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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
LEGISLATION FOR CUBA.
Extraordinary Session Of Congress
viii Take Up Treaty.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 14.-In Pres
ident Roosevelt's conference with
members of the subcommittee of the
senate finance-committee the whole
subject of financial legislation at the
approaching session Of congress was
discussed thoroughly.
The committee, consisting Of Sena-
tors Aldrich. chairman; Plat Of Con-
necticut and Spooner, did not present
tentative draft of currency bill to
the president at his home.
The conference related rather to
methods of procedure in the work at
hand than to the form Of the legisla-
ton.
One fact of distinct importance was
developed at the conference. While
an extraordinary session of congress
next fall is assured, 1t has not been
determined definitely whether 1t will
be called to meet in October or No
vember.
It has been supposed that the extra
ordinary session would convene on
Monday, November 9, but the indica-
tions now are that It will be called for
an earlier date, perhaps several weeks
earlier.
The primary purpose Of the extra
ordinary session will be to enact leg.
islation, making operative the Cuban
reciprocity treaty, but financial legisla.
tion will also be pressed upon the at
tention Of congress soon after 1t con-
venes.
II can be said that the senate finance
committee will draft no measure for
mally and conclusively until consulta-
lions have been held with other mem
bers of the senate-democrats as well
as epublicans-with members OF the
house and with the best authorities on
finance in the country.
It is the aim of the committee to be
constantly in touch with the president,
with other senators, with members OF
the house, with bankers OF the west
as well as those of the east, and with
country bankers as well as city bank
ers, so that some plan Of legislation
may be formed by the opening of the
extraordinary session Of congress.
II is the hope OF the committee to
devise a genuinely elastic currency
system, a system that will expand
when the necessity shall arise and con-
tract when the necessity shall have
ceased to exist.
Big Wheat Yield Foretold In Kansas.
Topeka, August 14-ln a bulletin is.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

A hailstorm in Minnesota cost the
farmers Of that state more than a
million dollars, which was more ex.
pensive ice than that which is fur.
nished by the trust
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
Body Ground Up In Machinery

Davenport, August 14-Albert He
itzmann, a machinist at the American
Can company's plant, was caught by
the shafting and drawn into the ma
chinery, his clothing torn off, his legs,
arms and neck broken and his body
badly ground up before the machinery
was stunned
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
ASSASSIN EXECUTED.
Man Who Killed Russian Consul at
Monastlr Put to Death.

Constantinople, Aug. ia court
martial held at Monastir condemned
the gen d'arme. Hahn, to death for
the murder of NJ. Rostkovski. the Rus
sian consul at Monastir. The sentence
was Immediately carried out.
Another gen d'arme was sentenced
to fifteen years penal seryitude.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Hereafter when Chinese reformers
write for the celestial newspapers
they will confne their remarks to
comments on the weather and verses
in praise Of the empress dowager's
beauty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Owing to the numerous accidents re-
ported, Paris people have turned their
backs on the automobile and have
taken up with the flying machine. Why
mot try the toy pistol?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Chicago, Aug. 16.--Dr. Francis Ma
rion Powell, until recently superin-
tendent of the institution for feeble.
minded children at Glenwood, Iowa,
died at Mercy hospital in this city yes
terday. He had suffered severely from
gallstones and came here for an oper-
ton
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

A woman may respect man for be-
ing able to think, but she can never
understand why he wants to do II
when he could have SO much more
fun talking.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

II It is true that rich gold fields
have been discovered in Porto Rico
the people of the island may as well
begin to prepare sandwiches for a
lot of new arrivals.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Is not Bob Fitzsimmons. the former
ring champion, who has just been mar.
ried a third time, entitled to hold the
wedding-ring championship in his
class?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Thirteen convicts escaped from a
California Jail, and now the warden
knows an unlucky number when he
sees 1t.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Gen. Wos y Gil is the new president
of Santo Domingo. Hereafter his
!enemies will be unable to twit him on
being a never Wos.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

If the new comet isn't careful It is
likely to get some OF its numerous
tails entangled in the handle Of the
great dipper.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Prof. Langley would rather fly when
no one is looking, as he does NOT care
for sympathy If he happens to get
few bumps.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

The landsman will wonder what is
derived from the cup races to com.
pensate for the expenditure of mil
lion dollars.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

The SON Of King Peter has been de-
clared degenerate. But as Seryia is
monarchy that does not impair his
eligibility to rule.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Greece wants a new constitution.
Some lawmakers have great faith IN a
constitution, having yet to learn that
such documents are not self-enforcing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Many a woman with a preserved
package of loyesick letters has found
that the pen is mightier than the aft
dayit in a breach of promise suit.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Venezuela is now endeavoring to
get into trouble with Spain. probably
Just to show that she isn't afraid.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

The man who slept forty.four days
fought to recover. II he had been
awake that long there would be more
reason to fear for him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
Corn yIeId win Break Records.

La Porte City, August 17.-R- J. Nc
Andrews has three and one-half acres
of corn which will make record this
year by yield Of $50 bushels of corn.
The stalks are twelve feet high and
the ears are Of proportionate size.
Write Colfax Bottling Works, Col
fax, Iowa, for Prices. Circulars and
Testimonials. Colfax Mineral Water is
a time-tried remedy for many common
ailments. A good substitute for poor
drinking water f warm weather.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

The Atchison Globe thinks the
word "debut" should be pronounced
as it is spelled, because 1t means that
one more has butted in.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

SPANS new cabinet is an improve
ment. Weyler isn't in it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Who cares what happens to the
prince Of Chimay? The late princess
was the beautiful one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

If you have seen anything of Jones
please send word to the New York po-
lice; they are looking for him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
browns Himself In Tank

Grinnell, August ia coroner's
Jury at Brooklyn has decided that f.
Francis committed suicide in small
tank of water where his body was
found. 1t is thought that he plunged
into the tank, which contained only
two and half feet of water, and
deliberately kept under water until re-
lleved of his troubles by death.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

King EDWARDS progress was one
long royal jolly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Do not fail to try Colfax Mineral
Water during the warm weather. II is
a good all-round tonic and cleanses the
system. Pure, sparkling and pleasant
TO drink.-Colfax Bottling Works, Col
fax, Iowa
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Golf champion Harry Vardon's
breakdown is apparently the result Of
working too hard at play.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

Big Wheat Yield Foretold In Kansas.
Topeka, August 14.-In a bulletin is
sued by the state board Of agriculture,
the wheat yield of Kansas 10 placed at
90.270,00c bushels.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

John Alexander Dowie feels conf
dent that his new design of the ma
tioual emblem is an artistic improve
ment over the Old Glory which the
forefathers fashioned. While the de-
sign which Dowie has patterned is to
prevail In Zion City. Illinois, he has
no objection to its being used In other
sections Of the country. In the Dowie
design the field OF blue has been dis
pensed with, but the stars and stripes
have been retained, as he says they
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20

are of national Significance. Instead
of being crowded into narrow mar
gin. the stars are extended in the
shape OF a st. Andrews cross across
the whole banner. The stripes are
narrower than on the original emblem,
and are not woven 30 close together.
Some time ago Dowie says he became
convinced that the national emblem
was faulty and inartistic, and he be-
lieves his pattern is an Improvement.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Adventures Of a Gunboat.

A curious and interesting bit of
naval history ends with the sale of the
old United States gunboat Monocacy,
on the Asiatic station. The vessel, a
side-whee1 "double-ender,' was sent
to eastern waters in 1865 because Of
her light draft. With her four big
s~moothbores and two rifed muzzle-
leaders she did great service in the
war On Gorean pirates in 1871. The
next year she stuck fast in the mud of
the Yangtse river, and remained there
% years. Then in 1900, during the
Boxer outbreak, she was hauled out
and refitted, and although an object
of amusement to foreign naval officers,
again proved her worth; for her light
draft enabled her to do work impossi-
BILE to the foreign feet. Monocacy is a
title which should not be forgotten.
1t ought to descend to a son, or rather,
let us say, to a daughter, since the Salic
law does not apply in the navy
Youths Companion.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
The Fatn

This beautiful atmospheric phenom-
enon, whicn takes its name from one
of the fairies Of medieval legend, and
is specially prevalent at the Strait of
Messina, between Italy and Sicily, has
lately been critically studied by DR..
Boccara, of the technical c3llege at
Reggie. He has seen the apparitions
under three different forms-aerial,
marine and multiple. In the first case,
buildings on the Italian coast were
seen projected on the Sicilian coast
beyond. In the second case, arches on
a railway above Messina were visible,
magnifed, and more brilliant than the
real arches, standing below the sea-
line, with no apparent support. In the
multiple Morgana, aerial and marine
apparitions are visible simultaneously.
All these appearances are ascribed to
variations in atmospheric density,
producing abnormal refraction.-
Youths Companion.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Various Conventions.

The attention of the Masonic fra
ternity of the state is directed toward
Deadwood, in anticipation of the an
nual gatherings of the Masonic bodies
there in June. The grand bodies are
tic grand lodge, A. F. and A. NJ.
which holds it's twenty-ninth com
~munication; the fourteenth convoca-
ton of the grand chapter, r. A. NJ,
and the twentieth ~conclave of the
grand commanders. Knights Temp
lars. All these bottles will convene
in Deadwood on Tuesday, June 9.
Special rates over all railroads have
been secured, and a list of side ex-
cursions to places of interest in the
Black Hills have been provided, all at
nominal cost. Aside from delegates
aas members of the various orders a
great number of people from the east
and north parts of the state will avail
themselves of the opportunity OF
making a trip to "tlA wonderland
of South Dakota at small cost.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

fashioned anchor, over which they
have been pronounced by the United
States government to be a great i'm
Pro$sme;4 Heretofore there was a
great deal Of gearing attached to the
use of the ordinary ships anchor, and
a great deal Of time was consumed by
the ships crew in weighing and maxi
ing The tremendous stock
of the anchor was always in the way,
being a clumsy thing to handle.
One great advantage of the newer
anchor is that it is without a stock.
making it less formidable to the sailor.
and taking up less room on deck. But
that is not its chief virtue, by any
means.
The old-fashioned anchor will not al
ways stay put after being dropped
overheard. The stockless anchor. aft
er reaching a landing place, plows it.
self into the floor of the ocean with a
grip that will never let go while there
is a bottom to clutch.
The stockless anchor is an Amer
lean production. Heretofore, almost.
all anchors of large size have been
made abroad.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
TREES FOR FARMERS.
Department of Agriculture Distrib-
uting Rare Varieties.
Especial Effort to Encourage the
Growing of Nut Bearing Trees
Almond Is Already Flour
ishing in California.

The United States government has
inaugurated a new kind of gift enter
prise. 1t is giving away trees, young
seedlings of improved varieties. and is
starting in to distribute them broad
cast yer the country. A building in
the real of the department of agricul:
ture has been set aside for the purpose,
with a force of men to pack the trees,
some of which are simply tied in
bundles for mailing, while others are
shipped with their roots inclosed in
small tin cylinders.
Special attention is paid to nut
trees, with a view to encouraging the
cultivation of improved varieties of the
pecan, the Persian walnut, certain
other kinds of valuable walnuts from
Japan and the hazel nut. AS for the
last named nut otherwise known as
the filbert), which does not seem to be
fully appreciated in this country,
though greatly priced in Europe, no
grated seedlings are nov ready for
distribution, though they are being
~propagated. High hopes r enter
tanned for a new species from Wash.
ington state that grows on a tree GO
feet long, which, because the stem is
too slender to hold itself upright, runs
along the ground line like a vine. The
wine" bears pods, in each of which are
found two flberts in place of the usual
single one.
Last fall "bud wood of the veritable
Jordan almond was obtained for the
first time from Spain, and before long
grated seedlings of this unequaled
variety will be furnished to growers in
California. Almond growingis already
an industry of great Importance in
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
HUMOROUS.

Jealousy. YES" said the actor.
starr, the tragedian, is mad, hope
lys.ssa :, s.see,vsTs tthss
Crittick. mo, it was his understudy
that made him mad. He made a bigger
hit inNhe part than Starr."-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Way Of TIT would likeito find
out how many idle men there are in
town. well, just start some labor
ers to digging q sewer" "But they
won't be dle"s..Mn; but every idle,
man in town will stand around and
watch Observation-Disclosures Record.
Sure Sign Of Foolishness. Miss
Withers-.I presume Mr.. Flipp nade
his usual weekly call on you last
night?" Miss Callow-"Yes, and I
must say that he made a fool Of him
self" Miss Withers - Proposed to
you, eh?"-Richmona Dispatch.
Hiss Dora Ito Maj. Putter, who is
playing an important match, and has
just lost his bal1)--"Oh,major, do come
and take your horrid ball away from
my little dog. He won't let me touch
it, and / know he must be running his
teeth!"-Punch.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I ask you
for the loan of a dollar?" Certainly"
(After q pause)-sWell, where is it?"
where is what?" why, the dollar
blessed if / know. Wish I did-1'd
divide with you. Haven't got an ex-
ira cigar in your clothes, have your
Kansas City journal.
They say when the great pianist
played in this town the people went
wiid,' remarked the comedian. aThey
did the same when Iplayed, remarked
the young lady who blows the cornet.
Were they demanding that you come
back? mo; they were demanding
their money back."-Chicago Daily
News.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
Too I%nqulsitive.

H-
John Engford, a farmer living near
Chamberlain, is accused of opening
q letter written by his daughter to
Fred Runge of Kimbali, of whom
Engford did not approve. Engford
has been arrested by a p%ostoffice in
spector on a charge Of opening q let
ter belonging to another, and he was
held to the grand jury in st. Paul.
The story told to the inspector is
that Engford objected to THE suit
of Runge for his daughters hand
and did his best to break it up. The
young people continued to CORES
pond in secret after Runge LEFT
Chamberlain, where he worked for
than a year. The father, it ID
said, did not learn of the correspon-
dence until a short time ago. He
could get no information from his
daughter as to how she felt toward
Runge. But about May The went to
Kimball, according to the charge, and
at the postothce asked for letters for
Runge. He secured one written by
his daughter, it is charged, and open
ed and read it. Then he had it out
with his daughter, and she told
Runge, who Immediately took steps
to have Engford arrested.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

But 21a per cent. of the people of
Bulgaria are Moslems.
Prominent citizens ct He. ~ burg 8 re
discussing the project of establishing
a university in that city.
The university at Foura Bay, Sierra
Leone, is said to be the smallest in
the world. 1t has five professors, but
less than 20 students.
The railroad companies of this coun-
try gave last year for the support OF
the 1877 railway departments of the
Young Mems Christian association
$740,OOO.
The position of professor of forest
ry has been created at the University
of Michigan, and Filibert Roth, of the
bureau of forestry of the United States
agricultural department has been APP
pointed to the professorship.
The Bible is now widely read in In
dia. AT Singapore it is stated the Brit
ish and Foreign Bible society will sell
the Scriptures in over rs languages
and dialects. The Bible has also Ieen
translated into Sc of the languages
and dialects OF Africa.
The Presbyterian chu,ch of Chey-
enne, Wyo., has bought a Gospel wag-
on for the use of the pastor at large
and the Sunday school missionary of
the state, that they may penetrate into
the interior of the country. The mem
bership Of the church has doubled in
2A years.
Among the questions recently sent
out by a school examiner, says Chris
tian Work, was the following example
in arithmetic: "If one horse can rup
a mile in one minute and so seconds,
and another in two minutes, how far
would the first horse be ahead in a
match race Of two miles?" A scholar
returned the question with this at
tached: II will have nothing to do
with horse-racing."
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
News In Brief.

Ht-A.-Edwaras.4a eEern.2eHt ex-
aminer. conducted an examination
for applicants for positions as car
riers on rural free delivery routes at
Elk Point.
e. r. Tripre, president Of the Ten
der foot Gold Mining and Milling
company. has gone to the mines in
Oregon to superintend the erec-
ton of a mill for treating ore.
James Brown, q prominent stock
man about sixty years old, dropped
dead at Miller just after he had won
a game of sever up for amusement
with some friends.
Several dogs at Lake Preston have
been poisoned, some of them being
considered very valuable by their
owners The gun club has offered a
reward of S25 for evidence to convict.
The next meeting of the state
board of pharmacy for the examina-
ton of candidates for registration
will be held at Deadwood on June 13.
Real estate transfers for Kings
bury county for the week ending May
IL numbered nineteen, with a total
consideration of $33.72s.
a handsome new Methodist church
building was dedicated at Alexandria.
AT a special election in Hughes
county to vote on the proposition OF
donating a location on the court yard
square at Pierre for a Carnegie libra
ry site, the proposition carried by a
vote of over four to one. Only a light
vote was east.
FNA 49, So
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
peers r@Hasshana.

The courtroom of Judge Jones OF
the state circuit court in Sioux Falls
was the scene of the trial Of a sensa-
tional divorce case, that of Jane Ham
i'll VS.. Charles w. Hamill of Terre
Haute, Ind.
Mrs. Hamill, who is worth $780, 900
in her OWE right. asked that she be
granted a divorce on the ground of
non-support. The defendant, who is
of moderate means, determined to re-
sist the attempt of his wife and
brought a counter suit against her
on the ground of desertion.
The trial of the case resulted in a
pronounced victory for the defend
ant. The plaintiff utterly failed to
support her charge against linn of
non-support, while the husband sub
mitted overwhelming proof Of his
sonnter-charge of desertion.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Plckpocket Sentenced.

A man giving his name as George r.
Earl who was arrested in April on
the occasion of President Roosevelt's
visit to Sioux Falls, for picking the
pocket of q Sioux FaHs mar during
the crush while the president was
entering the local church for. the
purpose of attending religious serv-
ice has been sentenced by Judge
Jones to a term of one year and six
months in the Sioux Falls penitentia-
ry.
Earl was convicted a few days ago.
Some secret service men who accom-
panied the president stated that Earl
was well known to them as one of
the most expert ~pickpockets in the
country.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
SHE HANDLES G
And vita 1t Mrs. Gumprecht Com.
Dimes the Care of a Long Island
Railway Station.

Dung slender and distinctly fem
MIN in and speech, who
would suspect her of being past mis-
tress in the art of baggage slinging2
Yet that is exactly her speciality. And
she combines with, it the care of a
railway station. and fills the position
to the satisfaction of the road and it's
patrons.
Her name is Mrs. Anna Gumprecht,
and she is to be seen any day at Glen
dale, L. /, less than so miles from
New York city. From seven in the
morning until seven at night she is
kept busy, and travellers over the road
are quite accustomed to the sight of