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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
Did Not Need Bear Traps.

A rancher living on claim in the
woods near Astoria sent up to friend
day or two ago to have dozen bear
traps sent him. AS, on inquiry, it was
discovered that bear traps are quoted
at $40 per dozen, it was concluded to
send him Two for starter, as it is not
desirable that all the bears in the coun-
try should be caught at once, and the
price of bear skins and bear grease
run down to nothing. A fellow who
works N a logging camp down near
the ranch of the bear killer says there
are no bears there but the man has a
mania for something OF the sort and
imagines he hears bears growing at
night, when it is only his wife snor-
ing.-Morning Oregonian.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

agreed that there was no symptom Of
insanity in the defendant. I
Miller was ordered to plead. and the
confessed murderer said in low
voice: Guilty
In sentencing Miller Judge Murphy
called him demon, and said that he
considered that the sentence he was.
about to impose on him was made
quate to his horrible crime. Sentence
vas then pronounced.
Miller was taken back to jail where
he remained until he started for the
station. Accompanied by two officers,
he left for Jackson at 500 o'clock.
Mrs. Miller, his wife. who has been,
an invalid for several years, is pros
trated at her home and is in critical
condition.
In the case of William Jones, under
arrest on suspicion of having murdered
George M. Haywood. the police have
not been as successful, but they have
obtained circumstantial evidence
against him which they regard as of
the highest Importance. !
n IuulOuSu btdICH VI the i1el WOUu
premises was made by the officers who,
are Investigating the murder of George
M. Haywood, whose body was found
within 100 feet of his home with the
skull crushed. William A. Jones. who
roomed in Heywood's house, is under
arrest on suspicion. 1t is the theory
of the officers that Jones went down
the back stairs to the cellar, out the
rear cellar door and through the rear
shed to the alley; then across the lot
and to the barn, where he lay in wait
for his unsuspecting victim. Accord
ing to his theory Jones must have
walked through the ashes of the al
ley.
Among Jones clothing was found a
Iair of shoes the soles and heels of
which were thickly coated with ashes.
In nightshirt which Jones wore the
officers found a handkerchief with dis
tinct bloodstains upon it. With this
he might have wiped the head of the
machinist's hammer which was found
in his room and which fitted perfectly
the hole in Heywood's forehead. The
basement door also was open when the
officers first arrived on the scene.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
A just Decis'o..

Charles A. Roux of New York. whose
share In his fathers estate was a life
annuity paid in monthly installments
of $500. sold his Inheritance until 1915
to a money lender for $2,7Oo cash. the
amount to dispose of being S20,7
Then he went to law about 1t, claiming
that he was intoxicated when he
signed the papers. The court re-
voked the power of attorney grant
ed to the money-lender and re-
stored to Roux his income, saying;
"The Insurer is ever on the alert for
methods to eyade the statutes against
usury. but a court of justice will al
ways so beyond the mere form SO as
to ASCERTAIN the substance OF the al
legged usurious contracts"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
A Ratified bridegroom.

A young couple were married in
Fenelon Falls yesterday and num-
Der Of their friends and relatives as
sembled at the railway station to see
them off on their honeymoon. Old
slippers and rice were showered on
the happy pair as they boarded the
train. When they got comfortably
seated in the car, the groom noticed a
boot in the aisle, and, thinking it was
one that had been thrown into the car
by some of his joyial friends, threw
the boot out of the window as the
train was moving. 1t happened that
the boot belonged to well-known
Toronto commercial traveller, who had
removed it to ease his weary feet On
the arrival of the train at Lindsey,
the groom was compelled to purchase
a new pair of boots for the drummer.
Lindsey (Canada) Correspondence
Toronto Globe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

Music teacher vino confessed to kill
ing Miss Jennett,. with whom he had
been intimately
ne was in Jackson prison, sentenced to
spend the rest of his life there at hard
labor
He was arraigned in the recorders
court in the morning on the charge of
murder. His attorney, who was APP
pointed by the court, raised the ques-
tion of Miller's sanity, and Judge
Murphy accordingly appointed a COM
mission of three alienists, Drs. Elmer.
son, Hitchcock and Kennedy, to exam
inc Miller. His plea was withheld
pending their examination.
After careful examination the ply
sicians came into court in the after
noon and announced that they were
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

The first record find of electricity
earning money was on April /, 1874.
The only telegraph line then existing
was the government line from Balti-
more to Washington. As the govern.
ment had no use for it. consent wal
obtained to charge for private mes
sages, the postmaster general fixing
the tariff at one cent for four charac-
tiers, says writer in the Electrical
Review.
certain politician was willing to
take the risk Of being the first fool.
but claimed to have only one cent in
change. The Washington operator
said to Baltimore for him. a." which
was an agreed signal for what time
is it," The reply came back, zone
o'clock" This customer seems to have
paid the first cent ever earned by this
great industry. This was the only
revenue for four days. On the fifth
day twelve cents were earned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
M'KlNLEY MADE THE JOKE GOOD.
Circumstances Under which Great
Speech Was Delivered.

Circumstances Under which a Great
Speech Was Delivered.
Speaking of Mckinley" said a
member OF the New YORK Ohio society.
to correspondent, reminds me Of
one of the few jokes he ever cracked
from a public platform.
1t was at our dinner of 1900. given
in his honor just before the opening OF
his second presidential campaign. The
president had promised to attend, but
with the strict understanding that he
was not to De asked to speak
THE evening program was well un-
der way when President Southland
arose, looked at Mckinley, with the
air Of a man who was about to take
a plunge, and said: Il have promised
President Mckinley that will not ask
him to speak. | shall keep that prom
Use, but | have made no agreement
gentlemen. that will prevent your call,
ing upon him
The house took the hint There
was a roar and the demand was en-
phatic and insistent.
The President arose. He looked
reproachfully at Southland and appeal
ingly at the guests. Then he said: Il
had the solmen promise of your Off
GERS. gentlemen, that l should not be
called upon to speak. have, there
fore, come carefully prepared
with that he took manuscript
from his pocket. 1t was a written
speech, carefully prepared, and really
sounded the keynote of his 1900 presi-
Denial compaign."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
A soldiers Reply.

A soldier OF Marshal Saxe's army,
being discovered in a theft, was con-
demned to be hanged. What he had
stolen might be worth five shillings
The marshal, meeting them as he was
being led to execution, said to him,
What miserable fool you were, to
risk your life for five shillings!"
General" seplied the soldier, Il have
risked it every day for my pay, five
pence" This repartee saved his life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
WORTHY OF CORPORATION LAWYER
Suggestion That Caused Thirsty Crowd
to Rejoice.


to Rejoice.
Four or five good fellows, in the
same line of business, recently "swore
Off" They had never tippled to ex-
cess, but they look q notion that it
would be good thing to quit, and
accordingly quit for period of thirty
days. The agreement was drawn up
in writing and signed by each. The
third day after some of the parties to
the agreement began to chafe under
the restraint. They had never before
felt the need of drink quite as badly
ns after the ink used in drawing up
the agreement had become dry. One
OF them, at last, dropped in on one of
the others, and, of course, the swear
ing off proposition was Immediately
brought up.
I'D like awful well to have a nip"
said the caller
Same here" was the response.
But don't see how we can get
around that agreement"
Neither do l."
II read once that no document, how
ever carefully drawn, will stand in
court. il it is attacked in the right
way"
II see CLEAN of hope" was the re-
ply. Lets read this agreement over
carefully" They did so. and it was
discovered that the agreement did
not call for thirty consecutive days,
but merely Tor thirty days. The man
that hit upon this bright idea was
hailed as born lawyer, who was
wasting his time in the railroad bust
ness. There was an immediate adj
journment to a popular West Superior
street thirst cure.-Duluth News-Tri-
bune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
stun lie wasn't Complaining.

Augustus f. Merritt, for many years
connected with the Navy Department,
was relating to some friends in the
lobby Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel the
other evening story of an inmate OF
one Of the marine hospitals during the
late war. The convalescent, who had
been ordered to take a sherry flip each
morning, was asked by the attending
surgeon how he enjoyed the concoc-
ton given ny the nurse that morning.
With a sparkle of wit in the eye, he
answered:
''Well, doctor, / won't complain, but
II the egg had been as new as the
sherry and the sherry as old as that
egg | would have enjoyed it right
smart more. New York Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
IMPURE BAKING POWDER SEIZED
The New York Board of Health Find 1t
Contains Alum and Rock, Declare 1t
Dangerous to Health and Dump
II Into the River

The New York Board OF Health FIND 1t
Contains Alum and Rock, Declare 1t
Dangerous to Health and Dump
1t Into the River.
The New York papers report that
the Health Department of that city
has seized as dangerous to health
nearly two tons of cheap mixtures sold
for baking powder and dumped them
into the offal scow to be destroyed.
More Of the powder was found in a
Sixth ave. department store. The re-
port of the analysis of the Health
Department stated that it was IAN
alum baking powder" containing alum
and pulyerized rock.
The different Health Authorities
seem to have different ways OF re-
pressing the sale of bad baking pow
ders. In England they have prosecut-
ed the grocers under the general law
and broken up the traffic. In Missouri
the sale of alum baking powder Is
actually prohibited by law. In New
York they seize the unwholesome stu
and cast it into the river without any
discussion. The latter way is certain
ly effective.
The alum baking powders are usu-
ally offered at low price, ten to
twenty cents a pound; or with some
prize. as temptation to the house.
wife.
Consumers can protect themselves
by buying only high-grade baking
powder OF established name and
reputation. Do not be tempted by the
grocer to take something else as "just
as good" or "our own brand" for the
trials show that the grocer himself is
often deceived by INSCRIPTIONS max
ers, and is selling an alum powder
without knowing it.
There are several good powders on
the market; let the housekeeper insist
on having what she knows is right.
and not be induced to risk the life o.
the family for an imaginary saving of
a few cents,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

Girl whose dead body. horribly mu-
tilated. was found on street)
to a lyingin hospital, as he wished
her to, and demanded that he abandon
his family and leave the city with her.
The night of the murder they met to
discuss her trouble and decide on some
action. Miller says that that after
noon he decided to kill her ii she re-
fused to do as he wished, and he there
fore carried a small Ratchet with him
to their rendezvous.
They met and walked out Thir.
tenth street. talking it over, and f.
Rally sat down on the sidewalk Miss
Jennett renewed her demands that
Miller leave the city with ner. He says
he told her it was impossible, but she
still insisted. by that time l was
pretty near crazy" he said. "The i'm
pulse seized me, and while she was
still talking reached into my overcoat
pocket, drew out the Ratchet, and
struck her.
When asked why he mutilated her
SO Miller said he had no recollection
of anything after the first blow until
he found himself wiping the blood off
the Ratchet on the grass in a vacant
lot
How many times did you strike
her?' asked the prosecutor.
Il don't know answered the pris-
oner
1t was impossible to induce him to
go into details of the murder.
He told of putting the hatchet back
in his pocket, of seeing his victim
stretched on the sidewalk in her life
blood and then OF his walking home by
the most direct route
Reaching home, he said, he threw
the Ratchet on the ground in the wood
shed; that he then went in the back
door of the kitchen, washed the blood
off his hands at the penstock and then
going into the dining-room greeted his
wife and Mrs. Shoemaker, visitor,
for whom he made tea and prepared
lunch, the three afterward eating and
joking together.
He was arrested the following morn
ing.
Seyenty.two hours after the murder
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

The biggest wolf story Of the sea-
son comes from Billings county,
Mimi, where G. W. Myers was the
lucky captor. Lupus in this case is
reported to have been seven feet and
ten inches from his nose to the tin
of his tail, and to have weighed 16S
pounds dead. He had been long
time offender, and Mr.. Myers had for
years made standing offer of $50 for
his capture. II is estimated that he
has killed $4,000 worth of stock.
Within the last few months he has
killed number of full grown cattle
on Mr. Myers ranch, The hide was
tanned and will be retained as a SOU
venir.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
Detroit Murderer
COnfesseS Crime

Quick work was done by the De-
troit police in the direction of unrav-
cling the mystery attending the two
horrible murders that have exasper-
eted the citizens of that city. Prof
Joseph Miller, who was arrested on
suspicion of having killed Carrie NJ
Jennett, broke down and confessed the
crime.
Millers confession is an awful story
Of impending disgrace and finally MUIR
der as means of averting it. He ad-
mitted that there had been illicit RS.
lations between Miss Jennett and him
self for the past two years, and said
it was the result Of these relations that
led him to kill her. The girl was in a
delicate condition. She refused to go
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

The Burlington Route has just is.
sued two publications of great inter.
est to homeseekers.
Nebraska" is the title of 4S-page
book descriptive OF the agricultural
resources of the state, profusely IL.
Illustrated with farm scenes and sup
plemented with an accurate sectional
map.
Big Horn Basin is an illustrated
folder telling all about the rich, but
undeveloped portion of Northwestern
Wyoming. The Big Horn Basin con.
tains wonderful openings for small
ranches along good streams. with a
million acres of government land
open for settlement under the United
States land laws. y
Both publications win be sent to
any address on receipt of two cents
In stamps. Address J. Francis. Gen.
eral Passenger Agent, Burlington
Route, Omaha.
A home should always be our haven
o. rest
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

word-slinger he is without a peer In
the house An instance of his ability
in this direction is related by menu
bers of the committee on coinage,
weights and measures A bill for the
adoption of the metric system as the
standard of weights and measures in
the United States was being consid-
cred, and a scientist from the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania was demonstrat-
ing to what fine point the system
and certain instruments would reduce
the measurement of various things.
Il would like to ask the gentleman. :"
said Cushman. whether or not, in his
opinion, it will be possible to take the
little end of nothing and whittle it
down to fine point and push the
pith out of mouse's hair and utilize
the cavity thereby created?"
The scientist was fioored, but one
OF Cushman's colleagues declared thai
such feat would be coarse work."
Veteran OF the Mexican and civil
wars, three times presidential elector,
attorney general rnG pOyernor of his
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
coaenm.n a Good Rsa. onsr.

A Liverpool coachman appeared with
his hair closely cropped Why, Dem
mis-" said the mistress, whatever pos
sessed you to have your hair cut while
you had such bad cold?" We'll,
num- replied Dennis, Il do be takin'
notice this long while that whiniver |
have me hair cut | take bad cowld,
so | thought that now, while had the
cowld on me. it would be the time OF
all others to go and get me hair cuttin'
done; for by that course | would save
meself just one cowld."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
why He wanted a Parrot.

A Western Congressman, who has
been building very handsome and
spacious residence, was asked by one
of his colleagues how the house was
progressing. 1T is all completed"
was the reply. "All that need now
is a parrot "A parrot?" queried his
friend. Yes" replied the Congress-
man, Il want parrot. want a bird
to roost over the front door and just
say, Fool! Fool!' every time he sees
me come up the walk"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
Hard Work to D.lodre Insects.

To shake about 100000 peach trees
and $4,000 plum trees for the purpose
of dislodglng injurious insects is
formidable task, yet 1t was success
fully accomplished several times be-
tween April IS, and June l, 1901, by
the Hale Georgia Orchard company, at
Fort Valley. Georgia. The insect
against which this action was taken
was the curculio beetla
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
Nh. nm unm,,sn pls.slnr.

The famous surgeon, Sir Henry
Thompson, was called in early in his
career to perform an operation on the
king of the Belgians. This brought
him title and fame, but, says he,
though It made my fortune 1t spoiled
my practice. for was inundated with
applications for similar operations and
henceforth could do little else.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
Real Maker. of ram. and wealth.

In praising the editorial utterances
of one of Chicago's leading papers in
his Sunday sermon, Rev. John r.
Crosser. of that city, said:
yet those pages add no glory to
any name or names, but simply to the
newspaper. The editors render their
services and then drop out OF sight.
The individual is swallowed up, as he
Is in all great consultations OF to-
day. 1t is not the few whose names
appear and are noised before the pub
lie who make the corporations sue
cess. Think of the thousands of hui
man hands and human brains toiling
unknown and unheard of beneath the
few, and without which the great ma
chine would STOP"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

The Congressional directory is to be
illustrated with full-page groups of the
senator's and members of the House
by states, and a Washington photog-
rapher is doing lively business in
making these gentlemen look their
nrettiest"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
Cattle In Uruguay.

In Uruguay sheep for freezing cost
an average of SO head and cattle 1923
to $50 in gold. The river Plata can
easily furnish from 100000 to 40OO,-
900 quarters Of beef for export.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

Smithson tthe celebrated poet. nov.
elist. playwright. etc. but. my dear
young lady. really don't unders.and
you. havn't been winning any ping
pong tournament. | don't play"
Miss Brown-7"Oh, but surely heard
our hostess say you were the Mr.
Smithson."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

Arthur Smedley Greene of Green
witch. Conn. has started movement
which has for its object the purchase
of the Holy Land by Christian people.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
The wolf at the door is always re.
garded as a rank outsider.

There Is more Catarrn IN this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together
ana until the last few years was supposed TO be
incurable. For great many years doctors pro-
nounced It local disease. and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly falling to cure
Win local treatment pronounced IL incurable.
science has proven catarrh to be q constitu-
tlonai disease, and therefore requires consti-
Iutlonal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by f. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo Ohio
is the only constitutional cure on the market
II is taken internally in doses from 10 drops TO
teaspoonful II acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system They offer
one hundred dollars for any case II fails TO cure
send for circulars and testimonials Address
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Do your duty and YOU will triumnh
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

A religion in spots will nut keep you
inspected from the world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24
sToRYETTES

An extraordinary series OF puns
and verbal antiquities is reported by
French teacher of languages to an
Italian journal: M Lamerre a es
youse Mile. Lepere: de ce marriage
est ne un fills qui est devenu lie MARE
de- sa commune. Monsieur c'est lie
pere, madame c'est la mere, ct les
deux font la paire; lie fills est lie MARIE
Lamerre: lie pere. quoique pere, est
reste Lamerre, mails la mere ayant
ere Lamerre, etait bein Lepere. lie
pere est done lie pere sans etre lie
pere, ct la mere est Lamerre etant
nee Lepere ma jamais pu etra MARIE.
President Roosevelt is beginning to
chafe under the burdens put upon him
by the persistence of office seekers.
"A friend said to him recently You
don't get much time for hunting
now" NO" said the president;
the fact is, am a sort of game
keeper now. watching the govern.
ment preserves while nordes of poach.
ers are trying to break in and bag the
offices. Or maybe am only a buffer,'i
he added, trifle YEARLY; every day
senators and congressman send men
to me whom they can't land In office,
and whom they know l can't appoint,
and l am expected to save the poll.
ticians the trouble of turning them
down"
The wife of well known liberal
member of parliament recently ad.
vertised in the London Times for the
return of q volume of work on Ma.
poleon, which had disappeared; Dor
rover unknown. Whereupon paro
dist imagined other notables pursu
Ing this plan. For example, the mills
tary secretary advertises in view OF
the remount scandal; Mr. Brod.
erick would esteem it favor IL his
copy of Points of the Horse, which
he cannot find. We're at once returned
to him, as he has urgent need for it."
And the colonial secretary follows
with: MIR. Chamberlain would be
much Obliged by the return of his
copy of the Bible, if Mr.. Kruger has
quite finished with it,"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-24

1t was then that she mastered the
Spanish language.
The difficulty OF disposing of post
Office patronage is recognized by every
man in congress who has anything to
do with the business. Uncle Joe Can
non OF Illinois finds the job compare
lively easy, II we may believe the fol-
lowing story:
"Uncle Joe recently entered the post
Office committee room of the house
to have a little chat with Chairman
Loud.
"'Well Joe,' said the latter, how
are you getting on?'
oh. pretty WELL responded Mr..
Cannon. I've got all my postoffices
disposed OF and don't think I've lost
more than $500 votes.
Mr.. Cushman OF Tacoma is OF the
/, 'singed cat" type OF statesman. He
knows he is not an Apollo. but as q