Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-11-11
FACT AND FANCY.

Catholics.
A gentleman asked little girl what
smile is. She told him "a whisper
of n laugh"
A large moccasin snake was killed in
one OF the principle streets Of Atlanta,
Ca, u few days ago.
Owing to u nervous shock William
Fisher, New Jersey Waterman, has
not slept for six years.
Judging from the tightness of the ar
ticle 1t isn't every girl who can laugh
in her sleeve nowadays.
The project of consolidating the city
and county governments of Galveston,
Tex, Is being considered,
French stationery has been introduce
ed in New York with view to crowd
ing out the English article,
The leaders of the Chinese expulsion
movement in Seattle, Wyoming. were
acquitted at their trial last week.
A Havorhill, Mass, shoe manufacture
or has been given the labor of the CON
victs in Lawrence for - cents n day.
"A handsome woman Is dangerous"
says an exchange. Perhaps this is tho
reason why so many men court danger.
When u young woman refuses to re-
turn mans love she does not make
herself liable to arrest for petty larceny.
Count Tolstoi, the Russian novelist.
was found by recent visitor clad in
peasants garb aud sweeping his hearth.
A lady in recent public lecture at
Boston claimed that tho revolt Of tho
thirteen colonies was inspired by Wash
ington's mother.
A colored girl in Laurons county.
South Carolina, bears this lovely name;
Fair Rosa Beauty Spot Temptation
Touch Mo Not"
j. L. Eldorkin, q young man we'll
known at Portsmouth, Va, was run
over and killed by AN engine at Athens,
Pa. last Monday.
Not less than eight large cigar fac
tories are now being constructed at Key
West, Fla. This will require not loss
than two thousand operatives,
From three bushels of potatoes plant
cd on thrce-oighths of IN acre of land
near Cherokee, Ga, this season, 1906
bushels Of potatoes were raised.
The new Fifth avenue, New York.
stages start forth with the announce
ment that the conductors will take in
no more passengers than they can seat.
A bright idea from Cholly: II say,
boys, since she has refused all three of
us individually. l say we follow her
home and try II MS n body. Sho couldn't
resist us.
A child who was sitting in tho sun
was admonished by her mother: my
dear. come out of the sun" mo, moth
or" said tho little girl. with emphasis,
II got here first"
II il claimed that the county Jail at
Galveston, Tex, is an infringement Of
patent, and damages are demanded by
the patontces, The county will con-
test the claims.
A Pittslicld, Mass, woman was be-
sieging the lawyers recently to sue
the directory publisher for printing her
as u widow. while il turns out that her
husband is yet living
where have you been all summer,
Brown" Lake George" What
did you do thoreP" went fishing"
Catch anythingp" Don't know yet;
but she threatens breach of promise
suit,
There is one thing" said Yellowly.
'1hat shows the glory of this country.
Every man has it in his power to make
his daughter II lady" ''How is thatP"
asked Brownley. lie can make her
salcslady."
IL is said the government has more
standard and historical books, not gov
eminent publications, at Washington,
than could be hauled on six freight
trains. There is train-load at the
capitol alone.
The amount of the losses in Charles
ton, s. G., by the earthquake Is now es-
timated at $5,000,000. The News and
Courier calls for an extra session of
the legislature to devise means for the
relief Of the suffers.
A woman only 50 years Of age, of
Kingsbury, N. Y, who had read much
of Virgins prophecies that the end of
the world was coming Sept. 20, was
taken to the Washington poorhouse in
sane few days ago. Virgins reports
had unsettled her mind.
An unhappy man about to throw him
self under the wheels Of an approaching
railroad train was seized and held by
the switchman, who said to him:
What are you trying to do that forp"
'Let me die. l am pennilcss-hope-
less" Have you no friends-rcla-
tivesp' II have wife and she is rich"
Then why don't you go and live with
herP" mo. l am not so desperate as
all that"
"And shall you try to break his will3"
the caller wanted to know, after the
widow had told her how the recently
deceased had fixed the property and
rather left her out. "TryP" the widow
echoed as she smoothed out her dress
complacently. Il don't think there
will be much try about it. Ididn't have
any trouble breaking his will when he
was alive and don't think it is going
to trouble me any this time
A Duchess county, New York, Ger
man farmer recently went to Rondout
in search wife. He met young
man. who offered to conduct him to
the right woman for $l5, and accepted
the offer. The woman proved accept
able and willing and the marriage cere-
mony was performed by the two jump
ing over broomstick. The happy
with his easily-won bride.
then returned to his home.
The Presbyterian young folks of Ca
held corn festival the other