The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-06

| Nopho do0 hNSes w
and the right Of secession formally &C
knowledged Prom tho Htchmond Er.
dminer, Aug. l7M.
| II. 10 stated thst JEFF Davis has goos
to Georgia to head off Stephens and
Brown in their efforts to restore she
State to the Union. The situation in
that direction, 50 far as the rebel cause is
concerned, is considered critical in the
extreme, and nothing less than Jefs
presence can reconcile the citisens Of that
State to longer endurance Of the rebel
yoke. Hoods aImy also is reported to
be in such q state Of utter demoralixstion
that tho presence of their President is
considered necessary to bring them up to
a lighting point.
REBEL ELEcTIoNEERINa.-Upwards
of four hundred Union prisoners lately
arrived at Annapolis from Richmcnd.-
They were in the usually sick and ema-
ciated condition, aud ten died within
thirty.s six hours after their arrival in that
city. Whilst in prison at Richmond,
nr. McCabe, formerly of Rochester, N.
Y, preached a peace sermon to them,
advising them to vote for 'peace' can
didate for the Presidency. Mr.. Ould,
the rebel Commissioner, also gave tLcm
the same advice.
The grand total of the amounts ex.
pended by Great Britain on her new
iron plated ships for the year ending
March 81, 1864, was "a IA 324, which
Is equivalent in grccnbacks to about fifty
millions Of dollars. This expense, 10
Cured by England in time of peace, is
more than double the sum which our
Government has expended on the Moni-
tors in time Of war.
Old G. is great advocate of econ.
omy, and never lets an opportunity pass
for comrnending this virtue. Not long
ago he was speaking in praise Of a couple
of young men who ruomed together, and
remarked, ut don't cost them anything
= for dress each one weals out the others
\ Old plvtl,se,n ..a---->-.- v-- ---...-.-
! IgO- The LeHiStown (Mainc) Journal
says there IRE q couple of spinsters in
Grecn--monomaniacs in their way-who
have been trying to see how many cats
could bc multiplied from one pair. They
began with one pair when the rebellion
broke out and as the kittens have grown
and multiplied their number Now reaches
to the alarming sum of 40 cats and kit.
tens
VINEGAR FOR PICKLES Tho best
vinegar for pickles of any kind is made
BY mixing one quart each Of alcohol and
molasses with five quarts Of water, soft
water is the best, and it is ready for i'm.
mediate use. Whskey, on account Of its
adulteration, is unfit to use in place Of
alcohol.
The last order from the rebel War
Office, directs registration and cnrollmeut
of all boys who are l6 years old. And
the Planters Of Northern Alabama have
been called upon to send one fifth Of
their able bodied negroes to work on tte
forti6cations Of Montgomery. Yet North,
eru copperheads regard able bodied prop
etty ss sacred and beyond the reach Of
military law. .
"Boy.' called out Brown to the wait
er at Sans Don't call me boy, SIR"
said the latter, Then do as you'd be
done BY" put in Brown, "and don't call
this mutton lamb any more!!'
A down east editor says he was in q
boat when the wind blow hard, but no
wesn't at all alarmed because he had his
life insured, and "he never had anything
happen to him by which he could make
any money"
A wag tried to annoy popular preach.
er by asking him whether the fatted calf
Of the parable was male or female. "Fe-
male. to be suro,' was the reply, "for
500 the male" looking his questioner full
in the face, "yet alive in the flesh before
me-"
Wealth, like beauty, is generally dis.
paraged and eagerly sought, while pov.
erty is highly praised and carefully
avoided by all. 1t is like case which
often happens in society-cuIogizing peo-
pie whom We would not associate with,
aud sneering at others whom we don't
Care to "cut"
T. My guiding star was, and will 10
"Duty," and the pleasure and delight Of
the heart must wait, even for ever, if
necessary, when duty calls.
There are three things which | have
always loved without understanding any.
thing about them; painting, music, and
pretty women !-fontancNo.
A coachman cf aristocratic proclivities
advertses for situation with the pro.
vision that "none need apply who have
not kept their carriages over three
years
When mans conscience begins to
get hard, 1t does so faster than anything
IN nature. 1t Is like the boiling of an
egg; 1t Is very clear at first. but as -
as 1t gets cloudy, enc minute messnd
you may cut it with knife. "a.
I Why is the letter liie your nose!
Because ii GOES before yo0 u