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Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-07-05
The Wife What Crows.

There is in Philadelphia young married
woman, who is very strongly afflicted with
mania for initiating the eroaing Of the morn
ing cock, while in state of somnolence. We
are assured that at an hour appointed by Na>
ture for chanticleer to frighten away the mid
night prowlers from yawning grayeyards, the
fortunate husband Of the Growing wife, on the
first night Of his marriage, was reused from
his slumbers by most lusty Growing. On
opening his eyes, what was his astonishment
to behold his better half seated in the middle
Of the connubial conjugal bliss, tapping her
wings and growing in a mos. loud and clear
voice, stretching out her neck after the most
approved rooster> fashion. Thrice did she thus
'heeald in the morn,a and then sank back aud
slept on. In the morning he spoke to her about
it, and was not more surprised than amused to
learn that she had been born in the country,
and that a fsyorite Shanghai which roasted
with his feathered family in the hen.coop,
near the window Of the maternal bedchamber
frightened her mother by his loud growing,
and thus the child was marked And ever
since-ycs even when babe lying in the
cradle, she has been won't to wake the echoes
of the coming dawn by initiating 'sye rooster
and still each morn she ''faps her wings and
crows As the business of the husband re-
quires him to rise early, he is rather pleased
than otherwise to find his wife possessed of this
additional accomplishment, which dispenscs
with the necessity Of alarm clock, though
having heard his grandmother say that the
'crowing Of hen indicated i'll luck, unless
her head was Immediately cut off, he is in
some doubt Whether in order to secure good
fortune to his house hold, he is not in duty
bound to stop his wifes Growing by seyeriug
her musical throat.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-07-05
The Supposed Hudson fiver Suicide
Claims to be a Chicago Man.

Sunlry papers gave particulars Of a man
iumpinr from a train on The Hudson Railroad
into the river, where it is supposed he was
drowned. Tiligent scarsh was made for his
bolv. hut without success He was afterward
found at q hotel at Stockport, and made the
following statement:
MY name is Charles Lampkin; I am res
ilcnt Of Chicago; formerly kept Yankee
notion store on the corner of Clark and Mich
iean street; | left Chicago early this week for
New York. calculating to take the steamer for
Europe where was TO meet my family, and
return with them TO the United States; when
I started had 50. 900 in money on my person
and had with me also q black satchell contain
ing shirt, one pair Of boots and a blanket;
while travelling on the Western cars noticed
several Chicago thieves in the same car with
me, watching me close; | am satisfied that
they knew that had large amount Of money
with me: when GOT on the Hudson River cars
at o'clock Friday morning, Iagain met them
they were in the same car with me; be-
came very much alarmed, and was afraid they
would 10 violence; soon after leaving Albany
they watched me SO close, and got around me
in such numbers, that | offered one of them
so If he would Let me be: knew they were
determined to rob and kill me; becoming more
alarmed | determined to take the chances
ana jump from the train; having been used to
getting on and off the cars at Chicago, l
thought could land safely. The conductor
says the train was going forty miles an hour.
stepped down to the lower step and then
jumped; think l tumbled the distance Of
half block when | came to my senses,
was hanging over fence, my head and arms on
one side and my legs on the other: becoming con-
scious, groaped about in the dark till found
my hat, and then walked two miles to this
hotel; have the check for trunk I had in
the baggage-car, and have also all my mon-
ey; feel little sore, but nothing more
n. 7. Tribune.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-07-05
The Parisiau Workmeli.

The Partisan workman is a curiosity. The
best tempered fellow in the world, and, with,
al verify believe, the hardest worked
Sunday brings to him no relaxation. He gains
perhaps five francs day, when our hod
carriers are paid double that sum, and any
mechanic gains treble. He rises ut dawn
if he don't belong to tho night birds,-and
works on an empty stomach until nine o'clock
when he repairs to the nearest bakers shop,
buys roll Of bread, then to the humble restau-
rant adjoining for morsel Of bread and
glass Of wine, and he and his companions take
their repast in tho meuicst. manner. Mean
time madam and the babies arc providing fol
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-07-05

their wants by themselves al home. At noon,
perhaps, this overture finds time TO take what
in New England is called abile, and at six
In the evening he dimes.
Many thousand Of the workmen in Paris
arc obliged to keep hard at work in The even
ing 10 gain enough to live. Wages are shock
ingly low. There is no justice in these humble
prices for labor. A mouihful Of bread costs
five sous and the cost Of bread is more than
it was month ago. Tie Exhibition rush is
now giving prices lift What jean and the
children will DO after while is a problem -
The French, like The Irish workman, will mar
ry and bring the family circle around thcm.-
More honest and unsophisticated in wicked
ness than his brother Partisan Of higher rank,
he does not know of Has0as and Paris eriss stte
lore 50 much as he might, had he more leisure
and he one day finds himself without sufficient
resources. Then his children supply the
market Of vice. That is usually tho first sac
rifee. But that is the inside of the picture,
anil analysis disgusts and discourarea To
the casual observer the workingInan seems
merry, even contentel. The amusoments he
can afford are humble, but he enters into them
with 9 zest that American would initiate ifihoy
were wise. Activity is the soul Of a French
man. One never sees Jean ana his comrades
sit for o long time in The wine shop, as DO the
Americans and English ov, their pipes and
beer. avow never saw saller sight than
the smoking room Of an English public house
nor mcrrier than workman's cgfs in Paris
in the evening Lcfr, Nqy 18th
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-07-05


you lron spikes pierce your b1dy, and into
yoar oye-halls, clcat hrongh the vertehra they
penetrate. Not asick embrace, but slowly
you arc EMBODIED, orc turn Of the screw, just
enough 10 penetrate tlt1 aesh, just enough to
touch tinc apple of the quiyering eye; them
after an age Of anguish, another turn and
hundred spikes reach g httle nearer TO the
nerves and then as hest n thirst ard fever
rack the body another gentle turn and ancth-
er age Of torture; and then one more advance
Of the spikes toward the vitals till death comes
on, anu he maiden unfolding her arms, drops
her victim through trap-door, downtown
down into unknown depths We drop
pebble and hear the faint splash Of waters
far beneath
dIere is skull. Anatomists say it Is the
skull Of female. Sou may put your fingers
into the holes where the spikes which entered
the eyes come through No name on record.
God only has The book of remembrance.
ave think Of this dungeon as connected
with the barbarsm of the middle ages; but
we are not removed from those days Of rigor.
Gus administration of law Till Napoleon
with his legions of France came across the
Rhine, oyerthrowing all obstcles, this iron
maiden held out her arms to receive offenders
against the law. On The approach Of the
French army in 1903, the Virgin, as it is call
ed, with other instruments of torture. were
thrown into q cart, and dispatched in haste out
Of the town, but fell into the hands Of the VIC
torious army. Not till then did the world
know what sort of punishments were metc'l
o3lt TO the offenders of the law.
awe are to remember that luxembourg was
free city. About thirty practieian families
for . long time monopolzel authority, and
chose a council Of state consisting of eight per-
sons who formed the executive. This execu-
tive was an irresponsible body. The world
knew nothing of their secret administration Of
affairs. Men disappeared and no one knew
what became of them"
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-07-05
Rancid Butter.

We cut from an exchange the following re
ceipt: "To q pint of water add thirty drops
(about half a teaspoonfnl of liquor Of chloride
Of lime. Wash in this two and half pounds
of rancid butter. When every particle Of the
butter has come in contact with the water,
let it stand an hour or two; then wash
the butter well again in pnre water. The
butter is then left without any odor and has
the sweetness Of fresh butter. These proper
ations of lime have nothing injurious in
them.'
The same paper says:
.sWe forthwith obtained some Of the most
rancid butter, and it was bad enough for any
stomach that had more sensibility than
wagon Wheel We doctored it as per recipe,
and when placed on the table by the side Of
new, good butter, very able judges could not
distinguish which was the new butter. Here
is fact worth years subscription to pa
per-
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-07-05
Office as the Post Office.

On and after May 18th, 1867, Passenger
Trains will run IS follows:
GOING EAST-PAclFIc EXPRESS leaves
Council Bluffs 1880 a. NJ. Boone, s:.25 7. ". ;
Tama 1855 p. NJ. Cedar Rapids 2:25 4. y; ;
Clinton, 900 4. NJ, and arrives in Chicago at
100 r. X.
MAIi. leaves Council Bluffs al -:5 p. ". ;
Boone 900 A, ~; Tama i:25 r. NJ; Cedar Rap
ids 500 r. H.; Clinton 1915 p. ii, and arrives
in Chicago at 5:15 A. Il.
CLINTON PASSENGER leaves Clinton
1925 4. H., and arrives in Chicago at 700 u. II
GOING WEST.-PAcIrIc EMPRESS leaving
Chicag at 800 7. 81, arrives ut Clinton 9l5
?. M.; Cedar Rapids 1870 \. W.. Tama 4:05 i.
VI; Boone 1:3j A. NJ, and Council Bluffs 3:i5
p. ".
MAIL leaving Chicago at 1l:o0 T. NJ, ar
rives at Clinton at eco 4. NJ; Cedar Rapids
Ills a. NJ; lama 2:3l P. NJ; Boone G:3o p. NJ.
Council Bluffs 1852 A. NJ.
CLINTON PASSENGER leaving Chicago al SIS
A. NJ, arrives at Clinton at $40 p NJ.
I. p. HOWE, supt,
i. B.F.PATR1CK, Genl Pass. Agent.
Clinton, May II, 1867.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-07-05
lNENTRAL HOUSE,
Meehanfcsvillc, IOWa.

IRA E. SWETLAND,. ......... PROPRIETOR.
This we'll known House hos been entirely
reftted and refurnished, and the Proprietor
intends to spare no pains in making it Q first
class House. n21yl.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-07-05
Officers:
nISCHARGE FROM DEBTS!

Messrs. STRUBLE s. BRADSHAW, Attorn-
cys at Law, Toledo, Iowa. arc now prepared to
procure discharges under the Baahrupt Lac.
Parties desiring to take the benefit of said
Act, should make application at once and thus
avoid the delay that will be incurred by those
applying late, when applications will be more
numerous and delay occur in consequence
We make this business 4 specially, and from
the amount Of business which We expect to
secure in this line VIC shall be able to obtain
discharges upon reasonable terms.
2Gm3 STRUBLE s. BRADSHAW.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-07-05
H T E L s
TH0s. McCLELAND, Proprietor.
rLARENCE HOU Sc.

Clarence, Iowa.
ONO BROTHERS,. ........ Proprietors
This hotel has been recently reittod and
refurnished with especial care for the accom-
mediation Of the travelling public. Good sta
bling furnished. Den. Charges reasonable. Su5a
13-tf.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-07-05

O. EOn PER YEAR! We want
- L. OUU agents everywhere to sell
our IMPROVED $50 Sewing Machines. Three
new kinds. Under and upper feed. Warrant
ed five years. Above salary or large commits
sions paid The ONLY machines sold in tho
United States fol- less than $40, which are
fully licensed By Hope, Whecler j. Wilson, Gro-
per y Baker, Sanger S Co., and Bacheider. All
other cheap machines arc i'vriagements and the
eller or user ore liable to arrest fine and inpris-
onment Circulars. free. Address, or call upon
Shaw & Clark, Biddcford, Maine, or Chicago,
Ills. v1nGly
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-07-05
CLINTON

4 substantial Stock Company which insures
against Toss or damage hy FIRE and LIGHT
MING.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01
a Word to Bows


We fad the following words to boys 10
one of our exchanges, and particularly re-
commend its peFusal to our young readers.
Get it by heart, lads;
Who is respected 2 It is the boy who
conducts himself well. who is honest, dill
gent and obedient in all things. It is the
boy who is making an effort continually to
respect his. father, and to obey him in
whatever he may direct to be done. Tt is
the boy who is kiBd to other little boys,
who respects age, and who never gets into
difficulties and quarrels with his compan-
ions. It is the boy who leaves no effort
untried to improve himself in knowledge
and wisdom every day who is busy and
active in endeavoring to do good acts to-
wards others. Show me boy who obeys
his parents, and who is diligent, who has
respect for age, who always has friendly
disposition. aud who applies himself dili-
gently to get wisdom, to do good towards
others, and if he is not respected and be-
loved by every body, then there is no such
thing as truth in the world. Remember
this, little boys, and you will grow up and
become useful men,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01
The Home Press

We clip the following from the Chicago
Republican, and commend it to the consid-
GRAFTON of our readers
what tells so readily the standard of
town or city as the appearance of its news
paper; and its youth or age can as well be
defined by the observing, by a glance at its
newspaper, as though a personal observa-
ton had been made. The enterprise of its
citizens is depicted by its advertisements-
the liberality by the. locks of the paper
Some papers show good, solid, healthy
foundation, plethoric purses and well-to-
do appearance generally others show a
striving to contend with the grasping
thousands around them, trying to wrench
out existence from the close-fsted comma
nifty around them An occasional meteor
ic display in its columns of telegraphio, Of
local or OF editorial, shows what it would
do if it had the means, but cannot continue
/ in the expensive work, until the support
comes which ought to be readily granted.
A newspaper is like a church it wants
fostering at the commencement, and for a
few years, then, as general thing it can
walk alone. and reflect credit upon its To-
cation. Take your home paper, it gives
you more news of immediate interest, than
the New York or other distant city papers ;
it talks for you when no others will speak
in your favor when other localities belle
you, it stands up for your rights you al
ways have a champion in your home paper
and those who stand up for you should GER
tainly be we'll sustained. Your interests
are kindred and equal, rise or fall together
Therefore, it is to your interest to support
your home paper, not grudgingly, but in q
liberal spirit, as a pleasure, not as a disa-
greable duty, as an investment that viii
amply repay expenditure.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01

A LITTLE chap who had among other
Christmas presents, mechanical box"
in which two ''colored pussons" were in
tended to dance, on being wound up"
found it would not work, and appealed to
an older brother to ''fx it." Jack looked
at it, and Immediately exclaimed, "Why /
they can't be fixed SO as to work, Bob.
tqey are free, you know -
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01

(THE printers delight. Take a sheet
Of note paper, fold it carefully. and en-
close a bank note sufficiently large to pay
up arrearages. Keep your eye Oa the Prin-
ter, and if you can detect a smile, the trick
is q -EEchangs.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01

A RADICAL member Of the West Virgin
ia Senate is charged with stealing hog,
and member Of the House for "lifting"
a carpet sack and overcoat. 1t used to be
that honest men made laws for the punish
ment Of thieves, but under the Radical
dispensation we have presented the strange
spectacle of thieves making laws for honest
people.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01


Sec. XIV. Be it further enacted, That
every violation of this act is hereby de-
clared to be a misdemeanor, and punisha.
bic upon presentment or indictment, and
every person participating IN such viola
tion, shall, upon conviction, be fued not
less than ten nor exceeding one hundred
dollars, and may be imprisoned at the dis.
cretion of the Court.
Sec. Ky. Be it further enacted, That an
act, entitled can Act to alter and amend
an act entitled 'An Act to limit the Eleo-
tive Franchise passed May Sd. 1866"
be, and the same is hereby altered and
amended as provided in the several sec
tions of this act and the provisions of
this act shall be deemed and held in lieu of
the said act, entitled can Act to alter and
amend an act entitled An Ael to limit the
Elsolive Fsanehissss Posssd Nay Sd. 1866, .
with the exception Of the preamble thereto
prefxed, OF pre6xed to the act entitled
''An Act to limit the Elective Franchise. -
passed June 9Th, 1865, which preamble is
hereby declared part of this act.
See. XVI. Be it further enacted, That
this act shall not be 80 construed as to all
low the coIored man to hold office, or sit on
jures.
Sec. XVII. Be it further enacted, That
this act shall take effect aBd be in full force
from and after its passage.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01

ADvEKTIsINe.-A celebrated wholesale
merchant in London, England, has pre-
sented the proprietors Of the Ielegraph'
with a printing press wich cost S25sOoos
as a token Of appreciation. In doing so
he accompanied the gift by letter, which
said "In your paper. BY judiciOus advsr-
tisiDg. have amassed the fortune which
enables me to offer this testimony Of re
gard aud good viii"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01

THE Sosfth, published at Ibervills, La,
says; We viii here take occasion to urge
upon our planters not to fail to make their
own corn this season. We pay no tax on
corn produced at home. but an internal tax
when We bay it, Let US not be SO foolish
as to think we cannot raise our own corn
aud proyeuder. 1t can be done easily aud
pays better than either cotton or sugar.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01


Blest they who seek,
While intheir youth,
With spirit meek
The waV Of truth.
To them the Sacred Scriptures now display
CHRIST as the only true and living way:
His precious blood on Calvary was given
Tomake them heirs ofendless bliss in heav'n
And cen on earth the child of God can trace
The glorious blessings ofhis Savior's grace.
For them He bore
His ather's frOwu
For them He wore
The Thorny Crown
Nailed to the Cross,
Endured its pain,
That His life's loss,
Might be then gam.
Then haste to choose
That better part
Nor ever dare refuse
The Lord thy heart.
Lest He declare
q know you not -
And deep despair
Forever be yOur lot.
Now lOozto JEsUs vino or Calvary died,
And truss him ll5sie isllo there cruel led
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01

ELoPEMEEFs are 50 common at Spring
field that there is talk Of establishing "a
home for deserted husbands''
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01

Gov. Browulow recently paBdoned a mur-
derer named Wise, who had been sentenc-
ed to the penitentiary for ninOty-nihe years,
for killing lad fourteen years Of age,
named stockley. The ofrense Of StOckley
was in being the son Of Southern man.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01
Brick Pomerov on Bufler

The Memphis AUalunche publishes the
followingrather strongly worded card from
Brick Pomeroy, who is now in Memphis I:
memphis, Tenn, Feb. Is. 1857 see
by the papers that Major-General Beast F..
Butler, IL D., Oies like devils), has pub
lished card in a New York paper, deny
ing that he wrote to me at La Crosse, offer
ing to discontinue his contemplated libel
suit, as first noticed in a Republican paper
of Chicago, if I would discontinue my re-
marks concerning him. He farther says he
pays no attention to newspaper attacks. to
which statement his own letter to the New
York papers gives the lie, else why the
letter?
Butler annoyed at the truths told-of him
in the La Crosse Democrat, would silence
lis attacks by a suit for libel. This is his
foolishness. Failing to frighten the editor
thereof, he offers not to prosecute the suit il
the attacks are discontinued. This is his
blundering idiocy. Failing to terrify, and
not daring to stand trial, he seeks a retreat
by piece of strategic falsehood to him
quite common. Permit me to say to you and
the public, that B. E. Butler, the spoon
thief, gold-robber and woman insulter-the
plunderer and coward, did write me, OF
some one did for him, and that his letter tc
the New York Tribune is deliberate lie tc
cover his foolish blunder.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01
TIE CROSS.

Quaint though the construction be OF the
following poem, yet never has the story Of
the Gross been told with more truthful
simplicity:
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01

ENIGMA.-It lives in Italy. though it is
found no where on the face of the eaFth.-
Though it is known to be in all cities, yet
it was never in any town, village or ham
let. Itis always found 10 kitchens and
bitches, though it never was in a house or
trench. Wherever wit and frivolty exist,
there it may be found, though it is always
out of humor. Though it figures in hab-
its, yet it was never seen in dress. It is
always the companion Of pity and charity,
yet it has nothing to do with religion. It
is noti existence, yet, without it, mans
spirit would be broken. It is in SwitzeF-
land and Brittany at the same time, and
yet it is in neither What is it? Echo
answers I tt
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01

A ROMANCE I.-She stood
beside the altar, with wreath of orange
buds upon her head-upon her back, the
richest kind of duds.
Her lover stood beside her. with white
kids and dickey clean (; the last was twenty
one years old, the first was seventeen.
The parsons job was over, every one
had kissed the bride, and wished the young
pair happiness, and laughed, and danced
and cried.
The festive scene was ended, the last
words had been said, the happy maid had
simmered down, the last gay guest had
fed.
CHAPTER u.-She stood beside the wash
tub, with her red hands in the suds, while
at her slip-shOd feet there lay pile Of dirty
duds.
Her husband stood beside her, the eros
sest man alive the last was twenty
years old. the first was twenty FIVE.
The heavy wash was over. and the
clothes hung up to dry, and Tom had
stuck his finger in the dirty baby's eye.
Tom had been spanked, and supper made
Ion crust of bread and the happy wife
and husband went grumblng off to bed.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01
III. NJ. PoMERoY.

P. ST. am on my way to New Orleans,
and the attention of the Beast is invited to
letters I shall write from there, in which he
will be frequently mentioned in connection
with his robberies, vllanies, speculations,
and the other attributes which qualify him
for representing Massachusetts, in Congress
as he will some day represent that Con-
gress in he'll. III. NJ PoMERoT.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-03-01

An Asr to alter and amend an Act passed May Sd,