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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26
IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Kitchener Continues to Report "Regrst-
table Incidents"

thDie Ihciuentb
London, Sept. 21.--Lord Kitchener
reports that the Beers have captured
company of mounted infantry and
two guns at Nlakfontein. One officer
was killed The Beers in superior
force surrounded the British. Lord
Kitchener is making a strict inves-
tigation and has sent columns Of
troops in pursuit of the Beers. The
Gazette announces that on the dis
bandment of Lord Strathcona's Ca
madam corps twenty-nine officers
have been granted honorary rank in
the British army, corresponding with
their present rank. The list COM
mences with the name OF Lieut.. Col.
Steele, the commander Strathcona's
horse in South Africa. who becomes
an honorary lieutenant colonel in the
regular army.
London, Sept. 21.-The succession
of "regrettable incidents" which
Lord Kitchener has reported has
evoked editorial councils to the gov
eminent to cease to endeavor to
wage war by proclamations and to
recognize the need of crushing the
Beers by force of arms. According
TO Boer circles in Brussels, Com
mandant General Botha intends to
hold the $50 British prisoners as hos
tages against the CARRYING out of
the terms of Lord Kitchener's proc
iamation.
London. Sept. 2l.-The Daily Chron-
icle today finds great satisfaction in
an alleged authoritative statement
from its Washington correspondent,
to which il gives great importance
and prominence that President
Roosevelt is not pro-Roer in his sem
timents ard win maintain President
McKirlay's policy OF strict neufral-
ity with regard to South Africa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26
LIQUOR THE BIG CRIMINAL
Polk County Judge Instructs Grand Jur,
to stop Illegal Trafic.

Des Moines, Sept. 1s.-Judge Con-
rad, in his instructions to the grand
jury, declared that fully 80 per cent
of all crime is attributable to liquor.
He enjoined the jury to spare no eff
forts in searching out and Investigate
ing all Illicit sales of liquor in the
city. He urged that the slightest vio-
lation of the law be taken into &C,
count and indictments returned. His
condemnation of the alleged prac-
tees of some drug stores in the
matter of selling liquor was most Sc
we're, and he urged the jury to take
the matter up as soon as the cases
of confined persons were disposed of.
His structure upon gambling and upon
houses of i'll fame were scarcely less
severe, and he urged that all of these
violations of the law be carefully in
yestigated. "Above all, is it my pur-
pose to stop the illegal sales of liq-
uor," said Judge Conrad, land it is
the duty of the court and grand jury
to see that all such sales are punish
ed to the fullest extent of the law
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

A pair of Kansas lovers the other
day went to Iowa to escape the law
which forbids the marriage Of first
cousins. The same day in a Kansas
town a couple from Colorado took ad-
vantage of Kansas law which per-
mits a divorced person to marry after
the lapse Of six months. These cases
led the Kansas City Journal to sug-
gest that the states send ambassadors
to each other with power to negotiate
treaties through which uniformity in
marriage laws might be secured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26
==-77- -
FUSION Is PERFECTED.
Nebraska Democrats and PopuIists Unite
ON a Ticket.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. ls.-Fusion be-
tween the democratic and populist
parties of Nebraska was effected by
their state conventions after sessions
in separate halls, beginning short
ly before 3 o'clock in the afternoon
of Tuesday and continuing until 2
o'clock Wednesday morning. As re-
suit of the agreement to fuse the
democrats are given the head of the
ticket; supreme court justice and
two regents of the university go to
the populists. The ticket is:
Justice of the supreme court-Con-
rad Hollenbeck of Dodge county.
Regents of the university. H..
Boyston, Frontier county; Fred G..
Hawxby, Nemaha county.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26
soERs CAPTURE 900 RED COATS.
severe Loss to Genera. kitchener's Force
at sheeper's Mex.

London, Sept. 20.-The Beers have
captured 200 British troops and three
guns at Sheeper's Mex.
A dispatch from Lord Kitchener,
from Pretoria, dated Sept. IS, an
nounces that the Beers, Sept. II, am
pushed three companies of mounted
infantry, with three guns, command
ed by Major Cough, in the vicinity of
Sheeper's Mex. After severe fighting
the British were oyerpowered and
lost their guns. the sights and breech
blocks of which we're first destroyed.
Two officers and fourteen men were
killed and five officers and twenty
five men wounded. Five officers and
$50 men were made prisoners. Major
Cough, who escaped during the night,
reports that the. Beers numbered a
thousand men, and that they were
commanded by General Botha.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

Readville, Mass, Sept. 23.-The
great stallion Cresceus, obtained a
firmer grasp on his crown as king OF
the trotters by defeating his only
rival, The Abbott, on the Readvilel
track in three out of four heats. The
two fastest trotters in the world
raced for a 100000 purse, offered by
Thomas w. Lawson, and the money
which the $4,000 people paid TO see
the event all went to well known
local charity. The weather was per-
feet, but the track was very heavy
from the recent rains, although
il looked fast, so that no records
were broken or even approached. In
fact, the fastest time. that in the
last heat. was only 2:O7M.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26
GUILTY of MAsLAUGHrER.
Tramp Who shot "Doc" Daugberty of
Perry Is Convicted.

Perry, Sept. 21.-After being out
all night, the jury in the case of the
state VS.. John Slavin, charged with
the murder of doc" Daugherty, re-
turned a verdict finding the prisoner
guilty of manslaughter. The killing
of Daugherty took place in May, 1900.
as the result of a drunken carousal.
Daugherty was a young man of
Perry, who with number of others
had been drinking and started out for
walk on the Milwaukee railroad
tracks. They encountered two
tramps. Slavin and a companion, who
had also been drinking. The boys
began bartering the tramps. who had
several bottles of beer with them.
Finally the tramps asked the boys to
go to the woods to drink with them
aud a scuffie ensued when the boys
refused. A revolver was exploded and
Daugherty fell dead. One of the
tramps escaped, but Slavin was ar
rested. 1t is not generally believed
that he intended to kill Daugherty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

Quebec, Sept. 1s.--Amidst the boom
ing of cannon and the whistling of
hundreds of steam vessels, their royal
highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of
York, arrived here on schedule time
on board his majesty's steamship
Ophir. The arrival of their royal
highnesses was witnessed by the larg-
est crowd that was ever in this city.
AS the Ophir and escort arrived in
port, a royal salute was fired from
the four and one from the eight-inch
guns and one from the citadel. After
the salute the Ophir and frigate
halfmasted the Stars and Stripes out
of respect to the deceased president.
Lord Mimic, governor general of Can
ada, and Sir Wilfred Laurier, premier
of Canada. boarded the Ophir and had
short interview with the Duke of
Cornwall and York. On their return
to shore salute was fired from the
citadel.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26
THREE BOLD BANK RoBBERIEs.
Banks at Shelisburg. Hardy and st. JOS
eph Successfully Dynamited.

Banks at Shelisburg. Hardy ana st. JOS
eph successfully Dynamited.
Fort Dodge, Sept. 21.-Bank rob
bers dynamited banks at the towns
of Hardy and st. Joe, about twenty
miles from this city. At the former
they entered a hardware store, where
tools were taken to do the work.
They entered the back door of the
bank, fixed" the burglar alarm and
then blew the door from the safe.
The cashier had taken home with him
S.. 600 in currency and the robbers
secured only $3.50. St. Joe is sixteen
miles from Hardy and they drove to
that town, where they dynamlted the
bank and got $l,lO0. Bloodhounds
from this city have been sent 10 81.
Joe, where they will be put on the
robbers trail. The explosion at
Hardy was heard at about midnight
and the drive must have been a rapld
one to st. Joe.
Shellsburg. Sept. 2l.-The robbery
of the bank here was one of the bold-
est on record. People were awak-
ened by the first discharge of dyna-
mite at $3.50, but no one made an m
vestigation. A second report a halt
hour later aroused all and a half nun
dred citizens were on the scene IN
time to see four burglars emerge
from the bank. Two held the crowd
at bay while their companions car
ried the booty. They marched to the
depot. boarded n handcar and escaped
without a shot being fired. Ihey
abandoned their handcar at Linn
Junction and presumably hid in the
woods, They secured p2,7O0 in cash.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

Fort Dodge, Sept. 2l.-Mrs. Andrew
Aston, living at Dayton, lost an eye
as the result of the sting of honey
bee received few days ago. The
insect stung her directly upon the
eyeball, and she was brought to the
hospital in Fort Dodge for treatment.
Every effort was made to save the
eve, but it was seen the other was
becoming affected by the poison and
II was found necessary to remove the
IN one
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

THEE MEN BREAK JAIL.
One 10 Recaptured. But the Others Al
stil at Large.

Washington, Sept. 21.-Three pris-
oners sawed bar off of one of the
windows in the county jail and made
their escape. When Sheriff Teeter
went to lock them in their cells at 9
o'clock he found that the birds had
flown.
Bow Dickinson, colored, a Mahaska
county thief, charged with burglary.
who was confined here on account Of
the unsafe condition of the Jail al
Oskaloosa, was recaptured at 1880 p.
m. at Veede, station seven miles
southwest of this city.
James Duhe, colored, who was also
a Mahaska county prisoner, and Sam.
uel Williams, white, of Kalon, Iowa,
went southeast. At Havre t.ey stole
a horse and buggy, but were so holly
pursued that thev abandoned it after
driving three miles and took to the
woods. Duhe is charged with bur-
glary and Williams is under indict-
ment for rape. Sheriff Teeter offers
500 reward for their capture or $os
for either of them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

Sioux City, Sept. 23.-Mrs. John II.
Charles. wife of the president of the
Floyd Memorial association, crap
pied with burly negro who entered
the Charles home. The negro chok-
ed her In his efforts TO get her not
TO scream and was dragging her
down stairs, when Mr.. Charles, who
is nearly 80 and very feeble, appear
ed with a revolver and put the in
truder to fight. The negro jumped
through window. Nothing was
stolen
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

The Jersey mosquitoes are playful.
compared with those of North Caro-
lima. A minister of that state, while
travelling with child in Hyde Coun-
~, found the mosquitoes so rapacious
that he had to put the child's head in
paper sack to keep the insects from
devouring 1t alive.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

Charles Ball, of Albion, Mich, be
deved that he could take poison with
out serious effect. He swallowed
twenty-five grains of morphine, and IN
little while he vomited it. This
demonstration so pleased him that he
thought even pistol shot would not
harm him. Aiming a revolver at his
temple he fired. That was Mr.. Bells
last mistake in this life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

Can man live without his stom-
ach? This question has been decided
affirmatively by Karl Kruger, Chi
cago gardener. Four months ago, be-
cause Of cancer, his stomach was re-
moved by an expert surgeon. Then
he weighed SO pounds; now he weighs
160, and is still taking on flesh.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

A German scientist, sweltering in
Berlin on a very warm day, hopefully
looked forward to the time when the
suns heat will be much less than it
is at present. This desideratum is an
nounced to occur in about ten millions
of years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26
WILL SPEND $4,000.
State Fair Association to Pave streets
aud Build Walks.


Des Moiaes, Sept. cot has been
decided by the executive committee
of the state agricultural depart
ment to spend about $4,000 OF the
900 cash on hand in the state fair
treasury on permanent improve
ments. 1t is proposed to pave that
part of the main road leading from
the west entrance to the grand stand,
south to the main road from Gram
avenue, thence east to the fork Which
runs southwest and south to the
Rock Island; down this paving will be
placed past the Office of the secre-
tary. Walks will be built from the
Rock Island gate and the gate where
the street car terminal is to the brick
paving at the secretary's Office. Walks
will be made six feet in width, with
cement base. Figures will be secured
at once for the cost of this work.
1t is not known exactly, but will he
considerable. 1t was decided also to
erect two additional toilet rooms.
One will be for campers and one built
down by the stock barns. The COM
mittee has bought the manufacture
ers' building and will open manufac-
turers' classes for all corners. Build
ings east of the secretary's office will
be converted into restaurants. Furth-
err improvements are in view.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

Another attempt to cross the Alps in
balloon is to be made IN August by
Captain Spelterini. His first attempt
failed, IS he was driven by strong
wind into French territory. He in
tends to start at st. Moritz in the En-
gaaine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

A few days after shooting a neigh
boris cat. David bell, OF Marietta, o.,
discovered that somebody had thrown
several pounds of arsenic in his we'll
Fortunately the discovery was made
before any one had used the poisoned
water.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

In Corea the Gentlemen OF the Court
are making handsome profits out of
the Illicit manufacture of false money.
They can buy for 10 dollars enough sill
yer to make 400 dollars worth of coin,
and as they are on good terms with
the King, the police dare not interfere
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

Dubuque, Sept. 2a. In a collision
a big engine and several loaded
freight cars of the Milwaukee road
were badly wrecked on the Illinois
Central track, as the train was en-
tering the city, near the rock cur.
The Milwaukee train should have
stopped at the junction till the Iii
mole Central train had passed. The
loss to the Milwaukee is estimated
at $4,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

The fellow who has perpetual
skate on doesn't cut much ice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26
AUDUBON,

The inhabitants OF the province of
Ontario write more letters than those
Of all the rest of Canada.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-26

The Sovereign Grand lodge of Odd
Fellows, in session at Indianapolis.
voted to hold the next encampment
at Des Moines. This is good news to
the Odd Fellows of the city and state,
as they have been working to secure
this convention for over year. To
entertain this convention will entail
an expense of from $4,000 to $780, 900.
Part of this viii be furnished by the
Grand lodge of Iowa. but much of it
will have to be raised in Des Moines.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-17
AGRICULTURAL.
Keep Planting Forest Trees.

A note received says: "Some time
ago you recommended the planting a
part of every farm TO forest trees. Do
you have statistics to show that this
would prove profitable, either for US
now or for our children?"
Reply: | have before me several re-
ports of forest commissioners, all of
which 60 to show that the timber and
fuel supply of the world is becoming in
adequate for the needs of civilization.
There is no prospect that the demand
will cease to increase-at least, for a
long while ahead. Most of the Eur
opean supply has been coming
from Sweden; but this is now
inadequate. The Siberian Railway
Is opening vast region of solid,
the largest supply now in sight
outside of the tropic belt. To protect
this from waste the government of the
Gar has enacted most stringent laws
providing for the inspection of all
woods by government officials, who
must recognize no private ownership of
trees anywhere in Russia. Wiser than
the United States, this autocratic en-
pire holds that the future progress OF
the people depends on retaining the
balances of nature With the protec-
tion of existing forests will go on most
extensive planting throughout the
empire. The United States is said to
be using one-third more timber annual
ly than is replaced by nature or by
planting. We are now far beyond a
safety line. Canada is at present our
chief source of supply and will doubtless
be able to keep down prices for a few
years longer. Can the people of the
United States be awakened to the de-
sirability of forest planting on sys-
tematic lines before the rise of prices
shows that the pinch has come? At
present our nut trees, such as the chest
nut, hickory, walnut and putternut are
among the most profitable for timber;
and they will also pay the farmer well
with their nuts.-E P. P.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-17
A Good Bacon Hog

The Cheshire is a good sized, long
bodied white hog. Some people call
their heads long, others short. The
head, in proportion TO the length of the
body, is as short as that of any breed.
When slaughtered for market the head
weighes less in proportion to that of
any other hog, as there is very little
meat on it. One specially good quality
OF Cheshire is that gives it large pro-
portion of lean meat. Put Cheshire
and pig of another breed in the same
pen, feed them in the same trough, and
when the two pigs are butchered, the
Cheshire will have larger proportion
OF lean meat than any other. This
makes them pre-eminently the pig for
market purposes. When Cheshires
are well known they bring higher
prices than any other hogs. The
larger proportion of lean meat explains
the fact that, according to appearance,
Cheshires weigh more when alive, than
any other hogs. An Indiana stock-man
says: 81 find that buyers are not able
to guess the weight of Cheshires. One
lot of thirteen culls I offered at 1926
pounds each. The buyers thought they
would not weigh over 300. They
averaged 800. Anothe.. lot of twenty
culls offered at $50 younds average.
They weighed 1S5. Ihave grown all
kinds, and when fed together Cheste,
Whites, Poland Chinas, Berkshires
and Cheshires, mixed in lots of twenty
five to seventy, the Cheshires outgrew
cad outweigh all Others" The quail
ity of the flesh is most excellent. The
fat is firm. The bones are small an6
very hard. have often heard the re
mark from on-lookers at fairs, ST de-
see how such small bones hold up such
big hogs. New York Tribune Farm
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-17
Words Of Wisdom.

Love is the perfume of life.
You can never bury your influence
The leaves never fall from the tree of
life.
There is nothing so dignifed as
death.
Sin is the mother of every human
sorrow.
Slanders are known by the seed they
SOW.
A twisted conscience is poor busi-
ness guide.
Dreams are of the past; visions of the
future.
Bury hope and you sound the death
knell OF progress.
Morally you cannot look one way and
walk another.
Culture without conscience gives
manners without morals.
None sin against themselves without
SHINING against society.
A man cannot afford to despise hon.
ors until he has earned them.
The true warrior does not wait to be
an officer before he will fight.
Men measure their fellows with their
eyes rather than with their ears.
The best treasures of life are found
10 the ore rather than as nuggets.
Floods of tears are a waste unless
they turn the wheels of Improvements.
The furnace of adversely withers
false friendship and YIELDS true ones.
To apprehend the truth and love it
not is like the light of winter without
heat.
Envy never fails to be grieved at an
others happiness and happy at his
grief.
In life you will lean as you look and
as you lean so you will lie when you
fall.
You may slight the warning of con-
science, but you cannot escape its re-
ward of remorse.-Ram' Horn.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-17
SHERIFFS SALE.

Peoples National Bank, Logan Common
PleaS-CaSe
FL. 81. Parrish No. $3.50.
BY virtue of an execution to me directed
from the Court of Common Pleas of Logan
county, Ohio. will offer at public sale. at the
north side of the Court House, in the city Of
BellefOntaine, Ohio, on
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 81. 1901,
at about one O'Clock p m, on said day, the
following described goods and chattels, to-
wit: / SOrrel horse, black mare, sets single
driving harness, bride. buggy, 2 sets single
HARNESS.. one single wagon, one set De Viii
computing scales, No. 1736; also 81 bushels of
corn (mOre or less) located at the residence of
H. II. Parrish in Carriers Addition on South
Main street
Also the same day, at 1000 o'clock q. m, on
the farm of Riddle & Williams, near Ridge
way, in Logan county, Ohio, five head of ed
steers. two black steers. two red and white
spotted steers, and one white and black spot
ted steer
K. S. KERR,
Sheriff of Logan County, Ohio.
By E. p. Humphreys, Deputy.
West & West, Attorneys
Dec 10, 1901.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-17

Smearer-You know that grand old
patriotic sentence which begins this
way, eternal vigilance?
Dauber-Why, sure. Every school
boy does.
Smearer-Well, have been engaged
TO paint an allegorical picture of that
sentence. Now, can you suggest a
happy idea for Eternal Vigilance?
Dauber-I can. Make a picture of q
man keeping his eye on his umbrella.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-17
NO DANGER OF ACCIDENT.

Old Lady-Oh, l always get so ner-
vous on railroad. Don't you think
we're goin' at an awful rate?
Mr.. nluck-Y-e-s, but You needn't
worry, mum; there won't be any acci-
dent
Old Lady-How do you know there
won't?
Mr.. Illuck-'Cause I've got an acci.
dent insurance ticket.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-17
LON0-FELT WANT.

Biggs-Do you belong to any society.
Diggs-No, but I'm going to assist
in organizing one next woek.
Biggs-What is to be the nature OF
It?
Diggs-It will be society for the
of useless societies.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-17

"You re not the man that answers
the questions, are you?" inquired the
stranger.
"Yes, SIR" said the man in the
chair.
81 suppose you've been asked good
many times before, but I'd like to
know the exact pronuncia-"
Rc-se-v'lt," interrupted the man
in the chair, turning again to his
work.
ssThapks,o
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-17

A visitor to farm was especially
struck by the great ruggedness and
strength of one of the slalwart harvest
hands, and said to the farmer:
"That fellow ought to be chuck-full
of work"
''He is, replied the farmer, cor he
ought to be, because l hain't never
been able to get none out of him."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-12-17
can amusing libel action. - saws .Tl

Gan amusing libel action, says "The
London Globe, '.has been started by
a German violinist. A paper ventured
to state that when he mounted the
platform he carried all before him.
AS, however, the violinist has mark
ed tendency TO obesity, a subject on
which he Is very sensitive, he did not
take 1t as an unmixed compliment.
Hence the action"