The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-06-02

a candidate for the nsxt Presidency -
Abraham Lincoln. sge7a sa4
The postal money order systs0y Just
established BY the Law, provides shss no
money order shall be issued for any sen
less than one or more than thirty dellass,
and al persons who shall receive money
orders are required to pay therefor The
following charges or fees, viz: For On
order for one dollar or for sny larger sam,
but not to exceed ten dollars, ten cents
shall be charged and cxsoted by the post
master giving such order; for sn order OF
more than ten and not exceeding twenty
dollars, the charge shall be fifteen cssts;
and for every order exceeding twenty Dol.
lars fee Of twenty cents. ,-a. "a
A soldier of tho 1st Pennsy lv.nia cav.
airy, in the Potomac Army, vas short
time since found asleep near Warycptos.
Va, having slep, "a hours. He stepped
up to his captain and said, "Csptsin, I
die to morrow at 4 o'clock, and the war
will end in June. You haye no more for
me to do" A. the clock struck 4 on
the following day he died without srnu.
The Pope has sent check for $500 to
the General Aid Society Of Buffalo, 10 be
applied to the comfort Of our wounded
soldiers. a . aag8q4a esa
Rev. DR.. Foster, Of Springfield, Mass
IN review Of the war, atatcd that one
million eight hundred thousand men had
been called Into the field, and two thou.
sand battles and skirmishes he'd taken
place, two hundred and ten thousand
men had been killed, wounded, or madc
prisoners since the war began, and yet
such was our rccuperative power that, ia
the meantime, four hundred end siety.
seven thousand young msa had become
Of military age. y. IA. VI ..si
The Washington PepaLHcan says that
during tho mouth of April the Fourth
Auditor Of the Treasury settled three
Thousand two hundred aud ninety.three
claims for prize money, amounting to
$500, ,933, SO. ~. ~ ..a.. :,
The already famous Arctic travelsr,C.
I. Hall, announces his intention Of start.
ing u2on another expedition about lhs
! middle Of June next. 'aef'I
/ --..r..-.-- ..-..e.-- pt=-..,.~..
1t " i'll doubtless reach 500, 900, thesnm
originally proposed. ....e r-..&
The Methodist General Conference re.
Gently in session at Philadelphia, has cx.
tended the limit Of service OF I minister
in one place from two to three years =
An army chaplain preaching to his sol.
diers exclaimed: elf God is with NJ,
who can be against us?" "Jef Davia
and the d:viI!'' promptly exclaimed ono
Of the boys.
Say what is right, srd let others ssy
what they please You are responsible
for onl ly ono tougue--even if you ore
married man. xi
None are SO fond of secrets as those
who don't mean to keep them; such per-
sous covet secrets as spend,hrift covcts
money-for the purpose Of circulation.
McClc'an's famous balloon corps that
used TO report such wonders in the Arst
Potomac Army campaign, have gone up
on: of sight, and have not been hsald
from since. .-.........-.-.
The yield of gold in Australia and N.
Zealand, for the year 1868, was about
ooo ,oOo,uuO to S4OU, OOO.
A powerful insurrection is spreAdinc
in Tunis, Africa on the Mediterranean.
More thae20, 600 Bsdouins are reported
to be under arms. A similar NOV ement
had broken out in tho French possessions
in Algeria.
Many remarkable incidents Of courage
and endurance of wounded men are rejst.
ed Of the recent Virginia battles. I A
soldier with his arm amputated, ssid, x
am very sorry I have lost my arm, for I
want to ba at them again" He sang.
Orally Round the Flag, Boys" and .
score in the hospital joined in tho chorus.
A good one is told of Gen. Grant. As
he was in the car on his way TO the front,
neTsboy came in, crying out, "Life Of
General Grant" One Of the Generals
Aids, pointing to the General, told him
he guessed that man would buy = copy.
The boy approached tho General, who
asked him careIessly, "Who is General
Grant" The boy, giving him look Of
indignation and disgust, replied, "You
must be a id old gresny not 70 knov
Gen. Gran,!' The General, after that,
Of course bought his life! sEs
The following "notus'' was recently
put up in tho post Office a. Cedar Rapids,
BY worthy citizen Of chat vicinity:
The undersigno wishes 70 seli his COW
and caf chep for Green Bax at his house
BY the rale rode one Saturday the 18th
Of may 1864. P.H. WINTER,
s@The Lowell Courier states taatin
one Of the cotton mills Of tha. city, vas
found day or two ago, in ope ming aops
cotton bales, little cone. h.ped article,
which was found 10 tho picker.room.
containing eight or ten percussion ests.
% trying them, several exploded. and il
is supposed that all arc good. H,d .ha