Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-12-23
FACT AND FANCY.

Thirty fine, large foxes were killed
near Pawlng N. r., last year.
Single mills at Tacoma, Oregon.
are filing a large order from Ohio.
A south polar expedition is being ar
ranged for by party of Australians,
A single hunter on the Antioch (Cah.
formal marshes bagged 1926 ducks in
one day.
Long Toe is tho somewhat expressive
name OF mn inmate Of the Nevada peni'
Tertiary.
Over five hundred students signed the
petition inviting ID, l.. Moody TO visit
Harvard.
Five hundred tall ladies to wear
rubber oloaks rs an advertisement are
wanted in New York,
A second crop Of grapes will bs IN
readiness for picking about Santa Rosur
CAL. within q few days.
Recent foundations in the state OF
Tehuantepcc, Mexico, caused loss OF
500. 900 TO property
A marriage occurred AT Erie, Pa, one
day last week. in which the bride was
90 years old and tho groom IL.
O'Donnell, the anti-cooly candidate
for governor, received i,i9i votes In
the recent election In California.
Nearly thousand tons Of grapes lie
rotting In the vineyards about Healds-
burg. Cal, owing 10 poor markets.
II IL now proposed 10 make tho Los
Angeles river. California, navigable by
the construction of a series OF locks,
A carload OF fresh salmon, packed
in ice, was shipped to New York from
Portland, Oregon, one day last week,
In Cuba soup is made OF plantaini
sometimes dried and GROUND to u pow
der, and sometimes used fresh and
gr"au for PURGE,
There are 2,l27 pensioners in North
Carolina, the smallest number In amy
state OF tho union. They relieve tho
government of $50, 600 annually.
A California correspondent says that
votes were openly purchased at tho
late elections Just rs farmer buys
sheep. and At about the same price"
In speaking Of tho Harvard game,
The PriRcetoRidn says; There were
two hundred seats on the grand-stand
reserved for men with lady escorts.
Miss Estcllc Blaizon Is in Jail at Bay
| 81. Louis, Miss, for throwing II hand
full OF pepper into her fathers face and
then giving him dose Of raw-hide
medicine. She whipped him because
no made unkind remarks about her.
Among tho visitors at the presidents
reception, the other day, was woman
with u pug dog, who, after shaking
hands with the chief magistrate, held
UP the pug's paw for shake too. The
president, however. refused to shake,
Candidate tor Coronor-Novcr mind,
wife, when get elected my fees will
buy us all the comforts Of life. Wife
But, John, suppose there are 10 sudden
deaths. Candidate for Corondr--oh,
well, we won't look on the dark side.
How long since your father has Civ"
ON you good licking, sonnyP He
never did, "Look out, youngster!
You know where liars go TOP" II
amt lynn He never gave mo good
lickin'; but have had plenty oftother
kind"
A Lynn clergyman relates that on
one occasion, after marrying couple.
an envelope was handed to bin which
no supposed OF course contained the
marriage foe. On opening IL no found
slip OF paper on which was written
"We desire -four prayers"
1--WE propose having q game supper
Mt our church next week, exclaimed q
spinster Mt nm entertainment the other
night; NOW, what kind Of game would
YOU recommends" "Well II you want
to draw all the boys, suppose you try
poker" calmly replied Joseph Pickle.
| James," said one of the bookkcep-
ers to the new porter in the store, you
are not expected TO bow TO the head OF
the firm every morning when he comes
in and ask after his health" Very
well, then, you can cut my wages down
SO a week It's worth that to have the
burden off my mind.
"And so You think my voice isn't
good enough for the stage9" asked an
ambitious tenor TO the operate manager
mo, no, didn't say that. IL Is musi-
cal enough for you to secure an engage
ment as call-boy, or to help the stage
carpenter do the swearing, but both Of
those positions are filed just now.
In the New Hebridcs asavage went to
TO the priest with his two wives to ask
his blessing. Two wives exclaimed
the priest, impossible; one is all the
church permits" A day or two later
he returned with one wife. with the
same request. where Is the otherP"
asked the priest. i've eaten her, J"
was the reply.
A Buffalo lawyer was under examina-
ton MS a witness and had stated APP
proximately the time at which some-
thing occurred when he was sharply re-
auested by the examining attorheT to
be more definite. "You ought to know.
1t was about the time you collected my
costs in that suit and kept the money.
was the paralyzing reply.
Little Ioty went to Sunday school for
the first time In her life, and heard the
teacher tell about Adam in the Garden
of Eden, and what an easy time no
. must have had of it had he only re-
pressed his appetite for apples. On re-
turning home Toty said to her MOTHER;
..Then Adam was all alone on the
earth at first, was he, mammal "ies.
: my child, all alone. +" "Poor aian!
How fraid he must have beerf of rob
; bers!'
! Parson Spire-I understand, .dcae1
s that the church carpe. is being rul
Q by the water from dripping umbrcl
! Deacon Goode--It is so, parson,