The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-04-08

"A IOrtIaD0 druggist mas tnlS cneerIul
invitation in his show window: Come
in and get l2emetics for one dollar.
George Francis Trains last is: l.c-
sotrcd, That selling England whole
skins for sixpence, and buying back the
tails tor shilling, is played out.
A Freilchman, writing letter in En-
glish to u friend, aud looking in the
dictionary for the word preserve" find
ing it meant to pickle, wrote as follows:
MAY you and your family be picked to
all eternity.
A negro preacher, recently arrested as
disorderly person, in New Orleans,
was unable to pay the fine imposed
He was about to be- committed, when a
happy thought struck him. "If your
honor will trust me till Monday, III
take upa collection Tomorrow" he was
trusted.
The Legislature Of Michigan has pass
ed a righteous law to prevent the care
less use Of fire arms. a playful person,
who Intentionally points fire arms at
his fellow man, can be fined $50; and
when he kills or mains friend. he can
go to the Penitentiary for not less than
one year.
Several prominent citizens Of Phila-
delphia have unitedly resolved to erect
drinking fountains in the city thorough
fares. They are to be Of Virgin granite,
are to afford drinking accommodations
to people, horses and dogs, and will
cost sos each. Sufficient money for
eight or ten fountains has rlready been
raised.
Postmasters throughout the country
will save trouble by obeying the laws in
regard to newspapers, etc. When a pa
per remains dead in the office for four
consecutive weeks, it is the duty of the
postmaster or his deputy to send the
publisher Of the paper written notice
ofthe fact-stating If possible the reas-
on why the paper Is not taken. The
returning to publisher Of a paper
marked refused or 'tuncalled for" is
not legal notice. Postmasters who
fail to comply with the law in this re-
spect are liable for the subscription for
the time said papers remain in their Of
flee.
Out sixty six Senators whose occu-
patiOns are stated in the Congressional
directory forty five are lawyers. five are
merchants, five editors, four farmers or
planters, three bankers, two teachers,
one q manufacturer and one railroad
owner. In the house there are. lawyers
one hundred and nineteen, editors six
teen, farmers seven, manufacturers six,
railroad men six bankers five, min listers
two, doctors two, painter one aud prize
fighter one.
The President sent to the Senate,
last Friday, over. hundred and fifty
nominations, showing that he considers
the Civil Tenure bill, as it now stands.
no obstacle to the renovation of the civil
service. 1t Is likely that he would have
preferred the repeal Of the bill altogeth-
er, but he will not on account let; the
interests of the people suffer by refusing
to make removals. Opposition of the
Senate to any removal he may make is
very unlikely; for tojustify it that body
would have to show that no one of the
unlimited number of appointees the
President can send is as good a man as
the one proposed to be removed. This
will be next to impossible to do. The
Senate retains the right to prevent re-
movals, but virtually agrees not to ex-
ercise it, by placing it out Of its power
to do so except in extreme cases, which
are not likely to Chicago Post.
Under the act of Cong ress, passed re-
Gently, Judges Nelson and Grier of the
Supreme Court will be retired at once,
but Judge Clifford N4ll not be liable to
retirement for. four years yet. There
will be three vacancies on the bench, to
be filled this year.