Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15

"A green grocer-One VINO tIuSts.
The population Of Peoria, ILL.,, is
%, s54
"A mantle shelf-A lady's shoulders.
The best " Church Service "-Matri.
moDy.
There's one thing which can always
be found, and that's fault.
The population in every town in
Carroll county. N. H., is less than in 1860.
The best birthday gift for your wife
is policy on your life In the Washing
ton Life of New York.
Why are the new hreech leaders sup
piled with needless To keep their
breeches in repair, of course.
"a policy issued by the Washington
10 1851 for $4,000, in 1865 had increased
70 81, 152.70.
The census Of Quincy, ILL.,, has been
completed, showing the population to be
"a, 1888, only 1000 less than was esti-
mated.
In 1S49 Lawrence, Mass, had only
1W inhabilants This year the census
says 2S,s29 Lowell has about $4,000.
"A book keeper in leading mercan-
tile house has been discharged on account
Of short-sightedness. He rubbed out
with his nose what he wrote with his pen
| Several thousand spinsters in Massa-
clusetts, after long years OF watchful OBJ
| srvation, entirely dissent from the prov
elb, imam proposes"
! During a recent fire in rural town
| o. Kentucky, the proprietors OF the liquor
aloons successfully employed the whisky
kpt for sale to quench the flames.
The man who married three sisters
n succession excused himself for so
Going on the ground that he got of with
only one mother.in-law.
An experienced old stsger says, If you
make love to widow who has daughter
twenty years younger than herself, begin
by declaring that you thought they were
sisters.
"A Philadelphia family encouraged
home industry by leaving their gas burn
ing while they took a trip to Europe
They found their bill all made out when
they returned, and the house litup for their
reception.
"A curious freak of nature may be
seen in front Of q house In Norwich,
Conn. A willow tree has overgrown q
small elm tree in such a manner as to drop
entirely over it, producing natural UNI
brella
"A Minneapolis paper says: "Con-
sumptives who come to Minnesota to
regain their health, and continue an un-
ceasing round of dissipation, should not
be surprised to discover that the climate
don't affect them favorably."
Some one, some time ago, seeing two
or three eminent lawyers gathered to-
gether on spot supposed TO be likely TO
be chosen as the site Of the new law
courts, said that they had met there ITO
view the ground where they must shortly
lie."
"A woman, over 80 years of age, went
into one of the dental establishments In
Hartford, Conn, to have . set of teeth
repaired, and gave, az ., reason for
being particular about the work, that,
though she did not expect to live long,
she desired to have her corpse look as
we'll a. possible.
"A Cockney tourist met Scotch lassie
going barefoot towsrd Glasgow. LAS
sie,n said he, ~ should like TO know if all
the people in this part go barctooted p
part on 'em do, and the rest on 'em
mind their own business" was the rather
settling reply.
"A visitor at school in Michigan saw
the flag of our country arranged on the
wall of the schooi-room, nearly oae-half
of which was covered. He thought to
improve the occasion in patriotic way,
and with that purpose asked one OF the
pupils what the flag was there for. To
cover up the dirt" was the prompt re-
ply.
An enterprising husband in Minneso.
Ia advertises his wife for sale. He war
rants her to be gentle, affectionate, and
devoted, and claims for her knowledge
of human nature which he does not him
self possess. In short, he thinks that she