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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
CHAPTE r III.
The BURGLARY.


Twelve days had passed since the
foregoing. Approaching Margate roads
was a small sloop with a great main
sail swelling at her, mast, which was
stayed in the most unsightly manner
aft.
Crystal and Pope stood together
near the long tiller over which Bobbin
was hanging, gazing at the scene
around them.
Il have been turning the matter
over, Crystal" said Pope, "and I'm
certain our best chance lies in bring
ing up or Margate and sending the
boat round to Dumpton Gap to wait
for us after we've landed. If this
sloop comes within sight OF the
Families she'll be sending boat"
You're right in keeping out of sight
of that there Families, gents" ex-
claimed Bobbin. Il don't know a ship
of-war where q brighter lookout's
kept"
Presently the sloop was within an
easy pull Of Margate town. Here Cap
tain Pope brought her to a stand, and
the boat was launched. Pope and Crys-
tai had talked long and earnestly. All
was settled and nothing remained but
to go ashore, get the plate, and sail
away for Hamburg.
There were three men and Captain
Pope; these were to go in the boat,
leaving Crystal to see to the sloop,
whose canvas they had snugged for
him. The three were to plumber poor
Miss Horribly, and Captain Pope, her
nephew, was one of them.
When the boat reached the shore
he stepped out, and the hired men,
one of them named Steve merely, the
other called Madison, followed.
It was drawing on to midnight when
Pope and his men came to gate in a
tall hedge. Pope pushed open the
gate, and the three walked swiftly to
1 the house, using one side OF an emer-
aid sward that was divided by a mar
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Spread Of the Bible.

The Bible, translated into the Ian
guage of Tibet. is now being carried
even into that forbidden land. in ad-
vance Of foreign commerce and travel.
The Russian government. while hither-
to intolerant of missionaries, gives the
Bible itself free course among the
people. 1t is admitted free of duty
and has often been transported free OF
charge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
On a CHARGER.

Teacher-And what was the request
hat Herod's daughter made in respect
to John the Baptist?
Pupil-She asked to have his head
brought in on horseback.
Teacher-Where did you come by
hat ridiculous idea. She asked to
have it presented on charger.
Pupil-Well, and amt charger a
horse, I'd like to know?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Bishops Nominate.

Milwaukee, Aug. 24.-These are
the prelates whose names have been
forwarded to the Papal Nuncio as
bishops choice for successor to the
late Archbishop Katzer: Rt. Rev. s.
G. Messmer. d. D., dignissimus; Very
Rev. A. F. Schinner, dignior, and
Very Rev. Joseph Rainier. d. D.. dig
nus.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
|FIUfl0Ie'
|OF THE DN'
Their Use.

What I don't see." remarked the
cheerful idiot. is the use Of scien'
tists discovering new metals like
radium and polonium, that costs thou
sands of dollars an ounce"
1T is done for the benefit Of the fu.
ture trillionaires, replied the wise
Guy. They can get rid Of some OF
their money by building yachts, auto
mobiles and airships out of those met.
ais"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Brief, but Pithy.

a characteristic story of the late
Sir Hector Macdonald is just told.
Always a man of few words. when
sending his only son to public school
for the first time he addressed the fol-
lowing brief note to the headmaster:
Herewith boy Hector to be made
man Of"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
PLAYER Is KILLED IN BALL GAME
Man Struck by a Ball Dies From
Hemorrhage of the Brain.

Pawtucket, R. T., Aug. 24.-In the
first inning Of ball game between
Pawtucket and picked team of the
Intercity league Allen M. Newman Of
Bristol hit fowl ball, which bounded
and struck him in the temple. He fell
to the ground, but soon jumped up. He
played two innings and then COM
planned Of pains in his head. He was
relieved and went to the dressing
room. At the end of the game he
was found unconscious and was sent
to the general hospital, where he died
in an hour of hemorrhage of the brain.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Not Yet Fairly Started.

HE says he's in business for him.
self now. manufacturing automobiles"
yes"
"And he claims not one of his ma.
chimes has ever been known to break
Town on the road"
That's right; he hasn't sold any
yet"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
CHARGES BRIBERY TO ALDERMAN
President Of the City Council Of La
Crosse, Wis, on the Rack.


Crosse, Wis.,, on the Rack.
La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 24.-Charges
were preferred in the city council by
Eugene Derr, alleging that Bert Clark.
president of the council, had been paid
the sum of 5000 for livery service in
violation Of state law and city ordt
nance. The maximum penalty for con-
viction Of such an offense is one year
in the county jail. The council ad.
journed out Of respect for Alderman
Lexius. killed in a runaway, and the
matter was not acted upon. The
case is expected to have far-reaching
effect, it being charged that malfeas.
ance Of this character has entered into
every department of the city and coun.
ty governments.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Novelty in Suicide,

Salt Lake, Utah, Aug. 24.-Andrew
Adams, a waiter, who frightfully
slashed Mrs. Jennie Gerald with a
razor, committed suicide at Holy
Cross hospital by placing his mouth
over a faucet and turning the water
on full force.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Turned Out.

"Our colleges turn out some pretty
good men nowadays" remarked the
elderly gentleman.
YES" replied his son gloomily. "our
college turned out the man who was
sure to have won the 100-yard dash
for us next year-just because he
didn't pass any of his examinations"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Merely Amusing.

"You may talk as you please" said
he man who thought he was in soci-
ETY., but it is ridiculous to pretend
hat the masses are not interested in
the reports of the doing of the swell
set"
''Of course they're interested" re-
piled the plain man; "everybody's in
terested in good joke"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Neoroes Are Mot Barred.

Nashville. Tenn, Aug. 24.-Many
northern negroes attending the con-
vention here are expressing surprise
at the condition Of the negroes in
Nashville, finding that they are not
barred from any employments Of the
artisan.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Now They Are STRANGERS.

Edyth-That handsome reporter for
the Weekly Zazoo paid me pretty
compliment.
Mayme-Indeed!
Edyth-Yes. In his account of the
reception l was mentioned as being
among the most beautiful girls pres.
ent.
Mayme-Why, of course. now that
you mention it, l remember seeing
you among them myself.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Put to the Proper Use.

Wife-You know, dear, you told me
to invest that money so that I'd have
something for a rainy day.
Husband-Yes.
Wife-Well, here's the investment.
Did you ever see a lovelier rainy-day
skirt in your life?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
As Good as His Word.

The Sultan of Jingjangju frowned.
Much as 1t pains me-" he remarked
to the abject subject who has dis.
pleased him. Il must make an example
Of you"
Adding something about subtracting
the sum from his salary, which had
been recently multiplied, the Sultan
drew his sword and neatly divided the
subject.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Man Serpent.

Greenburg. Tex, Aug. 24.-Charles
and John Bostick have been arrested
for making F. o. Marshall, tenant.
crawl in the road on his stomach and
eat gravel and grass.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Appreciate chamberIaln.

London, Aug. ga Capetown cor
respondent says the Congress Of
Progressive Associations has unani-
mously passed resolution recording
its deep sense of the valuable serv-
ices of Mr. Chamberlain.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Pope Is Friendly to France,

London, Aug. 24-Describing the
visit OF M. II. Nisard., the French
Ambassador, to the pope, correspon-
dent says the ambassador received a
warmly affectionate greeting from
Plus Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Former Consul Dies.

New York special: oliver Everett
Roberts, for twenty-five years cashier
in the United States assay office in
New York, and formerly United States
consul at Hongkong. Is dead at his
home in Orange, N. j.. from paralysis.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27

Pope rushed to the cupboard. 1t
was locked, of course; they pried the
door open in a minuate, and there on
three shelves was arranged guam
tity of handsome. massive plate,
mostly Of old pattern. They found
tableclothes and quilts and very rap
idly they made up the plate into three
weighty loads. none. however, too
heavy for a stout fellow to carry with
ease. and Pope took care not to leave
mustard.spoon behind him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
no compete Mlth Mnrnan-

Boston, Mass, special: The Cunard
Steamship Company has announced
the Inauguration of Boston Mediter-
ranean service in competition with
that OF the Dominion Line of the Inter.
national Mercantile Marine Company.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27

New York, Aug PA report of a
special committee is understood to
favor the re-establishment of corporal
punishment in the public schools.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
RIOTERS MUST STAND TRIAL
Judge Thompson at DanvilIe Refuses
to Cuash the Indictments.

Danville, H., Aug. Assignments
were heard by Circuit Judge M. w.
Thompson on motions made by attor-
neys for those indicted for riot, etc.,
to quash the indictments on each
count. There were five counts against
each person and the motions were
overruled except as to the third, fourth
and fifth counts. These charged I'M
lawful assembly. The court ruled that
the charges were not applicable, as
the sheriff failed to order the mob to
dispense, in the name of the state. as
required by law.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Mrlter Is Sent 10 Prison.

London cable: The Kings Bench
court fined Arnold White, the writer.
a100 for writing an article on the
Whitaker Wright case. White refused
to pay the fine and was seat to prisons
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Crisis Worries Franz Josef.

Vienna, Aug. 24.-Reports from
Hungary assert that Emperor Francis
Josef may have to return to Vienna
to receive King Edward before much
progress has been made toward set
Element Of the crisis.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Strikers Return to shops.

Philadelphia, Pa, dispatch: 1t is es.
,timated that $4,000 operatives in the
textile trade reported for duty at va.
rious mills, and similar number, it
Is expected, win resume work at once.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27

Constantinople, Aug. PA COM
mission sent to Kirkkilisse to inquire
into the general emigration to Gull
garia found that over 5000 inhabi-
tants had gone. escaping arrest at the
frontier by heavy brides.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
EIau Of Peace.

Berlin, Aug. 24-The Boersen lei.
tung says Emperor William intends
to suggest a design for flag of
peace to the peace congress which
meets at Rouen Sept. 23.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27

Charleston, w. Va, Aug. 24.-The
street car strike has been settled, the
company agreeing to take back part
OF the strikers at an advanced scale.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Boyhood,s Homes.

81 tell you, I'll be master of my
house when I'm a mani" said little
Bonnie.
That's what your father thought
when he was your age, Bennie." re.
oiled the boys mother.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
So Many Kinds.

well. I declare! Another Turkish
atrocity." Rug, cigarette or massa-
cre?"-Puck.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
Java's Monopoly Of cInehona.

Java has $4,000 acres of cinchona.
and grows almost the whole supply
of the world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27

81 never heard Dinsmore acknowl.
edge that he was growing old before
to-day"
"How did he acknowledge it?"
HE announced that he felt just as
young as he ever did."-Detroit Free
Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11
Colony in Cherokee.

Chicago, August 8.-Alexander B.
Hefferman, a wealthy philanthropist
of this city, is at Knoxville, Tenn,
closing a deal for 10000 acres of fine
timber and agricultural land in Cher
okee County, North Carolina. It is
his purpose to colonize the southern
part of Cherokee County with poor
people from st. Louis, Chicago and
other large cities. He will give them
a large part of his new purchase.
Mr.. Hefferman declares that some
thing must be done to relieve the
congestion in the large cities. He
says that health and social and fin
ancial standing of the people of the
crowded cities will be improved if
they will go South.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11
Railroads Assessed at $27,o 900, 900 More
Than Last Year.

Raleigh dispatch: The State Tax
Commission has made public it's as
sessment of railway properties and
those of other common carriers. The
valuations are as follows: Atlantic
Coast Line, 947 miles, 4,454,0 Ola,
increase $1O,475,5 74, valuation per
mile $25, 800; Seaboard Air Line, 612
miles, valuation $12,5OO,O0O, increase
$3,787,272, valuation per mile $780,
420; Southern Railway, owned lines,
$50 miles, valuation $14,735,25O, in
crease S ,77O,O15, valuation per mile
$25,OOO; Southern leased lines, 800
miles, 81, 565,339, increase S. ,7O4,-
1877, valuation per mile, $16,757. Mis-
c~ellaneous railways, 994 miles, &c.
ISL, 745, increase $2,647,331. Grand
total, 1884 miles, $7O,O12,348; in
crease, $27,385,O89.
The North Carolina Railway is
valued at $29,928 per mile, the At
lanta and Charlotte Air Line at
$4,000, and the Norfolk and West
ern at 100000. The average valua-
ton of miscellaneous roads is &c.
1913 per mile and of all roads $18,-
259 per mile. Telegraph companies
are assessed at 1890, 321; telephone,
$685. POS; express, $4O2,1O9; Pull
man cars, $179,O71; refrigerator
companies, $157,O82; street rail
ways, 1885, $50; water-works, 1884,
900; electric light plants, $685. 4
steamboats,, 100000. The grand
total of all comon carriers is $74,-
552,226.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11
Greensboro Female College to be
ReOpened.

Greensboro, N. O., August 5.-The
joint meeting of the Greensboro Fee
male College Association and the
Alumnae Association of the college
this afternoon resulted in an agree
ment which places the property in
charge of the Alumnae Association.
The college will open its fall term as
usual, September 9th, with Mrs. Lucy
H. Robertson at the head, assisted by
an able and thoroughly competent
faculty. The stockholders accepted
the Alumnae Associations PROPOSE
ton to buy the twenty-five thousand
dollars worth of stock at par and as
sumo the forty thousand dollars in
bonds, with the understanding that
the stockholders of the college of the
college pay off the floating indebt-
ness, amounting to thirteen thousand
dollars.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11

The tobacco market opened to-day
with sales of one hundred thousand
pounds at a low price, averaging less
than five cents. Though not of best
grades farmers cannot grow at such
prices. There is general dissatisfac-
ton at such trust prices. Farmers
are aroused and bitter against
them. Unless prices advance sales
will be light for some time and little
will be planted next year.-Green-
vile dispatch, 3rd.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11

Elm City dispatch, 9th: Elm City
held an election under the Watts bill
for dispensary to-day, carrying the
town by sixty-seven majority. Ev--
erything passed off quietly. The
backbone of the liquor element was
broken, when the bill to allow a
township vote on this question failed
to pass the last Legislature. Our
people are jubilant over their vic
tory.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11
The Corporation Commissioner

The Corporation Commissioner
yesterday received word from State
Bank Examiner Ellington, who is
still in New Bern, that the shortage
in the Farmers and Merchants in
creases, and will not be less than
$121,OOO. Of this $4,000 was taken
during the month of July, and a
large part of it within the last few
days of the month. It is thought
that Cashier Dewey had something
like forty or fifty thousand dollars
with him when he left.-News and
Observer, 9Th.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11

Charlotte Observer: The farmers
around Charlotte seem to have taken
literally to the old adage, "Make
hay while the sun shines" There
was a large number of wagons loaded
down with hay yesterday in the city.
At one time twelve wagons were
counted within three blocks on Trade
and College Streets. The farmers
had no trouble in disposing of the
hay, and they got fairly good prices.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11

The total figures approximate
quite closely the popular estimate,
being an increase of $28,000,O00.
There were a few people who
thought the valuation would go as
high as 800, 600, 900. The Atlantic
and North Carolina Railway, IN
which the State owns so large an
interest, is assessed at $774,300. The
most notable increase in valuation
in proportion to the mileage is in
the case of the Atlantic Coast Line,
which system has up to this time
been assessed at a lower rate than the
others. The Western North Caro-
lima Railroad, including the Muir
ply branch, is assessed at $4,000
per mile, the same as the North
Carolina Railroad. The gross earn
ings of the railroads in the State
are about Sill 5000, 900 and the oper-
ating expenses about $1O,OOO,OOO.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11
STATE NEWS
FROM cURRITUCK TO CHEROKEE.
Items of Interest Cleaned From Our Cor
respondents and Exchanges.

Elizabeth City, has been selected as
the State organizer for the Anti
Saloon League.
The Department of Public Instruc-
ton has sent out warrants for six
new rural school libraries, there be-
ing three for Dare, two for Greene
and one for Rowan.
Durham County has hired fifty
convicts from the State to work on
the public roads of Durham County.
The county will pay the State $1.OO
per day for each convict, the State
bearing expense of guarding.
The Stokes County Board of
Education has followed the precedent
set by Guilford in going out of the
county for a superintendent of
schools. John T. Smith, of Ashe,
was elected Superintendent of Edu-
cation for Stokes and has accepted.
The Wake County Commissioners
have ordered elections in Raleigh
and three other townships, on Sep
TENDER %, on the question of sub
scription to pay $4,000 of second
mortgage six per cent bonds of the
Raleigh and Pamlico Sound Rail
way. The road is to cost $1,125,O 900
and extend from Raleigh to Wash
ingtOn.
Superintendent Joyner gives out
the following: News comes from
Franklin County that one township
has consolidated six school districts
into four, and another six into three.
Elections have been ordered in
Randleman and Patterson's Mills,
Randolph County. All the school
houses in New Hanover County that
needed it have been ~overhauled and
painted.
State Treasurer Lacy, in his ad-
dress at the Summer School, called
attention to the fact that the debt
of the State of North Carolina is
$6,827,7 whereas the debt of Vir-
ginia is $24,331,637 and T~ennessee's
debt is 1891, 900. These figures
In themselves show well for North
Carolina, but Mr.. Lacy pointed out
that this State owns railroad stock
which could be sold to-day for enough
money to pay the entire debt of the
State. Therefore it may be truly
said that North Carolina is free from
debt.-Raleigh News and Observer.
Stanly Enterprise: Stanly gold
Is creating considerable attention
abroad. The fact that Tom Spence
picked up a forty pvt. nugget at the
Parker mine at New London a few
days ago leads the Salisbury Sun to
remark as follows: "There is much
excitement now owe the rich dis
coveries recently made in the Stanly
County gold mine. Fine specimens
OF gold ore are being brought to Sal
lsbury on nearly every train" These
rich finds are no new thing, and
Stanly may become a perfect Ell
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11

ing the lion in his den. In his charge
to the grand jury he dwelt en-
phatically upon the evils of lynching
and instructed the jury that if they
knew of any one who had engaged in
this species of ~law-breaking to report
them. In a county that has just had
a lynching it is usually the custom
to talk sparingly of punishment or
detection, and only a few weeks ago
there vas a lynching in this county.
Whether there will be any prosecu-
tlons remains to be seen.
The sensation of last week was the
fight and disgrace of T. W. Dewey,
long the honored cashier of the bank
of New Bern. Mr.. Dewey owns a
magnificent home. He is interested
in several tracts of timber land. He
is also treasurer of the local lodge
of Elks, director of the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad and is a
Mason. It is said that the shortage
in his accounts will reach $1,000
The first reason assigled for the ac-
ton was that he had been dealing
in cotton futures heavily of late and
the slump that came some days ago
sent him to the wall, but later reports
indicate that the stealing had con
tinued a long time. Dewey fed be-
fore the discovery was made. A re-
ward of $4,000 is offered for him.
Charlotte Observer: It is not an
agreeable prophecy made by DR.. r.
III. Lewis, secretary of the State
Board ofCHealth, that with the COM
ing of cold weather a more general
outbreak of smallpox than we have
yet had may be expected in North
Carolina. People should hasten to
protect themselves against it by
prompt vaccination. Smallpox has
been so common in this State for
four years past that the people have
gotten accustomed to it and have
ceased to fear it, and yet, according
to DR.. Lewis, it has cost nearly two
hundred lives in North Carolina
within that time. The type has not
been a fatal one, but the scourge
is a fearful one, and besides there is
no computing what the thousands of
cases hat Dr.. Lewis says we have
had have cost the people of the State
in dollars and cents.
News and Observer: "The good
seasons have brought out the crops
very much in Person." said Mr. J. A.
Long, president of the State Fair,
who was in Raleigh yesterday. "The
tobacco crop in the Virginia tobacco
counties is said to be very large this
year. Last year the old tobacco
counties did not sell at the high
prices that prevailed in the earlier
portions of the season. They hope
there will be an increase in the price
before their GRO is ready for the
market."-"The crops on our
sandy land are very poor" said Mr.
W. E. Crosland, a leading Richmond
County farmer who was here yester-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11

Reports from the farmers in the
peanut districts seem to indicate
that the crop this year will be ex-
ceedingly short. The acreage plant
ed was not in excess of that of last
year, and the prevailing wet weather
in many localities has rendered it
impossible for the farmers to keep
their crop free from grass with the
existing scarcity of labor.-Weldon
News.