The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-11
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Anythinss. a-.ssses .ys.1s
A bold young fellow turned down gls
d Of brandy-he was sowing his wild on
: A policeman hauled drunkard from {
J. gutter-the oats were being harvested. 4. =.
Eugenia dances till one o'clock every NOR
e ing at Biaritz and bathes each day with I
Princess Murat. Both are pretty wom
and are very interesting-in The water.
AN exchange says "a better feeling e
lists in Washington over the complexion
our Foreign relations" Probably the a
mission Of the Minister Of Hayti, the Bla,
Republic, has helped the complexion
....Sansa Fe means Holy Faith; Alb,
querque is named from it's founder: L,
Vegas is The Meadows; Colorado is Rec
Los Cruces. The Crosses; Ell Paso, tt
Pass; Rio Plata, River Silver, or Sily,
River, now called Platte River; Wenor
(not Winona) is the First Daughter Mi
ne is Water; iska is white; Gotta is clear
tonka is long. Minnesota, Minnesota fan
h'nnetonka can be easily interpreted
Trempelcau, o town on the upper rive,
means, according to some, "Mountain in tn
Water" but strictly it signifies Noise il
the Water: 7'onpe leau. If this ism
Indian and French, our readers will charg
us with being Irish and accustomed t,
bulls. Veal is sometimes called "prema
ture beef" Why not call pig "premonito
~ hos;' lamb, ''incipicnt mutton" deer
imaginary venison;" birds, "expectan
gamo;' grapes, Participated winc;" mar
rage, "a family of children?" -. Som,
thoughtful chap says "a man who chaw,
tobacker will drink rum, and rum drinke,
will 60 to the devil and man who goes te
the devil is mean enough for anything. y
....A man Of 80, in Bucyrus, Ohio, mar
ricd girl Of 20. At the same time his son
OF % married the girls mother of 40. Az
ter trial trip of one year, divorces were
pleasantly obtained and the parties swap.
ped partners The cars run even since the
change. Sec. Stanton says he elected
Curtin by sending him $1,000 soldiers
pledged to vote as the Administration die.
tated. Does any body doubt it,. "A
slice Of lemon in tea will keep a lady
awake. 1t is possible that that amount of
acid will keep her husband awake also!
....The skunk is said to be charitable
ne always gives SCENT. -. Tho japanese
have ordered all the Dutch or Hollanders
out oftheir country. Ter Tuyfel!.. "A ship
in port is steady, but port in man makes
him RELY. Put your mad spells in snow
and let them melt away, but engravs your
kind feelings in marble. "Charley, don't
they draft single men first? ?" Eyes, Annie,
dear! Why do you ask ?" Oh, nothing;
was only thinking how easy you could
essccaape Tic r.: drsf. draft. Heigh-ho I" "A bach
says it is ''much joy" after you marr;. out
more "jaDv" year afterwards. How
does bachelor know anything about the
beautiful sex? Why do not writer's ex-
plore the matrino nial regions before giving
their opinionss "Sour grapes" is the mat
Ter with the wretched creatui es. A little
BOY ran TO his mother with, ooh, Ma
johnny has took the last egg out of the nest
Ind now the old hen amt got any pattern
% lay BY" ....A boy is said to have died
rom sleeping in the moonshinc. All
:. Nevada and Washoe are
'aid to be anxious for State Governments.
Politicians who are wanting to 60 to the
j. S. Senate, to be Governors and men,
'ers Of the Legislature are ANXIOUS" but
10 good citizen of these territories will fa-
'or the forcing of an unsettled country
nto support of its own expenses in gov
rnment.
funny.
Our friends Of the "colored" sympathy
rider derive vast deal of amusement from
he development of negro intelligence and
vit which the war has produced. AS an
Instance Of the excellent reasoning powers
# the "unbleached American we give
ur readers an extract from Baltimore
writer to New England Journal. There
nay be compromising benefit in swapping
National credit and hecatombs of white
Northern men for the educational advan-
age which "Uncle Jo'' seems to have &C.
luired, but our dumbness is such that we
annot see it. The "rain" will come thick
nd fast if it shall wipe out all the blood
which this unnatural engagement has
our country with. If Mr.. l..
an derive consolation for himself and
rends from the dreams Of an ignorant cid
'egro, we are content Lady Macbeth's
damned spot occurs to US but We will
it in full. Ask your neighbor, who
S widow, with a family of helpless child
en- ask father whose two or three sons
re in the mould of Shiloh or Chickama-
lga; ask the maiden whose betrohed sleeps
n death at Fredericksburg-ask all whose
lopes Of happiness in life are dissipated
md who are now welded to Despair, if the
happiness of the colored "Jos" of Balti-
more is sufficient healing for their sor-
'ows! Here is the extract: ..l
No people are so happy as the colorod
olks. Their laugh welcomes at you from
very street corner, and by some mysteri-
'us intuition, they know friend the mo-