Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-11-25
CLIPPINGS.

A young lady, being charged by a
gentleman with having tritied with his
feelings, very fannily as shethought, ex-
claimed: "Well, plead jRy."
A man out West read that dry cop
peras put in bed of ants would cause
them to leave, put some in his mother.
in laws bed to see if she wouldn't 90.
He says she was there at last accounts.
A Chinaman in California, thinks
that when one man is hit by another,
and the assaiant is fined $50, the mon
ey ought to go to the hit man instead
OF the government. This is the way
they do things in China.
A bell boy at Cincinnati Hotel
found wallet in the hall containing
$4,000. He gave 1t to the clerk who
returned it 20 the owner. The man
coolly put it in his pocket without say
ing q word, or even kicking the boy
ToUou.-A few days since, in
Sheffield, Vt, while Alvia Bradley was
saving in his mill. the saw going at the
rate of $50 cuts per minute, a squirrel
ran into the mill, on to the log and up
the saw teeth into the lott without
injury. Whew!
1t it related that Chinaman in or
der to cure sick son, offered up vari-
Gus things to certain wooden idol, and
as the son died, the father commenced
suit in the court against the idol, and
a Judgment of the court had the 'sfel-
lows head cut Of.
The 'Am-rican Baptist Year Book,
inst issued, gives G5l associations. Il, !
355 churches, S,695 ordained ministers.
a total membership reported OF l,l2l,-
9SS, and net increase Of 44.eJ9. The
total contributions reported for mis-
sionary work are soS2,479.
"Dar are" said a sable orator, ad-
dressing his brethren, two roads to
dis worid; de one am a broad and
narrow road dat leads 20 perd;,ion,
and de uder narrow and broad road
which leads to sure damnation.' If
dat am de case" said sable hearer,
dis culled individual takes to the
woods"
The statistics Of the last General
Convention Of the Protestant Ep;sco-
pal Church show: 80 i,oceseS; bishops
and clergy, So; candidates for holy
orders, $40; total number Of baptiSms
! 99,1an; combinations, 5000, commu-
nicants. loa IS2: Snnaay school teach
cvs, 2l.t7e; scholars, 1873 amount
of contributions for three years sll !,
! 600, 900.
The Bishop OF Wu.tzhars once
asked sprightl. shepherd boy
What are you dong here my lad:
''Tending SWINE "Iow much do yo;
get::' '.One tiorin a week. I, also, an
a shepherd" continued the Bishop
"but I have much better salary.
That may be; but then, l suppose yot
have more swine under your care,
innoccntly replied the hey.
a lady in Lafayette, Ind, recently
preparing Sunday dinner, put some
beans in pot TO bake, in a hurry to
get to church, she inadvertently PM
her hymn book in the pot, and wrap
ped 4 piece of pork in her pocket hand
4 kerclao. and took it to church will
her. Her modification was intense
upon discovering her mistake during
the service, so was her husband at tn,
singularly pious composition OF his re
past.
at was ever my invariable custom
in youth says a celebrated Persian
I writer, "to rise from my sleep tt
watch. pray and read the Koran
One night, as l was thus engaged, ml
father, a man of practicea virtue
awoke. Behold, said ! TO him. 'th.
other children are lost in irrelisiou>
slumber, while | alone am awake to
praise God" Son OF my soul, sal,
he, 1t is better to sleep than to wake
to remark the faults Of thy brethren.
Free trade is great hobby witt
England. She is in downright earnes;
about it. She wants II for her products
sent abroad. But how is it with
foreign productions consumed in that
country? Take the item of tobacco
She derives larger revenue from
American tobacco imported into
England, then the United States does
from its entire tariff on all goods
imported from Great Britain. Wha!
is tree trade:
MRs. SuoppY'oN CHRISTIAN EnseATloN
\ lady in New York, who may, for tbs
present, be styled Mrs. Shoday, sent
one of her daughters TO Mrs.-s
young ladies seminary. Shortly after
ward Mrs.--received a visit from her
"Mrs.-," SAID Mrs. Shoddy, i
thought you were Q Christian :!
hope | am" replied Mrs. 4 try
to behave like one Il am afraid YOU
are not, rcioined Mrs. Shoddy. 'yes
tcrday my daughter brought home q
book that you had given her to read.
1t was heatlea mytho3ogg - i.ippin
colts Magazine.
A curious scene was witnessed tho
other day q. st. Petersbursh, in Rus
sa. The first regiment of the lmperi
al horse guards were drawn up in line