The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-02-06

annual appropriation Oh one thousand
dollars to every county, which raises an
eiual amount tor their support. 1t rec.
ommends the election of county super
intendent of schools aud township com
n.ittees, to have supervision over the
schools and to report to the State Super
intendent Mr.. Fisher adops the views of
Messrs Benton, Mann and Dean, and
recommends that township constitute
school district, rather than that it should
be divided into several as at present.
The report next takes up the disparity
in the means of education between the
city and the country, which it forcibly
illustrates and recommends that the in-
justice done to sparcely settled districts
be removed by providing that the money
raised by taxation shall be equally divided
among the districts Of the cou.4ty The
estimated expenditures which the adop-
tion of the scheme would impose, is only
about 5000 from which S2,TV0 is to be
refunded The books now in use in the
schools, possessing considerable merit,
are not substituted by others, as it would
impose tax of one hundred thousand
dollars upon the people, while the success
OF the schools depcne more upon the
character Of the teachers than upon the
text books used.
OF the 46,OSO acres Of land granted
by Congress to the State University, 3l,-
S43. 80 acres have been sold for Sll2,-
S57.44, which IS the presen. fund Of the
University drawing interest at lO per
cent. 1t is estimated that the land un-
sold will bring enough to make the fund
at least S2C0,UU0 The revenue of the
University for the year ending December
81, was s9,9OS. so Its expenditures
were so.61Oll, leaving balance in the
treasury of 81 ,23S.4S. The estimated
resources for the year 1858 are SIS, l63.-
81; expenses 81 800. The report rec
ommends that $4,000 be appropriated to
put the University building in a fit con-
dltlon for occupancy, and that SO, 900 be
appropriated to erct college edifce
sufficiently capaciols to accommodate one
; hundred students. This able report con-
Guided as follows:
"The greatness of this State in wealth
and population is inevitable. Our moral
and intellectual grandeur depends upon
ourselves and, in great degree, upon the
preparations scanty or liberal, which may
be made for Institutions for the promo
ton Of learning and virtue
Spicy Cores poadence-A True Wife.
We are assured by friend who is per-
sona.ly cognizant OF what he states, that
= the following plquant correspondence is
=, genuine. \ gentleman whose business
calls him a good deal from home, is accus-
toned to give the custody of his CORES
pondcnce to his wife, an intelligent lady,
who, IN obedience to instructions, opens
, all letters that come in her hus band S ab-
J, scnce; answers such of them as she can,
{ like a confidential clerk, and forwards
the rest to her l;egc lord at such places as
he may have des! gnated at his departure.
During q recent absence of her husband,
the lady received a letter, Of which the
f following (omitting names, dates, aud
= places is a tire copy:
B, Only DEAR SIR: | saw fine picture
n Of you yesterday, aud fell in love with it,
as | did with the original at W--last
+ winter, when saw You more than an
g hour though suppose you did not see
e me among So many | fear YOU VIII
d think he forward in thus addressing you,
t but | trust you are as noble and unsus-
d pecting a. you are handsome and brilliant.
S Perhaps you would Ike to know some
6 thing about me--your ardent admirer
s Well, am not very good at desert ption,
h but am not married Though YOU are. |
e am told.) My friends tell Inc have not
l. a pretty face, but only good figure. |
It am rather petite, have black eyes, black
IA hair and Il dark complex ion-that is, I
II am what is called brunette Tam
e stopping few weeks with my brother-in-
6 law and sister in this town, aud | dearly
# wish you would meet NE there before I
c return to W At any rate do not
h fail to write he at least few words TO tell
= me whether | shall ever see YOU again.
IS and know you more intimately Forgive
e nay boldness, and believe me-
Is Your friend, -
is To this the wife, who 10y the by. has
h not the least possible knowledge Of the
o person to whom she was writing, made
f the following answer:
"MADEMUIsELLE: Your letter of the
ii inst, addressed TO Mir, was duly
4 received. Mr.-,who is my husband,
Is directed me, when he left home some DAYS
i ago, to open all his letters and to answer
4 any of them that | conveniently could.
II As you appear to be rather impatient,
i will answer your letter myself | do not
r think your description o, yourself will
IS please Mr.--. | happen to know that
oi hedislikes black eyes, aud hates bruncttes
- most decidedly 1t is quite true Gas you
e seem to suppose) that he judges of wo-
lie man as he does Of horses but | do not
m think your inventory of your points is
lo complete enough to be satisfactory to
: him. You omit to mention your hight,
IS weight, wind, speed, and - (here
ls the word is illegible.) Taking your
b. charms at your own estimate, ooub,
a whether they will be sufi, iently attrac.
ut tive to draw him so far as Il, merely
le for the satisfaction of comparing them
u with the schedule. You say you trus,
n my husband is 'unsuspecting' think
re that is his nature ; yet he is used to draw.
h. ing interences, which are sometimes as
I,- unkind as suspicious. You say YOU are
is unmarried. My advice to you is to mar
~ somebody as soon as possible Ia mos,
is cases l would not recommend haste; bu,
il In yours | am convinced there is truth
1g IN the proverb which speaks of the dan