North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-04-21


congratulation from her eight sons, eaci
enclosing tokens of her "boys" affectionatt
northumberland The Radical party has
dlsfranchised millions Of white men no,
shown to have done any evil, and enfran
chised millions of black ones not known to
have ever done any good. Last year the
Fairbanks Scale Company at St.Johnbury
Vermont. manufactured SO ,3S3 scales, fur.
nishing railroad freight of 5000 tons.
The companys pay roll during the year
averaged 500, 600 per month.
In tearing down an old barn in Norwich,
on Thursday, among the rubbish under
the floor few hundred rats were found,
between SO and 90 of which were killed.
One black and tan terrier made way with
70......Grant is like the fairy prince who
didn't know what it was to SILVER until a
bucket Of cells was thrown over him. He
meyer qaailed before anything Until the
amended Tenure-of. Office bill came along
......ln Laconia, N. H., during the rain
of last Friday, several persons noticed
hundreds of fish in the road in Water
street, and on the snow beside the road.
When first noticed, they were alive and
lively. They were about one and one>
fourth inches long, and CT very uniform
size. What species of fish they were is
not known. Some persons said that they
resembled the saltwater smelt-others
that they are found in the waters therea-
bouts. How they came there is the ques-
ton.
The whole number OF daily newspapers
in the United States is $40, and the
whole number of newspapers, 5,353.-
Great Britain has only SO daily papers.
The largest number in any State is in
New York, which has II daily-almost as
many as Great Britain-525 weekly, and
total of 675. Pennsylvania has 495, of
which 4S are daily; Illinois, AIS; Ohio,
81 Indiana, 200, and Missouri. 24O.
Massachusetts has only 229, and Iowa
only 22S and of all the Southern States.
Texas has the largest number, ll4... In
most parts of New England, says the
Boston Journal, this spring is very back
ward. In the southern part of New
Hampshire, not moro than forty miles
north of Boston, the fields are covered
with snow yet, and the farmers say they
have never known spring when the
snow melted so slowly. In the vicinity of
Danbury, n. H., the snow on Wednesday
was three feet deep on level, and in
some places drifts were ten feet deep. In
Connecticut there has been but little snow,
and the farmers near New Haven have
begun to pillow their fields for sowing and
planting.
What you are not to do-You are not to
inquire of lady her age not (if a wife)
to ask where your husband goes evenings
so much not (if husband) to know the
details of the little expenditure of your
wife at the stores not to be too particular
what your neighbors do, or who visit
them; not to give more attention to other
peoples business than your own not to
tell falsehood when the truth is just as
conveniently at hand not to make goose
OF yourself, even though natural and easy,
when You are in good company......A
Western man seeing show the cat jumps"
publishes the following advertisement:
"Wanted-A young man of respectable
parentage and good looks desirs to CORES
pond with young lady of similar quail
ties, with a view to matrmony. She must
be related to General Grant. None others
need apply. Cousins preferred, but no
objection to an aunt, if not too aged"
1t is reported and denied that an extra
session of Congress will be called within
sixty days, and it is believed for the pur-
pose of annexing Cuba either peacably or
by force......The steamer Sucker State
passed up on Sunday with the Goth U. S.
Infantry, 600 strong, on board. The Goth
was en-route to Fort Smelling from Baton
Rouge, La. The garrison now at the
Min. Fort is to be transferred to Texas. -.
Lake Pepin is free of ice, aud steamers 90
now from St. Paul to the gulf-if they
want to-. Mitchell county has society
of the settlers Of lS56..... The Mitchell
County Press is advertised for sale. Its
editor has other business which requires
his attention, making the sale necessary.