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TNo attend the salon of the Coun-
tess Bertram Immediately be-
came the fashion. There Kusi-
II nara elucidated the principles
Of the Vedanta philosophy to a
coterie OF London's most exclusive set.
And II such words as "yoga" and mir
vana," as they went glibly from lip to
lip, seemed the least profaned thereby
TO the devout Buddhist ear, he con-
soled himself by the conviction, buried
deep IN his soul, that his religion alone
would revolutionize a world in sad need
of adjustment. In spite of the lack Of
spirituality in many of his listeners
the eloquent words did not fall al
together on barren soil. Castor Ber-
tram had long revolted at the regular
order Of things. He desired TO mitigate
the evils Of the world-evils which
shocked his artistic nature, but his
dreamy idealism lacked force and ex-
pressed itself only in a superciIious
pessimism. Solely at the request of
the enthusiastic Countess Bertram he
attended her salon. Once there his at
tention was Immediately arrested and
held by the novelty of Kusinara's
thought, not less tnan Dy MS Iorcelui
manner OF expressing himself. Cas-
tons lack Of political ambition and the
indehniteness of his life left q void which
his mercurial temperament now filed
with the teachings of the Oriental phi
losophy in which he STEPPED himself.
Nor to him alone did the exhortations
OF the scholarly Indian appeal. Lady
Ermyntrude had been denied the
needed companionship Of a nature that
would act as a sort of balance wheel
to her erratic impulsiveness. Keenly
gifted in the art Of penetrating char
scter, the shams which she encountered
in the social world into which she was
now fully launched only served to ac-
centuate the scornful expression OF her
face, which, seen before but occasion
ally, had now become habitual. The
novelty Of being sought by various suit
ors soon wore of and to her high-strung
nature, so starved for the wholesome
things Of life, a mothers love and
thought and care. the mystic words OF
Kusinara came as a sort Of balms for
IN him she felt the sincerity OF his
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daughter having been consigned to
other hands, made her desirable OBJ
ject by which the Unknown might
carry out his theories for mankind. His
unmistakable breeding and the air Of
mystery with which he still continued
to envelop himself gave him an added
charm in the eyes of the Countess, who
scarcely realized that she and Kusi-
nara, in different ways, were the in
struments of sowing the seeds of a
doctrine Of determination of the hu-
man race-seeds destined to take deep
root in virgin soil and bring forth a
harvest Of sorrow. She only knew she
was now the center of adulation.
Chatterly wrote long reviews of the
Buddhist and his lectures in which he
spoke of new priestess of divine
philosophy who had brought light into
darkness" Congratulations poured in
upon her. The sudden appearance of
the strange Unknown and his equally
mysterious disappearance gave to 1t
an added zest. Mr.. Hartmann, too,
attended the salon. His daughter An
gela accompanied him but a few times.
To her the atmosphere reeked with a
certain unwholesomeness which she
deep reverence in which she held her
father and her respect for his intel
lectual attainments, coupled with his
philosophy of life, were stumbling
blocks 10 her peace Of mind. 1t even
became relief to spend the day with
the Falconets, whose religious creed,
If narrowed overmuch, was at least
restful and she returned home girded
with a spiritual strength to pray that
her father might yet renounce phil
osophy the pessimism of which seemed,
to her mind, to At i'll with his cheerful
habits of life.
Joseph Falconet, in the meantime.
had obtained his seat in Parliament
and was full OF zeal to use the power
committed to him for the amelioration
of mankind and the maintenance of
the creed OF the God OF his fathers. A
strained feeling existed between him
self and the Countess Bertram-for his
firmly balanced mentality could not
condone the vagaries of a mind which
could let itself be swayed from the
creed Of the orthodox church, to the
conservation OF which he had secretly
dedicated his life. He looked with
comets mind and made him realize the
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to reach that beatifc state where the
evil OF this earth can never toucn US.
Omen wide your protecting arms. Obi
river Thames, for through your min
istration we. this hour. attain Nirvana-
Ermytrude and CASTOR.
The London News OF the next day
contained the following announcement:
IAN. unknown gentleman. whose name
We have been absolutely unable to
trace, was this morning discovered
dead In his room by his servant. a
mute. who cannot even write. There
were no papers by which any sort OF
Identification could be established"
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This is the winning conclusion to
the unfinished Disraeh novel publish
ed i'm the Sunday Call, February IL
and 10. 1t is written by Cora Cressy
Crow. who. it will be remembered,
was the winner of the first prize story
of this series. The problem was a diff
ficult one, but this story, in literary
finish, strength and plausibility, was
judged by the editors as best fulfilling
the somewhat difficult conditions pre-
scented.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-12

Angela Hartmann had been dining
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
EGG MEMBRANE A HEALER.
Valuable When Used in Cases OF Burn
inn or Liberation.

At a recent session of the Therapeu-
tical association of Paris DR.. Amat lee
tured on the use of the membrane OF
eggs in the treatment of wounds. He
has observed for some time the good
results Of placing these membranes
0pon the surface of wounds and re
ports two new cases, that of a young
girl suffering from burn on her foot,
and a man, 40 years old, with a large
ulcer on his leg. Both wounds were in
process of healing and were covered
with healthy granulations.
The surgeon oyerspread them with
six or eight pieces of the membrane
of eggs. which was covered with tin
foil and fastened with dry antiseptic
bandages. After four days the ban
dages and tin foil were removed and
it was shown that the membrane OF
the egg had partly grown into the It's
sues and had caused the growing of a
good skin. That the egg membrane
had contributed much to the healing
process was demonstrated in the fur
Their course of treatment.
1t seems, however, that the mem
brane does not always adhere. The
process of cicatrization is not only has
tened. but the wound heals exception
ally well and leaves but few percepti-
he traces.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

My MILL" thus describes the life of
the city:
Whose did not see Avignon in the
days of the popes has seen nothing.
For gayety, life, animation, the eX-
element of festivals, never was
town like it. From morning till night
there was nothing but professions, pill
grimages, streets strewn with flowers,
draped with tapestries, cardinals ar
irving by the Rhone, banners waving
in the breeze, galleys dressed in flags,
the popes soldiers chanting Latin on
the squares, and the tinkling rattle of
the begging friars; while from garnet
to cellar of houses that pressed, hum
ming, round the great papal palace
like bees around their hive, came the
tack-tack of lace looms, the to-and-fro
of shuttles weaving the gold thread of
chasubles, the tap-tap Of the gold
smiths chasing tools on the chalices,
the tuning of choir instruments at the
lutemakers', the song of the spinners
at their work: and above all this rose
the sound of bells, and always the
echo of certain tambourines coming
from away down there ON the bridge
of Avignon; because, with us, when
the people are happy they must dance,
they must dance-and in those days
the streets were too narrow for the
farandole, and flies and tambourines
posted themselves on the bridge of
Avignon, in the fresh breeze from the
Rhone, and day and night the folks
danced, they danced. All, the happy
times! the happy town! Halberds
that did not wound, prisons where the
wine was put to cool; no hunger, no
war. That's how the popes of the Com
tat governed their people, and that's
them"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

| about the Nebraska affair six weeks
ago. | was sick, and | sent word to
Swan He came to Grovedale,'I be-
lieve."
Eyes"
THAT was his own notion. I didn't
send him. Got some notion about a
workman up here"
"Yes; Primus Edes. Mrs. Fry Che
boards at her house, told me she sent
him a letter she found in Edes' pock-
ct. Did you see it,"
Eyes, it was from his wife apparent
ly, nothing of Importance"
was her name or address given?"
mo address, l believe, but name
like Rose or wholesome flower
name. | don't recollect it. Swan
seemed to be puzzled because he said
Edes denied having ever been mar
ried."
is that SOP"
Eyes; but as told Swan, it was of
no earthly consequence to us, for my
man was dead and buried, and so end
ed the Ashley matter | went to the
jail where he was first taken, and saw
the entry, and a description of the
prisoner. | also saw the entry at the
asylum"
How did they tally with the appear
ance Of Ashley?"
well, that's the strangest part
about it," and Bruce hesitated a mo-
ment
How sO?"
'At the jail he was entered as light
haired, and at the asylum as dark"
But DISCUSSES of that sort would be
nothing, suppose, for a man like Ash
ley, would it?"
why, yes. Just consider moment.
If it had been the other way, entered
the first time dark and next light, it
would imply simply colored hair, of
course, and it would come out the nat
ural color. But to turn from light to
dark without the aid of dye, that is
impossible, for, of course, there could
have been none in his cell"
"Then what do you Think"
81 think there must have been mis-
take. think he must have had dark
! brown hair when he was arrested, but
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

seemed impossible that he could be n
rogue after ALL"
IF he could only remember what he
did while he was away" said Bruce.
thoughtfully, 'the mystery would clar-
ify, but / see he fears he may have
done strange things"
"Mr Bruce" said the president, sud
denly, TONY Osborn had curious mo-
ton in regard to this matter" and he
mentioned the hypnotic idea as set
forth by Tony, and related the strange
performances of DR.. Major, which he
himself remembered witnessing.
The detective was much interested
in all new or unusual workings OF
science. We'll" said he, after the
subject had been discussed at some
length, Osborn may be right, and 1t
might have been Ashley who received
the money and altered the notes; but
he is dead, and, in any event, it would
be difficult to have proved the matter.
If were allowed to state my opinion
of what is right, should say, let Ham
ilton repay the loss sustained by the
DdHhy III Ihio ny pliOIiN thNN' - 'iiNuSH
very ingenious and not too unreason-
able for the belief of men like myself,
would only cover the affair with ridi-
Guile, and Undue the minds of the poor
people with a feeling of insecurity"
81 think you are right, Mr.. Bruce"
said the president. "At least, that is
the way the matter looks now. OF
course the examination may bring out
new facts, so it is as well not to make
up our minds to any great extent"
ut is an irksome condition of things
for Hamilton" said Bruce, but UNI
avoidable."
Yes; but unavoidable, as you say.
| must confess, he bears it with re-
markable equanimity. Looks like in
nocence, hey?"
Yes; if it's a spurious article it is
well initiated. BY Jove," said the de-
tective emphatically, ''it is the most
mysterious case | ever was concerned
in"
ITO be continued)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
Pasteurizatlon Advisable.

The Danes are practicing pasteurt
cation in nearly all of their creameries
and they are finding it of great value to
them in trying to hold the markets
against competing buffers. When PEG
pie come to understand that they are
using butter that has been made from
pasteurized milk or cream they feel a
great deal better about it than if they
know they are eating butter made
from milk or cream in which disease
germs may Turk. The man that pas.
teurizes his milk should advertise that
fact, as it will help in the sale of his
product. People have to be educated
along these lines, for the butter from
pasteurized cream or milk has a
slightly burnt taste sometimes, which
will be objected to unless the consum-
ers know it is the result of pasteuriza.
ton. When they know that the I'M
usual taste in the butter results from
pasteurization, that will he a recon-
mendation for it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
Day of Glory Ended
Palace at Avignon, Once Home of the
Popes, Now Scene Of Vanished Splendor
Especial correspondence.l

AT Avignon, in the south of France,
may still be seen the palace in which
the popes lived and ruled during what
Petrarch called the shameful exile
of the church of Jesus Christ" and
other writer's have named "the Baby
lonish captivity" in the fourteenth
century. Although defaced and occu-
pied as barracks, the palace retains
its chief architectural features, and is
one of the most massive and most
nearly perfect specimens of fourteenth
century military architecture in exis-
tence today.
Those were troublous days in which
the papal court was established on the
soil of Provence, and the palace was
begun on a scale to insure great
strength. 1t was further strengthened
as construction went on, until it was
like fortress, protected from within
and without by every device then en-
ployed for such a purpose. Here ruled
seven popes, all French, from 1405 to
l40S, in great power and luxury.
Writing of Ayignon in the time of
he popes, Daudet, in his Letters from
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
When the Troubles Began.

81 was in Russia" said Japanese
at Portsmouth, when war was de-
clared. I never saw such arrogant
self-confidence as the Russians had at
that time.
"a publisher got out maps of Japan,
and these maps were hawked through
the streets by men who cried: Japan.
csc maps giving Russian troops fu-
ture route into Toxic
"In the book shops Japanese gram.
mars and lexicons were put on sale,
and over them were signs saying:
Qualify for government post in our
new island conquest by learning
Japanese
1.-THE day left Moscow the cabman
who took me to the station said as
was about to hand him his fare: Are
you going to fght?
Yes said l.
.Then,' sa!4 he, I don't want your
money. No man should pay for his
own funeral ride"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
CHAPTER xl-continued.

Several matters connected with the
affair were touched upon, all of which
interested Mr.. Hamilton deeply. In
no way did he endeavor to evade or
conceal--or so it seemed-any event
or circumstance. Indeed, it was a
wonder, they all thought, that his
equanimity was so little disturbed by
what must have been a trying ordeal.
3 He looked in better health than when
he went away, they thought-younger
and brighter, and more alert, and they
told him so.
Il think so myself" he said. ut
must have been my relief from wear
ing thought and work. When | went
away my nerves were in a shaky con-
dition. At times l could not hold my
hand still. Now see" and he stretch
ed out firm, muscular hand that COM
PEELED their admiration A handsome,
Old-fashiOned ring adorned it that they
had occasionally seen before he went
away.
May l see it?" asked Mr.. Taylor.
A slight hesitation manifested itself
for a moment. Then he took it off and
handed it to him.
In trust" was marked legibly on
the inside.
"A fine, old-fashiOned ring" said Mr.
Taylor, handing it back. Il think you
told me once it was your mothers
ring"
Did -" said he. 81 don't recollect."
At that point Justice Bailey and De-
tective Bruce arrived, and in the pres
ence of the assembled bank officers
the warrant was served for the arrest
of Vane Hamilton, on the charge of
forgery and embezZlement.
Now" said Hamilton, seating him
self, Il want this examination over as
soon as possible. l suppose l could
call for one before nightfall if
chose"
you could" said Justice Bailey,
"but should advise you to waive ex-
animation for the present, until news
arrives from Seattle. Doubtless you
will find no difficulty in securing bail
for your appearance"
81 hope not" said Hamilton, "and
perhaps you are right. But in any
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

who had brought their court to French
soil owing to the turbulence of Rome
-schism and disorder held sway at
Avignon. Three "anti-popes" held
court here, holding their place by
force. One of them, Benedict XIII,
when besieged by an army under Mar
shall Boucicault, escaped by a postern
gate and fed.
One of the bloodiest atrocities in the
French revolution was committed at
the palace in Avignon, when sixty-one
men, women and children were hurled
from its highest tower into a ditch,
and quicklime was thrown upon them.
The papal palace is drowsy place
to-day, basking in the torrid southern
sunshine like decaying monument to
dead past. It's drawbridge, portcullis
and iron gates are gone, but the bal
cony where the pope stood when he
blessed the people is still to be seen
above the entrance. The tourist finds
the palace worth few hours inspec.
ton; the student of church history
finds it worthy of long journey and
close study.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
AWFUL NEURALGIA
Tar. Porter Thought He Should Go Mad
But Or. Williams Pink Pills
Cured Him.


cit seems like miracle that DR..
Williams Pink Pills should have cured
my neuralgia, said Mr. Porter. "They
are certainly marvellous medicine and
I am always glad to recommend them.
For two years" he continued, al had
suffered almost uncomfortable pains in my
head. They would start over my eyes
and shoot upward most frequently, but
they aften spread over my face, and at
times every part of my head and face
would be full of agony. Sometimes the
pains were SO intense that / actually
feared they would drive me mad
my eyes ached constantly and there
was always burning sensation over my
forehead, but the other pains varied,
sometimes they were acute, and again
they were dull and lingering. / could
not sleep. My temper was irritable and
/ got no pleasure out Of life.
u tried remedy after remedy, but
finding no help i'll any of them, be-
came despairing man Even when I
began to take DIR. Williams Pink Pills I
had no great hope of cure.
"That was in December of 1908. To
my surprise, a change in my condition
took place right away The pains grew
less intense and the acute attacks were
further apart, us kept OH using DIR. Will
liams' Pink Pills. The improvement be-
gan with the first box, and when had
used six boxes I stopped Ny cure was
complete and has lasted over since"
Mr.. Charles III. Porter lives at Ray
mond, N. III. He isone of many grateful
people who have found that DR.. Williams
Pink pills III Jicao ~ tI,o ,,arxyoe,
that have stubbornly resisted every other
remedy tried. Not only neuralgia, but
sciatica. partial paralysis and locomotor
all druggists, or may be obtained directly
from the DR. Williams Medicine Co.,
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
SPOKE AS A PEDAGoGUE.
Professor Had No Thought Of ARGUS
ina Cupid.

Professor Had NO Ihou9ht OF ARGUS
ing Cupid.
Prof. Jones of the Mathematics de-
partment of Cornell university is well
known among the students, first for
his goodness of heart, thinking no
evil, and second for his unmitigated
ugliness, which latter has won for him
the nickname of "Piute." In one OF
his classes there was recently a GER
tain Miss Peters, whose physical
charms were below even the coed.
average. She was extremely Ill
dressed, awkward, and so ungainly as
to suggest deformity. In accordance
with the professors usual custom sew
eral members of the class had been
sent to the blackboard one morning
each with an assignment to work out
some problem. 1t happened on this
particular occasion that Miss Peters
diagram was rather better than any
of the others. Desiring to compliment
her, and at the same time to rouse
the emulation of the rest of the class,
Prof. Jones remarked in loud tone:
Miss Peters, greatly admire your
figure"
The point was not lost upon the
young men present, whose apprecia-
ton, indeed, found such audible ex.
preston that the good professor was
Obliged to ask them to leave the
room.-(New York Times.)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12
Romans Established the Gauge.

The ancient Romans made the
standard gauge of our present rail-
ways. The width of the wheel base
of the most up-to-date dining car is
what it is because it was originally
that of the chariots which rolled
along the Roman roads in Britain. A
recent speaker upon the subject at
Newcastle has put the matter beyond
theory He said that many years ago
he had known an old gentlemen who.
in his youth, had been associated with
Stephenson. This old gentleman had
told him that he had asked the great
engineer why he had adopted the still
existing gauge and Stephenson had
explained that he found it was the
width between the ruts in the roads
along the Roman wall and that he
thought that if a world power like
Rome had found that gauge the most
effective he could not do better than
to adopt it also.-Pearson's Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-12

by mistake he was entered as light
haired"
ANY visitors to see the prisoner"
asked the president.
He had no visitors. The mans
wife came to see him. The jailer said
the woman acted strangely when she
saw him. She gave a Shrek of aston
ishment, it seemed to the jailer.
els there anything strange about
him? the jaler asked her.
ono she said in a moment; but
it crazes me to see him here and
then she began to talk excitedly to
the prisoner"
Il suppose he was greatly agitated."
mo, he wasn't. He was apathetic,
not to say stupid, through the whole
interview; and, strangeSt of all, de-
clared she was not his wife. She
seemed deeply affected by this, and
when she was going away the jailer
oh, don't know, don't know. He is
my husband"
Had the woman green hair? be-
lieve you said she had"
Eyes. she had green hair, or as near
that color as any"
when he came to trial he was
found to be insane. you said?"
Yes; and that explains, perhaps
the prisoners denial. He was doubt,
less insane then. Well, he was sent
to the asylum to be treated, and he
| escaped in few weeks and was
drowned"
rs there no possibility of mistake
about that part of the matter?"
None whatever. The body was re-
| covered in a few days after his disap
! pearance, and was easily identified by
! the officials, for the clothes were the
same he wore from the asylum. He
was drowned not three miles distant
Did you talk with those who identi
fed the body?"
81 did. questioned closely into the
matter. There is no doubt whatever
| that the man was drowned"
mo doubt it is as you say" said the
bank president. "Well, that removes
Ashley. What do you think abou
Hamilton's story?"
Il am inclined to believe it, Thi:
Ashley affair was false light, anC
blinded me for a time. 1t isn't to BIZ
wondered at, perhaps, when the green
haired woman's connection with the
matter is taken into account. NJ
doubt she was on her way to Canad;
to join Ashley when she saw Hamil
ton, and thought she recognized he
husband. His many DISCUSSES prob
ably misled her for time. So sh,
followed him for short distance, an,
then, learning her mistake, did not g
through to Portland, but took trail
north of Mechanic Falls"
YES" said Mr.. Hartwell, thought
fully. that would explain the matter
and also how you were misled. Blu
1t is the most astounding thing abou
Hamilton's loss of memory! | coul
not believe 1t at first, but the ide
seems more feasible as think abou
it longer. We supposed him to be S
thoroughly reliable in every way.