The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-06-09
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! UClues has A1z.'
A Justice Of the peace, Who does ous-
mess in this country, had s.man taken
before him recently or a charge of
lighting. With view to > m't'gatloh
Of the fine, the man plead guilty. 1he
Justice assessed a fine Of SlO..on. him.
The man demonstrated. .::::alleging that
he had been fined several times forls'm'
lisr offences, and never more than %
At time. The Justice said:
"My dear sir, everything has riz, and
fines has also riz."
The offender acknowledged that ev-
ery,hing had "riz,' and supposed, as
matter Of course, that fines had under
gone decide augmentation.
"My son, would you suppose that
the Lords prayer conld be engraved
in space no larger than the area Of
half dime 80
"Nell yes, father, it half dime is as
large in everybody's eye as It is in
yours, think there would be no diff
Guilty in putting it on about four tines
There are over 200 varieties Of birds
American and foreign, in the Central
Park at New York.
AN Ilishman recently said "Ire!and
gave me birth place, which was ALI
she ::could give; England gave my
father dungeon; but America gave
home, ard, be jabbcrs, I'm Union
man from the ground up every time
In winter lady is cnwrapped in
hudred miles of thread she throws
over her shoulders from thirty to fifty
in shawl. A gentleman winds be-
tween three and four round his neck,
and uses four more in a pocket banker.
chief. At night he throws off his
clothing, and buries himself, like a lar
Va, in four or five hundred miles Of en-.
veloped blankets"
As an afflicted husband was return
inc from the funeral of his wife, friend
asked how be was. SWELL" he said,
pathetically, ri think l feel better for
that little walk"
A Maine papers says that few Sun
days ago clergyman. on entering a
pulpit in the town Of Gray, in that
State, remarked to his auditors at
is not often l occupy this pnlpit, and
now am here I shall say just what
pleases me, and if there is a single cop
perhead present I advise him to rise ana
walk" No one dared to rise.
James Dudi, . wealty farmer Of s..
Charles, Missouri, who had taken
the oath Of allegiance, has been sentence
ed to pay $4,000 and be imprisoned
during the war for saying that he hoped
the Contederacy would be reorganized
a. the only hope OF salvation for the
country. Other persons who have
co,nmi ted similar offences IN that re-
gion have also been punished.
A white pelican. .pelicanus Anaerieos-
40, has been shot in Oneida county, n.
X The appearance of this bird in this
lati:u0e 10 very uncommon-the present
specimemcn measures eight feet be-
tween the tips Of his wings.
Guerrillas arc rampant in Nor,hweat
Missouri Captain Wilson going T. his
home near ST. Joseph is miesing.. all
Capt. Mcdonald, Of De Kalb county,
has been murdered in his own house.
Active steps appear to be necessary,
the indication being that guerrilla out
RACES will increse in that section.
Charles w. Petty, one Of the crew OF
the bark A. II. Tucker, just arrived Al
New Bedford, and, during the voyage.
bathin: at D,lco Island, when shark
took out Of his leg .above the knee
piece Of hesh one..foot long and six i.
ches wide down to the bone. lie .ar
vived but few hours.
4 man noted :lor. r.cal,nness and having
. scolding wife, was one night stop,"d
in the woods by pretended ghoet. i
can't stop, my friend,' said he. II
you are man, Inust request you !.
get out Of the way and let me pass Il,
you are the devil, come along an! !,,.et
supper, for married your sister.
John 8 Chapman, Of San Francisco,
formerly A. G. from Michigan, las
been arrested for disloy alsy and sent i.
Fort Aleitrss.