Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-03-28
OLA PODRIDA.


The Yalensians call Boston freshmen
Hubbubs.
Ifseven days make one week, how many
will one strong?
American race-horses won last year in
purses 1924, ,s92.
The Chinese have . new brand Of tes
called "Lincoln."
Rome, according to recent census, has
q population of PAL $780,
The present year will contain three hnn-
dred and sixiy>six days.
Alabama has six cotton factories, which
work up 10000 tales annually.
"Good bourd for fore dolls week says
q sign on Russell street, Detroit.
Boston is contemplationg the purchase OF
the horse railway lines there by the city.
celebrated writer, says that one good
mother is worth hundred schoolrasters.
die than at' any other hour in the twenty
four.
There are now residing in Rome between
thirty and forty American painters and
| sculptors.
The champion orange e-eater lives in
Hawkinsville, Ga. He made away with
twenty-seven at one sitting.
Within eighteen months, four dealers in
England have sold hydrate Of chloral
enough to put S6, ,o00,O 600 of people asleep.
Chicago ladies when making fashionable
calls, open the conversation BY asking
| How have you been since the COW kicked?
Over the door of cobb,er's shop in
Brooklyn appears this legend: Boots and
shoes is made here-ladies and shentleman
repaired. Kun in here
An eminent English physician, after
full and careful examination, thinks that
in reality no more people 60 mad now, in
proportion to til e population, than former.
ly.
widow won $4,000 from q German
gambler at Baden, and o french
General, whose hatred Of Germany is nn>
dying, married TIE avenger o. his country
and the 100000.
A newburyport woman lately became the
oiaeA man, ~'-f1-i -h~s-- an. of which has
She won't have to tie pieces Of ribhsR en
them to know them apart.
A Wisconsin paper tells about girl who
hated her suitor to such an exteat that
when he came to see her on Sunday even
ing she threw her arms about his neck and
squeezed him almost to death.
Two years ago Oregon was the only State
in the Union that did not contain single
mile of railroad. Now she has more miles
of finished road in proportion to her inhab>
itants than any other State.
An old bachelor recently gave the follow
ing toast: "Wsman-the morning star Of
infancy, the day star of manhood, and the
evening star Of age. Bless our stars, and
may they always be kept at telesccpic dis
tauce?'
A little boy was lisping hi: prayers with
his twin brother 1t his mothers knee
When he came to s'Give Us this day our da.-
ly bread" he was sstonished to hear fra
ternal whisper, "Ask for cake, Johnny, ask
fer cake"
I Scene-Co untry store in Michigan
Clerk, sympa tn etically, to lady whose boy
. drove the team to "'market -" So, Mrs
: Jones, your hu sband is dead. poor soul ?'-
'.Yes. the old mans gone-what's the price
} Of this yer calico ?"
. A Boston wife lately surprised her hus-
band by presenting him with > decd Of a
!. nice house in that city, costing nearly 81,
!. 0O0 which amount the wife had saved out
4 of the money her husband had given her to
!. spend for various things.
1 An exchange says e One Of the pref
i tiest sights the human eye ever rested upon
+ is gold in its liquid state" Whereupon an
J. other suggests that,"the human eye in this
II vicinity would be satisfied if it could SCI
= any Of the metal in Its solid state
! A parsmonious sea captain, auswerin %
e the complaints Of his men that the breat
! was bad, exclaimed What. complain o
i YOUR bread that is made from q 'ur? Whs
t. do you think Of the apostles? They ats
4. .shew bread made from boots and shoes.
o The submarine telegraph cables in Chin'
G. are suffering flom the attacks of some mi
81 mute crus,acea so small - to be scarcely
= preceptible to the naked eye. Variou'
J" breaks have been traced to the agency o
!, these animals, who imbed themselves IN :h'
- gutta percha.
,r The Milledgeville, Ca, Fsderos Unso" r.
\. ports that when FATTY Harris" Was ca
er ried to Jail the door was not wide ensus
~ to admis him. After pulling and haulir
II. for some time the officers reported 10 Il
h committee, and General Toombs told them
he "bnild pen around him.
Z" The Norwich Eu.l<sin says, nsst' to Ma
sachusetts, Connect icut has the largest DC
.'' posts in savings banks Of any Of The Nc
England States. Tnc amount on January
~ 1871, was $50, ,297 7O5, and nov mn 9!
80 ceed $50, 100000. In the six New Engiar
Ia States the deposits now exceed S2Ta,Ooo
I'M 600, and perhaps reach S3ec .0to Oh.