Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-09
CAlFksISGS.

Rhode Island has nincty-six post Of
fees.
A water-spout-a temperance ora
tion.
New Haven has AIS licensed liquor
sellers.
Birmingham, CT, manufactures 200.
100000 pins weekly.
AN exchange says that IA temper
ance prohibiting club has been organ
lied in Cleveland. Does it prohibit
temperance?
An English paper advertlses for sale
pew which commands view OF
nearly the whole congregation"
There is an editor in New Jersey
who, in addition to his editorial labors,
runs bank, an insurance office, and
gravey ard.
In house in the eastern part OF
Sandwich, n. H., resides the sixth of a
successive line OF John Smiths" who
have lived, thrivel and hourished
therein.
There is, in Huntington, n. H.,
real dwarf, Frenc n boy by the name OF
Johnny Charles, twenty-five or TWEEN
ty-three years OF age, who is scarcely
three feet in height, but heavy built
otherwise.
An anatomical observer asserted,
few days since, that there were 4o9,-
9sl feathers on the wings OF butter
fly. II don't believe il, said one OF
his hearers. "Then count them for
yourself" was the reply.
In Glouccstershire, n. j., there is
pear tree more than one hundred and
fifty years old. In 17l6 it was brought
to this country in flower pot by
Captain Samuel Harrison. 1t has
fine crop OF fruit this year.
ToTnE PARTICULARLY PIous.-Fourth
OF July will not come on the Sabbath
again in time tor this generation TO Gel
citrate. An idle figurer reports i,
twenty-eight years distant.
Quaker in Bloomington, Ind, who
observed his wife looking in at the
kitchen door while he was embracing
the servant girl, thus addressed her:
'Betsy, thou had better quit peeking,
or thee will cause distu, bance in the
family"
An Irishman, on his way to Man
chester, arrived at the forks OF road
where stood sign-board that read
Manchester four miles Man chased
her tour miles. BE the holy poker, |
could have caught her meSilt in halt
the distance"
An old resident was ont on the street
the other morning about eight O'Clock
and was asked, Are you going to
attend the wcdding:" "Wedd,ng'-
replied the gentleman. mo. l at
tended one about twenty years ago
and haven't had a day of peace since"
a little shaver, living in Wolcott,
CT, aged 5 years, recently made up
his mind to earn something, and OF
.fered his services to farmer. The
latter put him to work raking hay, at
which occupation he continued al day,
going home to his surprised and hap
py parents in the evening with silver
dollar in his pocket.
A Cinnamon in California having
been shown by his mistress how 10
make pudding containing three eggs,
but having seen her throw one bad
egg away. continued for months after,
whenever he made the pudding, to use
four eggs, regularly breaking, examin-
ing, and throwing one away, as he had
seen her do.
A citizen OF Quincy has an egg which
was laid by one of his chickens on the
Sunday following tho eclipse, which
has the perfect representation OF it em-
bodied in the shell, the side upon which
it appears being partially tattened,
with the rays diverglng from the centre
just as it appeared when at totality.
1t is decided cul iosity.
On the books of the Bank of Eng.
land there are 5,429 Smiths who re-
cclvc dividends on various sums in the
public stocks. There are also 2,47s
Browns and 2,19O bear the name OF
Jones. In consols alone there are
LAO accounts OH whi;h the halt yearly
dividend is less than 6s. There are II
accounts on which the dividend does
not exceed Is, and % on which it is Id.
How many of our little readers can
sympathze with the little fellow who
got off the following:
Mammal" said a precious little boy,
who, against his will, was made to rock
the cradle of his baby brother, ST the
Lord has any more babies to give
away, don't you take EN-"