Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-16
CURRENT. ,PARAcRAPHs1
Miscellaneous.

Asylum.
Connecticut hadgone divofcesto every
nine marriages last year.
Melancholy Tree-The soeeping vii.
low and the pineapple. Ef1 ss A
-sSheep-eaters is the name ofaa TlPe
Of Indians On the Yellowstone.
The Minnesota Insane Asylum con-
tains over three hundred patients.
Now 10 the time TO be insured In the
Washington. Tomorrow the time % en- q
Joy It.
"A subterrsnean lake has been discov-
cred at Lancaster, Pa, seventy feet below
the surface.
foresight is the right eye of Prudence,
and Prudence dictates Life Insurance.
Insure in the Washington.
Two neighboring signs in Philadel-
phia read "James Schott." and "Jonsthan
Fell"
The British House of Lords has
officially decided that man cannot marry
his deceased wifes sister.
There is tobacconist in Washington
VIM rsioices in the appropriate DAme Of
Plugg; and in the same city liquor sell
Ter named Bacchus.
Little girl-E6efe, dolly, you n,ast lie still
and sleep al day, cause I've dot to do and
r3An emientant wagon passing through
Rochester, Minnesota, the other day, bore
the Quaint inscription: Don't fpquire-
North Pole or bust" a.
in the stomach Of an alligator recent.
" killed. cn'the Combabee river twas found
large 1ight-wood knot, a whole bottle,
and the neck and bottom OF another, and
bunch of hair.
"A rural New York magistrate decides
that. as Sunday riding is egainst the Jaw
livery stable keepers must get'cash down
for thsirl. business on that day, o., rlsk, ?
loss. .,,.,..s a-,.t,
The Revolution settles the dish-wash-
ing question by quoting from il Kings,
xxi, f13 :o'I will wipe Jerusalem az a
man 'wipetha dish; wiping it, and turning
it upside down" .za.-., .,,ivs, -
"A short time ago, in Contra Costa
County, California 1 husband decided
property to, his wife, naming for a con-
sideratiOn "love and affection" The
same day the wife applied for divorce.
-Chinanen Of San Jose, Cal, have
engaged the services of Chinese
lawyer, who was educated at a law school
in EtiaiAnd, and who Will defend their
interests in all cases in which they may be
concerned 5s4 4tea ttssts7ebFF 2
"A wealthy citizen of Madison county,
M, whose daughter-a widow. with two
children-had been for some time sup
ported by the county, was sued, recently,
and the full amount paid by the authori--
ties recovered
THE New York Tribune inquiries,
"'Whereis the beef of the future to come
from?" Unless something turns up that
thes beef of the future, like the beef Of
the bast, will come from cattle. J s''.
The New York World says: Our
proofreaders excuse nny errors Of pune
tuation committed in the rapid compost
ton which daily paper requires, by the
sportive remark that a rushin't setter can't
be expected 10 be an English pointer. ,
"A few days since dun called on .
young gentleman and presented him
bill, when he was somewhat taken aback
by the gentleman taking him aside, and
biandly saying, Ny dear sir. call next
Thursday, and III tell you when to call
again." a..
"A WxllGI tLlc utC ICttSyt MuyNGtNC,
discussing the statutes of CONNECTICUT re-
lating to electors. gravely repatks that
"the clause relating to moral Character
has become d dead-letter on account of
the general preva' ence of morality in this
land Of steady habits" ..yrt,,y d. ms
AN up-coun,ry miner stopping over
night at Stigal's Hotel, Tolo, Cal, awoke
and found his bed on fire. Slowly he
E.-.I -c1,,.d anxrn - cts;ve rosno III, =
to the proprietor as he passed him, Isay,
Stie. take some water up stairs and put
that fire out; it's getting rather too warm
up there" p. ,,,,,,..ss ,,a-g .,ar
A citizen of Maine owns a balky
horse, which recently stopped on the
high sy, reared, and broke the wagon,
and fell to the ground. Securing the ami
mai in his fallen state, the owner sat down
on the wreck, pulled pocket Testament
from his pocket and read several chapters,
after which, repairing damages, he har-
messed up again and drove on trium-
phantly. on ~ - NJ
A gentleman visiting Nj Woods
school EdinbuTg, had book put in his
hand for the purpose of examining a
class The word i7al.eritance occurring
in the verse ,tlfe a1erist interrogatsd the
voupgster as follows -" What is inheri
lancer" s"l,atrimony" What is pat.
rimony?' Something left by father"
"What would you call it when left by a
mother!" Matrfmony."
A hack, onfts way TO depot in Boz
ton the other day, became mixed up in
an almost intermlnable funeral procession.
Coming to spot where two ways met,
the Han of The .psseassion turned one
way, the hack another; the carriages in
the rear followed, up the latter, and the
deluded drivers noticed not their error
until they were nigh the depot. Then
there was tuning in hot haste, and lively
time made until the solemn and staid por-
ton of the funeral procession was over
taken. f H8f nHHy 4Nf
There is strange rumor afloat in up
town circles about disconsolate widower,
Who has had the body of his wife removed
from q vault in Greenwood, taken out Of
the coffin, arrayed in elegant clothes, and
placed in a reclining position in an upper
room OF his house--an apartment which
was favorite reading place for the de-
ceased. The body, it is said, was embalm-
ed by q new process. especially with this