Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-04-17
Co., Supt.

easily placed by its carmarks III Is ,hos
with the Toledo correspondent Of tho new
"Text Book" lie indicates his element TO be
located in the Domicil Of ignorance, BY his or
biography. This fellow speaks Of some Of the
business men here as being the principal ones
in their line, spelling the word principal,
(principlc.) 1t mightbe supposed to be an
error Of the compositor,l but i, occurs too fire.
quenty. His construction Of sentences too, IL
50 very elegant; grammar has no doubt been
his favoritc study, as his agreement of nouns
and verbs in number arc grand, (?) to- wit
The edi6ces in process Of erection, 10 the
mansions Of Graham and Stiyers."
The fellow thus does what common gram
marians are unable to do, make singular
verb chime in with plural nouns. II is bril-
liant thought for Prof. Sherman to allow the
Text Book place in the schools Of the city
because Of the simplicity Of the work
This correspondents so very wen posted
% business men here. He tells about Mas
ser's Grocery store, when Ill residents know
that Mus,er has been out of business here for
near six months, and now rcsiis in Mo, for
getting or not knowing. that Mr.. Stiger, and
Mr. Walters are that business here and am.
ons the leading ones in that line. In en,,-
msratng the Dry Goods houses he forgets 10
ncntion the Clarke Bros who are doing
good business here in that line It may be
that Bro(?)Cyrus has another .sNancy Jane
out on a ''hay and sponging' tour, and und cr
instructions not 10 report tho name Of any one
for notice in the columns Of the .tooter' who
don't take il; is would certainly prove
powerful means compelling patronage, people
feel bad not to be noticed through standard
publication Of so extended circulation" as
the ''text book" Speaking Of the Livery sta
bles here the new Nancy mentions firm
in that business here Of Appleton Il Newcom-
err, no such firm do business here. He speaks
Of Myers & Go. carrying on the furniture hu-
sincss in the place no firm or that name do
business here now, nor never did; Wallace &
Myers Mt one time were furniture dealers in
Toledo, hut dissolved several moths since
He speaks or . Mr. Barrett being in the hard
ware business here, when no such man doee
business Of any kind in the place. lie men
lions law firm under the name Of SWEET &
Strong, but no firm Of that name do business.
the fellows hearing must be good for the
sound in the names Sweat and 'Swett. arc a
very little alike Again, he speaks Of A. H.
Lawrence as an Attorney forgetting that he
had . partner, and the firm name is, Law
irencs& Free. When the fellow. gets among
the physicians hegets dopsd with epiates, then
moves around in trance, forgetting that
Springer Ball have name among the peo>
PIE as among tho first in that profession. -
Wonder il he has been cut in the center Of
Carroll looking for Perry?
This correspondence Of the "text book was
.'intelligcntly written up. The other fell
low who thought he was writing out a ''Bur>
lesque," II 10 thought would have better rep
resented the species Of the author to have Ia
beleJ his article, "A Tadpole's waddlings,
the fellow is doubtless o good judge of sssod
corn forty rod, once wore 'spumpkin rinds'
and received Uncle Sans cash for gallant(e
conduct with . "Dutchess' at Cairo Illinois, he
in all probability knows from experience tho
peculiarities Of .black vomit," Ms he is most
generally in the 'vomis" condition, we think
him ccpperhead stealing the "Livcry OF
Heaven Republ can, "to serve the devil in