Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-07-08
FACT AND FANCY.


Lobster breasts, which is the best
part of the animal, can not be canned.
A bill now before the Massachusetts,
legislature PROPOSES to fine voters IS
or more for not voting.
The first iron steamboat ever built in
the southwest has just been successfully
launched in Louisiana
The Ohio state teachers association
holds its annual session at Chautauqua,
June 20 to 80 and July l.
A manufacturer at Atwater, o., ship
ded. twelve thousand pounds of sweitzer-
cheese during last week.
Ostrich feathers command but $50
per pound now. They once were con-
sidered cheap at $3.50 per pound.
Storage passengers will not be car
ried during the months of june and
July by the "crack" steamers of the
Cunard line. 4.
A Cedar Falls little girl closed her
prayer, the other night, by murmuring:
"And, God. bless the flowers that bloom
in the spring, ira Ia"
At Selma, Ala, the other day, the
undertakers held convention and
were welcomed to the city by doctor
acting as mayor. ... ..
A bed of snow-balls, with a loose
mound of long-stemmed roses rising
from their midst, was pretty center
piece at Washington dinner.
Some West India negroes carry a
snakes poison under their tinger-nails.
A single scratch from poisoned nail
will cause death in few hours.
Every prisoner in the Massachusetts,
reformatory at Concord has had his al
, lowance of tobacco cut off. This is the
beginning of crusade against the
weed. ssar- ..a..
THE doctor said he'd put me on my
feet again in two weeks" well,
didn't he do it?'' He did, indeed. l
had to sell my horse and buggy to foot
his bill"
1t is related of popular clergyman
that he startled dull prayer-meet ng,
recently, by announcing that he didn't
propose to act as umpire for a sleep
ing-match." b.
The newsboys of San Francisco have
organized a protective union. Ten
. cents is to be the uniform price for a
shine, and destitute members will be
taken care off,
The Santa Barbara, Cal, papers note
with pride the fact that the white boys
and girls of that locality will gather the
crop of hops and grapes in the place of
Chinese.
George Holyland, of Fork, Md, was
shearing sheep the other day, when
the animal kicked and drove one of the
blades of the sharp shears into Georges
abdomen, inhicting wound from
which he soon died.
A Hartford youngster had some little
trouble with another youngster about
his own age, and being very conscien-
tious and not daring to wish anyone
dead, remarked: Il wish there had
never been birth in your father
familyr'
The lady teacher of the infant class
in one of our Sunday schools brought
fancy Japanese bowl to take up the
collection in. Upon his arrival home
one little kid was asked what he did
with his penny. II put it in the spit
box" was the paralyzing reply.
A little girl who realized that her
little 3-montbs-old baby brother was
bald and toothless, and believing in the
efficacy of prayer added this request to
her Now | lay me down. etc, the
other night: 80 Lord, bless little Percy,
and do give him some hair and some
teeth"
Mrs. NJ Chamberlin, of North Brook
field, Mass, says she remembers seven
generations in her own family. She is
Sc years old, and remembers her great
grandmother, her grandmother. her
father, her brothers, her own children,
grandchildren, and great-grandchil-
dren.
Bobby was very much impressed by
the remark of the minister at church
that man was made out of dust. "Ma,"
he said after a thoughtful silence, twas
made of dust, too!' Yes she re-
piled. "Well, how is it, then, that my
birthday comes in January3 There
amt no dust in January"
Rev. Robert Bush, of the colored
Baptist church, Jacksonville, Ind,
was to have immersed thirteen converts
in the Ohio, but only one of the thirteen,
small child, made its appearance.
After Mr.. Bush had baptized the child,
be observed that I'm dragging your net
you always catch some tadpoles."
A wellknown ballet-dancer of ire
proachable character. when asked if
changing her short skirts and tights for
the long robes of Katisha in "Mika-
do ballet did not annoy her in dane
ing, answered: mo, not that way,
but felt awfully ashamed when l first
appeared in it."
Inc W6ll-hHOWh AAOii
Adolf Sonnenthal, intends producing
the whole of Schiller's play "Wallen-
stein," in one day. The performance.
which will take place in Prague, win
begin with "Wallenstein's Camp Zone
act) at o'clock in the afternoon, to
be followed by "Piccolomini" Give
acts), and by o'clock in the evening
lthe curtain will riae upon the last
part of the play .'Wallenstein's Death"
Give acts.)
A religious exchange says: "A
Philadelphia minister believes in the
efficacy Of prayer, but he does not APP
pear to believe in praying to heaven
for things which will be furnished in
the natural course of events without
being prayed for. Speaking to num-
Der of his pensioners, he indicated his
feelings by stating: i have often pray
ed that I MIGHT ha kent humble. I never