Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-03-11
Glippiiups.

A Texas, railroad was cold. the
ther day, tor $500.
Glasgow has o chimney, 454 feet
Ugh, the tallest in the world.
In Philadelphia, last year, there
Vas l3O.027 births, III, $50 deaths. A.
III marriages.
Mr.. Bur,ngame's credentials to ths
F French court were Eve feet long and
covered all over with Eve clawcd
dragons.
When the forests of . country are
cut away fuel and water become
&C lrce and the vitality OF the people
.iiminishes.
The supsrstltious people are in trouble
because 1869 commenced on Friday
and will end on Friday, which they
think will make it an unlucky year.
There is large cave under Lookout
Mountain. Recent discoveries have
rendered It exceedingly interesting.
There is river and cascade in it.
The silk manufacturers OF Calfornia
have growing l,l75,OOO mulberry trees
The total production Of raw silk In the
State, last year, was 1917 pounds.
A youax man in Csps 0iradeas,
No, attempted TO improve his CON.
plsxion, rsesatly, BY bathing bic fass
in whisky aad then toachiaga lighted
rY.. -~A -.
The question Of selling egg By
weight i before the Massachusetts
Legislature. It was referred to .
committee, who ars expected 70 ut on
it until they hatch cut scmeth,ng ths:
will b sasisfactory.
According to III Prssidsses Jssrnsl
Mr. Willian Hamlin OF that city % the
oldest living Free Mason in the Uaited
States, if not N the world. He 10
nearly 81 years old, and has bess .
member Of the Order 05 ysars.
One reason that the Chinese o6jest
to vaii-oaos b that they necessarily dis-
tnrb the graves Of their frisnds and
ancestors. There being. no pablo
cemetriss, the dead are buried wher.
ever It u most convenient. The On.
tire country, therefcrs--if ws consider
it. sge and popalation--mase b ess
gigantic burial-ground.
There are few Winters on record,
in France, in which there was no snow
or frost. In 1172 the birds hatehsd
their young IN February. There was
no winter weather in 1859, and IN l42l
the cherries ripensd daring April and
the grapes during May. In January
1885, 1911. 1859. 1892, 1871 1907, and
1892 were al phenomenally mild.
While riding in the cars, soon ate
his ARRIVAL in this country, President
McCosh was thus addressed by m in
qusitiye stranger: sYou will not b
offended if out the same question to
you which Pharsoh put to Jacob,
How old art thou p" DR.. McCosh' .
answer was: at you divide Jacobs
age BY two, and subtract Eve, you will
have my age" As the stranger didn't
know Jacobs age, he got little intor
nation.
A young man asked an old man for
his daughter in marriage. The answer
was: go into the orch ard and bring
. number Of apples. Give me one
half the whole number, andths mother
half Of the balance and half IN apple
over, and to the daught er oss hall the
remainder and an halt over, and have
one left to yourself, without cutting
An apple; and then, if she il willing,
you can have her." He solved the
question. Hsw many did h bring?--
The "fungusn Of Siberia and North.
ern Asia supplies tho msans At intoxi-
cation to 100000 people. Opium
in Southern Asia sna bl@s 400 ,00O, 900
people to get drunk. Persia, India,
Turkey and Africa, with 0oO, ,oOo, 900
people, use hasheesh Cocoa is popu-
lar in South America, bstsl pepper
among the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
The Circassians Of Europe and Amer
@ make bsesss OF thomsslves By tie
uss Of whiaky, bssady, saa etAr kq.
on. ,..s ssst
Yale Cellegs, prior - lSe0, - ~.
niahsd iron its graduates - Pres
dsets ot otAsr colleges, 10 cabinet
Anisesrs.0 Anooesadofs itom0ovsrs.
msot 70 1oeeaGa Ceurts, lSOnsnbefs
Of tAs Nasioaal House se hspcessaaA'
tiveo. - membess ot the y. >. 9enAfss
II 0ovsrnors Of Statss. lo6 Jndgss Of
Superior and Supreme Coarte aad
several theusand Christian 0iaiseers.
sSs..".. @ @ ..a.-.s.1.sss. s.t.rsI
the uilisary ssrviss & ~ 0ovsrar
men. 81, )
Apvs.,sars.-Ths bsns6As - - -.