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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25
DEATH OF JOHN B. COUGH.
His Last Words Young Men, Make
Your Record Clear.o


Your Record CIear.o
John B. Cough, the eloquent temperance
lecturer, died on the afternoon of Feb. 18th,
at the residence Of DIR. r. Bruce Burns, in
Frankfort, Pa, where he was taken on the
night of the 18th, when stricken with paralysis
while lecturing at the Frankford Presbyterian
church. His wife was at his bedside when he
died. 1t was recalled that the last words
spoken by Cough were, "Young men, make
your record clear" John B. Cough was born
at Sudgate, Kent, England in 1917; his father
was pensioner of the Peninsular war; and his
mother village schoolmistress. At the age
of - he came to America as an apprentice,
and worked on a farm IN Oneida county, N. Y.
In 1881 he went to New York city, where he
found employment in the binding depart
ment Of the Methodist book estab-
lishment; but his habits Of dissipation
lost his employment, and reduced him to that
of giving recitations and singing comic songs
at low grog-shops. He was married in 1889;
but his drunken habits reduced him to power
ty and delirum trsnaens, and probably caused
the death of his wife and child. A benevolent
Quaker induced him TO take the pledge; and he
attended temperance meetings and related his
experience with such affect as to influence
many others. In 1912 he had short relapse
into drunkenness; but an eloquent confession
restored him to favor, and he lectured in va
rious parts Of America with great success. In
1853 he was engaged by the London Temper
ance League to lecture two years In the United
Kingdom, where he drew large crowds by III,
earnest and, by turns, amusing and pathetic
orations. To few men Is the cause Of temper
ance more indebted than to Mr.. Gongh. His
labors have been constant and faithful In that
large field In this country and England.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25
A HORROR.
seven Persons Perish In . Burning
Residence.


Milwaukee dispatch, The fret detailed re-
port Of the shcboygan county disaster, In
which, on Feb 10th, family Of seven per
ished by the burning Of Abraham Ehie's res
idenoe, was received from Plymouth, tho near
est telegraph station to the scene Of the horror.
The charred remains OF Mr. Ehle, his wife and
three children were brought TO Plymouth for
burial, those Of the father being In one coffin
and those Of tho mother, son and two daught-
ers In another. MIR. Ehe's father had been
buried ut Fond du Lac, and Mrs. Kinney, q
friend Of the family and the seventh victim,
was buried near the scene of the holocaust
The Ehle residence was q rambling two story
building, built out OF logs clapboardcd over to
which two or three wings had been added. The
ground floor Of the old hostelry only was oc-
cupied, From the place where the body Of the
husband was found II Is evident that no was
aroused from his sleep, left his bed, his sleep
ing family, and passed out Into the hall, turned
To the left and entered the kitchen, where the
fire Is said to have originated. Mrs, Kinney slept
in large room In the back OF the build.
Ing. She was eyidentally aroused, as her
body was found In the kitchen within eight or
ten ieet Of the younger Mr. Ehle, Tho only
person who escaped from tho burning building
Is Fred Lamhreoht, % years old, who had been
In the employ Of Mr.. Ehle for nearly three
years. Lambrecht has given several versions
OF the story OF the lre, IN tho main the same,
but differing In the details, lie was greatly
excited, which may account for this. The rel
atiyes OF tho family insist that the fire did not
result from accident, and that seven members
of the family could not have persisted from the
flames or be sutfocated as the house was ar
ranged. That the elder Ehle was arousod, they
claim, Is shown by the fact that his body was
found some distance from his bed. Three
doors and three windows might have afforded
him exit The relatives OF the dead argue that
Ehlo would not have left his wife and three
children 10 perish In the flames. Mr.. Ehlc
owned property worth 10000 or s25, 200. He
was known to keep large sum Of money In
the house, and for four months past has Wis
tied Plymouth at intervals Of day or two, and
marketed grain and wood. Had violence been
done the inmates, II Ia said by DIR. Mead (who
had experience with burned bodies at the
Brooklyn theatre disaster), the remains would
have shown It, No physician attended tho
coroner's Inquest or made a postmortom 'cx-
animation upon the bodies, although the heads
and trunks OF all excepting the body Of the
elder Ehle, which had burned 10 ashes, were
In an excellent state Of preservation. Al.
though there are further developments, no AZ.
rests will probably be made.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

In the case of horse, the first stages
of hydrophobia are manifest at from
fifteen to ninety days after the animal
has been bitten. He generally shows a
decided aversion to water, not from the
generally accepted theory that it is one
of the delusive forms of mania, but from
the fact that one of the consequences Of
the disease is that an exceedingly pain
full spasm of the throat causes the ami
NAL to suffer pain and eventually throws
him into convuls'ons. The sufferer
trembles or s,aggers, his eyes have a
wild, fierce expression he soon grows
furious, and endtavocs to bite or run at
and trample anyone whom he can reach
he kicks violently, ncighs. jerks hi,
,s-sclesl and finally drops paral,sed.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

ONE of Theebaw's last acts as King
Of Burmah was to receive party of
Parsee actors. After witnessing their
playing he arranged on table as
many silver cocoanuts as there were
sectors, each nut containing handful
of precious stones, and invited each
player to take one as q token of royal
appreciation:
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

A NEW law in Georgia enjons that
poisons must be put up in scarlet wrap
pers, and the bottles labeled with paper
of the same color, the printing to be in
white letters. "Of all the hard papers
to find in this Market said wholesale
druggist, scarlet is the most difficult,
and three printers to whom l have APP
piled say that they cannot print in white
upon such surface. Those lawmakers
could not have hit upon more difficult
problem in the way of packing for us to
solve -
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

A MINER on the head waters of the
Columbia river, in British Columbia, has
found, so he alleges a deserted mining
town, where the billiard tables still
stand in the saloons, and letters are ly-
ing in the postofficc bearing date of 1856.
Not soul has been seen near the place
for wears.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

THERE are twenty Catholic papers in
the republic of Mexico: Five in the City
u of Mexico, two in Guadalajara, two in
Merida, and one in each of the following
places: Puebla, Chalchcomula, Morelia,
Durango, Monterey, San Luis Potosi,
Culiacan, OaXaca, Orizaba, Irapuato,
aid San Christobal las Casas
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

CYRUS W. FIELD, of New York, told
some Philadelphians who were calling
on him the other day that since Arch
deacon Farrar took breakfast at his
house and held forth eloquently on the
subject of total abstinence he has not
drank drop,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

THE sweet sage lnnet Nevada, in ad-
Vertising her concert at Austin, Neva-
da, announced that she would give to
each lady patron a piece of her wedding
cake, which subsequently she did to the
total amount of two hundred pounds,
leading some to surmise that the origi-
nal wedding cake was pretty big one
or else was not particularly palatable to
the guests present at the wedding.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

Mr.. JOHN w. MACKAY's grandson,
called the Young Prince Colonna," is
to be christenod in grand style at cost
of 5000, which is said to be more than
the child's father receives in year for
serving as an officer in the Italian
army.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

A SMALL white fish, seemingly new
variety of the Pathological species, Is
visiting Oregon rivers in large numbers,
the annual run commencing with the
first fall rains and continuing two or
three months. 1t resembles the smelt
m its pearl-like whiteness, but there the
resemblance ends, as it has well defined
scales, and single specimen sometimes
weighs pound or more. As far as can
be ascrtained it has never been found
excepting in the waters of the William
cite and its tributaries, and only within
four or five years.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

REV. H. r. HAwErs says that Presi-
dent Cleveland seemed to him a man
Ike Lord Brougham, but without
Broughams irritability, capable of get
ting through any quantity of work with
astonishing speed and little effort.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

BEFORE the tables were turned on
King Milan of Servia the society papers
boosted that during his sojourn in
France he became thorough Partisan.
Since Prince Alexander thrashed him,
however, nothing more is heard on the
subject.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

AN Arizona cattleman, who recently
arrived at Prescott with band of Texas
stock, driven overland, claims to have
beaten the record in the matter of losses,
since he started with three hundred
head and reached his destination with
S22. On the matter of brands he was
silent
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

EXTENSIVE ruins have been disclosed
by the boundary survey between Guate-
mala and Mexico. That region was
evidently dcnsely inhabited in ancient
times, but is now amost wholly denu-
ded of soil,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

GENERAL SrRActtBY, the greatest au-
thofity on Indian railroads, estimates
that the benefits ACQUIRING from her
railways to India amounts to over ESQ.,
DOC. 600
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

A LATE ''northern on the Vera Cruz
coast covered the railroad track with
sand to such an extent that travel be-
tween Alvarado and Vera Cruz was
interrupted for two DAYS.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

THE wife of the japanese Minister is
said to be the most expert needle wo-
man in Washington.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

Ice yachting bids fair to be more than ususA
" popular on the lower Hudson this winter.
New clubs are formed and great number ol
handsome new slshts nave beAn built.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

Dr. Al. WATTS, the Boston dog
catcher. says hydrophohia IS disease
of fright.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

HIPPoLYTE TAYLOR, the new chief oi
Paris detectives, is an Englishman.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

LoTTA thinks, or says she thinks,
America far ahead of Europe in cul.
tnTa.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25
OTHERWISE AND PERSONAL.

SOUTH AFRICA has 1852 miles oil
railroad in working order.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN is having his
hew book printed in Washington Terri
tory.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25
SENATE.

The partition fence bill was taken up, and
after some discussion was recommitted to the
committee on agriculture. Numerous petit
lions were presented on soldiers home, NUM-
cipal suffrage for women, against adulterated
butter, for the suppression of pernicious litera-
ture and for the punishment Of malicious in
jury to public buildings
The bill to regulate the practice OF medicine
and surgery came up. After long debate and
pending consideration of the bill, the House
adjourned.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.--Among the bills In
PRODUCED was one by Morrell in aid of educa-
ton in the states, Hoar introduced BIZ to
Appropriate sl50,00J for the erection of mon
ament to Grant at Washington. At the sug-
gestion of Logan the amount was increased to
b250, 1000, and the bill referred. The bill for
Allotment of lands in seyeralty to the Indians
was taken up, but went over, and the educa-
ton bill resumed. Pending consideration of
The bill the senate went into executive session,
and soon after adjourned .
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

The house passed the bill reducing from to
cents the charge for money orders not ex-
seeding S.; also the bill to protect homestead.
FRS within railway limits The house went
into committee of the whole on the Fitz John
Porter bill. After some discussion and pending
the debate, the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

Several new bills we're introduced, after
which the special order was taken up, being
the bill to amend the code In relation to line
fences. After some discussion q motion was
made to strike out the enacting clause, which
motion carried by vote of 40 to 40.
Bills passed: to pay expenses Of visiting
committees; bill to pay expenses of discharged
nonresident insane from the state treasury d.
rectly. A large number Of petitions were pre-
sented on the usual SUBJECTS soldiers home,
woman suffrage, protection Of dairy products,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-25

Over thirty new bills were introduced, most
ly of local interest. A larger number of p;-
titions and remonstranees than usual were
presented, one being for cheap and uniform
text books, and one for election of railroad
commissioners. Among reports of commit
tees were majority and minority report Oh
the Hayes impeachment Both were ordered
printed,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-09
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Many men seek the truth, but they
don't seem to give it away when they
find it.-BIoonaington Eye.
Counterfeit thousand-dollar bills
are getting very common. Look out for
thsar-Desrott Free Press ---.--------
Children under the age of seven
prefer yellow to any other color. Most
grown up people also have hankering
after yellow. Gold is yellow.
"A couple in Acworth, Ga, were
recently joined in wedlock while stand
ing on tombstone in cemetery. This
was too much-two tomb much. Nor
rtStoa0n HeraLd.
A young couple were married by a
Justice in Lewistown, Me-, in feed
store, which the Justice of the Peace
owned. The bride was pretty, and both
principals were from the country and in
wedding attire.
GOOD morning, Mrs. Gilligan;
how is Patrick this morning?" ''Sure
he's no better, sir" "Why don't you
send him to the hospital to be treatedp"
ITO be treated is it? Faith an its the
deiarium trimmins he has already
Boston Beacon.
Jim" said an honest coal dealer
to one of his drivers: "Jim, make that
ton of coal two hundred pounds short.
1t is for poor, delicate widow, and as
she will have to carry all of it up two
flights of stairs, | don't want her to
overtax her strength. y Chicago Jour-
naL
-Wife-There! the paper says that
the Redwood family, out in the Yosem-
lite Valley, are often seen with trunks
forty feet in diameter Now, don't you
ever complain of the size of my trunks
again, Richard. These Redwoods aren't
much of family either 1 never heard
of them. -2IdbitS.
"A delicate little girl, just returned
from farm where she had been
sent to spend the summer for her
health, said: 'The pump out there
gives milk" sit does?" asked the
mother Eyes, saw the farmer pump
in can, and l looked in it and saw
nothing but milk. n-Pascl.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-09
f'SAM."
A North Carolina Colt Which Answers
Questions Promptly and IntelIigentIy,

A North Carolina Colt Which Answers
Questions Promptly and IntelIigentIy.
A horse or dog which has been
trained to point where he seems able
to do his own thinking, always de-
serves honorable mention and remem-
brance. A traveller in North Carolina
gives his experience with colt which
seemed to know more than enough to
pass the time of day" He was a
nondescript beast, about fourteen
hands high, of dun-brown color, and
with a coat as shaggy as spaniel's.
He looked as if he had not been combed
since he was born, and even through
his rough coat l could count every rib
in his body. But he had an eye which
showed there was spirit within him;
large and lustrous, it was also gentle
and coquettish. l stepped up to him,
and, patting him on the neck, asked
his name of the landlord.
"Sam," he answered; "and he knows
it. Bid him good morning.
l did so, and instantly the colt bowed
his head and lifted his right fore-foot,
which | took in my hand and shook
gently.
"Now talk to him, and see if he
doesn't understand YOU"
''Sam, " / asked, "do you want to go
with meP''
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-09

Don't show me any more of vour
lmpudence" exclaimed the irate shon-
per to the salesman don't let me see
your face again when come in herep'
"Yes'm," he replied with an inoratia-
ting bow; is there anything else Won
would like to look at. mp'' Force
OF habit; he couldn't help it, you know
Boston transcript.
-Bowles, the English poet. was noted
for his Observation-Disclosures He was in
the habit of daily riding through a
country turnpike-gate, and one dav'
when he was on foot, he presented. as
usual, his twopence to tIe gate-keep-
er. 'What is that for?" he asked
"tor my horse, of course" s.But. sir
you have no horse" Dear mer' OK,
claimed the astonished poet. ..am
walkingP'
In archery bow pulling thirty
pounds is considered the correct thine
Tor ladies' But we have known youn9
ladies of very delicate constitution and
physique to pull a beau weighing 25O
pounds from one division.of the city tn
It's artipodes, and that seven NIGHTS in
the week. Chicago Telegram.
depends on the shoulder
lie saw her first at the garden Gate.
Six months ago.
Her charming face was as pure as snow
anu n's Pe ts was caught in the golden fiow
vi the ringets of saucy Kate
He saw her last with her shanely head
Two hours ago,
On manly shoulder Nesting Inv.
anu, seen gainst the cheek OF another ba.v
mat hair was only red. Ns""'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-09
A BOYS APPETITE.
The Capacity of a Typical Youth for c
nary Products.


| nary Products.
''Do you see that boy over there?'
asked gentleman in one of our large
mercantile establishments to the writer
the other day, pointing to lad of about
twelve years, chubby" rosy-cheeked,
bright and handsome, who filled the
responsible position of office boy.
eyes, see and know him." was the
response. ''He is a nice little fellow. ~
well, sir, Twill back that youngster
to out-do any.three lusty men in this
big house in the matter of eating. His
capacity seems boundless. | will give
you two or three instances by which
you can judge if am not right. FIRE.
quenty in the busy season number of
us are compelled to remain here late at
night, sometimes all night A short
time ago this was the case, and of our
office force four stayed, in addition to
Fatty, as we call the boy. He brought
bountiful lunch with him, which he
got away with early in the evening.
Later on good lunch was sent in for
the four of us, but we were too busy to
eat it. Fatty took charge of it and
kept at it until nothing remained but
the bare plates. He then helped some
of the other men in the store dispose of
their sandwiches andretired to a lounge
in the private office to take nap. He
experienced no worse effect from this
gorge than an attack of nightmare,
during which he made all sorts of
noises, until finally he aroused himself
10y 7Ta1fing on on the moor.
''On another occasion the proprietor
sent Fatty on an errand to his residence.
The boy arrived just as the family were
sitting down to lunch, and, being a ia
vorite there as here, was asked to par
take. He did so very willingly, and
ate as long as there was anything left
to eat When he got back his employ
er asked him if he had had his dinner.
and he said he hadn't He was giyen
money to go to restaurant, and there
made very hearty repast The pro-
prietor learned at home of Fattys won
derful gastronomic exploit, and the
next day called him up and said:
''Fatty, why did you tell me that lie
What liep' asked the boy.
You told me you had not had dinner.
when you had got it at my house.
%, that was only a lunch, he ex-
planned.
"Once again the little gourmand was
sent to the managers house, and, with
his usual luck, struck it at meal time.
He ate and ate till he had finally to take
off belt he wore, after first letting it
out as far as he could. I'll back him
to get away with a peck of apples any
day, besides other fruit, popcorn and
boyish miscellanies in the food and
iveetmeat line generally. And he
isn't much ahead of other boys as re-
CARDS eating, so far as have observed.
They are all healthy feeders, and rare
", if ever, refuse anything to eat. -
Chrouicle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-01-09
las. A. HAYDEN, Publisher.
YOUTH RENEWED.

az wish were boy agaln!"
So sighed man o'ertasked;
And fate was at his elbow then
And granted what he asked.
Reduced again to boyhood's size,
He found himself once more
The aSpirant for many prize
That he had lost before.
| His schoolmates all around him pressed,
And work and play went on,
But still he felt his youthful zest
For toll or sport was gone.
The lessons that were easy once
We're now more hardly done;
He felt himself the very Ounce
That he had called his son.
The blunders that he made of old
He now avoids at will:
But others, graver deadlier hold
Their ties about him still
The lads around look on and quiz
This Scion gone to school
They think that all his caution is
The wisdom of fool
Things are not always what they seem:
And when the man awoke
From what was but fevered dream
In altered tones he spoke:
"Life's rule is easily understood
We may not live again;
But boyhoods days for bows are rood.
And manhood's days for menP'
Ladies Journal.