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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
HERE. THERE AND ELSEWHERE.

The sale of the Bible amounts to
about 1000 900 copies per annum.
Pennsylvania has fiftytwo of her
sons in the national congress, six of
them being in the senate.
John Lombart, an Italian, near New
Castle, Pa, beat his wife, and when
he was put under arrest By officer
Hall, the officer was attacked by a
dozen Italian women.
A cotton boil, containing the unusu.
al number of twenty-six pods, is
claimed to be In the possession of
James f. Williams of Villa RIGA, GA.
Four pods are generally all that are
found in each boil.
There is a young country boy stay.
ing at our clearinghouse" writes a
correspondent, who is a perfect little
gentleman in his way. The other day
he brought his sister in to dinner and
gave her general Introduction some
what as follows: Ladies and gentle
men, this is my sister Then he
electrified the gathering by continu-
ing: My sister, these are ladies and
gentlemen
Mark Scaliot, London locksmith,
in 1870 manufactured a lock consist
ing of eleven different pieces of steel,
iron and brass, which, together with
the key belonging to it, weighed only
one grain. The same artist con-
structed a chain of gold containing
forty-three links, which he fastened
to the lock and key, and upon these
being attached to the neck of flee
the insect was able to draw them with
ease.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
SLANDER TON,T WY.

The Graphic few weeks ago made
he beginning OF a slanderous campaign.
1t is the desire of every honest man, no
natter what hts pc Utica views may be,
% see clean campaign. So far as
,erned, they both have thus far, as
hey always have in former campaigns,
discussed principles and not personal
ties They both are honest and good
men. Neither of them would speak
unexpectedly of the character of the
other. But there are always some
newspapers, and one and half by
nothing politicians, who are rea iy to
lake every opportunity to abuse the
candidate of the opposing party. So
ar as we know there has not been
word of abuse Of. Mr. Boies in any re-
publican paper. But on the other
land, the News and the Leader at Des
Moines, and the Dubuque Telegraph
ire "dishing up" Islander to the good
.areer of Mr.. jackson. What is there
% be gained by 1t? Do they suppose
he real issues will be submerged. and
ost sight OF? As man, MIR. jackson
S as upright and honora BILE as amy
nan in Iowa. As an officer, his record
speaks It's own praises. If there is any
'ault to be found with him, 1T is be-,
.ause he is an American citizen first
nd all the time. We hope that no re-
publican paper will feel called upon TO
mar the good record thus far, by deal
ng in personalities. IL is better to
light the battle and win by honest
means, or lose, than to attempt to
)lacken in the minds of the people Mr..
8oies' or any other mans character
lake City Graphic.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
A FAMOUS TOUR.
FOREIGN COMMISSIONERS VISIT
THE GREAT FARMS AT
LARlMORE.
They See Forty-Five Deering Self Bind
ers, Manned by $50 Men. Moving In the
Same Direction at the Same Time.

Forty-fve Deering Irvine binders,
/ forming procession half a mile in
length and steadily moving through a
waving sea of wheat-such was the
sight that greeted the foreign commits
sioncrs to the Worlds Fair during their
recent famous visit to the bonanza
farms of North Dakota. This imposing
spectacle was witnessed on the great
Elk Valley farm at Larimore, N. D.,
farm comprising II, 900 acres or near
" nineteen square miles, 10000 acres
of which formed one unbroken, fence
less field of wheat. TO witness this
sight the distinguished spectators, com
prising fifty foreign diplomats, Worlds
Fair commissioners and representatives
of the foreign press, together with an
equal number of Americans eminent in
Worlds Fair. railroad and commercial
circles. had undertaken the discomforts
of n thousand mile journey from Chi
cago; and the EXPLANATIONS of delight
and surprise. and the cries of bravo
that rang out on the air showed that
their expectations were vastly more
than realized. From st. Paul through
Minne,ot and North Dakota they trav-
railroad. and the farther north they
travelled the warmer and more cordial
was their reception Here at Larimore
they found the climax of interest and
the height of hospitality. They were
met at their train and escorted to car
riagcs by what seemed to be the whole
population of the little city of Lari-
more, headed by @. II. Phillips. the
mayor Gov. Snortridge and n. &. Lar
imore, the proprietor of the great farm
they were to see. Silently, and almost
breathlessly at first, they viewed the
mighty phalanX of machines; then
quickly alighting from their convey
ances they followed the machines on
foot, eagerly peering into their mechan-
ism, as if bent on finding the secret TO
their perfect, automatic, almost noise
less action. For an hour or more they
followed the machines, asking innum-
cradle questions of Mr. Larimore and
his sons, when their attention was
called to scientific tests of draft that
were being made under the supervision
of Mayor O. II. Phillips and Mr.. C. II.
Olmstead. The machines tested, the
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
HOW MEN GET RICH.
short Ta r. yumbcr -Four.

SuoFt Ia N, NutnDtf
In considering n ivestment many poo
pie have to consider something that will
not only enhance In value, but at the same
time afford employment and income.
There's one feature about the Highland
Park lots, spoken Of in previous talks, that
makes them especially desirable in that re-
spect. As explained, they are adjacent to
Highland Park Normal College, an institu-
ton that draws hun ire1s and hundreds of
young men and young women to Des
Monies for a temporary residence of from
three to nine months each year. The num-
Der so drawn is constantly increasing. 1t
is predicted that within two or three years
the attendance upon this college will aver
age not less than two thousand students
each year. These young people must be
housed Increased room for housing them
is constantly in demand. And so the pur-
chaser of a lot, il seeking immediate return
as well as future profit, may build house
aud rent as many rooms as he can spare.
Perhaps, too. the would-be investor in
something safe and certain of reasonable
profit,-ha children of his own to educate.
Here he has the oppor unity; may buy a
lot that will in a reasonable time double in
value, have a pleasant home in the mean
time, and have for his children educational
opportunities that are the very best
But possibly the would be investor has
| tastes of another character. Farming in
Iowa is an er-reliable occupation. Ma
ture has enriched the soil of this state to
an unparalleled degree, and fortune seems
to favor it with freedom from deluges and
| drouth. ! have farm lands at great bar
| gain, specimens being a choice 800 acre
| stock farm southeast of Winterset and
near Macksburg with school house, by
| the way, on one of its corners) an S0-acre
farm for general PURPOSES near Winterset,
and ll0-acre farm lying partly within the
city limits of Des Moines, this last being
especially suitable for market gardening,
or truck farming, and having, possibly,
rich layer of coal beneath it. Inquire at
or address 307 Fifth Street Des Moines,
| Iowa. A. s. WILcoXEN.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
HONEY FROM FRUITS.
Berries, Peaches and Grapes Injured by
the RavAges of Bees.

Berries, Peaches and Grapes Injured by
the RayAges of Bees.
Nectar in flowers is not honey, says
q writer in Mccchan's Monthly. This
nectar is gathered by the tongue Of
the bee and enters what is called the
honey bag, from which it is regur.
gitated by the bee on its return to the
hive and deposited in the honey cell
Even then il is thin and watery and
does not become really honey until
the watery parts have evaporated.
In collecting the sweets the bees do
not confine themselves wholly to the
flowers.
The writer Of this paragraph has
for a next neighbor a professional
bee keeper, whose bees depend al
almost wholly on the flowers from
the writer's garden-that is to say,
there are few other flowers, except
wild ones, on which the bees can
collect their material. Unfortunate.
ly for him, they are not satisfied
with the flower, but also carry away
the fruit. 1t is almost impossible in
raspberry time to get enough from
his garden to make a respectable
dish for the tea table-nearly very
berry is sucked to pieces before it is
absolutely ripe. 1t is the same with
the grapes; in order to secure them
fl ON the ravages of the bees they
have to be protected by paper bags.
Last season and for the first time
they have been found to carry
away peaches also.
How they first penetrate the skin
is not clear, but it may possibly have
been from the puncture OF cu.culio.
The curculio frequently cuts the skin
without depositing the egg. and this
! single break may be borne along
without injury to the peach, permit
ting it to ripen. 1t is possible that
they get first entrance here. At
any rate. certain it is that before the
peach is fairly ripe little is left of
the peach but the stone. Other
fruit growers likewise complain of the
ravages of the bees. Bee keepers
contend that this cannot be- that the
bee is incapable OF perforating the
fruit This may or may not be; GER
tainly what perforations might exist
before the bees discovered them
would not injurc the fruit. The fol-
lowing up of this by the bees is just
as bad as If they made the original
perforations for themselves.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
CURRENT ANECDOTES.

James, Francis Oswald, a new
queens counsel, is perhaps the hero of
more good stories than any man at
the English bar He was the junior
who, on being told by Justice Kay
that, although he could teach him
law, he could not teach him manners"
quietly remarked; That is so, my
lud."
General James Fowler Of Unity,
Me-, Wild is still living, aged about %
years, relates the story that when a
small boy his mother sent him to a
neighbours to borrow darning needle
for. a few days until she could mend
up! the family clothing, when he car
ried it back. The boy had to walk
over sixteen miles to do the GRAND
In small village in the south of
Scotland an elder in the parish church
was one day reproving an old woman
who was rather the worse for liquor,
by saying: Sarah, don't you know
that you should fly from the tempter?'
Sarah mot too we'll pleased) Flee
yerser." Elder-"Oh, Sarah, / have
flown" Sarah -"Aweel. / think
yen be name the waur o. anither fiut-
fer"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
Ii has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, becau52 it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
HOUSE BOATS IN ENGLAND.
Many Arc ExtravaSantly Fitted Out,
Though Economy Il Easily Possible.
L.


Though Economy Is Easily Possible.
The house boat is comparatively
recent invention, and, being un.
patented, its multiplication and i'm
provement go on yearly, until now
some Of them are veritable floating
palaces, and a prince might envy
the London sybarites who live in this
style ..upon the river during the
season. Lovers of fast yacht sailing
will, perhaps, fail to see much to adj
mire or desire in the commodious
and slow proceeding hou e boat, but,
according to Frank Leslie's Monthly,
the seeker for genuine enjoyment
and luxury will find more comfort
''to the square inch" aboard one
than on the swiftestspeeding and
most perfectly appointed yacht An
avrage Thames house boat may be
twenty or thirty feet long, cover all, j"
as yachtsmen say, and is drawn, like
canal boat by horses plodding along
a towpath by the river. Small sized
house boats are drawn By hand,
which requires some skill on the part
of the substitute for equine labor, and
also are propelled by polling. Tho
boat itself is sort OF barge. a large
fiat boat upon which is constructed
the "house, cabin of several apart
ments, comprising, according to
the dimensions of the house boat,
one or two sleeping rooms, a dining
saloon and sitting-room, kitchen,
bath and necessary offices and a
rooted veranda, front and back A
flight of steps leads from the forward
deck up on to the top or roof of
this one STORED housa, and here, as
on al upper deck, sheltered by a gay,
multicolorcd awning, the passengers
sit and amuse themselves variously,
reading, chatting, sewing, skctching.
singing, as pleases individual fancy.
Some of these Thames house boats
cost pretty penny" and are fitted
up with every elegance and luxury
that a fastidious and eXtravagant
taste can require and modern art and
ingenuity supply; yet "house-boat-
ing" is not necessarily an expensive
luxury. A renovated old canal boat
or barge, with the hold planked over,
is sometimes made to do duty as a
house boat. Upon the body Of the
boat a long room, some fifteen or
twenty by seven or eight feet, is
built, allowing passage ways OF about
two feet each side. so that the cox
swain may pass safely from bow to
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Something Better in View.

"You did not seem 10 welcome the
attentions of Lord Lowcollar at the
party last evening, jennie" said an
ambitious mother to her daughter.
"What were you thinking about to
ignore him for the plain young man in
the toothpick shoes?"
lord Lowcollar is as poor as a
church mouse"
"But he has a t'tle; that's some,
thing"
IL prefer money. 1t seems you don't
know the young man in the toothpick
shoes, as you call him."
"No, don't. Who is he?"
He is the right-felder in the Garry
all-before-' EN- Club"
''Oh! If that is the case. you did
well. After all, princely income is
better than title. "-Ghicago Ledger.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12

am conscientiously opposed to third
terms in an Office as important as that
of governor ola great state, and in this
view the unbroken precedents of all poll
itical parties in our states teach that my
views are in substantial accord with
those of the masses of all our people,
To ignore these presidents and vio-
late this almost universal sentiment
would, in my judgement, be seriously
detrimental to the best interests of The
democratic party. cannot, therefore,
even tacltly consent to the further use
of my name in connection with this
office. Horace Boies.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
Buttermiik for sunstroke.

II used moderately instead of
water, beer, or any Other stimulant,
buttermilk will ever prove proven
tive of sunstroke or heat prostration.
As additional evidence other than
my many years of personal knowl-
edge, | refer to an incident at Des
Moines, Iowa, years ago, when some
twenty or more cases OF sunstroke
occurred in one day, most OF whom
were mechanics and day laborers,
teamsters, etc. So many were pros
trated in one day that an infallible
-buttermilk-was recon-
mendcd by the aged agricultural ed
itor of the Iowa State Register, G. +.
Clarkson. Immediately requisition
was made on tho rural districts for
the tactical fluid and all the drink
ing resorts were supplied with the
ice-cold article. | personally sam
pied the goods, business having
called me to the city, with the mer-
curry at 10S degrees and over, and
though over three-Score and ten,
was on the streets without an um,
brella from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m. {,
with no dinner and only five glasses
of the buttermilk, which | drank
slowly. at intervals. II quenches
thirst, strengthens nerves, quiets the
pulse and invigorates the man.-St.
Louis Republic.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
DE.UOCRATIC DAYSIAGAIM.


The democratic days have come,
The sRddest of the age,
When countless spindles cease to hum
And. written on the page
OF history, there seem to be
The dark blue lines of pain:
The people do not want to sec
These sad days come again.
The poor mans blanket is as cheap
As it was pledged of old
The wool from backs of honest sheep
AT bedrock price is sold.
All things are going cheap as smoke,
And some grade below,
But does this help man who's broker
That's what I'd like to know.
The dinner pail that sold last year
For twenty cents or less
Can now be purchased full of beer
For bout that price, guess;
And even the Mckinley bill
Has lost its power to rob;
The wheels of industry are still
And no one has a job.
Yes, democratic days are here
The days we read about
And everything is cheap, my dear,
Without a single doubt,
The blanket and the stove,pipe hat,
Have had wondeTous fan;
But human labor-think of that
Is cheaper than them all.
! always thought 1t would be tun
If | might live to see
The days of Jeffersonian
And such simplicity;
But when hear the hungry horde
Cry out, it makes me sick
And in my heart cry 20, Lord,
Don't spread it on too thick,n
Cheap food and clothing suit me when
have the cash for such,
But if have nomonsy, thea
1t aggravates me much;
And as for good old days" ah-hem-
II fairly makes me cough
think the less we have of them
The better we arc off
Nebraska State journal.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
FACTS AND EVENTS.

Since the beginning of the century
France has fallen from the second to
the fourth place in point of population
among the European countries.
In one of the towns of Connecticut
the public archives show that a notion
was made and adopted by the school
trustees within two generations past
that 'it is the sense of this meeting
that 1t would be a misuse of public
funds 10 teach girls the back part of
arithmetic.
There is no end of good coaching
records, but IN old inhabitant of OK
ford, Eng, tells n story of how Joe
Tillett once drove a coach, with six
changes only, from Oxford to Holborn
Niaduct in three hours and half
fifty-six miles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Samuels of
Page county, Virginia, are remark
able couple. Mr.. Samuels is 81 years
old and his wife is So. Both are in
perfect health, and claim to have
never had use for doctor. They live
on the farm upon which Mr.. Samuels
was born.
Judge mcdonnell of Savannah,
Ca, is discriminating in his clemency.
Having registered a fine of $40 against
himself lately for ten minutes tardi-
ness in opening court, he afterwards
removed the fine on the ground that
his detention had been necessary and
pardonable.
1t seems singular, but it is true, that
in the great cotton producing state of
Georgia there is Il county that has
never produced a bale of cotton The
county in question is Union, with an
area of 325 square miles. The surface
is mountainous and extensively COW
cred with forests.
Recently train cut off one of the
rear legs of a hog owned by w. Brown
at Penn Manor, Pa A veterinary
surgeon was summoned and wooden
leg was strapped tightly to the stump
of the natural one, and now the CRATE
full swine is able to run about as much
as his brothers do.
The negotiations between the Jap
anese and Mexican governments in
reference to the introduction of jap
anese labor in Mexico have been sue
cessful. Japan permits her people to
emigrate to Mexico and Mexico guar
antees the protection of all of them
who may settle there.
Making n mountain stream run over
and above railroad track is unique
piece of engineering that the Southern
Pacific railroad is shortly to commence
near Wright's station in the Santa
Cruz mountains in California. When
completed, it will probably make the
largest artificial cataract in the world.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
August
Flower

Il have been afflicted with bilious
nessand constipation for fifteen years
and first one and then another prep
aratlon was suggested to me and
tried, but to no purpose. A friend
recommended August Flower and
words cannot describe the admira-
ton III which hold it. 1t has given
Inc new lease of life, which before
was burden. It's good qualities
andwonderful merits should be made
known to everyone suffering with
dyspepsia and biliousness." Jesse
BARKER. Printer, Humboldt, Kas. q
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
Safety from , Pcrlodic scourgc,

DO you want to be Insured, dwellcr in a
malarious region, against the periodical
scourge which threatens to assail you IN
the form of chllls and fever or some of the
forms of miasma-born disease! 1t goes,
without saying, that you do. Then, in,
stead OF using quinine or other aikalold
and mineral drugs, which merely relieve
and are always detrimental to general
health seek aid where it is always forth.
coming from the thorough preventive and
remedy. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which,
in regions where malaria is far more violent
and prevalent than ii is on this continent,
eradicates it completely from the sys-
tenn Biliousness, dyspepsia constipation,
kidney and nervous complaints, neuralgia
md rheumatism are among the maladles
to which the national tonic and corrective
is adapted. Physicians everywhere know
its genuine worth.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12
THE sEA-cow BIRD.
It's Three Pretty Collars Its Friendship
for Hir Animals.


This diminutive little creature =
only about six inches long-is neatly
arrayed in brown upon the upper
parts, black and white underneath,
upon the throat appearing three dis
tinctive colors. first OF black, then OF
white, then OF black again, says
Cham 5ers' journal. Scaco Or, In
Beer Dutch, ''zeo-K oc," is the colonial
name for the hippopotamus, and the
triple collared plovcr takes its colo.
NAL designation (sea-cow bird) from
it's frequent habit Of attending the un-
WILDLY behemoth. Rmnning about
tho back and head OF that am
phibian, picking off insects and other
odds and ends, this little ploves
seems perfectly at homo, while the
sea-cow apparently accepts its offices
in good part.
This friendship between wild and
often fierce quadrupc1s and small
birds is of common occurrence in
Africa and other countries; the
RI noceros, the buffalo and the
Burchells zebra, among others, all
having their peculiar feathered at
tcndants. The sea-cow bird-unless
when actually in attendance upon its
big friend -betrays mono OF the
jealousy or restlessncss at the sight
of mankind so often noticeable in
other members OF the family; and ]
have had no trouble in approaching
quite closely to the birds as they
fed fearlessly in tho shadows and
upon the mud flats of African "vleis"
and rivers.
The spur-winged plover is itself
wcll-known attendant upon the
crocodile, entering its mouth, as it
lies with its jaws wide open, and
cleaning it of leeches and other
parasites.
1t seems to be now we'll recognized
that the rrochilos of Herodotus-wh
first chronicled the friendship
between bird and crocodilc-was no
other that the spur-winged plover.