Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-08

One hundred and eightr-four Boston wild
ows receive Christmas pre 'ents of so cents In
silver, the same being paid out Of fund lett
by WilliamH. Knight.
The economical sergs gowns. which hold
their own through every change of winter
fashion. are very generally decorated with
braiding. Black silk braid always looks well
on serge.
A lady m Lyons, Ont has Just sued man
for 81, 600 for kissing her on the cheek. she
alleges that the shock was so great as to IN
capacitate her from performing household du-
ties for two weeks.
The Dayton. Oregon, Chronicle says that
Mortified man has been discovered by farmer
In lonely gulCh nine miles from that place.
The man was leaning against small blum OF
rock, and npOn examination was found to be
completely turned to stone.
A man in Gcneseo. ILL.,, saw two mice in his
stable. He hastily ran to a neighbours and
borrowed a rat tarrier. The terrier was
thrown into the barrel. and at tn" first nab
took off the head Of one of the mice with
crack like breaking a clay pipe Both the
mice were frozen to death.
General Booth, of the Salvation army, has
pushed his forces into the holy city of Judah.
Instead of "David's harp Of solemn sound"
the modern jew will have his ear veXed with
the ringing of the tambourne and the rattle
here long. as they are en- route for Zululand.
farmer near Galena saw a large owl sit
ting on a tree. He got a gun and blazed
away. but didn't disturb the owl. His sons
and his neiglbors tried their skill at shooting
with no better results. After all the ammunl-
ton on hand las been expended a boy
climbed the tree and found that the owl was
dead and frozen fast to the limb.
For several nights large fiocks Of screech
owls have been lowering around the COrnCes
of high buildings in Columbus, Ind. A dis
patch says an investigation was instituted
and the discovery made that the owls are
catching and devOuring hundreds Of English
sparrOws. They drag them from their nests
or rOOsting places beneath the COrniCGs, carry
them away and dcyOur them.
John Elk came into a grocery at Rib Lake,
Wis, one day last week with the tips OF his
fingers frozen, and the proprietor advised
him to thaw ont the frost 10y holding lis
hands in an open barrel of kerosene which
stood Just outside the door Elk did so, and
when he withdrew lis hands few moments
later found that they were frozen solid. When
thermometer was placed in the OIL the mer-
curry marked 20 degrees below zero.
Delaware, township, Ohio. reports colored
woman who bcCamC Il grandmother when but
twenty-five years old. The woman, Clarissa
jackson, was married when but eleven years
old and in her twelfth year became the
mother of Il daughter This daughter, when
twelve years Of age, married, and gave birth
to a child. the grandmother being two months
Short of twenty live years of age. All the
parties are respectable cOlOred people in good
circumstances
The special correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun at Rome writes that important changes
in connection with the government of the
Catholic church in the United States are con-
tcmplated Though nothing has been fOrmu-
lated vet, il is agreed upon in ecclesiastical
circles that Archbishop Williams. Of Boston,
will be made cardinal at a cOnslstOry in
March
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a club TIE proprietor Of the mule has dis
covered. however, that handful Of sand or
cotton seed throwD at the animal makes It
move on nj a llIrly rate lie Keeps bag OF
ooth III MS wagon
A singular accident happened to horse
that was standing near the blaming mill at
Beaver Falls, Pa. The circular saw struck "a
knot in board. causing the knot to fly like
bullet through the wall and into the side Of
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A scotch terrier owned Oy |. Hfaeme, OF
Mater0n, W U.s.; can al a glance defect
few days ago he was taken to bank. and a
handful Of good dollars mixed with bad ones
was placed IN pile on the table. The dog
jumped on the table. scattered the money
GOOD dolIars TEa han ords no IynnII pmt
fonrh
AOe Marsh farmer residing about seven
miles northwest OF DalIaS. texas. reports that
gd1d on Of Soo % log Witch had 0SSn
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