The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-06-13

toniahed pair had the novel Satisfaction
Of being married . second time at their
own home and tho parson came homo =
happier and wiser man. In the lam
guage Of the novel, reader our tale is
true one" and It you knew the minis
ter's name ~ well ~ we, you might
flnd out more than our story tells
State Register. ...ss,
/ A RARs Wlrs.-The following Incl
dent h related in the "black country"
In connection with the recent snow
storm. Az Mount Pleasant, little VIII
lags between Shillnah and wellington,
there lived an aged couple named Shep-
herd, the husband being seventy -one
yeAfs. Of age and the wife one year
youngor. Shepherd h engaged - = fur
mace tender at the. Old PAsk c0uhpAny's
works, and on Saturday night = week
he went on duty a. usual, his time being
mp at six on the following morning. It
will be remembered that during the
night Of Saturday week snow fell heavily
accompanied by violent gusts Of wind,
the snow forming deep drifts In exposed
places. The old woman on awakening
early on Sunday morning, perceived
this state Of things, and became more
anxious for the safety Of her husband,
who would have to cross two or three
fields on his way home. She got up,
lit the fire, and prepared everything for
her husbands breakfast, aud when all
this was done, found that there was yet
AN hour before he would reach home.
She thereupon lit . lantern, and taking
with her = shovel, set to work and
cleared = path through the snow to the
foundry, where her husband was at
work, q distance Of quarter of mile,
completing her task in time to enable
the old man "to walk home comforta-
bly," as she ssid.-Ghnada Paper.
Going to Sea in Bowl.
The successful trip of the little Red,
White aud Blue across THO Atlantic has
had the natural result Of provoking 9TH
er foolhardy attempts Of . similar
kind. A small vessel Of two and 4
A0AA VOu0 A1A01DuAVAAOuO 10 W 00AA SAVtA
Baltimore this month, for Europe, In
charge of three men and . boy, the
intention being to exhibit the boat and
crew In the Paris expositiOn-provided
they get safely across. Another expert
mcnt OF the kind Ia thus described:
The journey IL to be undertaken on
one of Perry's monitor RATS, now on ex-
hibition in this city. The raft is con-
structed of three air tight cylinders
encased In heavy Russia duck-cloth,
each twenty-five feet in length by
twelve and one-half wide. When
blown up these bags are connected by
the deck The Gst is ciSs schooner ssrG risssd r'
with lug-sail forward, main-sail AT
and jib. Cabin there Is none, the only
protection for the passengers being .
small waterproof tent rugged amidships.
Captain Mikes, with two companions,
constitute the complement of men, and
the expedition 10 to start about tho mid
die OF the preseut month, bound for
Paris and the Exposition. The raft
draws but seven inches of water, and
with fair wind the inventor states that
her speed will be FROG twenty to thirty
knots an hour.
The destination of this craft is also the
Paris exposition.
One Of the longest railroads in the
country has adopted the custom of pay
ing it's laborers the price Of barrel OF
dOur per week, - the most just and
satisfactory mode Of measuring the val
uc Of labor.
Some speculators imported large
quantity Of rice into Japan from China,
but - the Japs will not eat foreign rice,
they cannot sell it.
The New Lebanon Shaker community
is in great state of excitement over the
marriage Of two of its younger members.
Candy Adulterations.
Our new health episonage is bringing
to light some queer things. The COM
mon candies and confectioneries Of COM