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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-11
Dayton, Ohio.


Another Antidofe for Snake Bite.
The most common method employed
in the case of a snake bite is to admin
lister portion of snake weed and milk,
the former boiled in sweet milk, in
large quantities. l am not aware OF
the scientific name of this weed, though
Jas snake weed it is a we'll known
plant.
From two pretty we'll authenticated
eases, am led to believe that there
may be some virtue attached to the
following so-called antidote: Several
years ago a boy, living not far from
here. was bitten By a rattlesnake, and
IL was some time before he obtained
help by which time he was suffering
agones and the bitten part was very
much swollen and discolored. He was
given a strong mixture or alum dis
solved in boiling milk, and the bitten
part was washed several times with
the mixture. In a comparatively short
time he had SO far recovered as to be
entirely out of danger, and in day or
30 was as well as ever.
The other instance was the case OF
Dog bitten by RATHER. A number OF
remedies had been tried without ap-
parent effect, when the alum and milk
treatment was resorted to, and al
though the dog was seemingly past
help. it was but a short time before he
showed signs of recovery, and soon was
ali right again.
WILLIAM F. MORRIS.
Arkansas.
P. S.-All anglers and others will
cut this article out and paste it in their
nat for future use, in case they need 1t.
Giant Trout.
In late copy of my home paper,
.1at is, published at my old home IN
Manchester, England, The Hampshire
ohronicle, find this record of the cap
lure of big one" of July 2Sth, 1888:
he monarch of the Itchen, probably
lhe largest trout ever caught in this
country if we except one or two in
Afesford Pond, was caught in the
iver. between Mr. Dances and Mr..
Ofate's mill, during Thursday night, by
man named Turpin. Turpin states
mat he secured the monster with
aiinnow, on gut cast, small hook
and hazel rod, and it was not brought
70 bank till two hours and half after
|oeihg hooked. This fish for a very
ohg time excited the envy of anglers,
many of whom have for two years past
rom time to time seen it in it's native
I.iement. 1t had many narrow escapes
|uurng its career, but had always hith-
lto succeeded in escaping before be-
H. landed. AS it lay on the slab at
sF q. Us butcher shop yesterday
nioI , the cast with which it was
AIlled being placed on the fish, it was
Eagerly viewed by hundreds of persons.
~ le fish was in capital condition, and,
IKE most old trout, it's lower jaw was
iooked, but not to the extent seen in
most cases with aged trout. 1t meas
|aied S21a inches in length, 81 inches in
elrth, was inches wide in the largest
part and weighed no less than 16
pounds and ounces. We understand
.lat Mr. Dance has become the posses
IN Oh the fish, and has since handed 1t
Ever to our local taxidermist, Mr.. w.
ccnaikley. with view to preservation.
.atlets have, we believe, been present.
= 70 several Of our most ardent local
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-11

An increase in the price of pie is
threatened. 1t Is given out at the pie
foundries that the drouth ~ ruined
the pie-plant. Chicago Tribune.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-11
XVI.
rnT 4TIoNs FROM THE FAMOUS
ANGLER, IZAAN WALTON.

,,r.eg the wind is from the north,
~ sk.llful fisher goes not forth"
u-.ar the wind is from the east,
IS rot good for man or beast"
r,--er the wind is from the south.
bIsws the bait into the fishes mouths"
,.-tau the wind Is from the west,
/. ne very best"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-11

Chief of smalI-Mouth Black Bass.'
Mr. Editor.
Last evening as I was walking up
town from the postoff1ce | noticed
crowd OF people collected on one Of
the principal streets of our village. and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

A friend of Charles Dudley Warner
has said that it is "a cheerful spirit,
and true wit, and sweet humor"
that we find in all the recently de-
ceased writer's works. No one will be
disposed to question the fairness of
this criticism; il Mr.. Warner was not
a great writer, he was a delightful
one, and his books have the gentle
charm OF a companionabls woman.
Far handsomer, however, and equally
true, is the same friends tribute to Mr..
Warmers character:
HE was completely a gentleman.
He lived a religious life, but said lit
tie about it. He regularly attended his
church, respecting and obeying its OBJ
servances. / never heard from his
lips an indicate or coarse story. or
an unclean idea. He abhorred injus-
tice, meanness and dishonor.'
A mans books may not always
speak the whole of his mind; his life
does, in spite of himself.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07
GAME OF ORCHESTRA.


Gives Booming Noise aud Roilickipg
Fun.
For good rollicking fun nothing can
exceed the game known as the orches-
ira players, which includes any num-
Der of guests, both men and women.
When the company are assembled they
form themselves into a large circle.
The players then choose from among
their number one person whom they
deem fit to be an able conductor, who,
when chosen, assigns to each one some
imaginary instrument which it is his
duty to initiate as closely as possible,
the sound with the voice. the move
ment with his hands. When all are
equipped they are ordered to tune UP,
and the fun commences. At the outset
the leader begins to hum lively air.
the whole band joining in, each with
his instrument. At regular intervals
the conductor assumes the work of one
of the players, while the player to
whom the instrument belongs takes
up the imaginary baton and conducts
until the leader again abandons the
position. By this manner the con.
ductor and musicians change places
Should any player fail to fill the con.
ductors place he must pay forfeit
OF course, to make this game howl
ing success the conductor should be
quick witted and II possible change as
rapidly from leadership to musician.
The more noise the greater the fun.
The brighter the leader the more con-
fusion and complication. After the
game is ended the forfeits can be re-
deemed and become an additional
amusement.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07
TELEPHONE EAR"
Operators Say Answering Calls Does Not
AFFECT the Hearing.


AFFECT the Hearing.
Chicago girls who listen to the click
in the telephone receiver for eight
hours every day in the week laugh at
the idea that their New York sister
operators are getting telephone ear"
or a deafness, from the constant snap
ping of the call signals, says the Chi
cago News. "A telephone ear" re-
marked one girl who has operated a
board in the central Office for three
years, "is the most acute one in the
world, and the more noise there is in
the phone the more trained our ears
become to detect what is being said"
There are great number Of girls in
this Office" said the chief operator. 81
sat at board myself for several years,
and never heard girl complain that
the sound of the phone affected her
hearing in the least. know 1t never
did NINE" In speaking Of the effect
of the click on an operators hearing
A. S. Hubbard, the general manager of
company said:
Il do not care to say that the New
York people are wrong in their con-
tentions that they have had cases OF
deafness due to the sound made in
connecting and disconnecting the tele-
phones, but 1t sounds improbable to
me. We have had the signal system
in Chicago for about five years. AL
most every phone in Chicago now calls
the main board without twisting a
crank, and yet have never heard OF
complaint"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07
INVALUABLE GRASS.
A Chinese Bamboo Which Produces
Vegetable Opals.

Chinese Bamboo Which Produces
Vegetable OpaIs.
1t is the bamboo which furnishes the
chinaman with practically everything
he requires through life, from his
cradle to his coffin, and that also pro-
duces precious stones for him, only the
celestial is not aware of the fact, or
else attaches no value to it. In some
varieties Of this invaluable grass a
mineral substance composed of lime
or silica and potash is frequently dis
covered, being formed, it is supposed,
owing to some kind of disease in the
juices or stem of the plant. In the
course of time, says the London Mail,
this deposit hardens and forms the
famous ''tabasheer" of the natives,
which exactly resembles the opal in
appearance, and is, according to Prof.
Brewster, of precisely the same char
acter and composition. The Chinese,
however, know nothing of its value as
precious stone, but collect tabasheer
simply for its supposed medicinal
properties. Unfortunately, some of the
most finely marked and colored speci.
mems Of these vegetable stones are ex-
ceedingly fragile. 1t may be mentioned
that in none Of the varieties of the
bamboo yet raised and found hardy in
this country have any traces of de-
posit OF tabasheer at present been dis
covered, so that any one who contem-
plates the establishment Of bamboo
plantation in England for the purpose
of opal raising is recommended to in
vest his capital in some other way.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

Camden, N. j., Feb. Mrs. T. H.
Storey. an aged spiritualist of Camden.
yesterday offered to mount the gallcws
and to be hanged in the place of Rob-
ert T. Hill, who is under sentence OF
death next Tuesday for wife murder.
Repeatedly she has declared that the
spirits have told her that Hill will
never hang. She went to Trenton and
tried to see Governor voorhees,. She
wanted him to allow her to hang next
Tuesday instead of Hill. The governor
was not at the state house, and Mrs.
Storey said she would not rest until
she had found him, and Immediately
started for Elizabeth, where Gov. Voor-
hees lives,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07
MAY PALMER BANKS DEAD.
Widow Of General Expires at Her Home
In waItham Mass

Widow Of General Expires at Her Home
In waItham Mass.
Waltham, Mass, Feb. 2.-Mscr Pal,
mer Banks, widow Of Nathaniel p
Banks, who died at the old homestead,
with her daughters. Mrs. Sterling, wife
Of the Rev. Paul Sterling Of Melrose.
and Miss Maud Banks, the actress. at
her bedside, was born in Charlestown
eighty-one years ago. AS mill girl
she became acquainted with Mr.. Banks
when II years of age, and married him
later in Providence. They had four
children, three surviving-Mrs. Ster-
ling, Miss Maud Banks and son.
Joseph Banks, who is a civil engineer
in New York. Mrs. Banks always oc-
cupied prominent social position ow-
ing to the prominence of her husband,
who served as speaker of the national
house of representatives and as gov
ernor of Massachusetts. While he was
stationed at New Orleans during the
civil war Mrs. Banks remained in
camp with the general. At the time
the prince of Wales was in Boston In
1860 her husband was then governor OF
Massachusetts,, and, on account of be-
ing the first lady, she had the opening
dance with the prince
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

but the teacher was to have the option
Of remaining during the holidays, and
so would be at no expense for board
and lodging.
Il don't altogether like it," said
Mrs. Markham, re-reading Mrs. Tan
ner's letter critically; "but, Miss
Beryl. II only you stay a year, you'll
be able to demand better terms in
another situation, and I think you'd
be happier anywhere than here under
Miss Madnders' tyranny
In truth. that lady was now Mrs.
Lindon; but both the housekeeper and
Beryl continued to speak of her by
her maiden name-Mrs Markham be-
cause she grudged her erstwhile sub
ordinate her rise in life, and Beryl
because 1t was painful to her to give
her mothers title to a woman she
hated.
Mrs. Markham came to see Beryl off
and had her luggage labelled for East
hill; then, when she had put the girl
into an empty third-class carriage,
she fingered for a few last words.
TRY and put up with things for the
year, Miss Beryl, even If all's not as
you would like. And if you're in
trouble of any kind. my dear, just
write to me. My sister will send on
your letters any time, and I'd be proud
to help you."
Thank YOU" The tears were dim
ming the girls sweet eyes as she put
har hna1 nuf nf ha arria win
and kissed the housekeeper warmly.
Il shall be grateful to you as long as
live. Mrs. Markham. Without you
| could never have managed to escape
from Elchester square, and think to
have stayed there after she came
would have killed mel"
The bell sounded. the engine gave a
shrill, unearthly sound, meant pre-
sumably for a whistle, and the train
was off.
Mrs. Markham did not turn away
till she could no longer see the white
handkerchief Beryl was waving; then
there was suspicious moisture in
her eyes.
God help her, poor little thing, for
IL sScIiS 10 me no one else can. IL
true enough, as she says, Mr.. Lindon
never loved her, and now he's mar
ried that woman it's as like as not
he'd be worse than ever. They say
he has 10000 year and a beautiful
country seat, yet his daughter is con-
tent to work hard for e5 term. II
doesn't seem right. somehow"
And it was not right; but Mrs
Markham did not know one fact which
would have explained good deal that
puzzled her. Eustace Lindon had an
ugly secret in his past, a dark blot
upon his character he would fain hide
from all the world. He did not ad-
mire Julia Maunders, and he had moi
the least desire to marry her; but
men with secret, who are leading a
double life, have often to pay dearly
for the guarding of that secret. II
happened that Julia Maunders knew
good deal of Lindons past life. and
the price of her silence was wedding
ring.
Ito be continued)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

be debasing. But I rejoice to know
that heaven is liz touch with other
worlds for their improvement and a
depot for glorious arrivals. 1t Is thor
oughfare between this world and that
world and coming and going perpetu~
al Going out of this world Is as
natural as coming into 1t, but the one
is with pang and the other is with rap
ture II We are fitted for the uplifting
process. 1t shall be well with you.
NOW do not get so frightened about
that asthma or that cough or that In
1uenza or that threatened pneumonia.
The worst thing that fatal disease can
do is to usher you into coronation and
enforcement. 1t shall be well with
you. Take as good care Of your health
as you can, have all sanitary laws.
keep in this world as long as you are
permitted to stay and then when TIE
heavenly call comes be glad to go. !
do not care much about what your last
words are going to be. People put
too much emphasis on last Words I
would rather know what your words
are now, in days of health, and with
mental faculties in full play-your
words of kindness, your words Of SYM
patty, your words Of helpfulness, your
words of prayer. So live that II you
say not a word during the last day Of
your life there will be no doubt here
about the place Of your destination.
You will go right into sanity, pro-
phetic, evangelistic, apostolic, cherub-
ic. seraphic. archangelic, deiflc pres
ence.
In Heaven.
1t shall be well with you. Mother.
you will go right up into the posses
sion of the babe that the scarlet fever
or Group took out of your arms, a
sorrow that still stings you, and you
often say she would now be so many
years old II she had lived. You will
go into the presence OF the old folks,
for l hope you are of Christian ances-
try, and you will find that they have
no dimness Of sight,o hating gait that
requires staff, for they have taken a
draft from the fountain of perpetual
youth that springs from under the
throne of God. Oh, the blissful COM
partnership of heaven in which you
shall enter. 1t shall be well with you.
| ring this bell of emancipation and
triumph. / like the way the sexton
rings the bell Of the old country meet
ing house. l used to stand and admire
him pulling the rope of that bell. He
rings it good while, so that every
farmhouse within five miles hears it.
He may halt moment to take breath
and give the SWEET sounds time to stir
up all the echoes of the hills. And
when he is old and not strong enough
to pull the rope any more, then he sits
| and listens while his son rings the
church bell. So my text seems
bell of invitation and VIC
tory. began to ring it in
the opening Of this discourse. !
hope to ring it as long as l live, and
may those who come after US keep On
ringing it till those farthest off from
God shall come into the great temple
OF gospel comfort and all the weary
put down their burdens at its altar and
find that peace which the world can
neither give nor take away. Three
times more ring it. 1t shall be well!
1t shall be well! 1t shall be we'll!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. State Senator
Martin of Falls City is looming up a
dark horse in the fight for United
States senator in the legislature. In
the ballot yesterday Martin gained two
and he is expected to make other addi-
tons today. Rosewater is generally
credited with an intention to build up
Martin for the short term in opposi-
ton to Thompson. who still refuses to
enter into combination with the
Omaha editor. When he came to the
legislature Martin was recognized as
a Thompson supporter, but he is now
a full-fedged senatorial candidate in
his own interest,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07
Eatal EXPLOSION In Mine.

Tacoma, Wash. Feb. Authorization
has been received here of an explosion
in mine No. in Franklin, whereby
two men were killed and several per-
sons injured. State Mine Inspector
Owen was summoned and left for the
scene Immediately.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07
More Work to Do.

An old couple in the wet Of Scot
land removed to large town, and the
husband bought an alarm clock to
waken him IN the morning, as he had
to go some distance to his work. A
few weeks afterward the couple got
two young men as dodgers, who asked
to be awakened at the same time as
themselves. When the husband was
winding up the clock that night his
wife said to him: moo, Jock, yen
hae to gle the clock guild winding
the NIGHT. Ye ken 1t has two mair to
waken the morn!"-London Spare Mo-
ments.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

Paterson, N. j., Feb. 2.-Walter G.
McAlister, George j. Kerr, William A.
Death and Andrew ]. Campbell. the
convicted slayers of Jennie Bosschieter.
left Paterson at 6:5S this morning by
the Susquehanna railroad en- route to
the state prison at Trenton.
The prisoners were in charge of the
sheriff and deputy sheriff. There was
no demonstration attending their de-
Darture
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07
Fear Son Is Kidnapped.

La Porte, Ind, Feb. 2.-The mysteri-
gus disappearance of Charles E. wager.
sou of the Rev. S. H. wager, leads his
family to fear kidnapping. Young
Wager, several weeks ago, arrived in
Hillsdale, Mich, took his baggage to
a fashionable boarding house and dis
appeared
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

Cincinnati, Feb. BY the arrest
here of DR.. Ada Sheehan Norman the
police have disclosed the identity of
the mysterious "Eloise T." who wrote
letters to the Cudahy family in Omaha
Offering to divulge for $1,000 the names
of the Eddie Cudahy kidnapers. She
acknowledges having written the let
tprs
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

Muskegon, Mich, Feb. 2.-Ole Sell
land Of Chicago, in quarrel with hiS
uncle, P. A. Wansey, at New Era, beat
the latter on the head with a club. IL
is charged. Wednesday night. Wansey
is now in dying condition and Sell
land Is In jail
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

Des Moines, Feb. 2.-The supreme
court this morning announced that the
decision of the lower court in the
Titus biennial election amendment was
affirmed. This knocks out the amend
ment to the constitution and results
in a state election being held next fall.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

Joliet, H., Feb. 4.-The 1900 con-
gicts at the state penitentiary here are
being vaccinated, and utmost precau-
tions are being taken to prevent small
,ox from breaking out among the
prisoners.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

A kitten has been brought up on an
exclusively vegetable diet by family
of vegetarians. The result is that II
will not touch animal food and it pays
no attention to rats or rice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07
Fatally Hurt In Explosiou

Champaign. ILL.,. Feb. 2.-The home
of w. r. Mcconnell, few miles north
of this city, was wrecked by an ex-
plosion and destroyed by fire. Mr..
Mcconnell was fatally burned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

Havre, Feb. 4.-French torpedo boat
No. "a sank within mile of the har-
Dor as the result of boiler explosion.
All the crew were lost. with the ex-
,eption of two.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07
CHAPTER III.

It was very blief letter, written
on the thickest and creamiest o. note
paper, and barely covering the first
page. Few men, let us hope, could
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

1t is mockery to pray that youi
children may be gathered home In
eternity while you do rothing to keel
them at home In time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

The worship Of the true religion is
not bowling down bur looking up.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-02-07

Some scientists are now discussing
the opening of communication between
our earth and the planet Mars. Expert
ments are being made, but they will
not succeed. We cannot build a FIRE
large enough to attract tie attention
of that world or lift lens powerful
enough to see any response interstel-
lar. We do lot positively know that
that world is occupied by living be-
ings or that II 1t is occupied commune
cation with them would be desirable.
II might not be so good world as this.
and thus communication with it would
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-07-23
PURELY Personal.

F, w. Norris is down from
Cripple Greek.
Father La Pore of Denver
stopped over in the city today.
DR.. Cummings and family
and P. P. Kennedy drove to Canon
City this forenoon.
Mrs. Lena Wykes, nee Wet
more, is down from Cripple Creek
visiting her mother.
w w. Granger returned yes
terday from months visit spent
in different points in Michigan.
Miss Minnie LaPlant return
ed yesterday from two weeks
visit with friends in Cripple Creek.
Mrs. w, G. Parker of West
Florence, left yesterday for an ex-
tended visit with relatives at Ran
som, Kansas.
Mrs. A. J. Harris and family
and Mrs. John Walker and family
will leave tomorrow for upper
Hardscrabble to be absent two
weeks.
r. S. Brock will leave tomor-
row for his mine near Villa Grove,
where he will increase the work
ing force and vigorously push de-
velopment
John Long of this city yester-
day entertained his mother, father,
brother and sisters who were up
from Pueblo, They returned home
last evening
H. a. Harvey returned last
evening from two weeks fishing
trip in the western part of the
state He reports "A good time
and plenty of fish.
VIM Smith and w. M. Seth
man and their families, returned
last evening from their trip over
in the Big Beaver country. They
report plenty of trout
MIR. and Mrs. David Magill OF
Swanwick, Illinois, will arrive in
Florence about Thursday for q
visit with their son, w. J Magill
They will also visit children al
Cripple Creek and Canon City.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-07-23
PETROLEUM. EXPLODED.
Nine Lives Lost and Steam
ship Burned.

Stockholm, July 23-The Amer
lean vessel Louis Adelaide ar
rived here this morning loaded
with petroleum from the United
States. While in the harbor a
tremendous explosion occurred
aboard which killed Captain Orr
and ten of the crew. The explo.
sion set the ship on fire and it
burned to the waters edge.