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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17
Commence Small.

This is pleasant" exclaimed the
young husband, taking his seat costly
in the rocking chair, as the tea things
were removed. The fire glowed in the
CRATE, revealing prettily furnished
room, with all the appliances of COM
fort The fatiguing business of the day
was over, and he sat enjoying what he
had all day been anticipating, the de-
ligts of his own freside. His pretty
wife, Esther, took her work and sat
down by the table.
at is pleasant to have home Of ones
own,' he said, again taking survey Of
his snug quarters. The cold rain beat
against his windows, and he thought
he really felt grateful for all his present
enjoyments.
"Now if we only had piano' said
the wife.
"Give me the music Of your own
sweet voice before all the pianos in the
world" he said, complimentary, des-
pte secret disappointment that his
VIE > lnau uhiulhess ulu Aot eliiLie Will
his own.
"Well, we want one for our friends, "
said Esther.
Let our friends come to see us and
not to hear a piano" exclaimed the
husband.
"But, George, everybody has a piano
nova -days-We don't 90 anywhere
without seeing a piano." persisted the
wife.
"And yet, l don't know what We
want one for; you will have no time tc
play one, and | don't like to hear il
anyway"
"Why, they are so fashionable
think our room looks really naked with
out one"
Il think it looks just right'
81 think it looks naked-we want ;
piano shoclsingly," protested Esther
emphatica!ly.
/ The husband rocked violently.
"Your lamp smokes, my dear" h
said, after long pause.
"When are you going to get sola
lamp? l have told you dozen time
how much we need one," said Esther
pettishly.
"Those will do.'
"Butyo ..now everybody, now a day
has solar lamps
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17
THE DOOR STEP.

The conference meeting through at last,
We boys around the vestry waited
To see the girls come tripping past,
Like snow birds waiting to be mated
Not braver he that leaps the wall
BY level musket flashes litten,
Than l, who stepped before them all
Who longed to see me get the mitten.
We let the OLD folks take the highway,
And started toward the Maple Farm
Along kind of lovers by-way.
/ can't remember what we said,
Twas nothing worth song or story,
Yet that rude path by which we sped
Seemed all transformed and in a glory.
The snow was crisp beneath our feet,
The moon was full, the fields were cleaning
BY hood and tippet sheltered sweet,
Her face with youth and health was beam
ing;
The little hand outside the muff-
OsculptOr, if you could but mould it,
So lightly touched my jacket cuff,
To keep 1t warm had to hold it,
To have her with me there alone,
Was love and fear and triumph blended,
a, last we reached the foot worn stone,
Where that delicious journey ended.
Shr shook her ringlets from her brow,
And with a Thank you Ned, dissembled,
But yet knew she understood,
With what a daring wish trembled.
4 cloud passed kindly overhead.
&tThe moon was slowly peeping through ii,
Yet hid his face, as if it said,
Come now or never! do it! do H'''
Ny lips till then had only known
The kiss of mother and of sister,
But, somehow, full upon her own
Sweet, rosy, darling MOUTH kissed her.
Perhaps was boyish love- yet, still.
., liStlCSS woman. weary lover.
TO feel once more that fresh, wild thrill
I'd gve-But who can live life over"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17


suddenly there was sarushing through
an oat field as If n mad bull were COM
ing. We looked towards the house, and
saw the farmer and hiS two boys on
a fence, the woman In the door, and the
dog bounding toward us.
We saw 1t alive had been discover
ed! The well trained dog had been
sent to hunt us out, and as the matter
appeared, 1t was safe to bet that lie was
DONG that th'ng right hre'y!
L" outrun dog WAS not TO be Thought
OF. There was no time to lose, lie
cleared fence ana came for us just AS
we reached tree, and by great activity
took Il front seat on limb above his
reach.
Here Was precious GO. vicious
bull dog under the tree, and the farmer
ahd tw" biz ho!s ready Ia move down
upon our works. twas fight, foot race
or fangs.
The Iarmer yelled 10 Ms dog, NMch
EN-, Tige!'
Tige proposed to do that little thing,
and, keeping his eyes upon Us. sat down
under the tree.
Then spoke this ugly farmer man,
Just hold on thar, stranger, till we git
breakfast; then we Will come anu see
you. you are IN hurry, 'hough,
you can go now "atch EN-, lise,
watch 'em!
We surm'sed trouble quite 100 much,
for thrice had that bold man OF bull dogs
and agriculture wa!loped innocent tour
lists for being caught on his suburban
premises. his reputation as peace
man was not good, and there arose !"
large lump towards our throat
Time Is the essehse OF contracts an"
the saving ordinance OF those ID trouble
we had stout ilne IN our pocket ana
large nook INTENDED 'or rock pass' II we
failed 70 'ake trout: AN" a. gooo iucN
would have 1t, we had also nice piece
OF boiled cofhea peer with our luhch-
con.
W. ecaileu the oos pet Names ouI he
wasn't on II!
Then we'd try 10 move down. "heh
he'd move up
At last, we doubled our lass line,
fastened the great limerick to it, baited
with the corned beef, tied the end of
the line to limb, and angled for
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17
Angling for a Dog.

We were travelling on ground we had
no right on. The only excuse was like
that of military necessity-it was far
better fishing through the farms where
the trout had been preserved than In
opon lots where all could fish.
was early in the morning. We had
risen at three, ridden ten miles and
struck the creek as the trout were at
breakfast. Looking for sheltered
place to hitch our horses, we slyly kept
behind fences, ETC., till we reached the
part of the steam not generally 1ish-
ed. A farm house stood not quarter
of a mile away. We saw the morning
smoke curling lightly from stove pipe;
saw man and two boys come out to DO
chores: saw woman bnsy about the
door: and a ferocous bull dog walking
about the yard.
If ever we fishcd close, it was them
Not whisper to disturb the birds or the
owner of the land We crawled through
the grass and lodged behind clumps OF
alders, lifting large speckled beauties
out of the water until our baskets were
full.
This was tie time to have gone; Out
the trout were SO large and bit SO readl'
" that we could not Withstand the
temptation, so we decided to string and
hide what we had, and take another
basketful.
So at it we went. No sooner would
the hood touch the water than we hao
q trout. We forgot the house, the man
the boys and the dog.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17

4 woman went 10 q circus in Terro
Haute, Indiana, accompanied by eleven
children, and when neighbor asked
her where the old man was, she said he
was at home taking care ofthe children.
Another Ieighbor called at the house.
and seeing the Old man trying to amuse
nine young ones, asked where the old
lady was. lie said he had let her 60 to
the circus with the children.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17
Giants.


In one OF MS rec'''. REQUIRES, io''
Hiii'h'a'' 'he young a''''"'" " NV "i'
coV'ry o' Tue s"''''''' " al e'''' ''''"7
lizard OF e'Sh'y 'ee'' h' Professor
INFERRED rs no l'V'h@ specimens o' Su'''
magnitude mas o'e" ''"'''' '''"' tue
Spec'eS ""''' ''''' o'''''7 '''
rated lhe verify o' MS l'oS'''''' ''' '"'''
er slhgular'y ehueaN"reu |" ei''"''c ~
an al'"sloh 10 the WEIR Nlo"o eAi9'ei'''
OF giants IN Ola times. INC '"''"" ''R
list Is the a"ta upon "''''' '''e S'''H"'''
h!PolheSiS J. oaSeo'
Inc giant 'Nhloi'e" III 'N""'''' III ''"'
the Professor says '''e"N"''' '''' ,
eighteen 'ee'.
Garapius sa" H'ii 'h"' was '''' '>''
high.
The Galabra, brought from Af&"'"' l"
Rome, under Ciaudins cesar was zen
feet high.
Fannum, VINO llHed IN 'he ''lho oi
Eugene H., measured eleven a"a nan
feet
The Chcvaiier Scros III his voyage 70
the the fcak o1 lehfllis, louh" III one
of the cavcrns the head OF 'he
of the Gunich, who had sixty teeth, ana
was not less than htteen leet hiSN'
The giant farragus, slam by ofIahd },
nephew ol thafieihaRiIc' "aS t"e"'!
feet high.
~ II.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17

The shadows OF the mind are like
those Of the body. In the morning OF
life they lie behind us; at noon we
trample them under foot; and in the
evening they stretch long aud deepening
before us
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17

Those lamps are the prettiest of the
the city"
/ But, George, they are so fashionable;
why, the D~-s, b s, and G. ;, all
have them. | aul sure we ought TO-,
too
I'VE ought to, II we take pattern by
other peoples expenses" The husband
moved uneasily in his chair. We want
to live within our means, Esther" be
said.
"Im sure | should think we could
afford it as we'll as the rest VIC do not
want to appear mean
Georges cheek crims, ned
Mean, am not mean, :" he cried
angrily.
Then you do not wish to appear So"
said the wife. "To complete this room
and make ii like others, we want n piano
and a solar lamp
1--WE want-we want muttcred the
husband; "thcre's no satisfying wo-
mans, do what you may, and he abrupt
ly left the room.
How many husbands are in a similar
dilemma! How many homes and hus.
bands are rendered uncomfortable by
the constant dissatisfaction Of wives
with present provisions and comforts.
How many bright prospects for huei.
ness have ended in bankruptcy audruin
in order to satisfy this secret hankering
after fashionable necessities. Ifthc real
cause ofmany n failure shou" be known,
expenses at home expenses to answer
the demands Of fashion, and "what will
people think ofu
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17

Two farmers residing in Concord,
Iowa. went to law over hog worth SIS.
The suit lasted five years, and both far
mers were compelled to sell their farms
in order to settle the costs.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17

\ Burlington, Iowa, woman seized
burglar the other night and pitched
him into the street. She thought it was
her husband, come home drunk.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17

\ word of kindness is seldom spoken
IN vain. 1t is a seed which, even when
dropped by chance, spriags up in .
flower.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17

There is an old lady in st. Joseph, Mo-,
who has kept house over twenty years,
and who has had only one paper of pins
in that time, and yet has part Of the
paper left.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17
Hog Cholera.

In the present prevalence OF cholera
among hogs, some may be inclined to
try the following remedy, which is
strongly recommended. 1t Is sal d that II
never fails
Collect, in barrels, dish-water and
barrel about paiful Of soapsuds.-
When fermentation begins, add n BUSH
q Of line charcoal, half bushel Of corn
meal, n handful Of salt and halls a pound
Of coprcras to each barrel After the
coal has become saturated, feed to the
hogs.
Far of in smyrna or Caramania,
where women weave carpets for their
dowrics, the warp is stretched between
two trees, and the child, with the colores
worstet that her, Is called to the place
aud tod: "Weave now carpet that
shall buy yuu hu-band.' The figure
j. left entirely to her own choice, and
slowly az she works and the months go
by, she Weavcs in leaf, and flower, and
bird, and with them manya u fancy that
gives grace 10 the outline with the flexI-
be turning of smile or sigh. BY
and by the carpet is finished, and the
child is young woman, and both
the work and the artist are offered for
sale. One buys the carpet, and the
maiden has her dowry; the other buys
the maiden, and carries far away from
the loom trees his bride. But she never
fOrgets her carpet and the signs that
were woven with it. The dreams aud
hatterlng hopes of love-can she forget
these
The jacksonville, H., Journal, in
view of the complaints by the Democra-
cy of Republican corruption, adds the
following "evideuces Of Republican
COrruption:'
The shortness Of the potato crop.
The capture of Napoleon.
The death Of Gen. Lee.
Black tongue in catlle.
The womau's rights movement.
The bad smell of the Chicago river.
Tie trimean war.
The fall of man.
The Deluge,
Hash.
The hog cholera.
The Heated Term"
Potato bugs.
Flies.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17

\ Kansas lady, on retiring to her
room one night, found 1t filled
with martins, which had flown in du-
ring her absence. Instead of heartlessly
tGrniug them out into the cold, the kind
hearted lady captured all the little crea-
turcs aud had them made into pot-p pie.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17
GEO. s. FOCHT. M. d.,

rOCNSELING and Practicing hysiclan ana
~ Surgeon, Upton, Iowa.
~ Residence on the second block east OF
the Pennsy ylyania House. III
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17
r. D, STURDEVANT,

DESIDENT DENTIST. CLARENCE, Iowa
II, Office over ListenWaiter S City Drug store
Refercnces.-Revs Buchanan, Allen and Cor
don, Drs. Yule and Coates.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17
VALUABLE
Farm for Sale.

is situated six miles east of Upton, near
/ Methodist Church, and one mile from
Presbyterian Church; containing 100 acres, all
under good cultivation. one hundred and
forty rods OF Usage hedge, two years old, in
hedge.
On the farm are fifty varieties ofyoung apple
currants, gooseberries, raspberries, grapes,
strawberries, &C., in great numbers and in
fine condition.
some 5000 forest trees in grove, three years
old, and various other shade and ornamental
trees and shrubbery. Also. some 1900 ever
greens, from 8 to years old. OF all the COM
mon varieties. Price moderate and terms
easy. For particulars, apply to L. II: POUND
Upton; or to the subscriber on the premises
l2H G. A. FOUND.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17
BJCKEHE
SNUri1lg G Hair cutting

n CONWAY wishes to inform the citizens
". of Upton and vicinity that he has opened
A shop in the City Drug Store building where
he will be found always on hand, and will try
to please all who will give him call. Ladies'
hair cut or shampooed at shop residence
Long hair purchased and made up to order in
switches, curlS or waterfalls n29
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17
POST HOUSE.

vlY r. f. POST, CLARENCE, IOWA. A new
- Hotel throughout, convenient to the de-
not and kept with the utmost regard to the
comfort convenience and satisfaction of Gus
TONERS. FI'nl-
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17
E. H. REIGART, M.

0fice with DR.. ]. F. Kennedy. Residence
~ third door south of Methodist church. Up
ton Iowa. nHyl.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17
FRESH MEATS


n w. PORTER'S MEAT MARKET, just
~. west of Culbertson Jacks store. He
keeps the very best qualities of
Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, &C.,
Having had many years experience in buying
stock, he knows just what is needed to sup
ply the wants of his customers and will have
1t on the block.
His prices as low as the lowest, and will
guarantee satisfaction in every particular.
The highest market price paid for good fat
cattle, hogs and sheep. 3ivl6tf
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-11-17
DIR. H. Fl. MAYNARD,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Upton.
Iowa. ONCE and Residence opposit: tn-
Buckeye House. nl3
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-03

GIN Me- SUN DAT PEA pleas
ing illustration of legislative life in
South Carolina Is. reQAted by the
Columbia Guardian rs fellows: "Quite
an amusing scene, and one indicative
of the dignity Of that august body,
occurred In the House q day or two
since. DeLarge, colored, having pro-
cured something in the appearance Of
an apple pie was dividing 1t very gen.
erously among such of his confreres as
seated next him, when Elliott, colored,
who was seated some distance of,
rushed up, and, In rather peremptory
terms, demanded n slice. As the pie,
so Delarge's liberality had diminished,
and there being but a single slice re-
naming, he replied to Elliott's de-
mand BY ramming that hastily In
his own mouth. Elliott was not to be
so easily robbed ofhis expected treat
like all eagle he pounced upon de-9Grge
member from Charleston, and grasp
ing him by the throat, endeavorcd to
choak him into n more generous state
of mind. Being the stouter, and hay
ing the advantage in position. he stand
ing and the other seated, Elliott sue
ceeded in tanning DeLarge's head
down upon the chair, when the latter
ended the encounter by using his knife
on his antagonists leg and sending him
scampering away'to his seat, amid the
laughter OF the House.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-03

As en- instance Of liberality, and as
an act OF amnesty and forgiveness, the
petition Of the colored men Of Virginia
for the removal Of the political disabil-
tiles OF their late masters, stands alone
among kindred instances and deeds.
Whatever disposition Congress may
make of that petition. the effect Of the
action will have its highest maniiesta-
tions in soi,enins the asperities Of flu
ture discussion of the status OF the men
who inaugurated and sustained the re-
bellion. IL is not necessary to 60 be
hind the petition and inquire what In
fluenccs wrought for suchmagnanimity.
II is enough that the sense Of wrong
suffered has parted with Its point aud
the wrong passed on, to occupy a high
er level than that strewed with the
embers of reyengeful feelings. 1t
augurs we'll for the future peace Of the
South that this act of practical amnesty
comes just az the Acknowledgement Of
its authors becomes Q fact. 1t is a les
son TO men who boast skins of lighter
shade. and we do not see how the grace
asked for can be long delayed,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-03

CRIME.-Thc total number of MUIR
ders committed In January throughout
the United States, was fifty-four, OF
these, seven were committed In New
York city and Brooklyn, and twenty
within the area of the old slave States,
including Kentucky and Missouri, and
counting the victims of lynch law. 1t
used to be-and that not very long ago
that the assertion, Ignorance Is the
parcnt of crime" was a commonly
accepted fact; but change has come,
and the contrary is upheld to be quite
as reliable a rule. If certain wise
acres are beloved, tho great peril OF
the country arises from the great stray
of cultivated and Intellectual, but ire
llgious, youth growing up among us,
True, they say, the spread Of education
furnishes fewer brutal murders and
bodily assaults than were wont to fill
the criminal calendar; but We have
more forgeries, defalcations, swlndling
tricks, dishonesty in trade, social
crimes and backslidings, marked by
cunning and lack of conscientious
rectitude, than we previously have
had. Moral disease, which has here
tofore been ON the surface, has been
driven in upon the vital organs, and Ia
vastly more dangerous to the body
polite. This Is not a very ~flattering
certificate of o~haracter; and, If true,
it will require a counteracting remedy
which will have to 60 deep and touch
the utmost springs Of human action.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-03

oaowIEBs,-We know men who
damn ali the newspapers as poorly
edited, and containing no news. These
wights never took and paid for q
newspaper In their whole existence.
They Islander Journalism Of the State
to palliate their own meanness In TAX
inc newspapers. They tell q lie to
cover their Individual littleness, nasti-
ness, and sinking stlnginess. These
GROWERS arc ctcrnaily telling what
Should be In and out Of newspapers ;
and vet, many of them arc too Ignorant
10 Rad we'll, and none Of them can
write plain, straight forward Ameri-
can to save their poor, miserable souls
from damnation. We know several OF
these snarlers in this town. Not one
eyor did anything to aid public I'M
urorement. Not one of them ever
aid anything but driYel and find fault
With sll the rest Of the world. He'll
Is crowded with just such fellows, and
yawns for more. They are good for
mel, there, but here they are useless
Neb. City Ne,cs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-03
NY cABI,E-rRoM FRANCE.

PANS, March a.-1he magistrate
who was struck by Prince Murat,
whom he intended to prosecute before
the High Court Of Justice, has Will
The Carnival, yesterday, passed of
quietly.
The French Government has warned
its representative at Rome to use great
caution In his efforts TO protect the In
stitutions Of the Catholic estate.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-03
SECOND DISPATCH.
DATES TO LAST NIGHT.

A Powder Explosion and Serious Results
HAnTFoRp, March "A keg of pow
der exploded In n blacksmith shop, on
the Connecticut & Western Railroad,
in Wlnstcad. to-day. Twenty persons
were injured ; none seriously.
NEpOUsET, March 2.-Six bodies
were taken from the ruins, and the re-
mains Of two other women are still in
the ruins. The women were IN the
attic picking over cotton, when the
only entrance. q small scuttle, caught
fire from the furnace OH the first noor.
Nitro.slycerine Explosion n Serious
" DAM gcH.
New York. March "A terrific eX-
plosion Of nitro-glyeerlne occurred to-
day at Fleetwood Race Course, being
constructed ut Morrisiana. One man
was killed and nine Others severely
wounded.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-03
TERRIBLE CAT AND RAT STORY.

EProm tho ottawa nllnois) Republican.
The following was given to me by n
farmer living near Peru, as n vcritahle
truth to the best of his ability : "lIe
was sitting In his barn silently mindlng
an old harness, when he observed his
fayorte tom cat cautiously approach
ing an opening between two barrels.
Tom ~squatted near the point of obser-
vation,' Ills tail moving with majestic
slowness, his ears set Forward inquir-
inQly, while his body glided nearer
and nearer 10 the opapipg,. Suddenly
ho shot forward like q black bolt Of
lightning and as quickly back again,
bringing with him q huge rat. The
rat Struggled violently and squealed
terribly. but tom laughed, his long
black tail proudly perpendicular, Tom
laughed hefbre he was out Of the
woods, for the terrible screams of his
victim called a whole regiment Of rats
to the rescue. They rushed In upon
tom from every point Of the compass,
too swift and too numerous to be
counted. Tom was surprised out of
his discretion and sprang three feet
from the floor, with a rat holding on
each hind leg, and tho rest eager for
him to come down. He came down Of
course, and then began q most fearful
struggle. Tom swore terrible lin cat
lstlnS furious fell his blows The
rats fought in silence, except when
TOMS sharp teeth met under the back
bone Of some luckless wretch. Tom
was losing ground; the pressure was
too great for him I; he was down, two
or three clinglng to each leg, and a
dozen at his throat, and rats swarmlng
over him, At this critical moment an
Amazon Ont. with her two grown Kit.
tens, leaped from the hay-mow and
pitched in for tom. This timely rein
iorcement soon ended the struggle.
Tom limped away, bleeding freely,
but the dying victims of his proves
were no less than thirteen. besides the
wounded that escaped-no prisoners