The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-09-06


you're teasin it. teas in it.
The Asiatic cholera is still on its way in
Europe, keeping up the music Of the Dead
March.
Every situation in life has its advantages.
The person least jostled upon the streets is
tho chimney sweep.
There are many editorial illustrations of
the fact that narrow minds make broad as
sertions
The tide of friendship does not rise on
the brink of perfection. Amiabe weakness
and ortcomngs are the food Of love.
If you turn an honest man, you render
the world a greater service than by killing
rascal
An English writer says that Arkwright
wrote his name upon the streams We don't
see how he could streams are not stationary
In that black, unseemly engine the print
ing press, lies the worlds great strength
| and Times most formidable foe.
Many persons are SO fond of fun that they
| will drink il out Of cup that is but indif-
fcrently clean.
A man in New York set his wife on fire
| The police burst into the room and extin-
guishcd her, and put him out
Ross Winans Of Baltimore, is buildings
cigar shaped war steamer in London. 1t will
probably all end in smoke
"Unripc fruit is dangerous" said an old
maid to her young neice. $50 is decaycd'
replied the impudent hussy
| In the interchange Of lead and iron com
pliments between soldiers, ii is thought
more blessed to give than to receive.
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always be said Of your children, while you
If girl is unfortunately stone blind, let
her get married. If that doesn't open her
eyes, nothing will.
A Cairo paper says that at the hanging
of two negroes in that city, everything
passed of most pleasantly" No doubt the
negroes passed off, very pleasantly indeed.
II you wish 10 see how much the sweet
meats you buy for your children arc adulter-
ated, put them in water and then measure
the chalk undissolved at the bottom.
The richest child in Europe child
| We must protest against the above, for the
name Of the millionaire family is pronounced
Rote- shield, and means red shield.
strip Of thick paper laid over the edge
Of each stair, under the carpet. will pre-
serve q stair carpet from wearing through
onethird longer than otherwise.
There is hardly any money in the South,
but plenty Of building material Every man
carries on his head private brick-kiln Of
his own.
Only to the perfect being in an imperfect
world, or the imperfect being in a perfect
world, see every thing irretrievably out Of
joint.
Reading the grand old poets is like dining
of gold plate in the company Of kings: very
splendid, very ceremonious, and not little
appalling.
Man has taught even the lightnings to
forget their thunders, and to whisper, as
they flicker along the wires, the accents of
his thought
! Many departed little ones are to day link
ing earth TO Heaven, and who would make
the number less? Without a tear, they are
awaiting us just beyond the azure, ever
young-ever the children we laid them down.
| Allow the sugar to dissolve in your coffee
or tea without stirring; if froth remains in
the centre, durable fine weather is indicated:
but rainy if it settles around the sides;
variable il il remains between the two so
says nj. Sauvagen. Hats Journal of Health.
"A gentleman Of Boston recently bought
black and tan terrier ia New York, and
paid high price for him, because he was
supposed to be pure blooded. Since reach
ing home, the black and tan color Of the
animal has gradually faded out and he has
become very ordinary looking white cur.
To awaken children from their sleep with
loud noise or in an impetuous manner, is
extremely injudicious and hurtful; nor is it
proper to carry them from dark room i'm
mediatcly into glaring light against daz-
cling wall, for the sudden impression Of light
debiltatcs the organs of vision, and lays
the foundation Of weak eyes from early
infancy.
There are now nearly three hundred
Cinnamon living in New York, but probably
not half dozen women from that country
There are two or three Chinese families
About fifty of the Cinnamon are married.
most Of them to Irish woman. They are
generally Industrious. but somewhat addicted
TO drinking, and they ARE not clearly in
their habits. Many Of them are at work az
porters in stores, and are faithful to their
employers.
Give me your hand General Grant
You're mani
You not the coward to say 81 cant'
Nor the boaster to say II canl'
But you went to work with will and won,
To prove that the thing could be done.
Oh! God was kind and heaven was true
When he gave a man like u
lysses Grant
When it gave man like you
A Galena correspondent of the Cedar
Valley Times tells some interesting anecdotes
of General Grant. He says that the citizens
of Galena have presented the General with
a splendid house, all furnished in admirable
style, with wine, cigars, and every comfort
and luxury, the enjoyment Of which he un-
interruptedly partakes, and then turns out
in the morning down town, pleasantly chat
ting with his old comrades in the stores,
telling them that he has .two horses that
he could get $1,000 each for, and one he
could get 1000 for, which he should leave
with some good trainer in New York, while
he was absent in Europe" One gentleman
said that while Grant was in the old store
clerking, . gentleman asked his brother how
his military clerk got ON? The reply was,
che can do up bundle after trying two or
three times, and then turning to our hero
said, "Ulysses, what are you good for?"
Grant replied, ~ don't know; this business
don't suit me. Such anecdotes Of Grant
are current among his old intimate friends
at Galena, who knew nothing of his genius,
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