Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-04-27


/ AT Pichant, in Peru, there has lately
been seen An extraordinary meteor, which
suddenly descended from the sky, Il was
bAiloon-shAped, Of red color, with the
pointed end toward the earth, on reaching
which an explosion took place, injuring
the roofs Of several huts, and knocking
down fence for 500 yards. Among the
stones heaped around by this aerolite were
found dead fishes of different species,
which are supposed to have been lifted out
Of the river and dashed against the stones.
Similar events have happened near Huaco-
chullo and Atucachi, causing great fright
to the people.
0asE ore UisceIlaneOus.
"A wag sdyertises bAby,jumpers as
"Spring goods" a,.5a.t 80.
San Jose Valley, California, never had
frost until this year. 10 'f'il p
--Adoctor's motto is supposed to be
patients and long suffering."Y h. at1t,
"A good birthday ,present-A policy
in the Mutual Life, of Chicago.
-"Do write and fear not, us what the
girls say TO their correspondents. 40 2
A doctor in Kansas City announces on
his sign-board that he is an EyeOculist. T"
Why il. man never knocked down
against his will? Because it is impossible
to GALL unless inclined. fIAD Z . Etiis'i 30
The Directors of the Washington
Life are some of our best and most reliable
men in the city. THOMAS c. ,RLTON, Meth
odist Book Concern, New York. i'''.i
9-Bacchus hes drowned more men than
Neptune. The meaning Of this proyerb
appears to, be this-that it is much safer
to go over the seas than to get half seas
over. H s7nl bHe U@f 9t fs :"
The census of Utah shows only q
population of 42,503 white females TO 49,
361 white males-or 500 less than enough
to furnish one wife apiece all around.
Look out for counterfeit ten dollar
bills on the Farmers and Manufacturers
National Bank, of Poughkeepeie, N. Y.
Some have already been detected in circu-
lation. ODD, Js.+Fs yrtgi1s .-nt.
"A philanthropic temperance, man Of
New Jersey offers in the Scientific AnaesI.
cam prize of 5000 for a plan to suppress
the sale of intoxicating liquors and to-
bacco in that State. ,p,.ay .af..g
The first measurement of time is at
tributed IN Alfred the Great, about 1885,
In those days three inches of candle con-
sumed was counted an hour, and six
whole candles made twenty four hours.
One of the young men of Boston is
In state of mind because a vile news
paper there, by accident appended to the
announcement of his marriage a notice
that the funeral of the deceased will take
place from his late residence. H ~
lol L. Al =,
year 1870 q proportion of 2549l out of
every 100 persons; the per centage of
American births 42.07; Of foreign, 4SO1,
and Of one parent foreign, 9.92. q s. .
The other day letter came 10 the
postoffice Of st. Joseph, Mo-, directed, as
follows: " To the Mr.. Kelley that owns
the land in the west half Of the e or Of
Section "a, and e ID of the W quarter Of
Section "a, Township 81, Range 36-120
acres; st. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mis-
souri," E.iJg siI ~ ef.n ~ M n
"A recent Philadelphia dispatch says !:
"Thos. McCullen, who said he would
rather rot in prison than pay the fine i'm.
posed by Judge Ludlow for refusing to
serve on jury with colored man, has
paid his fine and is released. His counsel
had attempted to obtain his release by q
writ of hAbeas corpus, but Judge Sharp
wood would net grant the writ, on the
ground that he had no jurisdiction"
Forsyth, Georgia, can claim the
champion beat" Finding himself badly
off for his regular invigorator, he put a
gallon OF water in two gallon demijohn,
and presenting himself at the grocery,
asked for gallon of whisky. 1t was duly
enclosed in the demijohn, but of course
there was no trust, and the liquor had to
be retained. A gallon was poured out,
and the beat" went on his way, rejoicing
in the possession of gallon Of good grog.
He turned up drunk an hour after. !.
--One-fs "''' . -
-, One heart, ever faithful, IA 3 r
a rsSt CITING III III the s'i battles as q, uc,
In the earthly strife. 1tt
d Shielding from all evil, 81 fi'
a Keeping safe rom harm, 800 81
~ Answering loves glances
rel With love ~ warm. "a .tr4
One loved face turned homeward
In the evening twilight dim,
% And fond one ever watching
, At the window there for him. .,,-
, O." One loved voice to cheer me
In all LIES woes and fears; q r. q
! One dear hand to guide me
saea Through oil the future years. Isl
The Governor of Massachusetts went
down to take look into the Hoosac Tun-
mel the other day, and venerable farmer,
if we may credit the Boston zransoriH,
addressed him thus II have lived here,
abouts, of and on, about forty year, and
my opinion is, that ef was the Common
wealth of Massachusetts,, and hadn't
gone into't, wouldn't go intOt But eff /
had gone into't and got es fur es you hev,
my opinion Is that dunno what ! should
do about it," ~ So
: The following is part of q school
boys composition on selfdependence
/" In every. state Of life person must have
some dependence upon his own abilities, 4
and the principal one is sell. dependence;
for it is by self-dependence that we depend
upon ourselves and Others, but most gen