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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
TRIALS OF A POET.
Some Humorous Experiences OF Pen
sion Commissioner Ware.

sion commissioner WARE
Eugene F. Ware got to be commits.
sioner of pensions in spite of being
poet, and not because of it. So de-
clares a Kansas man, who said that
poem of Wares The Washerwoman'
Song" defeated him for congress ana
threatened to kill him politically.
There are lot of rigidly orthodox
preachers out in Kansas, and when
Gen. Funston's father was contesting
the nomination for congress with
Ware the preachers cited the poem to
prove that the author was not sound
on miracles, and they nominated
Funston.
After the convention a Baptist
preacher who headed one of the dele
cations met Ware and said:
Wed like to have voted for you,
Gene, but you wrote one poem too
many
THE Washerwoman's Song also
caused a phllanthropist to pour the
walls of his wrath upon Wares head.
The man was touched by the poem
and sent Ware $40 for the washer
woman. OF course the check was re-
turned with the explanation that the
woman was a creation of his magma.
ton, and the return mail brought the
hottest blast that Ware ever got.
The philanthropist was mad clear
through. He declared that the poet
was Srifiing with the higher qualities
of human nature in wringing peoples
hearts over imaginary ills, and that
he ought to be locked up for it.
Ware was in doubt whether he
ought to feel tickled or penitent, but
he kept out of the philanthropist's
way" ####
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
External Commerce of japan.

The Minister of Finance of Japan
has published a detailed report of the
exports and imports of Japan for 1901
which shows that the principal ex-
ports were taffetas, handkerchiefs,
cotton stuffs, carpets, porceIains.
lockers, umbrellas, matches, silk, hat.
straw, tea, camphor, coal, rice, tin,
copper, mushrooms, fish-oils and ros.
ms. The total value was 252,169 1853
yen. The principal imports were cot.
ton and cotton yarn, wool, nails, rails,
pig iron, steel, indigo, paper. leather,
machinery locomotives, steamships,
dress-goods, flannel. cretonnes, satin,
cotton-velvets, sugars, watches, rice.
peas petroleum, oil-cake. The total
value was 255, 729,065 yen. The excess
OF imports was $500 yen.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

DR.. T. Hillingsworth Andrews, for
mer police surgeon, is credited with
telling of a newly-wedded pair whose
honeymoon trip took them across the
Atlantic, says the Philadelphia
Times. The bride had been some
thing of a yachtswoman, and was not
affected by the swell; but her mate
was a bad sailor and took to the rail
late on the first day out. She took
her appetite to the dinner table, leay-
ing him pale and unhappy on the
deck. When she returned, he was
still uncertain, with little interest in
anything except the problem: why
did | ever propose a trip by sea?"
She did what she could to comfort
him; but he was difficult. She thought
a touch of the romantic might get him
out of his mood; so she tried this:
"The moon is up-isn't it, darling?"
"Yes," he said, languidly-"that is.
il / swallowed It"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
SALISBURY RESIGNS HIGH OFFICE;
BALFOUR NOW PRIME MINISTER

fee in favor Of Earl Rosebery. The
liberal cabinet was reconstructed and
remained in power three months
longer, when it was killed by the
famous Cordite division and Salisbury
became premier a third time. with a
solid majority of 152 in the house
of commons. There was a general
election in September, 1900, and union
lists were again voted to power, with
a majority Of 1874 in the commons.
Salisbury for the fourth time took
up the premiership. but he left the
foreign secretaryship to Lord Lans-
downe and became lord privy seal.
1t is significant that Balfour in
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

amount of food necessary to maintain
the minimum weight of your body
consistent with the best health Of
which you are capable" .-
Hereafter there should be no ex.
cuse whatever Tor overeating or
undertaking. The anabolic should
be able to jump up and crack his
heels together at least four times.
and the katobolic ought to find it
easy to turn fiipfaps without the use
of the hands. In view of the simple.
ity of the thing it is surprising that
this whole matter was not disposed
of long, lorg ago to the best interests
of all concerned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

terviewed Chamberlain before con-
sulting the other members of the
cabinet in regard to the situation.
Many people think that Chamberlain
must eventually reach the premier
ship, and it would give great salts
faction throughout the country if the
king had chosen him to step into
Salisbury's shoes in the ordinary
course of events. His chances of OBJ
tanning premier honors are now con.
siderably minimized. as he is many
years Balfour's senior. He will, how
ever, be as loyal to his new chief
as he was to the old one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

Sir LANG Cheng, formerly secre-
tary to Minister Chang Yen Huang,
who was beheaded in 1900 after being
exiled to Turkestan, has been appoint
ed Chinese minister TO the United
States in succession to WI Ting
Fang.
The new minister is at present Sec
rotary of the coronation embassy in
England He probably will remain in
London for the postponed ceremonies
and not go to Washington until the
fall or winter, especially as the presi-
dent will be away until October.
New ministers to Russia, France.
and Italy have also been named. The
selections for these posts show that
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
MRS. O'MALLEY RELEASED ON BONDS;
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS NOT LIKELY

ing young fellow-pretty boy-blond,
with regular features and graceful.
slight figure. He leaned over the
rail and whispered eagerly to Mrs.
O'Malley, talking with animation. as
if he were trying to comfort and en-
courage her, but she listened with no
ardent smile and sat with her eyes on
the floor, twirling an envelope around
and around In her hands.
1t is not thought any further action
will be taken in the matter, and trial
of the cases Ia unlikely.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
Ice Mine in Arizona.

Arizona has an ice mine about sew
enteen miles north of Flagstaff in
cave. AS rule visitors to this never
penetrate further than about fifty
feet and this short distance is done
with great difficulty, because of the
narrow and tortuous opening, but dur.
ing last summer young man from
New York succeeded in getting about
200 feet from the opening and he re-
ported that at that point the cave
widened into an immense chamber,
with walls of solid ice. The ice in
the cave is said to be very desirable
for commercial use and it is rather
remarkable that this has never been
made use of. The ice supplied to
this portion of the country comes from
a great distance and is very expen-
sive. A company is being formed to
mine the ice and market it locally.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

bill, in the largest division on record,
656 members out of go passing
through the division Hobbies.
Then came Lord Salisbury's Sec
ond term of office, which lasted from
August, 1886, until August, 1892, when
the house of commons gave Glad
stone a majority on the home rule
question. Lord Salisbury resigned
and Gladstone became premier for
the fourth and last time. The second
home rule bill was thrown out by the
house of lords in September, 1894,
and in March Of the following year
Gladstone resigned the seals of Of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

Lord Salisbury has resigned the
premiership of Great Britain and his
nephew, Arthur j. Balfour, is now
prime minister.
Lord Salisbury first became premier
in June, 1885. Gladstone having re
signed office in consequence of his
defeat in the house of commons on
the proportional duties on beer and
spirits. The conservative minister
remained in office until the follow
ing February, when Gladstone entered
upon his third administration After
an existence of only 17S days the lib
eral party was badly beaten on the
second reading of the Irish home rule
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

At Cooperstown the Young Mems
Christian Association building. con-
tanning a museum and village libra.
ry and maintained by her, is add.
tional evidence of her public spirit.
She also maintains an Alfred Corning
Clark gymnasium at Cooperstown.
Mrs. Clark has four sons, of whom
one is Lieutenant Robert S. Clark,
Ninth United States Infantry, who
served with that regiment in the
Philippines and China.
Bishop Potter is now in Europe.
and is expected back during the sum-
mer. He has quite recovered from
his recent indisposition. The date OK
the marriage has not yet been given
to the press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
Matter Made Quite Plain.

cago Record-nerald, generously sets
himself to the task of giving out valu-
able information as to the amount Of
food one should eat. He proceeds to
make the matter plain to the masses
by saying:
IF you desire to know how much
you ought to eat per diem you must
first determine whether you are tenn
peramentally anabolic or katobolic.
Then, taking into account your age,
sex, size, the amount of exercise you
get and the temperature of the atmos-
phere, you should calculate the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

Mrs. Aline E. o'Malley and William
Hearin both were held for trial at
Philadelphia, the former on a charge
of larceny, the man to face an ac-
cusation of conspiracy. The wife
of the Notre Dame professor was ad-
mitted to bail in the sum of 81, 200,
the bond being signed by Thomas N.
DAILY, president of the Continental IT.
tie & Trust Company. Hearin's bonds
were placed at the same amount, but
no friend appeared to sign for him.
Hearin is handsome, boyish-look-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

the dowager empress continues to re-
gard the diplomatic service as unim.
portant. None of the appointees is
of higher than the blue button rank,
and none has held any important Of
fee.
LANG Chen lungs appointment
pleases the American state depart
ment. The newly appointed diplo-
mat is a graduate of Yale university
and is able, dignifled and honest. He
is the first of the body of students
sent to America in the '70's to receive
recognition BETTING their accomplish
ments. the Chinese officials having
disliked them because of their pro-
gressiye views.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
Living in a Crater.

In the interior of the extinct crater
Aso San, about thirty miles from the
city OF Kumamoto, in Japan, 10000
people live and prosper The verti.
cal wall of the crater is 800 feet high.
The inhabitants rarely make a jour
aey into the outer world. but form
almost a little nation by themselves,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
Must Get Accustomed to noiss

A petition of Berlin land and house
owners against the new elevated cleo.
trio railway, on the ground that it's
clatter deprecated their property by
driving away tenants, has found no
favor with the president of police. He
says that Berliners will get accustom.
ed to the innovation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
Ionn Run of a Train.

A run was made from Pittsburg 10
New York, 43S miles, without a stop
a few days ago. This is the longest
run of a passenger train on record. In
order to accomplish this feat 1t was
necessary for the locomotive to carry
AN extra supply of coal and this was
lone by enlarging the locomotive ten
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
Gov. odeIl Protects Mother.

Gov. Odeil of New York, has re-
fused to issue extradition papers in
the case of a mother who took her
own child out of Connecticut, having
been awarded the custody of the lit.
tie one by order of the court.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
Goes to Wisconsin University.

Prof. f. P. Sandsten, assistant pro-
fessor of horticulture at the Maryland
Agricultural college, has been chosen
to the same position in the college
of agriculture of the University Of
Wisconsin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
To Preserve the euffaIoes.

President Roosevelt has appointed
a man to look after the remnant of
buffaloes now remaining in this count
try and to prevent that animal from
becoming extinct.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
nu,ch Not considered important.

While 129 officers of the British
army are qualified as interpreters in
French, 1O6 are similarly qualified in
Russian, eighty-one in German, but
onky one in Dutch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
o..s.r,,.+ior Of Railroad Ties.

Tie preservation is a question OF
growing importance TO many rail
roads which do not own timber saita,
BILE for the manufacture OF ties Srh
several new preserving plants are go
ing up in several parts OF the coun-
&wv
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
Penny X.RaY Instruments.

Penny X-ray instruments, by the
aid of which the curious may see
their own finger bones, art being sold
in the streets OF London.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
Formulation OF Hawaii

Hawaii has population of 100000,
of which 10000 are Japanese and 3d.
900 Chinese. There are also Porto
Ricans and likewise some Hawaiians.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24
preaoher Falls From Grace.

Rev. ]. T. Olive, a negro preacher
of Birmingham, Ala, while on a visit
to Atlanta the other day pawned his
Bible for whisky, got drunk and was
locked up in the police station.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

Miss Margaret Dornelly of New
York, has the unique distinction of
being the only elevator girl in the
world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24


Returns 1874
Third 1892
Reires 1902
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

Little mice gnaw at big cheese
and little vices gnaw at great virtue
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

This is the latest portrait of Miss
Alice Castleman, who many Kentuck-
ians believe is the states most beau-
tiful woman. She is a daughter Of
Gen. John b. Castleman of the Ken
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-24

lucky National Guard She is now
in New York, to whose society she
was introduced when she was
crowned queen of the charity ball by
John Jacob Aston few years ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-30
STATES TAXABLE PROPERTY
 SHOWS $9,OOO,OOO INCREASE
Assessments From All But
 Seven Counties.
Report of Auditor Sowell Will Show Valuations for Tax Year 1902 are $2e4, ,ooo, ,ooo-Jefferson
 County Leads in Increase.

The report of Auditor Thomas L.. Sowel for the fiscal year which ends to- day, will show that the tax assessment In Alabama for the tax year 1902 has Increased in round numbers about S. 900, = 0OO over the tax year 1901.
 Judge J. T. Cook. chief clerk in the Auditors office. said yesterday that the assessments in Alabama for the year would be in round numbers s294 000, 900, WElch would be an increase of [, ,000, 900.
 The figures are in advance of the Audi tors report. and they are not exact, be- cause assessments have not been receiv- cd from seven counties-Clay, Cleburne, Dale. Lamar, Madison, Marengo and Shelby. In making the estimate upon the assessments of these counties, the figures returned last year are used.
 The neglect of the Judges of Probate Of the above named counties to send in the assessments has not been explained It is probably a neglect of duty that will be remedied in the next few days. Au- ditor Sowell will allow the six Judges some days yet, but the full report of the Auditor cannot be made out until the assessments of all counties are in
 The Auditors report for the fiscal year ending Sept 30. 1901, shows that the as- sessments on taxable property for that year were $2s4 937 The States in- come from this assessm ent was $i, ,565, ,4S7. .95.
 The Auditors book for the fiscal year ending Sept 50. 1902, shows that the as sessment value of the State and the tax on it according to returns from the va rious counties is as follows:
 Statement of assessments for year 1902 as shown by abstracts filed in Auditors office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-30

The increase of 900 is not as large as was expected. It was thought that the marked prosperity of Alabama would be shown in an even larger increase. The year has been a poor one for crops in the State and the distinctly agricultural coun- ties have not kept pace with counties whose wealth Is of a different nature.
 Jefferson overtops all other counties in the increase of its taxable property. As easements in Jecerson County have in creased in the past twelve months over &1, ,776.114. The assessments for this year are $44,915,O34.
 Montgomery County also shows a grat- flying increase in taxable values. There Is in Montgomery County more than a half million dollars worth of property than there was last yeaf at the close of the fiscal year. Montg0mery's assessments in 1901 were $20,671, 5S4 and in 1902 they are $21.2l1.939.
 The Auditors book shows that Mobile, whose tax valuations are very close to those of Montg )mery had even larger increase. Mobile had in 1901 assessments of $1 ,S10. 293. which were increased in 1902 to $22, ,716231.
 For the Educati onal Department there was set apart from all sources for the fiscal yea? which is closing s1, 100, ,6O5 A. Part of this fund, small part compar- atively. was brought over from last year It amounted to between $40,000 and 50,00O and came chiefly from incompleted con- tracts with teachers.
 In the present quarter during which the smallest demands are made, $160,O00 has been paid out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-30
Young Wives Lean to Gauge Illus
 bands

In shady corner of the piazza, the widow was talking to the girls about men. They listened eagerly, hoping to possess themselves of some inside infor- nation on this old. but always interesting subject. says The Philadelphia North American
 Ihe belief Is prevalent" she was say ing, that the wise young woman Is the one who prlorgs ner engagement Il sufficient length of time to become ac- Iualnted wItn the real Charautc. or her nance and thus learn whether he is fitted to be her husband. That is mis- taken idea. The oretcally it Is all right. Put it to a practical test, however, ana nothing is gained.
 The reason? Mans cleverness If he has determined to marry particular girl he will do all In his power to seem per feet in her eyes, hence she finds it i'm possible to ascertain his real character.
 If girl really loves 2 man, she !s honest in spite of herself. She Is a dc.LI failure as d dissembler
 Not SD man. He tries to be all that she thinks he Is. Sometimes he Is really sincere in trying to live up to the id,u that exists in her mind He thinks h. will be q better man for the remainder of his life if she be bI his side to cheer him on with her faith in his nobler self But he usually drops back contentedIy Into his old niche when he marries her
 Ire girl then, for the first time, sess him as he really is. It often happens that the husband .s SO widely different rom the lover that she concludes she gas married somebody else
 At the md of a week of married life she will have the hey to his character. !"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-30

oily checked that, after having excited public anticipation of relief from un pearabIe burdens, the upshot of his posi- tlon Is that the present prosperity" is 10 be credited to the system of consoli- oation commonly denominated trust" that the country must be careful in seek Ing to correct any evils that may at tend 1t, not to do injury to the system Itself; that such evils as may exist can not be corrected through tariff reduc- tions, or by any other means which he can point out; that revision of the tariff Is not to be thought of, and that the only relief that can safely be sought Is through publicity of trust operations. so that the bad trusts" may be ex- posed ,and through such trade reciprocity arrangements as can be made without de- priVing any of the favored interests of the benefits given them at the expense of the people
 This position of the President is much more satisfactory to the old-lne Repub- hcans than what they anticipated when he first began to discuss the matter with them at the White House. Their dis satisfaction with him now is not on ac- count of the position he has finally come to, but because he has excited in the public mind an expectation of something
 
 Congress which the Republican party is not prepared to give. It is felt that the Republican leaders are not so far apart now as they feared they would be- but that the organization and the people are farther apart on account of the public demand for reform that has been excited. Republicans who do not like Mir. Roose- welt charge him with responsibility for the false hopes of the people which may be embarrassing to the party.
 The situation in many localities ap- pears to be beyond the manipulation of politicians of either party. The Demo- crats are unable to compel agreement on national issues betweeri their conventions in different States. except on the tariff and trusts, which, fortunately for them, command greatest public attention. The last national platform cannot be kept tho test of Democracy in those States where there is an antaSOniStic senti .nt mt.
 The Republican party is confronted with divisions and factional contention in several of the States most import ant to the preservation of It's power. Iii Wis consin, in Iowa, in Illinois in Indiana, In Michigan. in Minnesota and in Della were the most violent factional antagon- ism exists, while in New York the ma chine had to he supplied with new fit tngs of double-b lck-action coggejoints to make 1t work with even tOlerable smoothness in the flvw grooves the situa- tion of the party prevents. Even in in Massachusetts there is lack of har- mOny and as in Iowa, public sentiment on the tariff question finds expression in a way calculated to excite the apprehen- sion of the national party leaders.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-30
Old White House Chandeliers.

Mrs. Semple, President John Tyler S daughter. hopes that the Improvements at the White House will spare the old chandeliers and candelabra. They we-e selected by President Monroe" she says He was Minister to France before he was elected President. and both he and his first wife had excellent taste, as all of the furnishings which they selected show. The chandeliers I speak of have been made to suit oil lamps, candles, gas and electricity Tn my fathers time can dles were used. and it took twenty-four boxes for one evening only. It was the most becoming illumination in the world. and the whole expense of it. which was considerable, as you may imagine. came out of the Presidents salary, which was only half at that period what 1t is to- day"