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also very deeecti-e. and this feet makes
It's cost mount up.
1T cost thirty cents foot in the
log and the waste makes the real price
amount TO 4 great deal more a build
en- told me recently that he put large
quantity of English oak in the new
home of a millionaire. ANA that by the
time the perfect pieces had been pro-
cured. the cost of the wood had
amounted 10 81 Il foot.
1t is one of the most beautiful
woods we have when polished. At its
best ii has n rich deep brown color.
and contains many very dark. almost
black blotChes.
Ebony is all going out because 1t
is so hard TO get good specimens of it
nowadays. Good ebony is almost let
black. but that which is imported now
is fun OF gray StreakS which spoil it,
Very little curly maple is used these
days, and bird s-eye maple Is compara-
lively cheap for handsome wood.
II sells in the rough for ten cents a
foot and venecrs cheaper than most of
the others. Walnut has gone out of
style, too. and has given way to maple.
white and quartered oak. ash. cherry
and birch
Chinese teak wood is another that is
expensive and also very defective. Suu
ID is used very extensively. The keels
of the battleships Indiana aud NIassa-
chusetts are made of it, and happen
to know that it cost the Government
pretty penny.
THE British Admiralty uses n great
quantity of this wood for the decks
of the British warships, and il is used
commonly on the swell yachts for
ratings ana hatch combings. as IL
stands the weather excellently.
What is the most expensive wood
that l know of? Snake wood. | guess.
1t is imported from the northern part
Of South America i'm logs weighing
from fifty to 200 pounds. and costs
from ten to twenty-five cents pound.
1T is very hard and when polished
shows Il grain much like the marking
of snake skin. 1t is used mostly for
walking canes and for fancy turn
ingS.
Black Sea walnut costs a lot. too.
from thirty-fiye to fifty cents a foot.
so You see that mahogany is not so
expensive. after all. and rs | said be-
fore. it is truly the king of all woods"
New York sun.
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ago. It's all over town" Hannah's
blue eyes regarded her lover a bit re-
proachfully as she said this. Perhaps
she was thinking or the dead stock i'm
the wareroom; perhaps she was won
dering why nc didn't mt least make a
bid on her fathers store. The big fell
low. with his back TO the door. was
doing a little thinking. too. Gradually
Il smile spread over his face as he be-
gan to divine the reason why Hannah
missed her train. but this is what he
said:
Fact is. Hannah. | just dropped
over to look over your stock. Axelstein
was telling me you're long ON some
lines ana as he's short on the same
sort of goods. so | thought"
What lines:" she asked. hope and
shame rising together in her heart.
Wooden ware. hardware china
ware. druggists sundries. paint and
put"
Papa she snapped. turning on the
old man, you've been telling tales
about m-m-mee- And she sat
down again and cried
Tripp y Oliphant is tho sign over the
only general store in Hermosa now.
The old man does most Of the buying
himself, and Dexter Oliphant has al
ready worked off" all of the dead
stock.
Hannah never did catch that train
TO Dcnver.-John II. Raftery, in the
, Chicago Record Herald. ~
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dustcovered wooden ware. china ware
hardware. druggists sundries. paint
and putty
There's $1,000 wuth O. them burned
things" said Trip. Lord knows what
made Hammer buy 'em. But she did.
an what's more she paid for EN-. an
stood of the firms which was sellin'
us live goods"
ELEPHANTS eyes We're bullying as he
strOlled amongst the mountains of
dead stock" 1t was all his goods
Hannah had not only bought from
him. but had paid his house and let
others wait for their pay
THAT there's the reason why I'm
agoin' to sell out" said Trip. but it's
Hammers goin' 10 toown that worrits
me most. She cried like "a baby when
we went over them invoices an looked
over what we owe Why. the best
price | can git for the store won't
more'n pay what We owe. an I'll pay ia
if I've got TO die i'm the poorhOusc."
Oliphant heard no more. said no
more till the old chap asked.
What are You sellin' this timct"
Nothing. Tripp, nothing Fact is. I
iust-Tripp. did YOU know chat ANcI-
stein was selling out:"
Yes. / l;nowcd &c. He's scllin' out
becuz he's TOO rich for Hermosa an
I'm scllu' out bccuz I'm TOO pore"
He's sold out Tepp Sold out this
morning
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The Lesson OF the Biddle Tragedy.

The chief lesson of the Biddle trac.
cdy at Pittsburg would seem to be that
a jail is no fit place of residence for
family. 1t too frequently happens in
our prisons that q place which is de-
signed for the seQuestration of Grim
inals becomes the home of the wives
ana children of the officers i'm charge.
IL IS not u fit nor a pleasing spectacle
TO see the children at play in the
corridors or cOurt-yards of the iails.
and b certainly is no proper occupa-
don of a wardens wife TO be acting
as scrvitOr 10 those incarcerated
within. The influence Of such q con-
tact upon the youthful mind is harden
ing and evil. The influence of so much
visible suffering upon the mind of n
woman, preying, as such spcctacles do.
uDon me active sympathy of sensitive
organization. is subycrsiyc of that rig
oIous discipline which should prevail
J. these institutions are to be made
effective. To guard against a rcueti-
don OF the Pittsburg horror by which
q revolving tale of murder, betrayal of
trust and domestic dishOnor was
spread in uJusegUng detail before pub.
lic eager for unhaalthrul sensations. ev-
cry Jail.yarl used as play ground ana
every prison tenement used ms "a home
Tor individuals possessing mo- official
connection with the administration Of
Toe law should be cleaned out. ana only
,uosr actively iu The service of the
state as guardians OF these institutions
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Jim was curious chop-not like other
boys.
lie had his own way o takin' life with its
joys
An sorrows, he loved birds an flowers, an
I'll bet
Tie never much rs trod on a imid violet
! hot peeped shyiy thro the grass Like
music of a flute
The birds sang to him. but their voices
now are mute
Since Jim died
Since Jim died pears like to me mother
amt 50 spry
As she used TO be; there's a sadness in her
eye
An voice that sort o. cuts me 70 tn heart
for Jim
Had allus been her pet sence he was born
she loved him
Better than the rest. he was her boy; she
don't complain
Mother don't. but then she's never been
tn same
Since Jim died
Rochester Post-Exprcss.
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WHEN JIM DIED.

When Jim died, all tn neiehbors came
from fur an near.
Pears like to me they held him just as
As mother did an me; fer they all came
IN TO gaze
Once more on mis- calm, pale face, an a sort
o haze
Seemed to settle on their eyes, FIR seen
tn tears
A-trieklin' down their cheeks-maybc tn
fust fer years
When Jim died.
When. Jim died tn birds stopped sinein
IN tn trees,
Fer they missed him. you know: an tn
golden-belted bees
fhttn DER tn meadows whispered to tn
clover
1t would kiss his bare. brown feet no
more an tn plover
An the kildee in tn rushes am tn fen
Seemed ever TO be callin that he'd never
come again
When Jim died
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I9w mucI poetry do you write n
day Mr DometriousE inquired tine
Intelligent interviewer
'Ah. tho amount varies. madam
replied The unhappy poet Sometimes
&c takes mo half % day To- compose two
lines"
And how much do you get for a
poomF persisted Iue uuobashod one
Ilat again varies. 4 have received
1s much as S2J"
Then Jhe interviewer went through
90 mental calculation and reported jhe
income of Dematr.cus ns 5000 n year.
Whnoupon 1i thD wll0w verse produc
ers .n thc country wrote lo mm to
ak how they TOO. could bask Gro the
light of iamc-W Washington Times
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The good natured Oliphlut WHO
loved Hannah niial loyalty Ie.. of
ol Der good qualities had wooed her
iu tho most unromautic 1nd most r1-
ti0nal way. and OLD man TriDp having
been kept out of tile secret for reasons
which Hannah Kept to herself shc
had promised to name tHc wedding
day when bv fouuiI0us D1mb.n0.
ton her lover bad made up m mind
to- quit thc road 0uJ h. father bad
made up DIS mind to Quit business
At last one day after au 0boaeo of
six months, OHDhou walked into .he
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SHE COULD KEEP A SECRET.
Had Horror or Being Reminded of
Times Flight.

Had Horror OF Being Reminded Of
Times Flight.
The one secret that women know
now To keep is, according to unkind
critics, that of their age. They will
tell everything else that is mtruSted
10 their keeping, but never. even i'm n
moment Of expansive indiscretion, will
they be induced to reveal the number
of their years.
or course this isn't always true.
Many feminines tell their ages and
those of their women friends with as
much freedom as their brothers would
give the same intelligence concerning
themselves. but one elderly lady who
recently died was, in the matter of Sc
cretiveness, a marvel to her acquaint-
ances.
No one except her own brothers and
sisters knew her age. Her husband
did not, though she was married to
him thirty years or more. When the
marriage license had to be bought the
bride VouchSafed the information that
she was more than eighteen" That
was all; so the hardhearted best man
put her down as twenty-five years OF
age.
In the years that followed She never
spoke OF her birthdays. Once. when
she was asked if she was born i'm
Juno, she replied that she didn't re-
member. The natal days of others
in the family were celebrated. but
hers never She would talk well ON
any subject i'm the world but ages: on
this one she was absolutely dumb.
Before she expired she made single
request of her husband. Please don't
allow any dates to appear in the obit-
uary notices or on my tombstone" she
asked. Il don't like dates"
And so her secret died with her. and.
though her women friends surmised
that she must be at least ten years
older than her husband to justify this
constituencies, it is quite possible that
she was nothing of the sort. She did
not look it, She merely had a horror
OF being reminded OF the passage of
time.
This was. OF course. n very unusual
case. but 10 is sufficient evidence that
% woman can keep n secret and she
will Baltimore News. ~
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a Partisan restaurant Keeper who
had thc honor of entertaining Rus
SIAN grand duke felt that the opporlu.
nifty was one not TO Doc neglected.
When the duke came to- settle his
bin he found charge OF twenty francs
apiece or nearly 50. for hotbousn
peaches
What" exclaimed the astonishcd
nobleman care dollhouse peaches so
scarce then. even iu midwiutory
NO, replied thc host uaivcly. "but
grand dukes are"
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now tho Doctor became Known.

a. West S.i. physician has hit upon
% novel way of attracting attention to-
h.s office aud setting tho tongues of
gJ fps H-wage.ug Recently hc bad
H.- house.8 frame structure painted
most ouDIaudIsu color The shade OF
Hu paint ou the building proper Is bad
enough but the border and the color
with which Doc had thc ypranda decor
ate3 ore infinitely worse.
Tile other day q ncighborlng drug.
gist referring TO- the fact that people
were commenting ou Che appearance
of his house. asked the doctor why he
bad chosen $50 odd % color.
We'll YOU scc replied tbe disciple
of EculapIus people VIII talk about
dr. Blank anyway. $50 Z Thought +
would give them something to- talk
about Milwaukee Sentinel
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AT st. Paurs Cathedral. London. i'm
former times on st. Paurs Day a buck
was brought to the steps of the high
altar where the head was cut Off. the
body sent to be baked and the head.
fixed to pole, was borne through the
cathedral, followed by the dean and
chapter in vestments decorated with
garlandS OF roses
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TOR ten years Dexter Oliphant
II was the best known drummer
in the far West 1t didn't
g matter what his Zine" was,
he always got the trade and held it
until some enterprising manufacturer
offered him a higher salary and sent
him forth 10 new triumphs with a diff
ferent display of samples. That was
in the old days. of course-before near
ly every speciality fell into the hands
of some trust-in the good old palmy
days when commercial traveller had
to be something more than n sand
witch man" or a distributor of circu-
lars to succeed.
Oliphant won with every branch Of
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|. 81 y ~ @I
(13 %M@HIN@s
|slE0ZIN1oM21g.

Husbands in Luneburg. Prussia.
must he home at II o'clock at night or
pay fine of about $3.50. half of which
goes to the complainant. who is usu-
ally the wife.
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In India 10000 head of cattle are
killed every year by wild beasts and
Venomous serpents. and I'm Finland
wolves Kill 5000 year In Australia
wild dogs kill 5000 sheep annually. and
the loss among the tiocks and herds Of
the West from wolves is large.
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I'm the ocean the longest way round
is ofttimcs the shortest way home.
For instance: If a United states trans
port were To- leave San Francisco for
China. the most logical course would
seem TO be straight across the North
Pacific TO the land of the Boxers.
But i'm reality the ship would be
.teercd To- the southwest along the
equator and past the Philippines to- the
Asian coast This course would be
several hundred miles longer. yet it
would take the vessel TO her dcstina-
Uon much quicker than tine straight
course. I'm thc one case She would be-
going with Che uwcnc u the other
shs would Doe going against the cur
rent.
The ocean 's NOT simple painless
rspause. over which short cuts may
bc made. but q system of highways.
cro-swuys and oven blind allpyways.
which have been surveyed and laid
ont by nature herself -Ainsee's Mag
llina
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1t may not be generally known that
there is New York in Scotland. and
within a short distance of Glasgow.
This village is marked on one OF the
maps of the Caledonian and l.. and n.
w. Railway tourist guides for the pres.
ent year. 1t is situated on the west
shoe of Loeb Awe directly opposite
Portinisherrigh Hotel, on the east side
of that loch.
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no bc noble s 90 know how to for
give isnobIe things ira others New
Y0rl Press
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The fiction of the mysterious load
stone mountain which draws the nails
out of ships that passed near enough
has certain foundation in fact. ac-
cording to the Paris Steele On the
coast of Norway, near Joedern, there
is sand dune nearly three-quarters of
a mile in length. The sand is mixed
with particles of loadstone, and when
a ship comes in the vicinity the com
pass becomes irregular AS a result
vessels frequently run ashore at this
DOint
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Polo o. probably Hc oldest of attn
lctIe sports u ha been traced TO coo
d. G..
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Submarine divers have not yet sue
ceeded in reaching 200 feet below the
surface with all the advantage of ar.
NOR, air supply and weights to sink
them. The effort has been made to
reach wreck in 24O feet of water
The accounts state that at 100 feet the
diver began to experience serious
trouble. AT 200 feet, after suffering
terribly, he lost consciousness.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-05-06

Excavations I'm Southern Germany
have apparently established the fact
that in prehistoric times Europe was
inhabited by pygmies. Remains of
midget race have also been found in
Switzerland and the Pyrenees The
skeletons which have been found are
so small that they can be placed in an
ordinary museum drawer None OF
them is longer than fifty-nve inches.
and many are smaller.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09
INSANE GARDENER
COMMITS MURDER
Shoots Son and Attempts to Brain
Wife, After Which He Takes
To the Woods.

Sault Ste. Marie. Mich, Oct. e.
Noah Hale, who lives about six miles
from the Canadian 500, shot and killed
his son Frank and tried to beat out the
brains of his wife. Hale began abus.
ing his wife, who fed across the street
to her sons house. A moment later
the father appeared In the door with
gun. Without warning he shot Frank.
The murderer then turned on his wife
and beat her with the butt of the gun,
knocking her down. With great diff
Guilty the injured woman reached the
house of her daughter. She suffered
broken arm and several bad wounds
on the head and body, but may re.
cover.
After leaving his wife Hale ran to
the woods and little later shot was
heard from that direction. 1t is sup.
posed that he committed suicide.
Noah Hale is market gardener and
mas always been somewhat peculiar.
Five years ago he was arrested for
threatening the life of his wife. Three
weeks ago he was bound over to keep
the peace. Since then the old man has
made threats against his whole fam
lily, and it is believed that he is in
sane
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09
SEATS COLLAPSE AT TENT SHOW
Fifteen Hundred Persons Thrown to
the Ground, Many Beinu Hurt.

Maryville Mo-, Oct. 6.-Fifteen hun
tred people were thrown several feet
to the ground by the collapse of the
reserve seats in tent where show
given by local talent was in progress.
Two hundred were injured. some seri-
ously. ]. C. Donnelly. ex-mayor of
Marysville, was badly injured, having
a number of bones broken and having
sustained serious injuries about the
back. Miss Rose Montgomery of
Bolckow Mo-, sustained injuries in the
back which will probably prove fatal.
An unknown child was so badly hurt
it cannot recover. Dozens of others
were removed to their homes immedi.
ately, a few of whom may die.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09
BLACKSMITH ADMITS
HE MURDERED GIRL
Joseph Beck confesses to the Memo
minee Authorities, and Is Hur-
ried Away.

Menominee. Mich, Oct. 6.-Joseph
Beck, the blacksmith, confessed to the
authorities that he murdered little
Julia Wozniak and buried her body
under the steps of his shop. The con-
fession was not made public for fear
it would lead the Infatuated populace
to form mob to lynch the prisoner.
Despite the secrecy maintained by
the sheriff's Office news of the confess
sion transpired and the authorities. to
forestall possible attack on the Jail.
hurried Beck out Of town on the north
bound train. II Is supposed he has
been taken to Iron Mountain.
The funeral of Beck's little victim
was held at the Polish church. A
great crowd attended.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09
CHARMING sleeve Model.


A printed batiste in white and black
has charming sleeve model. and the
lodice and skirt are simply, but strik-
ingly trimmed with black French lace.
daintily finished with narrow straps
of black velvet ribbon and small
Rhinestone buttons. The undersleeves
are of lace, and balayeuse of white
chiffon makes charming finish
about the hem of the skirt. Hand en-
broidery gives look Of elegance to
gown of white crepe, tucked length
wise. with alternating lines of fine
white lace insertion. The girdle and
sash are of black silk, embroidered in
white and distinctive look is given
the hat and gown with clusters Of
scarlet cherries.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09
GIVES LAND TO METHoDlsrs
Property for Church for Free Hospi-
tai at Nation Is a Gift.

Springfield, H., Oct. 6.--At the SEES
sion Of the Illinois conference of the
M. E. church Rev. DIR. Whitlock, pre-
siding elder of the Nation district,
introduced resolutions accepting from
Mr.. and Mrs. David M. McFall apd
Mrs. Mary e. Morris of Nation gift
of lands and properties in and near
Nation. which are decided to the con.
ference on the condition that there be
established in or near NATION a free
public hospital to be under the con-
troll of the conference.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09
GRAIN MEN ELECT OFFICERS
r. p. Baxter Heads Dealers and J. o.
Foering inspectors.

S@Ns~' ''~oSS SSe'S'e e''S ~
Foering inspectors.
Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. 6.-The seventh an
nual convention of the National Grain
Dealers Association adjourned Friday,
after electing the following officers:
President, Theodore p. Baxter,
Taylorville, H.: First vice-president.
N. S. Grimes, Portsmouth, Ohio; Sec
ond vice-president, P. II. Peters, Chi
cago. Director at large, John w.
Snyder, Baltimore. Directors: Thomas
Costello, Maroa, H.; j. M. McCord,
Columbus, Ohio; J. L. McCaull, Min.
neapolis; l.. Cortelyou, Muscotah,
Kan; J. A. King, Nevada, Iowa; d.
Hunter, Hamburg, Iowa; James Wei.
lington, Anderson, Ind; ]. p. Harri-
son, Sherman, Texas, and J. c. Robb,
Kingfisher, Oklahoma.
The annual convention Of the Ma.
tional Grain Inspectors elected officers
as follows: President, J. o. Foering.
Philadelphia; vice-president, Charles
Mcdonald, Baltimore; secretary and
treasurer, ]. ID. Shannahan, Buffalo.
The convention adopted descriptive
grades of contract grain.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09
A Little NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Young Mother-What will you
charge for photograph of our little
boy?
Photographer-Three dollars, mad
am, but it will be considerably cheap
er for a dozen.
Young Mother-A dozen! Oh, no;
we can't wait so long.-Lippincott's
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09
The Race for Publicity.

81 shall never trust him again,
said the statesman, bitterly.
But he has never failed to lend his
influence in your behalf"
Nevertheless, he is false friend"
What has he done?"
"Snatched fame from my grasp. /
told him funny story and he went
and printed it as original before had
a chance to see an interviewer"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09
His Cause for Complaint.

Judge-Your only complaint against
this woman is that she threw brick
at her husband? Complainant--Well
yes. Judge-Then what business is
that of yours! She didn't throw it at
you. Complainant know; but If she
had she might have hit her husband,
and wouldn't have this black eye.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09
Indianapolis Files Suit to Test Law
Holding COLLEGES Liable.

indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 3.--Another
step was taken in the grave robbery
sensation when affidavits we're filed by
Prosecutor Collins against the demon
strators of anatomy in the different
medical and dental colleges In the city
charging them with failing to keep a
complete record Of all bodies pur-
chased for dissecting purposes. The
affidavits We're filed in an effort to test
the law holding colleges liable where
q record is not kept.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09

An old country sexton. in showing
visitors round the churchyard, used to
stop at certain tombstone and say.
This ere is the tomb of Tummas
Copper an is eleven wolves"
One day lady remarked, Eleven?
Dear me, that's rather a lot, isn't it?"
The old man looked at her gravely
and replied. We'll. mum, yer see it
war an 'obby of Ism"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-09
Miuht TRY and See.

There is only one reason why
have never asked you to be my wife"
What is that?"
II have always been half afraid you
might refuse"
Well Tin whisper, after long
silence), II should think you'd have
curiosity enough to want to find out
whether your suspicion was well
founded or not"