Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-03

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ONO has 81 pcsraits Of its sixteen
Governors
New J1aszH ~ put the dog tax At
$50 per dog. 9fr i
FIFTY out Of one hundred students in
the Minnesosa 6Ate University are
women. - 49, on 3tfB kisiUt7~
"A oxE-cRxr woslngman's paper 10 to |
be started in Broklyn on the Let Of
March. 80
JANUARY last. Il l aid, averaged eight |
degrees warmer Tin any previous Janu-
hry Tor fogty-atkSrA
TIN KhedivS3 e6loring meerschanm
jsaid to b. wosGl, with diamond trim
'mingA $4,000.
In Baltimore nearly 5000 women nnd
steady employment throughout the season
in packing oysters.
THE latest census taken in Vienna
shows that there are 2,538 persons In all
attached to the imperial palace.
THK Tract Society Of the NJ. E. Church
has distributed four million pages Of
tracts in Germany, during the past year.
Tar total amount of coal consumed in
this country In 1859 was 29,839, Ola tons.
In England, in 1865, 103, 141 ,157 tons were
used. tte
In recent breach of promise suit at
Bloomington, Ill the jury rendered q
verdict in favor Of the plaintiff, Miss Lee,
for 5000.
A RICH Mussulnan at Smyrna has just
died, leaving no heirs-at-law, and 100000
thus drops into the Turkish Treasury,
where it is very much needed.
THE first coin made in the Philadelphia
mint, was the copper cent In 1913 The
first silver doiaeeMvas made in 1891, and
the first gold eagle in 1895.
THE selectmen of Douglas, Mass, have
decreed compulsory vaccination for all the
inhabitants of the town, on account Of the
occurrence of case of small pox.
THE Paris wofkmen who went out to
bury Noir lost $780, 900 in wages, and the
whole loss to trade by the demonstration
is put at 100000.
/ A WOMAN recently fell out Of fifth
1ktory window in Paris, upon the head OF
IA foot passenger They both had q roll
J;A the mud, but neither was badly injured.
.EuE Lord Mayor Of London, at re-
'u' meeting to promote emigration, esti-
etc ed the number of skilled workmen out
f employment in England as between
: 7OC and $4,000.
MToN PAGE, OF Alexandria, N. H., is
0 the kmpion egg-eater of New England.
+ On IA 28th ult, he stretched himself out
, side ofighty-fve of the largest eggs that
: could be Aected.
e WHIrrr}, being asked for an auto,
e graph. tn other day, at once complied by
] penning i following couplet under his
signature
"The rhe is but the shadow, which we nnd
3 Too len larger than the man behind"
g BoTEbURT, Va, can boast that she has
: not had prisoner in her Jail for nearly
8 twelyehonths, nor has any crime been
3 commjed in the county tor which II
, wouldbe necessary to imprison one.
TH| Country Gentleman makes a good
J poinJhen it says in answer to request
for tE address Of stock breeder, that, as
: he 1ver advertics it is fair to suppose he
has(othing to sell.
RorRssoR JOHNSON, Of Yale College
ha}ng recently examined sixteen different
: kids of fertiliZe.s, some of which are sole
afigh AZ 1856 atom, finds that very large
poportion Of them are worthless.
PRUSSIA decides that horseflesh il
wholesome food, also that it is cheap, mucl
Fchesper than lecf or mutton. Perhaps OF
the average, 1t is. But it would be deal
4 feeding to masticate steaks cut from sucf
animals as Dexter and Mountain Boy.
ONE of New Hampshire's. Governor
made it rule to take into consideration
no petition for the pardon Of a convict II
the State Prison until he had served ou
at least half the term for which he wa
committed. .45
BROOKLYN claims to be the "City o
Churches, having no less than two hun
drcd and three places of worship, beinl
an increase of lightweight In the last III
teen years, some OF them surpassingl.
elegant.
PERrRusET, the lion killer, giant il
form and strength, Is one OF the curiositie
of Paris. He has chamber carpete'
with the skins of lions slain in Algeria
and gives recherche dinners therein. hi
gun can hardly be lifted by an ordinar.
man.
BIsnep Sixpsey said, ia recent leeturs
that while ia EsEope he never fravele
with German student without being tOl
that he was saving money to go I
America, nor rode with an Irishmnn ths
did not ask him il he knew his cOusinl
BosroN gives its poor on Monday an
Thursday, mutton soup with rice; o
Tuesday and Friday, fish chowder; !. o
Wednesday, beef soup with vegetables
on Saturday, beef soup with ship bread
and ON Sunday, beef soup with dump
lings.
THE Michigan State Treasury, o.
February /, had cash balance on han
of $685., 900, and, during January, the r
duction on the State debt was $3l0,5O(
leaving total unpaid debt at that date {
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