest free from all care;
While we our gratitude express,
With blossoms sweet and garlands fair.
w. G. Park, in Good Housekeeping.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26
singular shin.

Tie most singular ship in the world is
the Polyphemus. of the British navy. 1t
is simply long steel tube, deeply
buried in the water, the decks rising
only four feet above the sea. 1t carries
no masts or sails, and is used as a ram
and torpedo boat.-Boston Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26

There is prospect of new and au-
thorized life of Nine. Patti being writ
ten by a well-known journalist who has
for many years been familiar with the
musical world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26

The original of Sandy, the laird Of
Cockpen, in Du Maurier's "Trilby," has
just died. He was T. II. Lamont and the
description of him is said TO be remark
ably accurate. He studied art in Paris.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26

Unexpected Answer.-Clerk-"It is
just 20 years since I entered into your
employment" Principal-"That shows
how patient am."-Fliegende Batter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-05-26

!;i3l & =
: ] ! :: !: !: !: !:
nHE1LAW W long rem m
-X3tXNM bered,
ID|XNR That 1 saw on the
'llpulM AS the train was fly
M" ing southwark,
In the latter part Of May.
1T was only two aged women
Who met by chance that day.
One had eyes of loveliest blue.
The other, the sweetest gray.
''where go your" said the blue-eyed one
To her with the eyes of gray.
sI'm going to visit my husbands grave,
In the southland far away"
~'Was he SOLDIER" the blue-eyed asked,
AS she gazed in the eyes of gray;
And half unconsciously she grasped
Her hand in loving way.
The eyes of gray lit up with pride;
Eyes, he was soldier true:
He fell at the battle of Shiloh
"Oh! there's where mine fell, too"
And then they clasped each other and wept,
The eyes of blue and gray
Mingled their flood of sympathy
AS the train sped on its way.
''What uniform did your soldier wear?"
my soldier wore the blue
~Ah," said the other, mine wore the gray"
mo matter, they both were true"
"'Yes, they were true, our loved and lost,
True till their dying day;
And it matters not what they were on earth,
They are clothed in white to-day"
And when we came to the station.
very small town by the way,
The men all stood bareheaded
AS the two went on their way
They walked up the street together,
Like children hand in hand,
Out on the country highway
Where the old church used to stand.
And on and on till they reached the place
Where their soldiers brave were laid;
Then they kissed and wept DER each grave
alike,
And together knelt down and prayed;
Then each told the other about the past,
How they lived with their children dear,
And agreed, while God would spare their
lives,
To meet there once year.
And then they walked back to the station,
These soldiers widows in tears,
HIelped by each others sympathy,
To bear their burden of years,
Back to the west they travelled,
To their children, kind and true;
SOne with eyes of the sweetest gray,
The other, the loveliest blue.
IN. Y. Sun.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-02-16
Why BE Didn't Swear.

General Horace Porter, In bis "Cam-
paigning with Grant, says: "While
sitti ng with him at the campfire late
one night, after every one else had gone
to bed, said TO him, General, il seems
singular that you have gone through
all the rough and tumble Of army ser
vice anil frontier life and never been
provoked into swearing. / have never
heard you utter an oath OF use an i'm
precation.' We'll, somehow or other
never learned to swear he replied.
When a boy / seemed to have an av-
ersion to it, and when became a man
saw the folly of it. have always no
ticed, too, that swearing helps to rouse
q mans anger; and when a man flies
intO passion his adversary who keeps
cool gets the better of him. In fact,
could never see the use Of swearing.
/ think it is the case with many people
who swear excessively that 1t Is a mere
habit, and that they do not mean 20 be
pr1fane; but, 10 say the least, IL is a
great waste of time His example In
this respect was once quoted in my
hearing by member Of the Christian
Commission to a teamster in the Army
of the Potomac, in the hope Of lessen
ing the rare Oaths with which he was
italicizing his language, aud on which
he seemed TO be placing his rlaln reli-
the mui hole. The only reply evoked
from him was. Then thar's one thing
sartin; the old man never druv mules"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-02-16
Free of Charge to Sufferers.

Cut this out and take it to your drug
gist and get q sample bottle free % DR..
Kings New Discovery for ConsHmp-
ton, Coughs and Colds. They do
not ask you to buy before trying. This
will show you the great merits of this
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wnat can be accomplished by the regu-
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and would be disastrous to the proprie-
tors, did they not know it would inva-
riably cure. Many of the best physi-
clans are now using it in their practice
with great results, and are relying on it
in most severe cases. II is guaranteed.
Trial bottles free at ]. n. Snyder's
Drug Store, Somerset Pa. and G. w.
Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-02-16
WIFI Saw Hin zurdsr.a.


LANCASTER, y. Y, Feb. 4-Miehael
SOrg, farmer living near this village,
was brutaIly murdered in his bed this
morning. His wife, who lay beside him.
ssw the assassin strike the blow. About
o'clock this morning Mrs SOrg was
awakened by strange sounds. Opening
her eyes she saw 3 man standing over the
BED, with an Ak grasped IN bis upllfted
hands The blade descended and crush
cd her husbands skull before she could
utter a word of alarm Mrs. Sorg
screamed and attempted 70 jump owes the
body Of her husband 20 the floor. Again
the assassin swung his Ak. InvOluntarily
she raised her arm to shield herself from
harm The handle OF the AZ struck her
right wrist injaring il itslightly- The mur-
derer then ran from the house. Itissup-
posed that the murderer visited the house
for the purpose Of robbery. SOrg Was .
large dealer in milk. selling 70 Buffalo
retailers There WAS some money in the
family treasury. but il was found au-
touched. There IS no clue 70 the nur-
ueref.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-02-16
Deafness Can Not be Cured

by local applications as they can no {
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There is only cne way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
dition of the mucous lining Of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is
infiamed you havea q rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it Is en-
tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out Of ter are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition Of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (esused by
eatarrh) that can not be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars; free.
FL. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
e2Sold by Druggists, Toe.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-02-16
THE OLD HORSE.


Ay. sell the old horse. II you wilt,
For ne is broken down
And weak with years-why care for that
There's plenty in the town
10 take his place and do his work,
To go The pace he went
by day or night, or rain or shine,
Until his strength was spent.
de never stopped 10 reason why,
To ask that this be done,
Or thati he knew his duty;
lie did il on the run.
lie served his master as he best
Knew how 10 serve-and now
Go sell him; he is loyal and
VIII not ask why, or how.
A horse Is not a sentiment;
lie can not think OF speak
Or vote; then why protect him when
He's worthless, old and weak9
For him no starry banner floats
On every breeze that blows;
For him no pension comforts come
When years his lalors close.
Ay, sell the old horse, if you will;
lie viii not ask You why,
Nor make complaint when he is turned
Adriff 10 starve and die;
But faithful ia his labors still,
As when they were begun,
He will not care; he is content,
With duty bravely done.
Kansas Farmer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-02-16
Getting Even With him.
Revenge is sweet.

Revenge is sweet.
Papa" said the little girl, "whO do
you love best in all the world?''
OF course she thought she knew what
be would reply, and he knew that she
thought she knew it. Consequently he
decided to tease her.
Daisy" he replied.
Daisy was her sister.
She thought it all over and then she
climbed up in his lap.
"Papa," she said, ~ wish you would
ask me if love you or mamma the
best"
every well,n he returned; "do you
love mamma or me the best2''
Revenge is sweet, but even 50, ten
der-hearted bit Of humanity does not
like to be too harsh.
''You won't feel very, very badly if
tell you, will yon?" she whispered.
He promised that he wouldn't.
"Well, she said, ''then 1 guess I love
mamma best."
Yes, revenge is sweet.-Chieago Post.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-02-16
Bucklsn's Arnica salvs.

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pay required. IL is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box For sale at J
y. Snyder's Drug Store. Somerset, Pa,
or G.. w. Brallier's Drug Store, Ber-
in, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-02-16
To Our Customers.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the
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ourselves or in our families. w. h
King, Isaac p. King and many others
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it the best. All we want is for people
to try it and they will be convinced.
Upon honor, there is no better that We
have ever tried, and we have used many
kinds--R. A. BLAKE x SoN, General
Merchants, Big Tunnel, Va Sold by
ALL druggists
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-02-16

1t = not Often that a physician rec
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