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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-09
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE,
DIR. KniGen Discouraged by Public
Feeling.

DR.. kniIlon, husband Of tho woman
found smothcrcd to death IN bed in
Trenton, N. j., took an ounce OF AGO
mite and gashcd his wrists and throat
with razor. Tho doctors summoned
slaunched the How OF blood as the jugu
lar vein had not been reached, Owing
TO the largencss of the dose of aconito
it acted asan meticand was all thrown
of. The doctor is ont OF danger. He
says he attempted his life because he
was discouraged at the strong tide OF
public feeling against him.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-09

Chaplain Trone Of The Missouri log.
stature rot long since attended 10.
lnion in northern Arkansas says tho
st. Louis Republic, and made such u
yood talk that an old farmer, who wa,
present, hearing that the orator was q
preacher, said he would like 81 hear
him pray.
What do you want me to pray for"
asked the chaplain.
"Oh, anything will do" was the re-
ply. IL Just want to hear what kind
Of "a prayer you can make.
We'll, replied the chaplain, when
make IN exhibition prayer up at
Jefferson City the state OF Missouri
always pays me for it. II woul,n't be
lair for me to do il for you 70" noth'
ipy ~
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-09
VICTIMS OF BURGLARS.
Two Women Chloroformed, One of
Whom Dies.

The dead body of Mrs kniiIen, wife
of DR.. Arthur 5. kniIlen, was found on
the floor OF her bedroom at Trenton.
n. j. Near by lay the unconscious
figure OF Miss Purcell, "a Young lady
who has been visiting the family, both
apparently chloroformed. The deed
is supposed TO have been done by bur-
glars. Miss Purcell was finally re-
vived and said that during the night
she was awakened by Mrs. kniifen.
who was screaming that three htlr-
glars were in the house. Miss Purcell
sprang from her bed 10 cal for help,
but was seized by q man who applied
a drug 10 her. face. Mrs. Kniffen was
seized by another man, who chloro-
formed her. That was the last Miss
Purcell remembered until resuscitated
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-09
POISONED STEAK.
A Whole Family in Decatur NJ. in
Terrible Agony.

Mrs. Asa Clothicr, OF Decatur, H.,
il she receivers from her present So
rious illness, will probably hereafter
be suspicious OF provisions which
she may find. A few mornings ago
she picked up in front OF her door
beeisteak wrapped in brown paper,
She supposed il had been accidental
ly dropped by the rightful owner,
but not wishing it to go to waste, took
it in aud cooked it for breakfast.
shortly after.the meal Mrs. Clothior
and five members OF the family who
had partaken of the steak were taken
violently i'll. A doctor who was hast
lily summoned discovered marked evil
dence OF arsenical poisoning. He work
ed vigorously over the victims and
says that all will probably recover.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-09

A Washington dentist advertised
that he would give 300 for perfect
front tooth OF healthy young white
man, The doctor stated that the adj
vertisement was no catch. but that he
would pay 800 for front tooth that
would answer his purpose, and that is
TO replace one which he wishes to cX-
tract. This is frequently done, the
doctor says, but it is a very difficult
operation. Sometimes as many rs 200
applicants wis wish to dispose Of n
tooth will be examined before the ex-
act kind will be found and when tho
right one is selected it Is extracted aud
planted in the jaw Of the other party at
the same operation.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-09
A Chinese Ceremony.

A remarkable funeral procession
paraded tho streets OF Peking few
weeks ago. 1t was the formal public
celebration OF the burial Of Ischlng
Tschu. "A grand chamberlain, and
brother-in-law OF Prince Kuns, The
bier was carried by eighty men, pre-.
coded by forty-six llag-besrers, eight
camels aud twenty-four white horses.
One hundred aud sixty men followed.
bearing sixteen rel planks on which
were painted ia many-colorcd letters
the name and titles Of the dead noble
man. The Whole procession was a
mile and half long.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-09
HE TRUSTS IN GOD.
While His Child is Slowly Dying for
Want OF Medicine.

\ seven-year-old girl at Attleboro,
Mass. lies.at the point Of death in her
fathers house. She is sick with ma
lignanu typhoid fever and for fourteen
days the young sufferer tossed on a
couch Unable TO sleep or cat or at times
to speak. To increase her misery an
abcess has formed on her side. She
is slowly but surely dying, dying for
the want OF medicine, and medicine she
cannot have because her father, Rev.
George II. Penny, trusts in God TO
drive away the terrible disease. lie
believes prayer and amounting with oil
moge eiiicacious than drugs and means
the'diseasc to run its course
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-09

by the physicians. Miss Purcell had
almost entirely recovered from her
prostration by evening. She still in
sists on the truth OF her story of bur-
glary,, although the police can find so
little to Justify this theory they are
not looking for the alleged burglars.
DR.. Knffen returned to Trenton from
Broadway in the evening and was i'm
mediately taken under escort of de-
tectives 10 the police station and sub
jected to private interview. The
police say the doctor is not under
arrest
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-09
A MURDER MYSTERY.
The Burglar Theory Dropped m the
Trenton Case;

The mystery surrounding the murder
of Mrs. Krilicn, at Trenton, n. j., is
not yet cleared up. Miss Emma Pur-
cell, the pretty young typewriter, is
however, practically prisoner, and
grave suspicion rests upon her. The
police have altogether dropped the
burglar theory. 1t has been learned
that Miss Purcell was not unconscious
when she was found. The conclusion
has been reached that Mrs. Knilien's
death was caused by II powerful anas-
thetic administered in n heavy dose,
and not by strangulation. Miss Pur-
.celi will have hard time TO prove
she is as innocent as she claims. but
the motive Is lacking except it is found
in the ruinor that there existed between
Miss Purcell and DR.. knilfcn reIa-
tiOnship which was ut least unlawful.
Charlotte NJ. Yomgc, the historical writer j.
now engaged upon her one hundred and first
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-09
IOWA Condensed ITEMS

Burlington spent about $500. 900 in
improvements the past year
Mason City can have knitting
factory If she will raise g., 900.
Davenport during 1889 made inn
provcments valued at S4OO, 900.
A numher If fresh eases Of .La
Grippe" have developed at Boone.
Captain Isaac A. MARYLAND. of Overs
Vile * 4 candidate for Adiutapt Gen
eral.
Dewitt is figuring on rebuilding the
large creamery recently burned at that
place
Up Fuller, of Wheatland. is about
to start a paper at Castana, Monona
county
John Stuart. colored. at KeoluIl, has
been taken to tho Mount Pleasant in
sane ASYLUM.
BENJAMIN Flotcber aged SO. died at
Vinton. He had resided in Benton
county since 1856.
Tho South Ottumwa News made its
first apnearanoe Jan. Attn, Itis a neat
seven column paper.
han, If f,ftoon gamblers was made
h,, tho noIico o,,tborities in Ceda,. Ram
ids few NIGHTS aoo
E;ras d,,.;no 1890 !, Co,,oi plrtYs
consed q loss amoprtino 70 s14S 400
.ssirst st6 G5o for 1898
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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-09

Silver cloak buckles Of The most exquisite
ltieced Workmanship are in great demand.
Check are much used in breach OF promise
suits
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-09

'Danten Is new opera by Benjamin. God
ard, 70 be brought out this winter IN the Paris
Opera Combiue,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-09
THE MARK 5T5 ).

Charlotte NJ Yonge the historical writer, j.
now engaged upon her one hundred and first
book
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-09

II takes more than a well starchcd shin front
% make polished gentleman.
You never can tell The size o. womans
srlef by the frequency Of her sigh.
The large netted lace SO popular during the
,ummer are still favored for evening dresses
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-16
OUR DAILY TALK.

Calamity has history that few who use
the word glibly have any idea of. It is from
the Latin calamus-a reed. 1t was probably
first applied to anything bent or broken, from
the reeds fragile nature. This idea appears
frequently in the Bible, as "the Lord shall
5mte Israel as a reed is shaken in the water !"
behold, thou trusteth upon the staff of this
bruised reed on which if a man lean
it will 20 into his hand and pierce it." "a
bruised reed shall he not break" etc. Then it
applied to any injury to crops and finally to
any misfortune. Queerly enough, IL is now
about the strongest term of ill-luck. Disaster"
means primarily that the stars have not been
favorable misfortune" implies that things
have gone badly; catastrophe means literally
that things have been turned over or down;
distress" affection" "advorsity," "unhap-
pinesss," "infelicity," "misery," "mishap,"
mischance," downfall" "eviI," etc, mean
troubles that are accidental. more or less miti-
gated and which may be recovered from. But
calamity implies some overwhelming blow
from which there is no hope of amelioration or
recovery.
Person is another interesting instance Of
a wide departure from the original meaning
After the Romans began to build big theaters it
became difficult for the spectators to see the ex-
preston on the faces of the actors, or hear their
voices distinctly. Then system of masks was
invented, which strongly outlined the facial
representation of the part the actor played
These had the mouth made after the shape Of
trumpet so as to assist 10 making the words
audible over the theater. For this reason they
were called "per sonare that is, sounding
through" Presently, the masks came to be
spoken Of instead Of the parts, and then the
actor who wore the mask was the person."
and SO the word drifted along to its present
meaning. "Parson is from the same root
He was the person or individual invested with
q certain ecclesiastical Office and authority.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-16
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE.

The NATIONAL TRIBUNE is making
great preparations for the Fall and Winter,
and the future generally. It proposes to be
even more distinctly in the lead of all the
weekly family newspapers in the country
than it ever has been. 1t is going to spare
neither money nor expense in becoming in
disputably the Uery best family newspaper in
the whole Nation. The announcement Of at
fractions that we make in another column
is only foretaste of what we shall lay
before our readers the coming year. The
very best writers on topics of special interest
to our readers will be secured, and the con-
tents of the paper will be kept up to the
highest standard Of excellence and interest
We propose TO giUe more aud better reading
matter for 81 year than any-other paper has
eUer attempted. While not diminishing in
quantity or excellence the war matter, which
has proved sgch an attractive feature of the
paper, we propose to publish great amount
of equal interest to the wives, sons and
daughters of the veterans, and to the gen
eral reader.
We are also going to continue our cam
paign for justice to the soldier with even
more vigor than ever. The session of Con-
gress which has just adjourned did very
much for the veterans and their dependent
ones, but it also left much undone, to be
taken up by the next session and the next
Congress THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE viii
struggle zealously to secure this additional
legislation, and we feel that its efforts
will be crowned with the success which has
attended them in the past.
We hope that our friends, whose cause we
are lighting, will rally to our support In
greater numbers than ever, and help them
selves, their cause, and us, by rolling up the
subscription-list to its highest point. Every
subscriber that they send in will assist In
the advancement of the cause by giving
more power to the champion which is advo-
eating that cause.
Let every veteran and wife, son and
daughter of q veteran do what they can to
extend the circulation of the paper. 1t is
an easy matter to get up club for it. Each
can at least got one new subscriber in addi-
ton TO his or her own. This will give US at
least quarter of million subscribers In
whose name we could speak to Congress
this Winter in urging legislation.
Comrades and friends, 90 to work for us,
as we work for you.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-16

GEN. JOSEPH b. SETH, ex-speaker of the
Maryland House Of Delegates, has been duly
elected COMMANDMENTS hiefof the Maryland
Oyster Navy. Some of these days o man
with true sense of humor will write comic
opera on Maryland's Oyster Navy, which
will be an immense hit. Some fellow de-
fined yacht TO be almost any sort of a tub
that you can git lot of good fellows aboard
with plenty O. cigars and whisky, and have
n regular old blowout" The description
fits the Maryland Oyster Navy on one of its
warlike expeditions to dot, If you can call
the Maryland State officials "a lot o. good
fellows."
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-16
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
F0ETHcOMIEG ATTRACTIONS.

Among the very many good things which
we have in store for the readers Of TIE
EATIoNAL TRIBUNE sre the following arti-
c!eE by writer's Of accepted ability. All of
these are Of more than usual interest and
we anticipate that our readers will enjoy
them To the utmOsti
HOW J BECAME A PHYSICIAN. A
charming lore stOry. By Mas Lena c.
Schagier.
PREHISTORIC Ma VTGATT0N. By Lieut.
Lscica Young, e. s. "
THINGS SOLDIERS WEAR. IN account
q the origin Of many articles connected
Rith military uniforms. By Rene Baehe.
"reminiscences or JAPAN. BIZ Mrs.
PrCf R0meyn Hitchcock
LAFAYETTE IN FRANCE. d description
o. The bronze statue erected at his birthplace.
By EaHk G. CGrpeater.
TIE Battle OF LEPAETO. BIZ Lieut..
LHcica Yong, T. GK
EHE EBONY ISLE. The experiences Of a
YGEtee soldier iSho became Colonel in The
Esyi'ea Army.
BETWEEN TWO FIRES. Chats nth The
boys 'oao serted ia Virginia. By Capt. I'm.
Z Dsgle.
"REMINISCENCES OF 4 FIREZOUAV E
4 tT1c narrGtiDe Of BQy's experiences as
BEL bog ia Southern hotel, running The
fanf'e % get into tLs Union lines, enlisting
IN he Fire-ZOaaUss and serving four years
IN that regiment, iAdud,ng period Of i'm
PTisOHmezt. By Capt Fraak z. Moran, sd
MY
LLGCOLES ASSASSLKATY TON Some ney
ftorics Of Tie tragedy. By Frank G. Car
pezteT.
CAN Il tLAE BE SCARED TO DEATHf
What some prominent soldiers think on this
question. By I'm. E. Curtis
ooRo. TIE oldest city bull By Europeans
GpoH he mainland Of america. By Capt
Zlnoaf Barnes, Of BGrness Battery.
LoYAL HOUETALNEERG BIZ COL 7Heo-
eore 7. Lang, Sd w. Va.
WILSON'S CAH1LRYR RAID. An account
Of the expedition IN 1865 through AIqJama
and Georgia. By Capt Vim. Z. Dovl..
A COETRABAED'S STORY The Ereiy
<d0satares Of q negro slaUe during The
fighting ga The Rqpidaa.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-16
&c REAL RUSSIA"
By A. c. BUELL., CThe Cannoneer.,

This Is a most interesting account of expe-
Eienees and obseI nations in Russia, by the tai
snted author Of The Cannoneer's Story n
HsWas for time in Russia, engaged in rail
road building, mingled intimately with the
Peopie' and We need not tell our readers that
he kept his eyes open, got down to bottom
facz ali the time, and is able TO tell what
ne saw and experienced in clear captiyat-
Ing way. 1t is without doubt one Of tbe
most valuable studies Of Russia ever made
and VIII be read with interest by everybody y.
hWii be illustrated by photographs secured
on the ground We shall begin it's publica-
ton within few weeks.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-16
TEN THOUSAND WATCHES
TO GIVE AWAY.

We have decided upon securing 100, 900
more subscribers, and to do it will give away
10000 of the famous Trenton watches to
club raisers.
We will send watch FREE, post paid, to
every club raiser who sends us o club of
ONLY TEN subscribers for one year.
This is an opportunity never before
offered, because this watch is not cheap
catch-penny make-shift, but genuine, full
jeweled patent-lever movement in dia-
mond-silver case warranted for 10 years.
Diamond-silyer Is o compound metal, as
Its name indicates, composed of pure silver
and nickel, to give it hardness and color.
1T IL not plated, bat solid, SO it wears the
same clear through, and is SO warranted.
NOW, who wants one2 There are lust
10000 OF them to give away, and we do not
anticipate much trouble in disposing of them
on these terms 81 al
An hours work viii get one. We hope
our friends will appreciate the opportunity.
Haze you asked all g0ur acqudintanees 10
subscribe for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNES
~ not, 40 so at once, tos gipe the paper more
power W ehanpioaing the cause Of The vetsraas.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-16

AMERICANS are moving actively In the
way Of substantial relief TO famine-stricken
Ireland, but the fear is exprest that the
money viii find its way to the pockets OF
the landlords, as It did few years ago,
when the Americans contributed to the re-
lief of the Irish. Most Of the money then
went to the payment of rent. The best way
to avoid this, it seems to us, would be to
send food over there, instead of money
though, possibly the landlords would find
some way of getting hold of the provisions
and selling them for their own benefit.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-16

If there were really 100000 men who
served in the army, where were they all this
time?
Assuming, however, that there really were
100000 men who served in the army at
one time OF another, we come TO the next
fact, which is that in round numbers, $780,
600 men were killed or died during the war.
This would leave 100000 alive at its close.
We have had % years since then of casual
ties and mortality among men who had
been badly strained, frequently wrecked
physically, by their arduous service. Any
actuary will say that it is incredible that
more than 100000 of those men are alive
today
To pay each Of these men o pension OF
81 month would entail an expense for the
frat few years Of $96,OOO,0OO q year-not a
large sum when we consider their services
and sacrifices, and the billions of dollars In
wages which they periodically donated to
the Government when it was in great finan-
cial az well as political stress.
II The NATIONAL TRIBUNE Pension
Bill is accepted as an entirety, and the
service pension is made additional TO that
received for disability. this amount would
have TO be added TO the present disburse-
ment for pensions. Even then the cost would
not be any more than what Germany ia paw
ing annually for the support of an army
which has not done 30 much hard service
and fighting in century as these men did
in four years. The expenditure would ran
idly diminish, for the majority Of the vet
Grams have passed the meridian Of life, and
must die of very rapidly. If Congress will
not make the service pension additional to
the disability pension, then the amount now
paid out under that bill would have TO be
deducted from this total, 80 that the cost OF
service pension would only be few mil
lions annually more than is now paid.
Where is the money to come from TO nav
these pensions? We cannot answer this
positively until it is found out how much
will likely be required, and how much rev.
enue the Government will have under the
Mckinley Bill. But it is our belief and il
is supported by the opinions of many Sen
ators and Representatives who have studied
the finances Of the Government, that there
will be an abundance of revenue to nav all
that viii be required for this bill. 1t will
not be great while until we can have the
actual figures TO demonstrate this. 1t will
certainly be infinitely less Of strain upon
the resources Of the Government to nav
these notwithstanding old soldiers service
pension than it was upon them in 1s81Je5
TO sacrifice from one-half to three-auarters
OF Then income in order TO go into the
field and rescue the Nation from destruction,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-16

THERE Is much that ia grimly comical in
the surcharged political atmosphere of South
Carolina Tillman, who captured the regu-
lar nomination from the old Bourbon ring
and who Is guilty of the heinous crime Of
wanting the offices which they have held so
long, is gravely denounced in the platform
of the StraIghtout Democratic Convention
as having done the State moro harm than
the sword, or fire, or the hand of man had
ever done" That Ia, the Straightouts
would prefer Fort Sumter bOmbarded,
Charleston desolated, Columbia laid in ashes
and Sherman sweeping like Kansas tornado
through the State, 10 surrendering the offices
TO anyone outside of their little crowd. The
grip of Death on dead negro has heretofore
been n smile for an unrelenting grasp, but
it is feeble compared to the grip of South
Carolina Bourbon on State Office.