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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-17
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23

Joseph jefferson was playing a one
night engagement in a small town, ap-
pearing in the part Rip Van Wrinkle
which he has so often and ably imper-
sonated. At the hotel where he staid
there was an Irishman who acted as
general assistant. Judged by the great
interest he manifested in the hotel, he
might have been taken to be the pro-
prietor. At about quarter to In the
morning Mr.. jefferson was startled, not
to say alarmed, by violent humping
on his door, When he recollected that
he had left no orders to be called 80
early, he was naturally indignant His
sleep was banished for that morning
however. so he arose and soon made his
appearance before the clerk.
''Look here, I say" he demanded of
this functionary, why was called at
this unearthly hour2''
81 don't know, sir" replied the
clerk, "but I'll ask Pat. Pat was sum-
moned. Said the clerk: "Pat, there was
no call for this gentleman. Why did
you waken himP"
Pat led the clerk to one side and said
in a mysterious whisper ''He wor
snorin loike a horse, sor, an Old heerd
the bhoys sayin somethin about how
he wor wanst afther shlapin for twinty
years, so Oh says to mesilf, It's a-comin
unto i'm ag'in. an it's yer july to git
the crayther out O. yer house at
wanst. ledger Monthly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
English Penny Novels.

Penny novelettes differ from one an
other in externals rather than in in
ternals. The get up of the better sort is
neat and attractive. The type is clear.
and the covers might even be called
artistic" in the catholic sense Of the
term. The inferior kinds are indiffer-
emily printed "on gray paper with blunt
type" and there are many degrees of
excellence between the two extremes.
All except one have illustrations rang
ing from the rudest of woodcuts to the
smudgiest Of 'process" plates. OF
course the artist selects the most sensa-
tional incidents for his pencil to adorn.
The stabbing of the heroine's father by
the villain disguised as the hero, the
kidnapping Of the heroine by Black
Tom and his gang of gypsies at the in
stigation of her jealous rival, the horse
whipping of the villain by the hero in
"faultless" evening dress-these and
their like naturally present themselves
as thoroughly suitable and congenial
subjects. -Blackwood' s Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
He Got the Votes.

A congressman is thus quoted by the
Washington Star:
"The first race I ever made for con-
gress resulted in my defeat by less than
so majority, and if one of my friends
had not been too jealous would have
been elected. There was a precinct
where l expected to receive 100 votes,
and l feared there would be some fraud
in the precinct that would injure me,
SO / got an old man who had never par
ticipated in politics. but who had al
most paramount influence in the dis
trict, to take charge of my interests
there, instructing him to see that every
friend of mine voted and that the votes
were counted.
when the returns came in, had
not received single vote in that pre-
cinct, and the next day bulky envel-
ope was handed me containing 100 bal
lots, together with letter from the
man had left in charge saying that he
had seen every friend of mine and taken
up their ballots so that none would be
missed, and as he wouldn't trust the
judges Of elections he had sent them to
me himself 30 would be sure to get
them. Since then have seen to it that
men in charge of my interests were not
only honest, but knew something about
politics.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
Senate Takes Up Army Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Formal dis
cussion Of the Hull Hawley army reor-
ganization bill was begun in the senate
Tuesday. Mr.. Hawley and Mr.. Warren
(Reps.) supported the measure and Mr..
Mitchell and Mr.. Cockrell (Dems.) op-
posed it, while Mr.. Proctor (Rep.) adj
dressed the senate in favor OF some
amendment he had proposed to the bill.
All the speakers are members of the
committee on military affairs. Mr..
Cockrell's speech, though brief, was
.Nrticularly notable, as he spoke defin-
ately for the opposition to the army bill.
He declared, practically, in SO many
words, that the Hull-Hawley bill could
not become law at this session. He
and those who stood with him were
willing to give the president all the
money and every man he desired, but
they were determined that no great
standing army should be fastened upon
the COUNTRY without full and free dis
cussion. The postoffice appropriation
bill was passed yesterday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
A Great Bargain.

The country store owned by Mr.. ia,
bez Dodd contained such motley con
glomeration in the way of 'stock" that
village lounger one day offered to bet
that another man could not ask for any
thing in ordinary, everyday use with,
out Uncle Jabe's producing it.
The two men entered the store. and
the challenged party said:
''Got any false teeth on hand today,
Uncle Jabe?''
Without an instant's hesitation I'm
Gle JADE put his hand to his mouth and
a moment later held out the hand with
set of grinning teeth in it.
"There'' he said "I'll sell that set
mighty cheap, for my gooms hev shrunk
so they don't fit me no more, and I'm
goin to have some new ones If you
want these fer
But the two men had fed, while I'm
Gle Jabe called after them:
"I'll let you have 'em fer less'n hall
price p-Exchange.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
$2o,ooo,ooo FOR SPAIN.
J Separate Appropriation Passes In tho
House Under Suspension OF Rules.

Separate Appropriation Passes In tho
House Under Suspension OF Rules.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.--A separate
bill appropriating $20.0Oo,00o for pay
ment to Spain under the provisions Of
the treaty of Paris was passed Monday
by the house under suspension of the
rules. An attempt to secure unanimous
consent to offer an amendment declara-
tory OF our policy not permanently to
annex the islands was objected to. Mr..
Wheeler of Kentucky, upon whose point
OF order the appropriation went out Of
the sundry civil bill, made the only
speech in open hostility to the measure.
but upon the roll call "a members-31
Democrats, 2 Populists and / Sivler
Republican-voted against it. The
votes Of 2l3 members were cast for it.
The senate bill to reimburse the govern
ors of states for expenses paid by the
states in organizing volunteers for SER
vice in the war with Spain before their
muster into the service of the United
States also was passed under suspen-
sion Of the rules. The bill appropriating
100000 for the Pan. American EXPOSE
ton to be held in Buffalo in 1900, was
before the house when absence of q
quorum compelled an adjournment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
Dog and u Telephone.

At the Redhill railway station pas
senger recently came to the station
master in great grief. saying that her
little pet dog had been left by accident
on the platform at Reigate and would
likely be either crushed by locomotive
or lost. The courteous official telephoned
through respecting the poodle, and the
answer came Immediately that dog of
that description had just been brought
into the police station. The receiver
was put to the dogs ear, and the lady
was asked to speak to it. She did So
The effect was electrical. The dog bark
ed cordial recognition of the voice and
by its antics expressed great desire to
jump into the apparatus and traverse
the wire in order to get to its mistress
all the sooner. Birmingham (England)
Mail
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
The Art of Doing Nothing.


One mark of the modern man is his
inability to idle. When he has to work
for his living, he will grumble lavishly.
telling you that leisure is what he
longs for; that an idle life is his unat-
tainable ideal But let him come into
a fortune and you will see. Does he use
his new affiuence in the only reasonable
way, making soft places for himself
wherein he can idle happily? Not he; he
runs to and fro about the city like the
Scripture dog, risking the portion of
goods that has come to him among the
outside brokers, or he tries the muscles
of his stomach on q yacht, or he deliv-
ers himself. bound hand and foot, to
the tyranny of the racing stables, or he
becomes philanthropist, or throws his
unconquerable energy into amateur
photography.
To a dweller in the sheepfolds the
question comes urgent, insistent, When
does a man come into this his birthright
Of antlike Industry When does this
inability to idle grow on him2 In the
time of his lambhood he will do any
thing. everything, to insure his doing
nothing To attain this object he will
spare no patent pains, no anxious
thought. He will achieve his end even
in prep" with the eye of the shep-
herd upon him, and it will be perceived
that to do nothing when talking is i'm
possible and staring about, an expensive
luxury, requires talent amounting al
most to genius Pail Mall Gazette.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
MAZDA ms Great Bargain.

1t was in an auction store on Main
street, just isfore the auctioneer mount
ed the box. Goods were being sold pri-
vately to those who desired to buy. A
well dressed woman was examining q
bit of jewelry.
"What is the price of this2' she
asked.
"That will cost you 81, madam. re-
piled the salesman.
"Can't you shade that figure bit ?"
mo; can't possibly take cent less
But I'll tell you what I'll do-if you
will wait few moments the auction
sale will be started, and I'll place the
article under the hammer. You may
then be able to buy it in for almost
nothing
The woman said she would wait
Ten minutes later on the auctioneer
began the sale. There were some half
dozen people in the store. The bit of
jewelry in question was placed on the
counter and bids invited. Some one Of
fered so cents, then 81 was bid, 50
followed and then So. This last bid
was made by the woman who had sought
to buy the bit of jewelry before the sale
A gentleman came in, looked at the ar
ticle and calmly said II like that. I'll
give you 81" The woman quickly
shouted Give dollars!" Then the bid
ding ceased and the bit of jewelry was
turned over to the last and best bidder
She had refused to pay "a few min
utes before. but she forgot that and
went home to tell hubby dear what q
bargain she got at the auction store for
a So bill. Memphis Scimitar.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
JUST A CURTAIN FIRE.
1t Was In n Girls boarding school
and Did Complicated Damage.

1t Was In Girls boarding school
and Did Complicated Damage.
A fire in skyscraper may be thrill
ing, but for dramatic episodes and un-
expected complications a fire in girls
boarding school surpasses it. The board
ing school fire Is usually what is known
among insurance men as u curtain fire,
but curtain fire in a girls school is
more exciting and causes more casual
ties than an ordinary blaze anywhere
else.
One evening last week two girls, who
occupy a microscopic hall bedroom in q
swell up town school, took the globes
off the gas fixtures for hair curling pur-
poses and left them off, because it was
easier to do that than to put them on
again Then the girls raised the window
dutifully sat down to write home let
ters The inevitable happened, and
when girl number one poised her pen
in the air and glanced around the room
in search Of inspiration she saw the
curtains in blaze. She screamed Girl
number two looked around and echoed
the scream. Then, with promptitude
and discretion, both girls tainted. The
screams had attracted the attention Of
the other girls, who rushed to the scene
and then did various and sundry stunts,
according to their several dispositions.
One tainted, several wept, few ran
out of the house, and the rest shouted
for the one man on the premises.
When he arrived, things looked rather
hopeless. Curtains and woodwork were
blazing finely. The floor was Uttered
with PROSTATE forms, and when three
girls have tainted on the floor of a hall
bedroom there isn't much space in the
room for promenading. The man picked
his way across the PROSTATE forms and
ordered all the girls who were not in a
dead faint to leave the room, but they
didn't go until he lost his temper and
spoke with force which isn't common
in boarding school circles. Then they
fled; but, unluckily, there was an enc
my in the rear. A vigorous and practi-
cal woman from Texas had been inspir-
ed to go after some water. Returning
in mad haste with a large pitcherful
of water borne triumphantly aloft, she
collided with the retreating forces at
the door. The pitcher struck the leader
of the retreat squarely in the GAGE and
knocked out two of her front teeth,
whereupon the injured girl made the
fainting trio quartet and the water
carrier dropped her pitcher and went
into violent Mysteries.
Hysteria, as boarding school teachers
know to their sorrow, is contagious,
and the one case touched off the crowd.
By the time teachers arrived upon the
scene the fire was out, but the survivors
were in bad way. 1t was necessary to
put nine tenths of the school to bed and
order wholesale doses of bromide. Even
now the girls insist that they haven t
recovered from the shock sufficiently to
do hard studying, and the victims of
the water pitcher are both under the
care of trained nurses AS for the man.
he gave up his place the next day and
confded to the cook that he was going
to look for job in lunatic asylum,
where his boarding school experience
would be of value to him. New York
Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
Malicious Interference.

"I'll get even with that printer, "
said the editor of the Plunkville Bugle.
eff it takes me the rest of my life"
"What printer" asked his friend
''That tramp took on while my wife
was visiting her mother. got so
write up out of old Hiker, who is lay
ing his pipes for the senatorship, and l
said that some day his little son would
make as big mark as his father, and
that villain fixed it that the young 'un
would be as big mark, etc. In
dianapolis Journal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
House Work. an Nava, H,,,.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The house
reached the last page of the naval bill
Tuesday and adjourned with point of
order pending against provision fixing
the price of armor plate at $545 per ton.
The provision in the bill went out on u
point OF order on the ground that it was
not limited to the armor to be purchased
with the appropriation in the bill,
whereupon it was modified to meet this
objection against iU, the point of order
pending an adjournment being raised.
Much Of the time yesterday was occu-
pied in debating the amendment offered
by Mr.. Mudd, appropriating $720. 900 to
complete the three buildings authorized
to be erected ut the naval academy at
Annapolis. The naval committee, with
the exception of Mr.. Cummings, siren
uously opposed proceeding with the
work of rehabilitating the naval acad-
envy until comprehensive plans had been
decided upon, but the house overruled
the committee and adopted the amend
ment-75 to 90. The two important
provisions in the paragraph providing
for the construction Of new ships went
out on points Of order. One provided
that no more than two battleships, two
armored and two protected cruisers
should be built at any one yard, and tho
other provided that no bid for the con-
struction of ships should be entertained
from any firm or company which had
not at the time Of bidding an adequate
plant.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
A Mathematical Name.

A good story is told Of the Rev. Otti,
well Wood, a celebrated English preach
er. Mr.. Wood had to appear as wit
ness in north country assize court and
was asked and gave his name in due
course. "WhatH'' asked the judge
peevishiy, being rather deaf. Mr.. Wood
repeated his answer. "Can't hear you.
Spell it out, snapped the judge. 80,
double T, 1, double U, E, double L,
double U, double o, D." The judge
threw down his pen in despair.
This is even more remarkable name
than that of the late Admiral w. w.
Wood, which the cadets at the Annapo-
lis Naval academy, when he was an in
structor in mathematics there, always
wrote "W cube, o square, D."-Buf-
sfalo Commercial
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
Colonel R., an English officer station,

Colonel R.. an English officer station
led in India. met with singular adven-
ture while tiger hunting in which he
host an arm. The colonel had wounded
Ia tiger from an elephants back. The
tiger charged, and the elephant, taking
fright, bolted through the jungle. To
save himself from being Drained and
swept off by overhanging branches,
Colonel r. seized stout limb and, rails
ing himself, left the elephant to go on
alone through the forest. To his dismay
he found he had not strength and agil-
ity sufficient to swing himself up to sit
on the branch. In vain he strove to
throw a leg over and so raise himself
Looking down, the sportsman discov-
cred that the tiger had spotted him and
was waiting below. The horror of the
situation can be imagined the enraged
tiger and the helpless, dangling man
knowing he must fall into those cruel
Jaws.
How long he hung there he never
knew. He shouted and shrieked in an
agony of fear. He eased one arm a lit
tie and then the other, then hung de-
spairingly by both-till at last tired ma
lure gave way and he droppedl
He remembered thrusting one arm
into the tiger Jaws ard then conscious
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
A Useless Wish.

"Oh," sighed the poetic lady, chad
I the wings of birdp'
"Don't" protested her husband.
Don't wish for the wings of bird. If
you had them, some other woman
would probably be wearing them on her
hat before the season is over. Wash
ington Star.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
Try Us For Your Job Printing.

ness left him. His life was saved by the
arrival of a friendly rifle barrel held
close to the tiger head and through the
subsequent amputation of the mangled
arm by skillful surgeon. Youth s
Communion
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23

A well known professor says that
over large area of central Russia the
magnetic needle does not point north
or south. 1t is in one part DETECTED to
the west, and at another part to the
east, and at one place it points due east
and west.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
Loubet,. Messaxe to Parliament.

PARIS, Feb. 22.-The chamber of dep
uties was crowded yesterday when M
Loubet's message was read. 1t was
greeted with salvos of braves. The
house adjourned until Friday. The SEN
ate receive the message with similar APP
prevail and passed the credits demanded
to defray the expenses of the funeral cf
the late President Faure.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
SONG.
!, what is better than this, my dear,

All, what is better than this, my dear,
What is better than thisf
The thought Of night which has lost it's way
Between tomorrow and yesterday;
The full Of the tide and the gray of the sea.
And q gull that circleth endlessly;
The breath from a wind which bloweth well;
a sail that hnstcth new ports to tell;
III aught is better than this. my dear,
find it not here, find it not here.
Blanche Trask in "The Land of Sunshine. -
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
The Honeymoon.

An early Anglo-Saxon custom, strict
ly followed by newly married couples,
was that of drinking diluted honey for
80 days after marriage. From this Gus
tom comes the word honeymoon or hon
eymonth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23

Persons who don't know enough co
come in out Of the wet are not likely to
be the salt of the earth for any length
Of time. Detroit Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23

The eggs of bluebottie fly, if placed
in the sun, will hatch in two or three
hours
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
sundrx Civil Bill Passss.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l8.-The house
yesterday finally passed the sundry
civil appropriation bill. to which it had
devoted over week. No important
amendment had been adopted. The
speakers ruling upon the motion to re-
commit the bill with instructions to in
corporate in it the Nicaragua canal
amendment was sustained-155 to 90.
The naval appropriation bill was taken
up and over half the bill was completed
during the remainder of the day. There
was no general opposition to the meas.
ure, although it carries 1000, 900, be-
ing $8,000,000 more than the largest
naval appropriation bill ever passed by
congress. An attempt to defeat the
provision for joint arrangement be-
tween the government and the Fitch
burg Railroad company at the Boston
navy yard failed. A point of order
against the provision in the bill relative
to the Encouragement and reconstruction
of the buildings at the naval academy
went over until today.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-02-23
Senate Passes Naval Personnel BIZ.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-At its session
Friday the senate adopted resolution
instructing the vice president of the
United States as president of the SEN
ate to express to the government ant
the people of France the sympathy of
the senate in the bereavement that has
fallen on tho French republic in the
death of President Faure.
The naval personnel bill, for which
the navy department has been contend
ing for SO many years, was passed by
the senate in the afternoon. 1t was
under discussion for several hours, but
was passed practically in the form in
which it was reported by the senate
committee. The remainder of the days
session was devoted to the passage of
bills on the private pension calendar, "a
in number, and to the reading of the
Alaska code bill. The agreement under
which the Alaska bill was read pro-
vided that no othe. business than the
formal reading should be transacted.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-10
How to Make Picked Goldfish.

Pick the fish into flakes and wash re-
peatedly until it is no longer salt, then
put it into pan of cold water and let
it come gradually to the boiling point,
1t must remain this way for at least 20
minutes, and it is important to remem-
Der that the water should not really
boil. An excellent sauce is made by
measuring u pint of rich milk for each
pint of Goldfish and stirring into it tn.
blespoonful of -four which has pre-.
viously been mixed in an equal meas
ure Of butter, The sauce must simmer
slowly, the bubbles rising only at the
sides When the water on the fish is al
last allowed to boil, turn it off and put
tho drained fish iuto the cream sauce
Let 1t boil up for two minutes, ther
draw 1t TO the back of tho stove. Season
with u little white pepper and add two
eggs which have been previously beaten
with little of the hot cream sauce
The cod may stand III the sauce IL,
three or four minutes. but IT must 10
boil Prepare three delicate slices o.
brown toast lay them on u hot platter
and pour the picked cod over Three Ia
blespoonfuls OF cream, stirred in whei
the eggs are beaten, will be found TO b
an Improvement.