Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-01-21

Mr.. w. III. Scott positively declines
to run again for city councilman. Mr..
Scott says that the amount Of city busi.
ness has become 80 large that II re.
quires much of councilmans time II
no keeps posted, and further that he
has served long. Certain 1t Is that he
has been q faithful man In represent.
ing the public's interests, and only his
positive refusal spares him from anoth.
or term.
Messrs. Il. N, Taggart, G. A. w. Co
lee, q. G. Evarts and Il. r. Chamberlin
arc attending the winter meeting of
the horticultural society ut Des Moines
this week. These gentlemen are all en-
terprising in their business and improve
every opportunity to remain In the
front rank. One gentleman speaking
in the convention said that In 1891
Mills county produced apples valued at
$4,000.
Among all of Audubon county's
faithful democracy there was not one
to do Governor Boies the honor Of at
tending his second Inauguration which
occurred yesterday. 1t Is possible that
the failure of the boys to gain admis
sion to the hall two years ago discour.
aged attendance this year. 1t was
claimed that one gained admission at
that time and each Of the several claim
ed TO have been the lucky man. But II
is crying shame that there was not
one to do the occasion honor.
DIR. Kelley the great lag" specialist,
in writing to a friend, gives his remedy
for the grip: 1t is simply asafetida,
given in four.grain pills, enc pill four
times day. No man need be sick of
the grip these days who will take It.
For the past two years, with all the pa
tients here subject, of course, to such
epidemic, have not had one man go
to bed from the disease. break 1t up
very quickly, and, in fact, cure 1t. If
this treatment was generally known 1t
would save sufferers much expense and
wretchedness and many useful and val
liable lives"
The Carroll Sentinel gives the follow.
ing description of big gun that was
shipped west over the North Western
R'y., the other day: "The great gun is
| a i2.inoh breech loading rifle, and, with.
out any frills or aounces In the way of
mountings or gearings, she weighs just
10l 300 pounds. She Is intended to be
a peace prescryer, but II compelled to
act as a peacemaker she will speak with
charge Of 400 pounds of powder and
projectile weighing $50 pounds. The
length of the gun through the axis of
the bore is 1868 feet, the greatest diane
ter is about 5 feet, and the length Of the
chamber is G feet 2 inches. The diane
ter Of the chamber is l45 inches, giving
total chamber capacity of 4S,s79 cubic
inches. Tests made with the regular
service charge of 400 pounds Of powder
and an $50 pound projectile have given
velocity Of 1874 feet per second and
muzzle energy of 22,4G0 tons with
chamber pressure of 1871 tons per square
inch. Fifteen tons chamber pressure
is the maximum pressure desirable, and
officers of the ordinance bureau are con-
fident that further tests with proper
cartridge of powder viii! develop 2,lOO
feet velocity per second without exceed
ing the pressure limit. The armament
of the Monterey will consist of this gun
and another just like 1t, together with
two ten-inch guns, all ready for ship
ment from Washington"