Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-22
Weaknesses.

What the sea. board must be made of
Beech.
-Brattleboro, Vt, fined 8 man $50, the
other day, for swearing. aa -
"A young woman's conundrun-Who
is your fsvorite Roman hero! Marius.
"A Nashua, N. a., girl of seventeen
has been sent to the house of correction
as . common drunkard.
The .petriAed remains Of a bear, a
woman and child, have been found on
the Potomac, near Alexandra, We.
IT Is reported that the New York Tr;b.
uns is having Mr.. Greeley's old editorial
manuscripts engraved as msps Of the seat
Of war.
The curvature of the earth amounts
to seven inches per mile. A man six feet
high cannot be seen from distance Of ten
miles.
The State Board of Public Chsrities
have sscertained that there are 3 700 cases
of idiocy and insanity in the State Of ILL
nois.
1T IL so cold in the Rocky Mountain
region that stoves are necessary for COM
Fort in the cars of the Union Pacific rail-
road at night.
1t is mentioned, rs . most curious
fact, that Baron Won Moltke, in his long
life of war, has never commanded a regi-
ment in the field.
The Postmaster General has decided
that samples of molasses, no matter how
securely put up in walls or packages, can
not be sent by mail
"A physician writes asking renewal
of note which he owes, giving a reason
therefor, 1--WE are in horrible crisis.
There is not sick man In the district"
"A young lady at Long Branch says
that she always takes piece of soap into
the water with her, 30 that if the under
tow should be too strong, she would be
able to wash herself ashore.
The cross on the summit of the Trim
ity Church spire in New York was as
cended by man the other day. This is
the third time the feat has been performed
since the erection of the edifoe.
The Boston Post says: "a barrel of
Illuminating oil exploded in the cellar of 8
grocery in Indiana, the other day, and
killed four persons, thereby saving many
lives that would probably have been sac
rifced had it been sold at retail"
-"Sir," said the astonished landlady to
q traveller who had just sent his cup for
ward the seventh time, "you must be
very fond of coffee" eyes, madam,
am" he replied, "or I never should have
drank so much water TO get little"
A new minister at New Bedford took
stroll before breakfast on the first Sunday
he was there, and after walking q dozen
blocks was aecOsted by SHABBY looking
| individual with--"You needn't look any
further; there amt plaguy saloon
OPEN"
The rolls Of the Pension Office she y
| that there are now drawing pensions
5,006 soldiers VINO have lost one arm,
4,627 one leg, $50 both arms % both legs
and 81 an arm and leg. Many of these
men are residing in Washington, and are
in Government employ.
The Indian Bureau at Washington
has concluded not to follow the practice
heretofore adopted, of paying the Indians
money or goods for the captives they
steal, as experience proves that this action
is certainly placing premium on such
villainy.
One of the best things Col. X. tells
| is at his own expense. He remarked OF
| Col X, who had served with him in the
same command: II never thought much
of him; | never heard of his doing any
thing but goin' around camp cussin' me-
That's the first time ever heard" says
Bromley, "thst he was OF any service &c
his country"
One of the leading dry-goods firms Of
Boston have lady customer whose Dill
for goods purchased for her personal weal
footed up for the nine months ending July
80, over $4,000. 1t is estimxted that this
Flory McFlimsey expends for dress max.
ing and millinery, In addition to the
above, not less than $4,000 year.
The Portland Transcript says the fol
lowing inscription is to be found in q
graveyard in neighboring town, on 9
stone erected by much widowed man Il
the memory Of his four wives, whom hi
thus economically consigns to eternal blisi
in two lines;
"Here lies Susan, Betty, Rsbecca and Jane,
Forever and ever in Heaven to reign"
One OF the London weekly comic pa
pers has picture of little boy and 9
little girl "playing at father and mother. y
The girl, IS the mother, with doll in her
arms to represent baby, asks the boy,
who pretcnds to be the father just come
home drunk, COW much 'sv ye 'ad ?" The
boy replies: "a pot and pint" Where.
upon the girl says: "Then, now, you
must knock me down and kick me, and
I'll 'oller out, murderl P'lice" The
poor outcasts could find amusement even
out of the ghastly example set by their
drunken parents.