The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-12-16

made In half-dozen books. the proper
Endorsements obtained. and 1he1ASDey
drawn and deposited to the credit tofthe
proper fund. <sr p,
The New York petrifcsir giant turns
to be only rudely seulptured statue,
the work of Canadian stoneosttsrWDs-
sessed with the mania that hoxve
second Michael Angelo, and attempting
to embody his ideal Of st. Paul In saqd-
stone. He worked In secret, and the
fruit of his lsbors was only revealed on
his death-bed TO n fellow workmou who
had rendered him kind Offices during
his sickness. The confidante conceived
| the idea of making use Of tl1e stsitne to
perpctrate n hoax on his neighbofs,
which he did, 1t seems, with com p!ete
success He buried it In an old ditch,
and then discovered 1t at the proper
time and in the proper manner to'create
the impression that 1t was great curl
osity 'a'2 '.'1
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An Ohio Clergyman several years ago
received . fright new cent as waddiag
fec. The other day he met the BRIDE
groom, who mentioned the circumstance
and said ''My wife was a comparatt~e
stranger to me at the time We were
united In wedlock. ss1 \ had not ieaynedy
her value, and paid accordingly. Ind
her a jewel-so here Is an additional
fee,' at the same time handing tlle as
tonished minister twenty dollar gold
piece. ......,-.
A Massachusetts, country newspaper
tells the following amusing incidenttof
Boston topper: ~3 2"~
Going into bar room he called for
something to drink, but WIS tald that
no liquor was sold, but that lie might
have II glass If he would buy cracker,
the price of which was IL cents. '@s :,
"Very well, said the Yankee, "hrnd
down your decantcr" z.'.
This was accordingly done, and
strong draught taken, when, as Ire was
about departing, the landlord, h!inding
him u box of crackers. asked ii hc didn't
want one.
"Well, no, guess not" said the Gus.
toner; "you sell EN- too dear. I can
get lots on EN- five or six for n cent ally-
where"
When are rogues like old books:
When they are bound over.
Why is dogs tail great novelty?
Because no one ever saw it before. -s#
falls does it ever get up again ?'"--Of
course it does; in dew time it will bo
mist.
(Which are the uttermost parts OF the
earth ?' asked a school teacher of one of
his boys @#s
1.-The part where are the most
| women @.r3
"What do you mean by that. Brown"
asked the teacher. ..s.s:astr
IL mean" was the reply, "that where
there are the most women, there Is the
most uttered" .t..
Who'd "A thunk it" 4tl
iilO asa.>
are going to keep il SCHOOL,"
30 you ~ o"rsons. wJd aunt "Well
said young lady to het st tn. .bo.
for my part, sooner than do Shs.,,
would marry widower with nine
children" -*<
II should prefer that myself" was
the quiet reply, "but where is the Wild
ower?N
Josh Billings says: Young man,
you ain obliged To ask gals nanny
il you may go home with her from a
party; git tn c gals konsent, aud sail i'll.
But, mind you, you hey no right to put
your arm around her waste unless you
meet bear on the road; aud then you
are bound to take your arm away jest us
ehe tear gets safely by" .,....
The latest advices from MississinpI H. !
dicate complete and swe. p,ug Radical
triumph--the election of Alcorn for Gov
ernor by q, 900 majority, Il Radical Leg
islature, insuring two Radical Senators.
and the success Of all but one of the
Radical candidates for Congress.
krupp, the great manufacturer Of
cannons, &C, in Prussia vho employs
over seven teen thousand hands, has ac-
quired SO much wealth that he intends
putting up a family residence which is
intended to surpass in magnificenoe
any royal palace in Europe. The cost is
estimated at several millions OF dollars.
He has purchased tiue domain for his
only son.