North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-01-08

describing what one can see on a small
scaleb by watching soap or sugar kettle
on the boil. Mrs. Vcsuvius is not hunt
ing any Of the moderns but they do say
she was terribly severe on some ancient
cities. Charley Lobdel, assistant editor
of the La Crosse Democrat, a writer made
up of geniality and ability was one of the
victims of the late terrible railroad acct
dent at Algena. There are only 1890
National Banks in motion. 1.-The Mitch.
ell County Press and the North Iowan are
more excited by their County seat matters
than other people. Quit your ugly words
at each other and work materially for the
benefit of the county Of Mitchell. There
is no credit given the publisher who will
sewer his columns with personalities.
1.-The aggregate cost of buildings erect
ed in Milwaukee in 1867 is s3,034, 295.
..... .Gerrett Smith says, in reference to the
North and South "The shame Of defeat
is nothing when compared with the shame
of abusing the power Of success" BE
fore you speak of the absent, ask yourself
the three following questions Is it true?
Is it useful? Is it kind?
Weston's expenses on his walk were
$3.50. Divorce suits have begun among
the Mormons.. AN Illinois woman sold
her husband to another female for Sl20.-
The purchaser came near being swindled
by paying the money before the delivery
of the goods, but on threatening prosecu-
ton the husband was handed over in good
order. Thirteen thousand and fifty pat
ents have been issued during the last year
by the Patent Office. Some one has
taken the trouble to count the number Of
battles that were fought during the late
war, and the figures are two hundred and
fifty-two. Of these, sixteen were naval
engagements. The annual report Of the
police of New York shows that during the
year ending November j, nearly eighty
million (7s,925, O00) persons crossed the
ferries leading to that city. This is about
double the entire population of the United
States. Francis Whitaker, one of the
solid men of st. Louis, married off daugh-
ter last week, and presented to the bride
and bridegroom $4,000 each. The
Neenah' Wis., Times, says that there is a
band of gypsies encamped near Shawano,
and among them beautiful young girl Of
eighteen years, the daughter Of the chief,
who offers herself and $4,000 in cash to
any nice young man who will marry her.
1.-The Union Pacific Railroad Company
(west from Omaha) have determined to
build branch line from Denver to con-
meet with that road 1t is to be completed
by next October. Thirty three thousand
people reside in Leavenworth, kan.....
From and after January lst. it will cost
but twelve cents to send letter to Eu-
rope.
A Coop CAKE WITHOUT Eccs.-Onc cup
of sugar, one cup Of butter, nutmeg, one
cup of milk, two onces currants, one tea
spoonful of dry cream tartar, one half
ounce soda dissolved in milk, flour enough
to make batter......The gencalogy of the
Tudor family, remarks witty Frenchman,
is very remarkable. One of the family,
when Noah was in his ark, solicited per-
mission to enter, but as the ark was full,
his request was refused. stake my gene
alogy at any rate cried the man, who
| threw it into the ark, and then slid from
the plank on which he was floating and
died happy.....A Boston man advertised
for wife "for a man Of MEANS" and re-
ceived nearly Il thousand photographs in
reply. The New York Mail advocates
the publication of engagements to prevent
Irritation. Mayor Thomas, of St. Louis,
inspects the city officials personally. He
went out on Il midnight tour of inspection
the other night, travelled eleven miles and
half, and saw only four policemen. An
other night he rambled four miles and
four-fifths of mile before he saw police
man......A bunch of shingles recently
taken from the wreck Of British trans
| port that went ashore at Castine in 1879,
was as sound throughout as when it was
shipped in England, although it had laid
in the wreck nearly 100 years.
An adventurous Englishman has taken
balloon to the foot Of the Alps, with the
intention of reaching the summit Of Mount
Blanc by its aid. The bayonet cactus,
on the Nevada deserts, promises to serve
instead of rags, jute, and hemp, for
paper manufacture. Indianapolis sees one
hundred trains arrive and depart from Il
single station every day......It is stated
that if the House Finance Committee do
not propose a bill to secure the reissue of
greenbacks equal to the amount withdrawn
from circulation by contraction, such
bill will be presented by General Butler.
t......A London dispatch of the I'd states
that there is no longer any doubt that DR..
Livingstone is alive and well. IAN in
genious Frenchman has patented an illu-
minating cane for bachelors who return
home late at night. The internal rcven-
ue receipts have shown gratifying in
crease within tho past two weeks, having
risen from S250,000 to 81 100000 per
day......By Mexican adyices we learn that
the revolution in Yucatan is assuming
such proportions that Gen. Porfrio Diaz
has been ordered there, and it is proposed
to raise an army Of l8,O00men. .....T The
sub Treasurer of New York counted $751;