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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Incidents of the Youthful Days of the
Hero of Manila Born Leader.

Burlington (Vt) Correspondence: DR.
Julius Dewey, the father of the ad,
miral, while earning the means with
which to pay for his professional
training by teaching school in Yer
mont, acquired habits of economy
which chung to him through life.
After his marriage and establish
ment in Montpelier, a large family con-
nection living in his native town, Ber-
lin, four miles distant, fell into a way
when business called them to the cap
ital of stopping with their teams at his
house.
The doctor stood it for a time in
silence, but on a certain market day
his patience suddenly gave way, and,
meeting his guests at the gate, he
directed them to a hotel in an adjacent
square, where he assured them they
would find better accommodations than
he could furnish, and at current
rates"
From this incident, which he fire.
quently related, he dated his prosper
ity. He had always high sense of his
religious obligations, however, and
was, indeed, the founder of Christ
Protestant Episcopal church in Mont
pelier, where his distinguished son was
baptized, attended Sunday school and
was confirmed, and which became the
ecclesiastical home of the family. The
house which he occupied, and in which
all of his children were born, was orig
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

in his element, leading the way in
every daring enterprise and acquiring
that hardihood and utter disregard OF
danger of which the victory at Manila
was the glorious outcome. 1t was
while guiding his ice raft past bridges
and piers, over c"oss-currents formed
by the influx of lesser tributaries and
around quick bends in the river, that
he learned his first lessons in the
science of navigation.
What man has done, man can do,
was the motto which formed the pro-
Polling power of his young life, carry
ing him through every boyish under
taking. Who knows but that it may
have inspired his later achievements
as well?
or his experience at the Washington
County grammar school in Montpelier,
the first educational institution which
he attended, much has already been
written. Its pupils, taught by first
one teacher and then another, had ac-
CURED the reputation of being rather
difficult subjects, and Dewey is said to
have taken an active part in the inl-
tiatory hazing to which each new prin-
cipal was subjected and to have been
the ring-leader in the revolts which
marked the remainder of his connec-
ton with the school.
When the Hon. Zebina X. Pangborn,
ex-mayor of Jersey City, and now the
editor and proprietor of the Jersey City
Evening Journal, consented to take
charge of these refractory young peo-
pie at salary OF 1928 a week, it was
with the determination to establish a
system of discipline among them to
which they were strangers. Dewey,
being the first to rebel, was made an
example of after the manner already
described.
1t is said that, meeting Maj. Pang-
born in Washington two years ago, the
admiral told him that all that was
worthy of consideration in his char
acter had it's beginning on that day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

characters sometimes resulting in a
mutiny.
One night one Of the younger set,
then ''6-year-old," and not allowed to
go with the big boys, recalls the fasci-
nation which his society had for him,
and the hair-erecting stories of the
yellow-back variety with which he
sometimes RECALLED him. On a certain
memorable evening the smaller boy,
stealing away from home at dusk,
Joined young Dewey and two of his
associates and accompanied them up Il
deep ravine to an old-fashioned saw
mill. which they set in motion, the
double object thus accomplished being
the seeing of 1.-The old thing shake
itself to pieces" and the securing of a
days holiday for their friend, the mil
ler's son, by the suspension of opera
tions consequent upon draining the
pond.
The immense amount of snow which
falls in the mountains and valleys of
New England and the large deposits of
ice which form it's rivers make the
breaking up Of winter In that far
northern climate a period to which
every boy endowed with a spirit of
adventure looks eagerly forward.
Two small rivers, the Winooski and
the Onion, come together in Montpelier
in such a way as to form the letter T,
and around this letter the town is
built. In the spring, when these streams
are swollen by the melting SHOWS and
pieces of ice are hurried along by the
current, the boy who gets upon the
smallest cake" which will bear his
Notwithstanding often in water foul
or five inches deep-and succeeds II
effecting a landing upon the mass o.
pulverized ice, interspersed with hug
endwise and crlss-cross blocks, which
lodges six miles below, becomes tn
hero Of the hour.
On such occasions young Dewey wa
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

cealed himself within. They called
swer, retired to a convenient distance
and held a council OF war, when
George, as tacitly acknowledged organ
izer, decided that they would get into
the upper window by climbing upon a
shed roof, and dislodge the enemy.
You get club from the woodpile."
he said, and l." unclasping it and slip
ping it into the breast pocket of his lit
tie spencer, will take my knife. Let
me go first, and If there are two Of
them you can club one while l finish
the other"
"All this was as real to us then,
said my informant, las was the battle
at Manila afterward to him. We made
our way stealthily to the upper win
! dow, opening it with the utmost eau
ton, lest our prey, apprised of our
approach, should escape us; but upon
entering the room there was not a
creature to be seen. On examining the
door we found that the fire. shovel had
fallen against it in such a way as to
prevent its being opened from the out
side, and the mystery being thus
solved, we descended the stairway and
set about our syrup boiling"
Another adventure in which the dan
ger was by no means imaginary threat.
ened a more serious termination, and
might have reversed the victory at Ma,
Mia.
There was pile of logs in the bacl
yard at the Deweys, and the doctor
having professional call likely to de
tain him all day, George procured /;
half-filled powder horn, and, calling hi
| young companions together, invited
) them to unite with him in a self
3 appointed celebration. Having bore
hole in one of the logs and filled
h. with powder. they arranged fuse
e inserted plug and retired to SAT
D distance to await results.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
WIEN DEWEY WAS A BOY.

The plug was not driven in with sui.
ficient force, however, and was blown
out without making the desired report
Running forward with one impulse, the
boys would have recharged, but George
waving them back, exclaimed: lone
mans life is enough at time, and
going to the log, was proceeding to
pour in more powder, when it ex-
ploded directly in his face
With eyes fast shut he made straight
for the raintub, and, plunging his head
in, shook 1t violently about. When he
raised it, with hair all singed and eye
brows and lashes gone, he presented a
strangely altered appearance; but there
was not culver on the small, powder
burned face, as, turning to his COM
panions, he asked:
Does 1t show much?"
The least candid of them was obliged
to admit that it did; but George, still
sanguine of escaping detection, hoped
that after it stopped smarting it would
look better"
When the doctor returned from the
distant call that evening, however, he
found a patient awaiting him at home;
and in the quiet seclusion of the two
or three days following the adventure
the future admiral had leisure in which
to concoct new plans for the entertain
ment of himself and his young friends.
During the Mexican war he was an
ardent worshiper at the shrine of Gen.
Taylor, who clicked the enemy every
time" He never tired of looking at a
picture of him which hung in his own
home; ard when the boys, catching the
military spirit which pervaded the air,
fought sham battles, he always in
sisted upon personating "Old lack"
assigning the part of Santa Anna to
some one else, an apportionment of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
QUEER CHRISTENING CUSTOMS
Chinese. Despising Girls, Number Them
Instead of Giving Them Names

VI tN"~''
In some countries curious customs
prevail in regard to selecting the
name of a baby. A Hindoo baby is
named when it is II days old, and
usually by the mother Sometimes
the father wishes for another name
than that selected by the mother. In
that case two lamps are placed over
the two names and the name over
which the lamp burns the brighter is
the one given to the child. In an
Egyptian family the parents choose
a name for their baby by lighting
three wax candles; to each of these
they give name, one of the three
belonging always to some dignified
parsonage The candle that burns the
longest determines the name for the
baby. The Mohammedans sometimes
write desirable names on five slips OF
paper, and these they place in the
Koran. The name upon the slip first
drawn out is given to the child. The
children of the Amos, a people living
in northern Japan, do not receive
IH6lE uduPS ullll lucy diC hNS yCdl
old. 1t is the father who then chooses
the name by which the child is after
ward called. The Chinese give their
boy babies a name in addition to
their surnames, and they must call
themselves by these names until they
are 20 years old At that age the
father gives his son a new name.
The Chinese care so little for their girl
babies that they do not give them a
baby name, but just call them No.
l, No. 2, No. 8, according to their
birth. Boys are thought SO much
more of in China than girls that if
you ask a Chinese father who has
both a hoy and girl how many chill
dren he has hu will always reply,
only one child" German parents
sometimes change the name of their
baby if it is i'll, and the japanese
are sure to change the name of a
child four times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

THAT was a good old motto" said
the statesman, who was considering
the Philippine question: BE sure you
are right and then go ahead"
Yes" replied the friend; its a
safe guide for every occasion"
Il don't agree with you there. There
are circumstances where it must be
revised to make it fit. When you find
yourself in a position where you can't
be absolutely sure my motto is: BE
sure you're wrong before you back
out. '"-Washington Star.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

inally exceedingly small, but was sew
eral times added to.
Within the last two or three years,
wishing to replace this modest struc-
ture with a handsomer, more modern
edifice, Edward Dewey, the second son,
sold the dwelling and barn (retaining
the grounds) for $3.50. Three days
afterward the buildings were resold for
$500, the last purchaser, who paid the
cost of removal, placing them on lot
on State street.
Since the battle of Manila this house,
as the birthplace and early home of it's
hero, has been an object of interest to
tourists and relic hunters. The latter,
indeed, have threatened to carry it
away piecemeal, a souvenir fiend in one
instance wrenching off a silver-plated
faucet and leaving the water running
in the bathroom with the pressure OF
the full system of 1873 pounds.
OF characteristic stories Of Dewey
many are preserved in the mental
archives of those who were his com
panions in the boyish escapades o
which he was the instigator, and il
which he always played a prominen
part.
An incident in his earliest boyhood
graphically portrayed by one of these
brings wildly before us delightful
tragi-comedy, with the dramatis per
sonae and stage setting Of front yar'
and vine-clad cottage.
AS the two children were at play on
morning a lady, with the indubitabl
toothache symptoms Of swollen fac
, and hand pressed to cheek, alighte
i from vehicle before the gate an
! asked to see the doctor. Deciding I
apply the only infallible remedy, an
!. wishing to get the best light upon h
patient, that gentleman asked that 81
would take her seat in the front doc
n way. resting her feet on the upper ste
b. But here a new diiiculty arose. I'll
improvised dental chair provided I
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Nan Buys Farm with Proceeds from
Tvo-Thirds of One Crop.

W. R. Milburn, John Holmes, NJ. R.
Dagger, E. L. StetsOn, OF Buena Vista
bounty. Iowa, report as follows of the
Sanadian Northwest as to its suit
biIity for farming, and the advan-
ages it offers to the agricultural i'm
Migrant from the United States:
we came here solely to look up i'm
proved farms and. if suitable, TO Sc
ECt such as pleased us best. We nave
lot visited the homestead districts at
Vi. though we believe them 10 be very
inviting. Our inquiries have been
confined solely to the district around
Fartney. Deloraine and towards the
Eouris River in Manitoba. Our i'm
pressions Of all that region are in
every way satisfactory, and We have
decided to go back TO Iowa at once,
and. having disposed OF our several
Interests there, to return to Manitoba
IN the month of March next and, eff
fecting our purchase Of improved
farms. which we find We can do at
reasonable rates, Immediately begin
farming. We are greatly pleased with
all thai We have seen in that part or
Western Canada. The soil We find to
be more than equal to that Of our own
country for wh:at-grOwing. and the
other conditions Of climate, schools,
markets. etc, are all that we could
wish for.
"TO show what an energetic man
can tiA We may mention that we found
one such at Hartney who had rented
farm on shares receiving two-thirds
of the returns as his share Of the
CROP. When he came TO sell his own
produce he found that his twO-thirds,
when converted into cash, was enough
TO buy the farm he rented out and
out. which he accordingly did. and is
nov its owner. |. is our intention TO
induce as many of our friends as pos
gible. VINO are practical farmers, TO re-
move from Iowa to this country,
where we believe there is a better
future for the industrious man than
is now to he found anywhere on this
continent. We are we'll known in our
par Of the state of Iowa, and We in
vito corYesDOr dence from its residents
in al! parts with regard 10 this re-
g;on of Western Canada which we
have visited. and to which We intend
to return"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

The ethics of wills has been cur
iously illustrated in Germany. Herr
Myer, owner Of brewery at Johannes
burg, left to the town of Stettin SIS 900
to build museum. The municipal cor
poration, however, on presenting the
usual petition, was informed by the
minister of the interior that the en-
peror refused his consent for the pres
ent, as the will violated a moral duty
toward idigent relations, who had been
excluded from all benefits by the will
OF the testator. The town was there
fore called upon by the minister first
to indemnify the needy relations of the
deceased.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

Chicago Record: I've struck some
encouragement at last"
What is it,"
This prominent man used to be a
farm hand at $40 a month"
What is encouraging about that?"
Il used to be a farm hand at $40 a
month myself"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
1n|aE Lands in Colorado Opened TO
1 Setflera.

1nIaE Lands in Colorado Opened TO
II Settlers,
4 The opening Of the Southern Ute
Indian Reservation has at last been
accomplished. This vast area of arabic
lands, fifteen by sixty miles in extent,
lies on either side Of the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad, South and East OF
Durango. Under the law, the Ute In
dams are entitled to 374 allotments,
leaving about $4,000 acres subject to
entry Under the desert homestead, tim
Der and tOwnsite laws and the laws
governing the disposal Of coal, min
eral, stone and timber lands, and as
the Indians may lease their allotments,
intelligent white men will soon con-
troll many of them at reasonable rent
ais. The lands embrace both valley
and mesa, or uplands, but the supply
of water for irrigation is many times
the amount required, making the lands
suitable for grain and grasses, veg
etables, alfalfa and fruit trees. Glover
atten yields three and one-half tons
Der acre. The stock industry gives
promise of almost unlimited growth.
The lands allotted to the Indians ag-
Yegate $4,000 acres and are generally
n compact form. They may be leased
,or three years for agricultural pur-
poses and ten years for mining and
grazing lands. These leased lands are
exempt from taxation and free from
cost of water charges as the Indians
own the canals and bitches. The rental
is generally a small amount in cash
and from one-third to one-fourth Of
the crops The Indians may be hired
to work at low wages. This money and
the $4,000 which is to be paid to the
Indians annually by the government
forever" means plenty OF the circu-
lating medium in the locality at al
times. Homestead settlers are required
to Pay not less than $1.25 per acre
fifty cents of which, per acre, shall b'
paid at the time of filing This pro
vision shuts out the professional boom
er and invites men of thrift and en-
ergy and industry. These will be tn
last of the public domain entries il
Colorado. 1t is the last chance TO
eheap, fertile and enviable homes. TIL
land offices are at Durango, Colo, tn
terminus Of the Denver & Rio Grand
railroad. The traveller from the mid
die West should take the Missouri Pa
cific System to Pueblo where he will b
taken by the Denver & Rio Grand
which is the only line reaching tn
Ute Indian Reservation. 1t traverse
for so miles the most desirable Dol
tons of the lands subject to entry.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
WHY Burning Wood Crackies.

Wood crackles when it is ignited be-
cause the air expanded by heat forces
it's way through the pores of the wood
with a cracking noise. Green wood
makes less swapping than dry, because
the pores contain less air, being filled
with sap and moisture, which extin-
guish the flame, whereas the pores Of
dry wood are filled with air, which
supports combustion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
LondOn'a Lead.

The largest city in the world is Lon
don, which has population equaling
the combined population of Paris, Ber-
lin, ST, Petersburg and Rome. It's
streets, placed in row, would reach
around the world, leaving bit over
long enough to reach from London to
San Francisco.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Both Thought So.

81 guess" said the anti-expansion-
Ist, that Uncle Sans finding he'll
have his hands full gettin' ahead of
the Filipinos."
Yes" said the sensible citizen, they
are pretty good runners. cleveland
Leader.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

without it. 1 never fail to recommend
it when an opportunity presents it
self. H. Caldwell, Robeline, La.
Gilbert Hofer, Grays, KY, says in
letter dated March 18th, 1894: Il have
used four bottles of Pe-ru-na and am
we'll of my catarrh, and it cured my
Bright's disease. 1 had been troubled
for two years. I weigh twenty pounds
more than 1 did before l was taken
sick. l shall never be without Peru
ma"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

These horseless carriages are grea
things"
Yes, indeed. l had one once"
What did you do with it?"
'Outgrew it."-Jewish Comment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

Jimmy-Say! wasn't dat great wher,
he holds de mob at bay?
Tommy-Wot's great about it. Don't
dem supes know if dey did anyt ing
to him dey'd git de grand bounce?-
Puck.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

Queer about Clara's wedding with
that plumber"
What was queer?'
"Why he came to get married at the
very day and hour he said he would"
Detroit Free Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
A MaIden's Philosophy.

"Millicent spent half the night max
ing paper flowers. Why is she in such
a hurry to finish them?".
"Oh, she thought If she hurried hard
she could get all the paper cut before
her shears got dull
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIa SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known TO be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelliug colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and SUBJ
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of tie Company
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For sale by all Druegists Price SOC. per bottle
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

In the lottery of love, the old maid
is willing to take her chances, but she
doesn't get a chance.
The man with horse laugh doesn't
object to a pony smile.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
PRETTY Small.

Teacher-What is the smallest state?
Little Francis-The state of a per-
sons feelin's when your ma tries to
have you go free by tellin' the con-
ductor that you amt years old yit.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Love Ouarrels.

He-You are so freakish you ought
were more than dime, you would
never see me again.--Indianapolis
Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES, ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

A Variety OF Jokes-Gibes and Ironies,
Original and Selected-Flotsam and
Jetsam from the Tide of Humor-
Witty Sayings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

In all parts of Cuba two crops of to-
bacco are raised every year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

Does your seed corn test, Bro. Farmer.
Salzer's doec-it's northern grown, early
and good for SO to $50 bu. per acre! Send
this notice and 16c for corn samples and
low prices TO John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis. lw. n.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Different.

Different.
When once ! sat with Clara,
/ longed for her alone:
But she would always manage
To have a chaperone.
Now when I sit with Clara
My wife-she acts possessed
If but hint remotely
wish we had a guest.
Detroit Free Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

l shall recommend Plso's Cure for Con-
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulligan,
Plumstead, Kent, England, Nov. 8, 1895.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
Goes Cough Balsam

Who makes quick use Of the moment
Is a genius of prudence.-Lavater.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

Come, birdie, come and sing to me
Come, charm me with your pretty
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27
KIDNEY DISEASE,

Caused by Internal Catarrb. Promptly
Cured by Pe-ru-na.
Hon. ]. H. Caldwell, a prominent
member of the Louisiana State Legis-
lature, says the following in regard to
Pe-ru-na for catarrh:
Il have used Peru-na for a number
OF years with the very best results for
catarrhal diseases. l shall never be
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

Am delighted with DIR. SETH ARNoLD'S COUGH
kiI,LkR. IL cures every time. Rev. j. ,. Cornish
WaynesytIle, III. CSC. bottle