Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-10

Ledger: "Somebody called in my
absence Did he leave any name
Mary; oh, yes, sir; he said it was I'm
material"
Five thousand marriage licenses were
granted in Chicago last year. The di-
Yorce record is still ahead. The Chicago
papers refuse to publish it, pleading "lack
of room."-Nesc York Sun.
Il have made sufficient examination OF
the condition of the Washington Life In
urance Company of New York to warrant
me in taking policy of Twenty Thou.
sand Dollars. EDWARD F. JONES,
Pres. Jones Scale Works.
New York, 1859.
"A colored man engaged to answer the
bell at residence in Indianapolis, on New
Years Day, was discovered endeavoring
to prevent the entrance of gentleman
who did not tender his card. The lady re.
buked him, but the "bOy" excused himself
by saying that he thought she would lose
money, for good many had already gone
in without tickets"
The State Liquor Commissioner of
Maine, in his annual report, says that
the amount of sales the past year is $685.
1855. This is about the same in amount
as it has been for several years. On &C.
count of the purity of liquors furnished
for medicinal use, critical judges are of the
opinion that the State Commission, or
some kindred institution, is indispensable.
That was q profound philosopher
who compared advertising to a growing
crop. He said: 1.-THE farmer plants his
seed, and while he is sleeping the corn is
growing. So with advertising; while you
are sleeping or eating, your advertisement
is being read by thousands OF persons
who never saw you or heard OF your
business, nor ever would, had it not been
for your advertising"
Two years ago two gentlemen re-.
siding in Worcester county, Md, Endorsed
note for third party, on which he drew
given sum ofmoney from another party
but as the note was executed on Sunday,
and the gentleman who borrowed the
money had since failed, the indorsers
went into the Circuit Court of their coun-
ty and claimed exemption from the pay
ment of the note on the ground that they
had signed it on Sunday. The court
decided that the securities were liable.
Foreign Gossip.
"A submarine cable is to be laid along
the Pacific coast of South America from
Panama to Puyta, Peru.
The present debt of the city of Paris
is 1,O47, 600, 900 of francs, which is to be
paid off in sixty years.
An English rector has had to pay q
fine of two pounds for Gaming boy OF
thirteen, who was making love to the rec
tors daughter, aged twelve.
The new cable recently laid between
England and France is of the most solid
description, the deep sea cable weighing
81 tons to the mile, and the shore ends
IA tons.
An English soldier, in guard house
who could not fead, was lately melted tc
shoot his corporal by seeing picture Of
q similar incident in police gazette. The
soldier was hanged.
An easy and practicable route for the
Darien canal has been discovered, which
can be completed in five years, at cost
of $7O,OOO,0OO The distance from ocea1
to ocean is 3SA leagues.
During Traupmann's long examina
ton, the presiding Judge said to him
"You, who are 80 intelligent -" 81
an uOL lutcllISCuG, UAOAC Ia VIC pAAoOACA
IF I were, I should not be here"
"A monster lobster has been caught of
the coast of Scotland, measuring two feet
eight inches from the tips Of the claws tc
the tin of the tail. One claw measured
eleven inches and three-quarters in Cir
conference.
The American Bank Note Company
have given the British Museum q cOllec
ton Of specimens illustrating the art O.
bank note engraving in the United States
some as old as 1856. In it are three notes
of Pennsylvania, "printed by B. Frank
lin"
Two youths recently fought a due
about lady, near Halifax, N. s. Wher
the word was given, both fred. One bull
let struck q tree behind which one of the
seconds was standing-about forty.fve
degrees east of range. AS soon as the
first shots were fred, both heroes ran
away, leaving the seconds in possession Of
the ground.
"A party of English hunters have late.
ly returned to Grahamstown, on the Cape
after bagging in the way of game, during
the last season, 80 elephants, II white
rhinoceros, 81 black rhinoceros, 6 CRATES
% buffaloes, koodos, 9 oryx, II Glands
81 sea. cows, leopards, 10 lions, and q
host of smaller animals.
Personal and Literary.
Harriet Hosmer is worth $4,000.
Dan Rice is the proprietor of a
weekly paper at Girard, Pa.
Miss Bayley, of Louisiana, is called
the prettiest woman in Rome.
The kingdom of Bavaria has now a
population of 5,121 1904 inhabitants.
There are three colored members in
the Texas Senate, and eight in the House.
Mrs Secretary Fish is said to be "the
acknowledged head of social life" in
Washington.
The matrimonial engagement of Gen.
Beauregard to Mrs. Haas, Of New Orleans,
is announced.
Josh Billings has completely broken
down, and Cancelled all his winters en-
gagements.
Fisk has voluntarily withdrawn his