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Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27

the tax on your generosity. Is rumor
right in declaring the Danish King to
be one of the guests of your bounty?"
"RumOr, which is the mother of lies,
has given birth to one truth, noble
stranger. The King whom a chasten-
ing Providence has set over the north
ern half of the Island, has been our
guest for the space of four weeks
together with the gold-bought English
woman who is known as his Danish
wife If you have eagerress for a
sight of him, you have but to walk
through the galleries until you come
to the garden in which he is fleeting
is time with his women"
Now | think should Ike to take
EUheling assented. rising gravely.
should Edmund be the first to pay
TIE debt of nature which God avert!
the Dane will become my King also -
TIE November sunlight that, uHsOft-
ered by any filter of riCh-tintcd glass,
fell cOldly upon the worn stor c,
showed the carrels beneath the win
COWS To De one anu ali uCSCIleu ny
their monkish occupants, and he
slrOde along unhampered by curious
eye or car.
After all this luck" he congratu-
leted himself, 1t will go hard with me
if do not either stumble on the
youngling himself, or someone VINO
car give me rews of him"
He had no more than thought Il.
WhcL the sound reached him of door
c Osing somewhere along the next side
of the square, followed by the clank
o. spurred feet coming heavily toward
HIM. AS they drew nearer the rattle
of a sword also became audible. Lift
ing his eyebrows obviously, the Ethel
ing grasped his own weapon beneath
lis cloak.
When the feet had brought their
owner around the corner into sight he
cid rot feel that this motion had been
a mistaken one, for the man who was
advancing was Rothgar LodbrOksson
Sebert stared in amaZemert when the
Dane, instead of flashing out his blade,
stopped short with a burst of ieering
laughter
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
Cow Assists at a Weddinu.

A strange wedding celebration took
place at Shohola, Pa, recently. Her.
nan Hipsman married Miss Christina
Kuhn. After the ceremony the couple
7ent to the briGeCrooE's home, a
stock farm, where all the neighborhoo-
lad congregatcd.
The stock Of beverages gave out and
Hlpsman brought one OF his best Jer-
sey cows into the kitchen.
Each person who desired drink had
orly to go to the COW. She was a
Good representative CT her stock and
id not go dry, although one man was
kept busy doing the milking.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27

And yet we must admit that same
| all-wise Creator has placed 1t in the
| power Of man to stand upright, clothed
in the armor of a clean-cut steady
| mind, and say unto himself, Il decline
to exchange my blrthright for mess
of pottage.
i will not deaden my senses, weak.
en- my grip on affairs and keep my
self cheap, common and behind in for
tune and fame by drugging with whis-
| KY, tobacco or coffee. Life is too
short. 1t is hard enough to win the
good things without any sort of handi-
cap, SO man is certainly fool trad
err when he trades strength, health,
money and the good things that come
with power for the half-asleep condi-
tion of the 'drugger' with the certainty
of sickness and disease ahead"
1t is a matter each individual must
| decide for himself. He can be lead
er and semigod If he will, or he can
go along through life drugged clown,
cheap "hewer of wood or carrier of
water"
Certain 1t is that while the Great
Father Of US all does not seem to
mind" if some of his children are
foolish and stupid, he seems to select
| others (perhaps those he intends for
some special work. and allows them
to be threshed and castigated most
fearfully by these Jewelers."
If man tries flirting with these lev
elers while, and gets a few slaps as
hint, he had better take the hint, or
good. solid blow will follow.
When man tries to live upright,
clean, thrifty, sober and undrugged.
manifesting as near aIhe knows what
the Creator intends he should. happi-
ness, health and peace seem to come
to him. Does it pay?
This article was written to set peo-
rle thinking, to rouse the God with
in," for every highly-c~ganized man
and woman has times when they feel
something calling from within for
them to press to the front and "be
about the Fathers business" Don't
mistake it; the spark of the Infinite
is there, and it pays in every way
health, happiness, peace and even
worldly prosperity-to break off the
habits and strip clean for the work
cut out for us.
1t has been the business of the writ
er to provide practical and easy way
for people to break away from the
coffee habit and be assured of a re-
turn to health and all of the good
things that brings, provided the abuse
has not gone too far, and even then
the cases where the body has been re-
built on basis of strength and health
run into the thousands.
1t is an easy and comfortable step
to stop coffee instantly by having we'll
made Postum Food Coffee served rich
and hot with good cream, for the color
and flavor is there, but none of the
caffeine or other nerve-destroying ele-
ments of ordinary coffee.
On the contrary, the most powerful
rebuilding elements furnished by Ma
ture are in Postum and they quickly
set about repairing the damage. Sell
dom is it more than two days after
the change is made before the ord
stomach or bowel troubles or COM
plants of kidneys, heart, head or
nerves show unmistakable evidence
of getting better and ten days time
changes things wonderfully.
Literally millions of brain-working
Americans to-day use Postum, having
found the value and common sense in
the change.
c. w. POST.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
PAID DEARLY FOR CAUTION.
Woman's Distaste for Publicity Cost
Purse and Handbag.

For years Mrs. Storey's life had
been haunted by the fear that some
day she might be called upon to serve
as a witness in court. Her grand
mother was witness once, and when
Mrs. Storey was little girl she used
to hear all about it. Grandma, it ap-
pears, had been so scared she couldn't
tell the judge her own name.
And" said Mrs. Storey to her hus-
band, eff there is anything more dis
graceful than to be unable to tell
your own name, I'd like to know what
it is"
In order to reduce the possibilities
OF such a calamity to minimum,
Mrs. Storey would walk on with deaf
ened ears and averted head whenever
she happened to be near fire, fight
or the scene of an accident. Only the
other day she had occasion to shut
her eyes and ears to the seething
world about her. She was waiting in
the Grand Central station for Mr..
Storey who had gone around to the
baggage room to check a trunk.
Presently she became aware that
something exciting was happening
close beside her. Hastily she shut
her eyes and stuck her fingers into
her ears, but before these protective
measures could be accomplished she
learned that a female thief had
snatched a handbag which she had
found lying on the floor. and was be-
ing pursued by an excited crowd. Not
being entirely devoid OF the curiosity
of her sex, Mrs. Storey would have
liked to know more. but the old fear
of being detained as a witness held
her inert until her husbands return.
Then she ventured to ask If they had
caught the thief.
YES" said Mr.. Storey, "but they
couldn't do anything with her. Ev-
aryone was confident the bag didn't
belong to her, but as nobody appeared
to claim it the policeman had to let
her CO."
At that Mrs. Storey opened her
eyes. 81 am so glad" she said. that
it Is all over. am ready to go now.
Butch, dear me, where are my purse
and handbag? l had them here
moment ago! They must have
dropped-oh, l wonder"
YES" said Mr.. Storey, heartlessly,
"the stolen bag undoubtedly was
yours New York Press.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
LUNCH ON THE FLY.
Shrewd Scheme by Which Time May
Be Economzed,

onFeWo Scneme ny "hlch Time Va zy
Be Economized.
The army of American dyspeptics
who patronize quick lunch counters
should be highly interested in the plan
70, a "rapid-fire" lunch counter that
has been evolved in the brain of
man in this city. Utilizing the princi
pal of the merry go round and moving
pavement, he has conceived the idea
of a moving lunch counter, of which
he has constructed model. The cOun
ter is elliptical in form and construct
ed on a platform of the same shape,
which is to be kept constantly swing
ing around like carrousel. At in
tervals on the platform around the
counter are stools. Just outside the
moving platform and alongside of the
ellipse is a stationary counter on
which are arranged pies, cakes, sand
wiches and other "hurry-up dishes.
Customers mount the movable plat
form and take their places on the
stools. They swing round the ellipse
and as they pass the stationary count
er help themselves to pie, cake or
wEat-nOt. At the end of the ellipse is
a cashier, who can see what they have
taken in passing. From the time a
customer passes the cashier with a
fresh supply of lunch until he swings
round back to the cashier five min
utes will have elapsed, and in that
time he is supposed to have devoured
his lunch. If he is too slow he may
make another turn.-Philadelphia Rec
ord
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
pelican Made a Mistake.

A strange thing happened in St.
James park the other day. A pelican
was sitting on the rock which forms
it's usual roosting place, apparently
asleep, and gull was swimming close
by in the water.
Suddenly the pelican darted out its
huge bill and picked the gull up
bodily. Up went the bill into the ar
and the gull disappeared into the
long pouch. The swallowing capacity
of the pelican was overtaXed, however.
and one could see by the moving pouch
that a life and death struggle was
going on inside. Ultimately the bill
of the pelican was lowered, the gull
tumbled into the water and swan
away shaking it's feathers. 1t then
coolly perched on another rock a
few yards away from the pelican, look
ing none the worse for its exciting e
pertence-London Chronicle.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
The Voice of Experience.

The wedding is to occur soon, and
she was telling her mother about her
plans.
When Fred is out late at night
she said, II shall not scold him.
tall try to be reasonable. think
shall go so far as to keep a light
burning for him to make him CHEEKY
when he returns"
Her mother was silent.
Don't you think it would be good
idea to keep the light burnlng?" she
persisted.
We'll, it might do very we'll for the
first month or so. But after you have
paid a few gas bills you'll probably
conclude that it will be just as well tc
put the matches where he can fnt
them and turn the light out"
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
Allahis Life on Shipboard.

Dr., J. Furness Brice, ships sur
geon of the transatlantic liner Gym
ric, has crossed the ocean S19 times,
traversing about 100000 miles, equal
to more than 100 times around the
globe. The doctor. now in his seventy.
eighth year, is rs active as he was
thirty years ago, and confidently looks
tIip across the Atlantic. His firm
opinion is that there is no sure cure
for seasickness. He has tried them all
on passengers-from copious cham
payne drinking to staying all the way
over in berth hung on rollers. The
trouble, he believes, arises from the
brain rather than the stomach.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
+-eeeamfAmeegEif

In letter recounting Signora Agu-
jari's singing, Leopold Mozart said
that the upper notes were not SO
strong as the lower ones, but soft and
charming, like the sounds of an or.
gan. He also inclosed a sketch OF
the singers exploits of which the &C
companying is a copy. showing hel
wonderful range.
1t seems almost incredible that a
singer could encompass such great
range of tone, for in the accompanying
drawing it will be noted that the
voice goes from lower c to the same
note three octaves higher, feat not
approached by Ellen Yaw, Edith He
lena or any of the singers of to-day ia
nous for their high voices.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
Maxim's First Inventions.

Sir Hiram Maxim began to invent
almost as soon as he could lisp. When
but small boy he invented sort of
piece of thread with a bullet at the
end. and an indicator for the thread
to swing along. On dark night he
took his instrument outside, and while
he sighted it to the North Star his
little sister read the indicator. For
ty-fve, Hiram" she called out. This
meant they were living in forty-five
degrees north latitude. The observa-
ton proved to be perfectly accurate.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
The Merry Ha-Ha.

Speaking of laughter writer +" the
Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette says:
The most heartrending laugh is
the laugh OF the summer girl who
shook you and is gadding around with
some other fellow.
The hollowest laugh is the laugh
a man laughs when he sees the neck,
lie his wife has bought him.
The most hilarious laugh is the
laugh of the fellow who scoops in the
stakes on a jack-high bluff
The cutest, sweetest laugh is the
laugh of your best girl.
The most enjoyable laugh is the
laugh that's on some one else.
The most grotesQue laugh is that
of the fat woman at a picnic when
she's got pickle in her mouth"
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
Fortune-T

Fortune telling is traced to the early
astrologers, by whom the planets Ju
piter and Venus were supposed to be
token happiness. In different parts
of the world, women. known as Sibyl.
lac, who were said to be inspired by
Heaven, did fourishing business in
this branch of occultism. In England
the laws against fortune-telling were
very severe. In France several per.
sons suffered death as the result of a
declaration issued against fortune-tsll
ers and poisoners in 1880.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27

on the trapeze or step dances. but
Venus was not amused. Chloe was
terribly affected when her compan-
ion died. She was placed with two
chimpanzees, Jack and Jimmy, but she
scorned them, and never ceased to
grieve for Venus. Thus ends the
zoos" third attempt to keep gorillas.
Venus and Chloe cost large sum of
money. The one was five, the other
two years old. 1t seems to have been
proved that gorillas cannot exist at
the geological gardens. The Breslaa
gorilla, however has been seven years
in confinement.-Lond Telegraph.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27

spurred forward to offer last remOn-
STRANGE as the city gates yawned be-
fore them. Even if the message be
genuine, you are putting your life in
Eeril."
The Etheling replied without slack
cning his pace: Il do not think they
are liable to molest peaceful trav-
eler. l will take care that | upheave
no strife, and l will make all my in
guiries of the monks"
"Go little more slowly, lord, and
consider the other side of it," the old
oniht entreated. Suppose the mes
age is false,-the black tress around
t proves nothing. Suppose the son
of Lodbrok has spread a net for you?'
Then should keep on my own way
still more Justify" the Lord of Ivars-
Iale answered, "for his making use of
the boys name to entice me would
show that he had discovered our
friendship, in which case the young
ling would be suffering from his an
ger"
Contenting himself with an indig-
UduL SIuHl, LLC OII Cll1l lGllISu " HIS
place at the head of the dozen armed
servants who formed the Etheling's
safeguard, and the young lord galloped
on between the bare fields, humming
absently under his breath.
Poor bantling!" he was thinking
compassionately. Il shall be right
glad to get sight of him again. hope
he will not betray himself in his JOY
when he sees me. Anything like show,
ing that one is fond of him is apt to
turn him little soft"
None of these undercurrents was
visible in his face, however, when
having left his escort in one of the
outer courts, he stood at last in the
parlor Of the Abbey guest-house.
81 am traveller, reverend brother
Jcurneying from London to Worces
ter" he said with grave courtesy t.
the gaunt black-robed monk who ad
mitted him. And my errand hithe
is to ask refreshment for myself anC
my men, as we have been in the sad
die since cockcrow."
"The brother whose duty it is to at
tend upon travellers is at this hour il
the Chapter House, with the rest O
the household" the monk made ar
swer. when he comes forth, wi
acquaint him with your needs. Unit
then, bide here, and / will bring yo
morsel to stay your stomach"
Sebert smiled his satisfaction a
the sandals pattered away. He ha
foreseen this interval of waiting-il
deed, he had timed his arrival to gal
it-and 1t was his design to put it
good use. While he swallowed VIII;
he wanted of the waters and wir
which were brought to him, he toe
measure OF the reverend servitor. wit
the result that, as he set down IL
goblet. he ventured question.
From the numbers and heaps of a
tendants | saw in the outer court
lcly hsother. 1t appears that this Sc
son Of peace has In no way iessen'
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
Ieachinq GunnerY.

The new system of giving young
British sailors six weeks prelimi-
nary gun drill to see If they are cap.
able of further tunition works fairly
well and is great improvement on
the old system, when man was fully
trained in gunnery, whether he was
fitted for it or not, at the expense of
the country. says the London Ex-
press.
The only drawback to the scheme is
that gunnery is so complicated nova
days that a man does not have time
to grasp the details thoroughly. The
admiralty tries to make him a fight
ing machine before he is an individual.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
Great Author Was No Natural Lover
of Darkness

Great Author Was No Natural Love,
of Darkness.
Yet Hawthorne believed that the
sin and sorrow of humanity, ineXplic
able as they are, are not to be thought
OF as If we were apart from God. A
neighbor of Hawthorne in Concord
has recently written me that when
death once entered a household there,
Hawthorne picked the finest sun.
flower from his garden and sent it to
the mourners by Mrs. Hawthorne
with this message: Tell them that
the sunflower is a symbol Of the sun,
and that the sun is a symbol of the
glory of God" A shy, simple act of
neighborhCod kindness-yet treasured
in one memory for more than forty
years; and how much of Hawthorne
there is in it! The quaint flower from
an oldfashioned garden; the delicate
sympathy; the perfect phrase; the
faith in the power of a symbol to turn
the pcrpleXed soul to God! Hawthorne
was no natural lover Of darkness, but
rather one who yearned for light. The
gloom which haunts many of his
pages is the long shadow cast by our
mortal destiny upon a sensitive soul,
conscious of kinship with the erring
race of men. The mystery is our mys.
terry, perceived, and not created, by
that finely endowed mind and heart.
The shadow is our shadow; the
CLEANS of insight, the soft radiance
Of truth and beauty, are his own.-
Bliss Perry, in the August Atlantic
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
UNKNOWN SOURCE OF SOUND.
Curious Phenomenon on the Borders
of the Red Sea.

of the Red Sea.
A singular phenomenon occurs on
the borders of the Red sea at a place
called Nakous, where intermittent un-
derground sounds have been heard for
an unknown number of centuries. 1t
Is situated at about half a mile dis
tant from the shore, whence a long
reach Of sand ascends rapidly to a
height of 800 feet. This reach Is
about 800 feet wide, and resembles an
amphitheater, being walled by low
rocks. The sounds coming up from
the ground at this place recur at IN
tervals of about an hour. They at
first resemble a low murmur, but ere
long there is heard a loud knocking
somewhat like the strokes of a bell,
and which at the end of about five
minutes becomes so strong as to agi-
tate the sand. The explanation of this
curious phenomenon given by the
Arabs is that there is a convent un-
der the ground here, and that these
monks ring for prayers. So they call
it Nakous, which means bell. The
Arabs affirm that the noise so fright
ems their camelS when they hear it as
to render them furious. Philosophers
attribute. the sound to suppressed
volcanic action-probably to the bub-
ling of gas or vapOr underground.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
Recruiting Sergeant Fooled.

An English recruiting sergeant en-
tered country inn, saw broad-shoul
dered giant seated at the table and
began to persuade him to take the
queens shilling" well, it be the
first time as ever I were asked to do
thaat." drawled the rustic. but
Goan't mind if | do" The shilling
was taken, the usual drinks followed,
and the sergeant, rejoicing in his
splendid recruit, suggested going off
to the barracks. "pm coming" said
the fellow, with a grin, "but jest hand
me doom my crutches, wull ye?" The
recruit had no legs.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27

Within the next decade it Is though
some hardy adventurer will be sue.
cessful in at last reaching the south
pole-that place surrounded by mys-
terry and at whose barriers death has
stood guard for long, long years. The
accompanying chart shows the dis
tances already traversed and the un-
explored regions about the pole, the
nature of which is fairly well con-
iectured, based upon observations
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
CAN NOT LIVE IN CAPTIVITY.
coriiIas Pine and Die When PLACED
Behind Bars.

~ Behind Bars.
Chloe Is gone, and Venus is dead
The geological gardens is bereft Of 60
cillas. The gorilla at Breslau has
he distinction once again of being
he only animal of its species living in
Europe. Chloe arrived about month
igo with Venus. At first there was 9
rfiing difference of opinion between
hem on the food question, but when
Venus had made it abundantly plain
hat she was to be mistress, the pair
grew very fond of each other. The
way in which Chloe strove to interest
aer companion was a lesson in he
.oism. All day she performed feats
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27

Note-The following article has
been widely published and is one of
the most remarkable illustrations Of
the value of careful marshalling and
analysis OF facts in presenting sub
ject to the public.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
manned" by Women.

A Finsbury (Eng) sanitary inspect
or reports to the borough council that
he has come across a canal boat
manned" entirely by women, the crew
consisting of lady captain" and
three others of the gentle sex.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
Vessel for Harbor Work.

Contracts for a s72,5OO steam ves
sci to be used in the river and harbor
work around New York have recently
been placed by the chief OF ordnance
of the United States army.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
RepIevined His Horseshoes.

A Quinton, N. j., blacksmith put
shoes on a horse for a farmer. Sho
promised to pay later. AS the monHy
was not forthcoming, the smith wer-:
to the mans stable and removed the
shoes.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
VOICE HAD WONDERFUL RANGE.

Italian Singer of Long Ago Has Re-
# mained Unrivaied.
When Leopold Mozart and his fa-
nous son, Wolfgang, made their first
voyage to Italy, in 1S69-1771, they
made the acquaintance of the famous
singer, Signora Agujari, at Parma.
This woman possessed most phe-
ncmenal voice, in fact, no singer be-
her. She invited the two Mozarts to
dinner and consented to sing for them.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
Proves Value of Rubber Suit.

With his rubber life-preserving suit.
Joseph Probst of Geneva has remained
in the water a month at time. sub
sisting On food carried in the SUIT
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27

In the traditional history Of the Iro-
quois confederacy appears masculine
Medusa Of snaky tresses. He was an
Onondaga chief, Atatarho, who was
the first president of the Five Ma
uons. He was represented as living
alone in a swamp and using dishes
made out of the skulls of his enemies.
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
CHAPTER XVIII.

With the Jotun as Chamberlain.
"Once more, Lord Sebert, be cx-
Ported to turn back" old MOrcard
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27

made by various explorers. There
is theory that the land about the
pole may be fertile and Inhabited; but
this is more likely to be a dream than
the actual truth. However, the truth
may soon be known.-New York Her
aid
Audubon Republican., 1904-10-27
HAWTHORNE AND HIS CREED.

(To be cOntir ued.)