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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12

| ing back to life. I was kindly-oh so
kindly-waited upon by Mrs. SIZZLING
and her daughter, but | was complete
~ bewildered. / could not remember
a word of what | am telling you now.
| was constantly asking who | was,
and why l could not remember the
time before was i'll. DR.. SIZZLING told
me not to trouble, and that everything
would come in time. Meanwhile my
name was the difficulty. | had M: L.
marked on my clothes, which were
all new, and, when DR.. SIZZLING found
me. | had piece Of paper in my pocket
on which l had written these words.
have the paper here"
Il should like to see It," said Mr..
Martineau eagerly, stretching out his
hand.
She handed TO him a sheet OF note
paper, which had been crumpled and
then smoothed out again. On it was
written
"'Oh, Cathlc, they have left me all
alone. Do tell me what must do. |
can write no more. You know how
NY ESdu goes TOuuu. ne Sdlu he "Oulu
come for me. You must answer this
directly, or | shall not know where to
so. The woman frightens me; she says
they will not come back.
MARGUERITE ILBOURNE."
The young man read it through and
shook his head. There was no date on
the letter-no address. 1t had evident
~ been written in q hurry, and by a
person in a state Of nervous excite
ment.
so much" said Marguerite, "for
what l can tell you Of myself. Now
for what DR.. SIZZLING tells me. He had
been to the Great Western Railway
station to see his son off on long
journey, and, the train having gone,
he was strolling up the platform when
he noticed several people stop ana
stare in one direction. and presently
he saw me walking up and down, win
the air of a person who had not the
least idea where she was.
WHO is that asked DR.. SIZZLING
Of a porter.
Lady just come in. sir. Seems out
of her mind. We don't know what to
do with her. Better send for the po-
lice, d'you think, sir?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12
Enterprising.

Frequent Interruptions by peddlers
and agents Of all sorts are naturally
looked upon by busy men with any
thing but eQuanimity. Over the door
OF lawyers Office in Boston hangs a
skull and cross bones. and underneath
Is the simple inscription: This was a
book agent" 1t Is said that the hint
has been Of value to many subsequent
visitors. When man has acquired a
national reputation, the ~unwished-for
demands upon his time assume alarm
ing proportions. The persistence OF
unwelcome guests seems TO recognize
no obstacle. Mark Twain once told
Rudyard Kipling an amusing story of
one Of the worst OF his prosecutors,
can readers in his recent volume.
From Sea to Sea" Il spend" said
Mark Twain, mine months OF every
year at Hartford, and people come in
and call at all hours. The fifth man,
one day. was the only one in the
crowd who had a card of his own. He
sent up the card. Ben KoontZ, Hanni-
ball. Missouri ! was raised in Hanni-
bal. Ben was an old schoolmate OF
mine. Consequently threw the house
wide open and rushed, with both hands
out, at big, fat, heavy man. who was
not the Ben l had known. nor any
thing like him. But it is you, Ben,'
said: you've altered in the last thou
sand years The fat man said: We'll,
I'm not Koontz exactly. but l met him
down in Missouri and he told me to be
sure and call on you. and he gave me
his card, and'-here he acted little
scene for my benefit. II you can wait
q minute till get out my circulars.
am not Koontz, exactly, but am tray-
cling with the fullest line OF lighting
rods you ever saw shut the door.
He was not Ben Koontz. exactly, not
my own schoolfellow, but had shaken
him by both hands, in love, and had
been bearded by lightning-rod man
in my own house."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12
CHAPTER III.-(Continued)

MI. Martineau had moved his chair a
little, so that his face was entirely In
the shade. The daylight in the room
was not very strong, so that his eX-
preston was difficult to fathom. At
this point he broke in with
What kind of man was this who
spoke to you?"
She smiled little, then doleful!y
shook her head
Il can tell you only two things about
him. He was young, and he was not
dark-that is, his hair was not black.
should think he was several years
Older tnan l."
you would not know him again if
you saw him?"
Il am afraid not You see saw him
only just then"
him."
Il think so, but he may have seen ne
atterward without my knowing it"
PLEASE explain"
We'll, that evening as | was in my
room, crying my eyes out, my uncle
sent message to say l was to come
down into the draWing-room, He mad
never said such thing before sent
back word that would not come. He
came up to my room in q towering
passion. I was terribly frightened of
him, but l was now thoroughly reused,
and still said | would not come. He
beat me then-struck me several cruel
BLOWS, shook me and flung me to the
ground. After that he went out lock-
Ing the door behind him.
Il had quite made up my mind by
shat time. / meant to run away. My
beating had frightened me and shaken
ne-there was a sharp pain in my
Acad. Terror and pride alike urged
NE to flee. If stayed ne would strike
me again. | tied up as many things a.
! thought | could carry in towel.
opened my window, and dropped them
down on the turf below. My room was
on the most secluded side Of the house
shaded by big trees. None of the
kitchen windows looked out upon It.
fastened my sheets together, and
NnOtted the top one securely to the
iron ring OF my window shutter. |
was a very good hand at climbing-I
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12

had been up nearly every tree in the
grounds. l got on to the sill, laid hold
firmly, and let myself go. At the same
instant something in my head seemed
to snap; everything swayed before my
eyes; there was an awful sensation
of numbness and sickness; my fingers
relaxed their hold, and fell heavily.
Il cannot tell you what happened att
erwards," Marguerite went on after
short pause, because l don't know.
The last thing which distinctly re-
member doing was getting out of that
window. After that comes a blank
which lasted, so they tell me, year
and more. DR.. SIZZLING says it was the
result of being struck on the head"
Who is DR.. Stelling?" asked Mr..
Martineau.
My old friend. | should have died
but for him"
"Well-what more: What is the
next thing you remember"
The next thing that / remember Is
walking up and down by the sea-up
and down-with woman. l was not
strong. l leaned on her arm. ! can
not recollect more than that"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12
CHAR ~ ".

Mr.. Martineau pushed his chair more
closely to hers, asking with great in
tentness-
mo more?"
mo more, till the strangest part OF
ALL"
A sudden movement Of the junior
partners hand sent bundle of papers
to the ground. He stopped after them,
and slowly replaced them.
The strangest part of all?" he said.
Eyes. One morning l went for a
drive. l cannot tell why l should re-
member this, but / do. There were
three other people with me, i think
or two-I was not alone, but l cannot
tell you now in the least who they
were. We went to church. ! stood
by the altar, and. as far as ] can re-
call, was married. / don't think I OBJ
jected. l don't think / understood.
was like a person in dream. l was
told afterwards to write my name, and
I did. l knew my name then. | don't
remember anything more about it.
can't recall who was with me, or any
thing. ! remember at last waking VI
IN strange room, beautifully clean
but very small, and seeing some ont
bending over me-"
"'Who are your | said.
"'All right. my dear she responded
you're with friends
1T was very strange, gradual com
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12

"IH speak to her; I'm a doctor
said Dr. SIZZLING.
1T was just like him--he Is always
noble and humane! He came Nd to me
and spoke to me very gently, asking
me If ! had lost my friends. | said
Yes, and at first he thought that |
was sane. only lonely and frightened.
He asked ME where came from, but
could not remember in the least. He
says that l cried in my eagerness to
tell him; OF course, nobody could help
him, as the tickets had all been col
lected at Westbourne Park. He saw
then that | was really very Ill, and his
anxiety to ascertain the names of my
friends increased. | told him that |
had been married some days ago, and
that when We returned from church
my uncle had said 10 me tnat he was
suddenly called away and would leave
me in the care Of my husband, who
was out for walk. He had departed,
and | had been alone ever since.
had come to London 10 find them all
I had written TO Cathie. but could not
remember where she lived, so had been
unable to post the letter.
so much he had CLEANED from ME in
the waiting-rCom, where he had taken
me when l lapsed into utter uncon-
seriousness. lie made his resolution
quickly, put me into a cab. and drove
me to his own house. I had brain
fever, and, as he fully expected, when
l recovered l had entirely forgotten
my meeting with him, and. indeed, ev-
erything that had taken place. In my
pocket, besides the letter to Cathie,
they found couple Of biscuits,
wrapped IN this"
She held out another fragment OF
paper for Mr.. MaTtineau's inspection.
1t was apparently a blank half sheet
torn off 4 letter, and at the top was
written. IL an ugly sprawling hand
"P. S.-Leroy, Of Lance Lane. E. c..
has a cory Of the fathers will. You
can convince yourself If you like that
the offer is genuine"
you see," said Marguerite, that
was evidently a bit of paper which
just picked up from somewhere to wrap
my biscuits in. 1t may not refer to
my father at all. but DR.. Stelline
thought 1t worth while to try. II
would be interesting to find my faith
er's will"
1T certainly would" said Mr.. Mar.
tineau absently.
The Stellings advertised" she con-
tinued, saying that certain Marguer.
lite Lilbourne was to be found at their
house, but no one appeared to claim
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12
STOLE PURSE BUT LEFT A RING
Exchanged an $500 Eiamond for N
shoppers Change.

shoppers Change.
From the Boston Herald: a droll
story OF mishap to n pickpOcket is
going about town that l hope is true,
but, like all too good stories, one IS
inclined to doubt its righteousness. 1t
seems, however, that a suburbanite
who had been in town doing her spring
shopping on very limited means final
ly took the electric for home with pre-
clscly 1888 in her possession After
paying her fare she tucked the purse
in her wonderful woman, she
had a pocket and thought no more
about Il. The car started crowded, but
after a while the passengers thinned
cut, and when the lady reached hEY
destination she was nearly alone. @
arriving az her home she made the d!
covery that her purse was gone. tt.
pocket had been picked, and she re-
mem bercd that, in one OF the various
jolts and shakings up, man leaned
heavily on her side, had apOlogiZcd,
and shortly after pushed out Of the
car. Well, there was less than So gone.
IL the pOcketb0Ok was new and pretty.
The next day the lady had occasion to
feel in that pocket OF hers, when, 10
and behold! she picked out diamond
ring of great brilliancy. There was
but one conclusion regarding its pres
ence there. The ring had slipped from
the finger of the thief who had picked
her purse. To be brief, this unexpect-
ed booty has been carried to a we'll
known jeweler, who appraised its
worth at $500. Now the question is,
where did the pickpocket get it, and
what lurid expression did justice to the
occasion when he discovered the loss
of such a gem TO gain paltry $2.5S?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12

Is proving more stubborn than antici.
pated. 1t needs a vigorous contest to
straighten matters out. We should
tackle the Philippines and overcome
them as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
does dyspepsia, indigestion, malaria,
fever and ague. The battle is short and
decisive, and for fifty years the Bitters
have always won.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12
Natures Influence on Man.

From the Chicago News: Mature
exercises Il wonderful and mysterious
influence over men. Certain plants are
poisonous to some folks and medicine
to others" Eyes, and my husband is
always troubled with rheumatism when
the grass begins to get tall upon our
lawn"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12

Weary Watkins--"But wouldn't you
like to see prosperity comm on so
strong that every workin' man would
have full dinner pail?" Hungry Hig-
gins-"what's the use? He'd take It
in and set it sommers where couldn't
cit at indianapolis Journal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12
The Work of slaves.

Women do the mining in Colombia.
No man with any self-respect can be
induced to engage in that occupation.
because in Spanish times It was the
work Of slaves.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12

Charles f. Littlefeld, who succeed
Nelson Dingley in congress, will be the
tallest man in that body, being six feet
five inches in height.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12

Never twit your wife because Of her
foolish actions. But for them the
chances are she wouldn't have married
you.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12

The bodies the poor in Foja, do,
Porto pico, are conveyed to the oeme-
terry in hired collins and there depos-
tied In pit devoted to general use.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12
hoods Saa4abmM
GIazal1.ESll5lz1H


A ball and chain adorned the leg of
James Ralyon when he escaped from
the lunatic sylum at Richmond, Ind.
He dId not admire this sort of jewell
ry. so he filed it off and sold il for
enough to buy breakfast.
YON YONSON IN DENVER.
A clever piece Of advertising ap.
peared in the Denver papers this week,
1t was the story of how "Yon Yonson"
went to Denver, as follows:
Ay COON en- on das Burlington
Das vas snap-lightnin' tren!
Ay tenk de journey yust begun
Ven "Too-oo-oot!" and har Ay bauei
Das pooty quick 20 bat mae life.
But not a volt or var
Ven Ay got back Ay toll mae wife
Das mos so fast lax her.
Ay COON dar saven var ago
Mat em-gran' tren; das bumi
Ay tenk das railroads yust so slow
LAX judgment day vas COON.
En- ven das lightlin' tren today
Yoom oop into da air
En- fly yust lax q baard away
Ay tenk 'Ay shed mae hair.
Ay got sax dollar money en-
Mae pocket: daS all right;
En- you yust bat mae life dar bana
A hot tam har tonight.
Gov. Joseph d. Sayers, of Texas, owns
the first federal flag captured by the
confederates in the war of the rebel
lion. He intends presenting it to the
State Historical society.
Lots Of neonle make fortunes ont of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12

Lots of people make fortunes ont Of
other peoples curiosity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-10-12
:" What's in a Mame?"

Everything. 4uhen you come to a1ed-
ei'es. e4 sarsapa,iaa BY any other name
can nepe- equal HOODS. because of the
peeulia, combination. proportion and pro-
cess by suhich Hoods possesses neri
peculiar to ITSELF and by (Which It cure,
zD.len all other medicines fail. Care,
scrofuLa, SAT- rheun,, dyspepsia, catar-h.
rheumatism, that tired feeling. etc.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-12-08
Margfe'a Laugh,


There's twisted golden cable
Hanging near my study table,
II / seize and gently pull
All at once the air is full
or merry hQuid chime,
Like the pealing Of sweet bells,
Silver bells. bella. bells.
But the very truth to tell,
Ills no bell-pull. and no BELL
Only Margie's shining hair
Dangling backward Ger her chair;
Only Margie's merry laugh,
Sweeter melody by half
Than the sweetest Of all bells,
Silver bells, bells, bells
Julia Schsyer. In n. Y Independent
The Poets PerRmbulator.
Under the blue of Jersey
watch him gayly fly
Behind the old lawn mower,
Singing lullaby.
The daisies lean to capture
The syllables OF gold
He scatters on the breezes
With madcap Joy untold.
Upon the old lawn mower
Which up the hill he boosts,
seat Is rugged. and In Il
His grooming baby roosts.
r K. Munkittrick, IN Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-12-08
LIQUID OR SOLID7
UpOn This Question Regarding A.
DhaIt a Trial I'm Trinidad
Court Hinged.

Down in Trinidad, where most Of the
asphalt used in paving the streets OF
Chicago is produced. opinion IS divided
as TO whether the substance NAV be
classed as liquid or a solid. Upon this
issue, says the Chicago Chronicle.
recent trial in Trinidad turned.
The stratum Of pitch in that island is
usually from four 10 seven feet below
the surface, and, when cut through.
the pitch melts and oozes out. SO, if
a man dug down near his neighbours
lot, he would be able TO collect pitch
coming from under his neighbours
land. The plan was described by one
of the witnesses as "the plan adopted
"hen yoa want TO dig your neighbours
pitch" 1t "bulges ont" he explained.
and you shave il off each morning
But suit was brought by one outraged
nelghbor whose pitch had thus been
shaved off in adjoining land. The de
tense was that an underground Stratum
OF pitch was like so much water. no
man s property until appropriated.
but the court held that pitch was a
and that you had no more
right to abstract il from neiobbor
Dy the oozing process than YOU would
nave to tap his deposit Of iron or silver
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-12-08
A FRESH CROP OF HAIR.
Terror at the Danger of His Son
Causes MANS Hair TO
Change Color.

Everyone has heard stories Of men
and women becoming gray-haired in a
night as the result of grief or terror.
Many of these tales are doubtless the
mere imaginings of the writer's OF
sketches, but that such phenomena are
of occasional occurrence has been
fully demonstrated. a Chicago physi-
sian relates this instance in a medical
journal and vouches for its truth: The
subject was a laboring man in the
stockyards district, aged 80. who was
not OF nervous temperament beyond
being slightly emotional. His hair
was abundant and of a dark chestnut
color. One evening as he was return
ing home preceded by his horse, on
which was mounted his son. aged eight,
the animal slipped and the child was
thrown off and trampled on several
times. He was only severely bruised.
but the father thought he was killed,
and in trying to save him was terror
stricken. He trembled and had palpi-
tations and feeling Of cold and ten
sion in the face and head.
Next day the hairs Of the head, beard
and eyebrows began to fall in quaint
ties, 50 that after eight days he was alb.
solutely bald. At the same time the
skin of the head and face became paler.
Without delay the hairs began to grow
again in the form Of colorless down.
Soon all the affected regisns were Gov
cred with finer. more silky and little
more thinly sown, completely white
hair
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-12-08
Mabel I'm the Country.

Now Msbel's gone. how dull the town.
loiter In the square,
And II the sky or smile or frown
'Tis not q jot care.
With her IN far Arcsdian air.
Nine eyes that found before
These urban highways bright and fair
Behold them so no morel
Despite the charm her presence hings
Ger barren streets OF stone.
Despite the glow and grace she brings
Where men make bitter moan.
Not these her true hearts haunts, but
lone
And tangled woodpaths Wild
Where Nature welcomes back her own
Her home-returning child.
| know the flowers must lean 10 her
Who is so blossom-sweet.
know the grass and moss must stir
With thrills 10 feel her feet;
know the birds must "twit" and 'tweet"
To glimpse her ieeting by.
And all the little leaves repeat
A loving litany.
Aye. she is gone. and loneliness
Possesses me like psin
What bliss IN some remote recess
To hear her voice againl-
To mark with her the sunset strain,
TO bark the twilight huml-
All, must wait, and wait In vain,
The word that bids me conner
Clinton Scollard. in Saturday Evening
Post
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-12-08
YORK RIVER LINE VIA WEST POINT, THE
FAyORIrE ROUTE NORTH.
LEAVE RICHMOND

YORK RIVER tlNE VIA WEST POINT, THE
FAvORIrE ROUTE NORTH.
LEAVE RICHMOND.
$500 =. Mo. IT, Baltimore Limited, daily
except sundays, for West Point
aud intermediate stations. max
lng close connection at West Point
with steamers for Baltimore
2:3o p. Mo. 10. local express, daily except
sunday, for Vest Point and inter
med ate stations. Connects with
stage az 10 ter Manor for Walker.
ton and lappahannock also, at
West Point W "a steamer for Bal
timOre. stops at all stations.
300 A. Mo. i1 local mixed. Leaves daily
except sunday rom Virginia
street Station for West Point and
inici ediate stations, connecting
with stage az Lester Manor ior
Naikerton and iappahann0ck.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
1920 A. a DAILY.
iu.ij a. 81 Except Sundays and Mondays.
1.3J -. M.-Dany except sunday rom West
Point aud intermediate stations.
steamers leave vs. est Point, daily except
sunday, 500 p. m arriving Baltimore 10
ioilowine morning; returning, leave balti-
more az $50 p. mn. daily except sunday, ar.
irving West Point $50 and Richmond 90
following morning
Steamers cal az Almonds Wharf and
Gloucester Point Tuesdays, Thursdays and
saturdays, 40 Ciaybank and Yorktown Mon.
days, Wednesdays and Fridays.
g.. ". W ESTBCkY. Trav. Pass. Agent,
go East Main street. Richmond, Va.
j. ". cULP, W. 4. TURK,
Traffic Manager, Gen' Pass. Agent,
+. =. CANNON, Third Nice-pTesident and
1enl Manager
WAsuINGTON d. C.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-12-08
TIE ICEMAN'S LOSS
A~rordirg to Calculating barber II
Figures Out To lie Com
siderable.

"How'd you like 10 be the iceman?"
Snyder, the calculating barber, was
artistically executing a quickstep on
the razor strop when the above little
ditty hoated in from the busy thor
oughfare, causing a smile of contempt
to fit across his features. says the Phil
adephia Record. That simply makes
me weary" he remarked, as with a
flourish he daubed the patrons face.
You hear that latest acquisition in the
way of slang phrases repeated by men
Of every station. just as III the iceman's
lot was an earthly paradise. As mat
ter of fact. the individual who embarks
on n career which involves the market
ing Of CONCEALED moisture doesn't have
to run around searching for his trou-
bles. How many people, do you sup
pose, ever think of the amount Of
money that drips right out OF the ice
mans hands when the sun beats down
on his heavily loaded wagon? Don't
amount to much eh? Well, you'll
change your opinion when bring up
a few figures for your consideration.
Starting out with a ton OF ice, l esti-
mate that melting alone causes dead
loss of about 100 pounds 10 the dealer.
This doesn't seem much, but when you
calculate that about 200 wagons day
right here In town lose that amount the
figures are amazing. One hundred
thousand pounds, at. say, ten cents
per hundred, runs up the tidy sum
OF 500. Three hundred and sixty-fve
times 500 gives us the annual loss To-
cally as $4,000. Takes little nerve.
doesn't it. 10 be an iceman? Then,
IL during the summer these drippings
could be collected, figure that they'd |
supply all the hospitals in town with |
lee water baths for sunsiruck patients.
Frozen into a solid lump. if the entire
of these drippings could be collected,
] figure as a ten-story building. Then
again, the waste when the cakes are
cut is enormous, 10 say nothing of
what vanishes into the air when the
Ice is whisked clean with a brush
broom. But without going into further
details, ! think you'll agree that the
man who peddles ice has enough trou-
bic 70 worry him into an early grave.
IOnic?"