Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-02-23

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CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Miscellaneous.
The axletree bears the most fruit.
"A Maine doctor has had to pay $13,-
GOO for moi setting boys leg right.
! "A fond father in Vermont offers his
farm to any man who will marry his
daughter.
"A young lady in Terre Haute, Ind, re-
Gently snapped her engagement ring for 9
new bonnet.
OF the 1891 residents Of New Orleans
who died last year, twelve were over 100
years old.
"A policy issued by the Washington in
1851, for $4,000, in 1896 had increased to
The new Pittsburgh Opera House cost
$685. 900, and is capable Of seating 2,100
persons.
AT recent Connecticut funeral, the
carriages lost the way, not being able to
keep up with the hearse.
There was recently on exhibition at
Binghampton, New York, turkey that
turned the scales at hfty pounds.
"A medical gentleman Of Tarrytown,
Pa, has restored TO life, by very gradual
tbawing, some perch he cut out Of the ice.
Much of the "jujube paste" sold in
the shops is said to made Of glue and mo-
lassas, or the same composition a. Is used
for printers rollers.
-Boston's police force numbers 500 men,
and cost $685. 600 last year. They made
23,858 arrests during the year, including
$685. women and 4, 564 minors.
Objects seventy-two feet long can be
distinctly seen on the surface of the moon
by the great telescopes Of the Earl of
Rose and Lord Oxmanton.
The State Medical Society of Ohio
has asked the Legislature to make it
penal ofense for any one except q regular
physician to perform vaccination.
The rates of the Mutual Life, of Chi
cago, are as low as those Of other good
companies; yet it gives its members the
advantage of Western rates ofinterest.
Some naughty boy in Penn Yam, the
other day, ornamented an old, gothic
framed horse, hitched to. an awning post,
with stolen card sign which read "Oats
wanted inquire within" 44
( Mrs Priscilla Languish, q New Jer.
sey woman, claims to be the inventor of
the "gcntleman's pocket spittoon-neat,
handy, not fragile, secure from leakage,
and ornamental, for use in cars and
churches" 81
An old lady, observing sign over
tailoring establishment, bearing the in
scription, Fountain of Fashion," ex-
claimed All! that must be the place
where the squirts come from.'
AN English writer says, in his advice
to young married woman, "that their
mother, Eve, married gardener" 1t
might be added, that the gardener, in con-
sequence of the match, lost his situation.
AT popular dancing school in New
York are four deaf and dumb persons,
who are learning to dance. They are una
BILE to hear the music, yet by some sort of
inspiration their feet beat in unison with
the music, and they keep most excellent
time.
"A Grand Isle, Vt, man, who migrated
to Minnesota seventeen years ago, recently
reappeared in that town, wearing the iden-
teal old white "plug hat, of distressing
proportions, that he had at the time of his
disappearance. He was recognized at
once.
The Boston Post, of late date, has
funny erratum: TN our report, yesterday,
of the address at Horticultural Hall, Col.
Higginson was made to call Mr.. Murray a
presuming young clergyman, when in re-
atty he referred to him as a promising
young clergyman" Y.
1t is proposed to take another Federal
census in June, 1875, that its results may
be ascertained and published in time for
the anniversary Of 1876 and that the
takers of the census should be instructed
specially to procure the names and ad-
dresses of all citizens then living who
were born on or before July 3, 1776.
Very much indebted customer enters
provision store, remarking, " I'll take leg
of mutton, and want to pay for it," All
right" replies the dealer, handing forth
the meat, which the customer takes and
starts to go. "Look'er here," cries the
dealer, 81 thought you said you wanted to
pay for it?" $50 I do" was the reply,
s"but can't" The dealer looked little
shccpish at being sold himself, and not
selling the hind quarter for cash in
hand ii ~ e@9i. IA
A city miss, newly installed as the
wife of farmer, was one day called upon
by a neigbor Of the same profession, who,
ia the absence of her husband, asked her
for the loan of his pillow for q short time.
Il am sure you would be accommodated"
was the reply, off Mr.. Stone was at home
II do not know, though, where he keeps
his plow but, she added, evidently zeal
GUS to serve, there is the cart In the yard;
COULDN'T you pillow with that till Mr.. Stone
gets backs" ',1.i9p 'll]
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