Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-12-20
LIVELY TURNS OF THOUGHT.

Kate Fields latest lecture Is on "The
Gospel Of tho Grape"
There is much red among anarchists, ex-
cept books and newspapers.
A fashionable dress reminds one Of war
| when it has wrinkled front.
Face powder does not always help a young
woman to go off quickly in the matrimonial
| market
A lot of little bootblacks perched on q
crubstone may not be India rubber boys, yet
they arc gutter perchers.
Mrs Cleveland has become an expert with
the rifle, being able to hit the bulls-eye five
times out of seven at 200 yards.
The Duchess Of Rutland, writer on social
topics for women, is coming to America to
widen her sphere Of observation.
| English coal miners have been granted an
advance Of ten per cent. in their wages
through oil the British coal fields.
There ara two women in the United States
one in Brooklyn and one in Flint, Mich
who follow the calling Of undertaken.
Empress Frederick is greatly pleased with
Sir Morreu Mackenzie's book and has
written letter Of nearly twenty pages to
tell him SO.
Sarah Bernhardt denies the report that
she Is growing fieshy The rumor probably
arose from the fact that her new clothes are
very swell.
Mrs. Jessie Wilson Manning, who has
fame in the west as q lecturer and writer,
entered the Iowa Wesleyan University at
the age Of fifteen.
They have discovered a chalk mountain in
! t,,,,, lsnt,
Improvement in the compilations of the peo-
pie in consequence.
Victoria Woodruff Is using the money
given her by her wealthy husband, John
Biddulph Martin, in circulating sensational
pamphlets on 'Stirpiculture."
Mrs. Langtry told an Omaha reporter that
she loved nothing better than to attend to
her household duties and that she delights in
doing her own clothes mending.
Mrs Hammersley, the new Duchess Of
Marlborough has taken tho reins Of domes-
tic affairs in her own hands, and is making
"Marbro" walk very straight line.
Mrs. Sherman, wife of "Old Teeumseh,"
says the critics can assail her husbands
march to the sea as much as they please, but
history shows he got there, and all talk as to
how he did it is idle.
at is going to rain," was the quiet but
significant remark Of q western cowboy as
he drew his revolver and began firing into
saloon crowd. A moment after he was sure
that lightning had struck him.
"'Trading in human hair" said Mrs.
Homespun musingly, as she read from the
newspaper; yes knew that human hair is
inhabited sometimes, but never heard that
the inhabitants INDUCED in trading.
One Of the funniest things following the
election Is the sudden conclusion of the Brit
ish Tories that the Republican success was
due to the desire of tho American people to
mollify the British mintery in the Sackville
matter
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, the we'll
known novelist, has signed a contract with
New York weekly paper to write u story,
for which she will receive $4,000 This is
the largest sum ever paid lady for any sin
gle story.
In Cleveland, o., there Is q lady who Is
totally paralyzed by every thunderstorm.
She RECEIVERS when the storm ceases Years
ago the house where she lived as girl was
shattered by lightning and she was paralyz-
ed, but recovered.
The papers that are conducting war of
brag, in advertising type, about their cir
culation, never seem to consider that their
readers may get so sick Of the wearisome
controversy that they will reduce the circu-
lation Of both papers.
Another military ruler besides General
Boulanger looms up In France. General
Miribel, Gambetta's chief of staff, appears
in his new command at Nancy, breathing
vengeance against Germany. And it is said
that Germany notes the fact
A well known Bath, Me, society belle Is
at present encamped in the woods near
Eustis, enjoying excellent cunning, In COM
pany with relatives. She is quite success
full sport and writes to friend in Bath that
she is going to shoot bear before she comes
home.
English naval experts are trying to get up
one Of their periodical scares about the
British navy. OF efficient modern fighting
ships, England has only seventeen, while
France has twenty-five and eight gunboats.
These experts want the navy to be three
times as strong as at present
1t Is the elevator which is to elevate the
masses, literally and morally. So, at least,
/ claims the American inventor Of patent
Gift" who is now in London trying to con-
vince people that the houses for the poor
should be ten stories or more high, with his
| elevator in them, of course.
A young man of Talbottom, Ga, who is off
attending school, wrote to his parents last
week, and mentioned several little articles
he was needing. Among other things he
said: please send me seven or eight pins.
l have had only two pins since have been
here, and have lost one Of them.
The American Board have reason to be-
lieve that the man who wrote Hope on,
hope ever'' was guilty Of enunciating the
most pernicious sentiment that ever pro-
ceeded from human lips. In process of time
the people will begin to think the American
Board is very unnecessary lumber
Speaking of Alaska, in recent lecture in
Washington, Prof. J. w. Chickering said
that the great obstacle to enjoying a summer
there is the vast number of large and blood
thirsty mosquitoes. Dogs are killed by
them, and men preserve their lives only by
covering their faces with thick cloths and
wearing gloves.
A story comes from Biarritz, Spain, that
at recent bull fight there two cows were
turned into the ring. 1t was thought that
Iuty WOulu Dc lCSS lCIOtluuS
But the moment they found themselves free
in the arena, they rushed on the matadores,
killed two and dangerously wounded others.
Well, the sex always was unconventional.
Gov. Moonlight of Wyoming, went hunt
ing some days ago with friend, and each
took opposite banks of the stream. His COM
panion raised flock Of ducks and let fly
both barrels. The governor, who was in
dulging in yawn at the time, received one
of the shots in his mouth, and hereafter will
doubtless hire substitute to do his hunting
or his yawning for him.
The possibility Of the formation Of an
anti-Shakspeare faction has repeatedly been
discussed. 1t must DO that the critic Of the
New York Tribrne has joined these Reac-
tionists, for in his notice Of Booth and Bar
rett's opening re 'formance he writes, at is
an open question whether any considerable
number of persons are benefited by seeing
performance Of 'Oshe!io."
According to the Chinese Times there is on
! its way to this country wonderful collec-
| ton of Buddhist and Samoa idols and objects