The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-08-29

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18th. a
The Prince Of Wales is to be lionizcd by
the Gothamites and $4,000 spent upon
him and his friends.
The Chicago P. o. and Customs build.
ing is complete-next month the business
of the government will be done in them.
The Zouaves of Chicago are noble fellows
but their friends are running them into thu
ground about as rapidly as can be imagin.
ed. The Milwaukee Light Guards were
threatened with homicide the same way.
1t is said that Iowa is well supplied with
prospective pork, that it will come into
market early and command good price,
Elopements arc becoming fashionable
again. At Philadelphia lately an old gent
ran off with his adopted daughter Lottie
leaving the wife 5000 to console herself
with and buy new man. In Brooklyn d
minister visited the house Of a parishioner
until the pious pretty wife Of the layman
fell in love with him and-they ought to
have cloped. ........
1t seems almost incredible, yet is none the
less fact, that of 10000 persons who sp-
piled for enlistment in the U. S. army last
year, only 1900 were physically qualified
for admission. The average number Of
candidates accepted is one to every nine
who apply.
A man in Lacrosse in advertising cam
paign flags for sale says "HURRAH FOR
DOUGLAS Il! DIrro FOR LINCOLN! Also
for Bell! and the same for Breckinridgc.'
That chap is non-committal.
Ferdinand Roberts, an old and highly
respected citizen of LaPorte, Indiana, dice
recently. ...
1t is said that Sam Workman, P. NJ. a,
Iowa City, has left the country in debt to
the U. S. over $4,000. He probably
stole the money rather than ''go for Brock
inridgc."
A young man named Hulire, Blairstown
N. j., killed himself because the Teacher
of o boarding school publicly read one Of
his letters to girl of the school. That
teacher is coarse villain.
The next ratio of representation will be
about 1928, 900. Indiana has nearly $780,
900 people, Iowa will have about 100000.
The former State will be entitled to ~ re-
the latter to to six.
Thirty thousand Christian women are
said to have Teen sold in Syria to the
Turkish harcms the price was about two
dollars each. Some writer from Syria
says that the Christians of that country are
quite as brutal as the Turks.
A census taker in Michigan reported a
man to be 800 years old. another reported
a subject who had 16O children! In each
case "acres of land" were meant.
Mr.. Breckenridge is about to address the
people of the Union denying that he is a
Little Steve don't have to do
that he and his supporters arc above sus-
picion.
Farrini is successfully rivaling Blondin
at the Niagara Rope Walk.
Gold dollars have become so trouble
some (not at McGregor, we beg to say) that
the mint has decided to recon two millions
Of them into double eagles.
A man near Davenport has Is acres Of
onions. "You that have tears, prepare to
shed them now"
There are already 10000 Chinese slaves
in Peru. The price is 800; the cost Of
transport $35. They are bound for years
Field, Of the Times d Herald says"s
man pitched headlong into chasm on La
Sale street.-the was drunk or he would
have been killed." Had he been sober he
would have been at home.
There are now organized in most towns
and cities douglas Guards" Douglas In
vincibles,' 'Rail-Splitters,' wide Awakes,
"Irreprcssibles," Little Giants" &C., &c
We look upon sach stuff rs the veries
clap-trap. McGregor men don't need it.
John Wentworth says If protective tar
if is adopted by the Republicans, the,
can count him out. The party would no
lose much.
The Farm Mortgagcrs Of Wisconsin hav
resolved, generally, not to pay one cent.
As a general rule, a fashionable beau, lik
bow in the sky, can't make both end
meet.
"A very poor beau" Mary Ann says!
The higher We rise in the sphere Of ideas
the more lonely we get in our intellectua
affinities, and the more difficult it become
to find congenial companions.
False! The more we know the NOR
able We arc to find congcniality in all tn
works of the Creator.
In literature and in love, we general
begin in bad taste. BY experience and OF
scrvation we become sensible to the charm
of the simple and unaffected, both in belle
and bellies letters.
The beginning Of Love never tasted ba
to US, yet.
The Linden House at st. Louis is abou
completed. 1t is the greatest Hotel in tn
Union.
Chicago and Cincinnati stood in 1866
29, 1858 to 1l5, 435; they now stand 1l5
900 to 162, 900. Increase Of Chicago s.
900 or 283 per cent;-of Cincinnati 46
500, or 81 per cent. Chicago will be tn
largest city in America in less than 10
years.
Why are laughing women like fin
comb? They show their teeth.
Why were there no timers in Shakes