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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14
paren,. LIABILITY for chlla,. rars.

A parent entering a railroad train
with a child non sui juris, but old
enough to be required to pay fare. is
held, in Braun VS.. Northern Pacific
Railroad company (Minn), 40 l.. r.
A. 3l3, to be under an implied contract
to pay the child's fare and, on refusal
to do SO, liable to be expelled from
the train with the child, even though
the parent offers to pay his own fare
or on refunding 1t to him If he has
paid It
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14
MOB IN MADRID STREETS.
Crowds Hoot the Count De Caserta Of
Bourbon.


Bourbon.
Madrid, Feb. 1.-THE popular hos
tility to the marriage Of Princess Ma
ria de las Mercedes to Prince Charles
of Bourbon found vent upon the arriv-
al here of the Count of Caserta, the
bridegroom's father. There was con-
siderable crowd at the station, and 1t
hooted, Missed and shouted, Death to
Caserta!" Down with the Bourbons"
The police scattered the crowd. The
demonstration was renewed in the
evening in front Of the royal palace.
The anti-Jesuit demonstrations con-
tinued in the evening. Groups Of stu
dents paraded the streets, manifesting
opposite the offices of the Liberal
newspapers and in front of the Con-
vent of the Sacred Heart. They shout
ed, Death to the Jesuits." The police
dispersed them, but others stoned the
convent
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14
Destructive Fire at Omaha.

Omaha. Neb., Feb. 11.-Fire started
In the power house of the Omaha
Street Railway company at Goth and
Harvey streets. The Methodist hospi-
tai adjoins the building on the south,
and was filled with patients. Many
were hurriedly removed to neighbor-
ing residences. Two typhoid fever pa
tients removed from the hospital are
in a critical condition, but may recov-
er. The Methodist hospital was saved.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14
Negro wins First Honors.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 11.-At the
annual intercollegiate oratorical con-
test between Indiana institutions last
night w. o. Tyler, colo.ed man from
Indiana University, took the first hon.
ors with his oraticn on "The Middle
West" Earl was second and Depauw
third. Seven colleges contested.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 11.-Fred @.
G. Brand is dead, aged II. He was the
proprietor of the National Park race
track and hotel. and owned a string Of
trotters which made his name familiar
on most of the tracks in the country.
When he came here in 1866 he taught
school and was an organist and choir
leader of renown. He got rich off paw
ing contracts. He was prominent in
the Gentleman's Driving club.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14
Brady Drop. Manager Fight.

Cincinnati, Feb. 1.-THE mission Of
William A. Brady, Jeffries' manager.
is not as an aid in the effort to pull
off the big fight, but to prepare the
champion to start at once on the road
with his theatrical company. Every
thing points to a belief on Brady's
part that the fight cannot take place.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14

Oshkosh, Wis, Feb. 11.-Gustave
Hartman and 11-year-old son are dead
as the result of cold and exposure con-
sequent upon breaking through the ice
at Lake Butte DIES Morris.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-14

on. A committee OF each party is ap-
pointed to make the platform. After
proper elaboration, the committees
come in with ringing report. Where
as" and Whereas" and Whereas. !"
Pronunciamentos all shaped with the
one idea of getting the most votes. All
expression in regard to the great moral
evils OF the country ignored. No ex-
preston in behalf of temperate living,
for that would lose the vote Of the
liquor traffic. No expression in re-
gard to the universal attempt at the
demolition of the Lords day. No recog-
milton of God in the history of ma
tions, for that would lose the vote
of atheists. But Whereas" and
Whereas" and Whereas" Nine
cheers will be given for the platform.
The dumb devil Of the text puts one
wing over the one platform and the
other wing over the other platform.
Those great conventions are opened
with prayer by their chaplains. II they
avoided platitudes and told the honest
truth in their prayers they would say:
20 Lord. We want to be postmasters
and consuls and foreign ministers and
United States district attorneys. For
that we are here. and for that we will
strive till the election next November.
Give us office or we die. Forever and
ever, amen" The world. to say the
least, is no better than the church on
this subject of silence at the wrong
time. In other words. is it not time
for Christianity to become pronounced
and aggressive as never before? Take
sides for God and sobriety and right
eousness. IF the Lord be God. follow
him; IL Baal. then follow him" Have
you opportunity Of rebuking sin?
Rebuke 1t. Have you chance to cheer
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
BY
INFURTATED MOB.
Two Men Lynched at Pierce City, Mo-,
Without Real Cause.
A THIRD WAS BURNED TO DEATH.
The Houses Of a Number Of COlOred Fam.
lilies Destroyed by Fire.The Mob Acts
Like a Pack Of Wild Beasts .- The
ArmOry Of the Militia Broken Into and
the Rifles Stolen.

Springfield, Mo. (SpeciaD. An armed
mob rules in Pierce City, where the
lynching of two negroes for the muir
der OF Miss Wild started race war
Pierce City is in the hands OF hun
dreds of armed men, who are intent on
driving all negroes from towp
All negro houses in the city are be-
ing hred by the enraged whites, and
one negro, Peter Hampton, has been
cremated in his home.
The mob was beyond the control OF
the officers, and calls for assistance
were sent to Springfield, Aurora and
Monett
After the double lynching the mob
broke into the amory Of the local mill
tary company, seized guns and ammu-
Hition, the property Of the State, and
commenced general attack on all
colored people. Many negroes resist
ed and indiscriminste firing resul I'D on
the streets. Lights were shot out and
the peace officers stayed at home.
Peter and Bob Hampton, negroes,
living together in a house. were at
.acked and defended themselves with
guns The mob set fire to the house
md to four houses adjoining, occupied
oy negroes The fire department was
called out, but the mob refused to let
t guench the flames.
Peter Hampton, who was IS years
oi age, was burned to death when the
house was set afre His wife and Rob
,rt Hampton escaped through the
James.
The negroes fed in all directions,
many taking refuge in the woods.
1t is well known that neither OF the
two negroes lynched was guilty OF the
;rlme, by they we're hanged on general
principles. Several members OF the
mob were hurt.
Most OF the negroes have left Pierce
-ity and abandoned their homes, which
iaYe been burned.
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
OTTO AND the AUTO.

lis strange how fashion makes us change
~, the objects we admire;
we used 10 sing the tireless steed, but
now the steedless tire.
20 otto bought an auto, so as not TO be
antique,
But the thing was autocratc,
AS well as automatic,
And the auto wouldn't auto as 1t ought
to, so to speak.
He thought to get an auto-operator for the
work,
And first he tried cifais man and then
he tried a Turk,
tor he knew the circus man drove itty
horses with success.
And If q man be shifty
Enough to manage fifty,
Its palpable enough he ought to man.
age one horse-less.
As for the Turk, 'tis also plain, deny it IL
you can,
lie ought to run an auto, since Turks
an Ottoman.
Twas all no use, SO Otto moved to Ala
bama, purely,
That he might say: 'Tm Otto,
=, From Mobile, and my motto:
"a Mobile Otto ought to run an automo-
bile surely"
Then Otto sought to auto on the auto as
he ought to,
But the auto sought to auto as Otto never
thought to-
So Otto he got hot, oh, very hot as Ike
ought not to.
And Otto said: This auto ought to auto
and it's got to-"
And Otto fought the auto, and the auts
il fought Otto,
Till the auto also got too hot to auto as
it ought to.
And then, great Scott! the auto shot to
heaven--so did Otto
Where Otto's auto autos now as Otto's
auto ought to.
Edmund Vance Cooke in the Smart Sch
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
uu---aA - -
\ NI~IcA&> >nN6=GSzSS-s3
5 $ s'GoE2YkA

Mrs. Smith Cooking at fiat)-"Bat I
don't see any closets" Mr. smith
why, my dear, every rooms a closet"
Town and Country.
"Jabez don't seem to get along, does
heT' "No, but think he could make
farmln' pay If he studied 1t as hard as
he does checkers. Puck.
81 don't believe In parading my vir-
tues" said Blythe. mo, guess not"
retorted Biggs. "It takes several to
make a parade. e."-Indlanapolls News.
He ordered a saddle of mutton,
The waiter brouglG it, of course;
Said he after trying to carve it.
lis the saddle, no doubt, OF a horse"
Chicago News.
Sir Lucius O'Trlgger - ""The glntl".
man have the honor to represent,
being near-sighted, insists on standing
three feet nearer his adversary than
his adversary to him."--King.
Her cheeks were Of a rosy hue,
Her hair q golden sheen,
Her ears were pink, her eyes were blue,
And yet, despite all this, 'tis true,
With envy she was green.
-Phiadelphia Record
Jlmmy-"Say, wud yer like to have
long curls like dat Van Tassel kid?"
Billy-"Not on yer life! Why, when
he come out of swimmin' it would take
two hours for his hair to dry."-Chi.
cago News.
Nell-"Mr. Weston paid me quite a
compliment at dinner last evening.
He told me ate like a bird" Belle
We'll, he's a good judge. He runs an
ostrich farm, you know" - Philadel-
phla Record,
Briggs must be getting queer in his
top story" whats the proof?' "He
had his bare head out of his office
window at noon yesterday and when
l asked him what he was doing, he
said he couldn't afford a regular hair
cut and was trying a slnge."-Cleve-
land Plain.Dealer.
Johnny, here you are at breakfast
with your face unwashed." II know
1t, mamma. saw the little things
that live in water through papa's mi
crOscope last evening, and Pm not
going to have them crawlin' all over
my face with their funny little legs"
Modern Society.
Magistrate -'I am told that you
have already been convicted fourteen
times on this same charge. Aren't
you ashamed TO have TO acknowledge
to that?" Prlsoner-"No, Your WOr-
ship. l don't think no man oughter be
ashamed OF rs convictions" MaglS-
trate-"Two months, without the Op.
ton Of a fine. Pick Me-Up.
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
The ART of Coloring Pearls,

Pearls can be made Of various Colors
by a simple process. Each mollusk
deposits its own sort of nacre. The
nacre Of the fresh-water mussel is
pink. Pearl oysters will produce black,
gray or pure white pearls, according
to the part Of the animal where the
nucleus is lodged. AT the National
museum in Washington there IS an
artificial pearl Of exquisite pink color
as large as n pigeons egg.
Partisan jewellers are very clever in
the art Of ''peellng' pearls. They Will
take a pearl that Is not pretty, re-
move its outer coat and reveal n beau
tlful gem within. a pearl is composed
Of alternate layers CT nacre and ami
NAL tissue, and the process Of pcellng
is very difficult The tools employed
are a sharp knife, various sorts Of
files, pearl powder and a piece vf
leather. The peariy coats are extreme
ly hard and must be cut off piece by
piece, the operator relying more on
the sense Of touch conveyed by the
blade Of the knife than Gu the sense
of sight Pears found imbeddCd IN
the mOler of pearl Of the oyster
shell are made marketable by skillful
treatment with acids. Experts know
how to make pearls OF any color,
black by a bath Of nitrate Of silver,
and by ether chemical means they can
turn them to rVse color, lilac or gray.
Pearls Of these unusual tints bring
fancy prices. ...,
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
cAIMNEY ro AeAre NulsAncE.
DImoultles In Construction Overcome in
BaYonne, N. j.


Indirectly, the smoke nuisance from
the Jersey shore, has caused to be
erected in Bayonne, N. j., what is
said to be the tallest chimney In the
world. Its construction is result Of
Congressional inquiry into ways and
means Of relieving Staten Island Of
what has long been blot on its nat
ural beauty, and If this specially built
chimney proves a successful solution
Of the smoke problem 1t is possible
that more of its kind viii be erected
along the XIII Won Kull.
This chimney rises over the smelters
of the Oxford Copper Works. 1t Is
built of brick, and is 365 feet high,
thlrty-eight feet in diameter at the bot
ton, tapering to ten feet at the top.
The wall at the ground is eight feet
thick To support this immense
weight was a problem, as the soil of
the site was found to be made ground
of little more than oyster-shen stabil-
ity. The foundation was finally Sc
cured by the use OF driven piling, each
pile supporting from ten to twelve
tons, in addition to the wind pressure,
which, blowing at the rate of 100
miles an hour, means n horizontal
weight of 100 pounds against every
square foot of exposed surface.
The gases in the smoke. 10 be car
ried Off from the smolters, was an
other difficulty to be Nercome, since
these gases, coming into contact with
the hydrogen of the air, form sulphuric
acid, and sulphuric acid win attack
iron or any brick containing iron in
its composition. The brick used.
therefore. had to be manufactured out
Of absolutely pure clay and to add
strength to the chimney's construction
the bricks We're baked "a the form Of
perforated, four-inch cubes.
"Thesa perforatlons," explained n
representative Of the Custodis Alphons
Chimney Company, "allow the brick
layers, when building the chimney, to
force the mortar into each brick one
half an inch from its upper and lower
side, Increasing the space of adhesion
one-thlrd over the ordinary smooth,
1at brick. The perforation also leaves
an air space inside of the brick, be-
tween the two surfaces Of mortar, and
air, being a good non-conductor Of
either heat or cold, helps to maintain
an even temperature which is neces.
sGry to carry off heavy gases"
The construction of the lengthy pile
of brick took less than six months,
while the actual building time was
about eighteen weeks. The use Of out.
side scaffolding was eliminated, prn-
clpally because of the cost Of so much
timber. By means Of an elevator shaft
inside the chimney, which was built
as the wall went up, working space
and hoisting contrlvance were com
bined in one. The work is now
finished, and a large &.dGeliv4rn Tag r.
flying from the top, which can be
plainly seen for miles from the upper
bay and the level stretches of New
Jersey.
The big chimney will be hltched By
means of flues to all the smelters about
its base. Its cost wG5 ia tho neigh.
borhood of $50, 2,OOO-New' YORK Post,
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
Thousouds to win a $50 Cur.

Yachting Is the most expensive sport
In the world. II costs more to win a
mug offered for yacht race than to
carry or a prize offered for compe.
tltlon in any other sport. Yachtsmen
will spend thousands of dollars. and
take endless trouble, to win a $50 cup.
No heavy stakes are raced for In
yachting, and In this country the most
successful yncht Of the year will fall
long way short Of winning enough
TO pay her expenses. -Munsey's Maga-
zine.
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
Bad Ronds a pounle injury.

Bad roads work a double injury;
when the natural dirt roads are good,
the teams are usually wanted in the
fields. When the rain comes so that
the work is stopped in the fields, the
roads are often impossible. The fact
that prices are usually the best when
the roads are the worst Is one so gen
eral and 50 often repeated as to be
well known to every one. In fact, the
scant supply Is due to the embargo Of
mud, winch creates q shortage in the
market, and this increases the price.
When the roads are good again. the
immense quantity Of produce thrown
upon the market depresses the prices.
Bad roads are, In fact, the most ex.
pensive burden the farmer has to bear
They require twice the horsepower,
twice the time and only one-haif the
load as compared with good roads
Transportation Is really the great
est economic question Of the age. In
no department of human activity has
there been a greater or perhaps so
great an advancement as in the rail
way transp- ration in this country
The American railways have solved
the question Of the most perfect ser
vice at the least possible cost. A
modern locomotive over a modern
track will carry from 10000 to 100000
bushels Of grain in a single train. We
can boast of the best rallways-and
the worst public highways-of any
country on earth.
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
Death Followed OuIcklv

FoXall Is a reckless young man. He
stopped a friend in the street. and. in
a rash moment said:
Look here, Wiseman! There was
an argument among MS yesterday as
10 the way the word restaurant should
be pronounced Some Of the fellows
held that 'rest-a-rong' was correct,
while others were ready to bet their
fortunes that 'rest-alOnt was the
proper pronunciation. Which do you
say is rightW
HIN! Weller - those who pro.
nOunce 1t 'rest-a-rong' are right, and
-er-the rest are wrong" said Wise.
man, whose inquest Is fixed for to.
day.-London Answers.
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
Bonnd to Find FnnIt.

a Court street car picked up a lame
man at Harrison street the other day,
and in less than minute it became
evident that the new passenger intend
ed to make a kick about something or
other. He was just turning around to
face the conductor when that indivld.
ual moved up three seats ahead and
said:
"Sir, 1 do not own any stock in this
road"
"NO?" was the reply.
"And l am not the manager"
"No?
'NOr a division superintendent nor
tle official starter. am not TO blame
for open cars, closed cars, fast time or
slow time"
"Who said you were| growled the
passenger.
81 simply conduct this one car to the
best of my poor ability, and l can't
even jaw the motorman."
well, what are you telling me all
this for?"
why. sir, I rather expected you'd
raise kick Of some sort and didn't
want to be blamed for what was not
my fault"
"Oh, l see No, l didn't intend to
find one word Of fault with anything
or anybody, but being you've called
my attention to 1t let me say that
believe you'd look a durn sight better
with your ears Topped off and your
nose turned up at the end. Brooklyn
Citizen.
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
Machinery working a Revolution.

TVY HE perfection Of farm ma
chinery has worked revO-
luton in all farming meth
DDS. Now n man can with
ease do the work in a day that used
to take him three or four days to per-
form. BY means Of the improved ma
chinery and scientific methods the
progressive farmer has cheapened the
cost Of his produce by half; the per-
fection Of railway service takes his
surplus to the market in half the
time, with a freight charge OF one
fourth the tariff of thirty years ago.
There is more money now in fifty
cent wheat than there was in dollar
wheat" then.
In every field Of human activity in
this country, save one, there have
been and are being made giant
strides to multiply productivity,
lessen cost and add convenience. Shall
we not expect ere long that the top
wire of main fences will connect with
telephones and join farm to farm, and
these, in turn, to the town at the rail
way, the county seat and the city?
But what shall we say Of the roads
In these there has been practically
no advancement in fifty years. Wagon
transportation shows little, If any.
progress for a century. Periodically
In every community the farmers go
out and under the direction or, more
properly, misdrection, Of the path
master, plOw up and destroy more or
less Of the roads In working out their
annual poll tax. May we live to see
the end of this idlotic practice. Many
of our main Travelled roads have had
more time and money thrown away
upon them in these annual fits of "im-
proving than it would cost to build
and maintain a first class macadam
road. The necessity for good roads
is immediate and imperative; expand
ing trade and the perfection of ocean
transportation have put American
grain into competition with the food
products of Crimea, India, Australia
and Argentina. In all Of these coun.
tries American machinery and meth
DDS are no strangers, and all of the
economies known and practised here
are understood and employed there.
If, then, the American farmer is in
the future to hold the first position as
the feeder Of the world, he must still
further cheaper the cost Of his pro-
duce in the worlds market. There
may be various ways to do this. but
there is one way so potent. so pro-
nounced and self-evident that it out
ranks all the others. and that is to
build good roads, and thus reduce the
cost OF transportation from the farm
to the railway by two-thrds No less
an authority than the United States
Bureau of Agriculture finds that it
often requires one-fourth of the farm
produce to Fay for carrying the whole
from the farm 10 the railway. The
Secretary Of Agriculture says; "No
permanent prosperity will or can
come to agriculture without good
roads" The cost of hauling from the
farm to the market is three or four
times more than the cost Of similar
service in Europe, and is, at least,
three times what the cost would be
here with good hard roads.-.New York
Tribune.
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
Met Half Way.

Under direction from Washing
ton, a special agent Of the Department
OF Agriculture took up the question
Of transporting road material with the
presidents Of ten Of the leading rail
ways In Illinois. In every case they
expressed their willingness to haul
road material for this purpose at &C
tual cost. One president said: I'VE
VIII haul it on any terms required
and If cost isn't low enough the far
mers may fix the tariff
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
Pigeon Flying and Cycling scorchlue,

A peculiar side light was thrown
upon the methods adopted in homing
circles at the Northwlch Petty Ses-
slons recently. Three men were sum
moned for furiously riding bicycles at
COmberbach, and it transplred that
they were scorchlng aloag the road
to the postofice with the object OF
wiring" the arrival of their birds.
The men, who pleaded that the hom-
Ing societies only allowed them three
minutes per mile riding time, which
was equivalent to twenty miles an
hour promised 10 abandon the prac-
tIce and revert to foot running and
were fined five shlllings each. London
q lobp
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
Slender Cadet Turner.

Senator McComas has succeeded Il
having the physical disqualification OF
Herman 5. Turner FOR admission to
the Naval Academy waived, and the
young man has entered the school lie
Is considerably more than six feet tall,
but was said to weigh less than 100
pounds, He was threatened with re.
lection on this account, but the Sen
ator came to his rescue and found
that Turner's father a robust man,
was Of similar physique in his youth,
and that there was every reason to
believe that the new cadet would de.
velop into q strong man with the
physical training given at Annapolis
Baltimore Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1901-08-24
Southern Iron Trade.

Birmingham, Ala. (Special) The
Southern Iron Committee, TO which
belong the various railroads in Ala
bama and Tennessee handling the pro-
duct OF blast iron furnaces and steel
plants. has issued its report for July,
and the showing is not bad one, tax
inQ into consideration that the month
is usually the dulest OF the year. The
shipments OF iron from Alabama and
Tennessee for July amounted to II754
tons. The shipments OF cast iron pipe
for July amounted to I59so tons.