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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

the proud southern 1amllleS or the
Wardlaws and the Sneads suggest the
blight which came upon Silas Haw-
kins and his children through the wild
schemes which brought them to power
ty and ruin.
THE Gilded Age" begins with the
Knobs of Tennessee; the mystery Of
Ocey Snead leads to the same region.
The story has it's Murphysburg; the
news narrative it's Murfreesboro. The
first is in Missouri; the second in
them fortune in land speculation, in
lumber schemes and finally it seemed
to them that in the Offices of the great
insurance companies were they at last
to find the age of gold. The race Of
Hawkins lived and worked, denied
themselves and starved, for did they
not see in the future the wealth which
should come to them from their great
estate of untitled southern land?
Prominent in South.
Known through all the southland
are the Wardlaws and the Sneads
They were never wealthy, but in them
was always the pride of race. The
three women who are now under ar
rest in connection with the death of
Mrs. Ocey w. Snead are the daugh-
tiers of Rev. DR.. John B. Wardlaw, a
Methodist minister, who eked out a
slender living in the wire grass Sec
tons of southern Georgia. Silas Haw-
kins, dreamer of dreams, dwelt in Ten
nessee and spun his ideas of wealth to
be while his numerous children
sprawled in and out of their poor
abode.
The dominating influence among the
sons and daughters in the clan OF
Hawkins was Aunt Laura Van Brunt
A beautiful and brilliant young woman
had she become, with aspirations
which could not be pent up within the
confines of small southern town.
Come, Laura" says Squire Haw
kins at the family council, Lets hear
from you, my girl"
81 will go to st. Louis, too" she
said. Il will find a way to get there
! will make a way and / will find a
way to help myself along. and do what
/ can to help the rest, too"
Had Power of Fascination.
In the case of Miss Caroline B
Wardlaw, who later became Mrs. Mar
tin, there was the same resolution, the
same defiance of what others would
have called the impossible. At the
age of 16 she left the parental roo
and went to an uncle in Brooklyn
where, after many difficulties, havinl
once been rejected in examination
she finally obtained diploma and be
came teacher in the public schools
of New York city. She had power
of fascination, as did Laura Van Brunt
of the novel. and her own family ant
all who knew her did her bidding. She
rose by sheer force of will to the
principalship of school No. II. At the
same time she was managing the af
fairs of her family.
She had to all appearances a strons
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

their various friends When, there
fore, handsome foreigner in smart
attire drove through the dock gates
in fashionable turnout, accompanied
by a Montenegro cowass in correct
dress, no comment was excited, and 1t
was naturally concluded that the occu-
pant was in the foreign diplomatic
service.
The gentleman seemed to be always
seeing friends off, for almost every
day he appeared with his cowass in
Miscarriage and pair.
Ones,day the guard inquired of an
other consular cowass in an innocent
way Wild the distinguished looking
foreigner might be and to which agen-
cy he belonged. This cowass replied
that he did not recognize him at ali.
Whereupon the guard made further
inquiries, and IL, turned out that the
presumed consul aud cowass were un.
known in diplomatic circles.
Suspicious being aroused, on their
next appearance they were stopped
and the carriage was found to be
packed in every possible corner with
hashish. The bold and ingenious
smugglers were promptly arrested and
will shortly come up for trial.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06
OF Course She Could Not Permit Her
Picture to Appear In a News
paper, but still.

Are you Mrs. Brown" asked the
reporter.
"Yes," replied the lady, who was
holding herself In readiness to slam
the door in his face II he attempted
to enter.
81 have been sent out to secure a
picture of you for publication in the
Morning Bulletin. Have you photo
graph of yourself that l may borrow
Mercy! like your effrontery!
wouldn't think of permitting any pa
per to publish a picture of me-"
you are Mrs. William Henry
Brown, are you not?"
Eyes; but that makes no difference.
I shall not let you have photograph.
/ would be SO mortified that could
never look any of my friends In the
face again IL picture of me were
printed in a newspaper"
Il am sorry you feel that way about
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06
OCCASIONALLY while
trapping the Maine woods
in search of deer or moose
the hunter comes upon an
other animal the sight of

other animal the sight or
which makes his heart beat faster
than did ever the sight of antlered
game and causes him to bring his rife
into speedy action. More often 1t Is
the farmer living In an isolated re-
gion who comes upon this brute, the
Maine black bear, as the big fellow
makes off with one of his lambs. In
either case, be it sportsman or farm
er who sees the bear, the view he
gets is likely to be short unless he
brings the animal down. for this big
brute with all his strength and for
midable teeth and claws is no fighter
and prefers running to fighting on al
most all occasions.
Black bears are found in Maine in
every county in the state with the
exception of the most southerly coun-
ties west of Penobscot bay, but are of
course most numerous where the deer
and moose are also found in greatest
numbers, in northern Hancock, Wash
ington, Penobscot, Franklin and Son.
erset counties and the vast region
embraced by Piscataquis and Aroos-
took counties, most of which is heav-
lily timbered.
Years ago black bears were COM
mon in the regions named, but the
advance of civilization has made far
greater inroads on their numbers than
on the deer and moose. The animals
were hunted for their fur and for the
bounty placed upon them by the state
legislature.
The bears had no friend. They
were killed at any and every time of
year, for even in the summer months
when their fur was of no value the
bounty made hunting them worth
while. This indiscriminate hunting of
course speedily thinned out the ranks
of Bruin.
A few years ago the bounty of
five dollars was removed, and since
then the hunters have lost most of
their fervor. Beers are killed now
wherever they are found by the
ordinary hunters, but the men who
made business of trapping and hunt
ing them have gone out of the bust
ness except for a few months In the
year when the fur is in prime condi-
ton.
The Maine black bear Is queer
animal In his makeup there seems
to be a combination of the character
istics of the human, the cat, the hog,
the raccoon. the squirrel and several
other animals. Though his natural
method of locomotion Is on all tours,
he can walk upright almost as easily
and steadily as a man, and there Is
something laughably human in the
way one of these big brutes will sit
up on his launches and reach fat
forepaw around to scratch his ribs.
At many times the bear displays al
most human intelligence in the man.
ner in which he evades traps and
deadfalls set for his destruction.
No member of the cat family could
be quicker with a stroke of its fore
paw than is a black bear, and the
bear has his paws armed with claws
which tiger or lion might envy.
With his forepaws the bear can strike
a blow with the swiftness and skill of
a trained boxer. and many are the
woodsmen who have found this out to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

their cost when they have tried to
kill one of these animals with the
stroke of an ak. One stroke of that
great paw will ward off violent blow
and another may send the wielder of
the ak spinning 20 feet away. A black
bear will ascend tree with the agil-
ity Of cat and does so frequently to
get the various nuts which form a
choice bit of his diet.
In general appearance the black
bear resembles the hog more than
any other animal. The head with it's
round skull, sharp snout, short point
that of hog. while the bear. will eat
anything hog will. The bear roots
about among the leaves in quest of
nuts, enters orchards to eat the ap-
Piles which have fallen on the ground
and If they are not there shakes the
tree until the fruit comes tumbling
about his ears, wherein he has the adj
vantage of the hog and resembles the
human again.
More than one black bear has come
to an untimely end because of his pro-
pensity for entering corn fields and
eating the sweet corn from the stalks,
a favorite occupation of the raccoon.
Like the raccoon, too, the black bear
is an expert fisherman.
He will lie at full length on log
over some quiet pool and drop bit
of wood or offal on the water. He
watches the bait with his small
bright eyes until some unsuspecting
trout or club comes up to investigate,
then a quick sweep of one of those
mighty paws lands the fish Topping
on the bank and Bruin makes dainty
meal off his prize.
When the cold frosts of fall arrive
the black bear begins to think OF
snug home during the winter months.
He looks about until he finds the
place that suits him. 1t may be in
hollow log, and II the hollow Is al
ready the home of family of coons
Bruin has no scruples about turning
them out.
1t may be that the bear finds a
blowdown where the passing years
have deposited limbs and leaves until
there is a covering impervious to
snow and rain, and he crawls under
meath and burrows into the scurf to
sleep for the winter. If he can find a
cave or a deep cleft in the rocks
Bruin is as well satisfied and he will
sleep fully as comfortably until warm
weather comes again. The bear has
no larder to resort to during the win
ter and he wants none, for he sleeps
soundly while his waste tissues are
replaced by the great rolls of fat
which cover his ribs as result of a
summers foraging on the fat of the
land.
The bear retires for his winter
sleep just as soon as the ground be-
gins to freeze. which Is usually about
the last of November. This will of
course not apply to all cases, for
many bears are found roaming about
until long after the first Of December.
but ordinarily they den up early.
The Maine black bear has been a
much maligned animal. Long obser-
walton by old hunters shows that the
favorite food of the bear is vegetables.
nuts. berries. roots, etc. Many COM
plants have been made by farmers
in the northern and eastern parts of
the state of bears that have done
damage to their sheep fiocks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06
Hard Luck Still With Her

1t. OF course, IL you object, / sup
pose we shall have to get along with
out the photograph. Your husband is
the William Henry Brown who has
just been elected to the presidency of
the Rein and Stirrup club, is he not?''
NO; that's another William Henry
Brown. The papers are always get.
ting us mixed. It's awfully provok-
ing!"
"Oh, beg your pardon! In that
case it is not your picture want. We
intended to publish group under the
head of Beautiful Wives of Prom
inent Townsmen.' am sorry to have
bothered you. Good afternoon"
There. that's just my luck!" she
said to herself, when she had picked
UP her popular novel again. 81 do
wish my husband had the gumption to
get elected president of something.
And those last photographs ! got
make me look so young. tool"
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ginia o. Wardlaw, who, largely through
the spur of the Oldest daughter, went
to Wellesley college. Another sister,
Miss Mary Wardlaw, married Capt.
Fletcher Snead, formerly of the Con-
federate army, by whom she had three
Snead, the husband Of the victim OF
the bathtub mystery, was arrested in
Canada, as a fugitive from justice.
John R. Wardlaw, brother, was an
honor man at Princeton university.
Ambitious as a Child.
From her earliest years ambition
and money were the guiding stars of
the life of Caroline Wardlaw. There
is a tradition in the old town of Ogle-
thorpe, where the mansion OF the
Sneads and the Wardlaws still stands
as yet another house of mystery, that
as a child she prayed not for daily
bread but for cake. The pinch of
poverty which she had experienced in
her girlhood made her at first alert
to the value of money and then the
seeking for wealth became an obses
sion.
She invested money in later years in
many schemes and at one time be-
lieved, as Squire Hawkins did, that
there was a Golconda there for her
and all her kin. She would see the
family return to its pristine glory.
Her ideas were not so different in that
respect from those expressed in the
creed of Hawkins. Perhaps she may
have had some such visions for the
future of her daughter Ocey as had
the squire for his children when the
authors make him say:
pine forests, wheat land, coal land,
copper, coal; wait till the railroads
come! We've got to toll along, drag
along and eat crusts in toll and power.
ty-all hopeless and forlorn-but they
will ride in coaches, Nancy. They'll
live like princes of the earth; their
names will be known from ocean 10
ocean"
Like the Books Characters.
The daughters of the house of Ward.
law were much like those of the fami.
ly of Hawkins, and much of the feel.
ing of that time is summed up in the
concluding paragraph of The Gilded
Age"
THE girls" the authors write
would not have been permitted to
work under any circumstances what
ever. 1t was southern family, and OF
good blood, and for any person ex
cept Laura, either within or without
the household, to have suggested such
an idea would have brought upon the
suggester the suspicion Of being a
lunatic."
1t was at the deathbed of Silas Haw
| kins, ii will be remembered, that his
| children were so impressed with the
| family delusion.
Il am leaving you in cruel poverty
is his valedictory to earth. 81 have
been so foolish, so short-sighted. But
courage? A better day Is coming
Never lose sight of the Tennessee
land Be wary. There is wealth stored
up there, wealth that is boundless
The children shall hold UP their heads
with the best of the land yet. Where
are the papers? Have you got the
papers safe? Show them to met"
The money madness which was
transmitted to the children follows
them through mystery and tragedy. Ir
the same way the Wardlaws dedicated
themselves to misery and to poverty
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

abroad are, should imagine, in the
same position said the wife of
naval officer, who is a member of
well-known ladies' service club.
Presents in the form of checks are.
of course, acceptable, and jewelry does
not deteriorate with keeping, but for
young couple to attempt to carry to
distant lands the Heterogeneous collec-
ton of silver articles, silk cushions,
afternoon tea cloths and glass and
china with which their friends have
endowed them is to saddle themselves
with very expensive and very use.
less appendage.
II know of woman who was mar.
ried five years ago and the wedding
presents are still at the repository
where they were sent after the cere
mony," added this lady.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06
Hard.Won Harvests.

Cultivation of the soil under eli.
mate like ours invariably partakes OF
the nature of gamble. The manu-.
facturer, as a.rule, can calculate the
risks he has to run. and, If he Is an
adept, avoid them. Not so the farmer.
Forces utterly beyond his control may
undo the best of his work
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

The news that $4,000 eggs were
seized on the Fall River line pier at
New York by officers of the depart
ment OF agriculture. who booked them
for destruction. will appal many house
wives until they learn that the eggs
were ancient hen-fruit in a liquid
state and destined for use in bakeries.
Then the housewives will be appalled,
to think of what pastry can be made
to hide. A liquid egg sold In angels
food brings higher price than the
egg that is warm from the nest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

Evidently Halley's comet Is getting
nearer the earth. The observatory at
Smith College. Northampton. Mass,
reports having seen the comet through
a three-inch telescope the other day.
That famous periodical visitor seems
to keep close to its schedule time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

A city official in New York has re-
quested his salary reduced, as he de-
clares he is getting too much. Such
Instances, which occasionally occur,
raise question in the minds of the
thoughtful whether the millennium is
really approaching or whether insan.
ity is on the increase.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

The meanest man is a Gotham
candy merchant against whom sun
for breach of promise was decided
The rejected fair one won her case.
but the faithless swain Immediately
became bankrupt which proves
again how completely base man will
deceive confiding woman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

A New Jersey scientist says that the
ordinary housefly costs the country
billions of dollars and ought to be ex.
terminated. But all the brave talk OF
how this is going to be accomplished
ic carefully postponed until after fly
time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

A Judge of the supreme court of
New York has come out as a. cham.
pion OF the long-suffering mother-in.
law. Now to condemn that victim of
ancJlnt wit is to commit contempt
OF court.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

These titled and indebted foreign
ers find II an extremely easy matter
to fall In love with an American for
tune. After the marriage their treat.
ment of the bride suggests that to
them the girl is necessary evil.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

Citizens of the United States who
behave themselves will always be pro-
tscted. Those who do not have no
cause to complain when they get just
what is coming to them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

Another date has been set for the
worlds end. But these dates are gen.
orally postponed on account of the
weather, So ordinary business plans
can be continued.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

The aeroplane Is making height as
well as speed and distance records
Latham has risen 1.345 feet, Paulhan
1.181. After all. mishap at such al.
titudes would be no more serious than
ut 800 feet
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

A London dress reformer has an.
nounced the principle that women
should dress according to their tenn.
permanent and moods. Does she want
them to spend all their time in the
dressing rooms?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

Millions of dollars are being raised
In China for great university at
Hongkong, but whether or not ar
rangements are under way for a foot
ball team to go with it we are not In
formed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

The Kansas publisher who offers
q prize of $500 for the best offer
fngs in prose and poetry on the sub
3ect Of Father" will get When
Father Carves the Duck" of course.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

IKE a repeat of 1.-THE Gid
ed Age" a novel by Sam
uel l.. Clemens Mark
Twain) and Charles Dud-
ley Warner, is the real
life Mystery of Ocey
Snead."
Fact and fiction meet
on common ground. The
novel and the newspaper
accounts of the strange
doings of the members of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

A man there was who sat as a
guest at a dinner. Then he tried to
spoil the dinner by figuring out a pos.
sible motive for the dinner.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

Debutantes must not imagine they
have cornered the worlds happiness,
but let all rejoice that they have laid
In a good winter supply.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

A scientist declares that the most
perfect engine ever devised is the
human body. Still, perfect though 1t
may be. it often jumps the track.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

The discovery that chemistry can
convert sage brush into valuable prod
nets is in line with the progress Of
the age.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

1t wouldn't do any particular harm
30 put the snow shovel where 1t is
easily accessible
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

An airship fight is described in mu-
BIC. Probably there are plenty of sud
den drops in tones.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

Pity the poor farmer! His output
during 1909 was worth only $780,.
oo0. 900. gain of sS69.O00,O00 over
n908.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

The automobile holdup man has ar
rived. The airship holdup man evil
IDENTIFY is not far away.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

And now it appears, Chicago uni
versitr professors are fighting about
the moon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

A Chicago bachelor has died. leav-
Eng two widows. What does the Chi
cago married man leave?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

A century hence nothing but a
strike in factories of the aeroplane
trust will interrupt traffic, maybe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

Autoists are competing for the
high-speed record. Too bad they're
not as ambitious after safety records
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

Aeroplanes are quite as dangerous
for amateurs to fool with as unloaded
pistols.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

A successful author is a good writer
plus good press agent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

Women do not need hot air, says a
telegram. But they like "hot air"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

Europe doesn't like cranberries. O.
well, we can use them!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

Let's see; isn't this about winter
time?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

Now there's talk of bread trust.
They must raise the dough first.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

A French scientist has made dead
dog bark. But what's the good?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-06

The University of Buenos Aires
has now 1884 students.
Evening journal., 1910-03-29
rs been visiting friends here.

has been visiting friends here.
Mrs. NJ c.. Huber is spending ten days
with relatives in Glen Ridge n. J.
Mrs. Charles Shots. OF Little Creek, is
tho guest OF friends here.
Herman Boggs has been visiting his
parents at Cheswold.
Miss sallic Webster has returned 10
Harty after spending several days With
her sister in this city.
Miss Elsie Weighty has been visiting her
cousin at IIartly.
Mrs. Harry Ennis is visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Moore. Of Willow Grove.
Mrs. Thomas W. Kilen. Of Dover, is vis-
iting her daughter here.
Edward Brnghurst has been spending
a few days with friends at ocean View.
Harry M. iVokors Of Georgetown. was
a visitor here the past week.
Mrs. Frank Marvel has been visiting
relatives at Henderson.
Mrs. Samuel Churchman and Master
Sherwood. Of Wood avn, are spending a
few days with friends here.
Mrs William owens, Of Woodlawn, is
visiting her son, Walter owens, in this
city.
Miss Annie SINNERS, OF Wood avn, has
been spending several days with Whining
ton friends
W. ID. Clugston was a recent visitor in
West Chester.
Miss Annie Boeman has returned to
Kennett Square after a visit to this city.
Mrs. Thomas Turner has been spend
ing "a few days with Kennett friends.
John S. Bradley, Of fredericksburg, has
been spending few days in this city.
Mrs. Salisbury Williams is visiting rola-
tlves at Lite Creek.
Mrs. Leah Mitchell is spending some
time with relatives at Little Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Morton and Miss
MAZDA Bryson, of North East spent last
week in this city.
Mrs. NJ L. Ford, Of Chesapeake City,
has been visiting Wilmington relatives.