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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
JEFF DAVIS DEAD.
The Leader Of the Lost Cause Final
ly Passes Away.

jefferson Davis died at 1890 on the
morning Of Dec. 9th. Mr., Davis was
born in Kentucky in the year 1903, re-
ceived a military education at West
Point, and entered the regular army,
When quite young man he was
elected to the House of Representa-
tivcs at Washington, where he was
soon distinguished for his graceful
eloquence and ability. He was in {
short time elected to the United Strtes
Senate, but resigned in order to take
part in the Mexican war, in which he
acquired distinction rs soldier. lie
was appointed Secretary of War by
President Pierce in 1888, and is said
to have extended dominating in.
fuence in the cabinet. When James
Buchanan became President in 1857,
Mr.. Davis took his seat as one Of the
United States Senators from Mississippi
which he occupied until his assump.
ton of the part by which he Is best
known. His leadership OF the Con.
federacy was ratified by his election
as its president February lS, 1861.
He was reelected for six years In
1862. In 1865 he was captured by
Federal soldiers, in the attempt to
escape after the fall OF Richmond and
the collapse OF the Confederacy. An
Imprisonment Of two years in Fortress
Monroe followed. He was then re-
leased on bail, and set at liberty Dec.
25, 1868, by the general amnesty OF
that day.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
NEW MEXICAN ARiSTOCRATS.
Interesting Facts About the Peo-
Pile OF a Western Territory.


Tho language of most OF the people
Is the Spanish OF the time OF Ferdi-
nand and Isabella. The people still
thresh out their grain with. sheep aud
goats, and tread out the juice Of the
grape with the naked feet. They pillow
with wooden plows, and until within
the past ten years had departed In
hardly any respect from the customs
Of the first colonistS who were only d
generation or two later than Cortez
and his conquistadores.
The country reminds one OF Pales.
tine. Patriarchal customs prevail.
and the wealthy Mexicans constitute
an untitled aristocracy, who are fol-
lowed implicitly by the retuiners living
on their great domains. The country
is a pastoral one, tho wealth OF It's peo.
pie consisting mainly OF sheep and
cattle. All crops afe raised by means
OF irrigation, and In the valleys sur.
prising results are obtained in grains
and fruits, aud particularly In the
grape. The great artery OF the coun.
try Is the Rio Grando river, which
diifuses fertility throughout It's wide
sandy valley. Unlike the other
frontier settlements OF the United
States, the New Mexico towns are
built compactly, each about II plaza,
50 that the houses form n strong wall
Of fort The principal house in such
settlement is usually that OF the
owner of the great Spanish and Mexi.
can grant on which the town Is built.
The method Of construction was rem.
dered imperaLively necessary by the
continual war IN ,de against the whites
by the surrounded savage Indian
tribes OF the plain and mountains and
which has only ceasel in the last five
years.
The Hidalgo, or wealthy Mexican OF
Spanish descent. retains all the bost
characteristics OF the Spanish cavalier.
He is brave, hospitable. generous, and
ono finds behind the walls OF the great
one.story adobe houses women who
sustain the reputation OF the beauty oil
Andalusia. The mines OF this territory,
once famous, fell into long dsuse.
Here are found gold and silver mines,
the richness OF which Is just beginning
TO be realized. New Mexico is also
the land of the Chalcquihuitl, or tur.
quois, which precious stone Is only
found In New Mexico aud Persia. II
is stated on high authority that In the
seventeenth century the finest turquoia
in the world was obtained from New
Mexico.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
THE DEADLY WIRE
Another Victim OF the Electric Cur
rent in New York City.

Pau! Clausen, q young Dane en-
pioyed as lineman, assembled pole in
New York. Shortly after some chill
dren playing near by heard Kissing
noise. Looking up they saw the line
man lying across two electric light
wires, while BLUSH light shot from
the right hand and the head. The
police were summoned, and Thomas
Smith, driver of an express wagon,
volunteered his assistance. The body
was lassoed; the rope was old and it
broke. A second rope was got around
the body, but ali efforts failed to
break Clausen's hold of the wire. When
pulling on the rope Smith touched
Clausen's body and received a shock
that knocked him senseless. He was
taken to afiquor store o.nd revived by
stimulants. Finally Ratchet was
secured and the electric wires severed,
thus breaking the connection. Clau-
sens body was then lowered to the
street. He was dead and his body
smelling of burning flesh. Tlausen's
body was taken to his home where his
wife, who is about to become moth
err, went almost frantic at the sight il
presented
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
}, IOWA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER T. 1885,

chise and providing under certain con-
tingencies for the conduct OF elections
by federal officers, on petition OF
certain percentage of voters that they
believe the election will be unfair II
held by state officers, etc. The reso-
Luton offered yesterday by Turpie, as
to trusts, was taken up, and Turpie
proceeded to address the senate upon
it. He said trusts were the gigantic
sin OF this age and generation. A trust
was u nuisance, open and notorious,
but 1t could not be graprled with and
suppressed as other nuisances; and
such legislation as was proposed in the
bills introduced by Sherman and
George I'm conjunction with his own
proposition for conhscation of the
trusts goods) should be enacted and
enforced. Among the bills introduced
was one by Evarts providing for the
celebration of the 400th anniversary
of the discovery OF America by holding
an International exposition in the city
OF New York. II was read the first
and second time. Tho senate then
proceeded TO the consideration oil
executive business and soon adjourned.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
A TERRIBLE CHARGE
Charles Ostrom Accused OF Starting
the Fatal Minneapolis Fire.

Charles S. Ostrom, until recently
cashier and book-keeper OF the Pioneer
Press Minneapolis department, is sus-
pected Of setting the fire which burned
the Tribune building, Nov, 80, in which
seven men lost their lives. The chaige
made against Ostrom was that he had
stolen ~, POO Of the funds OF the
Pioneer Press. He not only admitted
his guilt but did what he could to help
the company straighten out the books.
At first he denied that he had taken
more than 81 POO, but when confront
ed with the evidence he admitted that
he had stolen 1t all. The terrible
rumor almost Immediately got abroad
that he had deliberately set the Trib-
une building on fire to cover up his
populations. He was confronted with
the charge of arson, and the grand
jury will make thorough investiga.
ton of the matter.
Ostrom was interviewed at the
county Jail. He was asked the ques-
ton: care you willing to say anything
about the charge that you set the
Tribune building on iire?"
Yes" he said. with emotion, al
did not set the building on fire. This
charge is no surprise to me; in fact,
expected it would be made before.
certainly had every incentive In the
world TO destroy those books. II they
had been burned up there would have
been no evidence against me. ltisper-
fectly natural that suspicion should
point TO me when all the facts arc con-
sidered. Asadditional roofagainst me
left the books out Of the safe Saturday
night. had often done this before
and nothing was ever thought OF It,.
Some OF the men in the Office general
ly locked them up before they left, as
they did on this occasion, but, taken
into consideration with my defalcatiOn
and the fire, the logical conclusion OF
nine men out OF ten would be that am
responsible for the origin OF the fire.
think ! can prove that was not nj
the Tribune building Saturday night.
left the office between 3 and g o'clock
p. m. and went to the Union Railway
Station, intending to leave this part OF
the country. While inithe depot wait
ing for the train | thought it would be
better to stay here and face tho trouble,
went up to the Summit House to ge,
my wife. She wasn't there and went
to the West Hotel and to several other
places, going to my house about
o'clock p. m.
A detective had been shadowing O5
from for week before the fire and will
be asked by the grand jury to state
what he knows Of Ostrom's movements
saturday night Ostrom Is u young
man and has been IN the employ Of thu
Pioneer Press company for about three
years. He has young wife whom HI
married about three months ago. Th'
money was lost by gambling, whicl
caused great surprise, since he was III
extremely quiet fellow, never drank
and was not known to take any inter
est IN games Of chance.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
FOR THE LADIES.
Cabinet Housekeeping - Women in
the Chaneel
rWo Popular Ladies' w. Dr. Schiicmann'p
Wifc-Mrs, Mackay's Diamonds
The Boudoir, Etc.

What Can She Do;
What can u helpless female doy
Rock the cradle and bake and brew!
Or, u no cradle your fate afford,
Rock your brothers wife's for your board
Or live In one room with M invalid cousin,
or sew shop shirts for dollar dozen,
Or please some man by looking sweet,
Or please him by giving him things to eat,
Or please him by asking much advice,
Aud thinking whatever he does Is nice,
Visit the poor under his supervision;
Doctor the sick who cant pay u physician
Save mems time by doing their praying,
And other odd Jobs there's no prnscnt pay
In,
But II you presume TO usurp cmp 'ormcnts
Reserved by them for their slseh,i enjoy
mentS,
Or II you succeed when they knew you
wouldn't,
Or earn money fast when they said you
couldn't
Or learn to do things they proved were
above YOU,
You'll hurt their feelings aud then they
won't love you.
journal Of Womon's Work.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
mer sI,lcr,s smnn,henri.

Milton Boswell, % years old, who has
been counting ayoung lady 23 years old,
has been married to his sweetheart's
thirteen yeur-old sister. About year
ago he fell In love with Miss Tenny
son, of South Washington, ID. 9. Mr.
Boswell popped the question one night
last spring aud u day was set for the
marriage. Boswell aud Miss Tennyson
had dispute over some triliing mat
ter, but 1t wns thought that the matter
was settled, rs his visits became more
aud more frequent, There was, how.
ever, another attraction at the home OF
the Tennyson = for n nid hat u ac'
ton was the thirteen-year-old siste.
Boswell often left his office in the after
noon, when school was dismissed, and
acted Ms escort To Miss Mable, was
as deeply in love with Boswell MS he wns
with her. The alder sister never sus-
pected that she was being slowly but
surely "cut OUT as the school girls
term IL.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
Mrs. Macsay,. Diamonds.

Mrs. JohnW. Mackay has lived near the
great European diamond market So ,ong
and in close association with so mdkv
OF the owners of the Old Worlds IA
nous brilmnts that she has acquired u
collection now quite equal TO the dig
nifty OF her husbands fortune. She is a
modest woman withal, and hasn't even
showed the half OF her African treas
ures ut New York or Bar Harbor,
or to her friends in America. When
she was at the Windsor Hotel, not very
many weeks ago, she appeared one
evening in her private dining-room
wearing n necklace OF diamonds,
any one of which looked to the
eye of the Philstine as big rs a pigeons
egg. There is one notable difference to
be observed between Mrs. Mackay's
gems and the average Of what are
known as Western diamonds, or dia-
monds owned in California. As an ex-
pert said to me: "a diamond Is dia
mond out there, where size counts for
more than qualityW But Mrs. Mae
kay's are rarely pure and lustrous.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12

Rural minister: None OF the BROTH
crs whose duty IL is to pass the plate
are here to-day. Would you object TO
taking up the collection Modest
worshiper: IL never passed the plate
In church IN my life, and I'm afraid
I'd be rather awkward" "Oh. nc YER
mind about tha.- 1t won't DO noticed.
Most of my congregation become alb
sorbed in their hymn-books about the
time the p!ste goes round. New York
Weekly.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
SILCOTT'S vILLAINY.
Forgery Added to the List OF His
Crimes.

As the committee appointed to inves-
tigate the defalcations of Cashier Sill
colt continues its work, further evil
dence of Silcotts villainy becomes APP
parent. Leedom has discovered that
SO notes, aggregating $4,000, were
forged with the names of members by
the absent cashier, and taken up at the
National Metropolitan Bank, Nov. 81,
the day Silcott drew a large sum OF
money from the treasury. 1t is sup
posed that Silcott took up these notes
to destroy the evidence OF forgery
against him. II Silcott is captured in
Canada and the fact that he forged
notes can be proven he can DE extra
dited.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
Two Popular Ladies'.

The contest for the Speakership OF
the House recalls the attractions OF Mrs.
Mckinley and Mrs. Reed, the wives OF
two of the candidates. Though not
able, on account Of ill.health, to take
an active part in social life, Mrs. Nc
Kinley Is nevertheless known and APP
preciated by large circle OF friends.
and those who have the pleasure Of her
acquaintance soon become her friends
Mrs. Nc Kinley was Miss Ida Saxion,
OF Canton, Ohio, and IL was just Mt the
close OF the civil war that the gallant
Major came and saw and conquered in
love, rs he had done in war. The
grandfather of Mrs. Mckinley was
John Saxton, editor OF the Ohio Reposi-
tory, and il was n matter Of much pride
TO the old gentleman to recall the fact
that he, who had published an account
of the battle OF Waterloo in 1918, lived
10 announce the battle of Sedan In 1870,
in both OF which battles the Bonapartes
were the losers.
The popular wife Of Representative
Thomas Is. Reed, OF Maine has been well
known in Washington life for more
than dozen years. Mrs. Reeds father
il the Rev. s. ii. Merrill, well-known
Congregational minister OF New Eng
land. One little daughter, about 10,
makes up the domestic circle OF Con-
gresham Reed. The Reeds have set
tied themselves at the Hamilton House.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
Asking Too Much or the Girls.

IA girl were to attempt to follow all
the secrets of health and beauty found
In the ladies' columns OF the magazines
she would spend the entire night In
bathing. brushing her hair, oiling her
hands, DOMINIC old gloves and dol2(
the host OF other things recommeni
to be performed before retiring.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
Dakota Hot SPRINGS.

Tho Invalids Mecca, is neat lit
tie publication issued by the Passenger
Department Of the Fremont, Elkhorr
& Missouri Valley X. r., and it woul
be well forpersons suffering from Rheu
matism and kindred diseases 10 read II.
The same will be furnished free on re.
ceipt of stamp by J. II. Buchanan, &.
p. A. at Omaha. Nebraska.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
Dr. schii.mann's Learned wife.

Schliemunn receives the greatest help
from his pretty and talented wife. Mrs.
Schliemann is nearly thirty years
younger than her distinguished hus-
band, but Is possessed Of wonderful
knowledge in the very channels OF her
husbands work She is Grecian by
birth and education, and has long been
considered one Of the most beautiful
women Of Athens. She is tho master of
several languages and finished scholar
in several scientific branches. She
knows the "ihad," word for word, and
possesses both remarkable memory
aud power Of converse ton. Although
but n mere girl In appearance, she Is
the peer Of the most maturely educated
woman of the Schliemann circle of ac-
gualntances. Her counsel IL continuA
ally sought for by the famous arch;eol.'
ogist, and when he IL engaged In anr
special piece Of important work SHE
works by the side Of her husband ier
weeks at n time. III.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
81
CARDS, BIlL:hs
POSTERS,
Executed TO Order In
Prompsest Manner
REASONABLE RI
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Apply here befors Asssring eisew
Apply here safors s.ssrIns el'sT

smoothly rs il there lad beers. no ID
terval between Mr.. Rusks servlcSf =
House and his entrance into the 10
met.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12

Table covers no longer hang all over and all
around the table.
Tartans and stripes are in higher fay or than
ever.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12
cc,,,., Ladies' ms Houseke.pcrs.

The Blaine housekeeping is modelled
after that OF New England, and there is
at the capital no more perfectly ordered
household than that OF the Secretary of
State. Mrs. Blaine believes in quality
rather thaprIuantity FOR her tabis, t. ID
her dinners are marvels of exquisite
taste.
Mrs. WINDOWS charming hotl$e oB
massachusetts, avenue, near Thntnas
Circle, is ut last free from the hands or
decorators and housefurnishers, Z ia The
family are all settled. Mrs. MJniom il
a believer in old traditions and Customs.
and there is no veil of mysteryshangin g
over her kitchen, whose administration
she perfectly understands. Massachu-
sets avenue, most beautiful street in
Washington, is n favorites with this adj
homes.
The Secretar,<
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12

| report OF the insane
easant shows an aver
hts, while at the end OF
lumber was 796.
a Sioux City timer,
)from his wife, forced
point OF a revolver to
year old child.
was found guilty of
at Fort Madison,
| a fine of 81, 900 was
Judge Weaver.
houses of the West
o., Huttig Bros. OF
destroyed by fire at
he evening of the 3rd.
OF prohibition Re-
IS OF the State and
pr League at Sioux
a lengthy address
e Republican edi-
ing them to move
lion of the pro-
lis wife's
numerous
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12

WASHINGTON, Dec. lo.--The Finance
Committee reported back adversely
the bill to provide for the organization
of National banks with less capital
than $50, 900, and it wits indefinitely
postponed. Among the bills intro
duced was one by Chandler tot amend
the laws relative to the electiye fran
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-12

they In ga
ths hast mn
voicos nnJ
,non In TIA ,IN
Ish churches
from the gaze
women have m!
cbance and con-
$50,
-..SnBul leweIl9E d
hair ana az yIs9roat
fnvorite orpS Is wiims
this winter Y, are wearing ~olyy
ones stuck boIaiy IN the belt IN
A pretty AMI nexpepsiye bo.se TON
NAV be made viii II "a plprim or tralnin
skirt Of white alpaca and n French
blouse of fine white cashmere, with -
shocked shoulder pieces and full
sleeves. There are mules" and French
slippers OF white leather to 90 with the
toilet, and which may be bought for EN
~. A dress OF this sort Is real economy NJ
as well as chc, az the blouse will wash
like cambric and the glossy finish OF the #
skirt is a reflector OF dust y =
Young women With rich old grand
not do letter than manufaeture far her. IA
n COSY foot muG 10 thrust her feat into u "A
! when driving or even wbeu sitting in 7 -
| ber dra winp-room or bo,idor for there
! are MI avs draugAs on tin Iioor The
| only moteriaIs reauired ard I III, of dark
| cloth some en,6roidery Am for Ibe
monogram ms and enough, nisk. soft fur to
line ID through. In shapsA looks NOT
" unlike ao PAR sho q .nGS1 IIsto
30 u bride don't say
should be OF pale ol
some clasps, but
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
Origin of the Dollar.

Tho word dollar was in our language at
least 800 years ago. 1t was used by Shake
speare several times. This was in the latter
part of the Sixteenth century. 1t is supposed
that the word was ut that time in familiar
use in London, having been brought i'll by tho
North German merchants; who managed the
trade on tho baltic and i'll Russia.
Dollar appears first in an English dictionary
in l1F3. 1t is q borrowed word, being the
German ''thalcr." 1t is derived from "thal,r
our word dale, or valley; and it means a
dalcr. OF ono coming from u valley. The
coins issued by the mint in Joachimsthnl were
called observation-disclosures" When other minis
wcro established tho "Joachims' was dropped
and tho coins wcro called simply "thalers."
Tho dollar was adopted by congress as the
unit of our currency Aug. $. l1S5. 1t was to
contain 5000 grains Of pure silver; but when
tho mint was established, i'll 1892, the require
ment was reduced to 3,l.2a5 grains of puro
silver. Tho coinage of dollars began III l1H
Our dollar was en- adaptation of tho Span
ISL millcd dollar, which had been il %circula-
ton here from before tho revolution. 1t will
10 understood that the dollar was described
as q millcd one from the circumstance of lis
having the rim notchcd just cs our present.
coins arc notchcd. The practice of notchins
tho rim was adopted to prevent the clippers
of coin reducing its sizc by taking o.? n shaw
ing all around, as they used to do with Eng.
| lish coins All American gold and silver
coins arc milled.
In the case of nickel and copper coins the
metal is not valuable enough to provo q
temptation to the clippers, so tho edges OF
these coins arc not milled.-Youth's Com
paniou.
The Dickinson press., 1889-03-30
A Strange. lli,.t.

There. gentlemen, there's no silk lining
tothat waste basket remarked Pres y CENT
Fielding "t the Ninth and Arch street mn
scum Us Mr!lenna, the physician luz.:!er,
ripped of the rim ol Il lamp globe. swallowed
it. similarly disposed of Il handful of tscis,
small screws and cigar boz ,aiis and then en-
tomhe u large live frog ,c:ma.!i his lci;.
II was without Il doubt IL most remarkable
performance Not e%lrvati.l.. to liz sure, plt
from II medical standpoint it wa>uilcn i the
most wonderful exhibitions that has ever
taken place in thus city The ncn VIII" wit
messed THE turn It's Nc Scnna called 1t. wero
newspaper reporters, and they wercal ready
to make affidavit that there was no deception
prncticcd.
Mckcnna is Il small man, and when before
the public wears IL dress suit. His perverted
taste first duwncsl upon him while he was yet
at school, AT . years OF age MciNenna out
did all his companions i'll gaStronolll.y!i icats.
The stones he swallowed were always tne
largest and toughest, and the dirt he store!
away vas always the dirticst and greatest liz
quantity He has low reached that perfection
where he offers for the sake ui science to
tackle 4 tenlcnny nail. He wanted To Ito
that this morning, but his callers were more
soliritouS of his welfare than lie was. Nc
kenna clappcd his strange lunch by Lighting.
a cigarette, which to the onlookerS detracted
somewhat from the enjoyment of the exllibi-
ton -Pnilulclpllin Call