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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05

as he handed her to seat. with the
words he tore off his own mask
She gazed for an instant into his
clean-cut, high-bred face and with a
graceful motion removed her own,
mask.
The two gazed searchingly at each
other for longer than strict propriety
would allow. He saw the most beau.
tiful woman he ever had looked upon,
with the white complexion, the lus.
trous eyes, the long lashes, the full
red lips, the rich coloring and con-
trasts Of the daughter Of the South.
She saw the strong features the flash.
ing blue eye, the clear complexion,
the blonde hair Of the true northern
gentleman.
A flush suffused her features. In
an instant his mind was made, as
decisively as in any business deal.
He threw discretion to the winds.
II know rot who you are, but 7
would fain have leave to pay you
my addresses-yea, yet further, !
who have known you but few mo.
nients now and here declare my love,
| am no knave or fool, my name is
NO, no; | refuse to hear It," she
said, rising and interrupting him, "fot
| cannot make my identity known,
nor will it be of any use to follow me,
/ thank you and respect you for your
ardor and your frankness. | know
that you are a gentleman and knew II
when ! accosted you. | may say that
am not unworthy of your avowa,
in any way. 1t pleased my fancy
to see If / could inspire just such an
avowal as you have made. l have
had my emotion, you have had yours.
Good-by."
And before he could speak or move
she had vanished through the door
He pursued furiously and arrived at
the outer entrance just in time to ses
her jump breathlessly into an await
ing carriage, well attended by driver
and footman in livery, and be driven
rapidly away.
That was the end of the episode,
but many times as Charles Livingston
sits in his well-appointed home.
watching his brown-haired wife and
tow-headed children at work or play.
his mind turns back and he muses.
wonderingly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
A pouble.Edued oninlon.

The Rev. A. A. Miner, Universal
list minister of Boston who was an ex-
treme believer in prohibition, once
had lively colloquy with the late
Gen. Patrick X. Collins of Boston
over prohibitory legislation. The sub
ject was up before legislative COM
mittee. The minister was very much
in earnest, while Gen. Collins was in
clined to be jocose. Finally, pointing
to the temperance advocate Gen. Col
Inns said: II honor DR.. Miner. and.
my friends, what good man he
would be if he would only let whisky
alone. New York Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
To Help Women from Cars.

AS the girl alighted from the trolley
2ar she turned to her escort approx.
lngly. do you know you are a man
in thousand?" she said.
I'm delighted to hear it." he an
swered radiantly.
81 mean about helping girl off a
car" she said hastily. You are the
first man, but one, who has helped me
off the car properly for year. Men
generally grab a woman by the elbow
and hoist her shoulder high in the air.
That makes her look awkward and
feel cross. Or else they take hold of
her arm with such grip that it hurts
rumples her sleeve and pushes it up
from her wrist. Sometimes they grab
her hand, and she has urgent need of
both hands to hold on to her skirt and
to the side of the car. Now, all she
desires is that they gently but firmly
slip one hand under her arm simply
to steady her, help her to keep her
balance, and that's all. And that's
what you did,"
well, who's the other MANI" inquir-
ed her escort.
"Oh, that's Jack" she replied, blush
ingly. We're engaged"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05

Tomb of St Anthony at Padua,
Italy, Is a Marvel of Beauty.
Especial Correspondence

Wandering through the arc CALLER
les of Europe, one constantly comes
lpon that favorite subject of ReIiais-
sance artists, the visions of st. An
'hony Murillo, above all others. low
ed to Depict the Paduan saint. How
tenderly his brush fingers upon those
masterpieces, where the Christ chile
appears before the young Franciscan.
How varied, too, are these scenesl
ST. Anthony, while reading, surprised
by the holy vision; st. Anthony on his
knees before the Child enthroned; and
lastly, browning ecstasy, the Infant
folded in his arms, while jubilant an
gels sing hosannas in praise.
One grows to have a deep tender
mss for this rapturous, ardent youns
so int, and visit to his shrine at
Padua is more pilgrimage than a
mere sightseeing tour.
Though Padua has not the attrac-
tons OF many towns in Northern
Italy; neither the ruins of Verona, the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
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Copyright 1905 by Daily Story Pub. Co..
y E1ZZ II IT.

Charles Livingston, of Puritan an.
cestry and New England training and
rigid business habits and principles
found himself in New Orleans in mid.
winter on a mission for his house.
He was a partner in the house, al
though barely thirty, and his head
was considered not less cool nor his
Judgment less steady and cOnserva-
tive than that of his gray-haired asso-
ciates.
As to his character and habits
but why speak of that? He had been
a model youth, as he now was esteem.
I'd a model man. By this it Is not
meant to suggest that he was goody-
gOody, or anything of that sort He
was strong, robust. healthy, normal
fellow, who had been born of good
stock, with good principles, had been
well brought up and respected him.
SELF and the precepts of his parents.
At college he had gone in for ath-
ietiCs, but not for dissipation. When
he graduated he took up the serious
business of life and, of course, found
ready opportunity, of which he avail.
ed himself to the uttermost. So at
thirty he was well established for
life SO far as business was concerned.
and was well along on the road to
being a rich man. He was not mar
ried, never having found time to in
dulge in social pleasures, nor to cul-
tiYate the very considerable streak
Of romance which ran through his
nature.
Through no fault of his the bust
ness he had in hand at New Orleans
dragged fearfully, and he was de-
tanned there much longer than had
Deen anticipated. But it was of suf.
flcient Importance to demand his pres
ence. So he found much leisure on
his hands and gave more time to
sight seeing and pleasure than he
ever had done before. He enjoyed
especially to go away from haunts of
trade and plunge into the old historic
section, of the city. letting his imag,
nation run riot with the old houses
and filling his mind with pictures of
what might have happened in bygone
days.
He had almost exhausted the
sights, tired of the theater and other
forms of pastime and was beginning
to chafe at his enforced stay, when
he overheard a conversation one day
which put a strange idea into his
head. For you know Satan finds mis-.
chief still for idle hands to do.
He was at the old absinthe place,
clipping glass of the stuff, against
which there are so many warnings,
and wondering how anybody could be-
come addicted to it's habitual use,
when two young fellows at the next
table started in to discuss a fancy
dress ball, to be given that night.
They talked so loudly that he was
an involuntary listener. Without be-
ing at all interested he learned that
the bali was public, that it was to be
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
THE LOVERS ROSARY
Parting of the Ways - A Memory of Boyhood.

Cray eyes so aTchly tender,
Lear eyes of radiant hue,
Our homage must we render
And pay our 1.-THE to you.
on Alien strand we wander,
Stung by desire to roam,
Our health and wealth we squandcr
And sadly dream of home!
Gray eyes whose depths are deeper
Than any bubbling spring
That cOOls the thirsty reaper,
Where moss and ivy cling;
Dear eyes with rapture cleaning,
Flushed with shy. pure disdain.
Charged with sweet girlish dreaming,
AS starshine drenched in rain.
How fast the time went flying,
How swiftly sped the hours.
SCant shrift for lovers signing
Brief space to garner flowers.
The first mad bOyish passion
Has tanned its fierce delight.
We loved in frantic fashion,
And part in foolish spite.
Your song was low and sweeter
Than birds that sigh for rain,
Or muSiCs mournful meter.
Or SWtnburne'S SumptuouS strain.
You dawned on the beholder
Like sunshine mid the gloom,
When wintry blasts sting colder
Lamenting summers doom.
You came and all was gladness,
Your step was like the fawn.
Your huOyance had the sadness,
The Chaste delight OF dawn.
You frolicked through the Maytims
AS dream of pure delight.
Youths golden hours for playtime,
Like supple fawn in flight.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05

The vast, whitewashed interior is
bare and chilling, and one hastens
through to reach the chapel of the
saint.
Tomb of ST. Anthony.
Truly beautiful is the last resting
place of st. Anthony. One long re.
tains memory of dazzling, white
carved marble, of a roof picked out
in gold, of votive lamps hung between
rounded arches, and of immense sip
yer angels. holding candles, that light
the tomb. The walls of the chapel are
completely covered with reliefs,
showing the life of the saint, from his
ordination, and the different miracles
which he performed. The most cele.
brated is that where Anthony causes
young child to testify to its mother's
innocence; beautiful group hut cold
in execution. Attached to the shrine
are numerous Votive offerings. fam
ing hearts and crosses in silver and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
The Nav In.

Mr.. Stingiman's antiquated steed is,
to put it mildly, somewhat attenu-
ated. AS II, to make up for the thin
ness of its body, however, Nature has
given the animal head many sizes
too large.
OF course people talk about that
horse, and Mr.. Stingiman doesn't like
It, The other week, for example, he
had gone to the expense of new col
lar for the brute.
Ten minutes after delivery he was
back at the saddler's with the collar.
you blunderers!" be observed In
the polite way characteristic of him.
you've made 1t too small. can't get
it over his head"
"Over his head?" calculated the
saddler. Man, it wasn't mado to go
over his head. Back him into it,"
And Mr.. Stingiman was quite rude.
London Answers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05

can go masked and nobody will be
the wiser"
Well, of course, that happened
which always happened when old
Beelzebub gets us to lend an ear for a
moment. Livingston temporized, hest.
tated-and fell. The fall occurred
along in the evening and with fatal
exactness he recollected having seen
a costumer's shop with a sign open
Evenings" His feet carried him I'M
erringly to the place and he selected
a black domino and a mask. Very
soon he rolled up to the place at
which the ball was held. in a cab.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05

AS sea bird from the ocean
You flutterod TO his side. ,
lie raised you with devotion
And tanned your girlish pride.
A CLEAN of sunshine straying
Across his wintry life,
A snatch of song allaying
The soul that sighed for strife.
But time, who SCOTS at lovers.
Gave them little grace,
The while shy Spring uncovers
Her flushed wet amorous face.
Your rose leaf face was fairer
Than foam from wind swept spray,
Your beauty's rich and rarer,
Than harbinger OF May.
Love brought them as a token
The trophies of the fray.
A boyish heart was broken
And bruised, and cast away,
He found you blithe. capricious,
Your hair as fair as foam,
Wild. candid, and delicious.
A sea bird keen to roam.
Times up for love and laughter.
Soft vows and bridal bliss,
Remorse must follow after,
And chill sweet clnging kiss
You were the daintiest creature
That e'er the Sun caressed,
AS fair as foam each feature
But tickle like the rest.
Farewell. the dream has vanished
AS mist melts i'm the sun,
Fond boyish hopes are banished,
Those golden days are done.
They've had their share of pleasure,
They've drained the sweets of life,
Joy gave them heaping treasure,
OF Loves keen lusty light.
JAMES Il. KINSELLA.
Registry Division, Chicago Postotiice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
Advance.

'Tn the old days." observes the man
with the dyed whiskers, "the physi-
clans believed that blood letting was
a sovereign remedy for whatever allied
a patient. They would bleed him for
gunshot wounds or anything else"
$50 I have read" comments the
man with the hay fever.
But, of course, as human knowl-
edge broadened, the medical profess
sion came to the knowledge that"
"That If a man needed to be bled
they didn't have to stick a scalpel into
his arm" finished the man who had
gone to fifteen specialists to be cured
Of rheumatism.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
A Teetotaier.

A woman who not long ago was in.
troduced to the venerable Susan B.
Anthony, asked Miss Anthony if she
was not believer in total abstinence.
"Well," said Miss Anthony, with a
pleasant smile, Il am worker for the
cause of temperance; but am no
bigot. Your question reminds me OF
a story that once heard about Robert
Bonner the publisher.
st appears that when some one
asked him If he was teetotaler, he
replied: I should not call myself one,
/ had a glass of sherry when l came
to New York in 1874. The Sunday
Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
sAREwD SCHEMES OF ANIMALS,
Devices Which Show They Come Pref
ty Close to Thinking.

They were talking about instinct In
animals. II saw an exhibition Of
greediness and cunning by horse"
said one of them. There were two
old dirt wagon horses that had
stopped for the noon meal. The driv-
er had emptied portion of oats into
wheelbarrow set at the head of the
two horses, who still remained in the
traces. The horses were to eat out OF
the common mess.
"Old Mr. Bay Horse, who evidently
was a veteran in the dirt wagon line
and possessor OF good appetite.
would grab mouthful of oats and
splutter them out on the ground on
his side of the wheelbarrow After
he had collected quite pile on the
ground he commenced on the common
stock, and when he and his compan.
ion had cleaned out the wheelbarrow
old Mr.. Bay Horse turned to his priv
ate store on the ground, while his
companion, from the other side of the
wagon pole. looked hungrily on, but
could do nothing
Il was travelling in the mosquito
country last MONTH" said the other.
"and the mosquitoes were terrible.
They attacked cattle and live stock
and would drive them frantic. At one
place farmer was burning brush In
the field, and noticed a dozen cows
and horses clustered in the lee of the
amoke made by the burning brush
They would move around as the wind
shifted, always keeping in the smoke
drift. where, of course, no mosquito
could live. And the animals stood
with closed eyes, too"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
WITTE LOVED BROOKLYN MAID.
Russian Peace Envoy Lost His Heart
to Little Miss RaWo.

News has reached Brooklyn that M.
White, the Russian peace envoy, whose
triumph at Portsmouth did much to
redeem the cars prestige, lost his
heart on the trip across the Atlantic
to a very fair little daughter of Brook.
Ign, according to the New York World.
NJ. Witte sailed some weeks ago on the
Kaiser Wilhelm II. Among his fellow
passengers were Carl Bawo of PA 9Th
avenue, Brooklyn, and Mr.. Bawo's FAM
lily. The youngest of this family was
Miss Aneita Bawo, a pretty brown
eyed girl of summers, and it was
with Miss Aneita that the big Russian
diplomat fell in love.
He began to pay attention to the
wee Brooklynite Immediately after the
ship left the Narrows, and one of the
sights that amused the passengers was
the big bearded representative of the
car and the tiny maiden from Brook
Ign romping up and down the deck.
The delights of the smoking room had
no charm for M. White while Miss
Aneita was out of her berth.
Mr.. Bawo, who is a wealthy bric;a-
brac importer and manufacturer, and
is combining with a pleasure trip
through Europe the business of in
specting his factories in Germany.
stopped at Bremen and there M. White
parted from his little American sweet
heart.
His parting gift was a very pretty
jeweled bOnbon box, which the little
lady will regard as quite a treasure
when she grows up. Meanwhile she
is quite inconsolable over the loss Of
her big playmate.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
Who Can Answer

Why does the dog turn round and round
Before his sleeping postures found?
Why are the young colts legs so long?
Viewing the springtime cherry tree.
Blossoms or leaves do first we see?
From which side does one milk a cow?
Why do the sun dogs storm avow?
Why does the rabbit, in chase,
Prefer uphill to lead the race?
What are the cat-tribe's whiskers for?
Why does the rat have tail galore?
When cows and horses rise. my dears.
Which is the end that first uprears?
Why does the whale proceed to spout?
How do the Holsters eyes stick OUT?
On which side of the tree-trunk grows
The moss-and why, do you suppose?
Why is the ocean salt. and why
Does 1t not o'erflow nor yet run dryy
Its volume changes not at all!
But wax the rivers great or small:
Edwin L. Sabin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
Streets Unattractive.


True to the traditions of north
italian towns, the streets of Padua
are fianked by low arcades; others
are narrow, sunless passages, pic
turesque, but damp and forbidding as
an avenue of tombs.
There is much to please the eye, as
one saunters through the main thor
oughfares, trending towards the great
church, which has been the loadstone
of our visit. The street scenes are
delightful, as they are in all Italian
cities. The people take to their
homes only as a last resort, and at
the close of long day lived in the
sunshine. We find the poor congre-
gated at the market place, broad
piazza, flanked by fine old building,
called "Palazzo del Capitani" The
signori, however, are never seen far
from the marble porticoes of some
cafe; where they sip vermouth and
kill time. They never have pressing
business, these gentlemen of Italy.
Finally emerging on an open
square, the immense basilica of St.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
Had to Wake Up to Find Out.

The following is told of an elderly
gentleman, known as Uncle Zeke, on
the West Side:
While stopping at a certain hotel
in the northern part of the state he
called at the Office one morning, and
the following conversation took place:
Landlord, the durn cats in this
house made so much noise last night
that couldn't sleep minute"
The landlord laughingly replied:
"Why didn't you get up and put them
out, Ecker"
"Well," said Uncle Zeke, 81 didn't
know they was there till morning.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05

mosaics of Ravenna, nor the architec-
tural freaks Of Bologna; still it can
boast Roman descent, and no less a
person than the stern Mantegne head
ed it's school of art. Padua, too, was
one of the adopted homes of Dante,
III Divino." 1t takes but little mag
ination, indeed, 10 conjure up the
meeting between him and Giotto,
which took place here in the early
years of the fourteenth century.
Giotto must have tarried many
months in Padua, for he has left here
masterpieces such as no true student
of the Renaissance would dare neg
lect. His Life of the Virgin" COM
pletely covers the walls of an unpre-
tentious little church, called "Madon-
ma DELI Arena" Faded, cracked by
weather and by time, these frescoes
still stand as one of the art wonders
of the world.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05

testimonials by those whom the saint
has miraculously cured. On one side;
too, is a pile of old crutches, in sorry
contrast to the gorgeous shrine.
In a secluded corner of the great
basilica is picture, supposedly an au-
thentic portrait of st. Anthony. The
style is that of Giotto, and the paint.
ing has been attributed to him. Two
figures kneel at the feet of the saint,
who stands erect and extends his
hand in blessing. The grouping is
stiff and the coloring crude, but the
expression of Anthony's face is mild
and beatific, and as we move away,
we feel that his blessing has extended
down the centuries, even unto us.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
A Home Remedy for Asthma.

One tablespoonful of honey.
One tablespoonful of vinegar.
Twenty-four drops of aromatic am
monia.
Give a teaspoonful every five min
gtes until relieved. An ointment made
rom honey and rye meal is an excel
lent remedy for carbpacies or boils.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05
Gulf Of California Pearls.

The whole coast of the gulf of Cah-
fornia abounds in pearls, and last year
sa50,000 worth was harvested in lower
California alone.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05

very gay, and that most people went
masked.
For some reason the conversation
fingered in his mind and kept recur-
ring to him all day. ..
why not go?" he thought 81 never
saw a fancy dress ball-nor any sort
of function participated in by the
half-world. I'm bored to death and
would like to see something new.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-04-05

Anthony stand before us. At first
sight the arch lecture Of this church
impresses one IS fantastic in the ex-
IRENE, but, too, it holds the charm of
fantasy. One might say that it looked
like bunch of inflated balloons, tug
ging at their tie ropes. It's seven
domes, its slender towers, flying but
tresses and jutting chapels, all seem
to be held together, as it were, under
protest. Many artists wicked in the
erection of st. Anthony's. md it COW
ers larger area than st. Marks at
Venice.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-22

TECUMsEH, Neb., April &C, w.
woolsey Of the grocery firm of woolsey
Bros. of this city, caused the arrest Of
Wesley King, better known as DOC"
King yesterday on the charge Of stealing
gasoline from the storehouse at the rear
Of the store. King was taken into the
county court, where he pleaded guilty to
the charge and was fined $25 and costs by
Judge James Livingston. Last evening he
met Mr.. Woolsey on the street and as
saulted him. Mr.. woolsey caused his ar
rest a second time and this morning he
was arraigned on the assault charge be.
fere Police Judge J. A. Lawrence He
pleaded guilty and was fined SO and costs.