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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
MR.. MOTIFS RAT.
II Knows hotter Than To Br Carght aud
Gets n q OF the Cat.

Gets ~ q OF this Cat.
Proprietor Mott, OF tho Bryant Park
hotel. Inns been driven nearly wild for
weeks by tho deprodatlous OF par-
tioulnrly largo white and black rat
that has ruined any Quantity OF furni-
turo and leather trunks stored In one
OF the rooms on tho upper floor, In
despair he arranged snap-trap baited
with cheese for tho rodent
Mr.. Mott visited tho store room
about o'clock one night and saw the
rat seated on a box dovouring leather
collar box extracted from trunk
near by.
Mr. Mott closed tho door quietly.
and. going downstairs, brought up q
big yellow cat known rs Carl The
cat was put In tho room and the trap
placed near the door, which was loft
a,ar. Mr. Mott then retired to the Of
fee below,
Developments came shortly after
ward fol. suddenly there was a.series
OF blood -curdling yolls and yowls, and
rat,lcty bang down the stairs camo tho
Its tail. Around the house II scootod
like mad. and finally allowed Itself to
DO relieved Of the incubus.
Mr. Mott says the rat looked
through the bausiers and appeared to
enjoy tho chase AT any rn'e, the rat
still lives, and scorns NIL devices for
It's capture The eat has left the
premises. IN. Y. World,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
INTERESTING ITEMS.

An hcrb that Is reported 10 cure any
kind Of insanity has been found In Yucca.
tan.
A Vermont man claims to have asquash
vine on the end OF one branch OF which
grew a cluster OF eighteen full grown
sauashes all well developed.
The saying about the receiver Icing as
bad as the other fellow has been thus
varied by Judge Holmes Of Boston: "A
receiver is gun that is good deal easier
to fire OF than 70 control after II Is fired. :
DIR. John Piente, the amateur telescope.
maker, is now finishing a 30l Inch silver
on glass mirror for Allegheny college
which when mounted will give that insti.
tuition the largest rejecting telescope in
this country.
Vincent vela. the distinguished Italian
sculptor, who died recently Mt the age oil
seventy years, began life as laborer In a
stone quarry. Twenty five years ago one
OF his groups in Paris salon won him
the decoration OF the Legion OF Honor.
The model OF honey bee measuring
four and a half feet from sucker to sting,
has been received by the biological de-
partinent Of the university OF Pennsylva-
MIA Il was received from Paris and "a
for the use Of students, and is perfect in
every part.
Desecbeo, an island adjoining Porto Rico,
is infested with rats. There arc millions
OF them there, and 1t is unsafe for man
TO set foot on the island. They have de-
stroyed all the goats on the island which
were formerly bred there and are now eat
ing the shrubbery,
A recording apparatus which has besu
for some time at work on rumoer q
cabs In London is calculated ~ prevent
disputes between cabby and h.A fare, 4
is fixed inside the cab in full view of -
passenger. The recorder has on Its. fac'
q disk which Is divided into twelve parts
| each part representing mile and as tn
| cab travels the distance covered VIII b
! Indicated Besides this there y an az
rangement by means OF which the worl
done and the money taken are RECORDS
on cardboard disk at the hack Of "
machine.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
FRUITS OF INGENUITY.

Check cutters OF stained ivory and sill
ycr are now made for those that care "a
pay $3.50 for such trihcs
An inventor in Roscoe, N. ", perfected
tether that can be used 10 confine
COWS, horses, sheep or children within GER
tain limits
Among tho recent inventions Is calen.
dar that viii register for the next goo
years, besides telling any date figure With
In that period
Photographs are to DO used In Mexican
postofiices for the benefit OF those who
can not read or write. The illiterato
Mexican win go 10 the postodice, talk his
message into the receiver of the phono-
graph, and when the cylinder reaches its
destination the person addressed willba
sent for aud the message VIII be repeated
TO him from another machine
A c!inometer Ia an instrument for maas-
uring tho rolling of vessel at sen. aud 1t
IL usually in the cabin coinpanionway.
When II indicates 80 degrees anyone can
easily understand that something unusual
has happened The ciinometer In the
steamship Elsie marked u foil TO that exs
tent on the latest voyage from Funchal TO
Baltimore. During the most VIC emit roll.
ing glass decantcr on tho cabin table
WIS turned bottom up. emptied and
cracked from the base up without having
been rolled OIL
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17

The fourteenth annual report of the
Iowa board of railway commissioners
has been fled with the governor.
There are thirty-three roads in Iowa,
with mileage of $3.50 miles There
were 6,669,65 passengers carried dur
ing the year. The number of tons of
freight was 1890, $50. The total rev.
enue ON exclusively Iowa business was
S43, 1o2, 399, 35, an increase over 1890 of
81 sos, 970.41. The number of employees
is 27,5s0. During the year IFS persons
were killed, and 773 injured on the
roads of the state. OF the killed, 50
were employees, passengers, and Oh
other persons OF the injured, Col We're
employees, 81 passengers, and 90 others.
Great prosperity is reported. Improve
ments have been made in many respects.
Iowa stands fifth in railway mileage of
the states of the union. Strong argu-
ments are made for the retention of the
existing rates. The average earnings
of the 27,5s0 employees for 1891 was
S5S7.51, an increase over 1890 of S67s.
The operating expenses of the Iowa
lines for 1891 were S2s,693, 2o2.77 and
that of 1890, $27 ,296, 2s2.93.
A most deplorable accident occurred
at the Anamosa penitentiary. Five
prisoners, Dan Garfield, of johnson
county; Ed. Curran, twenty-fve-yeaI
old man from Boone county; +. NJ. Bull,
of Lyon; w. +. Graves, of Grundy, and
John Gilboy, of Clinton county, were
up fifty feet on scaffold with a lot Of
stone, when the scaffold gave way and
the entire outfit went to the ground,
the stone crushing the men in terrible
shape. Garfield caught to the building
and saved himself. There are three
dead now and the fourth man will die
The remains will be held for relatives
| Graves is said to have received pardon
! from Governor Boies that morning
| After the accident DIR. Adair, the prison
! physician, and three assistants did al
that was possible to save the victims
lives. One man had his arms and leg
each broken in two places, also his
shoulder and skull fractured. Warder
Barr asked that an investigation b,
made, which the coroner did late in tn,
afternoon, resulting in verdict exon
Grating the penitentiary officials and
declaring the ''convicts came to theil
death by reason of overlooking the scat
fold, contrary to the instructions of tho
| officials"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17

Louisville, Ky, was visited by three
very disastrous fires in one day. One
occurred in the Boone Paper Co. build
ing, and caused loss of 100000. While
this was in progress fire started in the
building occupied by hamburger, Streng
& Co., and the building with adjoining
structures was Quilted. The walls fell,
killing FIVE firemen, Then another fire
started in the candy and fireworks fac
tory of Meune & Co, Here large
number of girls were employed on the
fourth floor, and as the fireworks
caught fire and exploded, they were
panic stricken Eight of them rushed
to stairway and plunged down. Their
net was fatal, for they were soon en-
veloped in smoke an flames and nothing
more was seen of them alive.
An examination by experts of the
brain of the man who threw the bomt
in Russell Sage's Office, develops the
fact that he was not insane, and that
his mind was well balanced. His iden.
tity is still matter of conjecture. Mr..
Sage is able to be down town.
Troops have been ordered to Fort
Keoge, on the Cheyenne agency to pre-
vent an outbreak, which is threatened
as the Indians are dancing against the
agents orders.
Affairs at Rio Janeiro are again as
Stunning serious aspect, The insur'
gents control portion of the state and
are gaining recruits.
The report of the secretary Of the
navy indicates that the navy of the
United States is fast assuming vast pro
portions. A number of the recently
built boats take rank with the best
boats of other nations and others in
process of construction have qualities
which stamp them as the best ever
constructed in their class.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
Important Railroad Change.

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-IG was announced
yesterday that the negotiations for the
purchase of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore
& Western by the Chicago & North
western have been successfully con-
cluded. The date when the North.
western will assume control of the
property is not yet made public, but it
will be either about Jan. /, 1892, or
when the annual meeting of the Mil
waukee, Lake Shore & Western occurs,
June 8, 1892.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
statu, Of Reclproe,,y Ncrotla,,ops

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. lot is
understood that the reciprocity negoti-
tiations with the sugar-producing colo
MES of Great Britain in the West Indies,
authorized by section of the McKin-
ley bill, have reached q satisfactory
conclusion in every case except that of
Jamaica. The conventions agreed upon
involve the interests of Trinidad and
Barbados, together with those of Dem
erara, in British Guiana.
In the case of Jamaica, 1t Is believed
that the only difficulty in the way OF
reaching an agreement is presented by
the amount of revenue which that coll
ony is asked to relinquish and which its
representatives here are understood to
declare it is impossible to sacrifice with
out impairing the credit of the colony,
which is pledged to secure the railway
bonds guaranteed by the government
and held to large extent in this coun.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
nomrr,Ie IIealth mlnt.

Mr.. Oldchappe Ho. hop And SO
you are married and arc keeping house
and have no girl Well sympathize
with you.
Mr.. Youngchappe-l don't need sym
pathy.
Tell that TO tho bachelors. I'm q
married man. Your dear little wiley
is just out OF boarding-schooL isn't
she?"
N"Yes."
.Ha hal / thought so. And you are
already suffering the agonies OF dys-
pepsia, aren't youp
Never was better In my life"
'.EhP What's thatp And with q
young wife doing the coolsingp"
She doesn't. She makes me do it. /"
New York Weekly.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
FIFTY-sEcoND CONGRESS.

SENATE.
Washington, Dec 9.-Senate met and re-
ceived the presidents message. 1t was
read occupying an hour and half ordered
laid on the table, and the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house met and received the message.
1t was read, and referred to the committee
of the whole. Miller, of Wisconsin offered
n resolution on committee appointments,
which was referred to committee on rules,
after which the house adjourned till Satur-
day.
Washington, Dec. 10.-In the senate a
large number of bills, memorials and
resolutions were introduced and referred,
after which the senate went into executive
session. AT 2:SO adjournment was taken
till Monday.
Washington, Dec. 12-The speaker an
nounced the names of the members of the
committees on accounts and mileage, after
which adjournment was taken until
Wednesday,
Washington, Dec IA number OF bills
were introduced. Recent appointments
proper committees. Report of government
director of Union Pacific company was pre-
sented and referred. Dolph offered reso-
luton inquiring il the provisions of the last
river and harbor bill to prevent unlawful
obstruction of nayigable waters Of the
United States, is enforced, and il not why
not. Agreed TO. Adjourned.
SENATE.
Washington, Dec, 15.-Tbe appointment
of Morrill, was announced as regent of the
Smithsonian institute to fill vacancy A
number of bills and resolutions were read
and referred among which were the follow
ing: For purchase of site for building
for the supreme court Of the United States
for a bronze statue of Christopher Colum-
bus, in Washington; to promote and en-
courage the display OF flags of the United
States; for the survey and sale of islands in
the Platte river in Nebraska. By Proctor
To reorganize the infantry Of the army and
increase its efficiency. BY Quay-A reso-
luton, which was referred, instructing the
committee on foreign relations to inquire
whether the acquisition of those portions
of the Mexican states of Sonora, Chihuahua
and Coahuila lying north of the twenty
ninth parallel is practicable and for the in
terest of the United States.
Kansas uSeS Z nwer stalks ae f,ip
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 1o.--Acting
Deputy Grand Chief Rumsey of the Or
der of Railroad Telegraphers of North
America has issued an order for strike
of all members on the entire Pacific
system of the Southern Pacific company
beginning tomorrow morning. The
grievances are stated to be the South
ern Pacific's opposition to the order OF
telegraphers and its demand that oper-
ators sign an affidavit that they are not
members and will not become members
of that order
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17

Took His Daughter Anyhow.

CRAwFoRDsvnLE, Ind, DeN TO-
Everett Lynn called on the father OF
Miss Dora Morris last night and asked
him for his daughters hand in mar
rage. The father refused Lynn
secured team and at o'clock in the
morning drove to the Morris house
The girl got out safely and the lovers
started for the depot, five miles away
They got there just ahead of the angry
father and took train for Chicago
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
FIendish work Of HIrhvaymen.

ATcHsoN, Kan, Dec. 16--H w.
johnson, young farmer living near
Atchison, was knocked senseless by
highwaymen last night His pockets
was rifled of $50 and his body placed
on the tracks of the Santa Fe railroad
His life was saved by a neighbor, who
happened along and found him few
moments before passenger train was
due. johnson showed fight when told
to throw up his hands.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
Learned Authority.

Prof Greatmind-- Yes, sir, this earth
Is 100. 000, 900 years old not duy less.
Visitor Wonderful! wonderful
Little girl (entoring) oh. papa, see
my new doll
Visitor Your child, ] presume.
Professor How old Is shep
Prof. Greatmind- I'm -or~-my dear.
go ask your mother how old you are.
New York Weekly.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
Lo,yelI,, Autograph.

james Russell Lowell once wrote in
an album the following lines:
Too pressed to wait, upon her slate
Fame writes a name or two in doubt;
Scarce written, these no longer please,
And her own finger rubs them out.
1t may ensue feir girl, that you
Years hence this following leaf may see
And, put to task, your memory ask
In vain, ''This Lowell, who was hei"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
The Judge,. Interest.

A story is told OF Judge who be-
came so interested in the statement OF
q would be assassin. who had just
missed fatally stabbing his victim, that
he exclaimed at one point OF the mar
rative: '.Ah, you should have struck
more TO the lcftr' The Judge was the
last man to have committed a deed OF
violence but his surprise that the
thing had not been done more skillful-
ly caused him to forget tho question
OF life and death which was involved.
--Argonaut.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
THIRTY DROWNED.
Tho British ship Enterkin Coos Down
with All ON board, Save Ono.

LONDON, Dec: l8.--'rhe list Of dis
astcrs TO shipping caused by the recent
severe storms which swept over the
British Isles continues to receive nd.
ditions almost hourly. One Of the
most exciting stories Of shipwreck and
hcroism comes from the North sea.
During the gale Of Saturday night the
British ship Enterkin was driven ashore
on the Galloper sands and will most
likely become total loss, while, so far
as known, all her crew, thirty-one
hands, with the exception Of one up.
prentice, have been drowned
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
POISONED BY RANCID LARD.
Father. Mother. and seven children

Father, Mother, and Seven Children
Narrowly Escape Death.
WEST BAY CITY, Mich, Dec. l5.-Mr.
Flynn, his wife, and family of seven
children, who reside three miles north
of here, are suffering from the effects
of poison.
Friday night the whole family ate
freely of potatoes that had been cooked
in lard. Soon after supper all were
seized with violent cramps and vomit-
ing. A doctor was called, who saved
their lives
The members of the family are now
out of danger, although in weak con-
dition. The doctor thinks the lard
used to fry the potatoes was rancid.
France has mine COO feet deep.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17

FREEPoRT, Ill, Dee. 1e.--Moscs Farer
was caught by belt while grinding
feed with tam thraSher and was 50
badly injured as to cause his death.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17

PoRT TOWNSEND, Wash, Dec. TO-
Seventeen Chinaman were landed on the
beach near here last night from British
Columbia. Customs officers arrested ten
of them but the others escaped.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
Governor M'Kinisy Improving.

CANTON, Ohio, Dec. id.--Governor-
elect Mckinley continues TO improve.
and is able TO sit up, although he is
still confined to his room. The attend
ing physician has denied him the priv
ilcge of receiving any callers, and this
rule will be enforced throughout the
,.nat.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
Two Mem Aspby.i,,cd.

CHICAGO, H., Dec. 16.-Michael Fitz
simmanns and his brother living at 81
Townsend street were asphyxiatcd last
night.
Rexena Haut fell in a tub Of hot water
this morning at 1904 Whipple street and
Was scalded TO death.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17

New YORK, Dec. l6.--The steamer
Advance from Brazilian ports which
arrived this morning is detained at
quarantine, two deaths from yellow
fever having occurred during the voy-
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
Fatnl Expio,ion.

PIrTsBURG, Dec. by an explosion
of hot metal al the Lacy furnace this
morning Joseph Mondette and Frank
Gerrodo weretatally and three Others
seriously burned.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17

son were to have been married at Wan
lxon but when the time came for the
ceremony the bridegroom had mys-
teriously disappeared. No one knows
where he has gone. His father is a
banker at Waulxon and the prominence
of the parties has made the affair de-
cidedly sensational.
Jack Edinger, well-l,nown base ball
player, was arrested at Dubuque on
charge of assaulting Miss Maud Herrick,
a young lady from Cedar Rapids, who
was stopping at the Windsor hotel Lee
Mars Also for assaulting the local edi-
tor of the LeSIars Sentinel, who re-
ported the affair. The reporter was
badly done up. Sheriff Boyle took him
to LeMars.
Mrs. John Nues, of Davenport, went
away from home, leaving her 2-year-
old son alone in the house and playing
with some scraps of paper near the
stove. When she came into the house
after brief absence, she found the
child screaming in agony, its clothing
burned off and in dying condition. 1t
lived but two hours. In its play it set
the papers ON fire at the stove.
At a dance at Little Sioux, Ed.
Springer filed up on bad whisky and
got into an alteration in which he
drew gun and deliberately fired into
crowd. One of the shots took effect
on bystander, VIII Faitor, and infic-
ted serious wound Immediately
after the shooting Springer disappeared
and has not been seen since. Faitor is
in critical condition, but will probably
recover.
ChIhal, the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern brakeman who had both
legs crushed at Bennett, died and the
remains were shipped TO Muscatine for
burial. The accident was caused by
Chihalz standing like Colossus of
Rhodes on two fat ears and pulling the
coupling pin, which let the cars sepa-
rate, throwing him in front of the
moving cars with the fatal results
named.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
SPRINGER. NOT MILLS.
Tho IIIinoisan VIII Get the Ways and
Means Craftsmanship.

Means Chairmsnship.
New YORK, Dec. 16.-The Worlds
Washington special says in part:
Roger Q. Mills will not be appointed
chairman Of the Committee on Waysand
Means. BY his own acts he has made
the appointment practically impossible
from the standpoint of Speaker Crisp.
William NJ. Springer will be named
for the position by virtue of which he
will become leader Of the House.
Mr.. Mills does not know this yet.
Neither does Mr.. Springer, but it is a
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17

An Indianapolis clerk sued firm for the
time he worked over eight hours. He got
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17
Eu-chler Of police Haye. indicted.

MADISON, Wis, Dec 12.-The United
States grand jury has found two indict-
ments against ex-Chief of Police Hayes
Of Ashland, one for perjury and one
for conspiracy.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-12-17

FREEroRT, H., Dec. 16.-Tommie Ma
lone, son of well-known farmer Of
Lena, was thrown from horse yester-
day and instantly killed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-19

ENoR RENT---hooM 1897 MARKET ST.
IL with or without board. mhif-25tt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-19
..Sosn OF our Busrsnss."


IA little girl was heard to finish her
evening prayer with these words "And
/ saw poor little girl on the street to-day.
cold and barefooted; but it's none Of our
business, is 1t Godr1
None of our businessp wandering and
All through the streets of the city they
Hungry and homeless in the wild wealth
None Of our business'" Dare we say so'
None ofour busincssr chiidren's wan
Hageard and old with their suffering and
Hold fast your dariings on tender warm
Sorrow Without but tho home light
within.
What does it matter that some other wo-
Some common mother--in bitter despair.
Walls in garnet, or sits In cellar,
Too broken-hearted for weeping or
prayer
None of our businessp Sinful and fallen.
How they may tostie us close on the
Hold back your .earmentl scorn' They
Pass on 10 the other side lest you should
meet.
None of our businessT On then. the
On with the feasting. though hearts
break forlorn;
Somebody's hungry. somebody's freezing
Somebody's soul will be lost ere the
morn.
Somebody's dying ION with the dancing D
One for earth's pottage is selling his soul
One for a bauble has battered his birth
right.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-19

TRENTON, March 19.--The tax bill is
now on. the high road to the statute
book. Mr.. Ketcham's amendment pro-
viding that there shall be no duplicate
taxation was reconsidered and lost
Mr.. Johnston moved to strike out clause
IL, and offered an amendment that no
mortgage be assessed unless deduction
is claimed. The amendment offered by
Mr.. Potts, exempting municipal bonds,
was lost. The bill was then ordered to
third reading. The senate concurred
in the resolution for final adjournment
on Friday afternoon at o'clock.