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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

For all the mmberman's rough jocu-
larity, his heart is right, says Rollin
Lynde HART in the January Atlantic.
Once the forest harbored fugitives
from justice; but the railroad brought
the sheriff. the sheriff brought the law,
and law brings decency. Besides, as at
sea and on the plains, the open air
breathes a spirit of chivalry. Suppose
a man affronts a waitress; twenty de-
tenders leap to their feet. Suppose a
poor fellow Is hurt; round goes the
hat. What is more, two comrades will
drop their work and take him sixty
miles to the doctor. And, sad to tell.
there is need enough for that sort OF
sympathy. "Woodman," says Helen.
who, in spite of my earnest remon-
STRANGE, never verifies her quotations.
"Woodman, spare that toe!" A fine
hero, no doubt, Is this man OF the for
est, brave and generous soul; but
nevertheless. as in the case OF Mr..
Burgess impurpled heifer, I'D rather
see than be one" For, roundly outdo-
ing that sly humorist's confessed pref
ence for fingers rather than toes"
the lumberman does his best to dis
pense with both. What are left by
the woods are claimed by the mill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
To he GcUtlems n.

The students Of the Waterloo high
school OF Auburn, Ind, have sub
scribed to the following rules Of pro-
priety, which makes quite a departure
from the usual rowdyism OF college
boys: /. We will not communicate
nor ask to communicate while in the
school building 2. We will keep re-
fined positions in our school seats. g.
We will cultivate a light step. 4. We
VIII not ask for individual favors. g.
We Will prepare all writing material
In the morning. 6. We will make the
schoolroom place OF quietude. These
rules on general manners have also
been signed: l. We will not allow
others to be more polite to us than
we are to them. 2. We will not make
ourselves odious in the use OF tobacco
And here are some street manners.
1. We Will, on passing people on the
street, give them half OF the walk
2. We will not jeer at any one OH the
street or off the street. 3. We, the
gentlemen, will tip our hats to the
ladies. 4. We will avoid being bois-
ferrous wherever we may be. This
novel plan for getting the observance
OF rules OF good behavior has taken a
strong hold on the children of all
ages.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
The Australian boomerang.

The boomerang, that unique lnstru-
ment of war or Of the chase used by
the aborigines of Australia, Is Of hard
wood, Of bent form; the shape Is par
abolic. 1t is about two and half
inches broad, third of an inch thick.
and two feet long, the extremities be-
ing rounded. The method of using this
remarkable weapon is very peculiar.
1t Is taken by one end, with the bulged
side downward, and thrown forward as
II to hit some object twenty-five yards
in advance. Instead Of continuing to
go directly forward, as would natur-
ally be expected, it slowly ascends In
the air, whirling round and round, and
describing a curved line until 1t
reaches a considerable height, when 1t
begins to retrograde and finally sweeps
over the head of the protector and 'alls
behind him. This surprising motion
is produced by the reaction Of the ali.
upon a missile of this peculiar shape.
The boomerang is one of the ancient
instruments of war of the natives of
Australia. They are said to be very
dexterous in hitting birds with 1.-THE
birds being, of course, behind them,
and perhaps not aware thai they are
objects of attack.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

In the inn garden | saw dog eating
a piece of meat in the presence OF sew
eral covetous crows. They evidently
said a great deal to each other on the
subject, and now and then one or two
of them tried to pull the meat away
from him, which he resented. At last
a big strong crow succeeded in tear
ing off piece, with which
he returned to the pine, where
the others were congregated,
and after which earnest speech
they all surrounded the dog, and the
leading bird dextrously dropped the
small piece of meat within reach OF
his mouth, when he Immediately
snapped at 1t, letting go the big piece
unwisely for second, on which two
Of the crows flew away with 1t to the
pine, and with much fiuttering ana hi
larity the all ate, or rather gorged 1t,
the deceived dog looking vacant and
bewildered for a moment, after which
he sat under the tree and barked at
them namely. A gentleman told me
that he saw a dog holding a piece Of
meat in like manner In the presence
Of three crows, which also vainly tried
to tear 1t from him, and after a con-
sultation they separated, two going as
near as they dared to the meat, while
the third gave the tail a bite sharp
enough to make the dog turn around
with squeak, on which the other viii
lains seized the meat. and the three
fed triumphantly upon 1t on the top
Of the wall.-Our Animal Friends.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
Cost of Pest to Hoaoiuiu.

Honolulu. Feb. 2. via San Francisco.
Cal. Feb. IL. - The expenses the
plaugue have entailed have been and
are enormous. The military establish
ment alone costs about $1,000 a day.
In addition to this, guards and inspec-
tors employed by the board OF health
have until lately cost fully half ms
much more. For nearly a month the
government supplied rations to about
1900 In the quarantined district. The
10000 people who have been or are In
isolation barracks are provided for at
government expense. Upwards OF 5000
people have been rendered homeless by
the burning OF buildings. No one has
yet dared to make an exact estimate OF
what the plague will cost the public
treasury, but 1t cannot be far under
81 ,O0O, 900.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
Tho Wrong bird.

One OF the well-known magic!aIs not
long ago had queer thing to happen
but the people in the theater had more
fun out Of it than he did. One OF his
tricks was to shake sack to show that
1t was empty. and then to draw out
OF 1t an egg. after which he would al
ways reach in again and bring out the
hen that laid the egg. OF course he
had to have help In this. and one night
he had a new man who did everything
just as he had been told. until 1t came
to this act. Reaching into the bag he
drew forth the fowl at the usual lime.
but instead OF the hen an old rooster
hoped down onto the stage rufiled Its
feathers and strutted around, Growing
all his might. while the audience
laughed, and the magician went out to
hunt his new helper.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
Rover and the Churn.

At our home, said North Alabama
street woman. we have the best-man-
nered, best-natured dog | ever knew.
We have not allowed the boys to teach
him any tricks, and thus, while we
have made life pleasant to him, he. In
return, has suffered life to be pleasant
to us. When was child on the farm
we had Scotch collie, handsome,
knowing dog. One day a Yankee ped
dler came along and sold father a
treadmill. He showed how to put the
dog In the mill to do the churning.
The boys OF the family, who mad pre-
viously had to churn. thought this new
arrangement was admirable. as it gave
them more time to play, but to do them
justice they did feel some sympathy
for the dog, who was compelled TO do
this part of their work. Rover. that
was the dog, soon came to know when
churning day came and would sneak off
to hide under the barn, whence he
would be dragged to his task. His
cheerful. playful disposition was gone
oha hO oSSohS ouAAJ nhh ohoPpASA'
One day he disappeared, and we heard
Of him miles away down the road
following a couple of tramps. His alb
sence had its effect on all the family,
and whenever his name was mentioned
we young ones could scarcely keep
from crying. Rover was gone about
two weeks. One morning we saw him
crawling through the fence, not jump
Ing over it. as had been his custom,
heading for the back porch. The tread
mill stood on the porch in its accus-
toned place, and, to our astonishment,
the poor fellow, who looked as If he
had seen all manner of bad treatment,
including starvation, got into The ma
chine, as much as to say, We'll. here l
am; / have come back to you ready to
take up my task again for the sake OF
being with you" Mother brushed n
tear from her eye as she patted the
dear fellow on the back. and We chill
dren cried outright. There wasn't nuch
sentiment then and there to the wood
pile, and, with all the family looking
on, including Rover. he chopped the
thing to pieces.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
Only q Spider.

A spider was the direct cause OF
most serious loss and injury to the
Dutch nation, at the time Of the at,
tack upon Holland by France In tho
year 1884. A French prisoner at
Utrecht, who had spent some OF hia
long, lonely hours In studying the
habits Of spiders on the walls OF his
cell, was able by watching them to
forecast the coming OF rain or OF
frost. At time when n sudden thaw
raised the prospects of the Dutch, and
seemed to destroy the prisoners hope
OF rescue by his countrymen. his hum
BILE friends upon the wall gave him
sure signs OF renewal Of the frost
Upon this he managed to send a mes
sage to assure the French generals
within few days their troops would
be able to pass over the frozen waters.
prediction that was soon fulfilled
and so 1t came to pass that spider
was responsible for the release Of
Quartermaster Disjonval, and for the
conquest OF the Dutch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
Bear.kins Sent From This Country.

Owing to the growing scarcity of the
American Black bear, from which bear
skin caps are made and the consequent
rise in price, brigade committee has
been appointed to report to the British
war office as to the expedlency OF abol
ishing this -, The troops who now
wear the bearE.n are the brigade of
Guards, the Scots Greys and the Royal
Engineer band. The official lie of a
bearskin is eight years. and when n
third battalion shall have been added
to the Scots Guards, the number of
bearskins required will be about 1000
annually.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
Iaxa,a Ysllay OF Death.

In the island Of Java Is an oval.
shaped hollow, near the summit OF a
mountain, about thirty-five feet In
depth. and half a mile wide. which.
from the deadly nature Of its atmos-
phere. is known as the Valley of
DEATH" or the Poison valley" This
atmosphere is loaded with carbonic
acid gas, and although not at once
fatal to human beings. proves SO to
either dogs or fowls. The valley has
seldom been explored much beyond its
borders, as from there II q seen that
the surface of the grousd is strewn
with the bones of tigers, pigs, deer and
all kinds OF birds. and also of human
beings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
winter In the CITY,

Winter In the City.
We sit within the gaslit room
AS evening wears along,
BY the steam heaters iron side
We hear its clanking song.
And underneath our sravest word.
Or lightest laugh that rang.
We hear the heater sizxle,
Oh We hear the steam 20 bang!
Our fathers love to tell us
or long past nights OF mirth,
When chestnuts In the shovel popped
And apples on the hearth.
We buy our roasted chestnuts now,
And when our apples bake
lis In gas-stove oven
Or the very latest make.
They tell how when. as now. Il SHOWS,
Orchard and field were white.
And fences huddled meath the drift.
That deepened through the night.
We have our drifts as well, for see
Out In the whirling snow
How high upon the flre-escape
The huffy masses grow!
They tell how, bedtime being come,
They raked the ashes low,
Put on green log then. and left
The quiet CHEEKY glow.
Each took his candle to depart
And climbed the ancient stair.
(Tnru off the heat put out the gas).
what queer old times they were.
Florence l.. Pratt.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
AVOID DANGER.
Tho Danger of Catarrh DIN tnsnts That
Contain Mercury.

Tho Danger of Catarrh DIN tmsnts That
Contain Mercury.
This Journal, although more particu.
iarly devoted to all that interests
finance, commerce and manufacture
ing, is nevertheless always awake to
the need and wants of It's readers, let
the subject be what II may. We were
asked to investigate and report upon
the merits OF the various catarrh RENE
dies on the market. The production
of preparations of injurious compost
ton cannot, unfortunately. be stopped
or restricted at present, or until our
state legislatures can be induced TO
pass such suitable and stringent laws
rs will effectually prevent their APP
pearanee on the market In the mean
time. the people must look out TOR
themselves. In this matter. we have
made a most careful and painstakfng.
investigation, realizing the confidence
that would be placed in our reply. Our
medical staff employed to make such
Investigations we're most favorably
impressed with the preparation known
as Halls catarrh cure, manufactured
by +. ]. Cheney & Co. OF Toledo Ohio.
and agreed that this peerless remedy
deserves our highest Endorsement
Many Of the catarrh remedies on the
market contain mercury, which de-
stroys the sense OF smell and deranges
the whole system when entering
through the mucous surfaces. From
analysis we found that Halls catarrh
cure contains no mercury. II ia taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the sys-
tenn. We have no interest whatever
in this matter beyond faithfully serv-
ing our readers. and as our indorse-
ment is extended without reward OF
any kind, and is wholly unsolicited by
this company, and will be received
with the full credence that all our
statements have met with for the past
eighteen years.-Southern Review Of
Commerce.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
sTORYErTEs.

Some evenings ago (says the New
York Tribune) man was seated in the
corridor of one of the large hotels
smoking fragrant cigar On the
lounge next to him were seated .
woman and her daughter, the latter
next to the smoker. The draft blew
the smoke across the younger womans
face, to which the smoker remained
oblivious or Indifferent. Finally. after
several quite audible remarks TO her
mother apropos of the rudeness of men
in general, which passed rapidly into
somewhat hectic comment on this
smoker In particular, turning savagely
to the tormentor, she said: If you
were my husband, do you know I'd
poison your" "And do you know,
madam, replied the man, calmly re-
moving his cigar, "were you my wife,
I'd take that poison?"
On the opening day Of the session Of
the Fifty-sixth congress (says the Cri-
terion), tall, gaunt man, shambling
of gait, with thigh water" trousers, .
slouched hat mashed in any old way.
and an ovcrcoat that needed brushing,
presented himself at the center door OF
The house OF representatives. He
Utartsd to walk right in, but was stop
ped by one OF the doorkeepers, who
said to him, testify: Say, don't you
know you can't go in there?" mo. I
didn't know It, my friend; thought I
could" he said, mildly. Nobody but
members allowed In to-day" well,
I'm member; Congressman Cushman,
nf
pardon; walk right in" AS Mr.. Cush-
doorkceper looked after him for u
moment, and then, turning to his as
sistant on the door, said: "Say, Bill,
did you see that? Well, after that I
amt got the nerve To stop anything"
When William jennings Bryan first
went to Nebraska he WAS hired To take
the stump against Thuyer. who was
running for governor, aud said some
hard things against tNe candidate.
"Thayer was elected" Bryan Is quoted
rs saying in the Chicago Times Herald.
After he took the governors chair no
was called to he toast-master nc
banquet ut which was set down for q
speech. did not care to go to that
banquet. 1 did not wish to meet the
governor. i remembered all that I
had said about him, and / felt cheap.
But went, and sat there through the
early proceedings quite uncomfortable.
Finally il came time for the governor
to call upon me. He rose from his
seat with the program before him and
slowly said: MIR. Bryan--Bryan.'
Then he slowly turned his eyes upon
me and addressed me: DO you speak
or sing?' That Is all ever heard from
Governor Thayer as to what he thought
Of my campaign speeches against him"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

Some birds use water only, some wa
ter and dust, while others prefer dust
and no water In their toilet. Birds are
not only nice in the choice of bath
water, but also very particular about
the quality of their toilet dust. Wild
ducks. though feeding by salt water.
prefer to battle in fresh-water pools.
and will fly long distances inland to
running brooks and ponds, where they
preen and dress their feathers in the
early hours Of the morning. Sparrows
battle often: both In water and In dust.
They are not SO particular about the
quality Of water as about the
quality of the dust. The city sparrow
must take a water bath where he can
get 1t. Road dust, the driest and finest
possible. suits him best. Patridges pre-
fer dry loan. They like to scratch
out the soil from under the grass, and
fill their feathers with cool earth. Most
birds are fond of ashes. Take walk
some early morning across a field
where bonfires have burned, and see
the numbers of winged creatures that
rise suddenly from the ash heaps. A
darting form, small cloud of ashes,
and the bathers disappear.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
photorraph,nr the Inside of tho stoms CT

Photorraphing the Inside of tho stoms CHI
Photographic the inside OF the
stomach has the sound of very diff
cult operation, whereas 1t Is really a
very simple undertaking. The pa
tient merely swallows the camera and
electric light and conducts operations
by cord attached to the film. There
Is alse conducting wire which ex-
tends from the electric light out to an
adjacent battery. The photographs
are taken by pulling the cord. which
enables the Aim to run past the lens.
the electric light is then turned on un-
til the sensitive plate has been i'm
pressed with the image. The light Is
then turned OF and another section Of
the film Is brought into play. When
the film Is exhausted the apparatus Is
withdrawn and the films developed and
enlarged.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
DEAD RoBBER IS KNOWN.
Police Identity Body OF Man KILLED .
woerusrs 0nIooa.

Police Identity Body OF Man KILLED ~
woernsrs ssioea.
Chicago. Feb. 1.-the inquest held
Friday afternoon over the body of the
robber who was killed late wednesday
night in c. A. Woerner's pavilion. 1859
West Madison street. resulted In YER
dict generating from all blame Ed
ward Sommerfeldt and Frank II.
Bramm who were engaged In the fray.
Investigation by the police clearly re-
vealed the Identity of the dead man.
His name was Frank Spencer. and be-
hind Thursdays holdup lies long rec
ord OF crime. expiated with much PEN
itentiary service.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

Chicago, Feb. 12.-Attired in khadi
uniforms and bearing the insignia OF
the Red Cross society. thirty-nine stall
wart representatives of the United
Irish Societies OF Chicago will leave
the Lake Shore depot Sunday morning
at 1890. bound for Pretoria to serve
as hospital corps with the Boer
forces. Eleven volunteers from Bos-
ton will join the Chicago contingent
In New York, increasing the corps to
fifty men. all of whom have had mill
tary experience, the majority having
served through the recent war.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
New Point In Bankruptcy Law.

Columbus. Ohio. Feb. 12.-In the In
voluntary bankruptcy case in the
United States court brought by George
r. Sutherland against the Delaware
(Ohio) Water company, Judge A. c..
Thompson sustained demurrer to the
petition, holding that the bankruptcy
laws provided that only manufactur-
ing, printing. publishing, trading and
mercantile concerns could file petitions
in bankruptcy. AS the defendant COM
pany was engaged in the sale OF water,
a natural commodity. 1t did not come
under the law.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

Canal Dover. Ohio, Feb. IAN ex.
plosion Of nitroglycerin at Scio. several
miles east OF here, blew an unidenti-
fed man to atoms. Hermann Bros.
extensive oil operators. had recently
been missing quantities of nitroglyc-
erin from their store near that town
and efforts to catch the thief we're un-
successful. The explosion occurred In
an unoccupied building. where the
stolen explosive had been hidden.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

Jefferson, Wis, Feb. 10.-Ed Cruel
and Henry Saum. together with Gustav
Dumke, on Sept. II, assaulted Police
man Bruegger Of Watertown. Dumke
was shot and killed by Bruegger in
self-defense, and the other two were
arrested. They had their trial In the
Circuit court this week and were found
guilty by the jury. Judge Dunwiddie
sentenced them to one year at hard
labor in Wanpun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
Effort Co Con,ro, rr,... Fails.

Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. 12.--Henry
D. Lee Of Salina, Kan. selling agent
for the United States Tobacco COM
pany Of New York has resigned his
position and has gone to the latter
city to reside. His action means that
the effort begun by the Continental
Tobacco company on Jan. / to control
the prices and regulate the sale OF
practically the entire tobacco market
has failed
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
10y Kills His Slater.

Chilllcothe, Ohio. Feb. 12.--August,
the 7-year-old son OF Peter Hurley,
shot and fatally wounded his sister
Friday. He found his fathers shotgun
under the bed, got 1t out and aimed
1t at his l1-year-old sister Dora. The
gun was discharged, tearing away her
right thigh, making a fearful wound.
from which she died later In the day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15

st. Cloud, Mimi, Feb. 1.-the Daily
Journal prints the startling announce
ment that the city OF Minneapolis Is
suffering from terrible visitation of
smallpox. 1t Is declared that seventy
five cases exist and that the pesthouse
is overfowed. 1t Is reported that the
news has been suppressed by the Min
ueapolis papers
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
BndY Washed AahorN

San Francisco. Feb. 10.-The body OF
Burton II. Hardiman. cousin OF Mrs.
J. X. Miller OF Oakland, better known
in the literary world as Florence Har-
diman Miller, has been washed ashore
on Angel island in the bay OF San
Francisco. Whether death was caused
by suicide or accident Is unknown.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
Florida and Cuba.

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for full information as to low rate en-
cursion tickets to all winter resorts In
the Southeast, via Cincinnati. Louis
vile, Asheville. Atlanta, Jacksonville
and east and west coasts Of Florida. ~
may be desired.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-15
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