Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-04-09
NUMBER 30.


Oecupattons Of the United States.
The census returns of occupations y
Is instructive, and At times amusing.-
Among the occupations recorded We End
l49O actors, SO apiaris.s, (all in Califor.
nia,) 45l6 artists, 8 astrologists and 2
astronomers, l26 authors, l9,O0l bakers.
o753 bankers, 1895 bank officers, II, 40
BARRIERS, 1928 barkeepers, liz, 1857 black.
smiths, 4,901 brokers. 3O,lO butchers,
1929 cabinet-makers. chiropodisss,
27,437 civil and mechanical engineers,
1882 clergymen, 353 cooks, 43,624
coopers, cotton brokers, 265O dsguero.
typists, IVA dancing % asters, 5000 dentists
1894 editors, z explorers, 1855 express.
men, 2,445,se5 farmers, 795,67s farm Ia
borer2 geologists, 4O,07O grocers, ? gun.
ners, q, ,sls inkeepers, 7s7 judges, 969, ,3ol
labcrsrs, 1858 laundresses, 33, 1913 law.
yers, 65 librarians, 43, 1924 machinist., 27l
midwives, 25, 721 milliners, 472s musi.
clans, 943 newsmep, LA nuns, 1851 hos.
tiers, 1854 peddIers, 23,lo6 printers,
36,5s7 railroad men, All reporters, 2l3
scul ptors. 90, l9S sesmstresses, 1856 sex.
tons, l64, Cos shoemakers, 246 showmen,
1882 spectators, Ito, 1869, 1856 telegraph
operators, ll,l95 traders, 4 translator., &
trappers, II ven.ri:oquists, Sc, It's weavers,
32,693 wheelvrights, wild horse ca,cters.
33s2 wood.cutters, &C., &c.
We would advise the editor Of the Kim
derhook Rough Notes to adopt the cash in
advance plan. Just listen to him:
Moses struck q rock and brought forth
water to slack the thirst of the weary Is-
raelites. Oh, that We had his rod for
spell, wouldn't We punk these rocky hearts
OF some Of our customers till they gush-
ed But We sometimes doubt the efficacy
Of even Moses rod in our case. Nothing
short of the power that knocked down
Paul when he was prosecuting the Chris.
$isns, vonld bring them to q realizing
sense of their Indebtedness to rs, and it,
immediate payment.
DEsERrIoNs FROM THE EARMY-Previous
TO April, 1862, there were reported 3,454
desertions from the army-being an aver.
age Of $3.50 per month. In April, 1852,
the Provost Marshal system was adopted,
and since then the average dsser,ions per
month have been but 1876. The total
aggregate of desertions since the war
broke out is III, l51-of which number
sc, 600 were enlisted men from New York:
1889 from Pennsylvania; 1889 from
Ohio; ll,455 from Illinois; $500 from
kentucky; 4 s's Missouri; l,943 from
Tennessee 1886 from Virginia; 1869
from the District Of Columbia; aud small
Ter numbers from other States.
Well, my good fellow. said victo.
rious general to favorite soldier, after
battle, land what did you do to gain Us
this victory "Do? May it please your
honor, why, walked bouldly up to ono Of
the inimy, and cut of his fut!' "Cut off
his foot Why didn't you cut off his head!'
"Ah an faith, yer honor, that was Off
already
The Albany Knickerbocker says that
there is one man in Poughkeepsie who has
been rather unfortunate during the past
few weeks. Within that time he has been
drafted, married and burnt ant. He might
have recovered from the draft aud burn,
but the marriage settlec him.
The bill to exclude the issues Of banks
Of other States from circulation in this
State, after the 4,h of July next, has
passed both branches Of the General Az.
sembly. Ithas probably already received
the signature of the Governor and become
law.
5"o bob, did you ever see Miss Simpkins!
"No,' replied Bob. "How do you know
she 10 handsome, then p because the
women are always running her down."
replied the scamp.
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The editor Of the Saratoga Republican,
anxious to contribute something unique
and wonderful to the Albany Bazaar, for
the relief Of our soldiers, sent an Ameri-
can dime and three cent piece, ~ two Of
the greatest curiosties Of the present day!
A Yakee wishing to be understood By
his Russian neighbor at table, remarked:
"Mr. Thingumbobski. will thank you for
the pepperdorf'
a@ ='. .' - . . -
. An Irishman complained to bis physi.
CHM that hs stuffed him 90 much with
drugs. that he WAS sick . long time after
he got we'll.
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