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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22
National LEAGUE NeWn.

Sebring is back again with Cincin-
natl.
Cozy Dolan is marked for releace by
Cincinnati.
Outfielder Barclay has been released
by Boston.
Jack Barry has developed into a
very good first baseman.
Manager Joe Kelley has been hit
ting some since he returned to duty.
Mike is the frontispiece that does
service for both Doolin and Donlin.
Howard and Clancy, of the Pitts
burgs, are evidently in fast company
to stay.
The Cincinnati club carries more
men on the road than any club in the
two leagues.
Sam Strang Is in better physical
condition than he was when Ned Han
Ion had him.
Young ICY" Young is making that
famous name more prominent than
ever in baseball.
Manager Hanlon, of the Brooklyns,
10 making a quiet trip around the East
looking for promising talent.
Boston has offered Pitcher Jake
Volz to Manchester Boston didn't give
the boy enough work in games.
Joe Kelley has gone back to left
field on the Cincinnati team, a posi-
ton he should never have abandoned.
Pitcher Win Kellum's recent long
distance win was peculiar in that he
failed to fan Boston man in fourteen
innings.
Jack Dunn, of Providence, is spoken
of as a likely candidate for manager
of the Boston National League team
next year.
There is no truth in the report that
catcher Eddie Phelps had inherited
s40,OO0--not so much of 10000 cents,
says Eddie.
OdwellPs batting decline is no hard
er to explain that than of Sheckard.
This is the record off year of that erst-
while Brooklyn slugger.
The New York Nationals had a
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22

nothing, his bark was ever worse than
his bite. witness what he did for
pretty Alice Lynson" and her daft
mate. He sent them on to Bristol es.
corted by lorraine and Pat, when he
had need of them both. He also
paid their passage in a vessel soon to
sail for the States, and heartened
their trip with well-filled purse.
1.-THE house on Bow Street is closed,
you say, Gil?' | asked, "and also Lady
Felton's. You are sure the servants
left in charge know nothing of their
whereabouts"
LAS sure as | am that my mothers
bones lie in st. Swithin's church
yard" he said grimly. my lord" he
added after pause, do you think you
will be able to travel by the end Of
the week, so we can go to Long
Haut?"
There is no need to hasten now,
Gil" | replied. Lord Waters has
been laid been laid to rest a week
agone at least. did not see his face,
calm, hope in DEATH after his life's
restless wave of turbulency MAJ he
sleep well. All! met my errand into
London as far as my fathers message
is concerned was of little avail. Lady
Dwight has left town; God knows
when / shall see her again."
"Since she has waited so many
years, a longer wait will not matter"
said he with the patience of an older
man.
''It matters much for my peace of
mind" | returned. IF she should
die-and she is not young woman
without my fathers message-let me
not think of it," ] cried petulantly.
''To the dead all things are known,
they say" he said.
81 fingered too long over my own
affairs" | continued. "My punishment
is this: My lady mou MS me dead,
and know not where she bides."
"You should thank God fasting that
she is out of this pest-rdden place"
Gil jerked out, seeing me so down in
the mouth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22

What do you mean?" quickly
asked
1.-THE plague!" he replied
"Ah! that is the reason for this
exodus from town at the height of the
season." said.
Forty more to-day, they tell me-"
he said carelessly. "St. Olaves'
church yard begins to be full and they
are dumping the bodies into the town
ditch. But what is more to us, the
fools think you have it and cannot
get one of them to come nigh the
place"
''Is Mistress Nell Gwyn still in
town." l asked. 81 must see her
before we leave and find out what she
knows regarding Lady FELTON,"
NO" he replied. ''she has gone to
Richmond. And she knows little.
sent lorraine while you were yet I'M
conccious to ask her where Lady Eel
ton had gone. He found her on the
eve of fitting. She told him that she
had seen Lady FELTON,, and that, al
though fearful at her enforced de-
parture and fearful of your fate, she
yet held herself brave and ready for
anything. She herself did not know
where her fathers destination was,
but thought it might be France-per-
haps a convent there, if she was not
complaisant concerning the marriage
with her Cousin Raoul Dwight
France / will CO."
CAS- you WILL" he replied patiently.
"But why not on the way stop at
Long Haut?" Nostalgia was upon Gil
and, will confess it, upon me also
Long Haut, where the fall flowers
would be bending their heads before
the strong breezes from the sea,
where the Manor House covered with
ivy would look like picture.
Eyes, l replied. 81 would visit the
chapel at home and rest my eyes upon
the spot where my father lies"
1t took us no longer to leave Lon
don than it had Long Haut. But this
time instead of the quick men, one
was worn with vigils, and the other
sick, whom all Stunned for fear the
plague had laid her clammy fingers
on him.
We skirted the town, especially the
plague-stricken spots in il. We heard
the crier cry, Bring out your dead"
a gruesome sound. But more grue
some was the sight of his cart piled
high with corpses on the way to dump
them into st. Olave's church yard.
Let us hasten out of that city of
fearsome sights; grim with its hor-
rors, putrid with its smells and hasten
to the clean, pure atmosphere of Long
Haut.
The only thing that enlivened us
on the journey were the remarks upon
the open country made by that cock
ney, Pat the linkman, who had never
been outside of London.
We reached Long Haut in the even.
ing. The sun setting in brilliancy
where were sunsets more brilliant
than in that south country?-threw
it's light upon the windows of the
huts, and the village looked aflame.
How pleasantly the smells or the sea
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22
Old Time. Fishing.

Years ago the writer was invited
to accompany two or three friends to
fish for pickerel at night in rather
shallow millpond, located in a Mas
sachusetts town. A fiat-bottomed boat
was used, and an iron rod about four
feet long was attached to the bow
of the beat in a perpendicular posi-
ton. On the upper end of the rod was
placed an iron receptacle containing
a fire. pitch pine knots" were used,
which burn for long time and sup
ply sufficient amount of light to en-
able the man at the bow of the boat
to see the bottom of the pond. A
spear with four or five barbed prongs
was used the boat being gently pro-
PEELED by one of the party. The man
at the bow with spear in readiness
kept sharp lookout. When a pick
erel was seen quick thrust was made
with the spear. The man had prac-
tically a sure thing of it, the pickerel
having little chance to escape from
the unsportsmanlike procedure.-L. A.
Spencer in Recreation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22

came to our nostrils, after the close
breath of the town How good its
earthly smell! How good the smell of
the hay in the fields.
We reached the hall and passed into
the kitchen. Before the fire, grooming
over it, sat old Nance, the same as
ever, with perhaps few more wrink-
les added. She did not even start
upon seeing us.
Il was but now dreaming you were
here, dear lord" she said as she hob
bled toward me.
l took her withered shape in my
arms and gave her sounding kiss
upon her brown cheeks.
TITS half killed they have you in
that pesky hole" she muttered. "Sit
We down while / see to your bed and
give you something decent to eat,"
and she mothered me like l were a
babe. I laughed for Joy at being
home again.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22
CHAPTER xx-continued.

Cease at once, commanded.
Would you add insult to injury?
What is your love to me?' Have a
care, Rosemary he cried. DO not
drive man to extremes. Quentin
Waters has bewitched you with his
dark foreign face-and he had grace,
will acknowledge; but am l alto
gether without charm?' Leave, oh,
leave me- l begged. I am wearied
with you ALL 1 will modest you no
more. If you will but promise to think
Of me- he pleaded. Oh Rosemary,
listen to my love- He stretched out
mis- arms to draw me to his breast.
] will intercede with Lord FELTON,;
you shall not leave town if you care
to stay-only love me little
You listened l cried; am find
ing out some of the characteristics of
my cousin tonight hate you-and
f Quentin Waters is dead, | shall be
his bride in heaven so you said be-
fore tonight he retorted. saw that
he was holding his temper in check.
You liked me well enough before this
upstart came to town-you shall like
nay, more than like me again when
time shall have healed the. wound.
Adieu, my coz; | hope you will find
your sojourn in France to your taste
Fairly well, if do not see the face of
my Cousin Raoul Dwight l returned.
That you will have to put up with to
some extent he observed, since Lord
FELTON, has asked me to attend him
[ had no words to say to this, and /
motioned him from my presence.
81 have almost finished, at this
point the lady said and her voice
broke like harp that had but one
string. Here is the locket and the
paper is inside of it. Tell Mister
Waters, if you find him alive, what |
have told you, since it is impossible
for me to meet him. If dead, place it
upon his breast and whisper to him
that it has lain upon my heart all the
time
"She had ended and there were
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22
CHAPTER XXI.
We Leave London, 5eset by the
PLAQUE.


and you say you stitched the
locket in your jerkin pocket" re-
peated in weak voice.
Gil replied, as he had many times
before:
Eyes, and never took off the jerkin
either night or day, until saw you"
His deep voice trembled in his de-
sire to render it's tones soft. and he
spoke as a person would humoring
one who had passed through the
shadow of death.
We had been going over the same
thing again and again, for made him
repeat, not once, but many times,
what Lady FELTON, had said to him
when she delivered the locket into
his hands, hoping thereby to find a
clue to the missing paper. And each
day after talking, for very weakness,
would fall asleep.
In the long hours of my delirium, so
Gil told me, talked and raved OF
nothing but Rosemary and the lost
locket Oft l started up after lying
with wide open sightless eyes crying
out. Sn6 Is lHuOCShI, swan W
God, she is innocent; look at her
face: could deceit dwell there?"
Again l was before the King crying
out: "She is innocent, your Majesty,
swear it. Imprison me, but let one
so sweet 60"
So time dragged on until at last l
regained consciousness, only to repeat
when asleep from sheer weakness,
"She is innoent-innocent."
How wearying it was to him, poor
Gil! those long hours in which
raved, for he blamed himself greatly
that he had not waited until was
stronger before he had told me about
the locket or given 1t to me, and also
restrained himself when speaking OF
Lady FELTON,. forgave him that, in
deed never referred to 1t, his hui
mility was so sincere. I knew him
we'll enough to know that he meant
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22

Little Barry, aged 6, and Mr.. Russo
of much maturer years, had been
great chums; so, when the latter died,
Barrys parents decided to keep him
in ignorance Of his loss.
A few days after the funeral, how
ever, Barry's parents took him along
to pay visit to the bereaved widow,
but before entering the house the
youngster was admonished to refrain
from mentioning Buds" name-for
such was Barry's nickname for his
friend.
Shortly after the formal greetings
had been exchanged the fearful widow
produced tintype of her late lament
ed husband; then, affectionately en-
bracing the lad and pointing to Buds
picture, she asked: who is that. Bar
ry?" to which the obedient child, in
sympathetic whisper, replied, fI'll
tell you tomorrow"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22
. Ticket for a Cow.

While l was station agent on the
New York, New Haven e Hartford
railroad, few years ago, Portu-
geese and companion came to the
ticket window one day, and the
spokesman, Antoine Rose by name,
called for 'teeket to Fall Reev."
sold him the required ticket"
but he still seemed to have something
bothering him, and shortly came to
the window again, and said something
which sounded like two" Thinking
his friend wanted to go to Fall
Rev." I naturally thought he wanted
the second "teeket," and forthwith
sold. him one.
It transpired he had an able-bodied
COW outside awaiting shipment to
Fall River, and what he really said
was "coo," instead of two" I had
sold him a ticket for the Transport
tation of a cow.-Boston Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22

The Decature Club has released
Catcher Campbell.
The Springfield Club has released
Pitcher Jack Desmond.
Pitcher Stauffer, for four years with
Davenport, has signed with Cedar
Rapids.
The Bloomington Club has trans
ferred lnfelder Lelshty to the Crooks
ton Club.
The Cedar Rapids Club has signed
Outdelder Davis and Pitcher Snow.
late Of Burlington
The Cedar Rapids Club has releas.
ed Pitcher Clarence Holmes, late of
Pittsburg, and Second Baseman Tom
Smith.
Manager Mcconnell of Rock Island
had a finger split during the series
at Peoria and is out of the game, the
catching devolving upon Gus Eng, a
Rock Island amateur. Eng is good
amateur,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22
Central LEAGUE.

Catcher Phil ONeill has signed
with Terre Haute.
Grand Rapids has signed Pitcher
Arthur Alloway, formerly of Kansas
City.
"Reddy" Mack of South Bend has
been appointed an umpire by Presi-
dent Carson.
Manager Hendricks of Springfield
has released Outfelder Shaw and Sec.
and Baseman Hippert.
The Fort Wayne Club has released
Zeke Boyd, the young LaPorte pitch
er, and Second Baseman Osborne.
Infielder White has been released
by Dayton because of general failure
to get into condition to play ball.
Shortstop Barton has been released
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22
Western Association.

Pitcher Clyde Nelson has been re-
leased by Leavenworth.
At Topeka, May 10, Pitcher Howe
of Topeka shut Oklahoma out with
one safe hit.
Nick Carter is getting the spit
ball" down better than any other
pitcher in the league.
The umpires are paid from 800 to
Sis per month and are allowed their
railroad transportation.
Hank Gehring of Wichita Is a rarity
"a hitting pitcher. Three home runs
are already on his side Of the credit
ledger.
Red Davis of Sedalia was the first
man of the year to be spiked. He
ripped his hand open while sliding to
second the other day.
Ed Hickey, formerly of the Omaha
Western League team, has been
signed by Guthrie to play third in
place of Jimmie Collins, who will be
let go.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22
Southern LEAGUE.

The Atlanta Club has given Pitcher
Bayne his unconditional release.
Shreveport has released Catcher
Leslie to Jacksonville, in the South
Atlantic League.
Nearly all the New Orleans men
are old-timers, while Atlantas are on
the whole youngsters.
The Little Rock Club has protested
the game of May 20 with Montgomery.
The basis is a decision of Umpire
Pfenninger, who was officiating on
bases. In the eighth inning Johnson
hit a grounder to Shortstop Schei.
beck who threw to first. According
to the claims Of Gear, First Baseman
Mullaney dropped the ball and it
rolled away, but Ffenninger called
Johnson out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22

the White Sox Club There is one
that Manager Jones nearly always re-
lies upon to pull the team out of a
hole. This is Doc White.
Tip O'Neil of last years Senators
is putting up rafting good game for
Milwaukee, but of late he has been
suffering with a charley horse which
has affected his playing considera-
bly,.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22

DR.. Jowett, of Oxford, was form
liable wit. At gathering at which
he was president, the talk ran upon
the comparative gifts of two Ballot
men who had been, respectively,
made a judge and bishop. Profess
sor Henry Smith, famous in his day
for his brilliancy, pronounced the
bishop to be the greater man of the
two for this reason: "A Judge, at the
most, can only say, You be hanged
whereas a bishop can say, You be
damned" Yes" said DR.. Jowett,
but II the Judge says, You be
hanged you are hanged"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22

string to Howard, who is putting up a
sensational game in right for Pitts
burg in Clymer's place. The man es-
capped through technicality.
Tom Fisher, who did not make n
go with the Boston Nationals, won five
straight for Shreveport. Only two
runs and twenty-six hits We're made
OFF him. He scored five runs himself
and made five hits.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22

by Grand Rapids to Terre Haute, talk.
ing the place of Krouse, the deserter.
Harry Martin, who has been the
third member of the Grand Rapids
catching staff, has been farmed to
the Sault Ste. Marie, along with War
ner and Horn. He goes subject to call
at any time during the season.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22

Complete new assessment returns
have been received by the auditor Ut
state from forty-four counties. Tween
ty-three of these show that the assess
mont of farm land per acre has In
creased, while in tweaty-one 1t dimin
ished. In one or two counties the
increase was very considerable; In the
others OF the twenty-three the in
crease was very slight. In several OF
the counties which decreased the de-
creases we're very large. Washing
ton county reports an increase of al.
most So an acre in the valuation OK
land. Warren county reports nearly
81. O'Brien reported a decrease OF
about SO an acre. Madison reported
a decrease OF $40 an acre. Floyd
went down about $3.50. On the whole
the decreases just about balance The
increases, which Is an indica-
ton that the assessment of farm,
lands will show about the figures Of
two years ago; that is, land valuations
in Iowa, on the average, have not de-
creased during the two years, despite
the belief of every one that they
would. The total assessment will
show a decrease over last year, how.
ever. Town lands have shrunken In
value and personally also is lower
than It was last year. But the de-
crease will not be material.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22

Attorney General Mullan has de-
cided that under the Iowa law blind
persons cannot become physicians,
He transmitted an opinion to this eff
feet to Or. j. +. Kennedy, secretary
Of the state beard of medical exam
Iners Its effect will be to exclude
rom the June examination for certi-
1cates, J. II. Shilie, who Is blind and
uas been student at Still College
Of Osteopathy for four years, VIII
graduate this month and expected to
take the state boards examination
and quality to practice his profession,
Mr.. Shike. under the decision will
lose the benefit of his four years OF
work. lie WIN not be permitted TO
attempt to take the examination. The
law provides that examinations by
the state board shall he conducted In
a certain manner The regulations
require the questions to be furnished
TO the candidates for the examination
and requires the candidates not to
communicate the questions to other
persons and to write their answers.
Manifestly n blind person cannot do
this On that account they are exclud-
ed from taking the examination.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22

The supreme court on the 18th
overruled the petition for rehearing
IN the biennial elections case. II was
fied by those attacking the amend,
ment. by overruling It the supreme
court has finally established the bien'
rial election system In Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22
Western LEAGUE.

Pitcher Joe Bills of Sioux City has
been released to the Keokuk team of
the Iowa League.
The Omaha papers say that Will
lam Douglas looks just as young as
he did forty years ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22

President Sprague, of the Union
Dime Savings Bank OF New York,
says that he was called up on the tel
aphone one day and addressed thus,
apparently in all seriousness: rs this
the Union Dime Savings Bank?"
yes" well, | want to know If
non-union man can deposit in your
bank"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-22
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, June II. 1908

Des Moines, June II. 1905
The Iowa supreme court has de-
cided that a child may not be taken
away from its grandparents by regu-
larly issued adoption papers, when
it's parents are dead or have aban-
doned 1t. 1t reaffirms Its long held
opinion that upon the death OF the
parents the grandfather or grand
mother when next o, kin. succeeds
to the natural guardianship of the
orphaned infant. But, says the
court, IL cannot believe that In
enacting the provisions relating to
the adoption of children the legisla-
ture intended to make II legally pos
sible that one who gives home and
care to his orphaned grandchild
should be deprived OF its custody at
the demand of any stranger or OF
any collateral relative who may pre-
sent deed Of adoption bearing the
consent of a nonjudicial county Of
ficer given upon an exparte applica-
ton by one having no legal right to
control the custody of the child. The
decision was handed down in the
case of James NJ. Holmes against
district which was reversed in favor
Of the defendant.
Iowa municipalities cannot plead
IN defense of damage suits for per-
sonal injuries that the claimant had
knowledge of the defect which caused
the injuries. and cannot recover,
therefore. because he was guilty of
contributory negligence, This defni-
ton Is of very grave importance In
Iowa, as the tendency toward damage
suits already is marked, and II is
supposed that thee decision Will he
considered san announcement to
bring such suits. The decision was
made in the case OF Benjamin ID,
Rea against Sioux City, in the trial
of which Judge Hutchinson directed
verdict for tho city. Rea stumbled
ON a stake in sidewalk and suf-
fered injury, for which he sued for
damages. IL was shown that he had
knowledge of the presence of the
stake, and the city commended that
having knowledge thereof, he was
guilty of contrlbutory negligence in
stumbling over II, 1T Is not knoWl-
edge of defect" says the supreme
court, (which renders a foot passen'
ger negligent In attempting to use
a sidewalk In which the defect ex-
lists, but failure to use ordinary care
in avoiding the defect, either by TAX
ing another way or by passing around
the defect, or otherwise attempting
to escape the danger incident there
to-" In this case the testimony showed
that Rea endeavored to avoid the
stake, but nevertheless stumbled
against It, "If he knew OF the
stake" says the court, ut was his
duty to use reasonable care to avoid
It, but II in the use of reasonable
care he nevertheless stumbled against
It, he would not be precluded from
recovery"