Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-07-24

Answers to Correspondents.
IMp.-The "Piciic' mentioned in a
political Poster recently, is supposed
to be the final rest of that party, loca-
ted in some part Of the Rocky Noun
tains, to which place f. p. Blair has en-.
igrated recently.
PuFF.-We are not in the habit ri
taking less than two dollars year for
our paper. We are willing to wait
until after harvest for pay, but cant
go Un'o" terms, forty cents a year,
payable annually in .cornstalks.
CRAxK.-It is very true that our
friend A. Harlan of this place. has held
two post norton examinations and in
that way determined the difference
between negro and copperhead,
the former is black skinned. the latter
black hearted.
n. y. WoRLD-It is not necessary
for us to tell intelligent people, that it
is supposed that your paper is found in
certain small houses so frequently be-
cause it is soft
Grant was not scrcnalcl at Gin
cinnati for about the same reason that
+. p Blair was not paid the same at
tention at Chicago.
We, too, think it very foolish for ed
itors to laud men before nominations,
and try to induce them to accept the
nomination of a certain party, and in
case Of their nomination by another
party, attempt to make them out the
baseSt boobies.
"CAr."-The classic couplet" men
toned III our last issue, is an institution
for manufacturing Democratic voters,
hoe this is done Is bcttor explained by
the original narrator of the conplet, as
he is reported to be a good judge of
snail matters
Josm.-We are aware that it is said
that the Mississippi river runs uphill"
it has very likely taken Democratic
direction to the salt regions.
SAcK.-We know that the man OF
the Inc while of the Courier. of Cover
nor Stone said:
an the name Of the Denocratic masses Of
Iowa, We defy BILL SroNE, and ALL the wick
ed acts that his uncosquerable pass ions can
induce him TO perpesrats."
He only did it in the "name Of of the
Democrtic m. 8 ses,' as there are hut few
of that class, had he let off the I'm a
greater number of that party would
have been represented.
S-.You ask what caused the quarrel
between the Irishman and the Dutch
man on the 18th inst, at the saloon.
We suppose that the two cheer tubs"
began ito sour up" and fcourse must
produce froth.
JoE.-Don't think the woman who
was stabbed on or about the 10th was
seriously injured. We have not heard
the particulars, however.
JoKER.-You ask why we didn't no.
tice your mistake with your lass on
the night Of the Presbyterian Festival
at the Court House.
The reason we did not notice was,
We got failed for saying the fellow at
the Methodist Festival picked at the
wrong handkerchief. We will say to
you, however, that to save having to
be shown false swells' don't make
any inquiries why the ladies' breathing
apparatus is SO large.
JoT.-The man who writes s:family
records" is not now in town, where he
is We cannot say.
SuE.-"A home without mother
is doubtless 'smotherless home.'
AuSrY.-It is very probably true
that the reason why drunken man
makes SO many "wry faces" is because
he drinks too much frye whisky" 1t
is very doubtful, however, if such is so
in Iowa, if it is they must be forty rod
faces, as such is the Iowa "rye."
TRUE.-Itis most probably a cor
rect version Of the reason why the es-
cort train Of the Pendletonites, carried
Is barrels of whisky and 100 kegs lag
er, that they might be in proper trim
for Scymour's women, as al! voted for
Seymour finally.
SMAsHER.-You would probably have
good time smashing trunks did all
railroads carry elephants.