Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-30

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verse of the beautiful ballad, I'm dream.
ing, love, of thee" was suddenly
aAWakened by the contents of tub OF
cold water from third story window.
He didn't continue the song.
TEE composite roller now in use by
printers was the chance discovery of one
Edward Dyas. printer and parish clerk Of
Hadsly, in Shropshire. England. His
s1uepot having been upset. and Dyas not
haSng pelt bah ready at hand, he took
~, Apiece Of the glue in soft state, and
linked form with 1t SO satisfactorily that
he continued its use. He afterwards
added treacle to keep the glue soft.
IT il said there is sea beach at Man
chester, near Cape Ann, which is remark
able for it's "musical tone" As you step
briskly over it distinct and somewhat
clear, shrill note IL heard, which seems to
be upon the key of G of the treble scale.
BY scraping or shuffling the foot over the
sand the tone may be prolonged, and 1t Is
loudest where the sand Is dryest. Hugh
Miller mentions similar pht nomenon on
. beach upon the coast Of Scotland.
A VERY curious accident lately occurred
on the Boulevard Mont Parnasee, IN con-
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to represent auto-de te. They erected q
and set II on fire. A child Ave years old,
ed hereto, bravely ascended the martyrs
pyre. OF course the flames caught his
clothes, and those of the young inquisi-
tors and executioners. These were res
cued before they were much hurt, but the
principal performer was very seriously
injured.
THs Troy Times Hermit in New
York" writes ss follows from his Metro
politan experience Looking back over
the calendar of the gallows for the past
fifteen or twenty years, recall but two
executions which were not due to strong
drink. The rest committed murder while
In state of intoxication, and were gene
rally unconscious of the deed which sent
them to the gallows. The youngest vic.
Tim ever hanged in this (the Tombs) prs
on owed his crime to the same cause. He
was confirmed drunkard, murderer,
and corpse dangling at the gallows-all
before he was 10. +t
TEACHER, in loud tones: "What is your
nameW Boy, in q weak voice: Johnny
Wells, SIR" "How old are you, John
Wells?' Twelve years old, sir" "Now,
John, tell me who made this grand and
glorious universeY" "Don't know, SIR"
"Whst, twelve years old and don't know
who made this noble spherei James
Smith, 90 and cut me whip" The birch
is brought and held over the trembling
boy. In laundering tones the rigid disci-
plinarian demanded, "Now, tell me who
made this great world we live int" In
fearful voice, Johnny answered: X did,
sir, but won't do 1t again"
A MAN in Pierce county, Wis, has made
q singular piece of work. From piece
of pine board twenty two inches long, four
inches wide, and seven eights Of an inch
in thickness, he has Whitfield seven pairs
of dentists' forceps, three pairs of pliers,
six pairs of blacksmith's tongs, one pair
of horse. shoe pinchers, one twisted link
chain with swivel, one straight-link chain,
a horse In @ STALL and two balls In box
in all forty seven distinct joints, all OF
which are connected and play with the
utmost freedom. When closed up, this
singular piece of work Is the size Of the
board above described; but, when open
or spread out for exhibition, it covers a
space two feet square. He was occupied
upon this work six weeks. 81
MAJOR JACK DowNIHG's account OF
Washington etiquette, according TO which
q Congressman didn't dine until 4 o'clock,
a Senator until 8, a Cabinet officer until
8, and the President until the nert dry, may
or may not have put into the head Of the
Rev. Z. f. Hale the yarn which he tells
of q retired sea Captain Of Marblehead
According TO this story, the old salt 30
lopped for his dinner that his obligine
wife took to serving at IL, and, after some
weeks more, at haif-past 10, and still tne
seemed 30 long TO him that he
ordered it at 10, and hall. past 8, and go on
earlier and earlier, and when last heard
from he had backed round with his din.
ner three whole days, taking his Goldfish
on Wednesday, and his Sunday beef on
Thursday.
ESSAY ON TOBACCO, BY A SMALL Boy
Tobacco grows something like cabbsges;
hut never saw none Of II boiled, although
I have eaten boiled cabbage and vinegar
ON Il, and I have heard men say that
cigars that was given TO them on election
day for nothing was cabbage leaves. To
bacco stores are mostly kept by wooden
Ipiuns. who stand at the door and try TO
fool little boys by Offering them bunch
of cigars which Is glued into the IDjun's
hands and is made Of wood also. Hogsdo
not like tobacco; neither do l. Tobacco
was invented by q man named Walter
Raleigh. When the people first saw HIM
smoking they thought he was steamboat,
and as they never seen steamboat,
they were frightened. My sister Nancy
10 q girl don't know whether she likes
tobacco or not. There Is young man
by the name Of Leroy who comes to see
her. guess she likes Leroy. He was
on the steps one night, and be
lad cigar in his mouth, and he said he
didn't know a. she would Hike It, and she
said, I" Leroy. the perfume !: agreeable"
But the next morning, when my big
brother Tom lighted his pipe, Nancy said,
!" Get out Of the house, you horE1d crea.
ture. the smell Of tobacco makes me sick.
snuff La IDjun meal made out of tobacco
I took little snuff once, and then ]
Dneezed.
Jehlal Slabs Remarks.