Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-11-18
HERE AND THERE.

who earned less than 81 each last year.
Columbus, Ga. according to q recent
school census, has population of IA
2l5.
On the quarter the eagle looks over
its right wing; on the 2O-cent piece over
the left.
In some parts of Florida oranges on
the trees unripe, are selling at Sl.25 n
hundred.
Finger-rings will be the only fashion,
able jewelry worn this winter in New
York city.
A Chinaman was recently admitted
to the Knights of Labor lodge at Ander-
son, Pa.
One thousand negroes have joined the
church at Columbia, 5. c., since the
earthquake.
There are |, 400 lawyers in the city of
San Francisco, Cal. One to every ITO
Inhabitants.
Spiders are said to destroy more in
sect enemies of trees than do all the
insectiyerous birds.
A rich gold mine is said to have been
discovered in q bears den in C9ur
| dAleno county, Arizona, recently,
The sand-hill region near Columbia.
s, G., Is dotted with many Indian
mounds which contain valuable relics.
Tho establishment Of an extensive
nursery in the center Of South Carolina
is talked of by rich nurseryman of
Jackson, Miss,
Mrs. Grundy suggests that great
many society men ought TO be inter-
ested in the announcement of tho open
ing of tho night schools
A popular street song in London
| closes with the refrain that merely
for telling n man no was wrong" he,
the singer, got two lovely black
eyes"
In southern schools increased attcn-
ton is being paid to the physical do
volopmont of the students. A gymna-
SUM is connected with nearly all of the
iirst-class schools
Nine miles of new houses have been
| built In tho city Of Reading, Pa, dur
ing tho past ton years, Most Of the
houses, however, resemble more bor-
dor cabin than civilized dwelling.
The latest inquiry in etiquette Isl "If
II gentleman Is walking with lady.
and his collar becomes wilted with the
warm weather, Is itpormissablo for him
to ask her to accompany him into
store while he purchases second coll
lar and puts IL onp'
A popularity of Oglothorpe county,
Geoigia, Is the marked division be-
tween the red and gray lands. Tho
line between them can DO plainly seen
and can be followed its entire length.
Even In roads IL Is so distinct that il
can be marked out TO tho inch
Several years ago gold badges, at u
cost of $40 each, were presented to the
Yonkers. N. Y, city council for some
remarkably good ordinance that they
had passed, Tho gold loaf having
worn off tho honest aldermen find
themselves In possession of leaden
ones,
A party of Boston sportsmcn captur-
ed monster turtle Off Seaview. on the
south shore. few days ago. The
reptile was six feet long, weighed be-
tween 1000 and 800 pounds, and was
discovered floating on the surface Of
the water, where IL was at first mis-
taken for n sunken ledge. .--
The cactus promises to be floral
pet this winter in Boston. All species
Of tho cactus family will form favorito
plants for hall and room decoration,
and IL is said that they are peculiarly
fitted for this purpose, because they
can endure knocking about and can
live long time without water.
The social circles of New Orleans pro-
pose to indulge in white balls this COM
ing winter. These gatherings are an
institution with some OF the clerks in
Cuba, the custom being brought from
Spain and France. All the women
must come dressed in white only, with
white ribbons and white laces and white
flowers.
Theodore Gallagher, q 10-year- old lad
of Pittsburgh, Pa, had his collar-bonc
broken, Wednesday, by his horse slip
ping and falling upon him. Notwith-
standing the terrible pain he was suffer-
ing he remountcd the horse and rode
to his home, n distance of three miles,
where he was properly attended to by
n surgeon.
A colored citizen of Newcastle, N.
H., who was recently Tilted by Ports
mouth girl of his own color, has not
only placarded fences in and around
the town with the fact but inserts in q
local paper card stating his case and
adding: II have been deceived, and
warn all strange young men who come
to Portsmouth against keeping conf
pany with her.
Three or four years ago, says an
English writer, IL accidentally learned
while at some French maneuvers that
the cavalry trumpets sound called
boots and saddle had not, as we sup
posed, any connection whatever with
boots. The true origin of the sentence
is the old Norman expression, 'Bontes
Ia selle' q. c., put on the saddle) from
'bouter'-to put on-ailix."
William Horton, colored, living near
Batesville, Miss, went coon hunting
last Monday morning. A coon was
freed, the tree cut, and when it fell the
coon ran back by Horton, who had
gun in his hand He struck at the ami
NAL with the breach of his gun. and
the hammar struck the fallen tree, dis
charged the gun, and sending the con-
tents into Horizons side and chest, kill
ing him instantly.
A popular form of European shop
ping by American ladies is the collcc-
ton of silver spoons. A spoon is pur-
chased in each city which the traveller
visits, and the name of the city en-
graved on the bowl of the spoon. Near
" every country has different style of
spoon, and in England, Ireland and
Scotland every city has its peculiar
mark, which must be placed on all
spoons made within it.
A curious fish was recently captured
with hook and line near Cape Hat
tcras, North Carolina. The animal
had twenty-five legs. its eyes standing
out from its head about half an inch.
and had head about five inches long,
and a sword protruding out of its
mouth. mustache, and was in eight
pieces, having two tails. The Oldest
fishermen and sailors say they have
never seen anything like it before.
An old-fashioned Scotch time was en-
loved Wednesday at Pittsburgh, Pa, on