Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-10-21
CEEPFENES.

A work OF art-a fashionable lady.
A current impression-a five dollar
bill.
The way to kill time shoot every
Gay.
Sanitary timber-the board OF
health.
An acrobat thinks one good turn
deserves another.
A harmless wave the wave of la
dies handkerchief.
| When maiden gets married she
ends miss-spent life.
A Western man won't insure his
life because he won't bet on any game
where he has to die to beat it.
1t is figured up that Brigham Young
is the richest man in America, Van
derbi.t and Astor Notwithstanding.
At recent camp meeting in Con-
necticut minister prayed, 80 Lord
humble US, break Us all down, smash
lis all to pieces
When Horace Greeley was asked
about his late narrow escape fro.l
death, at Long Branch, he curtly re-
piled, ASK the horse; | didn't run
away"
Said a gardener to a friend who had
a very rubicund countcnance: Pray
gaze over my garden wall for q little
while, my cucumbers are very back
ward
1t having been asserted BY a care
less chronicler that Horace Greely
goes for al the ls1,s, the Detroit Tri-
bnne dsnies that Horace is in favor OF
rheumatism.
A cross old bachelor says: The reas-
on why women do not cut themselves
in two by Sight lacing, is because they,
lace around the heart, and that is so
hard they cannot affect it.
4 paper mill was in operation in
East Hartford, c., as long ago as l1I6.
1t was owned by Watson & Ledyard,
and supplied much ot the paper that
was used by the American army in
the Revolution.
age, ,osiIh'T IL us Hsad aadiress At the Springfefd
Jubilee, the Hon. c. r. Lald said that
the recollections of the Boston festival
"woula be cherished Tor hundreds OF
years by all who participated
One OF Mr.. Greeley's strongest rec
concentrations for the Chinese mission
is. says the Nav York Republic, his
handwriting. He could no doubt add
considerable to his salary by marking
tea boxes during his leisure hours.
During the political excitement OF
1864, Rev. DR.. Lathrop was trying to
coax an audience of boys to say that
Abraham was called Gods friend.
'.W hat was Abraham called:1 he ask
ed aOld Abe, Y squeaked small boy
on the front seat.
Amiable mother-"H Here, Tommy,
is some nice castor oil, with orange
peel in it." Doctor: Now, remem-
Der, don't give it all to Tommy; leave
some for me-" Tommy (who has been
there betore) doctors a nice man,
ma give it all TO the DOCTOR
In an old church yard at Little Comp
ton, is sleeping the first white woman
born in this country. The monument
reads; "Here lyeth ths body Of Eliza
beth, the wife of William Parbodie,
who died May ye 81, I'LL, and IN the
81 year OF her age This is the first
white female born in this country
A Sunday school teacher was giving
a lesson on Ruth, She wanted to
bring out the kindness OF Boaz in com
manding the reapers to drop larger
handfuls Of wheat "Now, Children"
she said, 'sBoaz did another very nice
thing for Ruth; can you tell me what
it was?' "Married her." said one of
the boys.
Here is an lrreverent item which
we have arrested while going the
rounds" Mrs. Willard in speech at
Chicago on Tuesday, said, "the women
had crept into the lobby at Washing
ton and shorn the legislators Now
we know where the women get all
their back hair, and why SO many
congressman are bald headed.
A violent shock of an earthquake
was experienced al Fillmore, Utah. on
the lst, lasting two minutes. The
State House rocked and trembled tor
five or ten seconds, and the windows,
doors and furniture OF the dwellings
ratified and shock. 1t is said to be the
seyerest shock that has been felt IN
that part OF Utah since the first settle
ment.
A curious suit is abort to be tried
before a Memphis justice Of the peace.
\ white man has young bull pup.
The pup bit y hareiooted negro in the
heel as he was passing. The negro
jumped, aud two Of the pups teeth
we're thereby extracted. The negro
sues the white man ior allowing
vicious dog to run at large. The white
files cross bill, and sues the negro
tor having a heel tough enough to
drag a dogs tooth ont.
Ggx. GsLkSNr has furnished the following
internal revenue collections in Iowa for the
fiscal years ending June 30, 1866, ls6. and
ls5S:
Dist. 1865 ls67 1868.
iss......s M 577,7e4ia 75s.ss7.ol a.5.2a3.s4
ed...... sis, e6576 29l. .s6l.l3 a3i,4os.G7
sd. 1,33o,l o,l46.5l oto $500 2il. 1920
4th.. lss,20o.so ia9,663.s5 ll5,750.e5