The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-12-09

soon ne IoIued . n0nukerchtef anu tie
1t round his neck. asked him II h
was cold. <,tg-#
"No SIR"
Then he placed his handk erchie
round his face. asked him II he ha.
. the toothache.
mo sir" was the reply.
Still he sat leaning forward. At las
I said,: "Will you please tell me wh,
you sit leaning forward that why. with
handkerchief around yonr neck, ifyou
are not cold, and have no toothache %
He said very quietly, The window
Of the carriage - broken, and the wind
Ii cold, and I am trying to keep II from
you"
said In surprise, "You are not put
ting your face to that broken pane to
keep the wind from me, are you:''
"fes, sir, ann."
"Why do you do that
God bless you, sir, owe everything
have In the world to you."
"But I never saw you BEFORE"
"No sir, but I have seen you. was
ballad singer once. used to go
round with half starved baby In my
arms for charity, and n draggied wife at
my heels, half the time with her syes,
Edia6eGGras'6;," "sS AID yS8s n h'sss 'ss ~ hi
man; and when went out OF that
house. said, by the help Of God I'll
be a man " and now I've happy wife,
aud \ com Portable home-God bless you,
sir! I would stick my head In any hole
under the heavens, II 1t would do you
any good. ."-Gouyh's autobiography.
49, One Of the city missionaries has conf
pleted the census Of single block In
New York city. He fnds It inhabited
by 56l families, comprising a,527 per-
sons, OF whom ,24l are adults and ,:,O6
children. About two-thirds Of the
adults are women. Most of the families
occupy only one room. 1t Is believed
that the tenement families pay s6o,OD
yearly rent. Besides there are four
large rcctifying houses, forty nine beer
saloons, two bakeries, three clothing
stores. two slop shops, Ave provision
groceries, one primary school and hve
brothels.
Here Is q story Of Yankee inven.
ticn:
Isaac y. Geev, Of Lisbon, Ct, wanted
to extend a water pipe through an un-
der drain several feet below the surface,
but how to get the pipe through with
out taking up the drain was the difflcul-
ty to be surn,ounted. Alter studying
upon II for a while, Mr.. Hcer hit upon
this admirable plan. He opened the
lower end ofthe drain, caught n cat and
attached a small line to her leg, then
thrust her into the upper end aud gave
a mort uncarthly ''scat!" and pussy ap-
peared at the opposite end as quick as
her legs could carry her. The pipe was
drawn through the drain by means Of
the line, and Mr.. Geer had the satisfac-
ton Of saving ten dollars by the opera
ton.
On the authority of a Brah,nin, it IL
stated that the hope of keeping up the
system Of idolatry in India Is very dis
and that no class Of Hindoos
now have any faith in their religion.
An advocate of congregational singing
asks: "Why do We find congregations
persons to do their singing
who are notorious for profanity, intem-
perance and every immortality In the
calendar ."
"Where were you, Charlie""
"In the garden, ina."
"No,-you have been swimmng-you
know l cautioned you about going to
the creek. will have to correct you.
Look ut your hair how wet 1t is.'
"Oh, no, ma, that is hot water; it is
sweat"
"Ah, Charlie, l have caught you
fbbing; your shirt is wrong side OUT
Boy, triumphantly-"Oh, l did that
just now, ma, climbing the fence"
CANNING EGGs.-The process of 'can-
ming eggs in their own shells Is some-
thing new. 1t was explained at late
meeting Of the New York Farmers
Club. When two or three dozen eggs
are obtained from the nests, place them
in dish and pour scaIding water over
them, and immediately turn it of. This
process Is repeated three times, by