Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-03-06

A remarkable littlo animal has been
added TO the London Zoo, IL Is deer,
though in size but trIhc larger than full
grown cat
Prof. Tucker, OF Andover, limits the orig
lnnl thinkers Of America to three Jonathan
Edwards. benjamin Franklin and Nathan.
iol Hawthorne.
There ia u charity association In Brook.
lyn devoted TO tho training OF young girls
between twelve and eighteen for domestic
service or trade.
Dom Pedro is wandering aimlessly about
the old world, king without q kingdom.
lie was clever enough TO have rasig ned and
led tho revolution.
Berlin now has $4,000 population, TO
which should be added the suburb ban popu.
ton OF $4,000, making city considerably
lergor than Now York
Mmo. Carnot wife OF tho president Of the
French republic, Is n supremely happy
being She is tho best dressed ard most
charitable woman In Paris
A skull has been found In Romo in q
tomb OF tho fourth century before Christ.
the lower jaw OF which contains u case Of
gold with four false teeth in H.
MhlH ] WdlI WoIkh Ouly hnIoo hoHNho
year, and then does his writing on u farm,
near Almira, where he has an octagonal
glass room In which he composes.
Somebody has discovered that the berry
Of tho Florida palmetto shrub is an excel
lent remedy for soreness OF the throat
cough, catarrh and colds In the hcad.
There arc three spans 10 the now Mis-.
sissIppi river bridge ut st. Louis Each is
il1.G feet In length, resting on four granite
piers. Tho superstructure IL OF steel.
The duke OF Westminster Is believed TO
BE- the anonymous doner OF half a million
dollars for convalescent hospital in Lon.
| Ion. Tho dukes income Is 5000 per day.
chiefly from rents in Belgravla.
A Chicago lady gathered some moss in
| Florida and brought II north with her.
| She hung II on II chandelier In her parlor
aud II bIoomed in tbs coom. The moss re-
\ tanned its vitality for over u year.
| The fact that aluminium is easily worked
nas u low specific gravity, and Is practical
| y non corrosive makes IL m ideal metal
| for compasses transits, field and opera
glasses, hand levels, and so forth.
| The discussion OF the ACCESSIBILITY OF colo.
| nizing Vermont aud New Hampshire with
! scandinavian immigrants has dlrected at
tentlou 70 the fact that Maine made sue
ecssrul venture Of this kind twenty years
! ago
A psychologist In France has been observ-
Ing tho working OF flies in flying, and has
arrived ut the conclusion that the wings OF
fly make about $50 boats second, and that
such a fly can travel at tho rate OF $3.50 feet
| o minute.
Plymouth, Pa, has young ladies' pro-
tective society," whose object is the protec-
tion OF the matrimonial interests Of the
! young women OF the place, Only girls be-
tween the ages Of II and 30 are eligible for
membership,
Captain Treyicr, the French explorer
who recently crossed from the west TO the
east coast OF Africa, is OF the opinion that
no commercial ventures are possible in
! ti.oso portions Of the country through
which he trave,sd.
Experiments in oiling tho waves hayo
! been so succ cssful that all life boats in Eng
land will be required TO carry gallon OF
vegetable or animal oil and distributor OF
approved pattern for throwing the oil on
the sea In rough weather.
A Tilted youth has sent young lady OF
| Carlisle, Pa, a bill for 500 for twenty two
yards OF silk dress goods, two gold brace.
let's, diamond ring, aud other articles
which nc presented TO her. They were not
evidently very valuable OF their kind
John Holland of Leadvillc pleasantly
chewed OF L. 5. Woods ear. Woous died
from blood poisoning and was buried in .
packing caso, his head having swellcd too
Iar,,a IN Al thu ordinary casket of ciyiliza-
lion. Hollands jury was out nineteen
hours aud convicted him OF high INSIDE
meanor.
Lepers are still numerous in Norway.
The number Is upward OF one thousand,
most OF whom are found in the seacoast
districts. There are four leper hospitals.
Leprosy, once common in Europe, has
maintained its hold In Norway longer
than in other countries, but Is gradually
being exterminatea there
An electric appliance indicating the
names of stations mas been put in English
railway cars. A magnetic apparatus turn
ing roller on which are printed tha
names of stations In good visible letters, IS
fitted over the window OF every carriage
with an electric boil to call the attention
oil passengers to the change
James Robinson, farmer living near
Jeffersonville, Ohio. Is the owner OF car
niverous horse, which wants nothing better
for good square meal than q fat pig.
Whenever the horse sees pig that 1t can
get at it grabs II by the back OF the neck
and shakes II to death, much as dog
would shake rat The horse then devours
the pig with great relish. Mr.. Robinson Is
! very careful 70 keep bis pigs away from