Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-08

for new telescope, for which fifty thou
sand dollars was appropriated at the las s
session of C0ngresA II 10 to have IN OBJ
ject glass Of twenty-six inch aperture,
which win be the largest perfect lens of
that size In the world. -Four years viii
be required to complete It.
He took her fancy when he came; he
took her hand, he took kiss; he took NO
notice Of the shame that gl0wed her hap
py cheek at this. He took TO coming af-
ternoons !; he took an oath he'd ne'er de .
ceive he took his masters silver spoons,
and after that he took his leave.
THE editor of the New Haven (Conn.)
Register tells an experience that i proba-
bly, not uncommon. He says: 1What
we know about gardening will be inter-
estiDg. The senior has picked this sea-
son three cucumbers, two caulifowers,
seven ears of corn and four tomatoes,
which cost him $448 each"
A CASE of alleged fraud in the matter
of the Uuited States tax on fifteen barrels
Of gin, In Boston, the other day, revealed
the fact that the liquor was made by the
following receipt: To make q barrel 40
gallons) Of gin for sale at wholesale at
about $3.50 per gallon, take ten gallons
Holland gin and thirty gallons rectifed
spirit and mix well If thought to be too
strong for the stomachs Of customers re-
duce with water"
A MAN in Norwich, Connecticut, has
whitfield, with q penknife, q perplexing
bottle puzzle. He has taken an eight
ounce phia1, and set up in its interior
perfect keg, about two inches long, with
four hoops on it and both heads in and
he has stopped the bottle with wooden
plug, which fits perfectly tight and is
keyed inside, the key pinned and the pin
togkled. The workmanship Ia excellent,
and the way 1t was done Ia q mystery.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, has two brothers,
named Moore, who bear such remarka-
BILE resemblance to each ether that the law
officers failed to discover (which was
which" One of them was wanted" on
q charge of abandonment, and the officers
arrested the wrong man. When brought
before the much abused wife, she scruti-
nized him closely, and could not be GER
tain that it was not her husband until he
spoke.
LOUISVILLE has one of "them fellers,"
called base ball player, who runs the
bases 80 rapidly that nothing is seen or
heard of him after the ball is struck until
he yells "score" at the home plate. The
papers say that, as the unpires could not
decide whether he went around or not, 1t
was necessary to provide him with red
scarf. Now, as he flies from base to base,
nothing can be discerned save red streak,
which, rs he turns each base, forms part,
and at last the whole, Of beautiful red
circle.
THE Boston Journal Is reminded Of
little story by certain recent prank OF a
noted Boston choir: "A year or two ago
the eloquent DR.. McCosh preached in the
same pulpit alluded TO here. The quar-
tette choir sang the opening piece in most
finished and artistic style-sO artistic that
neither minister nor people could under
stand one word of what was sung. When
it was ended the Doctor waited moment
as If he expected the applause to come in,
but a. it did not, he rose and grsvely said,
And now we will commence the worship
of God in the use of the 27th hymn"
TIE editor of the Colorado Transcript
announces an interesting domestic event
in the following terms: "Sealed proposals
will be received at this { flee until further
notice for furnishing the following hos
pital stores: Four AZ bottles of best
soothing syrup per month; six (6) pack
ages fine linen, with trimmiD GO to match |;
two (2) packages lambs-wool 6annels.
The whole TO be of best quality, and sub
iect to inspection by the maternal head.
The first lot must be delivered upon the
signing of the contracts, and dated as Of
July 10. II Is q bov." r