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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29

sight, or l shall go mad! Take her
away-take her away" Shri. king
in widest terror she fed before her,
and for a moment the garden seemed
given over to grostesque game OF
blind mans buff as women and boys
scattered with renewed screaming at
each approach of the CHASTITY face. 1t
did not stop until the two soldiers
who had been made keepers OF the
wretched creature came running out
of the house and led her away.
Then it was Thorkel's sardonic
voice that brought the Lady of North
ampton back to herself. Now, is
| this how you take the sight of your
own handiwc~k? One mouthful and
no more has she had OF the blood OF
the coiled snake"
Stopping where she was, Elfgiva
gazed at him, and with a dawning
comprehension came back her inter
rupteds fury. The coiled snake" she
| repeated slowly; and after that, in a
rush of words, Then it was you who
enticed her away and mistreated her?
| But what does 1t concern you that /
sent a snake? Where saw you It?
How knew you it had blood?" Without
waiting for an answer, she turned up
on the Marshal, her lids contracted
into narrow Sits behind which her
! eyes ragged like prisoned animals at
| is you who are to blame for this
You who miscarried my message.
You have betrayed me, and ] tell
YOU" Hysterical tears broke her
voice, but she pieced it together with
her temper and went on telling him
all the bitter things she could think
| of, while he stood before her in the
| grim silence of one who has long
| foreseen the disagreeable aspects of
his undertaking and made up his
mind to endurance.
When she stopped for breath, he
said steadily, 81 declare with truth
that you cannot dislike what I have
| done much more than |, Lady of
| Northampton. hope it will be an ex-
! cuse with you, as it is comfort to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
PROBLEM OF OLD AGE.
Question for Political Economists to
Puzzle Over.

What the country shall do with its
ex-presidents is not nearly so vital q
problem as what it shall do with its
old men.
According to the new gospel Of bus.
mess economics a man is "old" at
fifty. That is to say, he can no long
er remain All integral part of the
industrial machine.
Young men are in demand every.
where. Old men are in demand no
where. The commercialism of the
age feeds upon young blood and re-
jects everything else.
Most of the railroads have placed
an age limit upon their pay roll ac-
count. 1t is a tacit rule that no man
over forty-five years of age shall be
employed, even at clerical work.
One of the great steel companies Of
the country, employing thousands Of
men, recently adopted a rule that in
certain departments requiring expert
knowledge and skill no man over thir-
ty-tive years of age should be given
employment. Other large industries
are following similar policy.
Practically the same thing is true
in the professions. Except as a
counselor the old lawyer is not in de-
mand. The churches are calling for
young ministers, and the schools give
preference to young teachers. When
a man reaches the age of fifty he is
supposed to have crossed the dead
line.
1t is a strange commentary on our
modern civilization that while medi-
cal science is bending every energy
to prolong the span of human life
to people the world with old men
the tendency of our economic system
Is to drive them out of business-to
make them charge upon the world,
which is said to owe every man liv-
ing.
Here is a question for political
economists to digest, if possible, for
TIE benefit of the coming generations:
What shall the world do with its old
men?-ChicGgO Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29

me, that instead of fetching you into
trouble"
Thorkel took the words from his
lips, and no longer with sinister de-
liberation but with a ferocity that
showed itself in the gathering swift.
ness of his speech. "Trouble-yes,
BY the Hammer of Thor, l think you
deserve to have trouble! Had any
of your witches brew done harm to
the King, l can tell you that you
would not have lived much longer.
What! Are the plans of men to be
upset by your baby face, and king
dom lost because a little fool chooses
to play with poison as a child with
fire."
Poison" she screamed. She had
been facing him with whitening lips,
and now the little breath that she had
left went from her in a sharp cry.
mot poison; love-philtres! To win
him back! -philtres-can you
not hear"
"LOve-philtres!" The old warriors
voice made the words bite with CON
tempt. Did the mOuthful she swal-
lowed have that effect upon your
woman? Or do you think you planted
love in the breasts of the dead soul
lions? Had you seen their WRITINGS
| think you would have called it by
another name"
He was standing over her now. and
she was covering before him. her
shaking hands rising as though to
ward off his eyes. Il meant no
harm" she was wailing with stiff lips.
The scroll said not a word that it
was hurtful. Do not kill me. | meant
no" The word ended in an mar
ticulate sound and she swayed back
ward.
The Etheling turned fiercely to the
Jarl, For Gods sake, tell her that
no one suspects her of seeking his
life, and give her his true message,
or / will go and hang myself for
loathing."
Tell her YOURSELF" the old Dane
snapped. 1T is seen that you are as
rabbit-hearted as the boy who makes
her such an offer. Were in his place,
| would have them all drowned for a
litter of wauling, kittens"
The young soldier, having braved
the outburst of Mysteries that re-
doubled at his approach, managed to
slip a soothing word into the hull.
1T is true, noble one, that for state
reasons the King has consented to
this union with Emma of Normandy,
who will bring him the friendship of
Duke Richard besides causing pleas
ure to the English. But the crown of
Denmark is also at his disposal. lady,
and this he purposes to bestow upon
your son Sven, for whom he has much
love. And it is his will and pleasure
that you accompany the boy across
the sea and, together with the earls
Of his guardianship, hold the power
for him until his hands shall be big
enough to grasp it alone For THIS ne
gives you the name of queen and all
the honor you shall desire"
II was as though rainbow had
been set in her showery eyes. HE
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
Is SCOUTING FLoTiLLA.
Movement Of Japanese Vessels Is So
Exclaimed

st. Petersburg, Dec. 23-The an
nouncement that four Japanese cruis-
ers and twelve torpedo boats are pro-
ceoding west from Singapore is re.
ceived here with much interest. II
Is not believed however, that such a
small squadron can have been sent
out by JaDan with any idea Of engag-
ing in offensive operations, but 1t Is
regarded as more probable that 1t IL
the purpose Of this SQUADRON to keep
a surveillance over the two detach.
ments of the Russian fleet which are
expected 10 soon unite in the neigh
borhcod of Madagascar. 1t is gener.
ally believed that Vice Admiral Ro-
iestvensky intends to establish a
naval coaling base on some island be,
tween Madagascar and the Pnilippin -
and that the Japanese cruising squad
ron homes to mark down the rendeZ-
vous for Information. The hone is ex-
pressed that Admiral Roiestvensky
will be able to catch up with the jap
anese scouts, which 1t Is believed he
could easily destroy. thereby weaken
ing the Japanese in the final naval
engagement.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
Too Great Resemblance,

Bishop Olmsted OF Denver is inter
ested in a number of charities, ard
obtains many generous contributions
on their behalf from rich Episcopal
ianS.
There is in Denver, however, a mil
lionaire who will rarely consent to
help Bishop Olmsteds pet projects.
He is a generous man, and in his own
way he assists the poor, but to organ
lied charity, for some reason, no
heartily objects. The bishop often
asks him for subscriptions, but these
requests are almost invariably re-
fused.
Recently the millionaire had his
portrait painted. Bishop Olmsted
met him the other day and said:
Il saw this morning your admirable
portrait"
And did you ask it for subscrip-
tion?" said the millionaire, smiling.
NO" said Bishop Olmsted. Il saw
there was no use-it was so like
YOU"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
Stood Still for Six Hours.

Raiph Leslie, an actor who said hi,
Tome Is In Marion, Ohio, bet CONNER.
tial travellers In the lobby Of the Erie
lotel In Dunkrk, N. Y. $40 TINT be
'ould stand without moving muscle
until 6 o'clock the next morning. The
let was taken, and it was agreed that
Il any one showed him or otherwise
disturbed him he was to take the
money.
II was 1925 o'clock when the bet
was made. Leslie struck position in
che middle of the corridor and stayed
there motionless until 4:30 a. m, when
one of the travellers, playfully scuniine
with another, struck one of the silent
poser's feet, moving It, Leslie forth,
with tho 14-year.old daughter OF Mr.
with quit and took the money. Wit
nesses declare he had not vislbl,
moved muscle for six hours and nv,
minutes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
PATTERSON JURY pIsAoREEs.
Six Stood for Conviction and Six for
Acquittal.

New York, Dec. 24.-At 1851 yes
terday the Nan Patterson jury report
ed for the second time that they wero
unable to reach a verdict and were
discharged. The Jury was not polled.
They had previously reported TO
Judge Davis shortly after IL o'clock
that they had not been able to come
to an agreement and had been sent
back for further deliberatiOn.
The foreman said that only one bal
lot was taken. II was then found
there was such vast difference Of
opinion that the remainder Of the time
was take In argument.
1t was reported that the six votes
for conviction stood as follows: One
for murder in the second degree; two
for manslaughter In the first degree,
and three for manslaughter in the
second degree. II was said there was
not a vote for murder in the first de-
gree.
When the jury came In at 1850
Miss Patterson became very nervous.
The color Of her face seemed to deep
en- If that were possible, and her whole
attitude showed that she was under
going keen suffering When the jury
reported their disagreement, and the
justice discharged them she turned to
her father and threw herself on his
shoulders, weeping bitterly. Up to
the last she had hoped to be free In
time to go home to Washington to
spend Christmas with her mother, and
the disagreement was most poig-
nant disappointment to her. The old
man tried to comfort her, but she fell
fainting In his arms. The girl was re-
vived from her fainting spell, but
continued to sob Historically.
Justice Davis thanked the jury and
remanded Miss Patterson to the
Tombs. She was led out sobbing vic.
lently and In state of severe nery-
Gus collapse.
After the rest Of the jury had left
the court room the foreman remained
and had a consultation with Justice
Davis. As the foreman OF the jury
left the court room he said the vote
throughout had been six to six. He
said six were for acouittal, but wheth.
err the other six were for murder in
the first degree or not he would not
ssy. The prosecuting attorney, Mr..
Rand, would not say what the fur.
Their course of the prosecution would
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
Sample of EnuIish Foo.

When very dense fog settled over
the Thames valley few Sundays ago,
and most densely over London, 1t i'm.
posed a complete silence on animal
lie. London was itself as silent as
the grave, for all traffic was stopped,
and as on Sunday traffic of any kind
is reduced to a minimum, the great
city was almost rs still as country
village at midnight The streets and
even the river were almost without a
sound, for not a single tug was moving
on the Thames. In the country no
bird uttered a sound; they all sat still.
silent and moping.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
CHAPTER xxvI-continued.

Eifgiva turned quickly "Yes-Te-
ooen my nurse. Have you seen her?"
saw her between cockcrowing
and dawn, noble one, when let down
the bars for the cattle to come in to
the milking. The herd-boy who drives
them said something to her-it
seemed to me that he named a Dan
1sh name and said that person was
waiting in the wood to speak with
her-whereat she set down her pitcher
and went up the lane. l have not seen
her since"
The lady's little white hands beat
the air like a frightened child's.
Three candles have burned out since
then; it is certain that evil has be-
fallen her" She paused to gaze
eagerly toward figure that at this
moment appeared in the low arch of
the doorway. "Tata! do you bring me
news of herr"
Though she shook her head, Randa-
Inns manner was full of suppressed
excitement as she advanced. Not of
her, lady, yet tidings, great tidings!
The King has sent"
His Marshal again? / will not see
him"
Nay, the Marshal but accompanies
the messenger. In truth, lady, it is
my belief that the token has accom-
plished it's mission. The message is
brought by Thorkel Jarl, as this has
not been done before"
Earl Thorkel?" Elfgiva cried. "By
the Saints, it can be nothing less than
the token!" She dropped down upon
the rustic seat that stood under the
green canopy Of the old apple tree and
sat there long time. After a while.
an enchanting smile touched her lips.
Surely, rose garden is a fitting
place to receive the ambassadors of a
lover" she said and Strengthened her.
self on her rustic throne, sweeping
her draperies into more graceful folds.
Bring them here, ladybird. Candida,
fetch hither the lace veil from my
bower, and call the other maids as
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
Pumped.

In this picker-up of those unconsid,
cred trifies which that master of style,
Charles Lamb, delighted to dwell on.
| may record one of the quaint say
ings Of little girl who was recently
adopted by philanthropic lady from
an institution for stray bits of infan-
tile humanity thrown from the sea Of
metropolitan life in which their par.
ents have been wrecked. This tot,
who is as pretty as the proverbial
picture and wise beyond her years,
was hurrying with me the other day
to catch train; and unconscious that
was taxing the little one beyond
her power, | said, with masculine
abruptness:
walk faster, walk faster, or Wen
be left"
"Oh, can't" was the painting re,
ply; I'm all out of air."-,Boston
Budget
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
Lover Of rs 10 a Splinter.


The angry father Of Luella Lantz. q
pretty Barbour county wv. Va.) girl,
lG years old. drove forty miles In pur.
suit of his daughter and Thomas
Heatherly, rs years old, her lover, who
eloped from their home and drove to
Grafton. The Rev. G. w. Bent of st.
Pauls NJ. f. church, Grafton. married
them while they were seated In the
buggy, and as soon as the ceremony
was completed they started on their
return home. The parent of the girl
bride arrived only few minutes too
late to stop the ceremony. They start
ed on their forty.mile honeymoon
without the blessing Of Mr.. Lantz.
the aged groom driving vita one arm
as they started homeward.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
JAPS PLAN FOR
| GRAND ASSAULT
Attack is to Be On Hitherto
Unparalleled
Scale.
RelNF0RCEMeNTS ARE ASKED
Se"era' hogi Wants 10000 Fresh
we" From Japan -Japs Reported
70 oe Busy In Construction of
rorts at Port Arthur and Dalpy.

| LONDON, Dec. 22,-The Daily Tele-
graphs Che Foo correspondent saws
hat the steamer Lady Mitchell, which
sailed from Tsingtao with supplies
ammunition and dynamite. reached
Port Arthur during snow torn four
nights ago. He says also It Ia re.
ported that tho Japanese were com.
PEELED to evacuate their position nm
Else mountain. owing to fianLme
fire from other forts and the explos.
ION of Russian mines. from which they
lost heavily.
The Japanese, the correspondent
adds, are employing thousands of cool.
les In making strong forts at Dalny
and around Port Arthur. They OK
press determination to capture Pori
Arthur before the Chinese new year
An attack Is now preparing that will
be on a hitherto unequalled scale, and
1t will mean either success or ter,
rible disaster to the besiegers. The
correspondent concludes by saying
that 1t is stated that General Nogi has
asked for 10000 achievements from
japan.
Headquarters of the Japanese Third
Army Before Port Arthur, Dec. &C.
The capture of the north fort OF East
kekwan mountain. December IS, by
the Japanese, is Of much Importance
because II opens way up the gorge
to the higher hills and will render
easier the capture OF the mountain. lt
gives much additional foothold Cor q
general assault on the western half
of the eastern fortified ridges. The
Japanese now hold fivC Of the seven
protecting forts.
st. Petersburg. Dec. 22-Miliiary
critics here do not attach vital i'm.
portance to the capture of the north
fort OF Kekwan mountain. They de-
clare 1t Is not part OF the main line Of
defenses Of Port Arthur, and, there.
fore, is without direct influence on the
fate Of the fortress.
Toxic, Dec. 22.-The Japanese army
besieging Port Arthur reported yes.
terday as follows regarding the
trophies captured by the Japanese on
the north fort of Kekwan mountain
Further investigation shows that
we captured five 80 quick firing field
guns, two 47-milimeter quick hiring
guns, one OF them being servicee BILE ,
two 24-milimeter guns. one being scr.
vicenble; four machine guns, all ser.
viceable; rifles. ammunition, $40
rounds Of 24.milmeter gun ammuni.
ton, 1,15O pounds Of machine gun
ammunition, $4,000 rounds of small
arms ammunition. so grenades and .
star shells, all serviceable; six cases
OF powder, and timber, sand bags.
clothing, etc.
Toxic, Dec. 19.--The Japanese have
lost two torpedo boats during all tho
operations against tho battIeship So.
vastapol, which was reported yester-
day in advIoes from Port Arthur 10
be completely disabled
London, Dec. ia rerort from
Che Foo that n norton OF the Jap.
anese feet has left for Singapore and
that a number Of Japanese merchant
vessels have been lightly armed n
naipta'" tho blockade Of Port Arthur
is nubIisN"a today IN a Che Foo dis.
patch to the Daily Telegraph.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
TIDAL WAVE HITS VESSEL.
kroonland Makes Her Port After a
Tempe stuoussV

New York, Dec. 22.-After a stormy
voyage, during which she was struck
by a tidal wave, the Red Star line
steamship Kroonland arrived yester-
day from Antwerp.
The voyage was the worst the YES.
sci has ever experienced. There was
nothing but bad weather from the
time she left Antwerp on the 10th,
until she was almost in port. On the
second day out a stewardess went
insane.
On the morning OF the twelfth
while the vessel was making fair time
in a northwest gale she was struck
by tidal wave which brought her 10
a standstill and sent tons Of water
tumbling over her decks. =. Pirotte,
a Belgian cabin passenger, was stand
ing under shelter and close up to the
dock house amid ships. He was
picked up and thrown across the deck.
When rescued It was found that his
left leg had been broken in two
places.
Officers Of the Kroonland say that
when the wave struck the vessel the
water dashed higher than her fun
nels and swept the hurricane deck.
Fritz Sortlandt. the lookout, was
thrown out Of the crows nest and fell
a distance Of forty feet. but sustained
no injury except badly bruised eide.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
shrewd Scheme Of Newspaper.

Taking advantage of the fact that
letters addressed to the president OF
the French republic, to the presidents
of the senate and chamber, and to the
project of police do not require to be
stamped, the Matin, a Paris nswspa.
per has organized a new system OF
petitioning in favor of 2cent postage.
With every paper sold postcard Is
inclosed addressed to the president OF
the chamber of deputies. The readers
are asked to sign 1t and drop 1t into
the nearest postbox.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
Rescued Exhausted Deer

A deer attempted to swim across
Penneseenassee lake, a body of water
near the village of Norway, Me-. but
encountered ice of considerable thick
ness when 100 yards from the shore.
The animal broke the ice before him
for another 100 yards before he be-
came exhausted. Persons on the shore
seeing his predicament rowed to his
rescue dragging him into the boat In
such helpless condition that he made
absolutely no resistance.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
Was Haunted by child,s Face.

II see the child's face still. waking
or sleeping; I can't stand it."
This line was hastily scrubbed on a
the room where f. W. Feischmann, a
railroad Waterman, blew out his
brains. Feichmann some weeks ago
saw a man and a little child killed at
his crossing, and since then was
moody and irritable, telling friends
that the face of the child haunted him.
Several times he threatened to kin
himself to get rid Of the haunting
face.-Pttsburg (Pa) Dispatch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
ELECTION FIGURES.
Final Figures Give, the President q.
51757e PluraIitv

Chicago, Dec. 24-With the an.
nouncement of results In Minnesota,
North Dakota and Washington YES.
terday, the official canvass OF the votes
cast on November s for presidential
electors was finally completed The
Associated Press was given the tabu.
lated returns. and compiled the fol.
lowing table, showing the total receiv-
ed by each candidate:
Roosevelt, republican ...... 1927, $50
Debs, socialist ........... 39l ,6S7
Swallow, prohibitionist :. :. 260.303
Watson, peoples ...... -. 114,637
Corregan, socialist labor 49,. S3,453
Holcomb, continental labor =, $50
Roosevelt's majority over all his
rivals reached the mountaineering fig-
ures of 1,746,76S. and over Mr.. Par
ker the presidents plurality was g.
547,57S. In 1900 William Mckinley
had 467, 046 more votes than all other
candidates and S59,9S4 more than
William Jennings Bryan. The vote
for Mr., Roosevelt was therefore 400.
S22 more than for Mr.. Mckinley, while
Mr. Parker was supported by 1,277,.
772 fewer electors than gave their bal
lots to Mr. BRYAN.
The total vote this presidential year
was 13,50S, 496, against 13,96S,547 In
1900, a decrease Of 460,07S votes.
Mckinley polled more votes than
Roosevelt in Alabama, GeoI Ia, Ken.
lucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Mississippi, New Hampshire. North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.
Texas and Virginia, Roosevelt got
more than Mckinley In the other
thrty-two states.
Parker received more votes than
Bryas In Delaware, Georgia, Mis.issip-
pi, New Jersey. New York, Rhode Is.
land. South Carolina and West Vir.
ginia, while Bryan got more than
Parker in the remaining thirty-seven
states.
Roosevelt carried thirtv-two states,
against twenty-eight by Mckinley. and
has 1916 electoral votes under the APP
portionment of 1900. Mckinley had
292 under the apportionment of 1880,
there having been an addition of 90
by the last apportionment.
Parker carried thirteen states,
against seventeen by Bryan, and HIS
40 electoral votes. Bryan had 1856
under the old apportionment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-29
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The Chump.
Hsd farried late; her paters voice
SaG!a To him like a shock;
ahrG we. young mani Are you aware
its almost twelve o'clock?'
Yes, sir. But--that is--you seq
shes now an hour or SO
bcso sitting on my hat and l.
really couldn't go"
And are YOU chump enough to ret
Your hat In such mishap?
Hsreafter hang II In the hall:
Don't keep II In your lap"
Ed Mott In New York Sun