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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
WAS 1T NIcHTMARE7
He says This Was an Experience in
AIaba anna.

Ho Says This Was an Experience I'm
Alabama.
Recently had an experience with
rats that will not soon forget" said
d. B. Parks Of Fredericksburg, Va,
to New Orleans Times-D Democrat
man. 1t happened in this way: was
travelling through Alabama, and land
ed in small town, worn out after q
days overland travel in broken down
buggy, and sought the only tavern the
town boosted. After I had been in
bed about Is minutes was startled to
hear strange and curious notes.-the
most unnatural in sound I had ever
heard. / Immediately proceeded to in
vestigate the cause of this midnight
disturbance and lit the candle, the
only illuminant procurable, and to my
surprise beheld ten of the largest rats,
in my opinion, ever seen. They ranged
in size from an average squirrel to an
ordinary dog. Not the least fear was
manifested by these rats. They de-
liberately surveyed me and continued
the work Of eating my shoes. One
large fellow, evidently master of cere-
monies, was bold enough to attempt to
bite me. This affront was more than
could stand. Jumping back into bed
screamed for the landlord, who, after
being awakened from drunken sleep,
slowly shuffled up to this chamber of
horrors, dignified as a room, and con-
temptuously inquired the cause of the
racket. After stating the nature of
the trouble, he allowed" he would set
tie it in short order. In about ten
minutes rats poured into the room in
droves, to the number of about $50,
all sizes and conditions, large and
small, lean and fat, all squeaking and
apparently frightened. I thought
something unusual must have trans
pired, when my suspicious were con-
irmed by the arrival of several ferrets,
whose eyes sparkled with glee at the
slaughter they proceeded to institute.
AS soon as collected myself after the
execution l fastened out Of the room,
and made myself as comfortable as
possible in chair, waiting for day to
break, that could shake the town. AL
though I made my escape in carpet
slippers, 1t was one of the happiest in
cidents Of my life. The landlord evil
IDENTIFY thought nothing of the occur
renee. He said it happened very often
and he always kept supply of ferrets
to clean the rats out when they be-
came unmanageable and too annoying
to his guests"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

The nape of the neck should also be
filled as much as possible, and softly
waving or curling the hair will i'm
prove the appearance. For a sharp
featured face the hair should be ar
ranged loosely, and at the back rather
than the top Of the head. A round,
chubby face looks best with the hair
arranged in a narrow style at the back
and well carried down to the nape of
the neck. Unless the forehead be par
ticularly high, fringe is not desira-
BILE, or, at least, only just so much
as one is obliged to have nowadays for
the sake of ones milliner. Very tall
Women should not dress their hair
high, but leave that style to their
shorter sisters. Young girls in their
teens should wear their hair simply
tied back as long as possible, and on
no account should they turn it up
until they have arrived at the stage o!
wearing long dresses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

competitor of the North German
Lloyd's Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
but she is expected to beat the latter
ship in all essential particulars. Her
length over all is 6S4 feet, her beam
81 feet, nodded depth Al feet, displace-
ment, loaded, 23.200 tons. Her draught
is estimated at 80 feet, and her speed
at % knots. She will be able to carry
1857 passengers and a crew Of 525
men. Her cost will be 1892 900, and,
as in time of war, she will be at the
service of the German government.
Her rudder and steering gear are pro-
tected and under her water line. She
has a double bottom extending the
entire length, which is divided into "a
compartments. 1t is said that if two
adjoining compartments should fill
with water the ship would not sink.
1t is a long way in the matter of
speed, at least, between the magnifi-
cent big flyers of today and the Great
Eastern, the monarch of her time and
in some respects of all time to date.
TIE Great Eastern, built in 1858, was
eight feet longer, 1872 feet deeper,
and of $50 tons more displacement,
than the Deutschland, but her speed
was 812 knots slower. The Oceanic,
built last year, and which is II feet
longer than the Great Eastern and 20
feet longer than the Deutschland, has
speed three knots less than the es-
timated speed of the Deutschland.
While in length, breadth, depth and
displacement the old conditions have
scarcely been surpassed, a steady in
crease has been made in draught and
speed. The draught of the Great East
ern was 25la feet; that of the Oceanic
is 1914 feet and the estimated draught
of the Deutschland is 80 feet.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
Her CrownIng GLORY.

If you are believer in the old say
ing that woman's glory is in her
hair, you cannot help being surprised
at the extraordinary want of artistic
taste that many women show in the
arrangement Of their tresses, convert
ing them into Disagreement, instead
of into glory, says the New York
Telegram. But, after all, the matter
to each one of us is not so much how
other people arrange their hair, as how
we arrange our own. Do we do so in a
way becoming to both face and figure?
Nowadays we have plenty of styles
to choose from, and it is less impor-
tant to select the very newest than the
one that is most becoming. In choos-
ing style pay heed to the following
rules: For long, thin face the ar
rangement of the hair should be full
and round, and, II possible, the coils
should Just show from behind the ears.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

artistic tapestry, is suggested at once.
After that, growing plants should be
hung from above and curtains ar
ranged to make of the window a YER
liable cozy corner. OF course this is
simple if the recessed window is built
in the house. But the appearance Of
a recess may be given to any window,
and is advisable often in the case Of
one in a large, bare room. Place a
couple of brass arms so they will jut
out from either side of the window
and connect them in front with brass
pole, over which some curtains are
draped. Curtains may also be hung
from the side arms and the inner side
of them partially concealed by tall
palms. The decorations should be fin
ished, of course, with a window seat
To beautify one of those long, narrow,
commonplace halls, hang with some
light paper and paint the woodwork In
ivory and white. Then midway down
the hall or just at the foot of the
stairs place a brass rod from wall to
wall. Throw curtains of some art ma
terial over it, and from the center
swing lamp of wrought iron.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
Alaska's Needs.

There is a delegation now in Wash
ington from Alaska that is urging the
enactment of legislation under which
a government may be established In
that territory. They ask for the estab-
lishment Of courts at ST. Michael or
Cape Nome, at Eagle City and at Ju-
neau or Skagway. There is now only
one court in the territory, and people
are now compelled to go 1000 miles.
and often longer distance, and to re-
main away from their homes several
months, and sometimes year, when
they are interested in litigation or are
summoned as witnesses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

of impurities, carrying them to the
earth. The amount of solid matter car
ried down in an ordinary snowstorm
and the cleanliness of the atmosphere
afterwards are best appreciated by
chemical analysis of the snow melted
into water and examined. Small par
ticles of SCOT, free ammonia and solid
matter are all taken from the atmos-
phere and precipitated upon the earth.
The air in cities after a snowstorm
shows in striking contrast with that
under ordinary circumstances. After
a wet snow in a manufacturing city
the air was almost as pure as in the
country, the soft particles having lit
orally scraped out Of the air the SCOT
that was there held in suspension.
Some of these days when we have
grown more scientific than at present,
we may be able to make artificial snow
storms to cleanse the atmosphere.
This certainly would be a great tri-
umph, and one which the dwellers in
smoke-laden cities would value very
highly
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

In the Rivista Moderna Professor
Arenfeld says all the men of genius are
first born or second sons. Luther,
.Schopenhauer, Dante, Raphael, Da
Vinci, Heine, Goethe, Shelley, Milton,
Byron, Leopard, Moliere, Carlyle and
Rossini, among many others, were all
first-born or only sons. Beethoven,
Cuvier, Michael Angelo, Rousseau, Pas
cal, and Garibaldi were second sons.
The professor further states that the
third son may be an eminent person,
but that fourth, fifth or sixth child
will never be shining light. How
ever, for the consolation of the young
est sons in large families, it is further
stated that after the sixth child the
rest may again become men of talent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

One often wonders how it is that
some loveable girls. who are domesti-
Gated, obliging and accomplished, are
so terribly careless of their personal
appearance at home. They are in the
minority it is true, but they are to be
met with very frequently, and it is for
their benefit that this paragraph Is
penned. Why should the members of
your own household, who are, pre-
sumably, far dearer to you than
strangers, be treated with less con-
sideration than outsiders? If you are
staying at friends house, you would
not leave your bedroom without max
ing careful, though not necessarily
elaborate, toilet. Why, when under
the parental roof, should you take your
seat at the breakfast table with hair
still in 'irons," neck and wrists de-
cidedly untidy, and a general appear
ance of neglect and slovenliness per-
vading your attire? Even If there are
household duties of "grubby" nature
to be performed-fires to be lit, CRATES
to be brushed, or carpets to be swept
these can be done just as we'll If the
hair has been neatly arranged, the
morning ablutions conscientiously per-
formed, and neat dress donned. Then,
just before breakfast, another washing
of the hands, and the putting on of a
collar and a pair of cuffs, will make
the busy girl quite as attractive in ap-
pearance as she undoubtedly is when
dressed" for the afternoon. The habit
of going about the house untidily at
tired is one which grows rapidly on
the unwise girl who once adopts 1t. 1t
appears so much more easy to keep in
the curriers'" instead of giving the
hair it's matutinal brushing and ar
ranging. The complexion-preserv
wash is shirked, because the water us
SO cold"-this is not an exaggeration;
there are some girls who in winter
never wash their face until after
breakfast The old gown, with frayed
wrists, missing buttons, or broken but
ton-holes, is put on morning after
| morning, until its wear becomes al
most second nature; and no attempt
is made to "look nice" until there Is
chance Of being seen by somebody out
side the family circle. If these untidy
girls could only hear the remarks made
about them when by chance stranger
does happen to catch sight of them in
their unlovely garb they would at once
relinquish their slovenly habits. The
strange thing is that it is generally
nice-looking lassies who are the worst
sinners in this respect. Plain girls
know how greatly neatness of attire
adds to personal attractions, and, very
wisely, take care to adopt 1t.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

The evolution OF the English army
rifle is an interesting study. The pic
ture herewith shown gives a very good
idea of the changes that have taken
place in the modern fighting rifle. Be-
ginning at the top is the old-fashioned
matchbox of the time of King Will
liam ILL.,, and next below it is the flint
lock that was known to the Tommy
Atkins Of former times as his brown
Bess." Then comes the Enfield rifle,
with a Snider breechloader and Mar
tini-Henry next. The last is the Lee
Enfield. with its short, triangle shaped
bayonet, the weapon used by the Brit
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
To Wash Brushes and Combs.

To wash brushes, dip in hot water
into which small lump of caustic soda
has been melted. Move the brush up
and down until the bristles are quite
clean, but be careful not to let the
wood come in contact with the water,
as the soda will remove the polish.
Hold under the cold-water faucet, then
shake as free from moisture as posi-
BILE, and stand in an upright position
to dry. 1t is best to dry in the open
air, but not in the sun. To clean
comb dip a nail brush in hot soda
water, soap it, and scrub the comb
thoroughly. Rinse in cold water, and
dry with a soft towel.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

ish soldier of today. These guns a.
made at the English ordnance factory
at Enfield Lock, which was also the
birthplace Of the Lee-Metford maya
zine rifle. The recent reintroduction
OF the triangular bayonet into the Eng
lish service arose from a peculiar
cause. 1t was based on an incident
which occurred at the battle of At
bara. An English soldier had vigor-
ously bayoneted a dervish, but, to his
disgust, found that he could not with
draw his weapon, its shape rendering
II peculiarly liable to be retained. So
the old bayonet was abolished and the
triangular bayonet reintroduced.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
To Make Pies Crisp.

To give delicious crispness to the
outside of your pies, when your pastry
has almost finished baking, draw it
from the oven and brush it quickly
over with the white OF an egg and a
little water mixed together; then
sprinkle with sugar and return to the
oven for few minutes longer. When
making mincemeat, if quarter OF a
pound of fresh butter is beaten up with
the sugar and added to every pound OF
fruit 1t will be found great improve
ment upon suet, especially for cold
mince pies.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
New Ocean Greyhound.

we shan't get it until the wind
changes!" On Sunday, when the words
Behold, the half of my goods / give
to the poor" were read, he astonished
his fellow worshipers by rejoining:
mo, no; can't do that; half is too
much for any man, but have no objec-
ton to a tenth" Again, on hearing
the text, For we brought nothing into
the world, neither may we carry any
thing out" he CALCULATED: True, true
too many calls upon us for that
London Daily News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
Must We Wear the Saucer Bangs?

The reign of the pompadour is on the
wane. Gradually it is getting smaller.
Now bit of the thickness is left out
of the bunch on the side; again little
is taken away from it's height. Slowly
but surely it is losing its imitation,
surely getting flatter and fiatter. Thus
far the new mode is excellent, for 1t
always is delightful when the shape
of a womans head stands out clearly
But, alas! Dame Fashion has no wish
to see the hair of her subjects dressed
plainly, so she has begun to suggest
the saucer bang. Paris already has
adopted this ugly fashion, and so have
those American. women who always
try the new styles without waiting for
the conservative woman to make them
good form" 1t is to be hoped the
latter never will happen. Surely the
good taste of American women will re-
volt against the general adoption of
this hideous method of dressing WON
ans crowning glory"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

The most original character we meet
in the Memoir Of the Princess Mary"
is her father, Duke AGolphus of Cam
bridge. He was strong churchman,
but Ibis religion sometimes took rath-
er an unconventional form" On one
occasion, after the officiating clergy
man had repeated the usual exhorta-
ton Let us pray" the duke was heard
to reply by all means" During a very
dry summer the vicar read the prayer
for rain; at the close the duke joined
fervently in the Amen" adding in
exactly the same tone of voice: But
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

How did you come to sever your
engagement with Miss Dashleigh, the
heiress?" the poets friend asked. Il
will tell you," the bard sadly replied.
Il wrote a sonnet to her and had it
published. In one of the lines I made
use of the words her plant Tho
printer made it her paint So you see
how little things continue to upset our
fondest calculations. Chicago Times
Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
Snow as q Fertilizer.

Farmers have long understood and
appreciated the fact that snow is
great fertilizer, but just why this is so
they have probably been unable to
say. Science has demonstrated that
snow in falling serves a double pur-
pose. The soft, damp flakes cleanse
the atmosphere of very large amount
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

81 never was glad for this impede
ment in my speech but once" said the
man from Dearborn, who was in to
see the big parade. when was that?"
"Fe-fe-fellow asked me h-h-ow much I
would take for IA horse, and while
ILL was t-trying to tell him s-sixty,
dollars, he offered me hundred
Woman's Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
Polo and War.

The cheerful and undaunted spirit
that can play polo at such trying times
is doubtless admirable, but all the
same after the war is over, or possibly
before, the British may ask themselves
whether this universally cultivated
love of outdoor amusement, so excel
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
sport '. Religion In the South.

The Parson-'T t'ink 1t d be noah
'propriate eff yo' tended chu'ch on Sun
day std of gwine shootin'."
The Reprobate-"Wal, pahson, de
shootin' in dis hyah neighbo' hood am
bettah dan de summons. Puck.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
In KantuckY.

Rodney-"Lorenzo, didn't see suit
of old Japanese armor hanging on your
studio wall the other day."
Lorenzo-"Yes; what about it,"
LEND 1t to me for few days. I've
got to be the best man at a wedding
down IN Kentucky."-Life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

Suggestions to Beautify the Home.
Nothing affords so great an oppor-
tunity for decoration as window In
recess. A low seat running around
1t, the cushions upholstered with some
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

This summer a new ocean flyer will
be put into service across the Allan
tic. The Deutschland Of the Ham
burg American line is designed as a
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
EuccaaA Aaaurad.

Old Lawyer-"How are you getting
along?" Young Lawyer-T have one
client" Old Lawyer-"Is he wealthy?",
Young Lawyer-"He was."-Exchange.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
FrIcassee.

Cut the beef in rather thin pieces,
stem for thirty minutes in broth or
gravy enough to cover, season with
salt, pepper and, If liked, a slice or two
of onion. Just before serving, stir in
the beaten yolk Of an egg, then a
spoonful Of vinegar. Pour over squares
of toast.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
Avoirdupois Cure.

Stout Lady-Doctor. will nothing but
exercise help me? Doctor-Well. you,
might eat less.-Indianapolis Jour-,
nal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
In Some Respects the Deutschland is
Expected to Break the Records.

as well as the footballs, which are
wanted for twenty villages in Nyasa,
and the tennis balls for boys at Magila.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

About one-haIf OF the railroads In
Japan are owned and run by the gov
eminent. The profits last year amount
ed to 81, 100000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

(Old Favorite Series.)'
would ask of you my darling,
A question soft and low,
That gives me many heartache,
AS the moments come and go.
Your love / know is truthful,
But the truest love grows cold;
1t is this that would ask you:
VIII you love me when I'm old?
Down the stream Of life together,
We are sailing side by side.
Hoping some bright day to anchor.
Safe beyond the surging tide.
To-day our sky is cloudless,
But the night may clouds unfold,
And its storms may gather round US;
VIII you love me when I'm old?
And its storms may gather round US;
VIII you love me when I'm old?
When my hair shall shame the snow
drift,
And my eyes shall DINNER grow,
l would lean upon some loved one
In the valley as / go.
i would claim of you a promise,
Worth to me world of gold;
1t is only this, my darling,
That you'll love me when I'm old;
It is only this, my darling,
That you'll love me when I'm old!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
OUR COOKING SCHOOL.
Cake without Eggs.

One coffee cup of sugar-powdered-
two large tablespoonfuls of butter
rubbed into the sugar, one and a half
cups of flour, one-half cup of sweet
cream, one-half teaspoonful of soda.
Bake quickly in small tins, and eat
while fresh and warm.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

Bodice of heavy white embroidery
with rosette of yellow chiffon. Skirt
of white cloth, finished at the bottom
with embroidery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
FOR WOMEN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.

FouIard with Velvet and Lace-House
Gown-How to Keep Young-Untidy
Girls - Suggestions to Beautify tho
Home.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-07
SHOCKED
Are Society Women by a Bold
Black Man at Ball

Scripps- McRae League.
San Francisco, Feb. 7.-Thursday
night Foresters' hall was the scene Of
a masked ball Of the Tiburon society,
for which invitations were issued to q.
select few John Morby was not
among the invited. He bore the pat
ronesses OF the affair no Rrudge for
their oversight, however, and when
he saw a negro tramp hanging around
and observed how graceful be was he
forthwith asked the colored gentle
man If he would not give the ladies a
treat and go to the ball. The tramp
was not proud and he accepted.
With the aid of some excelsior slowed
away under his vest and an ebony
mask, he made his appearance at the
scene of the festivities. he personated
a coon" He sang he danced and ne
cakewalked, and his colored gentle
man airs were so charmingly natural
that all the ladies followed him around
the hall and declared he was the best
character present. Thu committee
agreed with the ladies and awarded
the tramp the frst prize.
Masks were ordered removed at mid
night, aud at the first glimpse OF his
shiny ebony face the floor was strewn
with gasping maids and hystericAl
matrons. He escaped uninjured.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-07

ly twelve remain in the service In
other words the retirement list has
been used for the purpose of promot
ing colonels and lieutenant colonels
TO the rank and pay Of brigadier and
then retiring them TO make way for
others who are in turn retired These
appointments were not made necese
sary by the war as all such appoiot-
ments due to that episode we're in the
volunteer army. Tho country IS will
ing to reward its war generals with
iiberality, but when the president
goes into the business wholesale as he
has done there is sure to be objection
sooner or later.