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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01

eled front and mirrored back. such
as gentlemen of fashion used to see
if their wigs were on straight. This
one of mine had a space between the
ieweled front and the mirror, and In
that space l had hidden the letter
given me by my father. lntricately
concealed in the rim was spring,
which when pressed opened the
locket.
| thought at first of telling her
about the paper; how Lady Dwight
had been my fathers first wife, and
that Raoul Dwight was my half
brother. But something held me; re-
spect for Lady Dwight, who should be
the first one seen, and her wishes re-
garding her son She might still not
wish him to know that Lord Waters
was his father. | was bordering
these things when she spake:
Il have a desire to wear 1t at the
bail tomorrow night-on my breast.
1t is very pretty. 1t will look well
among the ruffles of my new gown.
ITO show another scalp at your
girdle. as they say the red men In
America number their victims" | sug-
gested
flush. sir" she cried. Your com
parson is Odious."
But what matter it," continued;
Il would all the world might know
am your lover"
Certainly she should wear the lock
ct; hesitated not moment upon
that point. 1t was a small thing to
do for Rosemary ! would take
the paper out. Upon second thought
| decided to let it remain where 1t
was. She had guarded the other bit
of paper so successfully, she should
have the guarding of this one also
The spring was so cunningly con-
cealed she would never know that it
was meant to open, later | should tell
her about it.
We reached the bridge. There
were lighted fiambeaus at its en-
frances. but we passed over unmo'
Tested, as ordinary wayfarers.
dismounted her at the stables OF
the Bow Street mansion, where | had
difficulty in arousing the hostler
Then we walked to the side entrance
of the house. The key Of this door
Rosemary had taken the precaution
to slip into her pocket, so as to be
able to let herself in without awak,
ening any one.
Before l babe her good bye,
pinned the rosette upon her bosom.
Take care of it. sweetheart"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
..You-you" | said. "Pretty Alice Lynson?"

said; 'it was my mothers. For that
reason | value it highly, but the set
ting is too old fashioned to suit me;
| shall have it reset when l return
with the other jewels to deck my
bride"
You are going?' she questioned.
ITO Long Haut on a sOrrowful err
rand-to bury my father" | said
Your father is dead" she ex-
claimed in an awe-stricken voice.
Yes" l replied, 81 only learned
the sad news tonight from Gil. |
never knew my father as we'll man
God rest. his soul! After | have
laid him to rest among his ancestors
in the old church of Long Haul,
be here to finish a task, over which
God forgive me. | have not wasted
my energy" Then after a slight
pause: 1T is late (Gil will be wait.
ing, poor fellow; l have taxed his
strength to the utmost)-although
long to stay with you. l must be on
my way-GoOd bye, good bye, sweet"
| took her in my arms and this time
she did not deny me; kissed her lips.
! | watched her into the house and
waited until I heard the door close
and heard her say, ".Oh, Moffet! how
you frightened mel" Then l turned
and remounting my horse rode slow
ly out of the grounds. l passed the
high pillars of stone at it's entrance.
\ light was swung before my eyes.
| heard a whisper, "'Tis he" A
thousand colors flashed before me. |
clUtched at mething-anything to
save myself from falling. Then |
| knew no more.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
TELL THE COMING WEATHER.
Observant Persons Need Never Be
Caught Mapping.

Cbservant Persons Need Never Be
Caught Mapping.
'If the chickweed and scarlet PIN
perrel expand their tiny petals, rain
need not be expected for a few hours"
says a writer. Bees work with re-
doubled energy just before a rain. II
the flies are unusually persistent
either in the house or around stock
there is rain in the air The cricket
sings at the approach of cold weather.
Squirrels store a large supply of
nuts, the husks of corn are unusually
thick and the buds of deciduOus trees
have a firmer protecting coat if a Sc
we're winter is at hand. If the poplar
or Quaking asp leaves turn UP the I'M
der side rain will soon follow.
IF the camphOr bottle becomes roily
it is going to storm. When it clears
settled weather may be expected. This
idea has seemingly been utilized in
the manufacture of some of our cheap
barometers. The main trouble is, they
seldom foretell the change until about
| the time it arrives.
Last, but not least, the rheumaticE
! can always tell it in their bones
| when a storm is approaching, and OF
this representation the octogenarian
| of to-day is as firm an advocate as
were his forefathers."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01

"Gil, for Gods sake" I cried out
petulantly, stop your clatter. You
make more noise than lot of fish
wives .chaffering at a country fair"
The noise did not abate, but a fig
ure raised itself from chair at the
foot of the bed whereon lay
you idiot" stormed, will you
keep still?'
The figure came tip-toeing to my
side. yawned, and then rubbed my
eyes. 1t was pretty Alice Lynson,"
as you please.
"You-you," I said wonderment in
my dice. Pretty Alice Lynson, on
my fife 'tis-pretty Alice Lynson,"
repeated dryly, what do you here?"
"Oh, sir, sir" she blubbered, and
with the tail Of her gown she wiped
away the tear from her eyes. God
in heaven but | am glad--I never
thought to hear you speak nationally
agar"
looked at her inquiringly.
Kind sir" she said, you have
been most grievously hurt"
Hurt" | repeated.
Eyes" she nodded Struck upon
the head For five days you have
been unconscious; even at deaths
door"
raised my hand and felt of my
head-it was sore to the touch, and
about it there was a cloth.
But how came you here?" I ques-
toned.
"Here?" she repeated. otis but
poor room that l rent from day to
day"
Il see" said whimsically, 81
should have said how came | here?"
1T is a long tale" she began, land
| am afraid the chirurgeon will not
want me to talk to you for fear Of
your fever coming back"
Never mind the chirurgeon," said
Il am more like to die of impa-
But first ask Gil to stop his jabbering
there in the corner-tell him to come
here-why doesn't he come here
perhaps | can induce him to satisfy
my curiosity, since you are so reluc-
tant."
She did not move from my side.
Gil, Gill;" | cried. | marveled that
my voice gave out so small a sound.
"Oh, sir" she said, I'm afraid you
will do yourself harm. Drink this,
please. and then | will tell you what
| know" She took a cup from among
the bottles on a chair near the bed,
and put it to my lips. | meekly drank.
1t contained a nasty concOction Of
drugs.
Your pardon" begged, for while
she had my head raised | had peered
more closely into the dingy corner.
My head is not very clear, and |
| thought twas Gil humming as he oft
does one of his outlandish verses to
himself Where is the fellow any
way?" | added petulantly.
(TO be continued)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
Remarkable Pension Claim.

George Staff, Civil War veteran,
living near Prospect, Pa, has a pecu-
liar claim against the government for
back pension, amounting to $l,400.
He was discharged at the close Of the
war and given $12 month for disa-
bilities. Some years ago Staff, while
living near in Beaver county, was the
subject of lunacy proceedings insti-
tuted by the local authorities, and as a
result was sent TO DiXmont and later
to Danville Here he was allowed
considerable freedom, and acting on
the suggestion of farmer whom he
frequently visited, Staff dHcamped.
He resided in turn in Virginia, Ohio
and Missouri, and then drifted back
to his native county. He bases his
claim on the ground that he has been
restored to his rights for a number of
years and is entitled to the back pen
sion. He seems in full possession of
his faculties.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01


for good literature, tells what a happy
time she had on The Road to Well
ville." She says:
Il drank coffee freely for eight
years before | began to perceive any
evil effects from it. Then | noticed
and that my stomach was gradually
losing the power to properly assiml-
late my food. In time | got so weak
that l dreaded to leave the house
for no reason whatever but because Of
the miserable condition of my nerves
and stomach. | attributed the trouble
to anything in the world but coffee,
of course. / dosed myself with medi-
cines, which in the end would leave
me in worse condition than at first.
was most wretched and discourag-
ed-not 80 years old and feeling that
life was a failure!
II had given up all hope OF ever
enjoying myself like other people, till
one day | read the little book The
Road to MELVILLE ;" 1t opened my
eyes, and taught me lesson | shall
never forget and cannot value too
highly. | Immediately quit the use
of the old kind of coffee and began to
drink Postum Food Coffee. | noticed
the beginning of an improvement in
the whole tone of my system, after
only two days use of the new drink,
and in a very short time realized that
l could go about like other people
without the least return of the ner-
vous dread that formerly gave me so
much trouble. In fact my nervous
ness disappeared entirely and has
never returned, although it is now a
year that have been drinking Postum
Food Coffee. And my stomach is now
like iron-nothing can upset 1t!
Last week, during the big Con-
clave in San Francisco, | was on the
go day and night without the slight
est fatigue; and as stood in the i'm
nense crowd watching the great par
| ade that lasted for hours, thought
| to myself, This strength is what Pos
tum Food Coffee has given me-
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
| Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
The little book The Road to Well.
Vile" may be found In every pkg.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
REClP ES.

Noodles with Cranberries.-Beat
we'll one egg. or more according to
the need, Incorporating with each
tablespoonful of cold water and a
pinch of salt Knead in -four sufficient
to make stiff dough. Roll as thin
as thin pasteboard Let it dry on one
side and then on the other, frequently
turning it, but do not let it become
dry enough to crack when rolled Roll
it very compactly: with a very sharp
knife cut thin slices from the end
until all is used. Let these dry thor
oughly (they may be prepared sew
eral days before needed) and cook in
boiling sailed water about twenty
minutes Drain in a colander. and
give a dash of cold water to prevent
pastiness. Rehe8t, and serve with
strained cranberry sauce as a dress
ing. Any other fruit may be used.
Any of the various forms of macaroni
may be substituted for the noodles.
Lanse 8rod.--Beat one egg into one
cup of milk Add salt and spoonful
of sugar. Dip into it slices of stale
bread and brown th~n nicely on
well-oiled pancake griGdle. Serve
-Jhile hot.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01

behind us and rode toward the open
country.
The fog thiCkened. We rode close.
My knees touched her horses belly.
[ bethought me in such fog there
was no need to go in roundabout
way.
mo one will be able to recognize
us in this fog" l said, we will ride
for the bridge; we shall have time
20 cross it before the guards will have
reached it and can station men there
trust Gil for that
Yet an | were you" she returned,
Il would cover my face when we do
cross it, for who knows who may be
flashing lights about
II shall be cautious, never fear, |
said; for your sake it would not do
for me to be recognized"
On a sudden there rang out through
the gloom a ripple of laughter. 1t
was as startling and as lovely as If
nightingale had burst into song at
my head. 1t was Rosemary laughing
In the very abandonment Of life and
love and joy.
Pleasant thoughts come to you
sweet" 1 said; may I partake OF
them?"
ut is naught of consequence" she
replied. 81 am fey at ttnes-and
cow there came before me the picture
Of Aunt Elaine's face an she should
want to see her niece tonight. Ar
empty bed-a scandal-she will be
or-stricken-poor dear" Again
she laughed.
Il sincerely hope the fates will keeI
ler from your room tonight until yol
arc safe at home and snuggled in you
bed" said quite devoutly.
oh! you must know that Aun
Elaine loves me dearly" she eX
planned. 81 can twist her about m!
fingers as can one of my rings"
AS you do all who come near you,
[ affirmed
Not So" she quickly retOrted; "yol
Yourself are not so amenable."
40" | questioned in establishment
els there anything | would not do 70
you, consistent with my honor?"
Then in earnest of what you sa,
have a request to make of YOU" sh
whispered.
Dear Rosemary, beg of you no
to hesitate" pleaded.
81 would borrow the locket yo
wear upon your breast" she said &C
quettishly.
raised my hand and felt OF tn
locxet she desired. Yes, H. was SAT
and hung by its rosette of ribbons
Truly little enough request to grant
vet knew not what to say; for wha
she coveted was locket with jew
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01

{ HOTBEDS OF CONSUMPTION
3 Penal Institutions in Many States Proved Be
Breeding Places Of tuberculosis

Ii is the duty of the state to protect
it's citizens those condemned to
psss a term of years in Jail. The dan
ger to the inmates of prisons, from
pulmonary disease, has only lately
been realized. short time since a
nan who had served sentence in
the Ohio penitentiary, declared that
to send him back meant death ~
tuberculosis. Inquiry was made. The
building was hotbed of consump-
ton. A prominent official stated that
ten years sentence was equivalent
to condemning man to death-by
pulmonary tuberculosis.
DR.. S. A. Knopf, the greatest Ameri-
can authority on tuberculosis, was in
vited to visit the penitentiary. With
out hesitation he pronounced it the
most unsanitary penal institution he
lad ever seen.
The output of many prisons Is
enough to convince of the truth of the
above statements. The sallow COM
plexions, weakened bodies, sunken
chests of the ex-convicts, all are the
stamp of murderous prison hygiene.
All the rules for combating the great
white plague are reversed. For sun
light, they are given darkness; for
fresh air, damp, musty atmosphere;
for out-of-door life a weary indoor
grind large part spent within the
narrow confines of a single cell.
Is it not enough to take from fell
low being his liberty and appropriate
the labor of his hands, without fore
ing him to live under such conditions?
Dare the state continue to condemn
any of it's citizens to such a death?
Shall the sentence in public prison
cease at it's legal expiration, or shall
the poor victim continue to suffer
from its dire effects until he fills a
consumptive's grave?
In this day of AntiTuberculosis
agitation, it would seem that public
institutions, whether asylums, schools,
prisons or assembly halls should be
the first to be brought under proper
sanitary conditions. 1t is useless,
hopeless to educate the masses in re-
gard to the cure and prevention of
tuberculosis and then maintain at
public expense hotbeds for the de-
velopment of consumptives to be fin
ally turned loose in the community.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
An AnoIo-American Incident.

This story is told by ]. p. Carter,
OF the American embassy in London.
1t was a fashionable function, and the
orchestra had been playing somewhat
loudly. A well known Englishman
was discussing the friendly relations
of England and America with a very
attractive American woman. Tte
music stopped suddenly, and in the
silence which followed the English.
man was heard to remark in heartfelt
accents:-"And the more we know
one another the more dearly we must
love one another" Both fastened to
offer explanations as to the entirely
political character of their remarks
but nothing could stop the laughter OF
the delighted audience.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
CHAPTER XIX.
Pretty Alice LYnson.

Buzz-buzz-buzz sounded throughout
the room. What fretted me most
was that the noise kept time to the
beatings in my temples.
Master Arnold" | muttered, tbs
a fine way to treat your guests-drink
'em under the table-frst time in life
your wines too newly drawn-too
new | say. Oh, my heads as heavy
as a laggard's feet-No, no, my lord,
the game is mine, mine, | say"
So murmuring | awakened. was
dreaming ] was at the lodge, and
with Lord FELTON, was again playing
that memorable game, inwhich had
won the hand of Lady FELTON,.
] turned me over and tried to raise
myself upon an elbow. My head fell
back on the pillow. l was dropping
off into sleep again when the noise
which have before mentioned
aroused my ire.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
CHAPTER xvII.-continued.

The Captain, upon the landlords
telling him that there was no other
outlet from the cellar, called his men
and proceeded to drink to their sue
cess. When they had satisfied their
thirst, bound up their scratches, and
laughed a little over little incidents
in the ARRAY, they began to parley
with the prisoner. Quentin Waters by
name.
The man being promised safe con-
duct back to Jail, came forth. a grin
on his daredevil face. Doubt began
to fit from one to another that they
had spent their strength in taking
the wrong man. They questioned
him. He knew nothing of the pris-
oner or his friends, denied being
Quentin Waters Of Long Haul; boot
ed at the idea. He was Anthony
Bryne, a tinker, on the way to Lon
don in search of work. He had hap
pened in at the inn for bite of sup
per and had only seen the men as
they rushed out of the house to meet
the Guards. When the men had
pOunCed upon him he had in despgra-
ton defended himself with his cudgel
He told his story we'll, and mine
host Of the Tabard COrrObOrated what
he said. CONSERVATION came upon
them. One of the men said that
Quentin Waters was a gentleman
about town, and that the bOOr could
not possibly be he. To clap the eli
max another one asserted with posi-
tiveness that the fellow was not the
prisoner wanted, for he had seen
Quentin Waters often about London,
and that he was at least two inches
taller, and also of a darker com
pleXiOn.
At this the captain wanted to NOW
why in h-l he hadn't said so before.
The soldier replied that he hadn't
been near enough to get a good look
at him. So with elimination and
recriminatiOn. they were like to have
a small fight among themselves when
the captain hot-mouthed remembered
his dignity, and put the still smiling
fellow under arrest.
1t being now too late TO go IN
search Of the man, and a heavy fog
about, they returned to London a sor-
ry lot.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01

In the suburbs of Baltimore there
is an ancient glue factory that at
times floods the surrounding scenery
with an odor strange and far from
sweet. A street railway line runs
past the building, and one day last
summer, when the place was indulg-
ing in a wild outburst of inglorious
incense, an open car PASSED, in one
of the seats of which sat an Irish la
borer and a middle-aged lady. The
Irishman's features expressed unut-
terable things and the lady shifted
diligently at a bottle of smelling salts.
The car came to a stop, the glue
rioted worse than ever, and the son
of Erin could stand it no longer. Eek
cuse me, num-" he said, humbly, as
he DOTTED his hat, but might | ask
We to put the stopper in that there
bother"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
For a Cold.

The daily cold bath is one of the
n ost effective safeguards against
taking cold OF equal importance is
abundance of fresh air in the sleep
ing apartment. Upon the first symp
toms of "a cold" deep breathing ex.
ercises in the open air or in well
ventilated room should be taken at
frequent intervals. In nearly all
cases where this simple treatment is
taken, there will be no further de-
lelopment of the cold, and the symp-
toms will disappear. A doctor con-
Eected with a large institution for
children recently tried this method
upon the inmates with surprising sue
cess.
There is nothing" he writes,
more irritable than a cough. For a
time have been so fully assured Of
this that | determined, for one min
ute at least, to lessen the number Of
coughs heard in certain ward of
the hospital of the institution. BY
the promise of rewards and punish
ments. | succeeded in having the chill.
dren simply hold their breath when
tempted to cough, and in little while
was myself surprised to see how
some of the children entirely recov-
cred from the disease.
Let a person, when tempted 20
cough. draw a long breath and hold
ii until it warns and soothes every
air-cell, and some benefit will soon
be received from this process. The
nitrogen which is thus refined acts
as an anodyne to the mucous men,
Erane allaying the desire to cough.
and giving the throat and lungs a
chance to heal"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01

Lew Fields relates that once, when
ganization, he wired on from Omaha
to the manager of the Atchison (Kan.)
theatre where the company was to
appear: Would like to hold a re-
hearsal at your house at three o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Have your
stage-manager, stage-carpenter, assis-
tant tage4carpenter, property man,
chief electrician, and all stage hands
at the theatre promptly at that hour"
Three hours later Mr. Fields received
the following reply from the Atchison
manager: "All right. He will be
there"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
Russian Vegetarian.

One of the most extreme vegetari-
ans is the well known Russian sculp.
tor, Prince Troubetzkoi who recently
VISITED Paris. He considers meat eat.
ers not much better than cannibals,
taboos even eggs and milk and live,
on vegetables boiled in oil, salads,
fruits and bread. At his home in st
Petersburg he has number Of ans
mails, including bear, two wolvei
and nire dogs. none OF which is ever
allowed to eat meat
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01

In Baltimore an electric arc light
costs $6749 a year; in New Orleans,
500 and in New York City, STAG.
Fashionable people in London amuse
themselves with new toy. 1t is
a fortune-telling teacup, of which a
great quantity is being sold. The
cup is engraved inside with the mys-
tic symbols OF the fortune teller-a
bell, a heart, horseshoe, purse,
and so on The tea-leaves at the bot
tom are whirled around the cup, and
according to the position or objects to
which they adhere, SO is ones for
tune.
Hicks-"How do you happen to be
going fishing on Friday? l thought
you believed Friday was an unlucky
day" Wicks-"Well, always have.
But it occurred to me this morning
that perhaps it would be unlucky for
the tsh."-Somerville Journal.
Observation-Disclosures we were mar.
ried she used to say 'by-by' so sweetly
when went down the steps, Mont
morency-"And what does she say
now? Marmaduke-"Oh, just the
same thing, buy, buy" Montmor-
ency-"Ah, see! She exercises a diff
ferent spell over YOU Washington
Life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
a Einancier,

Bismarck had to confer with the
Iron Cr,oSs on hero in the ranks one
day and, thinking to try his humor.
which waa of the elephantine order,
on the map, he said:
81 am authorized to offer you, in
stead of the cross. hundred thalers.
What do you say?"
what is the cross WORTH quietly
asked the man.
about three thalers."
"yery well, then, your Highness,
I'll take tbs CROPS and ninety.seysr
thalers."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
At Least One Case on Record.

When Isaac 0. Barnes of New
Hampshire who was collector of GUS
toms about fifty years ago in Boston,
was confined to his bed in his last
sickness, about six weeks before his
death he sent in haste for his physf
clan and upon the doctors arrival
said: I'm dyih, doctor I'm dyin'"
The physician ridiculed the idea,
and reaching under the bed clothing
said:' MIR. Barnes, your feet are
warm. Did you ever know of any one
dJing with warm feet?"
The answer came back quick as a
fash: Eyes, John Rogers did,"