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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-28
Glimpse of Mimic House.

citadel. Worthier men than Barnhill
have occupied Fatlips Castle, and as
brave eyes as his have gazed out
from this rocky perch above the Te-
viot as the wearied for the lighting of
the beacon or the dawning of the day.
This peel-tower was destroyed by
Hartford in his raid of 1915. 1t was
a ruin until 1851, when the present
Earl Of Minto's father rebuilt it in a
manner as near the old style as pos
sible Within are four rooms, one
above another. The first has been
left with its original earthen floor, but
the others are lined and rooted with
wood; the third room is a museum,
the highest an observatory.
At the west end of the corbie-step-
ped gables on the green sward close
to the wall are three cannon. All
have been captured by Elliots. One
was recovered in deep water off Pit
cairn island by Capt. Russell Elliott
it had belonged to the mutineers of
the Bounty. Admiral Elliot won the
next in 1850 in a naval action off the
Isle of Man; the other was captured
by Col. Sir Gilbert Elliot on the para
pet Of the Redan at Sebastopol. Can
non and rocks and old gray walls!
What thrilling tales lie hidden within
their keeping.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-28

dred dollars. The cashier could not
swear 1t was you, but he supposed cv-
erything to be all right. Low declares
he could not have been mistaken, for
I he knows you as we'll as / do"
Eyes, Low knows me, but I be-
! lieve he has been deceived. will
see him and talk with him. Nine
thousand dollars. Is that the sum-"
yes"
"And my bondsmen had to pay itf'
yes"
well, Il shall be paid back, every
cent of 1t, If 1t can be really proved
that It was I who took it. But as the
matter now stands, 1t looks to me like
foul conspiracy to rob me of my
good name. Though why any one
should want to do it can't conceive.
Tony must have been mistaken. It
must have been burglar"
$50 we thought until we heard from
Low"
Have yor shG detectives at work."
asked Mr.. Hamilton, after a period Of
deep thought.
Yes, two of them; private detective
Bruce, and Swan, of the police head
quarters in Boston"
Swan followed the river affair.
You were thought to have been
drowned or murdered. And Bruce
looked up the dsfaulting matter. He
fancied at one time that he got on
the trail of you, or some one that
looked like you, in the West, q man
named Ashley"
What sort of a man was Ashley"
bad sort; bank swindler. Bruce
saw his photograph; looked like you.
Bless my soul! who knows but he was
the man Low saw"
81 thought of that; but it seems toe
unlikely for belief"
ASHLEY had a wife named Lenora,"
said Mrs. Hamilton. Is the name new
to you?" she asked, keenly.
1T is. never remember to have
heard it,"
And yet you said in your dreams
the night before you went away, Le-
nora-Nora-a pretty name"
He looked at her in amazement.
"Are you sure?"
eyes; and the green-haired woman
who spoke to you was named Lenora,
and she was Ashley's wife"
81 have no recollection of any such
name. Dreams are hard to explain.
But how do you know all this about
Ashley and a wife named Lenora?"
1T was brought out by Bruce's In
vestigations," said Mr.. Carter. "You
see there was reason for suspicious"
$50 it seems. This Ashley may be
my double. Well, shall look into the
matter, talk with Low, and If find,
beyond doubt, that l have been guilty
of altering notes and other question
able acts, will set them right"
ITO be continued.)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-28
SAILORS FAITH IN oMENS.
Sea Superstitions Are Picturesque
and Many of Ancient Date.


and Many of Ancient Date.
Sailors superstitions are usually
picturesque. Many of them are very
old and many of their beliefs are COM
mon the world over. To break look
ing glass on shipboard means a shat
tered compass. A sneeze invites mis-
fortune unless you sneeze to the right.
The man at the wheel under any flag
will tell you that he can not steer
straight if there is a cross-eyed pas.
senger aboard.
Women are considered extremely
unlucky on a warship or merchant
man and are supposed to bring squally
weather and dangerous gales. Away
back in the early sos, it was custom"
airy for a captain in the navy to take
his wife and family with him on long
voyages, but to-day the women are
left at home.
St. Elmo's light are another source
of uneasiness to the sailor. They are
usually seen in the tropics and are
probably due to electricity, but they
certainly present spectral sight on a
dark night at sea, when the little
globular, gTeenish-blue flames are
seen floating and Pickering above the
yardarms, jumping at a bound from
topsail yard to topgallant yard or dis
appearing there, only to reappear on
the truck of the mainmast These
phenomena precede a storm and be.
come visible during a calm that is
generally followed by deluge of rain
and an electrical display of unusual
brilliancy.
Originally known as Corpus Cristi
lights, the sailors have corrupted the
name to "corposants" and believe them
to be the souls of departed seamen
appearing to presage misfortune, usu.
ally the loss of the ship. 1t was for
merly a hard task to get sailor into
the rigging while ''corposant' was
Pickering aloft.
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"obeyu in the MARRIAGE Service.

The news paragraph which has ap-
peared in many secular papers to the
effect that copies of the revised rules
to ministers of the Methodist Episco-
pal church show that in the marriage
service the word "obey," in the ques-
ton to the bride, has been omitted
leads lions Herald to explain that
the word "obey" was dropped from the
Methodist service in 1864, forty-one
years ago. Even while 1t was re-
tanned clergymen of that church Of
ficiating at marriages usually omitted
it on the request of the woman in the
case. The idea of a wife's subsection
in obedience to her husband, formerly
operative, has not been entertained
seriously in this country in many
years. Husband and wife are equals
with differing functions and spheres of
labor. The authority of each over the
other is not that of superior degree or
of force, but of mutual respect and
ion.-Rochester Democrat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-28

A teacher in one of New York's
public schools, in the course of les
son on Natural History" was ex-
planning to her class of boys the
harm that had been done to the trees
in the city by worms, and then went
on telling how the English sparrows
had been imported to kill the worms,
and that the sparrows had increased
so in numbers that they had become
as bad as the worms. Noticing the
boys were not very attentive, she
said to one of them. Tommy, which
do you think are the worsts the worms
or the sparrows?" Il don't know"
said Tommy; 81 never had the spar
rows"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-28
DREAM TIP WAS GOOD.
But the Dreamer Did Not Interpret 10
Correctly.


"As a rule l place little faith in
Dreams" said Bob" Stone of Weber's
Music Hall, "but one I had the other
night impressed me so strongly that /
looked upon it as special 'hunch'
and followed it up.
81 thought | was at country fair,
or some other outdoor gathering.
There was a race course in the dis
lance, and all about me were people
decked out in holiday attire. What
most impressed me was couple COM
ing along the path l was walking.
They were negroes and the woman
was gorgeously dressed. She did not
seem to be the ordinary type of neg
ress, but appeared to be more like a
queen of some African tribe. The man
I hardly noticed, but kept looking at
the woman as she approached with her
escort. So intent was my gaze that,
without intending to, l separated the
couple, they passing on either side
of me.
"The face and appearance OF the
woman so impressed me that l felt
sure there was some significance to
it. At breakfast looked over the
Sheepshead entries, and almost shout.
ed as saw Maid Of Timbuctoo on the
list. There was my dream for sure,
I sent a few dollars down to the track
and got comfortable odds against the
mare. even let few friends into
the good thing.
"Well, my dream was all right, but
I hadn't interpreted it correctly. &C
Between won in romp."-New York
| Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-28
Six Doctors called.

South Bend, Ind, Sept. 25th (Spe
ciaD-After suffering from Kidney
Disease for three years; after taking
treatment from six different doctor:
without getting relief, Mr.. ]. o. Lau
deman of this place found not only
relief but speedy and complete cure
in Dodds Kidney Pills. Speaking O
his cure Mr.. Laudeman says:
Eyes, l suffered from Kidney Trou
BILE for three years and tried six doc
tors to no good. Then took just tw,
boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and thej
not only cured my kidneys, but CAV,
me better health in general. OF cours|
I recommended Dodds Kidney Pill
to others and l know a number nov
who are using them with good I'd
suits"
Mr.. Laudeman's case is, not an e]
ception Thousands give similar ed
periences. For there never yet was
case of Kidney Trouble from Bac1
acne to Bright's Disease that Dodd
Kidney Pills could not cure, They all
the only remedy that ever cure|
Bright's Disease
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-28

questioning, uncle. What is it."
'Vane, you are looked upon as de-
faulter here in Grovedale."
"a defaulter! Why, did not take
one penny of the bank funds when l
went away. remember that per.
fectly."
Yes, but Tony Osborn declares you
came to the bank on the twenty-sec-
ond, at about seven o'clock in the
evening"
He must have been mistaken"
mo, he is positive; anE besides,
there is proof of It,"
What proof"
you spoke to him. 'Hulo, says
Tony; you said the same, AMI that he
probably didn't expect to see you so
soon. He said he didn't, aid passed
on. You opened the dooy with your
own key and went in"
Strange! What does IL mean? Did
l come here?"
mo, you evidently care as far as
the river bank, and there all trace
seemed swallowed up We thought
you might have beer drowned A
man was found in the river-his re-
mains, l mean-and constance had
them buried at her extense."
But how do you Know l came to
! the river?"
Your travelling cap and one of your
shirt-studs were found there, the last
by an Italian employed on the rail-
road, the first by Tony Osborn. An
other shirt-stud wa3 found on the
desk at the bank the morning after
you entered it."
Who says so?"
TONY"
Does Tony th'nk me a defaulter?"
mo, he does not. He and Con.
stanGe-and-anq- were the
only ones who believed you innocent
Henderson, too thought as did; but
Of course, we we're obliged to settle
the bonds"
Bonds? Dill it go so far as that
Then something was taken from the
bank. 1t mu st have been a burglar
who entered and deceived Tony some
how"
"No, not u at. Nothing was actual
ly missing, and the pass-books were
all right. But it was the notes, one
; of Bowles & Estes, the other of C. B
| Cotton"
what of them?"
f"Simon ow declares you presented
I those very notes, | mean Bowles 4
, Estes, which he deposited in the Ma
t tional Bank, and he says that he paiC
r you five thousand dollars for it on thu
spot as collateral. The note was blu
; five hundred dollars originally, unit
: the amount was altered"
. He got up and walked the room il
| grest agitation.
what about the other note?"
} "That was presented in the sam
way, the face altered to read fou
: thousand dollars instead of four hur
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-28

During visit in Massachusetts
town Jacob A. Riis was asked by
gaunt, funereal sort of chap what he
should say by way of introducing him
to the assemblage. "Oh," replied Mr..
Riis, in spirit of levity, "say any
thing you like. Say l am the most
distinguished man in the country.
They generally do" Whereupon his
serious-minded friend marched upon
the stage and calmly announced that
he did not know this man Riis, whom
he was charged to introduce, and had
never heard of him. "He tells" hel
went on with never a wink, that he
is the most distinguished citizen ind
the country. You can judge for your.
selves when you have heard him."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-28
CAUGHT at Point.

A child's reasoning may not be pro-
found, but it is generally interesting,
at lest to parents. Polly, who is the
daughter of peer, was drawing pic.
lures on the slate for three-year-old
Ralph.
Look at this dog, Ralph" she said,
with great satisfaction. isn't he
nice? l drew it out of my own head"
"Oh, no." answered Ralph, solemn
ly. at came out Of the pencil. l saw
it come"
Presently he added. with deep
thoughtfulness: There's lots of dogs
in that pencil. One came out last
night for Harold. don't know how
they get there."-St. James Budget.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-28
CHAPTER X-Continued.

The man looking at him wondered;
he wondered less. Presently, how
ever, as a culver went through her
eyelids, her husband dropped on his
knees beside her and clasped her
hand in one of his, but timidly, the
watcher thought, and said in a low,
hesitating voice:
Constance, my wise!"
And she opened ner eyes and looked
at him, vaguely at first, then with a
questioning, half-frightened manner.
The man gazed into her face as II
he would drink his fill Of its sweet
ineament- Tho eager gaze did not
seem TO please her, and she drew
away her hand.
There is much to explain" she
said gravely, for she was now quite
recovered.
9 You are right, Constance, and this
is not the place for you now" and ne
glanced at the monument.
Casual as was the look, it brought
the color to her face, and she arose
and drew down her veil.
Mr.. Hamilton and his wife passed
out together and up the street to their
house, both silent, both evidently con-
strained by deep emotions Of which
they did not speak the one to the
other till they reached the Hamilton
grounds.
Mr.. Hamilton held open the gate for
his wife to enter and it reacted with
a bang that made her start nervously.
you are not we'll" said her hus-
band and no wonder"
mo, l am not we'll and, as you
say, it is no wonder"
They were soon at the door, and
they entered the house together, but
Constance with a hesitating step
Finally, as they stood side by side in
the sitting room, she whirled sudden
ly about and cried Historically:
why did you leave me? Why did
you leave me?"
Constance, can you believe I would
leave you willingly. BY heavens! you
are the most beautiful woman | ever
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weeks, or perhaps / should say my
aged to support myself, through man.
ual labor, perhaps, for when l regain
ed my consciousness I was at work
with a gang Of men in Seattle, Wash
ington."
When" she asked, "did this loss Of
memory come to your"
II think about the tiEe reached
Portland, for I recoflect some Incl
dents of the journey there in vague
way, but nothing clearly"
do you recollect a woman's speak
ing to you on the street before you
took the cars at Grovedale? She
came out of the Essex House"
yes, l recollect that perfectly. She
was a stranger, very pretty woman
with curiously tinted hair, almost
green, or am l mistaken" he asked,
with a puzzled look.
mo; they said she had green hair"
said Mr.. Carter. "She ought to have
Travelled with Barnum. Well, what
did she want of yOu?"
"She thought she knew me, at first;
but l assured her of her mistake"
But did she not go on the train
with you to Portland, or part of the
way?" asked Constance.
mot that l remember, and yet
stay! That is one of the vague recol-
lections / alluded TO. 1t seems some
times as if l did see and talk with
her on the train"
You certainly did. Vane; the con.
ductor says so; but she did not go as
far as Portland"
Did II"
Eyes"
81 thought so. That is about the
only thing recollect distinctly"
"Vane," said his uncle, suddenly,
"do you suppose any of your actions
were questionable-I mean unlawful p"
81 hope not" said Vane, looking
startled; still I don't know. I know
l was doing good honest work in Sc
attic when l came to myself. Any
one can be assured of that by writing
to Barnacle & Co, Seattle, Washing
ton. There is something back of your
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-28
The Earl of Mimic.

carved bookcases are on each side of,
this fireplace. Above the left-hand
bookcase is painting of Lord Nelson,
taken from life at Dundee for Hugh
Elliott. Before it lies cutlass from
the Battle of Copenhagen, and the
captains sword of one of the battle
ships boarded and taken by Nelson
at Cape St. Vincent, 1897. Nelson
gave his sword to Lord Mimic after
the battle.
The quaint ceiling of dark-grained
wood is outlined with bamboo. In one
cabinet is a collection of carved ivory
figures, another cabinet is inlaid, will
low pattern, with mother-of-pearl
Tables are covered with curious
weapons and ornaments. In the pas
sage by the door is rack filed with
swords: some from Egyptian battle
fields, some from Afghanistan, some
lem Turkey; the rust-like stains Of
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saw" walking away from her in great
agitation. But you are tired. Your
uncle will be here tonight. l will
explain all then. Meanwhile, you
must rest. Go to your room and
will sit here"
She looked at him gratefully. Then
as if a sudden recollection seized her
she murmured something about the
children.
Yes, they will be home from school
soon, | suppose. l must wait. They
will find | have not forgotten their
commissions, he said, smiling.
Constance stood watching him while
he talked, and then, with a dazed,
Questioning look in her eyes, walked
toward the door. Il will do as you
say" she said. "for l am very tired"
His look followed her from the
room. Then, as the swish of her long,
silken gown died away and the door
closed behind her, he turned his face
away and struck his breast with his
clenched hand, but no word broke the
, stiffness.
= Perfectly immovabe and rigid, he
stood in the middle of the room for
several minutes. Then he walked
about examining the pictures, books,
and the view from the window, as is
the way with one who has been long
absent And upstairs in her room,
with her door locked, Constance lay
on her bed with wide-open eyes gaz-
ing at the ceiling and thinking study
ing.
At tea-time Mr.. Carter arrived.
Strangely enough no tidings of Mr..
Hamilton's return had reached him,
and it was, therefore, a positive shock
to see him sitting there with Perley
in his arms and Clare beside him
while Constance, with grave. preoccu
pied gaze, was busy about some
trifling household matter.
"Bless my soul, Vane!" he cried
and stopped, gasping.
Vane grasped him heartily by hi'
hand and said:
"You hadn't heard of my arrival
then?"
mot a word, not one word, Well
am glad, more than glad, to see yol
back, hey, constance! vaguely un
easy at his nieces stiffness.
"Yes, uncle; but he has not ex
planned yet why he was gone so long
'Yes will tell you why I stayet
so long when | meant to have re
turned in two weeks. You will Won
der greatly when / tell you that
lost all knowledge of my own identity
my very name, even, soon after lef
Groyedale. My memory was gone tc
tally, absolutely. What l did, or saw
or where went then, l know no NOR
than you do. II was as if had sum
into a dreamless sleep after / left you
That, Constance, is the reason dit
not return"
Constance did not speak, and h
continued:
my mind was blank for man,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-28
LIGHTING LORE.
AcETYLENE ExcELs AS AN ILLU.
MlNANT.
Gas ror Lighting Formerly Confined 70
Cities and Large Towns, now In
General Use In the Country.

The satisfactory lighting Of subur-
ban and country homes requires that
the means used shall be convenient.
safe, economical and furnish bill
liant, penetrating, effulgent light.
Everybody admits that these are
not the characteristics Of the candle
or kerosene lamp, which, formerly,
were the only feasible means of pro-
ducing light for domestic use In the
rural districts.
For generations there was a crying
need, a yearning for something better,
which was not satisfied. A few years
ago deliverance came In the shape OF
the chemical compound, Calcium Car
bide, from which, by the simple ap.
plication of water, the gas Acetylere
is derived. Acetylene meets all the
requirements fully and admirably and
is being generally used.
Common lime and carbon in the
form Of coke or coal are the raw ma.
terials which, fused in an intensely
heated furnace, make Calcium Car
bide, and there is no difficulty in OBJ
tanning it in any part of the country.
The machine into which the Cal
cium Carbide is fed and from which
the Acetylene is distributed through
the building to be lighted, is but little
larger than a thirty-gallon milk can,
and of the same general form. 1t is
easily and cheaply installed, either in
the cellar or in an out-building.
The light from burning Acetylene
is exquisite, and lighting experts agree
that it surpasses all other known illu-
minants. 1t does not faint the air nor
strain the eyes and is not objection
able in any respect. Every up-to-date
rural residence should be equipped
with Acetylene light.
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willie was adponished bv his

Willie was admonished by his
father to develop the habit of obser.
walton. Cultivate the faculty of see
ing and you will be successful man."
he said. The boys uncle added to
the admihition, and his aunt also di-
lated upon the necessity of observing
everything that went on. The triple
lecture made a deep impression upon
Willie. That evening he told his
father that he had been using his
eyes. "Tell US what you have learn
ed" said his aunt. "Uncle Jim's got
a bottle of whisky hid behind his
trunk" said Willie; Aunt Jennie's|
got an extra set of teeth in her dress1
er, and Pas got a deck of cards and
a box of chips behind the books in
the secretary" And the family yotI
ed him little sneak.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-28
THOUSANDS OF LIVES SAVED
~ Mothers Medicine Chest" and
Patent Prescriptions.


Commenting on attacks made by
certain eastern publications on some
OF the best known and most valuable
of the worlds proprietary medicines,
the Committee on Legislation OF the
Proprietary Association says:
All through the country districts.
In every state OF the union, you will
find In the farm houses the old family
remedies, sometimes called patent
medicines many Of which have been
In use In the same household for gen.
erations. Among sucf people the old.
fashioned proprietary medicine. al
ways at hand with full printed In
structions for use, Is one of the neces-
stiles of life.
ITO families in the country many
miles from doctor such remedies are
Invaluable. Mothers medicine chest
has saved many life and met many
a threatening sickness at the TIRES
hold and turned 1t out of doors. So
far from constituting self-prescription.
as is often pretended, acquaintance
with a patent medicine often obyi-
ates the necessity of such a step; for
here is prescription already made
up, the effect of which is well known.
One of the greatest advantages OF
such medicine Is that its constant for
mula gives 1t the character of single
drug, so far as uniformity Of result Is
concerned, and the people who use 1t
know from experience just what they
can count on-which is more than can
be said Of many physicians prescrip
lions frequently obtained at far
greater cost and trouble"