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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

Mrs. Mathews, lady residing on :
farm near Cedar Rapids. is : woman
of the olden time. She has lived
there twenty five years. Years ago
she vas left : widow. Ever since she
has lived alone and managed her own
farm-and is now cighty-two years
old, and still at il. This last fall she
sold thirteen head Of fat hogs, which
abe fed and fattened herself, and she
has now on hand good herd OF stock
hogs, three brood sows, thirteen head
Of Young cattle, three mich cows.
and about three hundred hens, all OF
which she feeds and cares for with
her own hands, while her house il .
model Of nea.ncss and Cleanliness
She has sons and daughters and sons
in-law who would gladly give her a
home and care for her we'll in her old
age, but she prefers to take care OF
herself and manage her own Affair."
both Of which she does in . manner
which would be credit to hundreds
of young and stout men and women
in the country.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

England's Empire in the Southern
Hemisphere covers 100000 square
miles-,he size Of the United States
less Alaska. The white population
Of Australasia, as these great islands
are called, was, in 1850, about 24o,-
600. Now it is but little less than
100000. Victoria has grown from
1900 to 1872 600 in these twenty
Eve years "a ten-fold growth.
Queensland has grown from 5000 t.
125, 200. Tasmania, which had .
population too small to be counted in
1850, has loo, 900 now. New lea.
land has grown ten-fold in q quarter
Of . century, from 5000 to 266, 600
The population of Australasia i.
largely English and strongly Protes.
tsnt. Emigration has been freely
encouraged. Several of the colonies
are no longer penal, and the actual
number Of criminals on the islands is
very small.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

When Mr.. Lincoln was president
an editor Of weekly paper, publish
ed in little village in Missouri, call
Cd at the White House, and WAS I'D.
mitted 10 Mr.. Lincoln's presence.
He told NJ. Lincoln that he Vas the
man who frs, suggested his name
for the Presidency, and pulling from
his pocket an old, worn, defaced
copy Of his paper, exhibited IN item
on the subject. "Do you really
think," said Mr.. Lincoln, "that an
nouncement was the occasion of my
nomination "Certainly," SAID the
editor, 1.-THE suggestion WAS SO oppor-
tune that it vas at once taken W by
other papers, and the result was your
nomination and election"
"Ah! we'll" said Mr.. Lincoln with
q sigh and assuming rather gloomy
countenance, 81 sm glad to see you
and know this, but you will have to
excuse me. | am just going to the
War Depar mtnt to SEE Mr. S'anton."
"We!!' said the edi:9r. 81 vii! wax
over with YOU. The Pre-iden', wi h
that apt good ma ure SO characters.
tic to HIM, took up his hat, and said,
"Come along"
When they reached The door of
the Secretary's Office, Mr.. Lincoln
turned to his companion and said, Il
shall have to see Mr.. Stanton alone,
and you must excuse me- and TAX
ing him by the hand he continued,
'Good by: ! hope you will feel per.
fectly easy about having nomin4'ed
me; don't be troubled about it; for
give you"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

The substantial provisions Of the
substitute for the first draft Of the
new tariff bill as it pa, sed the House
are these: 4 Tax Of ninety cents per
gallon is imposed upon all distilled
spirits hereafter made, to be paid by
the distilier upon removal Of The spir-
its from The distillery or the bonded
warehouse. No tax whatever is i'm
posed upon whisky already on hand
The tax On tobacco is increased from
sixteen to twenty-four cents; on CT
yars to six dollars. There is an addi-
ton Ct twenty-five per cent on the
amount Of the present tax on ugar
and molasse.. The ten per een,um
horizontal duties are restored. The
bill is not to include goods on ship
board on the 10th OF February, or in
bond ut the date Of the change Of the
act. The Little Tariff Bill is correct.
cd SO that no duty is to be paid up.
on boiling cloths or stamps used in
savings banks who conduct business
simply rs such. The most importsn,
feature Of the bill is that the entir.
stock Of whisky is exempted frou
further tar, and that, consequently il
the bill becomes q law, the distiller,
and spectators who own whisky vii
gain = net profit Of twenty cents ,
gallon.
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Notice OF Reading Of viii.

Estate OF Lewis X USER, decsased:
The state OF Iowa, Cedar county SIS:
To VIII ON IL may concern-You are he, ehy
by the Clerk Of the Circuit Court in and for
said county. an instrune nt ~ writing pur-
porting to be the last will and testament OF
Lewis kyser, Iste Of said county deceased:
and that the nrst day Of the August term of
said Court. commencing on the fourth Mon
day 7Sd day Df August, 1876. has been set as
the day for hnal hearing and proc: OF said
will. At which time all persons Interested
may appear and show cause why the same
shonld not be admitted 10 probate
iva W, II. VAN Ness Clerk
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

America is the only county in tie
world producing petroleum The
United States exports every year
thir,y-seven million dollars worth OF
refined oils, which is by far the lar
gest item Of export from this country.
lard being next, twenty million dol
lars. The people Of Europe more
generally use kerosene as an illumin-
ator than the Americans. and i, is
used even in Japan.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

Just for variety let US sum up the
number Of pockets which the average
man has abou, his garments At this
season of the year. In his overcoat
there are three outside and two in
side-Gve; in his frock coat there
are two inside and two in the nara
iiyes-four; in his vest there are
four outside and two inside-six: in
his pants there are two side pockets,
one watch pocket and one hip pocket
-four. This makes nineteen pock-
els which each and every male c,i-
zen of Burlington will carry down
town this morning. Count for your
sell and see il we are not correct.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

A Minnesota farmer, living in Ste.
vens county, writing to the Depart
,nent Of Agriculture, says that while
wheat generally averaged abou, four
teen bushels per acre the past sea.
son. his own averaged twenty, and is
satisfied that the difference in his IA.
vor is mainly owing to preven,i, n
o injury from trough, by thoroughly
rolling the lsrpd.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04
Seeds and Plants.

- - The true Cape Cod Cranberry best
~. ~. sort tor upland. lowland. or gar
- den. by mail predared. 81 per 100.
~. s. per 1000. All the new choice
Strawberries and peaches. A priced cata-
lnSue uf shRse and all fruits. ornamental
trees. eyergreena. shrubs, bulbs. roses.
plants etc, and fresh flower and garden
seeds.the choicest collection in the country
with all novelties, will be sent gratis TO any
plain address. Twenty-Five sorts of either
flower, garden. tree. fruit, evergreen. or
herb seeds. fog 81, sent by mail. prepaid. =
Wholesale catalogue to the trade. Agents
wanted.
X. NJ. WATSON Old Colony Nurseries and
and Seed Warehouse. Plymouth, Mass. Es-
tahl!shsd 1872. swI
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

A .yaller" dog has covered him.
self with glory Is . traveller or pill
grim or quadrupedestrian. He was
taken lasi fell from Indiana to Kan
sas. But he did not like Kansas,
and was homesick through aud
through. He found meat scarce an d
vas sverse to . dict Of grasshoppers.
So he ,ramped it over miles and
miles Of desolsts pr.iries; he swan
Kansas and Missouri rv rs and one
Jay. footsnre. weary, and lean, he
bsrked at the I'D door. And was six
weeks upon the journey; and the first
thing he did upon getting home was
to eat his dinner calmly, the next 10
drive the pigs out Of tho yard accord.
ing to his ancient custom. He had
learned something but he had forgot
ten morning II ever dog deserved q
silver collar and Unlimited bones for
life, he 10 the animal.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

The recording angel is buster this
morning than be has been any time
in the past months. 1t is quite pos
sible that he has to hire clerk or
two, in order to keep up with tn
torrent Of profanity that rolls out
every time 3 wet boot is dragged out
Of corner and adjusted to swollen
foot. We wouldn't be wife and a
mother this morning in . family
where one man and FIVE boys had to
pull on boots that were tempered BY
yesterdays snow, no not for all the
maternal love and tenderness be.
tween here and Halifax. We will go
fur her. we will say Jrrico.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

TIE largest aud most successful Bust
ness College In tie west. The following
are some of lis special Advantages;
ia. II Is member Of the Iniernation-
al Business college Association, and its
Scholarships are good in all the Colleges
OF the Asseciaiinn.
%. TIE student sares money by cheap
Ell rates for board Good board. In pri-
ya,e families, costs our students from
81 Otto 81 so per week. The same class
of board would cost, in a large city OF
three hundred thousand inhabitants, at
least two dollars per week more-a saw
ing to our students. while taking the
course, of more than enough to paw for
Life Scholarship in our institution
But we do more. We have large num-
Der of students who club together and
board themselves. and to all who board
in this way, we furnish, free Of charge,
the use of furniture, including bedstead,
chairs, table, stove, aud cooking uten-
sis. Some Of our best students are
boarding in this way, at less than one
dollar and half per week, including all
expenses for board and room rent.
A smart student, who boards himself
as suggested above, can complete the
whole course for enc hundred ard twenty.
fce acknowledging TUITION. board.
books, stationery, and all necessary ex-
reases This allows for FIVE months
board an! expenses.
Sd. Tnere are 70 extra expenses, gas
tax. matricuiatian, jani,or's, or gradual
ing tees
18th. Our rooms are arranged express
~ for our Business College. They are
the largest AMI most complete rooms
rsed for Business College purposes In
the West, the main hall being 60x90 feet
Students ave required to study at the
en-,
''l'' $500" "1u
explanation as they NAV need it.
o'''S.
""'
eteapesl5 because Ut IT, experienced and
'so'@ s@e'ssiS' oeS'''o y - ioo1'ed ~
'Aif ~ sect a'a oes' e''s ~ the o'a'e'
-''A = ''oie e iul hlsii slsa atoms 10
5%tzs l't eth' g ~ staRltstfs' ana ne
e#8sa = possesses tAs e"ah4euce 81 the
entire EH 1asss community, @ad lis d.
i5@ssts ate psstFaits g iaya! among
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

TIE iu3sp~ndsnce Bulletin says
j. mese patisu.s have arrived q, the
IrsaSs Hssp.ai there from Mt.
Pssasaas. The whole number now
10 he building lie 22i, the proper.
fions Of males and females being ex.
actly equal, !l2 each. One or two
new wards have recently been added
to the capacity Of the Hospital, the
number now occupied being nine.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

The Democratic Independent "Re.
formers now have Official pos.essi n
OF Chicago, and never in its history
has it been SO shabb'ly governed be
fore. The Democratic Independent
"Reform,rs" also have possession Of
the Illinois Legislature, and there is
not now, nor has there ever been, a
more useless, reckless, incapable or
discreditable legislative body 10
session in this country. Common,
is nnnecessary.-rhicago Journnl.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

The St. Louis Globe devotes = col
umn of its editorial space to an argu.
ment in favor Of planting more corn.
Il is very sure that the price will be
high next year, however good the
yield. This is probably true, owing
to the fact that the stock now on
hand is exceptionally small.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

The modsfn sculptor has hard
{ me of il with his portrait statues, It
must be confessed. What is he TO
d z. Shall he drese a gentleman rs
= l6nds hir; 30 back TO the toga;
q 20 farther back still 10 the alto
ge.her natural man: Or shall he
compromise with cloak or water
prooi-as in The case OF the Savior
OF his Country, expis,ing his virtues
il Union Square? They have the
same trouble in England rs here !:
ride VIM. B. Scot. For centuries,
he says, the portrait statues OF their
kings appeared in the Roman cu'rass
with bare arms and knees, aud their
statesmen in the chlamys and toga.
Zone last step only was wanting 10
adopt the ideal antique and abando"
clothing altogether, and this was very
nearly accomplished toward the close
OF last century. Canova's statue Of
Napoleon, now in Ap,ley House, is
absolutely naked; and the statue to
Samuel johnson, in St. Pau's is al
most undrapcd, the single loose COW
ering being thrown SO as to be only
useful for the sculp'or's supposed
artistic purposes ludicrous specta
Gle in simply rational point of view;
the stout old gentleman, as he leans
his head on his hand in his naked.
ness, seeming to be saying to him
self: What q sad case things have
come to with me at last, standing be.
fore the public in n state Of nature.
1t is . matter Of tradition that the
.ta,ue Of Washington. by Greenough.
in the ground Of the Capitol at Wash
ington, is saying, as plain As gesture
and countenance can say: "My sword
is by my side, and my clothes are in
the Patent Office"-toward which he
points with majestic modesty.--
Ncribaer for March.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

This does not seem the proper time
OF year for tornadoes, but terrible
enc last Tuesday struck Housronia,
Mo-, small town twelve miles from
Sedalia. The path Of the hurricane
was about one hundred and fifty
yards wide, and Was only thirty Sec
onds in passing. Twenty houses
were blown down and demolished.
among them the depot building.
Fourteen freight cars were blown off
the track nearly hundred yards. A
number Of persons were injured, sew
eral fatally, including among the lat
ter = physician, DR.. Williams and
ex-Sheritf Porter. A school house
containing forty pupils was .ased
by being ten feet out OF the path of
the tornado. Out in the country
there mus. have been great dessruc,
ton.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-03-04

According to the Baltimore Sun,
"lhey are IS much alike - four peas,
and their names are Sarah, Mary,
Kate and Jennie, and they are all the
daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hahan, OF
No. ll9 Low street, Baltimore. The
quar,etre made their appearance on
earth together last Tuesday night,
and the mex, day they were chris
tened at St. Johns by Rev. Father
Malloy. The birth Of triplets is =
most uncommon occurrence, but the
production Of quartet is . pheno-
menon more rare than . transi, of
Venus; however, the books 20 fur
ther than this, and make record Of
mothers who have had Eve. six, sew
en-, and even nine children At one
birth, and We are prepared to sustain
with the proofs statement Of this
kind much more extraordinary.
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