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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06

A few years ago in one Of our rural
towns. l had the pleasure of listening
to lecture on Capital Punishment"
by a local clergyman. said we'll
known Bostonian, recently. 1t was at
the close of noted murder trial
which resulted in the conviction of the
accused aud mis- sentence to death. The
reverend gentleman took strong
grounds against the death penalty, ar
guing that while 1t was wrong for a
man to commit murder it was but an
other wrong to kill the murderer, and
that two wrongs never made a right"
"At least" said he. 81 never heard of
but one case where they did," And he
proceeded to relate the following story.
presumably in support of his argu-
ment: "A man entered a country gro
Gerry, where a number of the villagers
sat around on barrels and boxes, and
asked II two wrongs ever made right?
The response was Never So thought
until recently continued he. when
met stranger who asked me to
change a S. bill for him. / did so,
and. after his departure found the bill
was a counterfeit. So | kept 1t till
yesterday and showed 1t on fellow
greener than L. The listeners ex-
claimed that those were two wrongs
certainly, but they didn't make right.
WELL replied the man. they made me
all right Boston Courier.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06

1t is curious how st. Pauls. al
though the first cathedral church in
England that was built actually for
the observance of the Anglican ritual.
manages nevertheless to retain some
thing of foreign and Catholic ma
ture in the way 1t offers shelter to the
tired passer-by. Apart from the rest
less groups of sightseers. there are al.
ways plenty of people there who have
gone in solely for the sake of it's won
derful peace and quiet. They have
found neither. by the way. in old st.
Paul's of the fifteenth century. for
while mass was being said in one chap
ell. funeral service in another, and
so on. all sorts of commerce was car
ried on in the middle aisle. from the
hiring of servants to the transaction
of legal business. That has all been
altered nowadays. and st. Pauls is the
quietest spot in the noisiest city in
the world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06
M larry The m iaa... OF
A Story of English
Life.
By JOSEPH HATToN.

Old Morley would wander about with
the girl who had once been his chief
pride and delight; but the merest boy
in the village, or the smallest girl.
could have outstripped her in any sport
or exercise.
She had not only lost her gayety. but
her physical strength. as 1t seemed.
She would walk with her uncle over
the meadows by the abbey along the
banks OF the Alre. but she would rest
oftener than the old man himself. He.
too, loved to hear her say Jack. dear
Jack!" though 1t had no more meaning
for her than the gibbet by the planta-
ton where the abbey murder was com.
mitted.
Mrs. Meadows would often say that II
was a mercy after all that Divine
Providence had taken away Mary's rea-
son, since the man who had worn her
ribbon in his hat was now a shapeless.
awful thing. swinging in dreadful state.
with chains and iron collar, in the
wind, as 1t whistled down the valley.
There was a break In the trees at the
point where the strangled man swung
to and fro-dead. yet living, as it were,
dead. yet alive in the autumn wind and
rain, rafting his chains signing in the
rain. a white ghost in the winter when
the snow and ice chung to him and pro-
tected him from hawks and vultures.
and fixed him In bonds the wind could
not break
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06
Deem Ar,e.,an Wells.

An artesian well in Grenelle, France.
took ten years of continuous work be-
fore water was struck at depth OF
1.7S0 feet. At 1883 feet over 200 feet
of the boring rod broke and fell into
the well and 1t was fifteen months be-
fore 1t was recovered. A flow of 900.-
900 gallons per day Is obtained from 1t.
the bore being eight inches. At Passy.
France. there is another artesian well
1913 feet in depth and twenty-seven
and one-half inches diameter which
discharges an uninterrupted supply OF
5,50o.O00 gallons per day. It cost
100000. An artesian well at But
.teaux-Cailles, France. Is $500 feet in
depth and forty-seven inches in diam
eter. These are all surpassed by an
artesian well In Australia which In
5000 feet in depth.-Scientific Ameri-
can
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06
FAIR, FORTY AND oRARMINe.


Zenith of feminine Powers Now Said
to he Reached at That Age.
1t was Balzac who discovered that
the woman of thirty is more fascinat-
ing than the girl of twenty. Now the
Lady's Pictorial puts the zenith Of
feminine charm decade later. declar-
ing that the apple of discord is due
to the woman of forty. 1t is an in
teresting profession of faith and one
wonders whether the general accept
ance of 1t by mankind has anything to
do with that increasing tendency to
defer marriage till late in life which
modern philosophers have often no.
ticed and sometimes deplored. II the
woman Of forty is really the most
charming woman it is natural that
bachelors should wish to remain until
they are fit helpmates for her. There
is, however, one reflection that should
give them pause. However much more
charming than the girl of twenty the
woman of forty may be. there remains
strong probability that she will
not keep her charms so long. That
fact. also. should certainly be borne in
mind by Coelebs in search of wife.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06
Prince to Visit America.

cans feel the friendllness of Germany.
His majesty thought OF sending Crown
Prince Frederick William to represent
his at the launching as greater honor
but changed the plan, thinking that
Prince Henry, with his greater knowl-
edge and more ample experience OF
the world. would be likely to make a
better impression. Prince Henry
learned the English language from his
mother and it comes to him so natural
ly that sometimes he unconsciously
drops into it in his moments of alb
straction. He is not much of talker
either privately or publicly. but his
manner is agreeable and straightfor-
ward, and he is regarded as knowing
his profession extremely well for
man of his high rank.
The Hohenzollern is counted the fin
est royal yacht afoat. She is also
the fastest, having done % knots. The
furnishings are simply magnificent.
Hohenzollern has three four-inch
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06

Perhaps the kaiser's purpose 6,
demonstratively shown to maintain
the best relations with the Unitee
States will lay those rumors forever
Prince Henry's mission, perhaps, Ia
not limited to the immediate object OF
his visit. and we hope it will have
the desired effect in every direction
and will contribute to the riveting Of
the bands binding the German and the
American people,"
The feature of the launching which
will appeal especially to Americans
Is the fact that Miss Alice Roosevelt.
oldest daughter Of the President Of
the United States. has been invited by
the kaiser to christen the yacht, and
has accepted the invitation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06

II have in my hallway" said a
householder. "one Of those Japanese
curtains made of long strings of bam-
boo and colored beads that are SO
pleasant in the summer time and so
artistic always. Recently found that
the beads on this curtain were disap-
pearing at q great rate. would ex-
anime them in the evening. and In the
morning would find that a dozen or
two were gone. One night I saw a
mouse leap up at the curtain, bite
bead OF and run away with 1t. What
l asked myself, does a mouse want
with q glass bead?' and made close
investigation that proved that while
some of these globules were glass.
many were rice grains. which are,
suppose. cheaper than glass in the
Orient. In nearly all Japanese cur
tain you'll find. II you examine them.
that the pale beads are rice"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06

Prince Henry of Prussia, brother Of
the Kaiser, with his wife. is to visit
this country to be present at the cere-
mony of christening Emperor Will
liam's American-built yacht. Miss
Alice Roosevelt, daughter of the
President, will christen the boat.
The Hohenzollern, the Kaiser's mag
nificent steam yacht has also been sent
over by the Emperor.
Prince Henry is to sail early In
March on one of the North German
Lloyd steamers. He will be attended
by several officers of high rank. whose
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06

and will depend In part upon the wish
es of President Roosevelt and the pro-
gramme of his entertainment. Prince
Henry's visit to America is regarded
by the court as another evidence of the
emperor's desire to win the good will
OF the American people and govern
ment for Germany. During the past
few weeks the emperor has shown Am
bassador and Mrs. White various
marks Of his consideration and has
sent President Roosevelt personal
letter expressing his esteem. Later he
requested that the Presidents daugh-
ter might christen the new yacht.
He talked with Ambassador White
at the Ambassadorial reception on New
Years day longer than to any of the
other guests, and now sends his BROTH
er to attend the launching.
The emperor 1t is said, who has al
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06
caApTER xIu.-lcontinued.l

CHAPTER XIII.-(Continued.)
Mary Lockwood looked at him. and
then her eyes wandered round the
court.
1T Is very painful, no doubt" said
the Judge, turning toward her and ad-
dressing her in the midst Of sobs that
were audible from more than one cor
ner of the great hall Of Justice: for the
vast concourse was painfully moved;
moved as one man. as one woman: 1t
was relief to those who could weep;
some could only sob. as they watched
the gradual breakdown Of the witness,
struggling in the midst of her grief to
save her lover from the doom that was
surely settling down upon him.
Nov. Mary lockwood" said the
Judge. attend to the question OF the
learned counsel"
Let me bring you back to the night
when you went to the abbey. These
men you told us Of having passed you.
hat rolled to your feet"
Counsel paused as Mary. pushing
back her thick tresses of hair that had
idiieu lTOm tuelr Dauus, sdlu III WHAT
sounded like q new voice-a sweet,
strange. confident voice:
"The abbey"
Yes. the abbey" he replied. puzzled
and hesitating.
Eyes, We sat beneath the elder, the
leaves were brown, but there is no
knowing what you may come to-"
She looked at the dock, the Judge, the
counsel. but 1t was easy to tell that
she saw none Of them. Her great blue
eyes seemed TO seek something away in
the distance. The March wind moaned
In the corridor Of the castle. The night
was coming on; presently the court
would have to be lighted up.
THE leaves are like birds when the
wind blows" she said. land. oh. how
peaceful to sleep under the water. the
calm river. Good-by, good-by."
As she stepped down from the box
she broke out into a fit Of laughter
that rang through the place and
pierced every heart with grief. The
next moment she had tainted. and was
carried out into the bleak March air.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06
pirectarx for Au,hor.

The French Society OF Authors is
bringing out a manual for private cir
culation among its members. contain
ing useful information for writer's. It
win include a list of provincial news
papers, under five headings: Those
who reply to letters sent to them;
those who reply sometimes; those
who never reply; those who reply to
letters with stamp enclosed: those who
keen tbs stamp and do not reply.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06
Glaciers Passing Away.

According to Professor Forel. who
has made special study OF the Alpine
glaciers during the past twenty-five
years. the day of the glacier is gone.
They are deteriorating slowly. but with
steady persistence. and diminution be-
comes more marked from year to year.
There Is only one exception to this
rule-that of Bowler. In the valley of
Entremont, which since 1892 has
shown continuous growth. The fam
GUS glaciers OF the Rhors have shrunk
755 meters since 1874, or ~ average of
twenty-nins meters . ear. Many
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06
A Medical Rlun.

An attack Of hysteria Stimulating un-
consciousness in a woman may be
stopped, says Modern Medicine. "by
the surgeons taking pair of scissors
and regretfully announcing that he
will have to cut all the patients hair
off in order to make application to
her head. 1t is doubtful whether this
blum has ever been known to fail"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06

quick frers.
more for sa-
luting pur-
poses than
a n y t b | n &
else.
Referring to
the recent
runOrS tnat
Germany in
tended an in
I ri ngement
of the Mon
roe doctrine,
the B e r ! | n
Lokal Anzei-
ger says:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06
straight Lines of Railways.

There is a railway over the Egyptian
desert which runs for forty-ive miles
in a straight line. but this Is easily
beaten in Australia. The railway from
Nyngan to Bourke. in New South
Wales. runs over plain which is az
level as billiard table for 126 miles.
in a automatically straight line.
There is hardly an embankment, no.
where curve, and only three very
slight elevations.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06

names have
not yet been
a n n ounced.
The date of
the launch
ing Of the
e m p e r or's
yacht, it is
u n derstood,
has been fix
ed for Feb.
26.
The length
of Prime e
Henry's stay
in the United
States is I'M
d e termined,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06
CHAPTER XIV.

AFTER palmetto pause the counSel
for the prosecution rose, and, in a
voice trenlulous with emotion. said:
my lord and gentlemen of the jury.
that is my case;" whereupon the
learned counsel for the defense ad-
dressed the court for the prisoner, urg-
ing for him every point upon which
question Of doubt might be raised in
his favor: but everybody felt the YER
dict was a foregone conclusion. The
prosecution closed. the Judge charged
the Jurors. and verdict of guilty was
quickly found.
The Judge. in passing sentence. al
luded to the poor young woman whose
strange presence at the scene OF the
murder seemed like the hand OF Divine
Providence in the interest of justice.
In pronouncing the last penalty of the
law he left no room for doubt that 1t
world be carried out, and the road
from the highway outside Kirkstall
would shortly bear witness to the su-
,remacy Of the law In a newly erected
dbbet.
Mary Lockwood never spoke again
With the directing aid OF a balanced
reason.
The day before the execution they
ok her to the convict's cell. He de-
red 1t. The doctors said the inter-
ew would do her neither harm nor
rod. She was past all hope. She had
andered about the inn after they took
IN afr
milling at everything that was said to
er.now bursting out into a petty rage;
ut generally ending In fearful glance
the questioner. and sigh of weari-
less.
She took Parker's hand. She did not
,ve; spoke Of his misery: desired her
forgiveness. She alternately smiled or
owned at him. Presently she both
laughed ana cried.
The warders who were present at the
interview were unnamed; not alone at
the sight Of the poor. beautiful. mad
girl. but at the piteous grief Of the
'ondemned man. whose last words
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06

As for these good boys. you never
know what they will do when out OF
sight. But Elder Morgan and Elder
Carnegie. being full OF years and wis
dom and Renaissance, have probably
already forgiven Mr.. Schwab's littl.
break at Monte Carlo.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06

have so changed during the past few
years that old tourists after few
seasons of absence have failed to recog-
nize them. Some hotels once standing
in the immediate proximity of glaciers
are now at a considerable distance
from them-to the serious loss of the
proprietors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
OUR CAUSES FOR THANKSGIVING TO
THE GOD OF LOVE.

Text from Palms; Sing Unto Him
with . Psaitery and sn Instrum emit
Of Ten Strings" = Favors Lsvishly
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06

ploy one of the ten strings in gratitude
for that particular mercy.
Another string Of this instrument l
now touch-friendships. deep and abid-
ing, by which | refer to those people
who. when good or bad motive may be
ascribed to you. ascribe the good; those
concerning whom you do not wonder
which side they will take when you are
under discussion: those who would
more gladly serve you than serve them
selves; those to whom you can tell
everything without reserve: those who
are FIRST in your home BY person or by
telegram when you have trouble. Oh.
what . blessing to have plenty OF
friends! Aye, II you have only one
good friend. you are blessed In that
glad possession. With one such friend
you can defy the world. II you have
been through some great crisis and You
have one friend left. thank God and
celebrate It on the sweetest harp
string.
while all this Is So" says some one.
"there are SO many things that others
have which l have not" reply. It is
not what we get. but what We are. that
decides our happiness. With the bare
necessities of life many are unspeaka-
bly, happy. while others with all the
luxuries are impersonations OF misery.
Your heart right. all is right; your
heart wrong. all is wrong.
But we must tighten the cords OF our
harp and retune it while We celebrate
gospel advantages. The highest style
of civilization the world has ever seen
is American civilization. and It Is built
out of the gospel OF pardon and good
morals. That gospel rocked our cradle,
and 1t will epitaph our grave. 1t soothes
our sorrows. brightens our hopes. In
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09

KINGS AND QUEENS.

The king of England who could not
speak the language of his kingdom was
George /.
In the battle of Bosworth Field, 1885,
a king was killed Orchard III.) and a
king was crowned (Henry VII).
The motto, ''Dieu ct Mon Droit," was
first assumed by Edward III. of Eng
land when he took the title of king of
France.
''Your majesty" as royal title was
assumed In England in 1927 by Henry
VIII The title before that was your
grace" or ''your highness" for the king
Cr queen.
William ". was at the time when he
succeeded to the throne the first Will
liam of Hanover, the second William
of Ireland and the third William of
Scotland.
Henry VIII. was the first to assume
the title of king of Ireland. The title
king of Great Britain was assumed by
James VI. of Scotland when he became
James l. of England.
hlcHdEu /. was tHe nfSI lo Gull HIHu-
self king of England. Every king from,
William to Henry IL. called himself
king of the English. The title was as
sumed by Egbert, the first king of
England. in S28.
King of France was title borne by
the monarchs of England for 432 years,
and when Elizabeth became queen of
England she was also king of France,
queen she would be king.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
The Man and the Hour.

New York has had her Parkhursts
and Jeromes, and they all turned out
to be fanatics without executive capac-
ity or politicians merely playing on the
desires of an overwrought populace,
but st. Louis has a man who is one in
ten million in an emergency-Jose
w. Folk, the hard hitting young prose
cutting attorney. The way he is ham
mering the boodlers has put his name
on every lip. The future has much in
store for young Mr.. Folk. One of these
days he will be hailed as Congressman
Folk, Governor Folk or perhaps better
than either of those. When Folk was
nominated by the Democrats, st. Louis
was the most corrupt city politically
in America, with the possible excep-
tion of Philadelphia. The city had
been in the hands of a powerfully in
trenched Republican ring, and some
times the returns showed Il Republican
majority as high as 10000. But Rolla
Wells was elected mayor by the Dem
Ocrats In a three cornered race. The
strides made by st. Louis since that
happy change was made will probably
serve to make the city Democratic for
generation to come. The name of
Folk has become as great Il terror to
st. Louis corruptionists as was that OF
Tamerlane to the robber bands of Asia
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-10-09
PIckINGs FROM FICTION.

It's great thing to be of some use
in the world. -"Brinton Eliot"
If not sure of the merit of your ideas,
quote them as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
Pines"
The woman who makes doormat of
herself will always be trodden upon
Fables For the Elite
Those who have not been imposed
upon are u thief's equal, with a thief's
discernment-'T Fool"
If man is obliged to make a fool of
himself, it is best he should afford
amusement to others while doing so.-
''The Minority"
No man should ever try to be artless.
He is too clumsy 1t is like trying to
do miniature painting with white
wash brush.--"The Riddle of Life"
When once woman has the folly
to plead for herself, in that moment
she murders love, and every tear she
sheds thereafter becomes another clod
upon his grave" Margaret Tudor"
woman is all heart and sentiment,
and while her fortress is strong one,
yet she expects to be conquered, and
once she surrenders she loves no one
more than her conqueror.-"Buell
Hampton"