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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
DWARF FRUIT TREES POPULAR.
Great Numbers of Them Used This
Year for Holiday Decorations.

Great Numbers of Them Used This
Year for Holiday Decorations.
The production of diminutive fruit
trees from a foot to a foot and half
high and bearing oranges, lemons and
apricots barely the size of a marble
has been. greatly developed by the
florists ea2hin the last year or two.
There is tscarcely a house in the fash
ionable residence district without
some of these quantity dwarfed trees
in its holiday decoration. says the
New York Sun.
If the trees are sound and are Kept
In an even temperature they will be
beautiful for a month or six weeks.
Great numbers Of them were bestowed
as Christmas gifts.
In growing these trees the main
principle is to retard the flow of sap
in the young trees. Whenever a new
branch is in the act of formation it's
growth is kept back in various ways.
The supply of water is the smallest
possible allowance they can subsist on.
And they are not permitted to enjoy
abundant nourishment.
The pioneers Of the species were
imported years ago, but now they are
grown so commonly in American
greenhouses that numbers of them can
be had at 81 and So.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
OUTLOOK IS FOR
BRISK BUSINESS
Indications Are That Spring
and Summer Trade viii
Be Lively
ACTIVITY AMONG THE MINERS
Collections and Sales Among Retailers
in the Anthracite Field are in Good
Shape, Despite the Small Stocks
Carried by the Dealers.

New York, March 16.-"Reports
from all sections Of the country prom
lse a brisk spring and summer trade.
Orders are coming forward on large
scale. and frequent requests for prompt
shipment indicate that stocks are low
and requirements urgent. The state
ment has been made repeatedly Of late
that traffic blockades were ended, but
as a matter Of fact, the relief was in
every case Of local nature, and al
most Immediately followed by so much
new business that congestion returned.
At present the western shipments are
fairly prompt, but freight is not COM
ing East in satisfactory manner"
The foregoing is from the weekly
trade review Of R. G. Dun C Co. 1t
continues:
Better Trade Among Mines.
Heavy distribution Of wages makes
retail trade active and collections
prompt in the anthracite region, yet
dealers are carrying small stocks OF
merchandise as rule. Activity in
building lines is SO great as to occa-
sion frequent comment. Bad weather
retarded retail business at some
points and foods added to the dis
turbed condition Of the cotton market
Footwear and Leather.
Eastern producers of footwear re-
port new business in fall shoes quiet
as yet, but very heavy sample lots
have been sold, and the outlook is sat
lsfactory. Buyers are still reluctant to
pay the small advance in quotations
Leather is more quiet, but stocks dc
not accumulate, owing to old orders
Chicago hides have again fallen an
average of about quarter, although
calfskins are stronger and foreign dry
hides are scarce and firm at former
figures.
Raw Material 10 Erratic.
can erratic market for the raw ma
terial, together with unfavorable
weather. brings decrease in sales Of
cotton goods. Quotations are fally
maintained, nevertheless. especially
on forward deliveries. Only a fail
demand is reported for mems wear
woolens and worsteds, and In some
instances sellers reported more cancel
lations than new business. Buyers
are extremely conservative, and fire.
quently substitute new lines that have
recently opened at slightly better
terms. Removal Of the embargo In
Massachusetts, resulted in very heavy
shipments of wool, and prices are fair
ly steady.
Failures this week number 239 II
the United States. against 232 last
year. and % in Canada, against "a 9
year, ago"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
GESTURES IN GENERAL USE.
Motions That Are Common to All Ma
tions Of the Earth.

Motions That Are Common to All Ma
tions Of the Earth.
Certain gestures are absolutely
identified with certain feelings. To
shake ones fist is to threaten; to
hold up ones finger is to warn. To IN
dictate thought we place the tips of
the fingers on the forehead; to show
concentrated attention we apply the
whole hand. To rub the hands Is
everywhere a sign of Joy. and to clap
them a sign of enthusiasm. 1t would
be easy to multiply examples. AT.
firmation, negation, repulsion are all
indicated by motions that every one
understands.
II is the same, in quite as great a
degree, with nationalities, in spite OF
the original diversity Of the races that
make them UP. The mimetic cnar'
acter results at once from race, from
history and from climate.
The gesture Of the Englishman is
fierce and harsh; he speaks briefly,
brusquely; he is cold. positive, force
full His salutation is cold and accen.
tuated, but his handshake is loyal.
The gesture Of Germany is heavy.
good humored and always ungraceful.
Many of the Slav people are unwilling
to look one in the face, and they have
false gesture.
The Spaniard and the Portuguese,
although dwelling in Southern land,
gesticulate little; their language is
rhythmic. slow. solemn: they are grave.
their salutation is little theatrical.
The Italian Is lively, mobile, intel
ligent. gay; his language is harmo
t,osis n ssAsd
like his country's sky. The Sanitation
of the Italian is quick and full of
feeling. his gestures colored and ex
aggerated.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
He Means II.

New Berlin, H., March 16th.-Mr.
Frank Newton of this place speaks
very earnestly and emphatically when
asked by any Of his many friends tho
reason for the very noticeable i'm.
provement in his health.
For long time-over two years-he
has been suffering great deal with
pains in his back and an oll-over feel.
ing of illness and weakness. His ap
petite failed him and he grew gradu-
ally weaker and weaker till he was
very much run down.
A friend recommended Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and Mr.. Newton began to
take two at dose, three times day.
In very short time he noticed an i'm
provement; the pains left his back
and he could eat better. He kept on
improving and now he says:
Yes, indeed. am different man
and Dodd's Kidney Pills did it all. |
cannot tell you how much better feel.
l am new man and Dodd's Kidney
Pills deserve all the credit"
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
Cabinet ceIsls in snaln.

Madrid, March "a serious cabinet
crisis is threatened because of III.
nance Minister Villaverde's deter.
mined refusal to consent to great
increase in the estimates as insisted
on by his colleagues.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
Sheriff Wants Witness Fee.

st. Louis, Mo-: Sheriff Spencer has
brought suit against the county court
TO compel that body to pay him the
regulation per diem for attending
court. The fee had been cut to 81, and
the sheriff refused to stand the cut
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
MlsueI's Surrender Is Refused.

Manila, March 16.-General San
Miguel. the ladrone leader, who, 1t was
charged, was ambitious Of starting
another Instruction. offered to sur
render with his band. Gen. Allen re-
fused to accept his surrender and
would give him no conditions.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
PORTO Rlc,n Plan opnosed.

San Juan, Porto Rico, March To-
The Executive Council has indefinitely
postponed consideration of the memoir
lal presented by the House Of Dele
gates petitioning for territorial gov
eminent and the extension Of the
Constitution.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
No More Bio Vessels.

London, March 16.-The Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine Company has
decided not to build any more big
vessels like the Cedric and Celtic. un-
til improved port facilities enable the
company to exercise greater economy
in working the vessels.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
Amhiauous.

Representative William J. Sullivan
of South Boston was billed to speak
at rally in South Boston one night
for a worthy but poor young Office
seeker.
He wanted to say something par
ticularly good, and in the course of
his remarks astonished all by declar-
ing: "Mr. Soandso's word is as good
as his bond. and he isn't worth a
cent"
Consideration.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
Tralns crash In Tennessee.

Nashville. Tenn, March ia re-
port has reached here that two pas
senger trains on the Nashville. Chat
tanooga G st. Louis Railroad were
in collision near Shell Mound, Tenn.
The engineer and fireman of one train
were injured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
Wanted for Emhezzlemen,.

Honolulu, March 16.-Wray Taylor,
commissioner Of agriculture and fores-
try for the territory. is wanted for
smbezzlement. A police agent has
left Honolulu with extradition papers
and a warrant for Taylor's arrest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19

The real difference between men is
energy. A strong will, settled pur.
pose. an invincible determination, can
accomplish almost anything; and In
this lies the distinction between
great men and little men.--Fuller.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
Bio soom in Missouri Land.

Centralia, Mo-: The immigration Of
farmers to this locality the last week
has been unprecedented, l25 families
arriving here the last few days, from
Illinois and Iowa, to take possession
Of farms recently purchased.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
Mrs. EuaenIa rreadwax.

Fayette, Mo-: Mrs. Eugenia Tread
way, wife of Doctor o. H. Treadway of
gainesville. Mo-, died Friday OF con-
sumption at the home OF her father,
=. X. Smith. in this city. She leaves
G bste . few months old.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
three Hundred Miners Strike,

Huntington, w. Va, March o.
Three hundred miners on the Upper
Twelfth Hole have voted to inaugurata
. strike. Their demand is for 10
cents more on the ton
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
Horses crema.ed IN EreIsht Car.

Carthage, Mo-: Near Reeds. east
OF this city. car loaded with valua-
be horses in = freight train on the
Frisco, was ignited by spark from the
engine Saturday. Before the animals
could be removed, four were cremated.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19

Il see it's become so windy on the
corner where the Flatiron Building
has been erected in New York thai
sometimes people are blown off their
feet" How humiliating 1t must be
for New Yorker to be carried off his
feet by anything that doesn't come
from Europe"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19


An example of privation and ex-
posture, in which was mingled the pity
and compassion of all who knew the
circumstances. was brought wildly
before the city authorities at Web
ster City few days ago. A trapper
and his wife, bound from Glare, Web
ster county, to Des Moines, travelling
across the country In covered
wagon, lost their seven-months' old
babe under most pitiable conditions
while camping in the edge of the city.
The trapper, Henry Palmer by name.
and his family left Clare a week
previous. They travelled in covered
wagon drawn by mule and horse.
The wagon is scantily furnished and
extremely chilly and damp for travs 81
in this kind of weather. Palmer and
his family travelled slowly, camping
in several places where they found
trapping good. Mr.. Palmer hunted
and trapped, while his wife was oc
cupied mostly with the care of their
baby. The day they pitched camp at
Webster City the baby was taken sick
with grip and pneumonia brought on
by exposure. The city physician
called at the camp several times and
attended the child. but finally it died
The Iowa Tea, Coffee and Supply
company of Marshalltown made an as.
alignment Its stock is worth about
$4,000 and it is said that 1t will satisfy
the creditors.
Mike (teaching Pat poker)-"Well,
what how yez got?" Pat-"Four
trowels and a black shamrock"
1t is no use asking God to warm
your heart while you are living in the
Arctic of sin.
Silence is sometimes the severest
crllcism.-Buxton.
A simple country girl was witness
In a thell case in a suburban town,
aud intimated that her sweetheart
knew something of the affair. On be-
ing asked where he was, she declared
he was outside. Then we had better
call him into court" suggested the
prosecuting attorney. "Oh, goodness,
no." exclaimed the girl. 81 can hard.
ly get him to court me when were
alone, and I'm sure he won't court me
here before you all.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19

81 see Sbenson Is assessed twice as
much on his personal property as he
was last year" yes; the assessor
found out he vas the. only man liv
ing in the block that paid anything for
having the street sprinkled last sum
mer, and se socked it to him."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
Nurse Takes Morphine.

Orange. N. j., March 16.-Anna M.
Hildebrandt, trained nurse who was
convicted of an atrocious assault and
Battery with intent to kill her sweet
leart, Bernard J. McCallam, was found
In her room overcome by morphine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
WILL MEAD WESTERN MISSIONS
Rev. W. LAIenny Elected by Metho-
dists to Office In Chicago. ~

dists to oftlce In Chicago.
New York, March 16.-The kneri-
can Missionary association announced
the election Of Rev, WI Tenny OF
North Adams, Mass. as district sec
rotary of the western district of the
association, with headquarters at Chi
cago. Mr.. Tenny is a graduate Of
Oberlin and Harvard and has held
pastorates in Ohio. Michigan and
Massachusetts,.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
sToRIETTEs.

you have hard timer" Eyes," said
the Irishman; ian awful time. The
other eleven wanted to acquit YER"
When a colored waiter, dubbed
Snowfall" accidentally spilled some
soup on a southern representative
whom he was serving, the wrath OF
the congressman knew no bounds.
After a long scolding, the Infatuated
soutnerner reared: Snowfall, you
have sca,ded a man who may yet be
president of the United States" Snow
balls face relaxed. and two cleaning
rows of worries came into prominence.
gets to be president l reckon III
be Gawd."
A story Is told of a pastor Of
small New England town who went
to New York and returned to his
home with the idea that he had seen
about all there was to see. When he
was asked by one of his trusted
friends IL he had studied the gambling
dens and gambled himself. he hesitat.
ingly confessed that he had. Where"
queried his astonished friend. well.
you see 1t was this way. / went down
to the Bowery and found one of them
gamblin' machines. And, would you
believe 1t, / just stood there and
risked pennies in that machine till the
gum wouldn't come any more"
The appointment of Vice-AdmiraI
Lord Charles Beresford to the com.
mand Of the English Channel squad
ron has brought to light a new anec-
dote. 1t appears that he consulted Sir
Frederick Treves, whom King Edward
considers the best doctor In the
world Tell me the symptoms" said
Treves. AS the admiral enumerated
them the doctor became more and
more interested. Excellent, charm.
ing, splendid" cried Sir Frederick, as
the symptoms were unfolded to him,
and when the list was completed, said.
My dear fellow, let me congratulate
you. You have the rarest case of the
century. You are the dlucky dog that
heretofore was thought to be extinct"
When he returned from his first
boxing bout in Portland, Ore, James
]. Corbett, the ex-champion pugilist.
was asked by his father: How did
1t turn out?" Being advised that the
fight was financial failure, he adj
vised the youthful pugilist to remain
at home in the future. Remember,
me lad" he said. there's an old prov
erb and true one, "A rolling stone
gathers no moss" Six months later
Corbett boxed kilrain in New Orleans.
and when he came home his father
again approached him This time. he
replied that he had made a lot of
money. and paid him fifty dollars he
had borrowed on a previous occasion,
well, me boy" said Pop" Corbett,
remember there's an old proverb and
a true one. It's the rowing bee that
gets the money"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19

"Supposing you woke up some day
and found yourself a millionaire
what'd you do?" 60 right to sleep
again, SO that the knocking of the tax
assessors on the door wouldn't annoy
mel"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
PLAN TO HONOR HENDERSON
Residents Of Dubuque Will Welcome
the Ex-Speaker.

the Ex-Speaker.
Dubuque, Ia, March l6.-Former
Speaker David B. Henderson will re
ceive a grand welcome when he re-
turns to Dubuque next Monday. He
will BIO met by delegation OF Du
buque citizens In Chicago and escorted
to this city. Various civic and fra
ternal societies will escort him
through the principal streets and fol-
lowing a mass meeting there will be
banquet. The demonstration will
be nonpartlsan.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19

talQ
Joris turned to his son. To shut up
the kings customs was an overt act of
treason. Bran. then, had fully COM
mitted himself. and, following out his
own thoughts, he asked abruptly,
What will come of it, Bram?"
War will come, and liberty-a
great commonwealth, great coun-
try"
In the meantime Semple, tuning
and calculating. was making his way
slowly home. However, before he had
gone very far, he was overtaken by
his son Neil, now very staid and
stately gentleman. holding under the
government high legal position in
the investigation of the disputed New
Hampshire grants.
He listened respectfully to his faith
er's animadversions on the folly of
the Van Heemskirks; but he was
thinking mainly of the first news told
him-the early return of Katherine.
He was conscious that he still loved
Katherine, and that he still hated
Hyde. So Neil was somber and silent.
His father was uncertain as to his
views, and he did not want to force or
hurry decision.
Next morning, when the elder
reached the store, the clerks and por-
tiers were all standing together talk
ing. He knew quite well what topic
they were discussing with such eager
movements and excited speech. But
they dispersed to their work at the
sight of his sour, stern face, and he
did not intend to open a fresh dispute
by any question.
Apprentices and clerks then showed
a great deal of Difference to their mas
tiers. and Elder Semple demanded the
full measure due to him. Something.
however. in the carriage, In the faces,
in the very tones of his servants
discovered that various small duties
had been neglected.
listen to me, lads" he said angrily,
"I'll have nae politics mixed up wi
my exports and imports. Neither king
nor Congress has aught to do WI my
business; and II there is among you
ane O. them fools that ca themselves
the Sons Liberty I'll pay him what
ever I owe him now, and he can
gang to Madam Liberty for his future
wage"
He was standing on the step OF his
high counting desk as he spoke, and
he peered over the little wooden rail-
ing at the men scattered about with
pens OF hammers or goods in their
hands. There was moments silence,
then middle-aged man quietly laid
down the tools with which he was
closing box, and walked up to the
desk. The next moment, every one
in the place had followed him. Sem
pie was amazed and angry. but he
made no sign OF either emotion. He
counted to the most accurate fraction
every ones due, and let them go with
out one word of remonstrance.
But, as soon as he was alone, he felt
the full bitterness of their desertion,
and he could not keep the tears out OF
his eyes as he looked at their empty
places.
AT this juncture Neil entered the
store. Here's bonnie pass, Neil;
every man has left the store. ! may
as weel put up the shutters"
There are other men to be hired"
They were maistly a. aud stand
bys, auld married men that ought to
have had mair sense"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19
i zs.MEs WILL, STAMP TRIAL
p s,. - >~~~>-r
Former Minneapolis Mayor VIII Come
West at Once. q

Manchester, N. H., March ia. A.
Ames, formerly mayor of Minneapolis
and a fugitive from justice. contrary
to the advice of his physician, and, 1t
is believed, without the knowledge
of his counsel. decided to return 10
Minneapolis and stand trial. He will
leave on the 10:49 train Saturday
morning via Boston and Chicago, and
will therefore be out of the state
when the time limit, in which he had
to get bail is up at 2 p. m. He will be
accompanied by Mrs. Ames and their
child. His decision was voluntarily
made, but it was not announced until
his wife's relatives had come forward
with sureties enough Ior his bail Of
S12,500.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19

/ him that we are coming in two weeks
to cast our lot with America"
When Joris Van Hcemskirk received
this letter he was very much excited
by its contents.
He was sitting In the calm event..
with unloosened buckles. in a cloud
OF fragrant tobacco, talking of these
things. Then he put on his hat and
walked down his garden. He was
standing on the river bank, and the
meadows over 1t were green and fair
to see, and the fresh wind blew into
his soul a thought OF its own un-
trammeled liberty. He looked up and
down the river, and lifted his face to
the clear sky, and said aloud, "Beauti.
full land! To be thy children we
should not deserve, IL one inch of thy
soil We yielded to tyrant Truly a
vaderland to me and to mine thou
hast been. Truly do l love thee"
Then. with his mind made up, he
went into the house.
In few minutes Elder Semple came
in. He looked exceedingly worried.
and. although Joris and he avoided
politics by kind Of tacit agreement,
he could not keep to kirk and COM
mercial matters, but constantly re-
turned to one subject--a vessel lying
at Murray's wharf. which had sold
her cargo of molasses and rum to the
Committee of Safety"
Joris let the elder drift from one
grievance to another. and he was just
In the middle of sentence contain
ing the opinion of Sears and willet,
when Bram's entrance arrested 1t. He
walked straight to the side of Joris:
Father. we have closed his males.
tvs custom house forever"
I'VE! Who, then. Bran"
THE Committee of Safety and the
Sons of Liberty"
Semple rose to his feet, trembling
with passion. Let me tell you, then,
Bran, you are parcel o. rogues and
rebels; and, II I were his majesty, I'd
gibbet the last ane o. you"
Patience. elder. Sit down, I'll
speak,
mo. councillor. I'll no sit down I'M
I'll ken what kind o men I'm sitting
wi. Dot wi your maist secret thoughts.
Wha are you for?"
For the people and for freedom. am
l." said Joris, calmly rising to his
feet. TOO long have we borne injus-
tice. Bran, my son. am your COM
rade In this quarrel" He spoke with
fervent, but not rapid speech, and with
firm, round voice. full of magical
sympathies.
"I'll hear nae mair o. such folly.
Gle me my bonnet and plaid, madam,
and I'll be going. I hope the morn
will bring you a measure o. common
sense" He was at the door as he
spoke; but, ere he passed 1t, he lifted
his bonnet above his head and said.
God save the king! God save his
NrRcious majesty. George Of Eng
Ia ~
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-03-19

Every hour comes with some little
fagot of Gods will fastened upon its
back.-Faber