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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
The Magic of Rome.

The story of Rome is tale of muir
der and sudden death, varied, chang
ing, never repeated in the same way
there is blood on every threshold; q
tragedy lies buried in every church and
chapel, and again we ask in vain
wherein lies the magic of the city that
has fed on terror and grown old in
carnage, the charm that draws men to
her, the power that holds, the magic
that enthralls men soul and body 90
Lady Venus cast her spells upon Tam
hauser in her mountain of old Yet
none deny it, and as centuries roll on
the poets, the men of letters, the must
clans, the artists OF all ages, have come
to her from far countries and have
dwelt here while they might, some for
long years, some for the few months
they could spare, and all Of them have
left something, verse, line, sketch,
a song that breathes the threefold mys-
terry of love, eternity and death.
"Studies From the Chronicles of Rome. "
by Marion Crawford
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
Lifebonts Of the World.

The lifeboat service is one of the very
noblest of philanthropio institutions,
and many civilized nations pay special
attention to these means for the rescue
Of perishing mariners. Englands life
boat service is voluntary one. The
Royal National Lifeboat institution,
which controls the bulk Of British life
boats, was founded in 1924. 1t now has
over 300 lifeboats on the shores of the
kingdom, and has been instrumental in
saving nearly 10000 lives. The French
lifeboat service was established in 1865,
and has SO stations, while it has been
the means Of saving over 900 vessels
and $500 lives.
The French service has one great ad.
vantage over ours. 1t is that the public
board of works always builds the first
lifeboat house at each station as it is
established, consequently relieving the
service Of a great outlay. The German
service was established in 1865, and
has l04 lifeboat stations. The United
States has 1888 lifeboat stations. The
cost Of the United States service is
about e29o, 600 "a year. London Tit.
Bits
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
The FLYING Fox.

The flying fox IL very curious In
habitant Of the forest near Moreton bay,
in east Australia. II lives in hocks and
moves generally toward the dusk of the
eyaning, aud the noise produced by the
heavy Tapping Of the so called wings Is
very singular. The focks like quiet
places, where there are large araucarian
pine trees, with an underwood of scrub
and creepers. The foxes hang in vast
numbers from horizontal branches of
the pine trees
When there is clear space among
the trees, an enormous number Of the
animals may be seen, and their noise
can be heard, for directly they see any
thing unusual they utter short bark,
something like the sound made by young
rocks. Often every branch is crowded,
and the young foxes are seen either flap
ping their wings and holding ON with
their hind feet and with their heads
downward or snarling and fighting for
places.
Suddenly the whole take to fight
and flap their furry, winglike sides and
wheel around like heavy birds. Many
fly with their young holding ON to them.
The creature is not true fox, aud
there Is fold of skin which reaches
from the fore to the hind legs. This is
called the wing, and it enables the
pteropus, as the animal is called, to
float and turn in the air.-Philadelphia
Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
Kiruhix Music.

One Of the Kirghiz came into my
tent, and, squatting down, began to play
the kaumuss, three stringed instru-
ment played with the fingers. The
music was monotonous and of a melan-
choly cadence, but it harmonized we'll
with the surroundings and the moods
they inspired. In word, it was typio-
ally Asiatic. l sat and listened to 1t
with pleasure, giving my imagination
captive to the music, the soft moaning
of the night wind, the gentle crackle of
the fire. How many and many night
did not spend thus during the long
years that followed listening to the
dreamy sounds of that primitive Kir.
ghiz instrument!
How many dark, solitary winter
afternoon did not while away in this
foolish fashioni In course of time ]
grew accustomed to the kaumuss and
derived as much pleasure from it as the
Kirghiz did themselves. In fact, l grew
fond of it, Its soothing music carried
my mind away into the fairy realms of
day dreams. My thoughts few far away
to my home amid the dark pine woods
of Sweden. Sven Hedin In Through
A STA -
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
A VICTIM OF TELEPATHY.
His Absurd Delusions Finally BAN
ished by the Hypnotic Route.


There came to me late one night a
stranger in widest despair resolved to
commit suicide that night if I could
not help him, says Professor Munster
berg in The Atlantic. He had been q
physician, but had given up his prac-
tice because his brother, on the other
side of the ocean. hated him and had
him under his telepathic influence,
troubling him from over the sea with
voices which Knocked him and with inn
pulses to foolish actions He had not
slept nor had he eaten anything for
several days, and the only chance for
life he saw was that a new hypnotic in
fluence might overpower the mystical
hypnotic forces.
soon found the source of his trou-
BILE. In treating himself for a wound he
had misused cocaine in an absurd way.
and the Authorizations of voices were
the chief symptom of his cocainism.
These products of his poisoned brain
had sometimes reference to his brother
in Europe. and thus the telepathic sys-
tenn grew in him and permeated his
whole life. hypnotized him, and sug-
gested to him with success to have
sleep and food and smaller dose of
cocaine. Then I hypnotized him daily
for six weeks. After ten days he gave
up cocaine entirely, after three weeks
the voices disappeared, and after that
the other symptoms faded away. 1t was
not, however, until the end that the
telepathic system was exploded.
Even when the voices had gone he
for awhile felt his movements controlled
over the ocean, and after six weeks,
when l had him quite well again, he
laughed over his telepathic absurdities,
but assured me that if these sensations
came again he should be unable, even in
full health, to resist the mystical inter
probation, so wildly had he felt the
distant influences
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
shark. and the Dead whale.

The presence Of any large quantity
of easily obtainable food is always sufi.
oient to secure the undivided attention
Of the shark tribe. When "cutting in"
whales at sea, have often been amazed
at the incredible numbers of these crea.
lures that gather in short space Of
time, attracted by some mysterious
means from heaven only knows what
remote distances. 1t has often occurred
to us, when whaling in the neighbor-
hood of New Zealand, to get a sperm
whale alongside without sign of q
shark below or bird above. Within
an hour from the time of our securing
the vast mass of flesh to the ship the
whole area within at least an acre has
been alive with seething multitude of
sharks, while from every quarter came
drifting silently an incaIculable host of
sea birds, converting the blue surface
of the sea into the semblance of plain
of new fallen snow.
The harpooners and officers from their
lofty position on the cutting stage slew
scores upon scores by simply dropping
their keen edged blubber spades upon
the soft crowns of the struggling fish,
the only place where shark is vulner.
able to instant death. The weapon
sinks into the creatures brain, he gives
convulsive writhe or two, releases his
hold and slowly sinks, followed in his
descent by knot of his immediate
neighbors, all anxious to provide him
with prompt sepulture within their
own yearning maws. National Re-
uiou
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
Their Wedding Trip.

A summer visitor in a New England
mill town made friends with one or two
Of the French Canadians who were EN-.
ployed as operatives in the mills.
One Of these was an elderly widowe1
whose two youngest children the visitor
had taken to drive with him several
times.
~ make a marriage mex week,
ma'mselle," said the father as she de-
posted the children at their home late
one afternoon. "You see us all 20 past
your house on the wedding trip
Indeed" said the young woman.
"Shall you 60 in the coach?'
"No, we go in hired buggy. My wife
she go, and ! with her, to the bury
ground, same as our people most al
ways" said the man, with evident sur
prise at the lady's ignorance. "Three
buggy more behind US, and we all carry
two, three bouquet to put on my first
wife's grave. Yes'm, it is pretty we'd
ding trip to the bury ground, and re-
spectful.
Three or four days later the summer
visitor was filed with mixed emotions
as he saw the four buggies, laden with
the wedding party clad in gay attire,
pass the house and turn into the little
cemetery. Some minutes later the bug
gies again went by, that time at a
cheerful trot, and she was favored with
an elaborate bow from the bridegroom,
whose face wore happy and virtuous
smile.-Youth's Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
The spanssn Oath.

In Austria q Christian witness IL
sworn before q cruoifx between two
lighted candles, and, holding up his
right hand, says, 81 swear by God, the
Almighty and All Wise, that / will
speak the pure and full truth, and moth
ing but the truth, in answer to anything
l may be asked by the court"
Jewish witnesses, while using the
same words, add to their solemnity by
placing their hands on the page Of q
Bible on which is printed the third
commandment.
A Belgian witness swears to be vera
cious in these words, ~ will speak the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth; so help me God and all the
saints.
The Spanish oath is more elaborate.
The witness, kneeling on his right knee,
places his hand on the sacred book, and,
being asked by the judge, Twill you
swear to God and by those holy gospels
to speak the truth to all you may be
asked?" answers, Eyes, | swear.
Thereupon the judge says. "Then. il
thus you do God will reward you, and
IL not will require Of you" In some
parts of the country the ceremony is
different. The witness forms cross by
placing the middle of his thumb on the
middle of his forefinger, and, kissing
his thumb-a practice which would
probably be very familiar to some Eng
lish witnesses-exolaims "By this cross
! swearp'-Law Notes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09

"My dear SIR" writes Conan Doyle
to an English friend, "pray present my
compliments TO the Ormeau Golf club
and wish them from me very happy
evening. l am myself an intermittent
golfer, getting very violent attacks at
regular intervals. 1t usually takes me
about two months to convince myself
that shall never be any good, and then
give it up until fresh burst Of en-
ergy sets me trying once more. played
in Egypt until they told mo that exca.
vators had to pay special tag. in
augurated a private course in Vermont
also, and the Yankee farmers asked us
what we were boring for II ever the
Ormeau club should wish any part Of
their links returned, 1 could undertake
in few games to clear away any sod
now existing"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
The SPIDERS Elastic Appetite.

The spider has tremendous appetite
and his gormandizing defies all human
competition. A scientist who carefully
noted spiders consumption Of food in
"a hours concluded that if the spider
were built proportionately to the human
scales he would eat at daybreak Zap
proximately) small alligator, by a.
m. lamb. by 8 q. m. a young camelo-
pard, by 1 o'clock sheep and would
finish up with lark pie in which there
were 1870 birds. Yet, in spite of his
enormous appetite, a spider has wonder
full power<of refraining from food, and
one has been known to live for ten
months when absolutely deprived Of
food A beetle lived in similar state
of unrefreshment for three years. st
Louis Globe-Democrat
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
VOCAL CULTURE.
The First Step Is Keeping the MoutI,
Shut, Asleep or Awake.

proper breathing is so essential in
voice production that it must receive
first attention, and the first requirement
is to keep the mouth shut" writes
Katharine E. Junkermann in The Wo-
mans Home Companion.
"Of course no tone can be either
strong or pure if the lungs are crampeL
SO that the air cannot find room. In or
der to increase the size of the lung ca
pacity raise the chest and keep the body
well and strongly poised.
$50 much harm has been done to
voices by allowing the mouth to become
the regular cir passage that the need Of
care cannot be too frequently empha-
sized Besides the injury done by the
unwarmed air entering the lungs the
mucous membrane is hardened by the
saliva being dried up, and the muscles
of the tongue and throat grow stiff and
less responsive. 1t is comparatively easy
to control ones breathing when awake
but when asleep the harm goes on To
remedy this involves slight discom-
fort, but one can endure it patiently
looking to the end. Cut court plaster in
to little strips about one-fourth of an
inch in width and paste several across
the lips, placing them up and down
with the lips held naturally. If one is
tempted to give up rather than endure
the discomfort this method involves, a
walk through an ordinary day coach or
a night made hideous by the presenc"
of snorer in a near berth will cause a
solemn vow to be taken never to do
likewise -
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
A Novel Dinner.

Victor Smith, appointed collector Of
customs at Port Townshend, Wash, by
Secretary Chase, succeeded in inducing
the government to move the custom
house from that point to Port Angeles,
where he maintained himself for time
in a semibarbaric proprietorship. He
once invited the officers of the revenue
cutter Shubrick to dine at his house,
and the officers arrayed themselves in
full dress and went ashore in state to
wait upon Collector Smith at his man.
sion, which was then in an unfinished
condition.
In due course Of time the collector,
assisted by his wife, brought out two
carpenters saw horses, on which was
placed board covered with wrapping
paper. The repast was then set forth.
Smith, taking from his pockets three
big apples, gave one to each of the three
officers, with a small forked stick, re-
marking, You'll have to roast your
own apples. "-Argonaut
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
An ORaet.
An Offset.
"This is Mr.. Pneer, is it not?'

"This is Mr.. Pneer, is it not?"
eyes, sir.
"You have rented house fronting on
Mulberry square, / believer"
II have"
"Well, my name is Ferguson. have
rented the house next to yours, and by
queer mistake the man sent to clean
it up SO could move into it went to
the wrong place and cleaned up yours
His bill, which settled, is quite mod
erate-only 81. 50-and thought that
if the work proved satisfactory on in
spection perhaps you would not object
to assuming the payment of that
amount"
mot at all, sir, but shall charge
you $3.50 for one days occupancy Of
my house. That, I think, makes us even,
sir. ''-Chioago Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
Took Her In.

YES" said the business man, IL
have given up trying to collect that lit
tie bill from Bilkins. You see, he is a
pretty big, husky fellow, and he used
to throw my collectors out.
"Then why didn't you employ q
woman collector? He couldn't do that
to q woman"
That's what thought. So l got
one and sent her around, but she never
came back"
why not?'
HE married her Chicago Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
A Consolinx Thought,

The bishop Of Wakefield was once
consoling an east end costermonger for
the loss of his little son. The poor fell
low was rocking to and fro in his dis.
tress. He suddenly looked at the bishop,
and. with tears running down his
cheeks, said, "D'ye think l could get
the young baggar tuffed?'-London
News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
why She Protested.

The proud young husband of the beau
tiful young wife declared that il mat
tered not to him how poor he might be
in tho worlds goods.
"For thou" he exclaimed, Fart
wealth untold"
''But expect to be told everything"
she protested, fearful lest there arise
misunderstanding between them. De
troit Journal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
His Justice In a Fortnight.

Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, when
at the bar, defended Scotsman for
murder. A long and eloquent fight was
in vain; sentence Of death was passed.
Then began the condemned Scotsman to
abuse his counsel. II ha' nae got JUS
tioe the day." he declared. Possibly
not, but you'll get it in fortnight, +"
was the crushing reply.-London Out
look.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
Try Us For Your Job Printing.

pawn became so intense that lively al.
teroation ensued, in which everybody
in the room took part.
Quiet was at last restored, and the
player who had lost his pawn resumed
his seat and began to drink his coffee,
which was covered with thick cream,
when he all at once got something into
his throat which nearly choked him.
He succeeded, however, in extricating
the intrusive article, which turned out
to be the missing pawn.
The chess player, intent on the game,
had thrown it into his cup in place of a
lump of sugar. Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
When the Time Came.

Maud-Oh, Ethel, and what did you
say to him when he proposed to you:
Did you say what you said you were 60
ing to the other day? That was noble
speech, just suited to crush the boldest
man. And did he stink away like a
whipped dog?
Ethel-Well, not exactly You see,
I didn't say just that. I-I-well-er
-er-well, you see, said Eyes. -
London Fun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
Bad Models to Follow.

He-A self made man is common
enough, but we never hear of a self
made woman.
She-Considering the kind of arti-
Giles the men turn out who are in the
selfmaking business, you can hardly
blame the women for not taking up the
occupation. Boston Transcript.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
Strange Mistake.

North Side Mother-I told you q lit
tie while ago, Jerry, who our first par
ents were. Let me see if you remem-
Der. Who was the first man?
Precocious Boy-Adam.
North Side Mother-That's right.
Who was the first woman?
Precooious Boy Evil. - Chicago
Tribunal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
Two of q Kind.

Husband (at the breakfast table,
Oh, for some Of the biscuits my mother
used to makel
Wife (sweetly)-I'm sorry you have
not got them, dear. They would be just
about stale enough by this time to go
we'll with that remark.-New York
World.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09

Ainwick castle, according to the OBJ
servations Of learned antiquary, owes
its origin to the Romans 1t is one of
the largest Gothic buildings in Britain,
containing about five acres Of ground
within its outer walls. fanked with 16
towers and turrets.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
A Bit of Vanity.

She-I'm not afraid of the best man
livingl
He-I hope not, dear. I don't think l
ever gave you any reason to be afraid
ct me- -Yonkers Statesman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
The Missing Pawn.

One Saturday afternoon two friends Of
the noble game Of chess sat playing
together in cafe. Suddenly one Of
them started up in q passion and ex-
claimed, "You have pooketed one of my
pawns.
A glance at the board and men suf-
fiped to show that pawn was really
missing. The excitement over the loaS
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09

The eagle first appeared on the seal Of
the United States in a design submitted
to congress by William Barton Of Phil
adelphia In 1852. The device was adopt
cd June 30 Of that year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
Had Its Uses.

Mrs. Watts-Don I, you find your
neuralgia an awful annoyance!
Mrs. Potts-0h, get used to it more
or less, and besides always get the
tenderest piece of the steak when my
teeth are lame '-Indianapolis Journal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09

All the suitors for girls hand in
Borneo are expected to be generous in
their presents to her. These presents are
never returned. Therefore the willy
young lady defers as long as possible q
positive selection of the happy man.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09

The eye is the first feature to show
the approach Of old age in man by the
fading Of the color at the circumference
Of the oornea.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09

There never was a portrait made of
Ethan Allen. The heroic style Of statue
Of the hero in the national capitol Is an
imaginative representative
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09

"That woman next door went and got
Q hat exactly like mine"
Ibid you make fuss about itr'
"No; ] gave mine 70 The cook. -
Chicago Record
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09
Expensive.

Mattie-Why, what a beautiful ring
you have, dear? What did it cost you
Myra-My liberty. It's my engage
ment ring. New Orleans Times-Dem-
ocrat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09

In almost every school Of the mikado's
empire 1t is the custom one day In the
autumn to take the pupils out rabbit
hunting
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-09

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WANTS TO 60 TO MANILA
General s. M. B. Young Discusses Our New
Territories.

CHICAGO, May General s. NJ B.
Young. who was in active command of the
operations about San Juan, and who is now
in command Of the I'd Army Corps. with
headquarters at Augusta, Ga, arrived in
the city last night with his aid-de-camp.
Lieutenant Smedberg. He comes to attend
the Manila day celebration here today. He
said he expected to go to Manila as soon as
the I'd Corps was mustered out which, he
thought, would be by the latter part of the
present month.
1T looks as If l would be too late TO see
any lighting" he said. but l suppose the
present course of Aguinaldo is dictated by
"a desire to secure a respite from the fight
ing, III which his forces have suffered Sc
NereIy. l am disposed TO believe, however
that he has come to the conclusion that il
Is useless to continue hostilities against our
forces.
General Young, when asked if he thought
II would be necessary to increase the Amer
lcan forces in the Philippines, in case of
further hostilites. said:
L DO not. 1t seems apparent that we
nave sufficient troops there now to take
care OF any force the insurgents can oppose
To US. Our troops have been doing mag
nlhcent work and have improved steadily"
Speaking of the situation in Cuba, he
said:
Il am satisfied the island in all probabiu
" Will be annexed to this country inside of
two years. Everything points that way
among the better classes of people the SEN
uinent IN favor of annexation is steadily
growing. The belief is that permanent sta
plIlty can only be assured 10y having the is
land an integral part of this country 1t is
only the vicious and vagabondish elements
that oppose American rule. They do not
want orderly conditions to obtain"