Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-24


titled, TO ssat wesds5eatsd- l4i-and that Of
adoptsd-ysaa, ils nays, 81. Adjourned.
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
IlscellanoOus.
The payments in the Warrington are
never greater than they are the first year.
Song of the man going to have 1
tooth drawn" How happy could I be
with ether"
1T IL said that little cake dipped In
sherry wine win restore the lost voice Of
. canary bird.
Somebody wants 10 know how many
early birds participated In the Diet Of
Worms.
DIR. Chaplin says that every young
lady ought to Jump 1t the chance Of mar.
rying mechanic.
Why II the animal upon which the
lAFrier operatos like the 6rrier himself
Because he's horse, sure.
Rhode Island will hereafter elect her
members of Congress on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in November.
The Utah Gentiles assert that no sin.
cere female advocate Of polygamy can be
found In the Territory who u not old
enough to be grandmother.
He that forecasts what may happen
shall never be surprised; it's too late Ia
begin to arm when the enemy Is In our
quarters 1oral-Insure your life in the
Washington.
Foreign letters received ct the New
York Posto6lce during the past year,
5,164, 704; amount of money received on
them, 472, 035; number Of letters sent
abroad, 5,526,82S; amount received, $7lS,.
1896.
"A Springfield firm, which advertised
for . bookkeeper. received:a beautifully
written answer from young man who
averred that he Was lyons to bookkeep.
IS, snd;tAoughtt that he would prove
"A soldiers widow in Leavenworth
lately employed claim agent to collect
the 600 bounty due her husband. She
then had to hire another lawyer to collect
the money of the claim agent, and q third
to collect what WAS left, of the second.
She finally got 327, the balance of the
500 going to the three lawyers.
-Found-The hinge ola Christmas box.
A paddock belonging TO . chain Of cir.
to appertain to . dead lock. The socket
election-screw. If the above are not
claimed within few days, they viii be
sold for old iron.
-One Of the convicts of the Michigan
State Prison, . few days ago. getting tired
Of working, laid his fingers under the
trip hammer and had them mashed to
shreda He had i've months 10 serve. This
Il the second time that such an cot Of self.
mutilation, for the same reason, has oc-
onrred In the Penitenuary.
Tho captain Of one OF our tsa ahipl
had some rare china coffee cups, and some
having got broken which he was unable
70 get matched, he was induced, while on
ono Of his trips 70 China, TO have them
matched there. he gave the order, and
was astonlshed to have handed hima set Of
cups, Iae ssNds Of the cup left, with . small
chip broken OF the rim OF each, and
colored - II they had been broken or
Clipped and used some time.
"A Clergyman once preached q very
long sermon from the text "Thou art
weighed IN the balance and found want
Ing" Amer listening On hour, some Of
the conGreeAsicn began 70 retire, greatly
20 the annoyance o the minister where
upon he Stopped his sermon and said
"ThAt y rght gentlemen, - ~ - you
are weighed pa:s out" AFTER mat remaS.
every one remained, " light weights and
al
While the Maine Legislature was
vacilhtiAg over the question Of attending
the Peabody funeral, = respectable ms1.
Der nom the back country saM 1r.
epeaker, an disguseed with the con.
duct q thi: House. This fdneral 8 Port.
Land = going . b . great alEair but
49, - !ns no1ss teesering ana -
,swine - - osoev xnGW ~ ON m.no
oscnfe' sses ~. <eaoedt Aoo@s dsea.'