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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07

In me that tells me to loathe myself
for being So Even as loathe you
both of you-and all your bowling
pack! Make me no answer or. by the
head of Odin, you shall feel my fangs.
Oh, leave me. leave me, before lose
my human nature and go mad like a
dog! Leave-You Taught" AS he
caught sight OF Rothgar, he interrupt.
ed him with roar His hand shot
to his belt and plucking forth the jew
eled knife that hung there. hurled it.
glittering streak. at the grinning
face If 1t had reached home. one of
Rothgar's eyes would have gone out
in darkness.
But the son of Lodbrok had known
his royal foster-brother too long to be
taken by surprise. Throwing up
wooden Platter like shield, he
caught the quivering blade In its bot
tom, whence he drew it forth with
good humored composure.
IF you wish to give friend pres
emit, King, you should not throw II at
him so angrily," he suggested. Had
gift would have been doubly dear"
Gradually the color flowed back to
the young kings eyes and softened
them; gradually his mouth relaxed
from it's fierce lines and dropped in
bitter curves. When at last his fin
gers stopped their nervous beat, it
was to unfasten the sheath of chased
gold which was attached to his waist.
and stretch it out to Rothgar.
Have it your own way" he said
gravely. 1T is right that / pay some
fine; have trolls ten. n. Take
the sheath. But do not make the mis-
take again of laughing at me because
you cannot understand me. But one
person may do that and live, and that
person is woman, and my wife.
There is a strange feeli~ = in my heart
that we have begun to travel different
paths, you and land that 1t is be-
cause we no longer walk on the same
level of ground. that we no longer
see any object in the same light. And
my mind tells me that in time to
come your path will lead you down
into the valley and my road Will take
me up the mountain-side, until even
our voices shall no longer reach
across" He came out of his dreaming
abruptly. 1T is not worth while to
speak further. Leave me, as order.
ed you. There is no unfriendliness in
my mind at this, but can command
myself no further, Co."
Rothgar said, with some approach
to formal courtesy, Il ask you to par
don it that | have done what you dis
like, for / wish that the least Of all
the world. And / give you thanks
| for your gift" Their hands clasped
strongly as the trinket passed from
| grasp to grasp
Then the sage and the soldier turn
| ed and strobe past the covering fig
ure Of Randalin and out of the linen
| doorway.
(To be continued)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
CHAPTER lI.-continued.-

Snatching up her slackened rein
with one hand, his rider managed to
secure her leaping cap with the other;
and after the first bounce she caught
the jerky gait instinctively and sway
ed her body into Its uneven swing.
But her heart was all at once a-throb
in wild panic. Was this what boy
must expect? IF these other men
behave SO. it is in my mind to tell
them that am woman she decid.
ed. Since they are my own people,
no evil can come of their knowing;
and dislike the other feeling"
The recollection that she had al
ways this escape open gave her new
lease of holiness. When sentinel
stopped her near the top she faced
him with a fairly firm front
Il have war news for King Canute.
she told him haughtily; and he let her
pass with no more than a grin.
She had come in by the back door,
but now she had begun to reach the
better quarters. Her nose reported
sooner than her eyes that meal was
in making; and glow of anticipation
braced her famished body. There, a
dozen yards to the left, the meal was
4 nearly over; between the gnarled
trunks the fire shone like a red eye;
and bursts of merriment and snatches
of boisterous song marked the begin.
ming of the drinking.
Sometimes woman's lighter laugh.
ter would mingle with the peal Some,
! times, through the swaying branches
Z Randalin caught sight of the flower-fair
face of ans English girl bending be,
tween the shaggy yellow heads of the
captors. Once she came upon brawny
4 Viking employing his huge fingers to
Irvine golden chain around a white
throat. The girls face was dimpling
bewitchingly as she held aside her
shining hair. Randalin had an i'm
pulse of triumph.
Il wish. that Sister Wynfreda could
see that, now since it is her belief
that Danes are always overbearing
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07

tent was very like traders booth.
shields decorated the walls, while the
reed-strewn ground was Uttered with
furs and armor, with jeweled altar
cloths and embroidered pals and won
derful gold-laced garments. The rude
temporary benches were spread with
splendid covers of purple and green.
upon which silver lilies and gold-eyed
peacocks had been wrought with ex-
quisite skill. Randalin's gaze fingered,
daZzled then slowlysrose to examine
the master of all this wealth.
He was not so easy to pick out. or
the three men around the table, only
one was graybeard; and of the two
striplings left, either might have been
the son of Sven of Denmark. Both
were finely formed; both were dress
ed with royal splendor, and the hair of
each fell from under jeweled circlet
in uncut lengths of shining fairness.
The hair of the shorter one, though,
was finer; and no red tainted the pur-
ity of it's gold. When one came to
look at it, it was like royal cloak
Perhaps he might be the king! Then
she noticed that his shoulders lacked
the breadth of his companions by as
much as palms width; and her
mind wavered Surely so great a
king as Canute must be broader
shouldered than any of his subjects!
Though the men were too intent to
notice her, in some sub-conscious way
her moving seemed to rouse them.
Their discussion had been growing
gradually louder; now the bearded
man and the young Jotun rose sud
denly and faced their companion,
whose voice became audible in an
obstinate mutter:
Nevertheless, | doubt that 1t was
wise to join hands with an English
traitor"
The older man said in a tone of
slowly gathering anger, Il told you to
make the bargain, and l stand at the
back of my counsels. Have you be-
come like the wind, which tries every
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
OLDEST CLOCK IN ENGLAND.
Erected In 1920 In One of the Towers
Of Peterborough Cathedral.

Peterborough cathedral has the old.
est working clock in England. IL was
erected about 1920 and is probably
the work of monastic clockmaker,
1t is the only one now known that is
wound up over an old wooden wheel.
This wheel Is about ~ feet in cir.
cumference, and the galvanized cable,
about 300 feet in length, supports a
leaden weight of 3 cwt., which has
to be wound up daily.
The clock is said to be of much
more primitive construction than that
made by Henry de Nick for Charles "
OF France in 1870. The clock cham
Der is In the northwest tower, some
l2O feet high, where the sunlight has
not penetrated for hundreds OF years,
and the winding is done by the light
Of candle.
The gong Is the great tenor bell OF
the cathedral, which weighs 80 cwt.,
and It is struck hourly by an 80
pound hammer, The going and the
striking parts Of the clock are some
yards apart, communication being by
slender wire. The clock has no
dial. The time Is shown on the main
wheel of the escapement, which goes
round once In two hours.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
,JoSeph's Well.

At Dothan, in upper Palestine, is
pool which has refreshed the traveller
for centuries. II is the well Of Joseph.
Its environs form a dreary enough
prospect-above it low, insignificant
hill, upon whose summit cluster few
miserable mud huts, and at the base
is the sordid anachronism of putting
steam mill, while away from 1t
stretches in all directions the faint
toned, almost hueless, expanse of the
Syrian landscape, long reaches of pal
est blue and gray and yellow, with only
an occasional blotch of brilliant color
in the foreground. Dreary and waste,
and sad, indeed is the scene 20 the
eyes of the flesh; but, to the eyes of
the spirit, that squat, bald hill becomes
a veritable flouEt of Visions-visions
a thousand times more real and vivid
than the spectacle of mud huts and
steam mill, and rocky wastes.-N. w,
Woodrow, in the Metropolitan.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
Liaht-Givine Insects.

The cucujo is the FREELY of the
tropics, and it is the most brilliant
of the whole tribe of light-giying in
sects or animals. Thirty eight of them
yield one candlopower. Photographs
have been printed by two-minute ex-
posture of bromide plates to their H.
Elimination. People in Cuba confne
them in paper lanterns for going about
the country at night or for indoor
lighting. Sometimes they attach one
of the insects to each foot for travel
ing in the dark to serve as a guide to
the path. Ladies use them as orna'
ments for the dress and hair.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
overtaken by Retribution.

Lord Eldon records a strange coin
cidence. A man was murdered and his
assailant escaped. Twelve years later
the brother of the murdered man fell
asleep in the bar of Liverpool public
house. He awoke, feeling somebody
In the act OF picking his pocket. The
moment he opened his eyes he ex-
claimed: Good God! That man killed
my brother twelve years ago" The
pickpocket was secured tried and con-
demned. The evidence. showed that
Immediately after the murder he had
enlisted and gone to India. He had
but Just landed in Liverpool when he
went into the public house, and HIS
first act in that c:ty was to attempt
to rob the brother of the man whom SO.
long before he hae killed
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
GETS OUT OF HIS DEPTH.
Musicians Oddities Make Amusement
for Companions.

Musicians Oddities Make Amusement
for Companions.
Among such mass of players as
comprises a great orchestra there are
characters" enough to supply new
Dickens. One of these characters, &C.
cording to the Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post, is noted more for his
love of big words than knowledge Of
their meaning During Mr.. Seidls
lifetime he played in the orchestra
at Brighton beach. One day the tuba
player, who sat back of him, had a
very difficult part to play in LISTS
symphonic poem, "Mazeppa." Hearing
his heartfelt sigh of relief on it's con-
clusion. Mr.. Malaprop turned and
asked, "Barnum had one, hadn't he?"
"What? was the query.
"A Mazeppa, of course" was the an
swer. He had COMPOUNDED the hero OF
Byron with a zebra.
do we play this with or without
reputation" he asked one day of a
colleague.
Playing in new theater on tour,
the man who sat next him looked up
and announced 1.-THE acoustics are
bad here"
Are they" he said critically, sniff.
fing the air. 4 have such a cold that
| can't smell, But | take your word
for it."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
Snake Story From Africa.

Recently Or. Macdonald of Nom.
hasa, East Africa, encountered puff
adder, which is one Of the most dead.
ly snakes. He discharged his rife
at 1t and killed It, ..
He took the body to the hospital
veranda, and, finding 1t to be a male.
returned to the spot to search for the
female, but without success. A few
nights later, however, while sitting
on his veranda, the doctor espied the
snake he had been seeking, and fired
at her.
Afterward no fewer than 81 young
adders were found scattered on the
ground, and had all been killed by the
shot fred at the MISUNDERSTANDING
American.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
A Remarkable Operation.

The left arm OF Thomas Shay, Jr..
which had been shattered with bird
shot, was saved by forcing the i'm.
poverished limb into his stomach for
nourishment.
The operation ranks among the
most skilful surgical feats performed
at the New Orleans Charity Hospital
BY nourishing the arm in the abdom
inal region the torn ligaments became
reunited, complete new skin grew
and after the parts had grown sum
GENTLY the arm was removed from the
stomach almost intact.
The operation obviated the neces
sity of amputation, and soon Shay
will be able to use the arm New Or
leans correspondence Philadelphia
Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07

quarter of the sky because it knows
not its own mind?"
While the young man warned in
his heavy voice, You will have your
will in this as in everything, King
Canute, but l tell you that If you
keep the bargain, you will act against
my advice"
He raised from his hands now a
face of boyish sullenness. and sat
glazing over his clenched fists at his
counsellors. "a
Certainly it would become a great
misfortune to me if should act
against the advice of Rothgar LODI
broksson he made singing answer.
1T was he who gave me the advice,
when the English broke faith, to vent
my rage upon the hostages. Men
have not yet ceased to lift their noses
at me for the unkingliness of the
deed. His eyes blazed at the mem
DRY. They were not pleasant eyes
when he was angry; the blue seemed
to fade from them until they we're two
shining colorless pools in his brown
face.
The son Of Lodbrok shrugged his
huge shoulders in stolid resignation,
but the wrinkled forehead of the older
man became somewhat smoother He
said in his measured voice, 'In that
matter my opinion stands with Canute
When bloodshed, is unnecessary, it
becomes a drawback"
Over the brown fists the fierce
bright eyes bent themselves upon him
in, his turn. The biting young voice
said. 1T is likely that ThorkeI the
Tall speaks from experience. 1t stands
in my memory how well craft served
him when he deserted my father for
Ethelred and then became tired of
the Englishman. To procure himself
peace, he was forced to creep back
to my feet like dog that has been
kicked. Was there gold enough in his
bride to regild his fame?'
The gnarled old face of Thorkel the
Tall grew livid; growing in his griz.
zled beard, his hand moved instinc-
lively toward his sword But Roth
gar caught his arm with boisterous
laugh.
Slowly, old wolf" he admonished.
Never snarl at the swapping of the
cub you have raised"
The King had not moved at the
threatening gesture, and he did not
move now, but he echoed the laugh
bitterly.
A snort Of impotence distended the
nostrils of Thorkel the Tall
"At such times as these" he said,
ARE brought to my mind the words of
Ulf Jarl, that man does not really
stand well upon his legs until he has
lived twenty-five winters"
UP came the Kings yellow head.
There was no question now about his
temper. A spot of fiery red marked
each cheek-bone, and his colorless
eyes were points Of blazing light.
Better is it to stand unsteadily
upon two legs than to go naturally
upon four" he retorted. IF also am
a beast, at least there Is mans mind
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
Old JUG Repaired a Church.

A church-warden of West Mailing,
Kent, (Eng.) parish church discovered
in lumber-room some time ago a
peculiarly-shaped jug. which was SUBJ
sequently identified as a rare old
Elizabethan stoup. An offer of $125
for it was refused, and the church
authorities decided to send it to
Christie's, where it was sold for S.
700. With the proceeds the au.hori.
ties have just completed several i'm
portant improvements in the fine old
church. Parts of the fabric have been
restored, a new porch has been erect
ed, and the seating accommodation
has been greatly improved.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
ABODE OF ETERNAL SILENCE.
Frishtful Conditions Existing Il
Prison Of Portugal.

Prison Of Portugal.
EntoMbed In grim castle on the
outskirts of Lisbon are soma of the
most miserable men on earth These
are the inmates of Portugal'.i deadly
prisons of silence. In this building
everything that human ingenuity Gao
suggest to render the lives of its pris.
onsrs horrible, maddening torture
is done. The corridors, piled tier on
tier five stories high. extend from
common center like the spokes of
huge wheel. The cells are narrow
tomb-like-and within each stands a
coffin. The prison garb is shroud.
The attendants creep about in felt
slippers. No one is allowed to utter
word The silence is that of tho
grave. Once day the cell doors are
unlocked, and the half thousand
wretches march out, clothed In
shrouds and with faces covered with
masks, for 1t is part of this hideous
punishment that none may look upon
the countenances of his fellow-prison-
ers. Few OF them endure this torture
fer more than ten years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
toward their captivrs," she told her

toward their captivsS," she told her
self.
Another sentinel hailed her and she
gave him absently her customary an
swer. He pointed to great striped
tent of red and white linen, adorned
with fiutte:ing streamers and guarded
by more sentries in shining mail; and
she rode toward 1t in daze.
More jewellers sprawled under these
trees. and she looked at them curl
ously The women here did not seem
to be amusing themselves so well.
One was weeping; and one-a slip
of girl with face like a rose-wss
trying vainly to rise from her place
beside drunken warrior. who held
her hands and strove to pull her lips
down to his winestained mouth. In
Imagination Randalin felt again Nor
mans arm around her waist, and a
wild pity was quickened in her. This
was worse than drudgery, worse than
blows, For the credit of Danish war
riors, it was well that Sister Wyn-
freda could not see this. -.......
Again her own words raised a start
ling apparition. What had been the
Sisters last cry of warning?' 1T is
not their cruelty fear for you. Child,
listen! 1t is not their blows" Could
it be possible that this was what
Like. merciless answer came a
scream from the girl-a short, pierre
ing cry of horror and loathing and
agonized appeal as she was drawn
down upon the leering face. At that
cry. childhood's blind trust died for
ever in Randalin. As she rode past
the pair, with c!enched hands and
flashing eyes, she knew without rea-
soning that tortures would not tear
from her the secret of her disguise.
When the sentinel before the tent
I challenged her roughly, it was her
tongue, not her brain, that answered
him.
~ 81 have war news for the King"
In twinkling he had dropped his
! spear, plucked. her from her saddle,
and was marching her toward the
entrance by her collar.
s'In the Trolls name, get in to the
chief, and let nothing hinder you!" he
growled, From your snail's pace |
got the idea that you had come a-beg-
ging. Get in and set your tongue wag.
ging as speeding as you can! Why
do you draw back? / tell you to make
haste!"
Before she could so much as catch
her breath, he had raised the tent
flap, pushed her bodily through the
entrance. and dropped the linen door
behind her.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
Small Epolish Railway

In the lake district of England there
is a tiny railway which has only one
train, run by two officials. one of whom
is managing director, ticket collector
guard and porter. and the other chief
engineer, engine driver and stoker
The train stops anywhere. 1t fire.
quently goes off the line, but crowbars
are carried, with which the train Is
persuaded to return to its proper posi-.
ton. When friend Of either official
Is observed the train Is brought to a
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
Worlds Oldest Man.

In Germany there are IT'S persons
who claim to be 100 years old or more,
in France there are 2l3, in England
146, in Scotland 46, in Norway 20, in
Sweden 10, in Belgium 5. and Den.
mark 2. In Switzerland there is not
one centenarian, but on the other
hand, there are 401 in Spain, and as
many as 575 in Servia.
The oldest man in the world is
said to- be Bruno Cotrim Of Rio ia.
Metro, authentic documents showing
that he Is now in his 150th year
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07

THE LOCUST PARTY FAILED.
Fly "Mixed ln," and the Excitement
Was Over.

Fly "Mixed in," and the Excitement
Was over.
The last years of Justice Dykmans
life he delighted to sit in his yard
and watch the insects and all the small
life with which the summer teemed
He was especially interested last year
in the locusts, which would burst out
of their old skin one by one, and one
morning he invited party of his
neighbors over to watch particularly
fat locust break out of its old prison.
AS the shell slowly cracked the Judge
became more and more excited, until
suddenly big fly bounced on the To-
Gust and stung it through the crack
on its fresh, new back. OF course,
this killed the locust instantly, and
there was no more squirming within
the old she'll The judge was highly
indignant. THE COMPOUNDED rascal"
he exclaimed, 'stung the locust, did
he? The beastly fly! Isn't that too
bad, now; isn't that too bad" and
then he apologized to his neighbors
for the fiy's bad behavior and the fail
ure OF his locust party.-New York
Tribune
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
Palace for Empress Taitou.

A new palace for the Empress OF
Abyssinia has been built at Jerusalem
for the accommodation of her majesty
Taitou and her retinue during her Wis
it to the Holy City next Eastertide.
The building cost about $4,000 and
the furniture, which has been ordered
in England and France, will cost over
$4,000. The empress is expected to
bring with her large retinue, and
will stay in Jerusalem three months.
During this time she will visit Beth
lehem, Gethsemane. Hebron, Jericho
and the Jordan valley. Her majesty
is reported to have expressed wish
to end ner days in the Holy City.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07

how a colleague In
the department of
philosophy was In
terrupted In his
study OF the work
ings of a chlld's
mind, Prof. Beers
was passing the
house of the phil
osopher one day
when the latter's
small son came
running out of the
garden whore he
had been walking
with his father,
CRYING bitterly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
Hawk Knocks Out Old Man.

Freeman Lane of SayvilIe, L. l., 80
years old, was attacked by hawk in
the woods on his farm. The bird
swooped down upon him and struck
him squarely in the face, knocking
him into a gully. The hawk continued
striking him with its wings until the
old man, exhausted, could not move.
and then the bird, with a screech of
victory, scared to its young.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
COW ADOPTS A COLT.
Watches With Equal Care Over It and
Her Own Calf.


Her Own Calf.
A COW owned by John Heffernan,
who has small farm near Danbury.
Conn, has adopted colt few days
old and is bringing 1t Up along with a
calf of about the same age. The
mother of the colt. which was a valu.
able brood mare, fell a few days ago
and broken one of it's legs, with the
result that 1t was necessary to shoot it.
The expedient Of bringing the colt
up on bottle was adopted but the
little animal did not take kindly to this
means of livelihood. Mr.. Heffernan
found the colt following one of his
cows contentedly about the pasture lot
with calf, which is of its own age.
The COW watched over the two with
impartial motherliness and sucked
them both when they notified her in
their own way that they were hungry.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
Electrical Tree in india.

An electrical tree has been discov-
cred in a forest in central India. Its
leaves are of highly sensitive ma
ture and so full of electricity that any
person who touches one of them re-
ceives an electrical shock. 1t has
very singular effect upon magnetic
needle and will influence 1t at dis
lance of even seventy feet.