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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

massed in the forepart. 1t went swift
iy about that the schooner had been
scuttled; and the pirates overhung
the bulwarks waiting for her to go
down. At last she sank. She had
filed rapidly, and the melting out of
her shadowy shape, and the downward
flight of her lantern and Its sudden
extinction In the smoky gloom which
overlap the sea, made an ocean vision
that had enough Of awe, mystery and
terror in 1t to subdue into brief 81
Ience even the swarm of rough black.
guards who watched.
The brig was rounded away for the
course which John Spaniard was to
traverse. and Captain Pope, stepping
up to the Earl, made him a polite
bow, and begged the honor OF his COM
pany at supper in the cabin.
The nobleman followed the captain
and they sat down to a meal of cold
food which had been plundered from
the snow. Champagne and wine were
put upon the table by the cabin man;
the Earl knew to whom those bottles
had belonged.
II would thank you. Captain Pope,
as gather your name is" he said,
Ito tell me how you propose I am to
return home, and when?"
I'VE must wait upon the chances Of
the sea. my lord" replied Pope in his
pleasantest manner. Your person is
SAFE"
The Earl made st!ff motion with
HIS head.
We're ill-ussd gentlemen" says
Crystal breaking Ia Sith hiccough.
Would have us starve sshore when
there are plenty Of rich pea.sy oys-
ters washing along at sea waiting for
our cutlasses to open them?'
you do not spare your fellow-coun
trymen?" says the Earl.
I'VE have none" answered Pope
grimly. Poverty has no country
This is excellent champagne; let me
I'LL your lordship's glass"
where are you bound to, gentle
menu" said the Earl.
ITO the devil, fear!" answered
Pope. "glear that stuff up" continued
he. addressing the cabin man. land
put fiddles upon the table,"
The supper was ended. Crystal
with q bottle of champagne in his
head. withdrew to his narrow couch
Pope said
II little thought this humble cabin
would have been honored by the pres
ence Of SO great nobleman. You
: are doubtless fatigued after the events
of the day; would your lordship like
to withdraw"
Where am TO sleep?' says tho
Earl, with start, revolving his great
nose slowly in survey of the plain
interior.
There" answered Pope, pointing
lis a comfortable little berth-your
lordship is an old soldier-a bolster
aud blanket"
Lord Fitzgibbon waved his hand
upon which Pope. strangely enough
for the first time. took notice OF q
very handsome ring.
my lord" says the captain with 0
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01
THE AGE OF DRAGONS.
Their Existence Believed In by Many
Scientists.


Their Existence Believed in by Many
Scientists.
Dragons were important animals in
ancient and medieval natural history.
Until comparatively recent time no
scientist. ever thought of questioning
the existence of this most formidable
OF beasts. The annals OF Winchester
for 1177 gravely state that Gin khis
year dragons were seen Of manN in
England" Gesner, professor of ratur.
al history at Zurich, gives detailed
description of the dragon, while AL.
drovandus. in his History of Serpents
and Dragons published in 1910, de.
votes fifty pages to the monster. A
good specimen of dragon would seem
to have been a beast about the size
of sheep, incased in coat of scales
which shone like silver. Its back was
long tail, pair of batlike wings, four
heavily clawed feet. wolvine head,
the jaws of which were armed with
very formidable teeth. The tongue
was barbed and fire and fury issued
from the monsters mouth and the
head bore crest. Dragons were the
most wicked and vindictive of crea.
lures. They seem always to have
been in a towering rage and spent
the greater portion Of their time in
rushing up and down the earth de.
stroying everything that came in their
path. The origin Of dragons was a
disputed point among mediaevel natur
alists. Some maintained that these
animals were generated by the heat of
India; others were Of opinion that the
volcanoes Of Ethiopia used to belch
forth the monsters. One scientist,
John Leo by name, declared the DRAG.
on to be hybrid. cross between an
eagle and wolf.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01
Partisan Coffee Inehrlates.

There are coffee inebriates in Paris.
Usually they are laundresses. a class
Of women who are specially devoted
to the fragrant beverage. The coffee
lnebriate comes at last to such a
state that he or she lives almost ex'
clusively on an effusion of the be
loved berry. with the addition OF o
little bread soaked in 1t.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01
Ancient Rell Breaks Down.

There is great grief at Rouen.
France, where the famous bell known
az "Rouvel," which for an uninter-
rupted period OF GOO years has rung
the curfew. has JUST exhibited a seri-
Gus crack 1t is feared that repairs
are impossible and that the bell will
never ring again.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

A tender-hearted Judge dwelis in
Vienna, in the person Of Wilhelm
Stultz. A prisoner was lately brought
before him against whom there were
over four hundred charges Of theft
He was convicted Of all of them. and
if he had been sentenced for the full
term of punishment, he would be
doomed to two thousand five hundred
years imprisonment; but the judges
heart melted, and in passing sentence
he took off one thousand years in con-
sideration Of the mans youth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

A tardy but rapturous wooer in Cen
terview, Mo-, correspondent with girl
in Minneapolis for three years. but de.
layed his marriage proposal too long.
A short time ago he received a letter
and picture from her. The letter
almost petrified him; 1t announced
that she had been married two years.
and the picture was of her baby. my
husband and have enjoyed your let
tiers very much" she wrote. "but I
guess you'd better stop writing now.
as have to spend all my time caring
for the baby"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

Great excitement prevailed In At
ianta during baseball game between
mines composed entirely Of colored
men,. Observing that the catcher
had missed pitched ball. player
tried to steal from the first to the sec
ond base Before he reached 1t he was
shot dead by partisan of the oppos-
ing nine. But this tragedy only tenn
porarily delayed the game Two inn
ings later the umpire was fatally shot
because he rendered decision that
was considered unjust
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

c. q. FOOT COMFORT Cures Sore,
Sweating and Aching feet. Price 25c.
+. r. Mccarthy. Jefferson. Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

1t may be mistake to marry young.
but It is mistake that is seldom re.
peated.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01
Special Low Rate via Michigan Cen
trail

trail.
Account Of the International Con
vention Of the Christian Churches OF
the World at Detroit, October 1922,
the Michigan Central. will sell tickets
from Chicago. at one fare ($6.75) for
the round trip, going Oct. Is. is. II.
and 10, returning October %. or to
October rs by extension, for which
fee Of fifty cents is required. There
will also be side trip to Niagara Falls
at one fare for the benefit of those
attending this meeting. For full in.
formation address Mr.. l.. ID. Heusner.
General Western Passenger Agent. 1l9
Adams street. Chicago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

A strange accident happened to a
child that was playing on the floor
of farmhouse in Costeshi, Roumania.
A couple of turkeys wandered in. and
one of them few onto the bed. It's
wings. Tapping against the trigger of
gun hanging on the wall. exploded
the charge, which entered the child's
head and killed II.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01
FITS TtrmsnentIy cursd. sonts vcusness arscs
arst days use Of Dr. Klinss Great Nerve Rrstoser.
Send for FREE $500 trial bottls, and treatise
In ". II. KIisR. Ltd. ISL Arch st.. ihilsdeiphtA Pa
Bucling the tiger has frequently
brought the wolf TO the door.
CHEAP EXCURSIONS TO THE
anllTH

On October 10th. the Kansas city
Southern Railway port Arthur Routel
will run q cheap excursion from Kansas
City and all stations In Missouri and
Kansas to Lake Charles, Shreveport.
Beaumont and Port Arthur. The rate for
the round trip will be $16.o0. limited TO
81 days from date OF sale. good TO stop1
over on going trip at all points en- routes
provided final destination Is reached Ia
side OF Is days from date OF sale. This
exceptionally low rate, together with lib-
erel stopover privileges allowed. should
insure a great crowd. especially In view
OF the fact that this IL the most delight
full season OF tho year to visit the south
land. Similar low rates will probably be
placed In sffect from points north and
east of Kansas City. Ask your ticket
agent.
pany to secure the safety and comfort OF
Its patrons. All inquiries relative 20 de-
sirable locations 10 visit or other informa-
tion Will be cheerfulIy furnished. Address
either s. G. Warner. q. p. & II. A., v. f.
Roesler. II. p. K /. A., or J. ii. Morris. t.
L. A.. Kansas City, Mo-"
8. @. WARNER.
Respectfully,
q. =. 4 T. A.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01
TO DETROIT AND NIAGARA.

A fool is-a man who laughs at his
own folly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

Though the American eagle is a
tough old bird, when it roosts on the
back of a silver dollar II is legal ten
dor
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

AGENTS WANTED to sch newly patented
Flu Ky Wrench. Sells at sight. Liberia CJu mission
Nicholson Buggy Wrench Ming. &c. once of sept.
VI Agencies. COS Yonngerman BIZ. Des Moines la
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01
When You BUY Starch

buy Defiance and get the best. 10 or for 10
cents. Once used, always used.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

An old as well as bold soldier died
recently at Salem, Oregon. His name
was Joseph Bashaw, and his age was
ia. He was soldier under Napoleon
from 1906 to 1915. and fought at
Waterloo. He drove an OK team to
Oregon in 1S47.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

Eight quarts Of green apples usually
make more than one peck of trouble.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

The grasshoppers around Forsythe,
Montana, have destroyed all vegeta-
ton in a district seventy miles long
and fifty miles wide The plains there
about are dotted with cattle that have
starved to death because of the lack
of heritage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

For every married man who commits
suicide there are three bachelors who
thus close their career.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

Just the minute the average man
gets on the water wagon he tries to
water the distiller's stock.
-1~~~~~~>~~>~~~~-~~~ ~~~~~-~~~~~~~~>~
Say, mamma" queried little Mary
Ellen, what's a deed letter." ANY
letter that is given to your father to
mail, my dear" replied the wise
mother.
Employer-"Yes. I advertised for a
strong boy. Think you will I'll the
bill?" Applicant-"Well. just finish
ed lickin' nineteen other applicants
out in de hall"
"Ono q de sad things bout dis life, .
said Uncle Eden, SIS dat it's so much
easier to depend on dc enmity OF yoh
enemies dan on de friendship of yoh
friends"
Have the pleasant expression you
need?" Voice from under the cloth
Perfectly. sir" Then let her go
quick. governor; it hurts my face"
Bigby-'I'm saving up money to go
to Europe" Higby-"lndeed! How
are you getting on?" Bigby-"Fine!
I've already got together enough for
the tips, and as soon as can scare up
travelling expenses I'm on"
Smith-"May | make a confident of
your" Why. certainly" Smith
well. I'm hard up and want ten
pounds Jones-'You can trust me;
! am as silent as the grave. have
heard nothing"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

A father may disinher., ...s children,
but he can't disinherit the lawyers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-01

II. -. NSdtlltTs WHO Was COHFiCttu
OF stealing eight sacks of sugar from a
wholesale grocery house at Fort Dodge.
was sentenced to eight months In the
penitentiary. Anton Smeby. who was
convicted Of larceny from a building.
having stolen two watches from Frank
Easley's home. was also sentenced to
eight months servitude.
Galvanized iron is merely iron dip
ped into molten zinc. The coating is
not electrically applied, as the word
galvanized seems to imply.
Eight little trout. each less than six
inches in size, were caught near Nc
Michaels. Pa. by Redman Wister. 1t
Is illegal to capture such little trout
and Mr.. Wister had to pay a fine of
ten dollars for each fish-eighty-ffv
dollars in all with the costs added.
An electrical gridiron has been de.
yised TO kill flies. II stands vertically,
and the moment fly alights upon IL
death ensues from electric shock. The
dead fly drops onto horizontal shelf
underneath.
The best protection against cold
is the skin OF the reindeer. Any one
clothed In such dress, with the ad.
tition of blanket Of the same ma.
lerial. may bear the lowest tempera-
ture Of an. Arctic winters night.
Life insurance to the amount of
s2.500,000 is carried by John Wana-
maker. of Philadelphia. Mrs Leland
Stanford. of California, carries more
insurance than any other woman
Her policies amount to over million
dollars.
A goldfish farm Is run by William
Shoup. In Waldron, Ind. His profits
are about $4,000 year.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-16
HARMONY A LA BRYAN.
The Only Kind That Will Ever Induce
the Nebraska Cyclone to
Calm Down.

William j. Bryan and Adlai +. Ste
venson - two political have-beens =
were the principal guests and the only
speakers at the recent democratic love
feast at Des Moines, Ia, although Will
liam Randolph Hearst had been invited
and was expected to attend. Hearst
sent a letter full of instruction to the
assembled democrats as to what his
party ought to do to be saved, the true
meaning of which, reading between
the lines, was that it should nominate
Hearst for president. Mr.. Stevenson,
who in the late campaign swallowed
Bryan and Organism whole, notwith-
standing the fact that he had been vice
president with Mr.. Cleveland, in his
address rather squinted in the direc-
ton of the yellow journalistic candi-
date, but Mr.. Bryan gave no sign of
Endorsing the Hearst boom. The great
defeated did, however, indicate what
he thought of the reorganizers, says
the Troy Times, and this is what he
said in the interest of the much talked
of harmony: Harmony is thing to
be felt. not thing to be talked about.
The mere mention of harmony sug-
gests differences that need reconcilia-
ton, and the vociferous talk about
harmony among those who disturbed
it, left the party and lent their infiu-
ence to the enemy, naturally recalls
the issues that created the disturbance
and, naturally suggests the inquiry
whether the prodigals have repented
or demand repentance of the party"
Which, IL IL means anything, means
that Mr.. Bryan and his followers can
never be harmonized unless their brand
of democracy is accepted az the only
true one. none genuine without Bryan's
name blown in the bottle. y
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-16

late, however, il has come to light that
Judge Parker is an understudy of ex-
Gov. David b. Hill, and that he 80
shifted about when he was candidate
for chief judge in 1897 that Cleveland
democrats called him "a trimmer"
Now, with Judge Parker thus promi-
nent, the Brooklyn Eagle, a Cleveland
democratic paper, declares that Grover
Cleveland is the only democrat who
can carry the state of New York. That
this able paper, which has been fight
ing its own party since 1896, should de-
clare who can and who cannot be
elected is sure to exasperate a multi
tude of the brethren who shouted for
Bryan.
And now another Richmond appears
on the field. That is, il a Richmond
is an aspirant for the presidency, there
is the temperance of an old one in the
person of that worshiper of gorgeous
uniforms. Lieut.. Gen. Miles. Gen. Miles
has thought for some time that he
should be president. He is reported to
have been certain that mistake was
made when the republicans nominated
William Mckinley. Since that time he
has looked to the democracy for NOM
ination, but the only element in the
democratic party desiring his nomina-
ton is the little band of antiimperial-
lists who imagine that upon his recent
report of the situation in the Philip
pines Gen. Miles should be given the
democratic manhattan Rut inst ms
the anti-imperialists are settling down
to business, the New York Times, a
Cleveland democratic paper. observso
that Gen. Miles could but know That
his Philippine story is false one.
And so it goes. No sooner Is the
name of democrat mentioned even
remotely with the party nomination
for president than some element in the
party proceeds to assail him, which en-
phasizes the fact that there are too
many kinds of democratic leaders in
that Dartv
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-16
FIRRsIDR PATRIOTS.
Reverest Tribute II Due Those who
Have Won Diplomas by Hard
Home stady.

Some time ago celebrated Oxford
professor, travelling in this country,
visited Chautauqua during one of its
summer school sessions. A friend.
curious to know how an institution SO
inconsistent with Oxford traditions
impressed keen observer, asked him
one day what he thought of the Chau-
tauqua idea, relates Youths Compan-
ion.
There were undoubtedly crudeness-
es which were amusing, the scholar re-
piled in effect. but whenever he
thought of the splendid ambition and
purpose which the movement symbol
ized-he stopped and looked back TO
the roofs among the trees-"l take on
my hat to that group of buildings"
The "chimney corner graduates"
men and women who, unable to attend
college or university, have resolutely
accepted the best opportunity open
to them, and have won hard-earned
diplomas at their own firesides, are
worthy the tribute paid them by the
great scholar. Doubtless III growth
and enrichment of character could be
measured, many Of their diplomas
would stand for as much as those given
by the oldest universities.
Nevertheless, there ere those who
deserve deeper reverence yet. In
one of the western states, is years ago,
was a poor farmers wife. Her days,
like the days of the women all about
her, were set to heavy tasks, but her
heart knew higher purpose. What
she could never have, her children
should have, II she gave her life in the
attempt to win it for them.
There were six or seven children.
Day and night for years she talked to
them of the education they must win.
One of her sorest battles was that of
awakening their ambitions, but she
succeeded by sheer persistence. The
oldest boy rode ESQ miles on bicycle
to the nearest college-rode because
he had no money to buy railroad
ticket. At the end of four years he
was gradual ed at the head of his class.
One by one, the older helping the
younger, the others followed, until
the last of the children stood equipped
for the larger life which the mothers
faith and perseverance claimed for
them. That mother then, although
scarcely past middle age, was an old
woman, bent and Extraordinarily
worn out. But she was contetnt. She
had done that which she had set her
heart to do; how better could she have
spent her years?
II is right to honor those who have
given their lives for their country i'm
battle, but surely tribute no less rev.
erent is due from every man and wom-
an to the unknown fireside patriots
all over the country who to-day, as
they have done in years past and will
do in years to come, are giving their
lives that others may win that which
has been denied to them.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-16
QUEER THINGS ABOUT FROGS.
Breathes Through the skin, Has Ne
Ribs, and Has q Peculiar
Tongue.

The frogs skin is so important as
breathing apparatus that the
creature would die at once of suffo-
cation IL the pores were closed by a
coat of sticky varnish. by dust, or
in any other way. While we are
speaking of his breathing. you will
notice that his sides do not heave
as ours do at each breath we take.
A frog has no ribs, and cannot inhale
and exhale as we do, but is obliged
to swallow his air in gulps, and IL
you will watch this little fellows
throat you will see II continually
moving in and out as one gulp fol-
lows another. In order to swallow,
his mouth must be closed; Just try
to swallow with your mouth wide
open, and you will see what I mean,
writes Ernest Harold Baynes, in
Woman's Home Companion. A frog,
then, always breathes through his
nose, and If you held his mouth open
he would suffocate as eunsly as though
you gave his skin a coat of varninh.
'Mr. Frog" has an enormous mouth
for his size. and IL we were to put u
finger inside it, we would find that
he has row. of teeth in the upper
jaw, and that his soft white tongue,
unlike our own, rs attached in front
and is free behind. When he wishes
to catch any insect, he throws out
the free end of the tongue. then
draws IL in so rapidly that IL is diff
cult to see whether he has been sue
cessful or not. As the tongue IL
coated with a gummy fluid, the in
sect sticks to 1t and is carried back
into the mouth. which closes upon IL
like the door of a tomb. Frogs, how
ever, are not limited to one mode Of
feeding; they often leap open-mouth-
ed upon larger prey. which includes,
besides insects, small fish, mice,
small ducklings, polliwogs and tiny
frogs
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-05-16
A Stolen Melody.

Frenchmen had limited acquaint-
ance with German music in the days
when Victor Hugo's stirring hymn,
"Patria," set to Beethoven's melody.
was written. Victor Hugo himself
knew nothing about the symphony
from which the air had been taken
until he came upon it by chance, in
his early youth, and even then he had
not so much as heard the name of
the great composer. One night he
went to the Theatre de Madame, and
listened to piece which failed to in
terest him in it's plot, dialogue or
lyrics. All at once, says the Youths
Companion, he sat upright in his
seat, at the strains of n ''Hindoo In
vocation"
"This," he said to himself, sis the
real thing"
When the music ceased he left the
house, humming it. The melody was
still in his mind when he awoke next
morning.
After breakfast he met Dartigues,
the critic, in the street, and said to
him:
There is a piece of music you
ought to hear at the Theatre de
Madame"
"Nonsense!" said the critic.
There's nothing good there"
But there is! Go and Judge for
yourself"
Nonsense again!"
go! It's entirely different from
the idotic stuff one generally hears"
Nonsense, tell you'll"
But young Hugo insisted that
Dartigucs should hear it. A few
days after they met again.
''Did you go to hear that music?'
asked Hugo.
YES" was the reply.
Wasn't 1 right?"
"Yes," the critic admitted, "and 1
am not surprised at your liking IL.
1t was Beethoven's."
Hugo never forgot the air, and
years after, in his exile, no wrote the
words of "Patria" to IL.