Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-09-14
ALL SORTS

A pledge Of love-pawning the en-
gagement ring.
Every one sings as he has the gift,
and marries as he has the luck.
With patience and time the null
berry tree becomes silk gown.
Innocence is like an umbrella
when once we have lost it we may
never hope to see it again.
New arithmetic-"How long shall
you be gone on your vacation. Ned p
ooh, about three shirts time"
= The epicrre who made dessert
of the fruits of an enterprise picked
his teeth with the point OF a joke.
A Massachusetts, boy cut off his
young sisters golden curls while she
slept, to get money with which to go
to the races.
ooh, mother" said little boy as
he stood looking at a lake by moon.
light, ''see how the moon sprinkles
down on the water J"
"Massa Christopher Columbus was
queer man. said anegro orator, "a
notion crossed him one day, and den
he crossed an ocean,"
"That's very singular" said young
lady to a gentleman who had just
kissed her. "Oh, well, my dear
mss was the reply, Il will make it
plural" and the villain did.
We may obtain some idea Of the
number of stitches now consi iered
necessary to be put into garments
from the fact that, last yea. there
were over halt million sewing ma.
chimes manufactured in the United
States.
A gentleman in Indiana has clear
| cd his house Of cockroaches by scat
tering about liberal supply OF old
fashioned red waters. 1t is supposed
that after gorging themselves these
cheerful insects retire to their holes
and stick fast.
A curious and antique document
of twelve toolscap pages, containing
copies Of the wills Of Francis, Henry
| aud Thomas Layton, executed in
England in 1852, 1861, and 1911, was
found in dirt barrel in Boston, few
| weeks ago, by employees OF the Health
Department..
A New York journal, in speaking
of the magic strains of hand organ,
SAYS :-'When he played old Dog
Trav,' we noticed eleven. pups sitting
IN front of the machine on their
launches, brushing the tears from
their eyes with their tore paws"
Prairie du Chen recently gave 3
bonus OF $4,000 TO establish in that
town carriage and wagon factory,
with capital Of $4,000. The peo-
pie of Warren gave bonus OF 81
900 for the establishment OF steam
grist mill. The people OF Freeport
gave $4,000 as a bonus for the erec-
ton of beet sugar factory.
Russia is planning grand exhibi-
ton to be held in Moscow in 1872,
and calls for contributions OF manu-
| faetnrers' apparatus, machinery, mod
els, etc. Everything intended for
that occasion, provided the sender
has the certificate Of the committee
at Moscow. will be forwarded at half
rates and duty free.
At Heidelberg, in Germany, there
is not language, ancient or modern,
without its competant Professor To
teach it to all corners. A japanese
student, unable to speak word OF
German, found there on his arrival q
teacher able 10 converse with and
give him lessons through the medium
OF his own language.
A young lady at an evening party
some time ago found it hard TO use
the expression s'Jordan's a hard road
to travel,n but thinking that too vul'
oar, substituted the following: "Per
ambulating progression IN pedestrian
exurslon along the far-famed through
fare Of fortune cast up by the banks
of the sparkling river OF Palestine is
indeed attended with heterogene
GUS conglomera.ion ofunforeseen dlf
fculties.
The Springfield Republican pro
pounds this conundrum: ''Is 1T an,
worse for poor people to hear tn
music of Beethoven-or OF Rossln
or Verdi tor that matter-performe'
by band in the open air than fo'
rich people to hear the same mus,'
PLAYED on an organ in church! !
there is an intrinsic sinfulness IN ope'
air music, we suggest the propr!e'
oi getting up Sunday law agalns,
the birds. They are the most hard
Eened desecrators of the Sabbath
! this particular line taat we know Q
! The Iowa Falls Sentinel tells OF
: goo, thing at one of their Sabbat
y Schools. The subject under conslt
' Grafton was g Let your loins .
J. cirded and your lights burning-'-
r Teacher inquired: "Why are +"
a commanded to grid our loin Z!
/ practical little chap answered promp
4 ": ssTo keep your breeches up.
. q The lady teacher "girded hern," al
went on to the next boy.