Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-10-17
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Marion Crawford, the novelist, says he
can walk forty miles at n stretch.
Christian science is said to have gone
quite out of fashion in Philadelphia
Jay Gould has an orchid in his conserva-
tory at lrvington that is valued at $500.
Thirty million books in tho British
museum and the cry is, "Still they come"
The Grand Duke Constantine, CUISINE to
tho car, has recently published book Of
poems.
A man can attract more attention asleep
than awake, II he will only sit down In a
public place.
This country is afflicted with what col
ored brother would call "surplus OF poor
white trash"
Mr., Solah Chamberlain, OF Cleveland,
gave his beautiful nioco $4,000 as u wed,
ding present
An English lady has left 5000 TO DO do
devoted TO the phctographlng Of stars,
planets ana ncbul@
TOO many of us want to reap the reward
Of success before we have earned tho tito
TO fair beginning.
NJ. Barbedionc, tho famous bronze found.
or OF Paris, exhibits CT tho Exposition q
clock that Is valued a; $4,000.
Gen, M. O. Moigs aays that wo sEall 10
found by tho consu. OF 1890 to have o., 3i0,-
900 people In the t.nted States.
Tho Emperor OF Japan has Just taken pos
session OF u now palace, furnished in Euro.
poan style, II cost him Si,0OOO0O.
Frightened mouse color" Is tho latest
IuuhipnuhlN la lu An
palor than tho Ordinary mousse color.
While women arc generally more intense.
" partisan than men, they are less apt to
DO influenced to IL by selfish motives.
Lady Vaudeville threatens TO go on tho
stage unless her father lary, tho Duke OF
Manchester, pays hor husbands debts.
Some one who knows what no In talking
about says that his idea of success In life Is
10 be an American artist and live In London,
Mr.. Edwards, United Statos Consul at
Berlin, IL queer fellow, lilo Is actually
charged by tho Gormans with being too
closely devoted TO his duties,
Compressed air Ia being used rs n motive
power In some of tho cities OF France. II
has started II now industry In tho manu-.
facturo OF plant for tho purpose,
Queen Victoria's recent visit 10 Wales
brings out tho statistics that during hor
reign Of over half u century twelve days
only have been spent In ireland.
An interesting discovery Is stated TO have
been made in India. This Is nothing less
than tho lost books of Euclid, of which u
Sanskrit translation Is said to have boon
found at Joppore.
Tho Alpine cow-boll has become the rago
among visitors TO Switzerland this year
aud ontorprising dealers have flooded the
bazars with miniature COW bells In gold,
silver and enamel.
Max Strakosoh, who brought some OF tho
most brilliant singers 10 this country that
ever loft tho other sido OF tho Atlantic, Is
In tho Home for lncurablcs at Fordham,
N. y, paralytic,
An American system OF police alarm
boxes has boon put up In London. A small
district has boon served with IL as an OK.
pertinent, which,if successful, will probably
be repeated all over the great city.
IL has boon estimated by mon OF science
who have investigated tho subject that tho
rock OF Niagara Is being worn away by tho
waters at such u rate that In few thou.
sand years the cataract will work up to
Lake Erie.
Mrs Ed. II. N. Southworth, whose blood.
ourdling novels thrilled our grandmothers,
Is still living In undiminished vigor Mt
YonlSers, N. ", and Is now writing u novel
which, 1t Is said, win surpass all her previ.
Gus works
Charles Henry Butler, who died rcconty
In, an Nal al
was the owner OF Henry Ward Bcecher's
place at Peelslsli, known us "Boscobel."
lie paid $4,000 for II, but had only lived
there since May.
Richard Watson Glider, the editor OF tho
Century, is a dark, pootical, melancholy
looking man. Why he should bo mean-
choly with an income OF $4,000 from his
magazine IL Is hard TO understand, unless,
like Byron, he thinks IL poetical.
An onterprising firm has offered the
British Government sl2j,0O0 year for tho
privilege Of placing n soap and pill advor-
tisement on tho postage stamps, the adver.
tisemcnt TO DO put on at the time tho can.
coing Is done and by the same machine.
Col. Dan Lamont is said TO have accept
ed tho presidency OF the Tennessee Coal.
Iron and Railway Company at salary OF
$4,000 year Cok Lamont and OK ,Sena-
tor Plat, OF Now York. control about 81.
5000 OF tho company's stock aud direct
It's affairs.
Berezovski, tho Pole who tried to avenge
his country's wrongs by shooting at the
Car Alexander ii. during that monarch's
visit 10 tho Paris exhibition OF 1867, Is now
q white haired old convict In the French
penal settlement Of New Caledonia, of the
coast OF Australia.
Tho queens inevitable bridal gift Of an
Indian shawl is explained by the state
mont that ono of her tributaries, an Indian
prince, is bound by treaty TO pay her an an
nual subsidy in which are included threo
pairs OF the best cashmere shawls and
twelve perfect shawl goats.
There are only two royal scientists living
at the present time worthy OF the name.
Ono Is Prince Albert, Of Monaco, well
known for his deep sea researches, and tho
other Is the Archdufo Ludwig Salvador, OF
Austria, n courageous traveller, and a by no
means contemplate naturalist
Sol Smith Russelrs wife is small, intel
lectual- looking woman with Bostonese
face Shc is tho daughter OF Mr.. Adams,
known 10 fame as "Oliver Optic" Mr..
Russell is the owner OF several fine build
ings In Minneapolis besides his handsome
residences. He takes care Of his money.
Capt. l.. q. Sheppard, commander OF the
revenue cuttcr Rush, the seizer OF the
Behring Sea, has been in the Revenue
Marine Service since 1860, and has served
through all the grades from third Lieutenant
TO captain. He is native Of Massachusetts
and is regarded as a cool and bravo officer.
Emily Paxton, of Pike county, Mo-, has
permission from the governor OF that state
to wear mans dress anywhere in Mis-
souri, outside OF cities OF 10, 90 inhabitants"
She works on farm and her favorite o.
cupation is breaking horses to harness. or
these she herself owns three ami has
charge of thirteen.
One Of the cannon used by the American
colonists In 1863 in defending their settle-
ments from the attacks of the Indian chief
Pontiac, is imbeddcd in the foundation
walls OF tho residence Of J. Samuel Krause, Z
OF Bethlehem, Pa, where it was placed by
the officers of tho Moravian Church, TO pre-
vent young America from firing 1t of on
liberty days.
An enormous tarantula invaded New
~ fo.., Hax