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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-20

The native runner-postmen OF Natal
are strikingly picturesque objects
when on business bent. With their
sandaled feet and head-dress of dried
leaves. which rattle as they run, and
a military great coat, underneath
which is garment called the mucetu,
they travel for miles at jog trot of
four miles an hour, and receive as pay
ment Ell (s5) month.
In Holland the extent of the mail
service routes is aver 10000 miles. The
uniform OF the postmen is semi-mili-
tary in character, and they themselves
are said to be remarkably handsome
body.
In Austria the government gives to
the postmen every year one tunic, one
pair of cloth trousers, one pair of linen
trousers, one waistcoat and cap.
while every second year coat and
blouse are given. Previous military
service is considered as postal service.
and each year OF war counts double.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-20
WHY MAN SLAVES.
Custom Can BE Traced Back "a Very
Primitive Times.


Custom Can BE Traced Back to Very
Primitive Times.
An English ethnologist has publish,
ed an article in which he touches on
the origin of the custom Of shaving.
His theory is that the origin OF shaw
ing Is to be found In the very print
tive custom Of painting the body. In
more barbarous times this odd vanity
was everywhere marked, and 1t may
be supposed that no painted tribes
like their skin decoration TO be hid.
den from view by veil Of hair. Again.
all primitive shaving tools, HE TA-
zors of obsidian. preceded any instrc-
ment which could trim the hair neatly,
and thus the prehistoric hunter al
tist whose beard came to point. and
whose sporting tactics are so well
shown in his drawings. knew not the
beginning of the BARRIERS craft. The
present English writer thinks it may
have been those tactics that made.
it necessary for his ancestors to shave
both their faces and their heads, con-
SlueIlHS AoW hoWihS pSdiuS anu toh5
hair must have caught in every bush
and bramble as the unshaven hunter
crawled along the ground.
The theory is quite in line with the
historic fact that Alexander the Great
put an end to boards in the Mace
DOMAIN army because they were pullel
in battle. The first prehistoric man
who Joined two metal razors together
introduced the art Of clipping the
beard to a point. Many bronze razors
have been exhumed in France, and are
at least as old as those Sic.lan ones
with which Scipio Africanus set the
fashion of shaving in Rome, but they
were modelled probably on other such
instruments used in times more primi-
tive. c
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Tn. chaplaln.. ss,f-con,roI.

Winston Churchill tells an excellent
story Of chaplain who quarreled with
the captain of ship on the way to
South Africa because the captain re-
fused to let him hold services in the
saloon. The captain regarded himself
as the priest OF his own ship. Mr..
Churchill found the chaplain tramp
ing the deck In anger. "And what did
you say to himT asked Mr.. Church.
Ill. alphabetically. when he had
heard the story. "oh. I said nothing
at ALL answered the chaplain, with
a splendid show Of self-command. "but
I may tell you that any other clergy
man in the Church Of England would
have told him to go to h--lr'
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"Ah. nevah could undahstan'." said
Charcoal Eph, as he helped himself to
q piece Of cornbread. IVY er man blow
on he soup ter git hit cool. blow on
he hams ter keep dem wahm. an blow
on hisself ter beat de ban. Hab some
OBJ de fowl, Mistah jackson"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-20

About the first thing a good Ameri-
can finds 1t necessary to do after
reaching the Philippines is come home
to undergo a surgical operation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-20

: She-Before we were married you
said / was the light of your life.
He-Well, you were. but you weren't
always getting put out then
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-20
CHAPTER x.

The Maker of presidents.
AS soon as his eyes fell upon the
smiling countenance OF General Bar
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-20
An American Nabob.
A Remarkable Story of Love. Gold and
Adventure.
CHAPTER Ix.-tcontinuedJ
BY ST. GEORGE RATHBoRNE

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When We Fall Asleep.

When a man drops off to sleep his
bopy does not do so all at once. Some
senses become dormant before others,
and always in the same order. AS
he becomes drowsy the eyes close
and the sense of seeing Is at rest.
It is quickly followed by the sense
of taste. He next loses the sense of
smell, and then, after short inter-
val, the tymDanum becomes insensi-
BILE to souni-or, rather, the nerves
which run to the brain from it fail
to convey any sense of hearing.
The last sense to leave is that II
touch, and in some representative
people it is hardly ever dormant. This
sense is also the first to return upon
awakening. Then hearing follows
suit after that taste. and then the
eye becomes able to flash impressions
back to the brain.
The sense of smell, oddly enough,
though it Is by no means the first to
SC. is the very last to come back.
The same gradual loss of power is
observed in the muscles and sinews.
Slumber begins at the feet, and slow
ly spreads up the limbs and trunk
until it reaches the brain, when I'M
consciousness Is complete and the
body is at rest.
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He couldn't go without another tete-a-
tete with Miss Glendennin. He took
walk that led him down toward the
beach past her cottage. Her mother
was in the verandah but Anne, his
loadstar, was at lawn fete. He moped
back to his hotel. The next day was
Sunday. Caldwell, worshiping from
afar, saw Miss Glendennin and her
mother go into the village church. He
went in, too. and sat droning in back
pew during the dull service. When
they came out he was on the walk,
beaming. glorifled with the reflected
light Of her cOuntenance.
"Oh, we're so glad to see you, Mr..
Caldwell" she said. "We're going to
have midday dinner at the hotel
tired of our cottage fare, you know
Have you tried the Shelburne cuisine :?
They say it's wonderful"
They were walking now, he holding
her white lace parasol and she setting
his heart afire with the flash of lSr
twinkling, blat ! eyes.
"Would you honor me by coming as
my guests to the Pines" he said des-
perately. remembering that his credit
ought to be good there.
But old Mrs. Glendennin broke I'm
with: well be delighted to be your
guests. Mr.. Caldwell, but won't you
humor us by taking us to the Shell
burne? It's all the same to you,
suppose, and Anne has her heart set
on the music there. Haven't you,
Amer
And so to the Shelburne they went,
Steve trying to forget that he had less
than a dollar. living only each success
sive moment in her presence, hectic
with alternate Joy and embarra ssment,
till they were well along toward the
coffee. He urged the ladies' to order
this. that and the other-anything that
would defer the catastrophe and pro.
lang his rapture. On tenter hooks of
delight and terror, at last he saw Now
att str0lling across the verandah. He
hailed his friend as a deliverer, and
Jerry was soon chatting with them.
No. he would have nothing; he had
just dined; he was going for sail
with the Hildebrandts. Steve winked,
grimaced and in dozen ways tried to
send him wireless kilograms Of distress
financial distress-but Mowatt. curse
him.. either could not or would not see
them.
Matters were becoming desperate.
Steve saw the waiter making out the
bill. He excused himself a moment
and tried to walk jauntily as he ap.
preached the cashiers desk. He ex.
planned that he had left his money
In his other suit" Was he a guest of
the Shelburne? No. Then the cashier
was very sorry to say. but" etc.
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noyice for Indicating Speed.

One of the French railroads uses
a novel form of speed indicator for its
locomotives in cases where, on account
of repairs, defective structure or lack
of attendance the speed Is to be kept
within a certain limit 1t not only
shows the speed, but when this rises
above the required point 1t acts auto
matically to throw on the air'brakes
One of the locomotive axles drives q
small centrifugal pump which sends
water from the tender into a small
cylinder. The piston of this cylinder
Is raised by the water against the
compression OF spring, and moves
up or down according to the speed OF
the pump or of the locomotive The
piston Is connected with a registering
apparatus which thus traces u speed
curve. When the speed rises above
the limit the piston acts upon a de-
vice which is connected with the air.
brake pipes, and certain quantity
of air is allowed to escape, thus throw
ing on the brakes.-Scientiflc Ameri'
can,
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WISE WORDS,

A teacher is not taskmaster.
Good things always grieve bad men
The man who thinks leads the crowd.
An iron key may open a golden door.
Some men are born with the brakes
set.
Heroes never see themselves In the
glass.
Deep digging must go before high
building.
The love Is not faultless that falters
at fault.
The stream Of life rises not above
its source.
Culture is not character, but charac
ter Is culture.
Logic will not illumine until It is on
fire with love.
You cannot estimate a mans message
by the size Of his mouth.
The heart within to resist evil Is
better than fence without.
The only thing that comes to the
man who waits Is the dust from the
professions.
The problem is not to get an educa-
ton out of politics 50 much as to get
education into the politicians.-Ram's
Horn.
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The True Province
Of the Newspaper


By Most Rev. John ireland, Archbshop of st. Paul.
welfare of
* should
TT Y4 emnenty the of the people 1t
believed nearly by
sponsbilty Is tremendous. o
the nothing
omit when that which omitted relevancy
public publish
weasceraned
falsehOod
Journalism that
precious nhetance That which places
Its
than the calm statement Of facts
America
here and there which
There Of
May they be
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FIRST PUBLIC LIBRARY:
Started in Charleston, 8. c., in 1898 and
Is Still in Operation.

Started in Charleston, 8. c., in 1898 and
Is Still in Operation.
The city of Charleston boasts of the
first library in this country supported
by public funds. In the year 1903 the
South Carolina Assembly appropriated
a substantial sum of money for the
purchase Of books for public library.
The Lords Proprietors supplemented
the appropriation later, and the library
was governed by officials appointed by
the Assembly, under the oldest library
laws Of America.
In 1749 officers Of Library Society
Were elected in Charleston, and sooD
had membership of one hundred anc
sixty. At the time Of the Revolution
this society owned between six and
seven thousand books, besides pam.
phlets and philosophical instruments,
all Of which save about 200 volumes
were destroyed by the great fire of
ITS The society, however, preserved
its Identity, began the labor of collec.
ton, and in 1886 removed to the build
ing which it now occupies. 1t was en-.
dowed in 1900 with the property. real
and personal, Of the South Carolina
Jockey Club, including the historic
Washington Race Course, now leased
by the Charleston Exposition.
The sOcietys collection includes
much that is rare and interesting-sev.
eral volumes of Incunabula, "Mr. VIM.
Shakespeare's comedies. histories and
tragedies, published according to the
original copies. Second impression;
London" Printed by Thos. Cote for
Robt. Allot, and are to be sold at the
sign Of the Black Beare, in st. Paul's
Church-yard, 1761." There are files of
newspapers from 1882 to date, collec.
ton Of autograph letters and one Of
MSS.
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~ u ~
Why Boiling a
Potato is an Art
BY Alice Dynes Fea1ing, B. S.

&D@p@E often hear the that
boil potatoes" The truth
The
yV boil
medium cooks Of
wS@@ o Physics has taught ordinary PRESSURE
water becomes
100 degrees Centgade
to boiling
aky potato True without
the same result accidentally But she
cooking until the starch partly dexnzed
result The unscnf likely
cooking adding
believing that she thus
break by
splash over on the
accomplished in less time Thus knowledge
prevents waste Of fuel point
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Water Drinking
Best Means Of Health
BY G. T. Palmer, NJ. ID.

disease constantly
eopardizng the health The
Is which applies municipal sanitation will also apply
Is -
SUPERINTENDENT be foesaled
of Just truly the gathering Of filth from
the city veins endangers the
ba the posons generated by the bodily meabolsm collected
the will
hban bodythe
accompanied by destruction cells which, eliminated will
accumulate, like cinkcrs.
Aside from the Choking the hues mind
the body which,
harm; which,
poison is uric acid justly
headaches
be that the accumulation
create their types disease all the
o
beginning kidney
do not drink enough They mbes
preventing Digestion and indigestion being direct kidney
disease tumber Of
another night, recommended
water possible with meals
before eating This rule persisted day after
complexion will
with meals should be slipped, well taken parngy
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-23

Captain o. Bcrtoletto, of the Italian
Barque "Lincclles," in recent letter from
the chief Office OF the Italian Barque Lin
celles, Pensacola, Fla, writes:
~ have suffered tor several gears
NTH chronic cdfd rrh Ofthe stO ma ch.
Tho doctors prescribed for me 18TH
out nsU recetUtng the least benefit.
Through one or your pam phiets / be-
gan the sise Of Perund, aud t,co bot
ON mend PeruMu to al my friends. y
%. BertOiettO.
In catarrh of the stomach, as well as ca
tarrh of any part of the body, Peruna is
the remedy. AS has been often said if Pc
runa will cure catarrh of one part it will
cure catarrh of any other part of the body
Catarrh is catarrh wherever located
and the remedy that will cure it anywhere
will cure it everywhere.
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~ - ~
The Praise Of Science.
BY Garrett p. Serviss

.A44 ENJAMIN FRANKLIN is mentioned history modern
I4VfVA times; Daniel Webster in history America.
Is Thus writes in of
- ! o our
Consciously he has
( | \ 2 praise Of
~ 5 For
In histories which omit the name of weber only
w cries have made his
while Webss political
interests and stirred the minds of
solitary
called
modern But the
by scientific thought achievement
Aexanders widely celebrated than that
Aristotle Homer lived longer
claim him than other branch of human
Shakespeare with his popularity after all
name Of Luther than that Of Copernicus?
Galeos high that his
Angelo? account the mankind
his victories, little could Iaplace
yourself in the place intelligent
nineteenth among
towering
kings
will then
perhaps with vanity
rise like pyramid.
Especially young ambition make
king" Of this that other form Of
"than for camel through the a
Of humanity this earth based
instnevely
in
Washington forgot
ten-Amercan and Journal
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| 0TEvE CALDWELL's vacation
~ at North Harbor had not been
| y profitable. He had not rested
had not found his affinity
amongst the lawn-decked beauties OF
the place, was tired, remorseful and
"broke." Thursday, having counted
his small change and telephoned home
for enough money to pay his bill, he
determined to leave on the Saturday
night boat. He told himself that the
summer girls of North Harbor had
'worked him to a finish" He called
himself "a mark" and vowed that
thereafter he would "vacate" In some
trackless, primeval forest. where the
wles of women penetrate not and
where high balls and penny ante are
remote and uncanny memories.
Then he met Miss Glendennin and
the whole face of nature was changed.
The dowdy little summer resort be-
came paradise; he yearned to prOlong
his visit; the horizon suddenly expand
ed, the skies lifted and he noticed the
pungent perfume Of young summer in
the air. But he was broke-fiat broke,
and rhapsodize as he might about her
beauty, her gentleness, her evident re-
gard for himself, he could not see any
way to cash on the delirium. He had
met her t-ice and was sure he had
"made an impression" There could
be no doubt as to what she had done,
for Steve had not known her day
when he was telegraphing to his house
for permission to extend his vacation.
They said "No" very CURLY. and he
moped. Jerry Mowatt who had come
with Steve and who disapproved Of his
extravaganza. saw his friends lower
ing frown and asked, whats matter,
Stevie"
I'm broke" said Caldwell.
Shouldn't be surprised. Som l..
But you're going home, aren't your
"Yep. Got to-"
"But you're sick of the hole, aren't
you"
"N-no-that is. I'd like 1t If I could
afford it."
But when Saturday came and he had
the check, just enough to pay his bill,
Caldwell couldn't make up his mind to
SO. To brace himself for the test he
paid bis last S. to the hotel clerk and
the next minute wished he had kept it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-23

An absolute cure for all foot troubles.
Guaranteed to stop all odor and excessive
perspiration. Brings red, burning, smarting,
tired and tender feet to u perfectly normal
condition. A superior toilet article for ladies.
This powder does away with the use Of dress
shields. Druggists, or sent direct In hand
some sprinkle top tin package for 25c
EDWIN +. MERRILL, Maker, Woodstock, VT.
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powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Cnllous, Aching
Sweating Feet and Ingrowng Nails. Aliens
Foot Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. At
all Druggists and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Ac-
cept no substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy n. Y.
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continuation OF them will effect n perma.
nent cure. Peruna is surely a wonderful
remedy for catarrhal atfections.-J. ID.
Botkin.
This is a case of catarrh of the stomach
which had run for twenty five years, ac-
cording to his statement, and Peruna has
at once come to his relief, promptly accom-.
plshlng for him more benefit than he had
been able to find in all other remedies dur
ing Il quarter OF century.
1t stands to reason that a man of wealth
and influence, like u Congressman of the
great United States, has left no ordinary
means untried and no stone unturned to
find cure.
Ii such cures as these do not verify the
claim not only that dyspepsia is due to ca
tarrh of the stomach, but also that Peruna
will cure catarrh of the stomach. it is i'm
possible to imagine how any evidence
could do so.
Ii you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement OF your case and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-23

A doctor says that persons who at
tain their 30th year without suffering
from any serious illness are likely to
live till they are at least 70 years of
aya
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-23
The Truly Remarkable.

"Do you think there is anything re-
markable in love at first sight?" asked
the romantic youth.
mot at ALL" answered the cynic.
"Its when people have been looking at
each other for four or five years that
1t becomes Iemarkablc. Washington
Star,
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The greyhound which can cover a
mile in I'm 2Ss, is the fastest of quad.
rupeds. NE34
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MISS LAURA HOWARD, CHICAGO

MISS LAURA HOWARD, CHICAGO.
knew one day how would feel the
next. l was nervous and had no APP
petite, neither could I sleep soundly
nights. Lydia Il. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound, used in con-
junction with your Sanative Wash, did
more for me than all the medicines
and the skill Of the doctors. For eight
months have enjoyed perfect health.
verify believe that most of the doc
tors are guessing and experimenting
when they try to cure woman with
an assortment of complications, such as
mine but you do not guess. How I
wish all suffering women could only
know Of your remedy; there would be
less suffering l know. "'-LAURA How
ARD, 1l3 Newberry Ave, Chicago, III.
5000 forfeit II abous testimonial Is not genuine
Mrs. Pinkham invites all wo-
men who are i'll to write her for
advice. Address Lynn, Mass,
giving full particulars.
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Mrs. Winslows SC othing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. abottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-23

Mexico City has over 80 miles of
electric street railroad, and It IS one
of the best lighted cities in the world.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-23

A girl doesn't have to be magician to
call fellow a lobster and then make
monkey OF him.
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lcines - Peruna
and Manalin. |
have been af.
.ilicted more or
less for a quarter
OF a century with
catarrh OF the
stomach and con.
s,ipation. A resi-
dcnce in Wash
ington has in
creased I hese trou
BEES. A few bot.
ties of your med
icine have given
me almost com
plete relief, and
| am a,II,a that "A
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Crude spirit made from potatoes is com.
ing more and more into use in Germany as
a cheap fuel.
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w. H. Griffin, ia 'kson, Michigan, writes:
"Sufrered with Catarrh for fifteen years.
Halls Catarrh Cure cured me-" Sold by
Druggists 75c
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FITS permanently cured No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer $2trial bottle and treatisefree
DR.. R.H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch st., Phila., Pa.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-23

The mandarin duck is one Of the most
beautiful of aquatic birds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-23

Piso's Cure Is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections Of throat and lungs.-WM.
o. ENpsLEY, Vanburen, Ind. Fob. 10, 1900
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-23

The good deeds that men do live after
them-on tombstones.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-23

BUtteTH %.
The butterfly invariably goes to
sleep head downward on stem OF
grass, with its wings tightly folded.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-08-23

1t is estimated that 767 1896, 200 tons of
coal were mined the world over in 1900