Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-04-25
Miscellaneous Items.

Some canary BIRDS never sing
stuffed ones, for instance.
It is sald there is not brick house
or piano in Robertson county, Ky.
An irreverent Terre Haute report
er calls church Gospel dress parade"
The Government strangles about
one newspaper a day in Paris just :
now.
A rapacious Englishman has been
imprisoned, but not until he had
married six wives.
Why are your sidewalks in Win.
Ter like music? II you do not G
sharp, you will B tia:.
The cry of the English workmen is
mo more debt for war purposes"
and they mean it. too. @
The population of Baruum's show
was increased on Saturday by the
addition of 4 baby camel.
The most stylish parasols this sea-
son are of gray colored satins, line.
| with white, aud edged with fringe or
lace.
\ One per cent. of the entire popula-
ton of Berlin have died within the
past twelve months from virnlent
smallpox.
! It is said that the number of
American books in the British Mu-
scum is greater than in anyilibrary in
the Unitei States.
The yogng widow who vas buried
in griet IS now alive and doing we'll.
1t was Only another instance of pre-
mature interment.
\ Vermont editor is not proud,
and frankly tells a fair inquirer that
he does not know why Dolly Var
den dress is so named.
A Jewish hotel has been establish
ed in Boston, where Israeli,es can
fina their food cooked after the fash
ion prescribed by their religion.
Can a woman keep secret If
she be unmarried she can, but if she
have a husband he never will be hap
py until he has coaxed it out of her.
This is the way they put it now:
Mr.. Clementon, a talented "equine.
abduetor ct Minnesota, was prevail
ed upon to attend ''necktie socia.
blen lately.
\ St. Louis lady bought three
bonnets the other day; one tor Sun
day, one for everyday wear. and the
other to place IN her chamber in
place of a boquet.
Cincinnatians have the reputation
of wearing the largest diamond pins
that Alaska or the original Jacobs
can furnish. They always were en-
terprising in Porkopolis.
Forty days to the month is an
economical and Ingenious method OF
calculating salaries. This elongated
calender Is about to be introduced
into the civil service Of Turkey.
A young man having late rail
road disaster on his mind, has broken
his engagement with a young lady,
because she is negligent about her
train and does not mind her switch.
Not one OF the hundred girls be-
longing to the St. Louis Normal
School wears anything in the shape
of chicnons or waterfalls, er dresses
made Of any other material than cal.
| ico.>
The Colonization Society is still
very active in sending out recruits
for the settlement of Liberia, where
by the way, there is political rum
pus just now among the men and
brothers.
every tree is subject TO disease
sad speaker in a Fruit Growers
Convention. What ailment can you
fad on an oak ?n asked the chairman.
a corn," was the triumphant reply.
| New York people Of fashion arc
started when they visi. one OF their
number, by the apparition ot,a Chi
nese iootman, clad in gorgeous array
and with pig tail braided five feet
downward towards his two feet.
Two men having arranged 10 fight
duel III Rhode island. the Govern.
! or issued a proclamation torb'ddins
! IT, whereupon one OF the parties sen,
! him a note saying that one OF them
: would stand III Connecticut and the
! other in Massachusetts, and shoot