Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-07-01
FACT AND FANCY.

The first mention of free trade in
print was notice of its operation in
Hungary in 1908.
Stephen 2. Nash, the referee in the
famous Winans divorce case, has de-
cided in favor of Mr.. Winans.
The Lehigh Valley Medical associa-
ton will hold its sixth annual meeting
at Glen Summit, Pa, June 16.
"Succotash valley is the euphoni.
Gus and appetizing name of settle.
ment near Tacoma, Washington terri.
tory.
The convicts in the Wethersfeld,
Conn, penitentiary swallow a lot OF
tobacco juice whenever they wish to en-
Joy rest in the hospital.
A bed of snowballs, with loose
mound of long-stemmed roses rising
from their midst, was pretty center.
piece at Washington dinner.
The General Theological Seminary
of New York, an Episcopal institution,
holds mortgage on Wallack's new
theater as security for loan of $685..
900.
The iron bridge over the Mississippi
river at Yazoo City, Miss, was begun
in 1882, and has cost the town $1,000,
but shows no signs of immediate COM
pletion.
A pansy thief is Brooklyn produc-
ua IN
during the early hours and steals from
each accessible bed or vase of pansies
aplant or two.
The temperance element of Tennes-
see is jubilant over the perfect organi-
cation it has throughout the state. II
is on a better standing than ever be-
fore, and is very alert
About year ago q monument for
erection at Yalaha, Fla, was lost over
board while en- route to its destination,
and now the pedestal for a new one
has suffered the same fate.
A citizen of Winchester, KY, I'M
earthed box containing 81, 233 in gold
and silver coin, while digging post
holes, and now posthole digging has
become popular in that section.
In spite of Mosquitoes, malaria, and
other Inconvenience, New Jersey, the
thirty-fifth state in size, has increased
during the past thirty years at more
rapid rate than adjacent states.
The craze for birds on the hats in the
east, it is said, will seriously interfere
with the peach crop. The bird that is
roosting on the hat of belle ought TO
be picking vermin from the fruit trees.
"And she Tilted You, did she?" in
quired Rufus of Adolphus. me deah
boy" replied Adolphns, hastily, ''nev-
eh use that dreadful wo'd again. Call
it boycott, me deah boy-call it boy.
colt"
Husband Gmpatiently to wife)-I told
you l only wanted half cup of tea,
and, as usual, you've filed it to the top.
Don't you know what half-full is?
Mother-in-law (grimly)-She ought to
by this time.
Clarence Keifer, a convict employed
in coal-shaft at Birmingham, Ala, es-
capped by climbing wire cable / ] inches
in diameter and 204 feet long, extend.
ing from the bottom of the shaft to the
surface of the ground.
A Philadelphia gentleman, after be
ing shown about the city by citizen
of the Hub, said to his chaperon: "Bos-
ton isn't laid out so well as Philadel-
phia." NO" replied the latter, "but
it will be when it is as dead"
"Pap," said little Jacob. looking up
from his Sunday-school paper, "here is
a piece that says Beer versus Whisky
Shall 1 read it?" ''Trow dat paper in
de schtove, Shaky. Inny mans vot says
dot beer is vorsr as visky amt tit for
nodings except kindling-vood."
why, De Saopy, what's the mat.
ter" asked Fitzpercy, as he entered his
friends room and found him reclining
on the lounge, looking very pale. saw.
I'm almost exhausted, chappy," replied
De Sappy. 'Bcen ovah exerting your
self, suppose. 'Yaas. My cigawetto
went out four times this afternoon.
doncher know, and it's a terrible exer.
ton to stwike SO many matches"
How Secrets are Divulged: Gray
And you claim that Black is a total
Abstainer. Green-Certainly he is.
Gray-Come, now, doesn't he keep a
drop in the house on the slyP Green
No, sir; not drop. He couldn't do il
without my knowledge. Gray-Why
notP Green-Because my hired man
is counting his hired girl, and neither
of our families can keep the smallest
secret from the other.
Wife Cat dinner, anxiously)-Do you
think, dear, that Mr.. Robinson will lend
you the money you wantP Husband
(dubiously)-I don't know. saw him
this morning, but he said he would let
the matter rest for day or two
Wife (struck with brilliant idea)-
Why don't you bring him home to din
ner with you tomorrow Husband
(disparagingly poking piece of under
done veal with his fork)-I would never
get a cent out of him if did.
Cashier (handing back the cheeky
Can't cash this, sir, until you're identi-
fled. Brown (contemptuously)-Do
you think I'd cheat you for small
amount like that?" Cashier (shrug.
glng his shoulders)-Can't say. We've
been taken in so often that 1 regard
every man as rogue until know 9TH
erwise. Brown Tin hufD-Perhaps
that's human nature, but it seems to
me that bank chashier should be the
last person in the world to suspect an
other of dishonesty.
A gentleman loaned friend 40 louis
and took in exchange eight notes of 100
francs each. payable each successive
month. The first went to protest
''How is thisp" cries the lender. at
looks badly for the othersr' 'They
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