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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
INCIDENT TOLD BY CYNic.
Proof Of Presence of Skeleton in
Every Mans Closet.

The late Emerson Bennett of Phila-
delphia was in his prime the most
popular American author. He was the
star of Robert Bonner's New York
| Ledger staff, and certain Of his books
The Prairie Flower" and The
Phantom Of the Forest'-had q circu-
! latiOn that would be thought enormous
even now.
Mr.. Bennett was over so years old
when he died. He was so unfortunate
as to have outlived his fame. Never
theless, he continued cheerful to the
end. and in the Masonic home, where
his last days we're passed his humor
was priced highly.
Mr.. Bennett often used to talk about
Robert Bonner at the home. This is
one of the Bonner stories that he
sometimes told:
Bonner one day was criticising hui
man nature c~ynically. A clergyman
took up the cudgel in human natures
defense.
"There is good in all Of u.s." he said;
more good than bad. I believe that SO
per cent Of us have never done any
thing for which there is real cause to
be ashamed"
Nonsense" said Mr.. Bonner.
every man has a skeleton in his
closet. You could shoot a gun any
where and bring down a bad man
"Why" he continued. warmly. 81
! once knew a bishop who was consider
ed the holiest man in America. A
friend of mine, by the way of a joke,
teIegraphed one night to this bishop:
"'All is discovered. Fly at once"
Mr.. Banner paused and chuckled.
"Well?" said the clergyman. impa-
! tiently. "Well, what h~appened?"
"By morning" said Mr.. Bonner, "the
bishop had disappeared, and he has
never been heard Of since."-New Or
leans States.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
WRONG SORT
Perhaps Plain Old Meat, Potatoes and
Bread may Be Against You for a

liiHSs
A change to the right kind of food
can lift one from a sick bed. A lady
in We!den, ILL.,, says:
Last Spring l became bed-fast with
severe stomach trouble accompanied
by sick headache. l got worse and
worse until | became so low | could
scarcely retain any food at all. al
though I tried every kind. l had be-
come completely discouraged, had CIV
en- up all hope and thought l was
doomed to starve to death, till one
day my husband trying to find some
thing l could retain brought home
some Grape-Nuts.
"To my surprise the food agreed
with me, digested perfectly and with
out distress. I began to gain strength
at once, my flesh (Which had been
fiabby) grew firmer, my health i'm
proved in every way and every day,
and in a very few weeks | gained 20
pounds in weight. | liked Giape-Nuts
so well that for 4 months I ate no
other food. and always felt as well sat
isfed after eating as if I had sat down
to a fine banquet.
II had no return of the miserable
sick stomach nor Of the headaches.
that | used to have when | ate other
food. l am now a well woman. doing
all my WI work again, and feel that
life is worth living.
"Grape-Nuts food has been a god
send to my family; it surely saved my
life and my two little boys have thriv.
en- on 1t wonderfully" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich,
There's a reason.
Get the little book. "Tke Road to
Wellyille," In each pkg.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
.Re -erranlr did moi. Il what we

HE certainly did not, IL what we
have conjectured is true"
why I think so | will tell you. He
would never send me a message
through another person 10 than
he would have come to the bank with
out coming home"
Mrs. Hamilton's confident assertion
carried great weight with her listener
until a doubt hurled from the regions
| of nowhere struck against it. How"
asked the doubt, "if he went away in
the company of another woman?"
you seem to doubt it, Tory?"
mo-" he replied, for his mind had
already rallied from the shock on
thinking that he had taken his prem
Uses on the belief of his complete inno-
of every charge, Il think your
reasoning is good. Mr.. Hamilton is, |
believe, instead of being a yictimizer,
the victim himself, of circumstances.
if not conspiracy"
Tony arose to go soon afterwards,
and Mrs. Hamilton said, ~gravely:
81 shall think over what you have
said, and il may be l shall want your
assistance in following out some line
of investigation. May I count on your
aid?"
Eyes, indeed, I shall be most happy
to aid you if | can" and Tony's boyish
face lighted up with pleasure.
Thank you. You are the only per-
son in Grovedale, besides myself, who
believes my husband to be innocent.
Even Uncle Carter does not" said
Mrs. Hamilton, with emotion, as she
shook hands with the young a
Constance thought the matter over
deeply for twenty-four hours, and then
the following letter reached young
Osborn:
Friend Tony-I have decided to ask
Of you the. favor | limited at yester-
day. If you can get free from your
duties at the bank for a few days ]
should like to have you go to the pO-
lice headquarters in Boston. gain a
personal interview with the chief. and
have him send a suitable detective to
follow out the new clue furnished by
the cap found on the river bank. l
desire a man of great a~stuteness, for
such a man is needed, tell the chief,
and | am willing to pay well for the
service, and, Of course, l shall REIN
burse you for the tine and money
spent in my behalf.
Very truly yours,
constance Hamilton"
Tony got his please without much
difficulty and soon reached the police
headquarters. Following Mrs. Hamil-
tons directions he asked for a detec-
tive Of the keenest order. and such a
one was furnished him in the person
of a small, alert individual by the
name Of Swan. To him Tony recount
ed from beginning to end the bank
mystery with its varied complications
and the adverse circumstances sur
rounding it at the present time.
Ito be ~continued.)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
The Reason Why.

Drummond, Wis, Aug. 21st (Spe-
cial)-Whole families in Bayfield,
County are singing the praises OF
Dodd's Kidney Pills and the reason
why is given in experiences such IS
that of Mr.. T. T. Void, a well-known
citizen here.
Il had such pains in my back that ]
did not know what to do" says Mr..
Void, "and as I came across IN advGr-
!isement of Dodd's Kidney Pills. |
sent for a box. That one box re,iey-
ed me of all my pains. My wife also
used them and found them jug. what
she needed. l recommend DoGG's Kid
ney Pills as a sure cure Cor Back
ache and other Kidney Troubles"
Backache is one OK the earliest
symptoms of Kidney Disease. Dodd's
Kidney Pills cure 1t promptly and per-
manently and prevent it developing
into Rheumatism, Dropsy, Diabetes or
Bright's Disease.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
Ballad Of Bubbly Creek

"If I can't play detective, I'll bust this
whole s~hebang."
And I'll play scout like Buffalo Bill
and smash the counterfeiters gang"
ooh, femme play an Indian chief and
scalp the pale-face foe"
And no one played the villain for the viii
lain stood no show. .
"You ale kissing like a flock of geese"
the villain holly cried.
Il won't do a thing, but lift your lid
when 1 catch the bunch outside.
/ can see YOU finish. Clancy, when I
meet you on the street.
I will stop your Halsted cackle, when I
get you on my beat!'
school girls loved to sing.
And ri the babies on our block were
there to have their fling.
And once / wrote an Indian play that
called for heaps of gore.
We burnt a p~aleface at the stake. which
made our wigwam roar.
Fhe theater in the woodshed where we
used to sing and dance.
We had to charge a nickle, so no dead
head could advance.
And all the little girls and boys would
throng to see our show
Shy Mary Desmond's dead and gone
these many years ago.
She was the prettiest lass of all-the
world looms cold and drear.
Bold Philly Burke's in Albuquerque
gambler, too, l hear.
Boyhood'S merry time has passed; jocund
days nave fed.
swifter, than an arrows flight, those
golden hours are sped.
Boys and girls are scattered, too, as
leaves before the blast.
All blithe comrades dead and gone
Philly Hogan was the last.
And l, a faker here at home, must eat
my heart and rail.
Roaming with a hungry heart, and just
keeping out of Jail.
And like a story that is told, those
halcyon days have flown.
The Master of the Revels gone-pitched
from his naughty throne.
How memory fondly loves to muse on
scenes of long ago.
Our theater in the woodshed must have
been a splendid show.
Registry Division, Chicago Post Office.
lanes E. KINSELLA.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

A Scotch minister and his servant,
Who were coming home from a we'd
ing, began to consider the state into
which their potations at the wedding
feast has left them. Sandy" said
the minister, Just stop a minute here
till go ahead. Maybe don't walk
very steady and the good wife might
remark something not just right"
He walked ahead of the servant for a
short distance, and then asked: How
is it? Am I walking straight?' ooh,
ay," answered Sandy, thickly, ''ye're
a. recht-but who's that who's with
yOu?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

what know of him l am convinced
he would not go away again without
letting his wife know of his pres
once"
"Ah, Tony" said Mr.. Hastings,
gravely shaking his head. The forces
OF his nature, his motives. were all
unknown to us, and perhaps to him
self. Habit keeps many a man walk
ing the straight path, when, had he
been differently placed, he might have
been a thief from the outset. Look at
Spaulding of the Ayrshire bank in
Massachusetts. Look at Caldwell of
the Phenix. Were they not univer-
sally trusted? They had to be to fill
the positions they did. Now, where
are they? Both in Canada, where l
suspect Hamilton is. Bruce thinks So,
too"
Strange, wasn't it, about the mar
Ashley hypnotizing the jailer?" said
Tony.
Eyes, it was. A man like that is a
dangerous man"
But Hamilton had no such power
that we know Of" said Osborn.
"He would not be likely to let it be
known if he had. If Ashley and Ham
ilton are identical this business at the
bank here isn't his first piece of dis
honesty"
81 don't believe they are identical.
I believe that Ashley is another sort
of man, who may or may not resem,
bile Hamilton, and who by HypnOtism,
or the milder forms Of fascination,
compels people to do his bidding. That
letter of Simon Lows. would you mind
reading again that passage where the
man presented the Bowles & Estes
note?"
mo, here it is. When he entered
thought he was a stranger. but as
soon as he grasped my hand anC
looked into my face l saw that it wa!
Hamilton"
There it is, sir. I thought so. A
soon as the man grasped his hand an
looked into his face Low knew tina
it was Hamilton, though at first h
thought him a stranger"
Nothing strange about that, Tony
People are frequently deceived in tn
same way"
"Eut if it was Ashley, and he wa
such a man as he is claimed to be,
would have been an easy matter t
hypnotic Low and make him believ
what he wished"
why, Tony, you brighten me
Where might We not all be if there
such power afioat as that?" said NJ
Hastings, aghast.
I'VE know there is, sir. l have see
it manifested right here in Groyedal
and if / am not mistaken, you wei
present, too, when DR.. Major exhi
tied his influence over the minds
his subjects"
Eyes. l recollect, and, bless me! "
went forward, didn't you?"
Il did. sir, and they told me I ma
e fool of myself; went around Il
audience offering flowers to the ladlt
though had nothing in my hand b
my hat. Now, ifAshley possessed tn
power, It would have been an ca
matter. having come into the posse
SIN cf these notes, to hynotize L6
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

A sculling-match once took place
under the auspices of the athletic as
ISOLATION at Oxford, the contestants
being a Londoner, of the Ox<ord crew
and an Irishman, of the Cambridge
crew. The Oxford man won handily,
at no stage of the ace being in dan
ger of defeat. So sure was he of win
ming the contest that in a spirit of
fun he ceased rowing several times,
and babe the Celt in the rear hurry
up" When the race was over, the
Iriahman received a good deal of
chaff at the hands of all, in view OF
his overwhelming defeat. But to this
he merely elevated his eyebrows.
Sure" he finally consented to reply.
I'D have beaten him easily enough
if I'd taken the long rests that he
took"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
SALT RHEUM ON HANDS.
Suffered Agony and Had to Wear
Bandages All the Time-Another
Cure by Cuticura.

Another cure by Cuticura is told of
oy Mrs. Caroline Gable, of Waupaca.
Wis. in the following grateful let
ter: "My husband suffered agony
salt rheum OF his hands, and I had
TO keep them b~andaged all the time.
We tried everything we could get, but
nothing helped him until he used CUT
cura. One set Of Cuticura Soap, Oint-
and his hands have been as smooth
as possible ever since. l do hope this
letter will be the means of helping
some other sufferer"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

A Philadelphian, who has a country
house near his home city, recently &C
quired an automobile. For it's proper
accommodation he built a barn neag
his house. When the structure was
completed a party of friends invited
to inspect it noticed that, though
quite small, the barn was a two-story
building. They wanted to know what
he intended to keep in the second
story. The owners explanation did
MT explain, but his wife revealed the
reason for the second story. you
see," she said, 'the second story was
intended for a hay-loft, and it wase
not until the thing was built that
either Henry or l realized that IN
automobile doesn't eat hay"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

ney Pills ar abscess was forming on
my right kidney. The trouble was
quickly checked, however. and the
treatment cured me, SO that | have
been well since 1896 and weigh 1873
pounds"
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
For sale by all druggists. Price, so
cents per box.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
CHAPTER VII.
cIews and Suspicious.

In pursuance Of his first thought
Tony took the cap and went to Mrs.
HamiIton's with it in his pocket. He
hardly knew how to breach the mat
ter, but at last did so by laying it on
the table and asking quietly, WAS
that Mr.. HamiltOn's?"
With a low cry Constance snatched
the cap and pressed it eagerly to her
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
Herr Ia Relief for Women.

Mother Gray, a nurse in New York, dis
covered a pleasant herb remedy for women's
Ills, called AUSTRALIAN-LEAF 1t is the
only certain monthly regulator. Cures
female weaknesses, Backache, Kidney and
Urinary troubles. At all Druggists or by
mail so cts. Sample mailed FREE. Address,
The Mother Gray Co., Leroy, N. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

the back, head
aches and attacks
Of dizziness. My
g gave out,
and with the lam
guor and sleep
l~essness of the
disease upon me
| wasted from 1914
to 122 pounds. At.
the time | started
using Joan Kid
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

Storekeepers report that the extra
quantity, together with the superior
quality of Defiance Starch makes IL
next to impossible to sell any other
brand.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

II you don't get the biggest and best
It's your own fault. Defiance Starch
is for sale everywhere and there Is
positively nothing to equal it in quail
ity or quantity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

Dealers say hat as soon as a Gus
m tries Defiance Starch it is i'm
possible to sell them any other cold
water starch. 1t can be used cold Of
boiled.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

A girl will never believe people
can think she understands base ball
unless when she goes to a game she
says a lot of things that proves she
doesn't.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

Don't you know that Defiance Starch
besides being absolutely superior to
any other, is put up 16 ounces in pack
age and sells al same price as IL
ounce packages of other kinds?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

Lewis "Single Binder straight sc cigar.
Made Of ripe, mellow tobacco, so rich in
quality that many who formerly smoked
loo cigars now smoke Lewis "Singla
Binder" Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

"Is this sure enough a camel's hair
brush, mamma?" Eyes, dear" Gee!
I don't see how a camel can ever
brush it's hair with that thing. -
Houston Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

VIII they serve ham and eggs in
that New York actors town?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

knowledge and timber shouldn't be-
much used till they are seasoned
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

Speaking of the smart set" will
somebody please explain the smart?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

Hundreds of dealers say the extra
quantity and superior quality of De-
fiance Starch is fast taking place OF
all other brands. Others say they can
not sell IN other starch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

If reports be true, the microbe of
laziness is extremely energetic.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

Radium has not yet evolved life.
The bacteria turn out to be crystals.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

When people are too good they are.
mt interesting.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

There are some defeats more tri-
umphant than victories.-Montaigne
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

Cinders and pretty girls are hard
to remove from a mans eyes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

Even when a blind man enjoys good
health he doesn't look we'll.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24

No mai can be thoroughly honest
without practice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-24
LOST 70 POUNDS.

Was Fast Drifting into the Fatal
Stages of Kidney sickness.
DR.. Melvin M. Page. Page Optical
Co, Erie, Pa, writes:
Taking too many iced drinks In
New York in 1895 sent me home with
a terrible attack of kidney trouble.
had acute congestion. sharp pain in
The Hawaiian star., 1905-12-11
KOREA HAS WELL
KNOWN PASSENGERS
LINER ARRIVED THIS MORNING
FROM THE ORIENT WITH LOCAL
PEOPLE ABOARD.

On time from the Orient, the s. S.
| Korea arrived this morning from Yoko-
hama after an uneventful passage. She
came into the harbor and docked at
the Hackfeld wharf shortly before 9
o'clock. The vessel left Yokohama,
| Decembed 2. She brought ,265 tons of
freight for Honolulu, and 352 Japanese
and II Chinese in the steerage for this
port. She had also in the cabin for
| Honolulu nine passengers and for San
! Francisco has a large crowd of cabin
! passengers.
| Among the passengers for Honolulu
were Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. Dillingham;
/ who have been in the Orient for his
! health.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schweitzer were
also returning passengers for Homo
| lulu.
Among the through passengers is
Commander A. Nebolsine of the Rus
sian navy He was an officer aboard
the cruiser Aurora when that vessel
was in the Battle of the Sea of Japan
last May. She was one of Admiral
Enquist's squadron that escaped to Ma.
mander Nebolsine is going to Wash
ington to become Russian naval at
tache at the Embassy.
Lieut. W. Kartavzoff is also an Of
ficer in the Russian navy and is going
home by way of the United States.
John r. Morse is the head of the
American Trading Company in the
Orient. His headquarters are at Yo-
kohama. He is going to his former
home in New York on visit
Captain E. S. Walton of the American
navy, is a through passengers for Ma
nila He is accompanied by his wife
L. H. Smith is a mercantile man of
Chefoo. He is going to the States for
a visit, accompanied by his family.
Lieut.. w. D. Brothington, U. S. N,
has been detached from the Asiatic
Station and is going to Washington, for
orders.
Judge and Mrs. j. D. Bicknell are
returning from an extended tour of
the Orient. He is a prominent at
torney of Los Angeles.
H. F. Arthur is a leading business
man of Yokohama, and is going to San
Francisco, on a business trip.
George S. Beebe is from Formosa and
is going to New York.
A. S. Emery is the treasurer of Ca
vite and is going on a vacation, to the
States.
Willis e. Gray until recently man
ager of the Canton Hankow railroad,
is going to the states on business.
C. L. Mitchell of Manila is making
business run to Sanu Francisco.
George Mooser is a business man of
Shanghai and is going to the United
States and Europe.
The Hawaiian star., 1905-12-11
KUHNST'S WILL
PROBATEO HERE
HIS ESTATE INCLUDES $15O,OOO
WORTH OF PROPERTY IN THE
TERRITORY OF HAWAII.

The will of the late Gustav Kuhnst
was filed here for probate this after
hoon by Kinney, McClanahan & Coop
er. The deceased left property here
worth $15O,OOO He died in Hamburg,
Germany, on the 18th of September
leaving a large estate, of which the
$150,0O0 worth of property here is only
a part. The will was also admitted to
probate in San Francisco, where the
deceased has other property as shown
by the petition filed here today.
The first clause in the win provides
for the burning of the body of the de-
cendent. Other clauses dispose of the
estate by making a number of charit-
able bequests in Germany and naming
Adolph ]. Baetche as heir. The charit-
able bequests are to a long hst of So
cieties in Hamburg
The Hawaiian star., 1905-12-11
NEW ADVERrIsEMENTs.
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
Paragraphs That Give Condensed
News of the Day.
WEATHER REPORT.

Local Office U. S. Weather Bureau
Honolulu, 7. H., December II, 1905.
The Hawaiian star., 1905-12-11
Dole
Changes
Practice
"a QUESTION OF FEDERAL PRO-
CEDURE WHICH AFFECTS
COURTS ALL OVER COUNTRY.

United states Judge Dole this morn
ing made a change in his method of
jurors when a panel gives out. He or
dered the issuance of an open venire
Tor IS men in the case of the United
States VS.. r. c. Berteman, which
came up this morning for a second
trial. This is a departure from the
Judges former custom, which has been
10 summon only one man at a time
when panels gave out. In deciding to
summon rs men the judge expressed his
doubts as to the legality of the course
taken, but stated that he would follow
a Washington decision quoted by
Breckons and Dunno and apparently
passing upon the question.
The question raised is one which in
Judge DOle's view has never been ar
gued out, and if the view he has held
up to this time is correct, the federal
courts all over the mainland are fol-
lowing an erroneous practice in the
drawing of iuries. The statute says
that IN case the panel is exhausted
during the trial of the case the judge
may summon enough men from the by
ISLANDERS to fill the panel Judge Dole
has held, up to this morning, that this
meant that when there We're eleven
men in the box he could only summon
one, to fim the panel
Both BCeckons and Dunno addressed
the court on the subject this morning,
quoting Washington decision. Judge
Dole said that it did not appear that
the point raised had been gone into in
the decision referred to, but that the
decision nevertheless appeared to ap-
prove the method of summoning many
talesmen at a time, and he would
therefore follow it. Strauss objected in
behalf of Bertelman, and if the Berte-
man case is ever appealed from here,
one Of it's points to be determined will
be question of jury-drawing which
affects federal courts all over the
country