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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-20
Longest Bear d In World.

Probably the longest beard in the
world is that Of metal worker in
Marseilles, France. TIE man is sew
enty-four years old. When fourteen
years of age he had beard six inches
long. 1t grew from year to year. and
now his hirsnte attachment, when I'M
rolled, reaches the respectable length
of ten feet ten inches. When this maa
goes out walking he carries his beard
rolled up in big skein under his
arm. Since he is rather small in size,
measuring about five feet thre inches.
the beard is more than twice the man.
height
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-20
Maguifc.ut GIFT Modestly Made.


The Presbyterian hospital. New
York, was this week made the recipi-
ent of handsome gift in a rather IN
usual manner. On the condition that
the name of the donor be not divulged.
100000 was appropriated for the cree
ton of another building, to afford
quarters for the nurses and members
OF the resident staff, who at present
occupy nearly one-third of the ward
building of the hospital. The donation
may be said to be rather the building
than the money, as the structure is to
be built at the expense of the benefac-
tor on property at present owned by
the hospital. 1t is expected that the
new building will be completed within
a year.-Utica Globe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-20
CHAPTER TX

yield. you Christian dog! Become
a Moslem, or, by Allah. you die!
Look out there and see the end of
those who have refused to bow to Is
lam or yield to the power OF the
Khalifa!"
Paul Cleland staggered feebly to the
door OF the miserable hut, in whose
black and filthy depths he had spent
the last few days. and looked out on
the scene pointed out to him by his
grim gaoler. 1t was one that might
make the boldest shudder.
II was Metemmeh--the corpse of a
town. The mud houses were mere
shells-broken beams. tattered cur
tains futtering in the breeze, shat
tered roofs, through which the rain
poured Facing Cleland and his guar
dian stood a strange construction of
wood-two upright posts with a cross.
bar between. Below lay some brown
palm-fibre rope, and mixed with it a
decaying mass of human bones.
For what Cleland was looking upon
was a gallows.
He was weak-almost too weak to
walk. For three months OF starva-
ton, torture suspense-three months
passed in dark and loathsome huts.
black as the mouth of pit. close and
foul as the black hole of Calcutta.
with hardly any water to drink, and
only the loathsome food offered him
are sufficient to reduce any man to the
lowest ebb. Sometimes Cleland almost
prayed for death; then. again, the
love of life, common to every human
be rig, came back to him with full
force, and he told himself that while
there was life there was hope-hope
OF rescue or Of escape.
How often in those days and nights
Of misery and physical suffering did
the memory of Margaret's pale. sweet
face come to comfort and to strength
en- him!
lie turned now to his gaoler-no
other than Osman Azrak himself
after his first involuntary shudder and
SHOOK his head.
Il have already given you my an
sWer, ana that scores OF times. snail
not Ierounce my faith to escape
DEATH"
Then, by the sword Of the prophet.
you have chosen your own fate!" ex-
claimed the fierce fanatic. He turned
awry from Cleland and uttered pc
Gu lar call.
In answer to It half dozen black
bearded. fierce-eyed dervishes sprang
as IL were from the earth itself-in
reality, out of some Of the trenches
near at h7nd-and came to his side.
Osman uttered his instructions in low,
rapid tones, and two of the tallest and
strongest, coming forward, laid each
y hind unfe" Cle'and's arm, and led
him flrw rd towards that awful black
thing facing him.
Then he knew that ths end had come
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-20
oliver Cromweirs Tooth-Pic,x.

In the window of an old curiosity
shop not far from the British museum
in London may be seen an deliberately
carved ivory toothplck, with the fol-
lowing intimation attached: Tooth
pick formerly the property OF Oliver
Cromwell; supposed to have been the
one he picked his teeth with before
he signed the death warrant OF
Chsyles l."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-20

Former Congressman Myron II. M
Cord OF Wisconsin. for several years a
resident OF Arizona, who resigned the
governorship OF that territory. to en-
ter the volunteer service in the wa :
with Spain. is now the editor OF tn
Arizona Gazette, printed at Phoen X.
The paper has hitherto been Demo.
cratic, but under Mr.. McCord's man
agement will be independent
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-20

The most popular of Italian authors.
Edmondo de Amicis, of whose "Cuore"
2s5, 900 copies have been sold, has just
brought out his memoirs. They tell
less about himself than about his
friends and contemporaries. One Of
the most dramatic incidents in his life
was his attempt. as a boy of thirteen.
to escape from his home, and. with
some other boys. to join Garibaldi's
forces on the way to Italy. His moth
er frustrated the project.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-20
Germs which Destroy Typhoid.

Experiments recently made In Eng
land have shown that the soil contain.
normally specific organisms which are
destructive to the typhoid bacillus. II
these organisms could be identified
they might be used to combat typhois
fever.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-20

There are some people who think
that the universe would run very
much better II Providence took theii
advice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-20
Music of Kind Words.

Let us be careful how we shoot at
others lest we take down the wrong
one. remembering the servant OF King
William Rufus. who shot at a deer.
but the arrow glanced at a tree and
killed the king. Instead Of going out
with shafts to pierce and razors to
cut we had better initiate the friend
OF Richard Occur de Lion. Richard, In
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-20
: LII (lxS the Horrors
of War
|Desert,> >, = .. w a:c
CHAPTER vII.-(Continued. }

CHAPTER VII.-(Continued.)
you have Gomez" he said, pant
ingly, his voice so weak she could
hardly hear what he said. 1T is good
--brave-of you. II you knew all you
would shrink from me-with loath-
ing"
No. MOI" she said quickly. None
OF us have a right to do that to an
other, Major Rayburn. If you have
wronged me in any way. and are sorry
for 1t, forgive you freely. as ! hope
to be forgiven"
God bless you for these words." he
said. weakly; Il have never known
an hours happiness since I vowed
that, II you would not be mine, you
should never be another mans. am
bad enough, God knows; but not so
bad as that"
And then. weakly and pantingly, he
told her all.
Il knew where the Khalifa was" he
said. II had black boy who had de-
serted from his camp in my boy, and
he told me. | felt confident Cleland
would take that direction, and sooner
or later fall into their clutches. And
l believe he has done so. l believe he
is still there, unless he is-dead."
He paused. Adrienne lifted her
head to speak. but he went on rap
idly:
Il have more to tell you. Wait. II
is about myself. | wish to tell you
that you may tell Doctor Margaret
Crawford. who is in Cairo just now.
Il Joined the army under a false
name. My real name is, strangely
enough. the same as that OF the man
counted my enemy. II is Paul Story
Clelland. We spell 1t with two rs.
We were not connected in any way
with the other Clelands. 1t Is a CON-
mon enough name in Scotland.
DIR. Margaret Crawford's father be-
lieved that he had done me great
wrong-he had altered cheque of my
fathers which went to cash. but l
had committed a greater crime. had
forged my fathers name to It! The
Shock killed my father. / left home,
changed my name, Joined the army,
and worked my way upwards from the
ranks.
THAT is all. VIII you tell Doctor
Crawford? 1t is possible her father
may have told her."
Il will tell her." whispered Adrien-
J ne. Her lips were as white as death.
With woman's intuition she had
guessed the whole truth: the dying
confession had been to her as a reye-
lation.
viii you also say once more--that
you forgive me?" asked the dying
man. His voice was almost gone now.
Adrienne bent her head for a mo-
ment; then suddenly she laid her hand
on the fingers that we're so restlessly
toying with the white fringe, of the
coverlet.
Il forgive you." she said. slowly,
and may God in His great mercy aiso
grant you forgiveness. We all have
need Of that forgiveness, and OF His
great help"
A strange sound left the dying
mans lips. 1t startled Adrienne, who
beckoned to the nurse who had just
entered the room. Ere the nurse had
reached his bedside all was over. Paul
Clelland, so long known as Philip Ray
burn, had gone into the presence of
the only Judge who dare temper JUS
tice with mercy.
CHAPTER TX.
yield. you Christian dog! Become
a Moslem, or, by Allah. you die!
Look out there and see the end of
those who have refused to bow to Is
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-20

King Henry II. of England crowned
his son as king and on the day OF
coronation put on a servants garb,
and waited. he, the king, at the sons
table, to the establishment OF all the
princes. But we know of a more won
drous scene-the King of heaven and
earth offering to put Oh you. his child,
the crown of life, and in the form OF a
servant waiting on you with blessing.
Extol that love. all painting. all SOUP
ture. all music. all architecture, all
worship! In Dresdenian gallery let
Raphael hold him up as a child. and
in Antwerp cathedral let Rubens hand
him down from the cross as a martyr,
and Handel make all his oratorio vi
brate around that one chord-"He was
wounded for our transgressions, bruis-
ed for our iniquities." But not until
all the redeemed get home. and from
the countenances in all the galleries OF
the ransomed shall be revealed the
wonders OF redemption, shall either
man or seraph or archangel know the
height and depth and length and
breadth Of the love OF God.
At our national capital monument
in honor OF him who did more than
any one to achieve our American indie
pendence was for scores CT years In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-30

RH 2
Sioux CITY .OO2 0oO0002 2
Denver -.....-.--...-..1 0 y y D y u L
Batteries-Ferguson and Cote; Schmidt
and BueloW.
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The Sensation in Racing CircI es
Now is King Lief,
Romps in Ahead of His Field
Just Like Play.
70 RACE SATURDAY.
Will Contest With Ballyhoo Bey
in Flatbush Stakes.
w. G. Whitney Said to Have
Offered SIS, 900 For the Colt.

New York, Aug. 30-There is a great
demand now for King Lief. who took
the autumn handicap in a romp. A
good horse and a good jockey were in
troduced to the New York public, and
that's about as much as any one could
ask for a single day.
The horse was King Lief, the jockey
T. Knight The horse is put first ad-
visedly, because, in view of the way
things have gone in England for two
or three years, we must have more
good jockeys than good horses in pro-
portion. Still, for Knight, who came
from the west with reputation-which
few believed in, since western dope"
does not go very well here in these
days-it must be said that he rode
Billy Lakeland,s little gray filly, Mot
ley, faultlessly in the last race And
that was over a grass track, which as a.
rule takes q lot of learning.
King Lief made his bow at Saratoga
There he had nothing but Gold Heels to
beat. He did 1t like race horse. Yes
terday he defeated a fair lot in the
Autumn Maiden stakes, as if racing
were just pure fun to him. The race
was at only five furlongs, and again the
lot behind him was ordinary, but the
way he squandered his field was extra
ordinary, and if he be game he has a
good chance to rank with the best of his
year. And it's no bad year at that
There was quite a pOw-wow after this
race in the paddock. King Lief runs in
the name and colorS of J. D. Smith, who
is the brother of Byron McClelland's
widow. Between Smith and John e.
Madden, whose latest claim to fame
rests on the fact that he trains Ballyhoo
Bey, arose an argument. Madden
offered to bet Smith $1,000 that Ballyhoo
Bey will beat King Lief in the Flatbush
stakes next Saturday. Words waxed
warm and Smith came up with a $4,000
bet, but there was nothing doing.
Then Madden's own colt, IOngshore-
man, entered into the argument Mad
den opined that Longshoreman would
beat King Lief at any distance, and
offered to wager $1,000 on it. Smith
came back with a $1,000 offer, but Mad
den adhered to 81 900, with decision, and
no business was done.
1t was merely an interlude, but, as
somebody said. Madden does not like
any one else having a good horse for
sale. AS somebody else remarked, 1t
would be a cold day when Madden did
not butt into the news somehow. Out
side of the Ballyhoo Bey-King Lief
Longshoreman controversy it was the
common talk of the betting ring that
Madden won S. 300 on Prima II Good
ness only knows why every one should
have known it, but such was the case,
and every other man one met toward the
end of the day asked: Did you hear
about John Madden landing that bet OF
So 800 on Mr.. Lorillard's filly2"
1t was said today that an offer of
SIS 900 was made for King Lief on be-
half of William G. Whitney.
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KANSAS NEWS.
Citizens of BeIoit Treat Their
Postmaster Nicely.
Present Him With a Rubber
Tired Surrey Up to Date.
HIS 49TH BIRTHDAY.
Mr.. Perdue Citizen of Mitchell
County Twenty Years.
Gov. Stanley Congressman Reed
err and Others Present.

Beloit, Aug. 30-The surprise which
the citizens of Beloit put up on Chan.
Perdue, postmaster of this city, on the
occasion of his forty-ninth birthday, was
the largest and most notable event of
the kind that has ever occurred in Be
lott. Many out-of-town guests were
present, including Governor Stanley,
Ter, Col. w. H. Nelson, postmaster of
Smith Center and editor of the Pioneer,
Harry L. Pestana, and others.
After the guests had arrived at the
home of Mr. Perdue it was in order to
make their wants known at once, and in
one of his entertaining and humorous
talks Mr.. p. G. Chubbic, who had been
selected to make the presentation talk,
presented Mr.. Perdue with a beautiful
rubber-tire surrey and harness, the gift
of the citizens of Beloit regardless of
politics, to which Mr. Perdue, who was
so completely taken by surprise, could
only say thanks. Some time elapsed in
Misunderstanding, after which an elegant
supper was served by his wife, after
which came the toasts prepared by
Toastmaster A. G. Mead and the enter
tanning responses from several of the
guests Mr.. Perdue is an Ohioan by
BIRTH Since then he has lived in Iowa,
and moved to Kansas and Beloit more
than 20 years ago. Since his residence
here he was postmaster under Harri-
sons administration, served Mitchell
county as county clerk, and was again
appointed postmaster by Mckinley. His
experience in the public service is such
that his advice is often sought after by
many pOStmaStefS.
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BENEFIT TO JOHN L
All the Big Pugilists Present--Jefries
Not Well Received.

New York, Aug. 30.-John L. Sullivan
was given a rousing benefit at the Tween
tieth Century club in Madison Square
Garden last night. The sum realized
from the sale of tickets and subscrip-
tions will be a. large one 1t VIII be held
in trust by a committee, which will in
vest the money and pay the interest to
Sullivan.
Bob Fitzsimmons met with an enthus-
iastic reception when he took a seat in
a box at the ringside. Jeffries came in
little later, but there was only a mild
demonstration as he made his way to
the dressing room.
There were three events for a decision
in addition to the exhibition bouts on
the long programme.
AL Levy and Young Kehoe, both local
boxers. were the contestants as a cur
tain raiser. They met for II round go
at catch weights Levy put it all over
his opponent, who was very game. Ref
cree Charley White stopped the lads in
the ninth round, when Kehoe was very
groggy, and awarded the fight to Levy.
Peter Maher and Peter Burns spared
three lively rounds.
A telegram of regret from Terry Nc
Govern, inclosing $50, was read.
Gus Rubin and Charley Golf spared
three rounds cleverly and the big Ohioan
came in for a generous share of APP
plause.
challenger of the world was also the
recipient of an ovation when he made
his appearance for a three round exhibit
ton with Jim Guider of New York.
Bob Fitzsimmons brought down the
house when he got into the ring to spar
with jeff Thorne of England. Bob was
greeted with tumultuous cheers. which
were repeated over and over. Bob wore
the pink knitted tights and belt of small
American flags which he had on when
he whipped Rubin and Sharkey. There
were cries for a speech, but Bob simply
shook his head and began spaTTing.
For two rounds they went at a nice
pace, but in the third round they began
to bang each other in burlesque. They
Knocked each other down frequently, to
the intense amusement of the spectators.
At the close of the round both fell to the
floor. Referee White counted both out,
and then they got up and shook hands.
John L. Sullivan and ]. J.Jeffries came
on for the wind up. Sullivan thanked
everybody for their kindness to him.
Jeffries did not respond when called on
to say few words, but through the an
nouncer said he would at all times be
ready to defend his title of champion.
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WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING:
CLYDE'S WATERMELONS
Capt. j. G.. Waters Writes of the
Celebration i'm Their Honor.
Clyde. kan. Aug. %. 1900.


From the time you hit Manhattan go
ing over the Rock Island everything you
struck was Clyde, and after you got to
Clyde. everything was pretty girls and
WatermelOnS.
The city of Clyde is in the very heart
of the best of Kansas. In a beautiful
valley, everywhere around it, wooded
streams, well titled farms, prosperous
people, and on the street. in their homes,
in their assemblages are the appearances
of thrift, contentment and happiness.
The first days carnival opened with
ten to fifteen thousand people, full
thousand coming from their generous
neighbor, Concordia. The merry-go-
round with it's three leg clay bank hurdy
gurdy and steam threshing machine
with its pop, all the fakes from Fake
vile, a continuous performing vaudeville
company, a chorus of two hundred
trained voices under the magnificent
training and leadership of Mrs Van de
Mark. of this city. and then at the park,
oh, the watermelons, the watermelons
of Clyde. Eat 'em and get a taste of
nectar, bury your nose in them and sip
ambrosia; a mountain of them, and ev-
cry one of them the ne plus ultra. pan
acea for hunger and thirst, for upright
eousness, for anger, divorce and kidney
complaint In this splendid autumn day
they are apparel, meat, and drink, and
as well as a commercial industry of one
of the most public spirited and thriving
cities in Kansas, inhabited with wide
awake citizens. who have a superb pride
in keeping to the front. They have
worked together like buggy team. They
had floral display, in which there were
about 20 decorated vehicles, just as good
as we had in Topeka for the universal
Kansas woman is wherever she may be,
at the head of the procession.
The following ladies had in the pro-
cession very beautiful and pleasing
decorated carriages: Mrs. j. #. Ran
dolph, Mrs. c. w. Van de Mark. Mrs G.
Lidell. Mrs. C. p. Gelle1pil, Mrs. A. G.
Sexton, Mrs. Arson woodruff. Mrs Dan
ford Lake, Mrs. c. H. Augwine, Mrs r.
T. Herman and Mrs. Lucian Regnier.
and God forgive me if I have omitted
any one of them, to whom should be
given the credit OF the browning grace
of the festival
The Clyde Milling and Elevator COM
pany had a splendid float of their -four
and one E. G. Turner, supposed by an
outsider to be just an ordinary harness
dealer of this city, closed the parade
with about a thousand led horses, each
covered with a new blanket and adver-
Using a man, who, if he had proper re-
turns for his public spirit, should have
an army contract for all our artillery,
cavalry and transportation service
And as write this, through the open
go-round the babel of fakirs, the
patter of thousands of feet on the side
walk the blare of far away bands and
the gay laughter of the happy throng.
and in plenty and peace, and water
melons, Oh, the watermelons of Clyde;
the sun is setting and the night Is COM
ing on the first days feStival-water-
J. c. WATERS.
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Hawthorne Races

Chicago, Aug 30.-Frond again took
Passe Partout's measure in the short
course steeplechase at Hawthorne, but
was nearly disqualified on account of
the interference of her stablemate, Sir
Dick. Sir Dick. it was claimed, fouled
Passe Partout, but the judges, after in
vestigating, decided to give the race to
Frond- The event was the feature of the
day Both Frond and Passe Partout
were well backed at to l. Barney
Schneider won his first race with Tayon
since his trouble at Washington park.
Favorites were beaten in one, two, three
order and the spectators were kept
busy picking the winners. The track
was fairly good. Weather clear. Track
slow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-30

Philadelphia 02oo4OO11- Il
Brooklyn $1,000. 90 o 0 0 90 5
Batteries--Orth and Mcfarland; MECH
nifty, Howell and Mcguire.
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M'ARTHUR'S LATEST
List of Killed and Wounded in Fight
ing Filipinos.

Washington. Aug. So.-General MacAr-
thurs latest casualty report dated August
20, is as follows:
Killed, August "A. Panguila, Luzon, COM
pany l., Thirty-seventh Infantry, Thomas
Johnson; Corporal Thomas A. Otomle
San Mateo. Luzon, company d. Twenty
seventh infantry, Corporal William d. c.
Clontsman; August II, Salvacin, Luzon,
Forty-fifth infantry. Captain William
Brown.
Wounded-August "a, Panguila. Luzon.
company I, Twenty-seventh infantry, Cor
poral Robert J. Webster, wounded in abb
domen. serious; company L, Thlrty-sey-
enth infantry, William F. Martin, wound
ed in shoulder, moderate: August IT, Sal
vacien, company G, Forty -fifth infantry,
Mark J. Chaffee, wounded in foot, slight;
August Is, Villavaka, company H, Thirty
ty-third infantry, Second Lieutenant Will
liam NJ. True, wounded in leg above knee,
slight; John Rathburn, wounded in leg
above knee, slight August %. Sariaya.
company F, Thfrtieth infantry, Corporal
William l.. Lash, wounded in leg above
knee, serious; August 20. Pagasanaus,
Luzon, troop G, Eleventh cavalry, Charles
Asseltine, wounded in thigh, serious;
troup A. Eleventh cavalry. Corporal JOS
eph C. Hertwick, wounded in bullock,
slight; Ira A. Euston, wounded in leg be-
low knee. moderate.
Captain William Brown was native OF
Scotland and entered the service at He
lena, Mont, of which place he was resi-
dent.
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Grand Circuit Races

Providence, r. l., Aug. 30--The largest
crowd of the week witnessed some excel
lent racing at the Grand circuit meet
ing. Two favorites came home winners.
The 2:14 pace proved troublesome to the
judges. The Admiral won in straight
heats, but the judges were not satisfied
with the driving of McHenry, who was
up behind the favorite, John T., and, in
company with Kenny and Cahill, he was
fined 800 for laying up heats. The 2:1O
won by Charley Herr, the favorite, in a
five heat battle. Lord Derby won the
first heat in 2:0S14. Charley Herr then
took the second and third heats, as Lord
Derby went to a bad break in the latter
heat and finished just inside the flag In
the deciding heat Lord Derby again
broke and Charley Herr stepped home
an easy winner.