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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
The Christian Faith.

Depcw's After Dinner Speeches
They tell us there is no more Creator,
only cosmic dust. Who made the
dust? There is only protoplasm, in.
dcedp Who made protoplasmp They
tell us of evolution from dust to mon.
key and then to man; but all the scien.
lists have never found the missing
link. The simple gospel of tho hum.
bic son OF carpenter, preached by
twelve fishermen, has survived the cen.
turtles and outlivcs all other philoso.
rhics of eighteen hundred years. am
not verscd in the Technology OF the
PHILOSOPHERS. believe them to be OF
li.tle use to reach the hearts and IN.
iluencc the actions Of simple men.
There is no liberty that lasts in the
world, and there is no government
which has liberty in ii that lasts, that
does not recognize the Bible. What Is
the object of all theologyp II Is To
reach the human heart and to control
the actions of men as they are. How
many OF us can even understand what
the PHILOSOPHER saysp You might take
the whole Stock Exchange and read
Kant TO them. Not so with the teach.
ings of the Golden Rule.
They tell us God must disappear; that
praying is begging; that the Holy Com.
munion is cannibalism. When did
such religion send out missionary
When you show me n colony Of ten
thousand people who have come to live
decen!y by its teachings ! may believe
it. But | say now that the Christian
faith of my mother is good enough foi
me. If we believe this faith. what
harm? If we disbeieve it, and there
by do wrong. what of our futurcp
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
Fan With A Cork I 'eg.

II would not be supposed that any
one could get much fun out of cork
leg.
Yet / knew man who had the mis-.
fortune to lose his leg who got good
deal of amusement out of its cork sub.
stitute.
Once he nearly scared an old gentle
man out OF his wits.
1t was in this way:-The said cork
leg was very well made one. and
when its owner was seated You could
not tell the difference between the real
and false Article. One day my friend
was in o railway car and opposite him
was an old gentleman. My friend took
out his pcnknife and began pairing his
nails.
When he had finished. instead ofput
ting his knife back in his pocket, like
nm ordinary mortal. he gave 1t jerk,
aud il stuck in his cork leg, and il
vibrated to aud fro in a sufficiently
horrible manner.
The old gentleman's feeling can
'better be imagined than described. !"
as they say in the novels. He turned
u beautiful green color. and at the next
stoppage skipped from the car in a
most active manner. He evidently
thought lie had got in with madman,
aud probably imagined his leg would
be the next TO be exrs.!mented on
A. y. Herald.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
brazilian Fashions.

III each coast town has Its character.
islic colony, says Brazil letter TO tho
N. Y. Tribune, so also each has its own
fashions OF dress for the swarming
black population. ] have noticed
process OF evolution In costume as !
have come down from the equator.
The negro children at Para and Maran.
hao were stark naked. At Pernambuco
aud Bahia they have calico dresses.
Tho men began with pair Of trunks
or short trousers, without hat, shoes,
shirt or coat; at Maranhao they added
loose-htting shirt tapping over the
trousers; ut Pernambuco II ragged coat
went over the shirt, and torn straw
hat covered the head; aud Mt Bahia
shoes and stockings almost complete
The costume Of IA negro laborer. Only
the wuist-coat remains TO be provided.
and perhaps may lind that at Rio.
Tho costume OF women has been devel-
oped In the same progressive way. AT
the start there was tunic or chemise.
with head and feet bare. Further
down the coast calico skirt aud waist
were thrown over the tunic. and shoes
were worn. At Bahia light shawl OF
wrap Is thrown over calico suits of the
gayest colors and patterns, and there
Is lavish display OF cheap bracelets,
brass earrings, and amulets. At Rio
1 am prepared to see haDdkcrchiefsa and
fans. These are the costumes OF the
lowest class of blacks. With educa-
tion, respectable employment, and So
eial equality, the dress OF the negroes
and mulattoes changes, until ii is hard
ly distinguishable from that Of the ma
tive Brazilans and Portuguese. A
black who has risen above the level of
his race Is scrupulously careful to imi-
tate IN detail the costume Of his equal.
the Portuguese white. He wears ordi-
narily silk or black felt hat, n broad
cloth cutaway coat Of black, and pant.
aloons and waistcoat OF white duck.
Even the lowest classes of blacks in
Bahia are superior to any other ne
grocs whom ] have yet seen in Brazil.
The women who hawk fish or pineap-
pies in the streets are maryels OF pbysi-
cal Development and grace, and they
walk like Greek goddesses. With pur-
pie. pink, or blue waists, cut low in
the neck, they display arms of the fin
est modelling, aud n development OF
muscle and sincw and an erect and
qucenly carriage which must be the
envy aud despair of Brazilian ladies Of
the highest rank.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
A Dream strangely FULFILLED.

In 1862 | lived In the Shenandoah
valley and was bctrothed TO lieuten-
ant in the southern army writes cor
respondent OF the N. Y. World. On
the I'd of July expected him home,
but, owing to the irregularity OF our
modes Of travel, did not know ut what
time he would arrive. | waited until II
o'clock, and as he did not come ! ex-
tinguished the light and threw myself
upon lounge.
fell asleep, but awoke with start.
aud found the room dimly lighted and
the lieutenant standing beside me,
looking CHASTITY pale and his uniform
stained with blood.
| jumped up and exclaimed: 20
Tom, what Is tile matterp"
He answered, II am dead. 60 tell
my mother and hurry to the field. |
was MORALLY wounded, and knew you
would grieve less you could find ny
body. So | crawled up on the bill
under pine tree, to die"
Then all was dark.
His mother and went to the battle
field. and under an old pine tree We
found him dead, his uniform stained
with blood, just. as | had seen it the
night before.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The tariff bill was
taken up and come amendments disposed Of
Some time was occupied by Senator Pierce In
aspeech on reciprocity. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house proceeded to the further con-
sideration OF the Clayton Breckenridge case
Bergen, OF New Jersey, resumed his argr-
ment in favor of unseating Breckinridge
The Breckinridge case went over and the
house adjourned
WASHINGTON. Sept. 4.-The tariff bill was
taken up, discussion being limited to five min
utes for each member. A number of speeches
were made, and many paragraphs disposed of.
After brief executive session adjourned
HOUSE.
On motion of Struble of Iowa, the senate
bill was passed to establish port of delivery
at Sioux City, Iowa. The senate bill was
passed authorizing the secretary Of the in
terror to survey the seventh standard parallel
between the states of North and South Dakota.
The house then adjourned.
SENATE
WASHINGTON. Sept. 5.-The tariff bill was
taken up and cons Iteration of the free list pro.
ceeded with. The free list having been CON
cluded the senate adjoorned.
HOUSE.
The CLAYTON Brecklnridge case was again
taken up, and Breckenridge was accorded the
floor 10 argue IN his own behalf. The resolu-
tion declaring the seat vacant was agreed to-
yeas los, nays 62. Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The senate resnm-
ed consideration OF the tariff hill. Nearly
every paragraph was passed upon, and the
consideration of the bill closed except as to
the sugar section, reciprocity, and some few
reserved paragraphs, which will come up on
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
TRAIN wRECKERs.
Dastardly Attempt to Throw u New
York Central Train into the Ditch.

On the night OF she 9Th the train
due at Albany was belated. A tram.
man told story thought at the time
TO be sensational. 1t was to the effect
that at u point near Hamburg, the
train was stopped so quickly that the
passengers We're thrown from their
seats. There was great excitement.
The cause was the appearance OF IA
trackman with n red lantern and with
blood streaming from wound in his
shoulder. The engineer says he
heard several shots fred and then
saw the man. When the trackman
could speak he said that there was an
obstruction on the track and u search
ing party soon found II pile OF ties laid
across and braced from behind with
pieces OF railroad iron. The obstruc-
ton was removed and the train pro-
ceeded with II thoroughly frightened
lot of passengers. The above story
was shown to railroad officials ut AL
bany but they refused to say whether
1t was true or not. A railroad en-
ploye who was on the train was found
later and tells another version, pro-
badly the true one. He says that two
men out rowing on the river near that
point saw some men busy on the
tracks, aud waiting until they disap-
peared they crawlcd quietly up. They
found steel rail wodged in the cattle
guard in the same way ms ut Albany
and braced up in the Same way by
pieces OF iron. With all their strength
they could not move it and started
down the track to warn the Chicego
limited express. They met track
man, and he swinging his red lantern
started to stop the train. In an in.
slant several shots rang out and
several took effect in the trackman's
shoulder. However the train was
stopped about one hundred yards
south OF the obstruction. Accord
ing to the description Of the barricade
it was OF The same build us the one
near Albany few nights before.
A later report shows that the OBJ
struction was not placed like the one
at Albany. There is culvert ut this
point, and into that culvert was jam
med seven ties. these ties were so
placed that their butts pointed toward
the approaching train. and il the en-
CINE had struck it the ties would only
have been driven In. harder and the
train would have gone into the river
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
IOWA wEATHER-CRoPS

Des Moines. In. Sept. 6, 1890.
The temperature during the past
week averaged slightly above normal.
The excess at the Central Station was
IL degrees. Sunshine, considerably
below normal.
. RAINFALL--rhe following counties
report an excess OF precipitation;
Renton, 800; Buchanan, $3.50; Black
Hawk. LIS; Dallas, 2.2o; Gruudy,
4,50; Linn. Ala; Lee, 2,li; Lucas,
l.l0; Madison, (estimated) 800;
Muscatine, /. 20; Monroe, 1859; Mlhas-
ka, l.27; Polk, LII; Wapello, l.75;
Wright l.S5; Scott (Daveuport) l.47:
Fayette, 2.07; Dubuque, 2,6l; Calhoun,
2.07; Davis, 1855. All parts of the
state received a sufficient measure Of
moisture for present needs.
CONDITION OF CRors--lhe weather
was favorable for the growth OF pas.
turage, potatoes, root crops, cabbage,
etc.. and the soil was put in fine con.
dition for fall blowing, which is be-
ing vigorously done in all parts OF the
State. Corn IL making fair progress,
and the early planted and we'll Guilt.
waited fields are now far enough nd.
vanced 10 put in shock. Eight days
OF good weather will place the bulk
Of the crop beyond danger OF injury
by frost
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
DAUGHTERS.
Row Many of Them DO Their whole Du,y
to tho Mother2

III all that mothers are to them came
home TO the perceptions of daughters
ct an earlier period, says Hdrpcr'.
BdSar they would be moro anxious
than they generally seem to be to spar
those mothers. to prolong their days,
and save them from much OF the exer
tioa and anxiety that are liable to
shorten their lives. aud that II only
from merely selfish reasons. How
many daughters are there who, Ii lice
between them to do It, do not lot their
mothers rise In the morning and make
the fire and prepare the breakfast; who
In the interim between cooks do not
let the whole burden of care and the
chief endeavor OF work come upon the
mother; who do not let the mother get
up In the night and attend to the calls
OF sudden ills; who, II II Is necessary
TO watch with tho sick. do not hold
themselves excused, and the duty TO be
u maternal one; who do not feel ID their
privilege TO be ready for callers and
company while the mother Is still 10
working dishabille; who are not In tho
habit OF taking tho most comfortable
chair; and who, In tho matter Of pro.
vision Of toilet do not think almost
anything will do for mother. but they
themselves must be fresh and iinc and
in the fashion, How many daughters
are there who. when pleasure taking
comes in question, do not feel, even
perhaps unconsciously that the mother
has had her day and ought TO BIO con-
tented, aud they should be the ones to
go aud take the enjoymcntP II would
seem as II the mere sentiment Of self
preservation would teach daughters .
better line of conduct. II Is the mother
MAKING tho central spOt of the hous0
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
DO You Rizzlc.

Do you rizzle every day? Do you
know how to rizzle? One Of the swell
doctors in town says that it is the most
wonderful aid 10 perfect health. II
masticate my food very thoroughly at
dinner" he says, land make sure to
have my family or friends entertain
me with bright talk and plenty OF fun.
After dinner 1t is going TO rizzle. How
do do it9 retire TO my study aud.
having darkened the room. light u
cigar, sit down. and perform the
operation. How to describe, it don't
know. but 1t is condition ms nearly
like sleep as sleep is like death. II
consists In doing absolutely nothing. /
close my eyes aud try to stop all action
Of the brain. think OF nothing. 1t
only takes u little practice to be able
to absolutely stiile the brain. In that
delightful condition remain at least
ten minutes, sometimes twenty. That
is the condition most healthful to d.
gestion, and il is that which accounts
tor tho habit animals have of sleeping
after eating. would rather miss
tat fee than ten minutes rizzle every
1ay. ~ Chatter.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
A New Hat Material.

Many of the cheap Derby hats that
will be worn on the streets OF st. Lonis
this spring. says the Giobc Democrat.
which the hatters have just got hold.
The stuff Is called lintcrs. II is u short
cotton left on the seed after the cotton
has been ginned by the colton-raiscr.
lie sells his cotton TO the merchant and
the seed to mill that makes cotton.
seed oil. The miller puts the seed
through another gin. specially made to
clean short cotton from the seed. In
an oil-mill Of small capacity several
bales of cotton are ginned from the
seed in this way. The fiber Is broken
and very snort, and up to II few months
ago the mill sold II to stuff bedding
with. Its price was about half that OF
average cotton. The negroes in tho
south were the buyers generally, but
occasionally the mills would get good
big order from concerns that made pill.
lows and mattresses, Suddenly some
body found out that II could be made
to initiate felt for cheap hats. The ex-
pertinent then Of making hats OF lint
ers was tried on large scale this win.
ter by New York factory. aud the hata
were sold to retailers for Introduction
very cheaply' The test showed that
the hats stood wear. and the oil-mills
were at once called on by the manu-.
facturers 10 make contracts for all the
linters they could get of the cotton.
seed. Now linters has gone away up
in price, and is only few cents 0
pound cheaper than cotton. The dis
covery is likely to have u lower effect
upon the kind OF Derbles which have
sold for 50; and, In fact. some merchants
are already using the linters Derbie,
as leaders" for their other goods, sell
ingthem at half the cost OF the felt hat.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
The Pennsylvania Depot With VAL
liable Records Destroy ed by Fire.

Lightning struck the Offices OF the
Pennsylvania railroad at Altoona, Pa.
Sept. 9Th and in few minutes the
building was ablaze. The building
was badly Quilted before the fire could
be extinguished. Great damage was
also done by water, and it is feared
valuable records and memoranda are
ruined. The loss, which cannot be
estimated at present, will be heavy.
There was great excitement for n
time among the hundreds OF clerks
employed in the building, hut all es-
capped, though there were some Ear-
row escapes. All railroad business is
temporarily suspended. The light
ming entered the telegraph room, in
which are stored tons OF paper and
the fire communicating with these
gained great Roadway.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11

Monday, when speeches are to be limited TO
thirty minutes IL length. Voting is to hcgia
Tuesday, and after the third reading of the
bin is reached three hours is to be allowed to
each side for general discussion. The confer.
ence report on the river and harbor bill was
presented and read. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion OF Baker. of New York, the bill
was passed granting pension Of 800 mouth
to General Henry A. Barnum The house
then proceeded to the consideration of the
conference report on the river and harb0r
hill After debate the conference report was
agreed to. The house then adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The senate this
morning agreed to the conference report on
The river aud harbor bill without division.
sugar section was taken up, and severa
amendments rejcctcd. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house to-day passed the Joint resolution
granting the use OF a PORTION OF the United
States military reseruation at Chattanooga for
public park. The remainder Of the das was
devoted to District OF Columbia matters
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-The tariff bill was
taken up, the pending question being on
on Gibson's amendment to reduce the sugar
test from eighty degrees by the polarlscope TO
seyenty-slx. Rejected. There was another
lengthy debate on the bill, and the reciprocity
amendment offered by Aldrich was adopted,
and also the amendment by Plumb creating a
eariiI commission. The bill was read third
time, but no vote taken on its passage. After
Executive session the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
Haugen, of Wisconsin, called up the Virginia
eI ection case of Langston against Venahle
O'Eerrall raised the question of consideration
and the vote resulted, yeas SO, nays IA; no
quorum. A roll of the house was ordered A
bare quorum was disclosed and the question
returned upon the Question of consideration,
pending which O'Ferrall moved an adjourn
ment. The motion to adjourn was lost-yeas
40, nays 90. On the question of consideration
the quorum disappeared, the vote standing
yeas 81, nays Z, and another call was ordered.
Adjourned.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
Wonderful Transformation.

A tadpole, the larva of a frog, has
tail and no legs, gills instead OF lungs.
the heart precisely like that OF fish, a
horny beak for eating vegetable food,
and spiral intestines for digesting it.
With the approach of maturity the
hind legs appear, then the front ones;
the beak falls of, the tail and gills
waste away the lungs are created; the
digestive apparatus is changed to suit
the animal diet; the heart becomes rep
lillian In type by the addition of an
other aurcle; in fact, skin. muscles,
nerves, and blood vessels vanish. osing
absorbed atom by atom. while new
vet Is being substituted.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
A Great Sale

Of Thoroughbred Short Horn Cattle will take
place at the Rock Island Stock Yards in Des
Moines on Thursday, Sept. 18th, beginning at
o'clock. 30 head of choice cows, heifers and
bulls from the fine stock farm Of r. NJ. Mills,
Des Moines, and o choice lot OF bulls from the
herd OF j. X. Steele OF Madison county, viii be
offered and on the next day at the same place
so Red Polled cattle from the herd OF General
s. +. Ross, Of Iowa CITY,. Send to respective
parties for catalogues.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
Got His Gun.

A citizen of Lexington, Ga. who de-
sired to buy a pistol for another man.
but hadn't the cash TO pay for il, wen.
to dealer aud purchased half ton OK
guano on credit and snapped it for tho
pistol.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11

A Santa Clara correspondent of the
San Francisco Buitetia gives list OF
eleven women in that county who run
and manage prune orchards. doing
much of the work themselves.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-05-16
PREACHING IN NEVADA.
From the San FranOIscO rosl

From the San Francisco Post
That scarf" said Rev Saul MeWhack
er. oiETombstone, Arizona, whOl lt stopping
at the Palace 40, did not receive 1t
during the civil waF was nes in tho
military service
The reverend gentleman passed HE en-
ger tenderly along great white hns that
ran half way across bis tall forhstd. II
sustained that Injury while pastor Of .
church in Virginia City. Nevada was
engaged in preaching my annual sermon
in behalf Of the foreign missionary SOei-
ETY., and while / was urgiag the eoDgre.
cation TO be liberal in the contributions
for the conversion Of the heather a tuniult
arose outside which drowned my voice.
The congregation rose in excitement and
alarm. Deacon 0rndortf Hprang to u win
dow. and much perturbed, drew his head
in and announced;
There's been Piute poker game on
the sidewalk right against the wall Of the
church, and there fght going on over
the pot!'
Call the police. Brother Orndorf' l
suggested mildly.
Take a shot at EN-. we'd better,
cried Deacon EokoR, who drew bis pistol
and walked toward the window.
w hat occurred further, continued Mr..
New hacker. earsssin9 his scar, II have
no personal knowledEsof, for large piece
Of quartz came through the window and
knocked me senseless in thes pulpit. 1t
was fully month before Wns able write
to the board Of foreign missions to explain
why it was that Nevada did not appear
that year among tbs list Of contributors
to the fund for carrying the light of the
gospel TO the savages Of Africa and Aus
ITALIA"
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-05-16

Must be carefully considered by the great
majority Of people, III buying even iecrsi-
ties OF life Hoods Sarsaparilla com
meuds itself with special force to the
great middle classes, beca use il combines
positive economy with great medicinal
power. It's the only medicine OF which
can truly be said "lG0 Doses Oas Dollar. g"
aud bottle taken according to dJssiiony
will average % lalt month.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-05-16


Optic: 4 young man Of taIs city who
indulgeS IN periodical jsgs, tells good
story on his wife aud himself Reesntly
he dew the track OF sO1riety and gave
every Indication OF being off for 4 long
spree. Finally bis wife asked h,m if be-
wEsn nearly done, and suggested that he
remain at homs couple Of days TO brace
up. The 6rst n4urnlng hn remarked that
LAere seempd to be something wrong about
tho coffee, and at dinner ths tea jidn I
taste right whilo at supper there vas still
suspicious favor about the coGas.
LICK here. be remarked johngly, 81
dent want any Daehess dc Bunyilhers,
Lucrotia DorgiA or Mrs. Maybrick in mine.
II you want to lose me just say 20, but
don poison me on the qulst. Ths Wit0
really thought be did suspoct hsr Of de-
slgas upoR hm, and SAID, I'm tell you
whats N your cotfge il you'll take it, "
u agreed, and then she told hini it was a
eeriain aurferOus cure for abe liquor hab-
il, aRd said she, I've great faith in It.
The husband took tho drug Tor another
day, aud then his wife said he might go
dowA town with safety, as the cure had
worked. "Ob il has, has it2' remarked
the husband. WELL your orsdulity
makes me weary. Nothing will cure
drinking but stopping, and I'll show you
your gold cars il no good" He depart
cd, and away at ever so much o'clock th'
nextmorning be rolled IN with bis usckti'
under his ear, aud remarked as hS iell tC
sleep ia the rocker 81 can kill any cur'
for drink on sarth!" his wife no longol
believes.